The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-25
FROM cHAUNORY r EoLUoMB, ESQ, PARKER, OF
kBvcASrLK CoUNTY.
EvosDALs FARH
NRAR NEWCASTLE, ei sept. ~, 1854.

FROM cHAUkCRY HOLUoMB, ESQ, FARHsR, OF
NBucAsrLB CnUsrY.
RvospALs FARM
MAR NEWCASTLE, et, sept. -, 1854.
JAMES @. BRSSn1 fso.
EDrrvR ~ Nsw YoRK HERALD
DEAR sn-',~ing 70 nv sbse &c. 20 ot the 4th To-
stsDt sskiog Information in s-fsr-Dee to tn effect Of
he drought this state ony reached me last evening
bsmep 70 reply.
The sheat cr.p a. this State ia, . whole not Tar
'reu 80 pr cent below aveesgs bat sGs hs OF
the rust Which the pr,a apsl cause OF he fsliog
on, was partial In soms d.trcs very bA6, IN others
they soflcrsd comparstivei, little From small farm
have in Kent county, which usual yic ds 900 bush
es for rsrhst sot this ycar but 34O th,u xh with
tber breadth in
In my opinicS, from all hsve observed and ecu learn
the falling on In The crop in the os counties
oi this State Kent and SUSSEX si be out 'orty
cent think not an, ess-more than forty Ia sussex
tomsthing lcss in Keat II the rucpa crop Of Sus
sex, and is extensively cutivst In Kest Il this
eDiy Ne~eastse hopes that It all reach with
90 per cent Of svesgs ccp, but viii be 40 per cent
beo~ good crop But breadth pIsnted greater
thnr usual and bpg the prodac lion of tho state
wi'hin 90 Pr cent II an .wrsge crop.
Pots are almost total failure dug q row Ia q
ti cultivated Geld OF six acr-s aui from tis made an
oas that the yield Of the Asd would DO about two
hasorsd and ffy bushels OF sm4u potatoes hsrdy
df bushels Of Them being ct for table The very
early planted have done something better.
There viii be very few turDos Geld in twenty
s"~n came up some bsve sown second aud third
time and may get few from the effects Of the late
rain.
Ibe ost crop and the hay crop good average 10
this state Ishould think the crop little above an
average.
have answered your questions with perseo. c.ndor.
H. l1x
osndor by sgrcuurists generally IL very srro aeous-
IL s very wropg-to suppose that muuity viii
joip in let Of Misrepresentation Tners is no "pAuo
peksrs" among the farmers that sno of 80 Ear q
hesr the expression oniou by my agricultural ieads
aud in reference to the great rought shich
the county has been visited 1t Is ho exprss OF
oppioDs really eptsr'aiosd and fairly expressed Some
allowance is undoubtedly to be made for doubts and
ss, and forebociog but they do mean or incline
TO represent anything with = pro.pastve view to the
markets. those who think oher ~ise of ~hioh an
gai 10 zee tho NEW YORK HERALD IL not one deceive
themselves and would deceive the country great and
II gorta,t srhject.
have says thought that the prsss Of our country
tie press-hss hsret fore siveo too little at
ten'ion to ihis all important subject the state OF tho
the annual oducton Of tho couu,ry in It's prin
cipsi staples The of the English commercial
press has always been strittnaly different. Our
fenets have scered for want Of reliable ,toa
our tcors shippers and milers have equally suffered
o. all have bad to rush bodfoldato the market without
bDosieogc Of the true state Of facts lat 90 far a.
the production Of this count is concera,d The eve
Of the merchant il sxed inteDty srket in whch
be te- he reads the Mark Lce Espres but nothing OF
ihe condition OF the crops-ncthiog Of the proba s
surplus for sale he has Of sscertainrg this
be would. 1hsfetre thu production usually taken
for granted, and questions asked
hops that fruit Of the present drought
will be to direct tue attention of the ess TO this i'm
rortsn matter, % ascetaio posi- rle by a,pso
innate estima'e, toe production Of tbs couctry ia its
prIca staples; and TO this eud tina. parties m ~ be
early informed o! tho difioa OF tho gro ~ag crops
w subscribe to any ourDa that will give tho infor
ton iusnnfs Of other could afford to do So
ever II the price vas $50 year. hope the HERALD
will fellow up the course il his commenced It has q
wide circulation in Europe, and would convey correct
taeie uf the condition and prespect Of our Drops
an our lroductns and a. producer wisu themt
hAvs r. Oh Information and for the factor aud shipper
ier and fsrme at home, to have such infr na-
tcn Is will be better snd safer for ali parties Let us
bargain ith Ano ~sdgs of fac far as it p-ac,
cs,le to obts ,hemnot kno sIsdge of fsc the
prices BY the last steamer repcrtsd BY teegra
Any and all the psrt.es concerned ought to be ashamed
Of dong business tls way, and the government ought
to bs asheued that leaves its people spread
trert without single statistical fact from one decade
10 smother.
In hopes the NEw YORK HERALD will take means to
supply this valuable information-an enterprise we'll
suited to ita eaterpfising chs'aoter-I remain
Truly yourr, &c,
CaAUNCEY P. HOLCOMB