New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-23
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

Asgnsfo Ga Chroa'cle, Aug. 22-After long nterva al
Of most oppressiyely dry weather. yesterday f
yored with succession of heavy showers, of the most
"sOaking and refreshing description. The ground will
be Ill fie order for week come and would i'd
wise planting friends who short Of fodder try
late patches of corn in the drl and cOwpeas also
Turnps Of all kinds ruta bagas globes sberdeens
foks, red tops &c. should be pat in without delay
and in large quantities Remember the crop Of tue
"up country is est, and tor this year least
drafts on Egypt must be well paid for
Selma ALA Reporter, Aug. lon last Saturday
ing we had most excellent rain in this city and in my
portions Of the surrounding country The cotton crop is
being considerably improved in many places but in many
portions Of the country is beyond the hope of recovery
Oswcgo (N Y Journal Aug 2l.-A cargo Of ne wheat
from Youngstown GOO bushels lis way TO New-York
NJ 10 cents canal freight from here.
Too Much RAIN IN Iowa The following item is posi-
tvey refreshing dried up farmer of drouh
regions. The Clayton Iowa County Herald of Aug l2
gives the following account of the wheat harvest in that
vicinity:
The wheat crop is nearly all cut and put in the shock
but the weather just sno very favorable for put
ting in stacks If the wet weather should continue for
days it feared that the injury will be very great to
the crop a il will most likely grow less before it
be dried sufficient TO stack. The crop is the whole,
GOOD but not as good us last year. H appers to DO the
opinion Of several with whom we have conversed on the
subject tba; the average of the whole county will be lit
lie rising OF twenty bushels TO the acre.
Too MUoH RAIN IN SOUTH CARoLIsA.-The CheraS
Gazette of Aug Is says:
eve have had rain in abundance and spare but not
enough excite any alarm for the safety of the river
crops which exceedingly ne Indeed, the prospects
Of the crops generally were never more promising than
the present tme Too much rain however may greatly
njure the cotton which disposed to very much to
weed. The river quite low.
The Lancaster Ledger Of the 10th says:
"The late rains have brought the crops wonderfully.
On Monday last had another refreshing shower OF
rain and hail The weather. at the time write this,
though, If excessively hot
Ashrile, On. c. Aug 2O-Therc is mistake about
good crops here. Early corn made and the season
very favorable for late
Picfon, &C. W. Aug. l9-New Wheat SO; Rye 3j9;
Wheat and Hoy light other crops fair but not abundant
Harvest nearly over.
Lo C,ossc Wis. (RepuJlscon) Aug. 16.-An agree in
saving that never before have they known of sue
oesfu yield of its being better secured Fall crops
are pOeress sing finely. Corn promises abundanty and
in fact all knCs of produce appears TO thrive here with
special uxuance La Crosse County is great place Tor
farming. and il astonlshes western men 10 "hess
the pTOductiveness OF the soil
4 Know -NoTHING's OPINION OF CRoPs-A City paper
yesterday descanng upon crops, and remarklng upon
injury of wheat in Europe by rain closes his particularly
lucid article as follows:
Here on the contrary the continued drouth is de-
rtrovipp he harvest Unless have heavy falls oi rain
within very short time acres OF wheat by the million
will be dried up II would be singular If we should have
no surplus and France should again export large guam
titles Of grain.
II would be still more singular to find another ass 80
stupid as not to know that here there is no millions
of acres Of wheat be dried up, unless dries up in the
stack or barn-t all harvested and out OF the way o
drouth or rain. The man Z" don't know beans when the
"bsg unted' that wrote the above dried up article
OseegO N. " Aug. 2l-GrasS, corn, potatoes ana
even trees are witherng with the drouth shan nave
scarcely potatoes enough to eat
= Eaton (Ohiol Aug. 1.-THE dronth still continues
How we are to fat pork is than we know
Ulster Co.. IN. W Aug. 2l-rhe dreu'h is the topic OF
conversation in this county The dust in many places IN
daan Potatoes entirely
mined. Corn much injured buckwheat none without im
mediate rain.
LeesJrrg VAL Aug I9-The drouh is as severe here
m a,v other part of the country. We undoubtedly un
derrate tho damage hundred millions OF doar'
JEcILand Co. 20 y Aug. l9--NeaTly two months with
nut rain Corn is badly injured and potatoes nearly
spoiled.
Portsmouth, IN. H. Aug 1s.-1he Gaaef'e says
"Tbis is one of the most and general dr0uns
which has OF late years occurred III s., is.,rov
hb has mined in the bud and bids fair totally 70 destroy
49, W, -, staipe crops upon which the husbandman de-
cenSs in a great for food for huseii anu % n ~
u lno snre of country extending from the British
proynces 10 the lakes and the seacoast thougn SUM
modified in severity In various rnn. are ,rfay ys
u cd IN many cases their dry, crunsung leaves "nd S
hyslsd stalks indicate total departure oi Sd
uITss ,,osnec for those who nave dilgehuy W.
s,h r. smpe rev ards of fruitful harvest w
Nj - We have not yet arrived az tne eAo ave
the prevailing drOuth though II Sri f|jtu wells becoming
s riyers disclosing their rocky beds to tAe eye
Indorer Mass Advertiser, Aug ls-lne 1sns is
nsrol interest Just now among all classes Vi 'i'N0"'
6e unprecsdoDte dry weather. p;or 40 thoroughly
We have never the Shawshn NNsl ~ snd N ar
..S r~ The water between the Abbot village anu
,S E.e,orv Is so low this stream tnai VI. nS
isno 10 neicbborhood can safely ford the oroon.
eons,ouence of this state Of things the fac.ors
AbSoTs Msriand and Frye villages are now running
,.,Ssns generally and the corn and potato crop
iLe az boe extent of this large town, are suner-
;pc materially for the want OF ram 800,
skoclegon, Me-, Aug. ls-rhe ground palcnea' corn
leaves curled potatoes in dry soil ru'noo o", VvA
veil. wheat light. We have had 'h0"e'' '"' ''' wv"
evsporste.