New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-31
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

There is a loud complaining of injury to wheat, rye,
oats and grass. from the continued days of warm
weatl er and showers II that the same kind OF
weather that we have had here has extended through
this State and sey era west Of US.
We ennex letter from Somerset Hilsdale Co.,
Mich. July 25 The writer says:
Rain commenced falling on the sd inst about :
o'clock A. NJ. wind light, T.. and 5. E.; warm during
the day. Wheat fully saturated and sprouted on tue
cath sprouts from to inch in length at TINS ume,
viz. 25th 10 o'clock 4. Nj. In tins county One-heli
the wheat is star ding in field uncut onefourh IL cut
aud mi up as il should be- onefourth Is set up " Two
and tive aud s growing as bad as the standing
wheat. $3.50. H. :. =;
cloud, and warm Ruin staies the poor debtor iul IN
the face Bread will be cheap or dear according 10
o,oI,fv. Let us know through TIE TRIBuNE how ex-
iensive the storm has been IN the latitude OF AlC.h
gan. Respectfully, yours, JNo. MckSIGHr'
Very well; here i, letter dated Spring 'aliey'
Ohio July &c. 1855, which says:
1--WE are having good deal of rain in this portion OF
Ohio and many farmers delayed IN harvesting 90
th,t 5ccouut, The wheat harvest though very boun-
tiiul il in many portions beng much injured oF 'he
wet weather, and many heids that are cur ere NV ~.
standing in shocks, being too wet TO house and tne
Grain il commencing TO spTOut The oats harvest Is
goil on by spells the wind and rain have beat down
whole tieds and many farmers are using scythes III
stead Of cradles. However, II we should nave week
average. -. t.s, VII,
ter and even the present tine, and the scarcity oi
fe of all kinds for stock the present harvest s ooeu
20 With increased interest We are sure OF having
or onph 10 live on next Winter, al eas'. neat Las
been contracted for az 81 per bushel OATS some ios
AZ Soc though slow, ana farmers will probably sell al
20 snd 25c. before Fall.
Grass is Good: we zee Tie cutters actively az work
in large fields The average here will be as good as
In any portion of the State, although Il Is not so nncn
Of A grass section a. in the Scioto Nalley. 90,
Coruis looking well, and We may say safely We VIII
bsv. An excellent crop. Il is taller than It ever
get. 10 he in NewYork, and stands waving hney over
hundreds and thousands OF acres.
"Leboring hands are plenty at 81 per day Tor har-
vesDg and many engage IN grass-cutuag al - GEMS
What a contrast i there between the thriving,
fertile West and the dry, pinchet-u2 appearance o.
roriions o. the East in which We have travelled
we have land in our valley that has BONE corn Tor
forty years in succession and the preseat crop ooA
az rank AID healthy we think II eou4l nave 4oOAe'
az the tine O. the fret crop. .,
" Business of all kinds Is taking lively turn IN al
places Of the Wet ~ H. -.
The accounts from this State continue Of the same
gloomy character. The Albany EreaiHg Journal o.
Saturday says:
The wheat and rye, cut and uncut, are more oi
lees injured by sprouiing IN TIE head tnou7h hot :,
bsdk as they are ssio 10 be West Yesterday being
plessaut some farmers able 10 get their gran
housed. Last night more rain tel, and to-day, a.
though Lot rainy the weather l. still unsettled.
/ We couversed with gentleman who spent yes
terdsy in Genesee County. The wheat there, though
soaked ~ the rains has lot sprouted 10 any 1Jurou
/ extent. A specimen which be brought with him com
psr,s favorably with Il ost We have seen from 0tne
nsris Of the State. He thinks foIty-eight hours o
GOOD weather would enable farmers 10 safely get !
the crop which is more valuable than any other eve
harvested in the county"
Extract from a letter from Lyons, Wayne County
dated July %:
From oil We can earn we very mnch 'es' 'n'' -