The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-04

tration at Washington. II this money is not
nsed for stock jobb.ng operations, why is 1t al
lowed to remain in the Mechanics' Bank, while
claims to the amount of several thousands of
dollars, and about the justice Of which there
can be no dispute, cannot be enforced unless
through process of Jaw. Is Mr.. Flagg included
among the officials whose salaries have not boen
paid !
The Drought and tho Crops-yvonderful
Products OF CalIfornia-GOoa News from
New Mexico.
In reply to our general circular of Septem-
Der last on the subject Of the drought and the
numerous interesting and valuable letters from
intelligent oficia' and private sources from
every State and almost every Territory in the
Union. We close this correspondence, to-day,
with several very gratifying official letters from
California and New Mexico These complete
our List Of letters on the crops, excepting the
Territory Of Utah. From other sources, how
ever, we are informed that the Saints at the
Great Salt Lake have had bountifnl crop, Of
all kinds, which ara very important, considering
the rapid increase Of the population there, un-
der Gov. Young's prolific system Of pltriarchal
polygamy.
California is the living wonder Of the world.
Her unfailing crops Of gold make her 50 bat
her agricultural productions are even more
the authority of the Governor Of the State,
over his own signature, that during the past
season California has produced the stonisbing
yield, in one instance, ct least, Of eighty-ttco
and a half bushels Of pheat to the acre.
Think of that. In Pennsylvania and Virginia,
two of the largest wheat growing States in
the Union, an average crop, we believe,
ranges from twelve to twenty bushels per acre.
In Western New York from fifteen to twenty
FIVE will do remarkably we'll. In the rich, vir-
gin soils Of Northern Ohio, Indiana, III DIS aud
Michigan, from thirty to forty bushels per
acre is splendid crop. We doubt whether
there can be found single ins ance on record
Of . yield OF wheat east Of the Rocky moun-
tains, for premium which has exceeded sixty
five bushels to the acre In Euglan5, under
the most pere system Of cultivation, they sell
dom reach as high a. sky bushels to tn acre
California, however, rolls up the magnificent
premium product Of eigh'y-ftco and half
bushels Of scheat to the acre. Think Of that.
We have heard of that great redwood Cali
fornia tree, in the county Of Calaverss, aspiring
to the majestic height Of three hundred and
twenty-five feet, and ninety-six feet in circum-
ference, straight as an arrow, and sound to the
heart as piece Of MISUNDERSTANDING to
stunlied shrubs, from its gigantic superiority,
all the boosted vegetable wonder Of Trope
and the rest Of the world. We have seen .
transverse cut Of this tree, proving its Iii me
ter and soundncss; and we have the highest
authorities that there are hundreds Of other red
woods in California only inferior to this giaat
in their dimensions. We have heard OF Cali
fornia potatoes Of ak and eight pounds
weight, Of onions Of the size of q half gallon
punch bowl; of tomatoes rs broad, as a soup
plate; Of melons weighing q hundred pounds;
and Of wild oats, Indigenous over thou
sands Of acres as high as the breast
of man on horseback, and nov can
believe them al. At an agricultural State
fair in California, upon the high authority
Of the Governor, the premium crop Of wheat
was the splendid product Of eighty-saoo cna
half bushels to the acre , II Is thus panty
written in the manuscript, over tho Governors
signature his official and private respon-
sibiity there can be no doubt Of it. Eighty.
two and half bushels to the acre Let our
farmers take note Of It, and put on little
more gunno.
Our Saviour, In one Of his most beautiful and
touching parallels, tells Of "s,wer who went
forth to sow, and that Of the SEED thus sown fall
ing into good ground, it produced some sixty
and some hundred fold" This puts the Holy
Land ahead even Of California as wheat grow
ing country but In Palestine and In Egypt, if
we mistake not, they have species Of wheat
which Is far more prolific t5sn any Of our Euro
pean or American varieties At all events, we
have yet to learn that out Of Egypt or Pales
tine there has ever been product Of wheat OK
ceeding eighfy-ftco and half bushels to the
acre.
The letter Of the Governor of New Mexico
gives us flattering account Of the crops In that
distant Territory. He tells US that the average
crop of wheat there l. from twenty to thirty
bushels to the acre, which is doing very well,
though considerably behind Californa. Cora
does not flourish 30 well the general elevation
of the country-some four thousand feet above