The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-31


pressed that the recent rain would act most bsnsdc
on the growing crop. Yesterday, q farmer from Rock
land county paid visit and gave to undsr'tand
that whs be pleased Apd edited with the style Of
the su indicated he doubted its truth. 1t appears
me hsavy rains have produced injurious effects on the
fields Il wheat IN All the cots-ss in tae neghborhood
New York city, and, indeed. throughout the whole OF
the Norhsa States In the Northern States, the wheat
and have been cut and are nowin shocks In the
ied undergoing the sweating process. The heavy rains
have somewhat retarded this operation, and much
wheat spoiled by the moisture. whne, therefore,
showers may bs at premium In tbs city, they at
At discount in the country.
The following is froa the Albany Journal OF the
18th inst -
In this county heas Of bad results FROM the warm
and heavy rains The wneat and rye cut aud uncut,
are more or less injured BY sprouting in the head
Enough not 30 badly they said to be West Yes
tsrdsy hsiag pleasant some farmers were able to get
man who spent yesterday in Genssee coauty. Toe
wheat thr,e, though soaked by the rains has not
spsouted 10 any Injurious extent. specimen which
he brought With him compares favorsbly With we
have seen from other parts of the State lie thinks
forysisht hours of good weather would enable
to safely get in the crop, which is valuable than
any other ever harvested In the county
Psssspsefs from The West STATE that it has rained
%ss' noesssn fer wet. in o the region OF tns
Canada west
Passengers from the South report similar damage
done IN the river mites. Grass suffers most and
wheat next oats beaten do wn in places, but
sa general bling. look well Up the Mohawk valley,
what wheat there Is appears TO be less injured while
corn anc osts are growing finely:
In Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and the Southern States the
wheat had already harvested before these
d a 900 IS therefore sa's 1n' '''' unusually A'an
The following have been received by dealers in
Extract OF letter from lyons, Wayne county, dated
July H.
s.Fiom all ne can learn very raush fear that the
wheat will from Wayne county will
sideraby erown We have been shown samples from
we are unable to say bnt fear ali is more or less in
jured. Barley viii probably be very much stained
Extract from lstter from Wayne county dated July
ave are having very wet time OF It here. Wheat
badly injured It has rained nearly all the time since
last Thursday and this time there Ia prospect of
favorable chapge. Farmers say their wheat crop is
ruined. Not kernel but what is sprouted. Unless
iots yet hope for better thlnss One thing is GER
TAIN you viii get prime wheat from this part OF the
state this season"
The prese Mt rainy and hot weather will up the
wheat crops this state, Canada and Of Michigan
II it continue much longer. Wisconsin will also su1er
badly from the same cause"
been much speculation in the city as 70 ths amount OF
done to the wheat crop in this section OF the State and
fears generally that the aggregate loss
would be very great But this prevalent apprehension
seems far to be without foun iaton, Judging
specimens Of the standing wheat selected from Ave
These samples show that, though tine kernel of tbs
wheat is s~sed somewhat, the instances very
where spfout Is Produced hence We infer that the d.
mage sppreheuded is likely TO be miinly imaginary.
This whest of which speak indicates excellent
growth and contains no evidences of the assaults Of the
many enemies Of this imp ortaDt cereal.
correspondent writing from Rochester July q,
ssysThs rain Of the past week has greatly injured the
wheat IN this region, as well that which was cut as
few localities week past last Monday. good deal
cut on that day and Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs
In mi IN fat1t Ittnra
day Afternoon, eince which time 1t has rsined at fire.
quent intervals daily and to Last night, two inches
Until Tuesday, OF this week, the weather was COOL
and but little carnage DONE But that day, the
mussy. weather and its appreciated effects become
immediately apparent. The wheat cut aud shocked
first tbssan to grow or "sprout," and then that
which standing and up to last evening the
weather continued as unfavorabe as possible. During
the night however, 1t became cooler, with little
not enough of it, This morning tho in clear
sky, and there was gentle breeze. Although 1t is
hope the worst passed. and that the mischief not
general n was fsarsd
had an opportunity yesterday to 60 into aeld
every
thu Geld spoke eoorousy enough and declared that hi.
''wbols crop was ruined :; while gentleman. we'll
hsd seen was fair sample OF the aeJ the price Of the
crop would net be affected than from one - three
cent tsshsi. But havs seen s' me. samples from
this Hsd enclose some of the heads for your inspsc
ton.
The public often hear Of "grown" wheat and Of -four
made from it, while they know but very little shout IT,
Its effect IL to give the bread made from II sticky
Cannot with all her SKILL make light bread, although 1t
win b ~ sweet and to many even moro pelstable a:
that made from the very best wheat. But grown"
has less, extended the entire Of western
New York 'Gsneses nour" win probably not range
49, 49, - -
wh.ihsr this viii BE- any great loss 70 tue consumer is
squesfiop-psrtieulariy ~ much OF the wheat from
which "Gensses' brands are made the Gene.
see country, except in . canal boat.
The weather which has been thus injurious TO wheat
has beea more fatal hay Large quantities OF grass
were cut when the rain commenced and ~ it could not
be while the rain continued, It has had to lie
in the fields sweat and blactsn and rot What pro
portion 10 Destroyer am not able N conjecture but
fancy that quarter would not bs hgn estimate.
Thsse rains however, have been OF service to other
crops particularly since they have been accompanied
looking more luxurantiy than have seen them
before IN many years-so that even though the wheat
Wiling to believe to be, there danger either Of
famine or OF continuance Of the high prices of the
part year Everything else win be abundant here and
everything else. with wheat is abundant everywhere
else for at the West South and Northwest, the wheat
crop has been gathering in excellent condition and
mnch OF it already brought to market Ia equal to the
best Genesee in its pslmest days
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Pittsburg Gdsee Of the 2sth inst contains the
foDs wing
We are panied TO learn that the wheat crop Ia this
region In great danger from the continuous rains and
hotdxmp weather Every little Of the wheat 10 this neigh
borhood, and the line of the Ohio Pennsy vAnA
Railroad, and north Of IT, embracing great wheat
eion, secured The most Of Is standing shocks in
Che 6sld ard Of IL Is cut. II has nov ralnsd
every day for some two weeks and the grain Ia growing
badly, both in the shock and standing the 6ed. 4
great deal OF il in this neighborhood II already ruined
and II the vet weather continues day two longer
the loss w be immense. The hay and ost crop also
suffering great deal OF hay IL cut and rottng the
ground, il being impossible to cure II; and the uncut
grass lying down and roting. This IL also the case
with oats, TO a considerable extent We trust the
iamity Ia confined to the region We have mentioned.
The wheat crop south Of this generally secured and
there vii, be bread enough and spare but deeply
s;mpathze with the farmers Of this region and north
Ohio, who Unexpectedly find their cheering hopes
thus suddenly blasted. The weather still hot and
sultry and have been visited With viosnt storms
during the last two days There Is not much nope Of
speedy ehsDee though Thousands OF anxious eyes
turned to he clouds for indications OF dry weather
This and the last present most extraordinary
diverse characteristics The last vas the dryest Ani
this IL the wstest known for many years.
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