Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-09-23
Agriculture in California.

a letter from Ca't''' W" c.
Great agricultural capacity Of the State
Thirty bushels of wheat from an acre Is
not considered too great an average
yisld The straw is large and stands
thick on The ground, the heard long aud
we'll filed, and the berry large ana
slump. One instance is mentioned that
seems almost incredihle-.four acres
Welding eighty.one bnshels to the acre
Several cargoes Of harley and wheat
a,e an their way from San Francisco'o
New York and Europe. California, the
writer says, is capable Of producing
more wheat than all New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio, while potatoes are
said to be ro,tingfor want of consumers.
The grape is cultivated with great sue
cess, and experienced persons from.
Longsworth's establishment are super.
intending the enterprise. Thus it is
seen that there is something besides gold
something quite as good, and some.
thing that gold cannot always buy, in
the suil Of the Pacific Commonwealth.
ilf a portion of those who a'e toilng in
tho cities Of California, or unsuccessful
ly delving in the mines, would but
the interior # The State ard urn arm
ers, it would be vastly better for them
selves, the State aud the country.
II is exceedingly gratifying at the
! present lime. when the Atlantic and
aud Middle States are suffering fiom a
, long and prolracled drought, which will
render the crop this fall at leas, from
J one third to one half snort Of the ex.
pectations of farmers, to know that in
place Of supplying the California mar
ket with corn, potatoes, aud grain. she
/, , now comes forward aud is prepared to
, supply the eastern market. 1t is very
evident tiom what has already been
2 shown of the capacity of California as
. a farming country, that the export d
r gold dust from thence will form no long
9 er its one staple product, bu, it must
d ere long become one of the finest grain.
producing countries on this continent
: if hot in the world. AT FIRST she was u
), large consumer Of our produce, even up
" to last year, but in future she viii repay
US with interest. This is as it should
. . be. '... @ ny
IS After all. though the crops in the cas-
tern and middle States are SO uniformly
o short and very meagre, still this fac
:. that California will send US so largely
;, must act upon the market prices o
+" grain, and have direct tendency t,
, keep down the otherwise exorhitan, pri
!, ~ ces that would rule. There is, there
W fore, mo actual occasion for the f,rebu
n dings and sad an,icipa,ons in which W.
5, find nearly all classes INDUCING at THU
r. time. Throughout New England the
y crop of hay (aud ,ha, is o great item
= has been far above an average one; AM
d throughout the country, more whea
at nus been harvested than any year before
W since The country has been settled--sc
n that the short crops ore mainly in corr
N aud putatoes. 10
n Look on tho brigh, side always il
ID these matters. A kind and providen
n power Is sure to carry US safely through
le "A '''tle ludIc1ons economy should b.
e. exercised, of course, and it need bo n,
,e hardship to comply with the necessity
!, Let each consumer use little less Q
W such staples as are actually scarce, thai
d, no would DO in time of plenty, and tn
IN aggregate thus saved will be enormous
re 'nIly making up tho general dehcienc,
'y -GleasOa's Pictorial.
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