The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-27

There is probably no one thing in this complain
ing world which is more traduced, vihfed and,
gTowled about than the weather. The present year
thus far, has been fruitful one, even beyond the
average, in this parti ular During the entire spring
tie constant theme of q great army of weather de-
famers was the cold, the backwardness and the
gloomy prospect; nothing could grow and the couH-
try would certainly starve. In due time the rain
ceased and the thermometer to 80 degrees, and
then 1t WAS too hot, and all must go to ruin ON that
account. 4 aa t-.st =
The spring was certainly cold wet and back
ward one. 1t was just such spring as experience
has long proved to be the one, of all others, that
gives the greateast promise Of abundance. Those
who have nationally observed these things, in
that early springs are o disastrous omen for the
farming interest-the greatest interest," by fer, Of
any one, In our country. In this region of the
The chief products Of the soil demand just that
state Of things, while its opposite Is ever disas-
IT, ls. Winter wheat, Indian corn and grass are
all included in this list. cool moist spring favors
all these !. it pushes forward the growth Of the
grass and the wheat, and perfects the roots
Of the Indian corn. The saying Is in every
ones mouth that hot weather Ia indispensable to the
not without qualification, The plant perfects its
roots before the top makes much progress. For that
process, cool weather and liberal rains are necessa
~. when that portion Of its growth is completed,
then the eight weeks of July and August, If hot,
perfects the growth Of the plant and natures the
crop Of corn.
New, thus far, such has been the course and cha
racter Of the present season in most eminent de-
gree. And 80 far as results have been arrived at,
could any thing be more satisfactory The wheat
crop isperfectsd, and much Of It IL already harvest
ed. This serial Is grown over 70 extensive region
Of our country = region embracing SO many
thousands OF miles square,-that in no year is
II possible for every neighborhood and every
field to furnish Q full and perfect crop. Such
circumstance was never known to occur, and
most certainly need never be. expected. We
"a he in oil Vp<o
Of local failures of the wheat We say this must
ever be, as it ever has been. Tie drought in one
locality, winter killing in another, AMI some insect
in third will cause local failures Of hopedfor har
vests but all these far too trivial to influence
the general result. Phe YIELD this year, of wheat
in spite Of all this and Of all that " has been said
and sung" upon the subject, is clearly very full
if not q profuse one: At the west there has been,
and still IT, some difficulty in getting help to secure
the CROP but this is not the fault Of the weather. II
is the gold mines which are alone chargeable with
this. They have set so many people at work for
themselves, and upon their own farms, that fewer
are left TO work for others. This, in future, must
be remedied by each mans apportloning the amount
OF bis titled land more nearly to what he can Guilt
vate within his own manual means-his own family.
There have been, during the season just now clos
ing upon the old crop peculiar causes to augment the
prophetic cry OF coming failure, and consequent
famine The price Of wheat and -four became greatly
inflated IN Europe, during the spring, and this re-
acting carried the price Of those articles In this
has since been reaction both In Europe and here;
and the most natural resort OF the American holder
80 deem his waning fortune in trade, to speed
the belief that there would be no incoming crop to
interfere with the sale of the old stock which he
held.
Such devices are common enough, and seldom
deceive any, save 1t be the superfcial-the men
of mere impulse: and in no year, probably has
this shallow resort been more absurd than in the
present. This is certainly true, go far as the re-
suits OF the season can now be known. That we
have full-an abundant-wheat crop, appears to
be asserted by all collective information, and
conceded by general intelligence. The corn crop
is yet unprotected, and may fall but If any pre-
sumes to predict this he certainly VIII not base his
argument upon the want Of sufficiently hot weather
in whatever may come Of August. short yield
OF corn would, Of course make wheat comparative
y short also; because in the absence Of that mpor
tant coarse grain, the finer would have to supply its
place to an extent that would be sensbly felt. But
as we have already rked, the Indications at pre-
sent warrant no such fear-or hope, the case may
bea5 that the crop this year will be less album
dant than The wheat, or less than fair and living
yield.
Nothing, then, which L. now known, or can ration
ally now be predicted warrants the belief that
greatest national interest, namely the Agricultural
Il to suffer any che * from extensive crop failures
the present year: that those who depend upon u.s.
either In this country or in Europe for the staF OF
HE will be disappointed Of their full supply.