New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-07
THE STATE OF THE WEATHER, CROPS
4ND DROUTH


live had had 10 hotter weather this summer we
should set down "a TO go in the shade as decidedly
hot But as it was and it ia, and considering it is
the 9Th of September we simply say 1t is rather
warm Wemay, we think, say that II is decidedly |
dry without being accused Of creating panic. /
Other places have had, we are having the drouth.'
Ii is burning up fall feed and late crops very fast in
this region. From other places we give condensed
view OF the state of the weather crops drouth rains
and things herewith connected.
AT Richmond, Va the present heat is intense.
Sunday night is spoken of the hottest ever felt IL
was warm here-9So in our composng-room.
Near Winchester, worms bave taken what corn the
droutL spared. On the other hand, the drouth has
killed the oint-worms in the wheat-straw in sundry
places through the State At Stanton, corns expected
10 be S. absrrel
In Northo Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and in Wscon-
sin, the corn crop is good. In parts OF Ohio and
Michigan it is fair ani pretty good generally in the
South. Potatoes good nowhere. On the Ameri-
con bottoms opposite ST. Louis farmers feel no
drouth.
A good many papers deprecate all this russ about
drouh' as likely TO prove ruinous to gra'n-deaers
Not word of sympathy or information for grain
growers.
At St Louis thermometer day after day 9s' TO lo2'
in the shade Deliver from St. Louis shady spots
For months it has often been above 1000. Vegeta-
ton is perisbiDg.
PinsLurch, Sept. 4-Thermometer $50 in the
shade, and nights but slightly alleviated Still dry.
Aton, Sept. There is nowhere, even in the most
productive regions, a surplus Of corn. Weather hot
and dry. Up the Missouri crops are burnt to crisp,
and the earth cracked b great ssures. Streams that
never failed before entirely dry Cattle and hogs dy-
lug in great numbers
CayToHion, (O) Sept. 1T is so dry that timber is
dying, and mai farmers are foddering cattle.
TIN, tO.l Sept mo rain. The grass aud for
,st dead or dying. Peaches and apples plenty.
SteuLcnrie, (O.) Sept. 2-lieat and drouth una
bsted.
!NcArtGur, (Ol Sept. Large, luscious peaches,
u cents bushel. W. should Ike chance in.
HaTrisbBrg, PA Sept 5.-Oppressively hot. No
ran-gr6ss all dried up. Cattle fed with hay. Corn
and potatoes suffering. Farmers cannot pow for
wheat.
Mrccr Pa Sept. IA shower-the second since
June 7.
Cincinnati, Sept I've have had two inches of
rain.
KenOs4o, Wis., Sept. Crops will all average
full IL this county.
Chicago, Sept. Wanted ten hours steady rain.
Twenty would be too little here and in some parts it
would take forty 10 lay the dust.
IndionoDolis Sept. l.-Re cent rains have helped
the crops some, but many fields are past help Wheat
good Dc al OF corn, in spite OF the drouth.
RocLester IN. " Sept. 5.-Peaches are drug in
the market. Some good ones at so cents basket.
Jol,et, IN Sept. l.-Crops have not suffered here
from drouih. Farther south corn is ruined.
Fen du Lac Wis Sept. Corn in this State eH'
ceent; better than ever before.
Syracuse, Sept Sit is oppressiyely hot. The
rain Sunday did much good.
BvgaLO, Sept. 5-The hottest autumn ever known
Tie weather is boiling, would be il not so dry.
PHtsLuJgh, Sept. 5-Intensey hot, dry, oppressive.
The little rain of Saturday is all gone. The ONO ia
little creek-lower than before in forty years. IL Is
at out inches on fhe SHOALS.
Letogette, Qnd.l Sept: 1.-The crop tnls ysar,
though somewhat affected by the drouh VIII sun DC
fair Indeed all the fields north OF indianapos LOOK
much better than those south, ana VIII average Hoh
a half 10 full crop, while in some oil i've souIhern
counties there will not b. tenth OF crop. North
and west Of Lafayette, The crop is full a. good as
usual.
This pIace is the great corn mart of Indiana, more
than A n,illion bushels being shipped annually
As6Lord Co., tO.l Sept The County Far is
po.,poped to next year, because the pastures are
burbt up. fruit and vegetables wthered Wheat
failure Corn without ears. What have we to show.
Ro.tos Sept St is excessively hot.
TEcma.torn, Me Two small showers have laid
tbe dust but do not affect the streams. The shade
tIees look as tboue frosted AT Gardiner there was
little shower, but not enough to wet potatoes 10 the
Manchester, n. H., Sept. 2.-The late rains have
exiting ushed fires that bad been burning for month.
A swGmp in Goffstown burnt feet deep.
Salem, Mass Sept j.-The rain we. the earth
several inches. From May !, to Sept the total fall
Of rain has been 1865 inches. In Boston in August,
C. q II an inch.
Nrthampten, Mass. J Sept. we have had re-
fTe,bing showers bat it is awful hot now.
JamSlee, L. H. sept. 6-lhe drOuia Is very
dred up-every,hDg ea,s ole drying up our pockets.
EReas,ile, N. Y.,l Sept. Ave have had slight
shower, bu; need t.D tiMes more.
DunktrE Sept 4-Smell fayors thankfully received,
but much more rain needed. ~.
Fredcnte, Sept L-Ihe drouth continues. W. We
bre aih fire and smoke, Notwithstanding the h'l7
shower lsst week. .,.... min |
JGmesOrn Sept There has been but Sut n'e hs,os. os
in two months ia Chatarqua COuntyc Wen, osoG' s'
srrines all. fiiiling Grass crisp and corn uynS,
ksn would DO grsss good, but no other crop IL Is
too late. v,aeks .;nca We |
haze had rain but sim corn grows finely, aad good
crJps viii reward faraers IN M nisn,y .v'
P'T1, Tero.fo' &C. W. Sept. 9.-our three months
drouih was broken yesterday !