The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-22


is that the crop win r. upder the average. Mani
think or pretend 10 think, Of failure, but we ara
by DO means ready TO redit these croakers- Our
corn crop never hiss fstlsd end will nos this year,
where the busbABdmsD has done his duty"
correspondent Of the Bedford Stamford, writ
ing from Green coun y, says hat the droufh m that
and adjoining counties has continued 30 long and
int nssly that Ia scslded, and In many PLACES
hah crop.
The Spirit Of the West. published a Columbus,
n N pfcoaely the heaviest corn growing PORTION Of
than the third Of crop. p tasoes and other we're
tables are short, but fruit abundant.
The Rockville Republican. (Park county, } speaks
OF the wheat, cats and bay 10 very much the same
great stsple:-Tle farmers. however, entertain
great fears Of the corn crop. They represent that
It IL almost totally burned up by the grea, heat and
drought, and let it rail- "a much as it will, there
will not be more than half crop, II that. There
have been but two small sd '~ers here for sx weeks,
and the water Is very scarce, most OF the water mills
having stopped operations. r
The corn CROP Of TIL. sso,,so Of country ma, m
REGARDED as total failure. There may be afew
fields in this county that will contain pretty nearly
an average yield but ON the whole the crop IL very
far from half the common production. A friend
informed ne day or two ago that he had one hun
dred and ffty ssres planted, and that II would do
better than he expecteo h the whole OF IL should
produce one bundr q bushels. This is but speci-
men. In come fields tie stalks look ~ though
niepisnd would ser the ole mass in blaze, While
N many others they art 70 small to be vsueless
for FODDER. No one can remember Of 30 total
anu extensive failure In this staple ever having
occurred before IN this c0untry.-MarshaA ne.
n0isun.
ARKANSAS.
From all the information ee have been able to
gather from Arkansas. the crors in that Stats, par
ticulaly in the counties bordering on the Mssissip
pi and the larger tributary streams, promise fine
yield.
FAILURE OF THE CORN cRor-soxr OF TIKI cossE-
QUENCAS.
From the Chicago bemourstic Press, Aug III
From oil that we can learn through private cor
respondence, verbal communications, and our ex-
changes we think we eau safely say that in three
fourths Of Illinois hearty all Of Missouri large por.
ton OF IL diana, Oho Kentucky and TenL essee the
corn crop for the aept season will be below the
half Of an average yield. TIE above named States
In 1850, according 70 the q returns produced
the following quantities Of this staple:-
Illinois, bushels. ...................5 81, 846, 1884,
Mlesoufl .S6 ,2l4,531
ind'ahs.. ......"...,.. 62 1864 1863
ONO ............"......... 69,0l8,6s5
htnucRy.. .58, 672,59l
Tennessee. ................ .01,Z16,25J
Total. ......................3 l6, 1898
Now, if we estimate bulf crop the ~ escnr sea
son and it il more likely 10 fall below than 90 above
it, the fajlure in round numbers in these half dozen
States, reaches The large amount of 1853, ,636
bushels The direct lss la the value Of shis guam
tty Of corn be ably estimated aud il Is fri ght-
fully large; but the ndiiect loss will be much
greater. The States nance aye the priacipal gra-
zing sfcck-growDg and tog pr,dncibg States Of the
Union, and upon the moIry received from these
sources the REQ le Of tn States chiefly rely. Bat
fniipre Of the corn crop produces q responding
failure in tie hog crop, spn partial one 10 tho
beef crop. Thousands of farmers who expected TO
realize large sums the approaching autumn and
winter from the sale II pork and beef Will consider
themselves fortuna.e II able 10 fat sufficient for their
own family use. The sums which will thus be lost
are difficult Of estimation but the estimate OF
hundred millions OF collars for the United States,
will nOt nearly the LOSS il the six states named
in our list.
But while the farming community are thus com
PEELED to suffer loss, ali o:her classes will IRE or
less participate in it. IL must have 9 depressing
effect upon every des ription OF bnsiness it will
materially check the progress q Improvement
throughout tie country; pricvs Of real estate. q
horses, cattle and hogs ALL oepreciate in the TO
gion OF the drought, ana pri IS Of provisions sin
go up 10 high leu in the principal markets Of
he country; rail- Dads STEAMBOATS, and vessels upon
the lakes will have less u 90. La q word, every
interest, great or small, must come ID for share OF
the loss resulting from tine failure Of this eat
staple OF our cOubLrp.
We c0Iverseo yesterday with an intelligent and
active business msn from Middle nlioois, from
VII m We learned that rain in any degree OF abun-
dance could not now give in his region even bali
| CROP.
| Fsrmtrs, be informed us, were Offering TO ssn
stock hogs at ia cents yer pound, gross weight.
| Thcse living in the interior, and who expected TO
raise large surplus, are going into the river towns
and buyirg up corn 10 TAX. buck lat, the country.
70 'be same reason the lice If corn has suddenly
adv8ncs in the s.. Louis mniket from 40 g. so ceut
PER butbel Ibe latter surs being the quotation in
that market for AohdSy last Our merchants need
expect no further siipm. pts tue present season
from the Illinois river All that remains Of hast
years crop in that region will be retained for
home consumption or be shipped To 81. Louis-
We allude 10 these facts brcause wo do not think
The full effects Of the disastrous drought have been
fully realized by any coss OF our citizens whie we
are sure IL viii he for their Interest 10 know the
worst. 88sm