Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-07-21


Bile to the present year. The following -x-
tracts IRON different exc banges glvesa full.
accounto Q! the present state Of agriculture:
throughout our country. s
In New York Statethc Rochester Demo-
crdt Of the 18th. inst, says - The yellow
tnge which warns the farmers to prepare
their reapers and sickles, has fallen upon
many OF The wheat fields in this vicinity.
Between this city and Avon. we noticed
yesterday. that this indication Of harvest
was more preceptible than is generally sup
posed. N8
In Pennsylvania recent number of the
Lancaster Daily, states that our farmers,
are buisily engaged in harvesting. The
wheat will Prove fair crop. notwi,hstand
ing some fields were killed by the winter.
so'1e injured BY the Eessian fly, and some
by The head wecvil. Oats aud barley are q
large growth, and much lodged. These
crops may be counted upon as unusually
heavy. Corn looks we'll and promising gen
orally, and potatoes, if we can Judge from
present appearances, will be so plenty tia,
none will have TO go longing for HE mur-
p, ie, on accotn OF hipn rates.
In Mary land, the Rockville Journal saws:
Our farmers liase nearly finished their
harvest, the wheat is fine, aud the WELD
large. SO Intense has been the beet since
harvest commenced. that large number o!
harvest hands gave out Their is much
dimculfy IN getting their places supplied.
from our own State we have the follow
jag:
The Piedmont (Va.) Independent states
that hew wheat weighing 80 pounds TO the
bushe, raised in Allegheny county, Md,
was received at Brady mills on ;he Alb IN
slant and adds:-This. we believe, Is ear
lier than new wheat was ever know to be
delivered 70 the miller We lesru that
the wheat generally is Of a very fine quail
ity.
The Norfolk Herald says. not drop Of
rain has fallen in that region since the 25th
ult.. and the farmers have glorious time
:or harvesting
The wheat harvest (say $ the Lynclburg
Republican, is now over, and it isa fair
crop in all of the adjacent counties. The
oat crop will propably be the bts: OBTAINED
for years past. Corn is growing finely and
needs no more ram at nresen.. Dry wealth.
er is desirable now, in order to afford an
opportunity of working and cleansing it OF
weeds, The tobacco crop is doing well aud
lacks no more rain.
The Shenandoah Tenth Legion has new
err known the oat aud corn crops so promis-
ing, except in few vicinites " here they
have been snbject to the rsyases OF the
chinell bug and grasshoppefs.
In Botetourt, the Democrat says il never
saw such vegetable crops, and fruits are
abundant The wheat harvest, Just closing,
has surpassed any former. and the corn is in
fine condition. =
In Frederick county, (says the Winches-
ter eirsinlan The :" heat crop wiiiaserage
five Bushels TO the acre. In Clark county
the average will not exceed seven buss..is
Taking the counties of the Valley oil vIf-
sinia altogether, not more than half crop
can be realized. The quality, however. il
excellent.
In Augusta county, (says the Stanton
Vindiea,pf,) the corn aud cal creps are ex-
tremely promising. 1he oat crop is nearly
made ahd the report OF il /, highly eneoar-
aglns.
The Rockingham Register says, the
wheat crop is varied in that county, the
yield being much better i'll some parts than
Others The oat CROP will be very large.
Arkansas papers announce a good crop.
A report from Johnson County, in the New
York Journal OF commerce states, that last
year the drought prevailed and both corn
aud cotton, the iorile- especially, were al
most failures. Produce rose 15a TO 300
per cent. A great many cattle died. Far
mers, mechanics, &C., were uDable-to pay
their deDi, and all business was pro,racted
Alarmed at this cur f.rmers commence
planting early, pioushing deep, enclosing
ground. and depending more upon Wheat,
Oats, &c. The wheat crop just harvest
I'd Is deubtly ,he beat ever raised in tn.
State. Oats, &c., equally SO. Corn look 5
iine, bot this depends on the July rains
Cotton looks Well and it is sal to predict
one the most beaute'us crops that State
was ever blest with Ii so, we will be
able to recover The ground lost last year.
The Little Rock True Democrat of the
goth uit., says We have had most
pleasant trip through the counties of JET
lesson, Arkansas. and Desha, and were tx.
ceedihsly pleased to witness the exhibi.
Mons there OF such great prosperity. The
promise ofsuch plentiful harvest was new
er greater. Finer crops o. corn and oats
we do not think we ever beheld. The
coiten crop, though pretty good, was not so
promising.
| Oh Ohio, the Cincinnati Gazette of the
l1h says
The crop news from all parts of the coun.
try continues i2yofaolr. Up to yesterday,
when i, rained freely in this section, the
weather was fine. which ehsbled farmers
to progress rapidly with the wheat harvest.
II is fact, very rema,ls able, tina, croak
ers have been etfectually siIehred, and
when there is g,ound Tor complaint, II is
so rare and comparatively triiline, as not
to be considered worthy o! notice.
We were sho.n yesterday bunch Of
rye eigh. Ieet in height, from the farm Of
MIR. Sanl. Fiiekinger, near Seven Mile,
Butler county, Ohio. He informs us that
the crops in that section are very fine. A
gentleman from Lebanon says that ,hecoro
oats and wheat in Warren county look re-
markably fine. sr
Harvesting commenced this week with
the early wheat. The late wheat is fail
pre this year on account Of the rayages OF
the weeviI. Even in fields where portion