The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-31

The Blood Red Flag, or the Buccaneer OF the GuK,
'Rinaldo Rinaldini" &C., DC. Biographies Of high
waymen, BURGERS, pirates, and all such estimsble
characters, are extensively read by them, and they
dwell upon the daring adventures Of Sixteen String
Jack, Jack Sheppard and others Of that stripe, with
the most intense admiration.
Before the application Of steam to printing the
apprentice had always to perform the work of the
devil but since then, the functions Of the latter
have generally been performed by boy engaged es.
pecaly for the purpose. This boy seldom serves in
that capacity after his eighteenth year, when he
goes to some trade. We know members Of Con-
ess, citors reporters, printers, actors and judges
who commenced life as printers devils, and all Of
whom are selftaught, self-made men. Take him
altogether, we think more can be said for than
against him, although he may be addicted to .
few of the fashionable follies and vices OF life.
4he Crops.
VERMONT.
The North Star Of tho 22d inst, says:-Our farnl-
ers are in the midst Of haying. For the past few
days. they have had most excellent weather for Il.
an average one, better than it has been for two or
three yeaTy. We think that generally throughout
the State, the crop win DO heavy.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The farmers Of Litteton have put into their barns
ton. TIE crop Of hay was an average ono, better
than last year the year before. There Is yet to
be cut considerable grass, Of an inferior quality In.
GLIDING the meadows. The ryo crop Is called light
toes, but Is TO early to tell Row they Win Come
into the barn and collar. The potato rot does not
usually appear unit! the last Of August. The fruit
besling year, and the crop very promising in ali
this region. The same is true Of pears, pl1ms and
grapes: Peaches are likely to fail So far as We
hear, the crop win b next to nothing in the State.
brought ia very severe * sheIburne Fails. Whoss
fields Of corn in the vicinity, that were very promi
sing few days ago are worth nothing now. but for
fodder. Pastures are burned brown, and the grass
NEW YORK. se,.
The Rochester Anla7con says that harvesting is
about at an end in that vicinity. Probably the yield
in Monroe county win exceed million bushels,
would have been fifty per cent more. But even this
quantity 10 pretty well for county containing 0ufy
800 600 acres Of improved land, and less than 40O,
600 in all.
The crop Of wheat up tho Genesee Valley,
ss ss as MOUNT Sas MOTIFS pits Gays the Rochester Demo
years, but it never looked moro like large yield.
Upon both sides of the river there Is overy appear
ance that the farmers arc gathering hne crop.
More than half Is already cut, and it is fast being
housed or stacked.
Harvest in this county Is on in good earnest.
There win be better yield than was anticipated
three weeks ago. Upon the ridgo and near the
Lake, the weevil has done considerable damage.
Good judges estimate that there will be about one
half of an average crop in the county.--OTleans
dmofcan, July 20.
We were shown last week, by our friend, Mr..
John kihefsr, Of Manor t,wnship, two samples of
seed Obtained from the northern part Of this State;
t he grains are unusually plump and full, and will
weigh very heavy to tho bushel, and produce su-
peror article Of four The other is also very fine
grain, and known in the neighborhood as David
Heirs wheat, who about ten years ago discovered
one or two heads in his field which, from somc pc
culiarity about them attracted his attention. From
this small beginning the whole neighborho0d Is
now supplied, and more of this kind Of wheat lie
grown than any other.-Laaca,ier Intsiigcacer,
July 20.
The corn crop with MS is fully developed and ra-
pidly advanced; but the excessively hot sun NO
without rain, viii parch and dry Il 50 as to make
the harvest as scant as was the wheat. The oat
S gsy aes turned Out "'-D''''s S'''s Reporter
MAINLAND.
The crops of corn on West River we are inform
ed, are very fine, and promise large yield. To-
qacco is also good. The wheat crop is small, de-
stroyed for the most part by rust In regard to the
wheat we believe this is generally the case through
out the State From our exchanges we gather that
scarcely half the crop Of wheat will be made this
that was last year.--44nnapotss Gazette, July %.
The Planters Advocate ia informed that the
wheat crop in Calvert county has been injured to
UGH an extent as not to exceed an average crop,
although it was the largest ever sown; the corn
ooks well, but the tobacco crop win be onc-third
hort.
The wehat crop in this section Of the State Is now
harvested and housed. We have no data whereby
o form correct estimate Of the breadth Of land
Of those conyersant with the subject TINT there was
in this and the southwestern section Of the State
fully one.tbird more land sown in wheat this year.
than in 1850. and that the crop is more than an
Amherst, Campbell, Bedford. Franklin, Roanoke,
and Appomattox, produced in 1850 657, 1857 bushels
one million. The counties Of Montgomery, Floyd,
wheat, produced in 1850, l34, 3s4 bushels. This
year their Joint production cannot be less than 3OO.
900 bushcls.--Lynch6urg Rsps6scow-
The editor Of the Christiansburg Herald took a
short excursion into southern part Of Montgome
~ county last week, and was delighted with the an.
pearEncc OF the crops. The wheat fields seemed al.
most endless In number, all harvested, while the
farmers were busily engaged in securing the rich
CROP. The oot harvest has commenced, and tho crop
appears abundant The farmers toll has been TINS
far well rewarded and Tor the future there is abun-
dant promise.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Anderson Is. C) Gasetc, OF the 10Th inst,
says:-From all quarters we learn that the prospect
for an abundant corn crop is exceedingly factoring
Rain IL greatly needed In come sections, and II IL
blasted By continuation Of Tho dry, hot weather
which We have had for week past The oat crop
has been gathered, and We doubt whether larger
crop has ever been made In tbs district
GEORGIA.
The corn crop in this section promises enc yield.
Cotton IL growing raj idly, and begins TO bid fair
for handsome Yield, though II Ii the opinion of
many that The present win fall considerably sfol
| Of an average crop. This opinion y founded,