The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-02
OHIO.
NEW LONDON, o.

New LONDON, ONO, Sept. rs, 1854
To THE FnlToR OF THE New YORK HERALD
have noticed your inquiries for information in regard
to the condition of the crops, and the effect of the
drought in different States few days observation in
this part of Ohio about fifty miles gouth of Ceveland
has supplied with facts which may be OF int
rest.
The great staple Of Ohio is wheat grower of which
it stands rst in the Union But Of this crop, which is
but little grown In this section have but little informa
ton The drought must have affected it severely though
teing grain it escaped with less damage than
was suffered by the corn, which is the second great
staple.
Corn is planted here from the middle o. May till the
eth june The great drought commenced the 2Srd
Of May, and was terminated by half hours rain storm
on the loth Of August You win therefore see that
great proportion OF the must have 10 partial
maturity without seeing . drop, Of ram. Some fields
stood the dry time much better than could be expected
But thousands of tracts Of in all this ion OF the
State wDl rot yield Eve bushels to the acre
From the best information l can obtain, am
inclined to think that the damage will amount
to not less than twothirds of the entire CROP II is
tmated that the usual yield throughout the Sta'e is
about sixty bushels to the acre: This present crop viii
not average over twenty bushels
The crop OF hay better than any other, from the
fact that It had attained to rank growth before the
sumner set in with its unusual severity" to travestie
rem walpoles phrase very appropriate TO the season
cuttrg the juices quite whitening from the stalk; it
secured without labor, and ready to stack Is soon
as cut.
dependent entirely upon the hay and crops IL
he prosperity Of the stock, in which lies large proper.
lion Of the wealth Of Ohio. Cattle are cheap and
growing cheaper; hogs are poor and growing poorer
'fere enough fodder to winter third OF
the usual amount Of stock; many will be turned loose
to pick up such living as they cam IN hopes that they
may found aliven the spring More win be fold in
their present common aud inferior order tie conse
quence gill DO lsr2c quantities of cheap and poor bssf
pork market this fall end next spring, with very
s o. any quality in the aoo wing season fa Many
acme from Minnesota already and will continue to
be in The Ohio, Indiana and Illinois markets, buying
stock for sale CT use at hore.
Potstoss n, q total faiInre--vsry small and few in
hill They seemed to dry and die shortly after setting
in the hills 1ney were as ripe six weeks ago % they
ever viii be. Many fields are not worth digging over.
The quality Of the corn is very much deprecated. In
those slds which have visited the kernels hang loose
ly to the ear and badly shrunken It has acrd
taste without freshness sweetnesS as in good
| occasional lears have, which were gathered before
being fully rire. The sap instead OF circulating thick
ering and hardening into healthful maturity evil
IDENTIFY slightly fenened perhaps its vitality scorch-
out Of BY the heat leaving the grain to wther in
Fruit like every thing else, has felt the behtng e.
fscts Of the Drought Il is small, late, hard aud dry
The fol o1 is probably not fer from correct esti-
Wheat (by drought and insecD 40 per cent
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Oats s's,..'.'''........'luto AZ
Potatoes. Observation-Disclosures. ;.....I6
Hay..,..... more tnan avetASo oaop
The drought has had further effect has driven wild
animals CT all species from the woods and swamps int
the fe,Js for food. Muskrats have left tAs strearn
and marches and taken to corn fields whsr
they have torn down whole stalks, cAIrying then
OF bodily. Squirrels, chpmunks, and other vsrmin
have been unusually destructive WorIs ouss Ana me
vhi,isi nasty looking s-ub from the egg Of the May
en enormous horned Insect. vulgAry known BY an "a
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