The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-09-02
From the New York Tribune.
Tbc Supply of Food.

states TWO months ago. The alarm that
had been felt in various quarters on account
of the kil ing of the wheat by the previous
winter had mcasurably subsidized because il
became evident that the calamity was only
partial, and that many Of the fields that had
becn given up by the doctors were in con-
yaleScent state. Harvest, too had com
mcnccd in all The Southern States, and, few
exceptions, the yield Was iair one and rs
the time arrived for cutting the crop in the
great regions oflniiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wis
cOnsin and Canada, il was found that the
yield never had been better than this ycor
In the Southern part Of Ohio and the West
crn part of Michigan it was also very fine;
and in this Ststc and most Of the others there
was r,cdium yield. In several counties Of
New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, the
destruction Of the wheat by the red " Weeyil
was threatened for time; but It was socn
found that the damage was limited; and in
Summing Up our accounts from oil parts OF
the Union, We were satisfied that the total
number Of bushels Of wheat harvested was
fuliy equal to the average Of past seasons.
With this fact in view We did not doubt that
prices must rcccdc TO yCry moderate Zig
urc, particularly as the prospect Of the lndi-
an corn was such as to assure every person
at all familiar with the product Of that great
est Of ood.giying plants, that without some
uncOmnon calamity, the yield Of 1874 would
far exceed that OF any previous year, as tho
breadth planted was probably ten per cent.
greater than ever bcfore-fa mers having
been stimulated 10 p!antlargcy by tie nigh
price Of ga!n durin- all the planting season.
This was especially the case in Illinois,
4 q a
fact that just a; the right time beef cattle.
in which form largp portion Of the illinois
corn II sent , market, reached price high.
or thla at any previous time IN fifteen years.
NJ any rate, morr .crcs 0' corn were Plant.
Cd before, and he growth was usually prom.
islng mp 10 the tmo luI the formation q the
1 gram 10 commence.
Then, just a- everybody, was consratula.
ting himself and his u,ig'iDor- upon the Sc
cured crops c.whcat, oats ard grass, rs well
rs or the cheering arIoararcr oi,ae grow ing
corn, and the hountiiu supply OF potatoes in
prospect, isolated accounts II drought began
10 excite fJmc uncas!n,>,. bU, No great anx.
ipty. In places where winter when, had
failed, ana backward sprnr had prevented
putting N as much cora or potatoes as could
have been planted IA a more i.yqrab,. sea.
son, great fields Of buckvhcat and turnirs
were sOvn, and the hope of tccm;ng sup
ply Of food for the coming winter was al.
most universal.
At first the reports Of drou.h came from
some Of the western and Northern couUtiss
Of tins state hu, they recently become more
extensive and more alarming and now who
ever has read our reports in the present
number OF the Tribune, must be convinced
that the drogth roV prevailing is more
wide spread and more destructive than any
heretofore known in america. The corn in
many at the best counties Of Iilino, and In
d,ara, tlat promised ln average yiuld Of six.
, g. bushels pe"a"y,, VIII il many ned., not
rrodHrc single iHsl.,, ana g.. rr1iue.
cannot possibly o4ra. opa-ha't the usual ag-
craze II ,ude,., b equals on,-itY. rs Ne
have before Stated, tils irpg,a is no longer
confined 20 4 ,tw isil.cI localities; il OK.
tsUls tIuA N-iuc 60 Missouri; il has mot on
" cut ot, indisn corn. bat potatoes. turnips
AID hucSwh,at, end The f.l f,rl i0r cattle
IN some places t"c poo" bru,c> aye literally
starving. some Iced them out Of ;h,.r win
ter store, aEI sone dr..g tI,w - The v,ola
70 hrousc; al sc'l them rs fast a. they can,
and many ore sCut % tie Shamblcs, tAoug'r
only iii fos the knaclJrS yarl.
No" what is the prospect: for We may a.
well look il in the face at once. II is un,o-
n;ablc that The greatest Of all Aner,,,n
crops-Inliau corn-vin be wo!ully bsow
the authorizations oc eytry farmer in the
country. and rraatlv below our actual wants.
. The Consequence viii be. that western pork
cannot bo made ut such prices aS have pre-.
vailed for many yelrs. AID our ,upulv az
western beef cattle though II may not fall
. off in number. wili b, ike pharaol's lean
kinc.-fldly deficient in tll,ov. ,nl if we
have gru,nb,cd at vLat VIC have heretofore
received we Snail at what we are Ike.
WAT har.at, r The ,oss If thc rnrn
croa must Le CltLy MI cl,s,ci If s,,igty
wh,thcr thcy cat cora or wheat bread. or
wh,therthov ar. consumers Of meat or veg
ctables. !he fia;tcriny prospect of abun.
dance Of CHEAP food next winter, is now TO
/ be counted among things past. Let all who
read and think, husband their resources
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