New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-01
EFFECTS OF THE LATE IYs T WEATHER.

EFFECTS OF THE la TE We 4 WEA IffEh.
Last year every country paper and private letter
came to us full of loud complaining of the dcouth.
Now the complaints equally loud that the long
continued wet weather has ruined the grain and hay
crops. We are quite sure that the damage is not
overraied, though undoubtedly much has been done,
particularly in the State of New-York. The Roches-
ter papers have given up all hope of choice G-nesee
-four this season. The last two weeks of Jaiy were
almost continually rainy, and the weather warm, and
wheat sprouted IN the stock in the shock; in the
swath; in the heads of the uncut grain. Hay too
that had been cut was condemned TO daily wasnings,
until all its sweetness wasted and i;s bright color
turned TO rusty Blown. This is about the condition
of things thIoughou. this State. The damage is
largely some estrated at ten millions OF dollars,
but there is a cocLterbalancing gain to some other
crops, so that it is not ali lcss
In Northern Ohio. as late a. the last days ofJuly,
the wheat had not been all secured, and that and hay
were both much injured, and the weather still un-
settled. The greatest damage appears to be IN the
townships bordering Lake Erie
The same remarks are applicable to Pennsy
letter from Meadvlle July p, says it has rained
seven Gays in succession in frequent showers. Some
wheat has lain on the ground through il all.
In Michigan the farmers are sad at the prospect be-
fore them; with warm rains for ten days in success
sion. falling upon large fields of uncut over-ripe
wheat or upon great quantities cut by the reaping
machines LAYING in swsths sheaves, scattered over
the field
In Canada the long continued rains have done
much damage, though wheat is generally less forward
there. and not generally ripe enough to sprout
A letter dated Syracuse, n. Y, July 30, says: We
have had showers every day for three weeks. The
whea, has sprou'ed, both cut and uncut, sad much
cut grass has rotted in the swath.
Potato rot is feared but has not yet assaied the
crop which is very abundant and new potatoes sell
at ffiy cents bushe Another Syracuse letter, of the
same date says i, has rained evS.s day except last
Sunday since the 18TH Of July On Saturday the rains
were very hard Cellar flooded and roads cut up
as In the Spring of the year. and swamps fa OF water
Large fields of grass have lain in the -wsth ten ds!
and some of it has tGned to manure instead Of hay.
Many farmers cut all their grass With machine, eI
pectiDg dry weather in day two, AMI there IT les
vet ten, fifteen or twenty acres on farm. On IJw
lanCs corn and potatoes drowned, and oats AMI
uncut grass beaten down.
This may be taken as tie history Of the rainy ssa-
son in sll Central New-York. Ia the river Countes
the wheat rye and grass are all injured but not 20
great an eI'ent
A letter from Catskin July %, says it has rtined
there for ten days and some Of the Greene County
farmers think half the crop of rye and wheat viii be
lost. Com. potatoes and grass ar excellent.
OF coune these accounts are al: on the dark side,
a. all stories gloomy when there Is wet time IN
harvest; bat here Is one from NewJersey in rather
brighter colors letter dated Schooleys Mountain,
Morris County y. j., july 20 says;
In piece OF rye JAY 20 and lying in swath and
shocks ever since, [ ind the grains considerably
sweec but in no instance DO ind berry sprou1ed.
In the adjoining county OF Warren, lean that in oc-
essions spots wheat IN shock has geruna,ed Ii lie,
but BOT ough 10 injure 1t essentially for maxim,
bread, and the same remark will apply TO haIiies
exent 70 this county ESQ. | am convinced that the
wleat a. rye crops in this and the contiguous region,
including the counties of Sussex and Warren in this
State sDd the COUNTIES of Monroe and Northampton in
PsnrsyS anis have suffered serious ioury as yet,
willie considerable portion of both has been al
n sny - cured IN excellent condition"
We beieye this account from Morris County will an
swer for ali the State and apply equally well to the
scjasett coanties Of this State aud Connecticut.
To-day July 81, in Nes-York City the thermome-