The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-27
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THE DAILY DISPATCH
wRDNEsDATHoRN sErTEnstRa1. lSsl.
THH CRors.-The New York Herald pab-
ishes letters ON this subject. 10 addition to
those We have already quoted. from the Sec
retaries Of State Of the following States
Kemtxcky.-Ths drought has been general.
Corn. In the heg and cattle growing districts
cut short upon an average Of one half. The
pork and beef market viii beaffected BY this
10 very great extent. Tobacco viii not
make more than two thirds Of q crop. Hemp
crop viii perhaps make from hsifto two.
thirds Of crop. Grass, wheat, and oat crops
are not morethan supply for home coasnmp-
tion.
Io~a.-wheat and corn crops greater than
the average Of former years; but, in view. of
the large immigration to Iowa, 1t is believed
she can furnish bat little grain for exporta-
ton. fS
Minnesota Ierritory.-All the cereals and
esculents have matured finely, and yielded
large crops. The wheat crop viii reach about
l7s,ooo bushels; corn about $4,000 to $4,000
bushels potatoes very large and of choice
quality. 400, 900 bushels. Large yield of Gran.
berries, turnips, rutabagas and pumpkins
The turnip and rutabaga crop is expected to
reach 100000 bushels but is mostly fed to
their cattle during winter.
Wisconsin.-Crops very good, but no par
ticulars yet given.
Pennsylrania.-Itis believed there will be
IN average crop of corn, unless before it is
housed, it, should be injured by some other
cause besides drought. Fair crops of oats
and ofevery thing else except potatoes, which
will be much less than an average. The Her
AIDS correspondent invokes the Know No
things not to eat potatoes, because they are
Irish, and their abstinence would be an act of
grace to great many poor devils who are
otherwise likely to 60 without "Murphy's.''
Dclaware-Corn and wheat crop shortened
one third oat crop and first hay crop very
good. Potatoes total failure. 1t is crop,
however, little cultivated in Delaware.
Neac Jersey.-Taking the whole crop to-
gether, there will this year be fair average
crop.
Vwginia.-Col. Munford writes it as his
opinion, that 'ifyou take the line ofrailroads
running through Virginia from North to
South-that is the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac, and the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroads.&c. the North Carolina line, as
general rule, the weather was very season
BILE, and below this line to the Seaboard, the
corn crop was very good-more than an aver.
age crop. There is but little cotton now grown
in the State, and the potato crop. which is
for export, is mostly grown in this section. It
is all good. From the line thus delineated you
must deduct all that portion of Virginia which
is called the Northern Neck, in which the
drought was very severe, and the corn crop
almost an entire failure. In some of the
counties in this State the farmers are now
buying corn for their next years supply, and
it is selling at from four to five dollars bar.
rel. In most of the State, above the line de-
signated the drought has been severe, and the
corn crop will be greatly below an average
crop-some say not half a crop, but suppose
this to be too low an estimate"
Mr.. Willoughby Newton, in letter to the
Richmond Wing, agrees with the opinion Of
Col. Munford.
North Carolina.-Mr. John S. Dancy, OF
Edgecombe county, gives very favorable
account of the season in that region. Corn
crop, oat crop and sweet potatoes uncommon.
ly fine. Hog crop fully an average one, and
the greatest abundsnceofp peas and pumpkins
The growing cotton crop will make 100, o0C
bales, the largest ever made In the county.
Vermont. - Hay about two thirds, an,
wheat, rye, oats and barley, three quarters o
the annual average yield. Early plante,
corn, upon good land, win yield two.thirds
Potatoes half crop. More potatoes plante,
and more spring grain sown this than the las
year, which will to some extent, compensate
the deficiency in the yield.
Rhode Island.-Crops of all kinds fair. Mr.
w. p. Hill, in letter to the Boston Times
repeats his estimate, which he had previously
given in the New York Herald, that the crops
of wheat, rye and barley in the three South
ern New England States will be about full
average, and those in the three Northern
States nearly an average.
The Herald has still to hear from the erea,
wheat and corn growing regions comprised
in the States of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Michigan and Tennessee, besides most of the
South and Southwestern States. 1t congrat-
ulates its readers on the more cheering pros
poets which the letters of its correspondents
generally present. The opinion is expressed
that the deficiency which exists in the crops
of wheat and Indian corn in some of the
States will be in a measure made ND by the
abundant supplies expected from the British
provinces, particularly from Upper Canada
which is fine wheat growing region, and the
crops of which. this year, it is said have
yielded larger returns than on any former
year. We annex the following from the He.
raid:
The crops of the United States, aecord;cs =, ~.
census OF 1850, were a. follows for the wear 1aio
since when there has been large incressa fsn.,,