New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-31
DROUTH-FORESr r FIRE s, AND CONDITION
or CROPS.

We continue synopsis upon this lrr ror mt and
highly inter, siiIg topic. At period o American -
tory have he papers of all sections Of the county beer
filed with accounts az they are now OF the prevailing
drouth and ts sad effects upon crops nud terrible destruc
ton of timber land farm fences aud buildings with stores
Of hay and grain, and wood, and lumber and in
many Instances the very soil itself has been reduced to
ashes. This calamity is not locate Are RACES in Maine
sweeping away the valuable pines and threatening the
villages with fie approaching from the woods-t fills the
gorges Of the mountains of fIampehre with fire and
SMOKE and the hearts of the people with fesrthe green
ounsins of Vermont toEer of FIRE by night and
pillar Of smoke by day. stopping the passage of the locO
motive through the vaeys-he tain sides aud old
pine plains of Massachusetts equally earbonzedthe
bsuens Of Rhode leland made still more barren by
these careless wickedy kindled frs. Connecticut
capes as yet with less damage, but Newly is swept
from to lake and every here and there the fire end
has made his footprint of desolaton. Portions Of Penn
sylvsnia are in glowing heat anl the very earth Of
northern Ohio is turned to ciuders. Every paper and
letter from " the burnt district sows Ike their for
est fges We give few extracts:
Fulton Co, N. u AHg % s-Neyer have Wa known it
it has been for several weeks pat in ths
county Corn, potato aud other crops have suffered
rerey and grass literally dried up Late sho have
slightly checked fires in thdNyoods.
Doy6.torn Pa Aug. % 29-Heayy shower Friday
night sad barn owned by Morgan Wright three miles
north Of Norris,own burnt by lightning There
ahinpg-rod to the barn but it proved of no value The
loss $1,000; no insurance. The barn OF David
Palmer, in Lower Wakefield and Bakers saw-nin, on
the NeshGminy, west OF Newtown slso burnt.
Psrsates Ky Aug 26.-The drouth is the ell-ab-
sobing topic of conversation among farmers when
tley together They generally agree in he fact that
tLty viii nol raise enough to faen their hogs and
having made extensive calculations the hog crop this
winter, and having more than usual hsnd they look
upon the prospect with feelings of disappointment and
get. Although the oct crop has been fine, the hay and
hemp and wheat crops fair yet these DO not supply the
place Of corn for many purposes We begin already TO
feel the influence Of th- failure in enhancement Of price OF
everything for the sustenance Of and beast Whea.
corn, meal, -four and bacon al the advance, aud
foretell ihe limit in the future.
LANSING gJRrg, N. Y. Aug. 2e.-In this vicinity the
crops literally parched and the sol for many inches
beneath the surface il baked with the cz'Ieae heat. Corn
potatoes, grass ard cats have lanyuirhod beyond a
chance Of recovery. Market produce is at high figure.
1t rained on Saturday about twenty minutes.
! Mddietorn, tCennl Aug. 81 reir .hns shower
Saturday. We nceced it.
| Wiadsor, We Aug. .Ea9.-A slight rain Ssturisy-the
drouih unprecedented
ColumbBs, (Ol Aug. ga good shower yostcriay
helped the drouth little. II benefit crops much.
! TIE Fremont Democrat says:
No rain has fallen in this vicinity for several weeks and
the eouoies and brssy APPEARANCE OF the heavens gives
! little prospect of any soon.
There hss been usual quantity of rain st Lake Su-
peror this summer and the crops look exceedingly we'll
! Hudson fN.Y Aug. cs.-we had q goody shower
! opfaiurday evening.
! GdTttHey, me Ang. ss.Tho whole line Of tie Ken
nebec 'u's with drouh and scarcity ci water
I've aaVs the appearance Of ash hcAps, snl vose
Asion witaer,d cs.e-ns i-y wells Ak Sas, .li t.c,
verythiug seems T.. 'u.ettI ( a.lo.
Crcrse q. y. ~ tsr. Do corn. p ,s,ces br 4