The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-08
The Crops In the United states.

The Crops In the United States.
10 TIE sDrroR OF THE HERALD.
CHARLTON County, Mo-, Oct. Il, 1854.
After carefully persing your remarks and
published reports In regard to the present crops,
and finding your columns still open for the discus
sion Of this important subject feel It my duty "
communicate TO You my observatiors and eoDcla-
sions in regard to II. Croakerism may do great
deal OF harm to both the dealers In brssdssufs aud
to TIE consumer thereof, and il may benefit few
lucky holders OF surplus from Last year, or the fsw
favored individuals who escaped the drought; bat
ON the other hand, light and superficial reports -
TO the suiiciescy Of the crops may do much more
harm by luliing tho millions into false and treach
erous security, and BY stimulating holders Of -four
and meal TO export. suspect, from very good rea-
sors, not doubtns in the least your candid and
honest opinion and conviction on this important
subject, that great many Of your favorable reports
are superficial, written by editors, merchants and
other travelling gentlemen, who, seeing high and
and promisisg stacks in the fields, made sure Of Q
corresponding yield. l conclude 30 from the -
poets Of the crops generally corD) in our State,
especially in our and the surrounding counties.
The aspect was favorable. and very apt to deluds
ruined fields, in their easy buggies, whip in
hand and segar in mouth, and very compsoenty
survey the fine looking corn fields, installing fodder
for corn. They would stop and congratulate NJ on
our good prospects, and when with sorrow We had
to refuse the offered compliment, and tried to CON
vince them Of their deluson they would shake their
heads AID call N "croAkers."
But not only the uainitiated have been mistaken
no, even the farmers themselves. know Of numb
Of my own neigbbors who over estimated their pros
poets by double and triple. and WAC would NOT lis
ten to me-who had % good, If not better growth
in my fields than they haG-wheu tsd them our ave-
rage yield would not exceed ten bushels to tae
acre; but now, since they commenced gathering,
the most Of them find that even Overratsi.
Such was too apt to be the case. Such disastrous
weather never rejgLed before within the memory
o. man, throughout . whole seasOn-never before
wss the horizon seen through ttrse successive
but one shower, aud no dew 1t al during the night
Consequently We were scarcely capable OF c0mpre-
heDdiDR the consequences.
After making those general remarks, I must say,
that in my option, and from all | have seen and
learned the same state Of things did and docs exist
in ali the Western States, with but few and scarce
exceptions for the better aud that, therefore, those
remarks apply not only 70 Missouri, but to the
Union.
The following you may set down as fairly correct
for the north half Of the State OF Missouri =
Indian contour main an chief reiance-ren
bushels to an acre, but fac fodder.
Tobacco $50 lbs. to an acre.
HemD-600 lbs.
Oata-A fine supply of straw, and about eighteen
bushels TO an acre OF the grain.
Wheat, which IL only cultivated in the river coun-
totally neglected in the interior, will benefit the
heaviest sufferers but little, they either living too
far from Touring mills, or for want Of means IN
able to prepare -four for their dsily food.
DrA nAnr h.. ~snke~ 80
vegetables, you may consi Ter total failure.
F1uit-Veiy scarce and imperfect. which you may
learn from tine fact that at our county seat green
apples, OF ordinary description command the snor.
NOUS rate OF one dollar per bushe; dry, two dollars
and half.
Our meadows have yielded about onehalf Of what
they generally d, but OF good quality.
Now, would state to yon that corn, for feed an
the calculation Of the toiiDg msses. Both are with
majority Of them (as they generally occupy the
poorest Iauds), almost total failure, the better
lends, bringing US up to the Aforesaid average beng
the absence of demand for stock at present, and the
Consequent arcity Of money, the poor m A would
undoubtedly be doomed to suffer for the want Of
bread before the next years CROP il Providence had
for his hogs, 90 that, witch his pork, and 10 many
casss fat beef he will make ont 70 live this year.
AS most OF our corn has been cut, and made into
fodder, suppose We shall make out to winter our
csSSA-SAAs
eral impression, though Is "of very tight do" and
all trade In mules and horses, we'll stock atte,
has stopped on account Of it. There are no sup-
plies, 81 any note, Of last years. crap ON hand,
ard If another such misfortune shall befsll us,
and without the relief afforded this ysar throu %
our wild mast, then you might witness distress
without par aen-l The moueyed classes will always
live, for cost what 1t may some portion Of the globe
will send them supplies; but tbs sma producers
constituting the large majority Of the pe,pe, here
and elsewhere the man who barely makes on. to
live IN Yeas Of plenty, with the hardest of work
end the best Of silhe is not able to avail himself
Of ttcse opportunities; he can only look to his
field and when that falls his resources are gone.
But the best proof for my positionthat Is for the
truth Of my observations-is already furnished by
tie larguid tone which pervades the trading com
munity- every man, no matter how habitually bold,
prepares for hard times, "for heavy weather.
and takes In canvass after CANVASS and ere spring
comes, we shall see the mighty god Of commerce
and trads-now ruling Whole world confined to
. nutshell. O.P.O.
Extension Of the United States Territories.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.