Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-06-30

The Gro wing wheat.

The accounts from various sections Of the
country of the condition Of the wheat crop
being generally colored with a sonher hue
might induce the casual observer to imagine
that we are going to have genuine famine.
There is no such prospect. 1t fact, 1t is al
most out of the question for general famine
ever to occur in the United States. owing to
the great diversity of climate, soil, and pro-
ductions, and facilities of interchange be-
tween the various sections.
According to the most careful observations
that we can make we have come to the con-
clusion that the general crop OF the United
States will be a fair average one.
In Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, particularly
the southern parts of those States, the wheat
was injured by winter killing. In Michigan
that was partially the case /; yet in all those
States, unless the grain is DESTROYED by rust
or blight, notwithstanding the fly has com
mitted some ravages, there will be more wheat
raised than will be needed for home consump-
tion.
In the lower part of Virginia, the wheat
has been seriously destroyed by the joint
worm, aided by the fly
In several of the Southern States, not
heretofore counted in the wheat growing
ones, they have made great crops this year
In Iowa and Wisconsin all accounts concur
in saving that the prospect of good crop
never equaled the present In Northern Hi
nois and Indiana there is not as much land
sown as formerly in winter wheat, hut the
prospect is fair
OF grass we have never had better PROF.
pect Of great yield than we have now all
over the country, and that will help to make
good and cheap butchers meat, and somewhat
relieve the pressure upon the breadstuti mar
ket, if any should occur.
Finally we are constrained, from the data
before us, to believe that we shall not suffer
any marked diminution of any of the staple
articles Of food notwithstanding the usual
amount of periodical crop-croaking and the
only article that we fear diminution in is
fruit and of the more substantial kinds of
this, we still hope that some of the States,
once far off, but not now, will grow us an
ample supply,
As there is still time to SOW buckwheat
ruta-bagas and turnlps, we again urge farm
ers to pay attention to these valuable auxilia-
ries of the corn and wheat crops, and then,
with the blessings of Providence, we shall
trust that all now here, and all that Europe
can pour upon our shores of hungry people
to feed at our granary, will find ample stores
for the next year.
In our own State we think we shall make a
good average crop at least and so will Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Ncw-Jer-
sey.
A letter just received from an intelligent
gentleman in Vermont says that the farmer 5
prospects are most encouraging that high
prices have stimulated them TO plant largely
of everything calculated to increase the pro
duct Of human food.
The Eastern States are not wheat growing
ones, but such crops as they do grow are
promising, and will save them from drawing
go largely upon the others for breadstuffs
/ We do not expect that wheat or -four will
! he as low next fall as it was the last one bur
! we do expect fair yield OF wheat, and that
the price will come down.
/ We know that farmers have planted an un-
usually large number of acres of corn, pota-
toes and other edihles, and We see no reason
yet why we may not expect an abundant hur-
| vest.