New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-16
THE CROPS IN ENGLAND.

From The London EeonOmist, Sept p
As the harvest proceeds the prospect OF an aOun-
dant Weld from the wheat crop becomes more AMI
more Confirmed. Everywhere there is considerable
quantity grown, and even where the land is iull OF
weedssh produce of wheat will still be CONSIDERABLE
the circumstances of the cultivation considered
But wheresoever the land has received moderately
good treatment the produce is great. Even the draw
hack which must in many cases be made from blight
will still leave good yield In one instance when
came under our OVID observation, a farmer sold held
of wheat grown on land not IN very high condition,
and the crop showed a good deal of blight, yet when
hresbed the yield - bushels tn the acre, consd-
ersbly more than the average growth on such land
when i0Tmed as this was. And this Is common re-
mark that even the WORT farmers have fair crops OF
whe al this year. 4 journey from London 20 Brmlng-
ham, and thence via the StOur Valley and Shrewsbury
TO Chester and then through Carlisle to Glasgow has
satisfied that the great ta in the price OF new wneat
which has occurred in Markane is entirely Justified
by the appearance of the crops throughout the coun
try. The harvest is everywhere making rapid pro-
gress and with the end OF the present week large
proportion of the wheat south of Trent will have been
carried into the stack ard. Evenin the later and more
northern districts cutting has commenced; and so
quickly has the rpened that another ten days OF
fine weather will 90 far 10 effect clearance. Along
the whole line Of country we have mentlonedth crops
OF barley still better than the wheat ana oats are
very gen orally but not so universally abundant. Nor
have the beans received so much injury from blight
at one time supposed; the effect having been
TO reduce a crop, which would have been one OF ex-
iraordiDary bulk to perhaps something but not much
below an average one. Sheep are looking well, aud
the pastures sufficiently fresh TO enable them to
bold their condition where the land is not too heavily
sOcked but the general appearance OF the cattle de-
notes that they have not had full supply Of nutritious
food during the past summer. North of Lancaster
the pasture land is looking we'll and there is good
show Of young cattle looking better in condition than
more southwark. The moist climate OF this district
probably prevented the i'll effect of the long drouth
experienced during the spring in the SOHth. This
has, perhaps in part been caused by the badness of
last years bay, whereby the condition of cattle be-
came more than usually reduced during the winter
and thus they started at disadvantage in the spring
fall in the price of grain must benefit the grazers
arabic farms, for the high price Of cattle food has
during the past year deiriced much from their profits
So recent high prices has greatly aggravated the COM
petition for land. At no former period was land more
eagerly sought for and sorry to say that much
of il has recently been hired without any proper
arrangement for the permanent or landlords improve
ments. Except where farms have been taken by men
of sufficient capital with the intention OF eiectlng
themselves the required durable improvements, we
shall hear with such fall of prices us 10 probably
impending, many complaints among tenants who
have entered into engagements during the pasttgelye
months.
Tile London Aheaava thus sharply crtcises
the Fashion and Famine of Mrs. Stephens, which is
said TO be pretty widely read in this country
This il an American story, but IL not now printed
for the first time in this country. Two years ago II
published piecemeal, under the authors initials,
in one OF our cheap PERIODICAL with the title OF
Julia Warren. We regret to see it reprinted in a
cheap form and thus invested with facilities for cir
cuatlng among the young and the half educated,
who are the chirf readers Of romantic and hghlys
soned fiction. II is book such as no father would
knowingly allow bis daughtsrto read-a bad book of
bad class of which Eugene Sue is the founder indie 3D.
there IL not ncid ut character that may not be
traced 10 one or other Of his earlier works. We do
not deny to Fashion and Famine the merit that
may arise from the excitement of a highly improb-
able story, where incident is piled on incident and
the reader is led with idle ard vagran curiosity
TO see where il will all end this merit the book GER
tsinly possesses. But a work of fiction il is taw-
dry and meretricious: the sensual materalism that
oOzes out Of every page is something wonderful and
indicates not 80 much any specific immortality as a
state of general moral decomposition A sickly pru-
rient seUtmenality with hazy film of diseased vir-
tue thrown IT, peryaes the narrative and reveals
how completely French novel, have been absorbed
into the literary taste Of America"
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