New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-21
THE DRoUTH-FURTHER PARTICULARS.


Ker-York. Aug la-The weather remains hot dry and
dusty and crops in the negbborhood begin 10 sanef 'cr
want Of rain Tie effect Of drouth Slows most piany IA
the supply and price Of potatoes ihey are Se's
barrel.
are s,na,enc,ro irving time sih wceyi, drouh and
o,,.,o,,c,, Their crops all but their hay, are short,
Too shr, almost an entire failure They sec tho fruits OF
tbo su,ortrs labor in stunted fruit witherod oats, snc
d;d m corn In the midst Of this dusty desoa,ion, the
farmer has got his Gour and pork buy. That's certain
But the price he has got pay and the means to pay
are quite uncertain
ColanJia Pa, Aug l6.-Corn and potatoes are dried
Nd 10 less than half crop.
Laurence Co., Pa, Aug lS.-0ur corn, potatoes and
buckvkeat arc ruined All garden vegetables are dried
up.
Chieogo, Ill. Aug. 1.-THE corn crop in more than
hreefourhs Of this State is than half cut OF by
droush The loss Of corn in Illinois, Missouri, Ken
tucky Tennessee Indiana Ohio win be not less than
600 of bushek No amount Of rain now can SAKE
the crop in Central Illinois. Itis too late.
Ciaeinnati, Aug live have had no ram Tor don't
know how many weeks until one shower last Saturday
You never saw the earth 50 parched Besides the ruin Of
crops cserns wells springs and streams fail and there
s much distress for water.
UukesLorye. Pa, Aug. l6.-The drouth which usually
OCCURS at this season il unusually severe Corn and
potatoes are seriously injured and portions burn up
Irrigation is easy, but no one practices it, Many Of our
farmers on the upands water every field at less ex
pense than tho increased crops at will return
and yet no pays any attention to the subject
Eosisyilze, Ky, Aug. l6,-Thcre never has been 80
great failure of crops from drouih in this State Corn
fields are wthered and pastures turned brown There
will be gre falling off in the pork crop We had fine
rain yesterday but it comes too late The mischief Is
done.
MartinsBrg, Wal Aug. 16.-Much OF the vegetation
i dead, and the country suffering beyond measure We
have had showers lately bu. they only serve to lay the
dust
81 L0uis Aug l6-Tbe drouth in this State is past ell
belief Droves say they get neither grass nor water
on the road and tho dust is killing Corn has risen one
third aud Illinois farmers here buying for their
own uSe-and those, too, who usually make thousands Of
bushels to sell. q
Roctland Co., On. w. Aug. is.-Tbe drouta here lie
running potatoes We shall have apples of any
quence
Kinderhook Rough Notes) Aug. lon all sides we
have melancholy evidence Of the blighing effects of the
unprecedented drouh dey aation. Vegetation brought
to stand s-the cerh is baked-tees whitening aud
dyng-csfe can hardly satisfy their cravings-corn,
buckwhea, ard potato crops arc nearly annihilated
OgdcnsJUg ~. ~ Aug. l6-The drouth continues
undated Fall feed will be dried up and darymens
Seneca Co. IN. " Aug 17Pastures are all dried up,
and the cry now, where shall sell our cattle we
cannot winter them.
MiddiefOwR, (Ct) Aug. l7-Potatoes are very much
injured by drouth in this vicinity. The earth is
svely parched.
Bangor, Me-. Wig Aug. lGTbe drouth still continues
severe in this region although the extreme heat of the
weather has relaxed. We have had one or two slight
showers within week, but not enough to compete with
IN ~nct,ll
causing much damage to the growing trees and tc crops
generally arc suffering.
Lhileton, a. H. Aug. love have had no rain here
for six weeks to do any good Potatoes must be fall
ure and corn and pasture badly injured Thss the case
nearly all over the State.
Ufstmorelond Go. VA Aug. 16.--This county will
have to buy corni it is nearly all dried up and it is
better anywhere tho Northern Neck. Ihear also sew
eral counties north of US just bad of. OF course
shall have no potatoes.
C2treland, o, Aug. 1s--It is six weeks since
have had rain enough to do any good Corn and potatoes
viii not yield onefourth the crop that promised be-
fore the drouh. Make up your mind that pork viii rise
and -four viii not fall.
Marion Co., ILL.,, Aug l5.-Eght weeks without rain.
What are we do Farmers generally do not expect to
make FIVE bushels of corn to the Some fields will
not furnish an ear to hundred stalks Stock hogs
drug in market at one cent pound Old corn SOC.
busbel and scarce. Every one looks gloomy.
A7egtany Co., IN. y Aug. 16.-Ihis countyis ready
for the fret is dried up. doubt If there is hay enough
In this town independence to winter COW to each
family In Willing it is nearly bad. Potatoes are
hardly worth digging, and corn-felds are dry as after
frost Oats very short. Pastures none What shall
we do'
Westehesier Co., W Aug. ao.-rp to within couple
of weeks we have read the accounts Of drouh in other parts
whoat feeling very sensitive upon the subject Ii Is all
changed now Corn that promised GO bushels to the acre
falls while Lite potatoes, turnips and fall pasture
upon which many persons place great dependence are al
most ruined. Our prospects begin to look very gloomy
Mill diaries failing very fast.
AHegLany Co, Penn } Aug 1.-THE drouth surpasses
anything that you thought Of In some parts of this
county the farmers viii not dig many potatoes as they
planted Ii TOO late for rain to them The vines
are dead with few little immature tubers in pile of
dus. at the bottom. Wheat was light, veiy Oats but
little of anything bat short, dry hard straw Grass is
poor Corn in spots will produce little, and in others
nothing Cattle must be fed much nearly as in winter
Our condition ia distressing in the extreme.
Beli~ule, Orange Co., IN. Y.)-The drouth is becoming
very serious and fatal to the corn buckwheat and potato
crops. The viii not be one-third of crop buck
wheat nothing, and the Of the potato crop nothing
What little fruit there is dropping from the extreme
dryness.