The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-08
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We revret 10 iearn !. "a : /. .ssIllgeot gsnxeusa,
who has juss passed through 0,t.rio, Ly,as..es
wheat looks very badly and will met yield over ses
ten bushels the acre. This partial failure 10 a.
'rioed 70 winter killing and the wssther thss
ncourr.d ~ the last half OF the mouth Of Marco.
tne wheat ny, called "weevi. IL at work. and hae
alarmed msny farmers. This insect Ia Q no . eseay
In the vsley Of the Genes~e, and nm one knows hs9
far It's rav'ees may extend. II Ia certainly far Iron
ooI purpose 70 turn "croakers in reference to tAs
great staple Of Western New York, but vo have
reason 10 fear that the wheat crop At the ,m,sr
harvest, soon 10 commence, viii be oonsidorxhS1
beiow an sveraeo--Rochssfsr Amsricsn, judy 4
There = 10 doubt that the weevil "a doi,y me-
o. less damage TO tho wheat In this seotioa -
throughout the West In this county tho lar aers
are very spprehenMve that the crop will bso one shisa
lost In consequence; but tho actual damage e.
only be sscersned after tho wheat crop Is gsthsroa
and threshed. We hope thai the result ~ ms b
Dcnsoerss, JElJ +
Tho crops IN Onondaga county, with tho sxosp-
ton Of shest and hay. promise good yield. Corn
q mot 80 far advanced a. II generally has besa 6
this period Of the summer: bat looks thrifty, and =
coming forward with much rapidty. In nearly a
sections Of the county the wheat crop was winass-
killed. and what remains n being destroyed by The
weevlL There arc hundreds OF fields that viii ns1
pay foe harvesting. Hay viii not b an average
crop.
Tho hay crop Of tnls county has been secured ID
good condition. and In quantity Ia fully up - tho
In some few places the fy aud wscvii have 80.
mtted moro or less depreciation, and the late heavy
storms aid some injury; but on the whole there &
No reason to doubt that the crop Z decidedly .
advanced rapidly, and there Is every indcssiso q
first rate crop. Tho oats, too, never looked bsGAsr
The potatoes are also thriving finely, In an unss1aI
state Of forwardness, and with the appearance e
an abundant crop-Laneesser (Pa.j EsamiasS,
Ja!y6.
We met yesterday with two Of the most iuts1k
gent farmers Of Summit county, who reside In ~
thss the vssv has sppeslsd IN that and tho 49,
ing townships. IL IL the hrst appearance Of ~
destructive Insect in that section and its unweoao
advent has caused much excitement and roGEQ2
among farmers. Cattle have been turned into ssns
Of the wheat fields. and In others barely grain sam
cient will be harvested to pay for gathering In
other fields there will be Q fair crop, 80 that The
average whereabouts will not be over half crop.
A our informant was not OF the timd or croak-
Ing kind, and never In ffty years experience, has
plOughed up q wheat field for fear OF q failure II
crop, we place perfect confidence in his stascmsnts.
Cleveland Herald, Jugs.
: The wesvil is making great Tsvagss IN the wSesa
states that in Knox and Richland counties soms
fields are almost entirely destroyed By the avagssoG
this insect. The Pqus Register says, in that vssi-
nifty. the wheat that 10 not protected BY beacGs
Herald utters the Same note Of alarm, and fears that
the crop will prove almost total failure In that
region.
The Detroit Tribune says:-A gentleman who No.
recently travelled through tho greater part Of OAR
land county informs us there never was finer proc
pect Of good crop Of wheat than at present. Tho
sss = that the w rw
strike It. Nearly, or quite, twice ~ much gruuD1
10 laid down to wheat this year as was last. We arc
informed by gentleman from Unadilla, In Living
ges with the wheat crop in that section Of tss
country. In Inghan county wo are told that Tho
wheat crop bids fair to yield an abundant harvest
VIRGINIA.
We think large majority Of the farmers Of TIL
county will get through With the wheat harvest Tho
present week. We have heard some few complain
Of the appearance Of some rust, bat we are led .
believe that this IL BY no means general Taksa -
Q whole, We have no doubt thsrc will be much
larger yield from the present than any crop thA1
has been cut In the country for number Of ysars.
The corn crop everywhere, We think, looks % pro
missing as we rcmcmbcr ever TO have seen II BY the
last Of June. The tobacco, where tho plants were
gotten In time, also looks exceedingly me. Should
the seasea continue anything like favorable during
the months q July and August, both the corn cad
tobacco crops y this section must b unusually
abundant r. their yield, and excellent In qualify
We arc in the midst Of the wheat harvestin9
season. That article has filed" very well in thh
neighb0rb0od; but the destruction by the dy has
bsen great and the rains Of last winter having bean
low lands. Oats look ane, and promise we'll. Tis
grass crop is unusually large and rich. Oegn =
prosperous, and II the favorable weather Of IL -
few weeks continues, there Will b IN abunAns1
yield Of that valuable grAin~-Abingiom Demo~sts
July l.
The farmers Of our county have the prospect of
most abundant harvests. The wheat. which thsy
~oAh 4. IL ~
though. On account Of winter freezing OUT The Pc
duct win not be 20 large a. II ought to be. chsro
perhaps never was such crop OF oats In BouSbs0
county a. is now growing. Our fficnd, Mr.. Samnsa
more than six feet In length. taken from 6eld
which he says will average ct least five and haA
feet. He sowed three bushels Of seed to tbs acre.
Grass Is very fine. Corn, though rather low for the
will, with seasonable weather, produce moro thao
an average yield.-Poris Citizen.
The Cleveland Dispatch Of the 3Oth ult- statsss--
Wheat IL generally harvested and notwithseanAr
ing the late spring and frosts there win be larger
yield and Of better quality than has been mada
for several years"
The Callatin (Darien county, Sun Of the 18th
ult, says: the weather Ii ut last settled, and tho
farmers are very busy cleaning tie weeds out Of
their Germ, which was about to get tho better OF
their crops. The wheat crops look fine, and oar
farmers have fair prospect of being richly ~
warded for their labor.
MINNESOTA TERRITORY.
The prospects for crops In this Territory are -
cellent, and everything looks promising.
Mrs. Robinson net Mrs. Campbell
From the Troy Budget, July ..
The statement Of Mr.. willard, Of the Troy Female
Seminary that he had for believing that so
Mrs. Robinson Of the Jail was formerly certain
Mr.. Campbell. of Quebec, having fallen under tho
uoSice of a 0f hat ra Gam ob.I MrN. n