The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-11
rm FARxERs' PROSPECTS In SOUTHWESTERN OHIO.


70 TIE EDITOR or THE ycRK HERALD.
have some informAtion relative 70 the crops Ia ths
Miami vHAe,s Of tho rishest axricu regions In
As world which, pr sumo, wn be Of interest To you
ss9e time since the dismal planning Of the croAksrs
VIE aesund the IL cities, induced mo IN believe
nat The corn crop in south ~estsrn Ohio almost
asssause failure, tina th-rs no. be sufficient "a
hssp life IN tine hogs and cattle duing the coming win
1, and that the farmers ruin and quite des
pairing. With the Impressions left the city on .
shset vislt to the country, during which passed
Arsagh tho valley OF the Great Miami river, and ex-
plsrsd siderable extent II adjacent territory, TAX
fng pains By close vston aud constant inquiries
ysspecr the crops accumulate accurate informs.
oa. Ny observations aud Inter- g.tories TO the
point exactly. as have teen practical farmer. had
rot travelled ton lies before oisoovered tina. the
oroak Gin which 10 allied forces Of
specelators had bern inposing the public.
At the point whexs crossed sne .iAmi was informed
that the corn had suffered more ON storm which hid
prestrAtfd II than from the drought aad that there
would DO yield Of st let forty ou.hs the average
Per acre. over the whole bot This something less
than two thirts Of crop .liit there Will be
Nous quantity Of corn Of good quality raised tho
In one Of the side valleys, some miles distant from
the RIVER the farmers stated TIN. they had plenty Of
Bushels to the The only obeer able effect Of the
IKE drought tire fataLin Of hogs is that only the
biggest and best are fed for mase the young and IA
different ones being tu,ped into the vood, given vide
Acids TO aree that they ay wnered and preserved
for 1otier season. without drasug the corn cribs
han Necessary h, faten,1g hogs look UNUSUAL
ly well and though there may not be as many hogs
Killed here this usual, they VIII be Of more
than aver age weg0t add excellence
And The woods hogs " not etarving. The " mast
is aburdaot this year, aud ia the woods continually
the sount Of dropping nuie isheard Taere are
digious quantities Ut beech nuts and In the " beech
GODS " which . vast region in Indiana, and
Don slider ate portion o. ths tate, the mast Is al.
m0st nportapt the oys. In plsnteous
sons, fat eDed BY o; thousands Pork
made is not equal to corn led +" but it yields oil i'm
menfely Hicfory nuts and wsauta scattered over
the hills Ia gel profos,on and The hogs have merry
tanes cracking them in tn t,eyh Inc acorn crop"
Is good which fact 10 o. particular note, as the
farmers estimate highly the frui fulness Of the oak To
illustrate the of the forest this year,
may state that AL the lid grape bearing heavy
burdens of clusters and tost rpossIps tat as por
potses on ae luscious pa~pa1s which load dowo The
bushes.
There Is not particle o, dagger that cattle will
starvc. The yield Of h.v this Throughout South
western Ohio and ou, hs asten naiaua, Northern
Kentucky, ~ least, great sryend piecedoat Never
did the timothy grow 50 iuxu,itt Tins season, snd
there spis weather tor saving IL The p0rtiy
haystaoks and huge mo 'v~l stuTei inaumera
end the farmers have neglected Iheir op?arta nty
assure You BESIDES The rcsat have started the
grass a(lesh in the pastures wnion tender and
xoh IN the epsip ssa tie for the most p9rt Hret
d. ieok tek aro ssuc,o-srEg eut very remote re-
eemblsDce 10 the lean ksoe" ci the sauiae.
The c0un'ry looks ike any thing but flmice In the
sspunp lie pa Chez that fsmoas Yankee vegetable msy
be seen in it's glory; AID The orchatl- nrs taaea with
fruit Thus We come erai for pumpsin lies and
apple durrlings-ssfci.n NJ y sat,,s hungry word.
ve'y respectfully,
n. nnI.STEaD.