Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-16
sear.sfy ssGrain .srhe We,

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From careful inquiry, personally made both
Of peop. from the country aud along the line.
Of three Of the principal roads leading into tLis
city. are convinced that the expectation in
du lgel in by some of our cont emporaries in re-.
gard 10 the quantity of grain 10 come forward
to this market during the present season, are not
founded on facts The crop Of last wear was nv
no means retnal able: it hns probably been lnrpe
~ estimated, n the events of the sprine aud
summer will prove Though il was large enough
,ohave left III mn ordinary season. a very cnnsil.
cradle surpu. in the hands Of the farmers the ex
traordnary duration Of the winter has cleaned
out their grannrie. and cribs entirely. and even
in oor state thousands of men who usually
have corn aud oats to sell have been for "A month
pa-t md yet. buying from their neighhors
to keep their cattle and horses nlive until a few
warm aud pleasant day. bring out the new gra-s
All along tn" Mississippi. IN the Iowa side, there
is the greatest distress among farmers for feed
and many Ut them so great Is the scarcity. are
losing entire heads by starvation. \ gentleman
from Mnqu"keia tells u that IN that regian-by
the way, Of the richest and most productive
parts of Iowa nre dying by il ,ndr.d.
and TINT farmers who hauled their surplus 10 the
river and sold it in the fall are now buying it
b rex by wagon loads at three times the price
they got for II ak months ago. In the ,uuity
wesi Of Davenport, aud about Town Civ. the
-nlnc state of thing exists. Al Qnney the dc
manI tor corn IL takeuvrr into Missouri j. much
grrh'rr ihan the supply; aud one dl-ii,lery ~
lust l. buying gram NJ -. j. ui- and sending
It up The river by the boat lrad, to avoid stop
pIng watk n, it would do # Obliged to depend
upon home -upplies. AT krokuk nnl Burling.
tom the dennnd is very aetiYe aud the supply
small. a. it is indeed in very other port # the
West from which we have h ard Along the st.
Lonls md Chicago road there is more corn. but
not half the asual quantity. Along the Galrnn
Air linz. Gal"na and Chicago, the Chicago
Burlington mud Quincy, md The Chicago aud
Rock lslnnd rohds hardly full Glib : to be seen.
In one word, the cattle have cntnn up the entire
surplus Of corn, oats. hny aud IN lnany place.
the prtntors hl.n The winter has exceeded IT,
usual length by fully forty days aud in these
dny- thu mischief has been done Let the doubt
~ take hl, pencil aud mike his own figures
There nre IA Illinois fully two million horses.
mnlr- cnw~ oxen and other cattle. Admit that
only II ball oi this number sa, ing nothing of the
three millions sheep hnl swine have required
i"t1y days extra fe Il. aud then see what. after
Their wants were supplied. would be left of tho
very moderate crop Of ls56.
II III" wnrnng that may be tnth red from our
aatnunt- which, We admit, - doicful enough
viii prevent any from "ver-to ckng, or from sell
ing present stocks upon exp, etatiuns of speedy
pay or lit viii stimulate the farmer, To sow and
plant "a " der area, aud II practice more econo-
my IN the u,e oi Their hay aud grain IN sab,a
qarpt seasons; We shall have ucconpli he'd all
w desire.