New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-21
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

NIw-YoRK, Monday, July 20.-After long dry
SPELL" which made dust a. well a. hay we had most
welcome copous shower upon this island in the
Of the last Sunday night. The day. as well as the
previous ones, had been warm, without being oppres-
,iyely hot and the shower was followed by condition
Of atmosphere of the most desirable kind that We
could wish for at this season. Though warm it is not
such an atmosphere as produces rust and blight upon
GRAIN or wears down with its sultriness the hsrvex
laborer large portion Of the wheat and rye grown
upon this parallel has rpened free from accident, and
much Of it been secured without drop Of rain falling
upon it; and perhaps there never has been so large
crop of grass cut and made into hay without beiag
wet as within the last two weeks near this city, The
hay crop, particularly on Long Island, is most uppre
cedentedly large, and has been nearly all housed in
the very best condition. great scarcity Of aborer'
has been felt and is still, in oil the hay and harves
fields and would have been still more, bun for the aid
Of modern applications Of mechanical skl to harvest
purposes.
Most of the hoed crops in this vicinity notwstand-
the fortnights drouth have grown apace without feel
rg the want Of rain, except upon shallow plo~ed
fields, and corn now begins to look promisng-eome
euly sorts in gardens are well asseed and cared. OF
potatoes We have only to say that, should the growing
crop perfect ITSELF without loss from the dissase that
has made havoc of it for many yeas the production
this year will be the largest ever known in the coun'
try. and 80 far the quality is the best have seen
since the advent of the potato disease New potatoes
now in market boil dry, mealy ard delicious They are
etailed at the rate of 81 bushel. The prospects Of
cheaper food are favorable.
From the interior accounts equally hatterng.
letter dated Vernon, Oneida County, July H. says:
,t v,,Is - Of Inv nd
such one as has not gsddened the eyes of our farm
ers for many years. Grass i, not only thick and tall
but also very perfectly headed Corn is now proms-
ing, and growing very rapidly. In blowing out corn
tie roots often found to extend to the center OF inc
burrows thus giving good basis for the future crop
Many Of the plants have longer roots than tops
Another letter from an up-rver county expresses an
opinion that like the almanacs will answ sr for almost
any other. 1t says; -,
''No rain for three weeks past-wenther cool tili
within few days. Getting quite dry butss yet crops
ook well, though very, very backward--fuiiy three
weeks later than usual"
We presume the "quite dry was thoroughly wet
down by the Sunday night shower, as We hear from
Connecticut and other localities north and east that
the rain fell copously, accompanied by an " old
fashioned thunderstorm"
The very important crop of grass in all the great
bay.making States having already reached point OF
produciveness beyond dispute, and the hay IN ma
ory being safely housed secures to the farmer one
of the sroDge.t points of success for the year. The
stock of small grin is almost equally sure, much 80
as to render the following calculation Of the wheat
crop, made by The Cincinnati Gazette, which Is reli-
abe authority in such matters of considerable COM
mercal value:
The following is The Gd-etes table Of comparative
Wheat crops in lS4a by report, and in 1857 by
estimation in nine Western States: