New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-04
DROUTH AND CROP ITEMS.

Correspopdepte and exchanges ore peS'un"b y
spesk alsrmjpgly of the effect Of The drouh upon 81
the Fall crops We do nst quite Yet despair OF goo'
corn crop, though many well informed upon the suo
iec, think t quite impossible, IN some o the oest cOrD
Growing districts OF the West, for the crop 70 recoVe
i,.ei We fnd the following in The Ono Farmer
Hardin County; o..;,,,, h.
y" Co,n looks very bsdIy-there cannot posnoIy o.
- one ,onrth of crop for very grest portion
= ; smoupt TO li,le Else than todder' oa'' anu a1
v,ry short and less than hslt cropa ina. li'ii
o,hv rom one. Qusr'er 10 oLe-bal crop; SoYoi rV'
I,;,.r Wheat will be far crop. But little OF thi'
'ein bss been sowed in this county for numb
go owing TO the ravages OF the red wevil. Il
OF materially Injured the crop nVe yeSg ago
We bsye however, escaped its Tsvages the last agG
r,eser, season Apples are scarce and very small
P,s,oe and garden vegetables are almost worth esq
Tb.re Eas been rain which completely wet the
Ground in III region siGce 'cOm plating, although
we have had several light showers. The meadows ana
pattures are dry enough TO burn"
hfa,k C0untt.- No rain since the middle OF June.
Crn and potatoes dried up; many cornh-lds Will be
cnt Of aud dried up. TIE wheat crop u all m ana
some have commenced threshing, and hod that they
et from Fix TO ten bush per acre. and many farmers
get even less. Some did no. evt cut what they had
Aupl will be scarce Peaches, We have none at all;
but csbbsges tomatoes are prime All other crops
will be sluh ~
since the 25'h OF June. Whest, barley, grass, &c !,
are good Eady vsri, ties Of whea. soSn on Well
drained land are not materially injured by the insect
while The same kinds growing on low or vet auds are
nearly all DESTROYED. OF barley, the yield is enorm
ous Grass is good, and oats promise large yield
Pastures are eoOm bet al this season of the year
A correspondent Ia Delaware County, NeG-fork,
writes July %:
"Hayirg is well adv sDced, and the crop sn average
one Most cops look well, except where drouth has
prrvaied. Oats will be seriously injured, ana some
oth,r crops may suffer. The prospect s that we SHAH
have but Htle if any rut TO spare, aod in places the
supply for local use wdl be deficient.
ne Homestead, Hartford, CT July 81, says:
"pere abouts II s beginOing to be very dry, though
the crops lot appear To have s9iefed mucn eScep
ba, turneo ont very well and is mostly cut Low lands
have no done quite 80 vel. The Connecticut oegns
10 feel TIE want OF rain and il falling pretty fast other
streams chow It stil more. We hsve appareG'iy oeeh
longer without rain than some OF our neigb0ors, as
couds ard bea. lightning have given evidence OF
showers somewhere"
A letter from Glastonbury July "a, says:
"The weather IL excessively hot and dry, the corn
and uotstoes sueriBg much from the drouth, out
better rye WAS seen in the State. The dust OF
ashes will average four inches deep in the roaos.'
Another reports corn as dry as October.
II s tated that the potato rot has appeared in some
places in Massachusetts notwithstanding the dry aud
clear weather, with considerable virulence. 1t is
perceptble on potatoes from the South, as well as
those in the vicinity.
1t is very dry in Pennsylvania. The mountains
wes. of Cumberland have been on ire for several
days. There is no danger, however, Of its spreading
to eny extent At Pittsburgh, Pa. on Tuesday even
ing there were s inches water in the channel by the
u,etal m,Ik and statiJnsry; wheathsr warm and
thowery. At Cincinnati Ohio same date, river still
ctoiDg with scant feet 10 inches in the channel to
Louisville, Kyi weather salTy, with frequent
showers
Virginia and North Carolina. - The Richmond Dis.
pateh O July 81 says it has distressing accounts Of the
Elects of the drouth upon the crops 10 the Counties
of Pittsylvana ard Halifax in Virginia and Caswel,
Person aud Rockingham, n. C., it states that It has
h, destructive to degfet almost without precedent.
Tie COIN OIL the big anGs baa literally burned up,
and couDot be revived recruited 10 any degree by
rains. The owland presents better prospect, and 10
some localities VIII make toer,ble yield In ADDITION
10 the injury bhiced by droutb, toe chin ch bag has
committed lie 4g's in large portion Of the districts
named. Tobacco stands bitter, and With rains now
will come out pretty. II is hardy plant and dedes
what will destroy most Cthsr crops. Corn Is selling
about Dapvil. al 81 per barrel, and much wheat will
be withheld from the market under the impression
smoIg those holding that they viii not MAKE bread
out OF their corn cTope.
CROPS IN CALuoRsIA Tie California Farmer of
July gives as Intelligence OF crop prospects in that
State Along the Sacramento Valley, even high up,
have very favorable reports Of the crops-better
much better than anticipated, appear the crops
to all who write u.s. From accounts around Shasta
very favorable news come 10 OF the prospect. The
Sonora Herald gives glosirg account of the pros
poets for grain. Our CORES Ooudents from the lower
coast, from Los Angeles aud vicinity gives Us very
hateing accounts the crops never looked better and
they will be beaver than last year. Similar
from all quarters.
A correspondent from high up the American, writes
thur:
" The grain is coming down in every direction.
Craolers aud rea2ers are at Work-Veather hne, not
hot last week; two days the thermometer stood
stood lo4 deg, between a1n O'Clock, in the shade;
loo deg. in the Yield Of grain Will be very
gOod-bsy crop short Gardens doing well; couutry
quiet, and people verssDy supporting the acton of
the Vigilance Committee Of San Francisco"
The farmers Of lone Valley have commenced hsr-
VsIg. Several Ct them are aheatY employed
tht sbi their grain We informed that the wheat
and bay will far exceed that Of any previous season.
crop Of barley, on the Meredith ranch. about seven
miles b,oS that city on the Feather RIVER, has pro-
duced from thirteen acres els bu helsmost Of which
was harvested fIom ten acr.s the other three being
very light Tbis peaks VEIL ssys that paper, for the
crop III THE region
The crop Of Barley has been nearly harvested in
Tehama and has turned OIt remarkably we'll 10 the
agreeable of the farmers. The Shasta Courier
saye gentleman saw some one hundred ano fifty Ia
disns bury engaged harvesting, ard spe ,ks ofthem
&c berg hrs. rate hands.
Wool -Speculs,ors aye engaged remarks The
California Amtrlcdn) throughout tle Safe in plr.
chasing wool, which IL 20 De shipped 20 New. YOrk.
On SATURDAY la-. aboI: O-e hundred Oaes Of wool
wee brJugb, - the levee, fJT -hpnen, San Fral-
cisco