Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-02
From the Richmond Wing.
The Drought, Crops, Prices, &c
linden, WEsTMoaELAND COUNTY, VA, !
September 2Dth, 1854.
To the Editors ofthe Ner York Herald =

drought, crops. dc. Although not specially nd
dressed, consider myself included in your zen.
eral invitation. and shall proceed To give YOU
such information ns possess on IL subject at
this time. of vast importance to tho whole coun-
try. and about which II j. desirable the whole
truth sh ,uld he known have been largely Ell
gagged in grain growing for more than thirty
years have been II close observer of every cir
cumstance affecting crops aud prices during that
period, and have read nttentively npnrly all that
has been, published ON these subjects in our own
aud foreign journals. Ny interest as Il farmer
is of course promoted by high prices This
candor requires he to state, vet trust am in
capable of desiring to advance nay own interest
AT the expense of the general prosperitv of the
country.
| spent a short time this Summer mt one Of
the Virginia Watering places. and returned 10
the lower countr, during the first week Of this
month. During my ubsen q from here con-
ycrscd with greal lilnny intelligent gentlemen
from ynrions part. of the country. and had an
opportunity to observe critically the coni'tion
Of the cron. in a lrgc p,rtion Of MARYLAND and
ryinia. The result Of my observations and IN
aniries j. flat the estimate of the erops az Nir
glnua obtained in the letter of Col. George ".
Mnnford is in the main correct. From the falls
of the rivers To the senbnnrd there is much corn
that j. GOOD some TINT i y,ly heavy and vast
deal that will be scarcely worth gatherinr. The
crop. in the fine valleys of the RnnnahnnnocA
aud Potomac until within thirty miles of the
Cbesapcake Bay. may be snid IA be n fnihire. mud
from that onnrtcr, which usually export, largcly.
there will he little or none 10 ,naro Ah,,r the
Er,m the Countv of Albemarle +, tho p,tnna,.
md from the head of tide ia ihe Alcgbnnv NOM,
tains. the cron is entirely Insufficient la snnnlv
tine domestic CONSUMPTION. In tho valley Of VIZ.
giia, one of the finest agricultural regions in the
world. where lands sell from thirty +" s;ytv dol
lars nm mere the most rxncrinncrd farmers A.
.nrcA me that the nyrrngc nroduct Of earn would
no, exceed n bnrrel five busbrl.l I, tLc moro
whilst mnny field. would nr,lncs sh.alntei,'
nothing. Nv own observation ON tbc snot con.
frmed the correctness of their opinions. The
same state of things exists es far n. | could
observe. in the neiglborinc counties of Wnsb
iog,on md Frederick. MARYLAND Hevond n a
Ail,ghnnv ,nonutnins Ibnyr ma nccura,o i,f,r.
nation hut that nortion af tLc St,,a i; olin,,
enpagcd in ,.rnznr pnd very Gttlr ornin i tbor
crown for market,
OF the rrop. in the States Wost and Norb of
Virginia. / hcnrd much from gentlemen who Ind
sccn ,hep md | nm sn,i.feI thpt tho nro.s nr
thr country il misle,dino the nnllic !, ,Lo of
f,r, ,,,v -, ,,,uo,,,l q, ,r1,o,, no ;,,o;
that the crons IN the ,,rent co.,, ,,n,;n,r S,a,o
ennrnyi,nni, nm nycrnGe
gre,t n,ro, ur.y,ils in tb, ,ou,trv ~ 70
a.. Ii,,l, a Il,
81, c,,.,n,c1s ,ecc,i,,c nricns cyistin, In ,,,,
cn,,ntry md tbrouohont Inc world The ,rcs.nt
mir. II yrnin i ycry low Let n.ndyrrt - sa,,,.
ii tlr., circumstances.
Tho eo.t of nroIncti,n Ilovover m,oh nr;
o.s f c,,nn,,diti,s NAV Lo ,froctod fran, ti,, -
time bv snnplv and domnnd il cannot he dnnht
al tint in no iong r,,o tl. o,, r ti, -, III
rncnI,,o ,,r;cos rbn c,st NJ ,vLaa, d, H., ,,r,,
,he nrnfts If cnnitnl necessary f. nrolucn !, -
Far fifty veors or more the avcrape nricr nf wbc,t
IN Nv yo,k .b,s Loo, ny.r ono d,Il,r
- hn.bel Tho who,t mill of Into yo,r. wos
crown on nov lnnds reon,,iu,, mn mnnn,c and h,
hho, aenan,;ng loss linn hslr ,hn ~nroson, r,t,
r wages NV II i g,n,n y, d, e,o,t c,,o,,, -.
.xh.ts,o1 l,nIs ,.onir;n,, = hno,,. na,la,. :,
u,,,, In, md ,tbar .x,or-;,,o ,,,,,,,,ro L.
5nry,st th,.. dollars or, ,,r,n, ,lnn,o,doJ Gov -
Joy. lbnr Will, f,r,no,l, ON, d,ll,r ,,,,. ,I
birbo.t ~. ~, nil <, so...oo o,,d la, :; III
lint cr,n. IN IL. yost ar. lof, IA r,t ,,,,, H.
prn,,ui hccansc of tho imn,ssibilitv IL s,yi,,,
INN H. VIRGINIA and othor S,n,lor,, l,r,,y;n,
St,,ns III, nrce nr lnhnr bn. y;,h;,, a f'', 80
,,nro ,bn, doublol s,ob lhoro.s a. ,s,l1 : Ga,
vcnrs no, for C,nr ar five hundred doilars no,,
r.,diIv conm,nd i, tlnnsord. md snoh "s l;.aa
f,r s;,tv dullors nrn now IN d.nnnd n tba sao,a
rios and nublic imnrovoments at ono bunar.d
and 80 dollars n wear. Medical bills and lf insn.
rance being also pni, bv ihe bir,rs. Mules m
sold for fifty or sixty dollars. now brinn from
no 10 $50 dollars and band. nlso have I'd
ynnced more than one hundred ner cont L. i
wonderful that where nil ths elem4nts If n,;cos
hive more than do.bled. tbot fine nr;ca of ,,rn;n
should advance? rencnt. if i rxtrnmel9 low
and I'm, for the money nrassnro. ocra.ianaa H..
over trading and Fraudulent stock .necnlot;on:
whca; would he ~ day 50 Il, ner hnsbaI in tho
nrincn,l r,arlots 81 H. I,,i,,J S. IN:
general rise nf nr;ces i ma, snooniat;,a ..'';