New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-30
INJURY TO WHEAT By THE Ram

cosssspoBs-n-s Z The y. Y. Irbuus.
scorrssrasB. Livingston County, y. Y,
Thursday, July 20 ls55.
We have hsf rain here every DAY for the past week
and oueut showers previously the weather also beng
verv W SIN. Is doing much damage 70 the hay anf
Grain crop. TIE farmers had just comnencea cu''in<
wheat sud Barley that which Is cut and pat up IN
shocks Is badly grown. Much vi the whea; nof cut
has been beaten Down by storms THAI the kernel Is
sprouting In most q the heads, aud that Which Il fully
ripe Las sprouied standing upright on the straw.
Should the wet weather continue a few days longer
The crop Of heat VIII be nearly ruined fpr the plr-
poses II seed and making good bread. There is also
considerable grass cut down. ghich haS been out IN
tile rain tor week and Is quite 0fen. ht only
for manure. The farmers have the sres worse than
they did last year on account OF Tie drouth.
Yoarg truly, II. 6. BAKER
4 letter from Lockport July p. says
IL hes rained for more than a week nearly OF quite
every day so that farmers are utterly uaabe 10 10 aay
thing At haying or harStsngi there are hundreds OF
turs OF hay in this county now lying in the swath,
WI ich will sustain srous damage. The wheat, which
Is low ripe, is sprouiiDg the stalk, sprouts from
to inches in length may be seen IN many fields OF
stslding wheat that which sOwn later viii not be
il iured as much, O., Il is the ripper or more advance
that il affected. Tie wheat crop l. much better than
many suppose have taken the pains to investigate
this matter pretty thoroughly and ind that the farmers
as class very much inclined TO magnify the little
il sec; called weeyi and that the crops generally will
be much more than middiing.
From The Rochester Deuocra, of July %, We ex-
tract n following upon the subject of the injury to
the crops by the rain:
ER-WHEAr-HAY-The woa,terwas more
favorable on Thursday night being cool AMI dyi with
gentle wind Yesterday there was also an improve
meni. although il WAS pretty warm.
There TWO opinions about the extent OF the dam
age 10 q wheat crop. Ii is not disputed that where
wheat Is grown as badly some spccm MS brought 10
the city, II is pretty much ruined and observe that
he tanners are neary unanimous in looking upon
the daik side Specimens were sent US yesterday
from Geuosee gatieed Unfortunately, which are
very much grown On the other hand, some thirty
heads were shown us, gathered from live different
fields within three miles OF the city, which appear 10
very little hurt The root had started from some Ser
uels but there was no green blaze upon any of the
heads Many persons maintain that such wheat Is no.
injured 10 the extent of a penny bushel. The real
extent of the damage cannot be satisfactorily deter
mined. Perhaps hne weather may do something vet
for fields which have been pref much given over as
lost
The hay crop suffers pretty severely, and it will
stand farmers n hand 10 cure everything upon which
stock can be winered Several intelligent farmers ina
Brgh'ou estimate that $50 20 300 acres have baan cut
I'm that own, nearly all OF which has been soaking for
a week In the rain and is almost entirely worthless.
Mr.. McGoueea of Irondequoit, had 20 tuns cut and
thin bs be viii lose the whole.
There Il no doubt that the damage 10 wheat aud hay
il very lmgr-larger than has been known Tor many
yean after reaching maturity; but, repeat, there
i no reason 10 D. edict famine high prices. There
viii lie less flour this year W Oh the Genesee' brand
Il an usual but Canada and the ineXnausuble West
will oreu their full granaries to supply sections that
may be deficient.
Nearly three inches OF rain has fallen since the 10th,
and yet the Geresee has risen only 'eg inches.