The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-17

gathered from two delds near scostsville. A few
were some what rusted. but there WAS no appear
snce Of tue we.vl and the wheat generally plump.
rhese can he no d.,ubt that geat damage has beea
done ny the weevi IN some localities, but after al,
the crop is coming in better than was anticipated
ten days ego. The damage, as general thing. Il
mostly confined to small space the outskirts Of
tie field. The inject. it would seem from rhis lights
upon the first heads It 10, aud leaves the in
terror parts OF wheat fields nearly unnol. sted.
The cutting Of wheat must begin Within few
Days All through this region operations 10 this
lpe will be active next week.
The Lockport Democrat Of Thursday has the fol-
loving IN regard tn the wheat crop OF Niagara
county" The wheat crop Of the county % now
rapidly 1pehng for the harvest, some OF the ear
her heds having put on the rich "goiden livery"
that will soon invite the reaper and the cradle. In
some neighbo'hoocs the weevl has seriously in
jureo the CROP, but upon an average, In the whole
county, We are quite confident its work OF mischief
has been over estimated. From some personal OBJ
seivations we conclude that the insect Ia now at
work only In the snailsr heads OF the wheat that
are yet in the milk. and would not, in any event,
baye generally mstuted."
The Buffalo Coe,7e,. thinks that the wheat crop
OF Genesee, Orleans, Niagara and Wyoming, and
parts Of Erie, Cattaraugus and Ohautauque, will be
The whea, harvest has fairly commenced In this
county, and we learn by conversing with farmers
from different towns that the average yield will
Many fields were very much injured by the March
fIosts, and Others have suffered by the ravages OF
the weevil. The weather OF late has been very ia
forable for corn, ard at present the prospect Ii
July IL.
The jersey Blue. In speaking OF the crops OF West
jersey, says: The wheat ,rop now being harvested,
out yeVy well; corn generally appears very back
ward, owing no doubt to the backwardness Of the
spring. and the extremely wet weather In the early
part OF tho season; the yield Of early potatoes has
Md
IS not much cultivated In this region Of late years.
the little we saw looked we'll. Apples are scarce,
and The fruit crop generally will be poor. Late
potatoes LOOK promising Taxing al kinds Of crop,
quite as good - usual
The farmers in this county are now actively en-
gagged in securing the harvest. Though the weather
has been unusually warm, and labor in the burning
sun great tax on their energies, 1t gives Us plea
sure to cay that they VIII be well rewarded by boun-
tiiul crops. Barley turned out well; wheat, not.
understanding the forbdding prospect in the spring,
will be full average; oats never looked better, and
timothy and clover are very good. Corn, on up and
lowand, Is superior crop. Small fruits have
yielded handsome supply. and the prospect Is ca.
plums. Vegetables Of all kinds promise WE'LL In
deed, IN every good thing, the land is blessed-Le-
countless south. midland and northeast in Ohio, we
took especial pains to observe and to inquire re-
spectng the crops. In the valleys Of the Great and
Little Miami the wheat crop is nearly an average,
the State, on the whole, it win not fall more than
Eve per cent below the yield OF last year. On the
Western Reserve the weevil has done great damage.
In many Of the counties lying in range, forty or
the wheat will scarcely pay for the cutting. At
some points in the northeastern and also In the
northwestern districts farmers have turned their
cattle INTO the wheat fields, ripe for the harvest
Many did this to their sorrow, because they ascer
tanned that while on the borders of the field the
weevil had destroyed the grain, in the middle It
was comparatively uninjured. The wheat that was
much damaged. The grain became hard enough
to resist tie attacks Of the ravaging insect
before its strength was developed. Drilled
whest is everywhere better than that sown
thrifty, and matured sooner. The corn throughout
the State gives fine promise. 1t Ia somewhat back.
ward, but ia generally fresh, and with few dash
Ing rains will come forward handsomely In South
is vars ppsa ri in field 1"s
or at least ten days from present writing. Every
pie trees are full enough for the growth OF large
ifuit end north, as well south, the peach trees
bend under heavy bprdens. Croakers may have
earful fcrebodings but cheerful people need not b.
alarmed. II the wheat crop OF Ohio should prove
ten or fifteen per Cent below the average, will
be plenty, and "corn dodgers" are good; Corn Is
better for men and women before it is transformed
lido NJ rs auu WHlskcy tuan afterwards. win C0i0
and fruit starvation may be kept from every door,
trough not o kernal of wheat should be raised.
is important that the public should know correctly
how the wheat crop of this year compares with
or other matters, take little pains to inform then
selves respecting their neighborhood, and inform
us, that we may inform the public.-Cincinnati
Columbian, July a.
The Wabash Valley Oiio says, that wheat has
been cut TO some extent between Peru and Miami,
and nearly all of it Is ripe. The crop, SO far as
heard from, is "pretty good"
We have noticed remarks to the same effect in
others of our exchanges from different parts Of the
State, but in the fuss /" OF the Fourth they were
misplaced, and we can only make general state
meDt Of their opinions. The wheat crop Of the
State may be set down as good" although there
are occasional failures.--Ind. State Journal.
Our farmers, says the Niles Republican, are now
in the midst Of their wheat harvest. The yield will
far exceed the expectations Of all. The heads
and an acre will produce five bushes more
than was expected. Much wheat is down,
but little will be lost. The weather during
the week has been very warm and dry, vita
the exception Of a shower here on the after
noon Of the 4th, wien it poured down very heavy
for an honr. A gentleman well acquainted vita
the western counties Of the State says:-The crops
in the western portion Of the State are superb.
Wheat has never been better; il stands very thick
upon the ground, the heads large, and the berry
full and plump. Oats are very forward for the
season. and corn is exceedingly fine. Every cereal,
in fact SCENE 10 have had the right kind Of culture
aud weather for an abundant yield.
WISCONSIN,.
The farmers of Wisconsin have commenced cut
ting their wheat. The crop will be large one.
The recent storm has done il NO damage. The
| weather Is now most favorable.
! SOUTH CAROLINA.
| The Pickens, s. c., Keolcee Courier, Of the Sth
| inst, says:-
| Corn is suffering much in many localities for the
| want Of rain This Is caused by the unprecedented
hot weather, which seems 10 have drank every par
tic'e Of moisture from the eartb and although the
dry spell Is Of only two weeks duration, It has dome
Many Places no wever have been best with refre,h-
ing showers during the past week. and we have
been informed that farmers above this are not yet
sleripg to any great extent. larger crop II oats
has never been harvested within the recollection Of