New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26
THE ITEATHLR AND THE CROPS.

Roof As the ground is full Of winter. Il may be set
down as a growing time-a s;rawbery-Iipening time
a corn and potato growing tme-and would be favor
able for wheat, if We had any growing in this vicinity.
In the extreme south it is harvest tine, or
rather past ths. time, as have already received
wheat Of the new crop.
The first shipment hither of wheat grown in 1857, in
Georgia was 100 bushels, which sold at s. 10 per
bushe of 60 pounds The quantity Of -four that VIII
be made from this wheat if could be known, would
astonish the buyers Of new -four.
The principal new vegetables in market, grown in
this vicinity are peas and urnps and eabbsges. The
wet weather has been favorable for these and few
hot days will develop new potatoes.
OF crop prospects in other sections, correspondents
give many encouraging letters from which extract
shsrt- hand account of few Of the most important
particulars.
jackson Comfy, Indiana June ls.-Better pros
pect for wheat oats and hay than have seen in forty
years on the Drtvood Fork of White River, Indiana.
McHenry County. Illinois, June E.-Wiuter wheat,
none Spring wheat very promising; corn backward
the ground wet and cold; the chnich bug has begun
to make it, appearance.
Anoko, Minnesota. June l3.-we are in imminent
danger Of having all our crops eaten up by grass
hoppers which come in clouds full-grown and raw
enous.
GRlespis, H., June lS.-Wheat looks splendid aud
will ripen early. Com looks as well a. ever saw it.
Oats do not promise well the caterpiars are at work
upon them. Large crop of barley sowed aud doing
well; come farmers put in - acres.
Monroe Comfy, n. T., June Owe have contiu
ual rainy weather, and that has hindered barley
ing and some corn fields have been planted the second
or third time and some wet land il not vet planted.
Wakefelds hand corn-panter has been of great ser
vice to farmers. Potatoes not yet all planted.
Wheat looks tolerably well and has commenced head
ing, but our glory has departed great wheat
growers.
Several Of our farmers are experimenting with the
Chinese sugar cane but hardly think we shall affect
the price of sugar this year. Ny sorghum, though
costing enough TO have cased every seed in silver has
rotted in the ground and shall not h. able to raise
single cane this year.
To the Editor Of The n. \. Tyib"He
SIR: The weather OF the past week has been cold
and wet Saturday, June 20 was the first warm day
of the season. and grew apace. Seed planted on
he 23d of May and that put in ten days later are now
of the same hight, and just ready TO weed. Oats,
Spring wheat peas and barley are looking huely, and
our meadows will give large yield. The month Of
June is considered the best month Of the
son for the dairy, and cows are now doing their
best though there is not has there been super
abundance Of feed. BY consulting my daily record,
find the quantity of milk per COW is larger than at
this time last season, but the qudltyis not so good,
less cheese being made from the same number OF gal
Ions of milk and this find to be the case in other
diaries.
The ground is now thoroughly saturated with water,
and should it Off dry there must be less feed With
us than usual because pastures are short whereas
al this time there should be srperabundance OF grass
on the ground. Our farms pretty generally stocked
10 their utmost capacty-the high prices for cheese
having induced many to oyerstock. large portion
of the county well adapted to the raising of corn and
grain growing generally, yet comparatively little IS
fased. and that little rather from necessity, where
meadow and pasture lands have run out and require
to be broken up and reseeded. Hence, We depend on
| other localities for our grain for Spring and Winter
feeding and had not a large supply OF Western feed
been stored here last r all many animais must nave
died of starvation, or been worthless for the dairy
The art of cheesemakng Is well understood by our
farmers and has been improved, might say perfected,
within the last years notso however the economy
Of keeping stock II farmers could be induced to
raise roots carrots, parsnps rua 6agas ana mangel
wurtze instead of oats which at best Is an unproht-
able crop more stock could be kept aud a. Tar cost
10 saw nothing OF the improved health of the animal and
| consequently a richer quality Of milk; but farmers
seem to Think requires too much labor ana hence Is
| Improbable. 90 ill., A..
There are tools ior the cuv alton OF root crops which
render the cost Of cutyatiDg not much greater than
| tia OF Indian corn per acre.
| The weather to-day is warm and showery'x -
| Lite FaR,, n. Y, June p 1851.
| Correspondence Of The n. \. Tribune
| BALDwISsyILLX, \. l., June %, 1871.
Farmers in this vicinity have given up the idea OF
raising much corn in the year Of 1857. Nnen corn
| has so many enemies are now common IN the coun'
try it is quite impossible 10 make fortune by raising
it, 1t has rotted very generally hereabouts, aud IN
many instances has been planted over Tor the thrd
time This rotting which has been going on for seYeral
well. NAT i attributed both to bad seed and cold,
rainy weather, and cold ground. Undoubtedly, much
Of the seed which has been put in the ground thus
season was not ripe last Fall when gathered, and was
m, m in the cribs in wet state and the cold reez-
ING weather then came early In the Fan ana "Ze
The vitality ont Of the corn that II has not come up
Ills sumner am OF the opinion that the corn crop,
at least in York State, prove almost an entire
But acknowledging that corn looks slim grass, on
the other ba1d. looks remarkably fine and promising
There is an immense gsOwth OF Il hereao0us, ana Oats
and barley look equally well. winter wheat mas NOT
looked better for many year. Indeed Is so STOUT IL
many fed, that II is lodging In this section hedter-
| ranean wheat was most sOwn. and Is very marcy
variety Rye also looks very fair Perhaps We neyer
had SO much "a We have had ths season mus iaI
| With u il has aimed almost constantly. NO lailns
A. conseouepce has been done. except rririlng JOBS
| The tobacco plants promise well. There VIII be
hundreds Of acres set out N this county Some iAI
in this neighboihood VIII raise tom I'VE 70 r11Ten
| acres The setting season L How at hand lnfee
men will set out an acre Of plants in day, and after
tbscco is once placed 10 position 70 grow It = no
more labor 10 attend II than wouo De 20 noe corn.
II viii mature In shout 70 or o. days from the time Il
!. set OUT. Farmer, here find it 70 be very lucrative
crop, Yielding about 500 worth Of '0baoeo to tue
acre There IL now probability taat Il iarSe amount
OF this weed vii be rsset IA tie Glrth tor year .
| come. [, certainly imp0vershe. s0A but a. lands
mtst be tea II YOU take from tn I'm ~ 5';ance ao1 VI
tally Tc5acs! easing : g al t.1is, Ana L VA,