New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-28
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.. NOTES ON THE CROPS.
CALIFORNIA, NEw.YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW
Jersey, ILLINOIS, MAINE AND CONNECTICUT.
From Our Special Reporter.
~ Syracuse July p, 1857.
On several evenings during the National Reapef and
Mower Trial. just concluded the United States Agri
cultural Society held familiar Conversational meetings
IN the new and elegant Lecture Hall VI the voorhee.
Howe. On Wednesday evening, a. there was Q full
ATTENDANCE Ct members and exhibitors from eli parts
of the United States, the CHAIR suggested that the
Condition of the Crops should be tie subject Of the
evening and called upon BENZ. ArLsroS esq son Of
the Governor Of Souts Carolina, to state what his
views were Of the crops in California Mr. Ailston has
recently returned from that State, where he has served
for two or three years past in the United States Army
Mr. A. replied that so far his observations had ex-
tended the crops Of the whole State presented prom
;snc anpearapCe and that the prolific harvess VI our
new Pacific s. ate would asonish the toL-worn ana
poorly paid farmers If the East. The Agricultural re-
sources of California were but ss being made known,
but glorious future certainly awaited her. The
southern portion Of the State had suffered somewhat
from the want Of water. -, .
Judge CnEryEn, President of the New-York Agri-
cultural Cole ge being eslled upon spoke of the sea-
sen as having been very backward 10 Spring. The
ground had been saturated with water as to seri
ously interfere with planting An unusual amount OF
buckwheat bad been sown in consequence, ana me
demand for for seed had been such a. to raise the
price TO 81 per bushe Immense quantities II barley
had been bestowed in NewYork by the water stand.
ing in and on the ground and the crop he thought,
would not be than an average one at least Oats
had suffered much also which was unfortunate Tor the
season had been such subsequently that where the
crop had escaped unhurt it promised remarkably wel
Coin had been planted very late and its growth was
feeble as yet More had been planted after than be-
fore the frs! Of June. Winter wheat had suffered very
much from the extreme severity of the Winter. In
mary cases it had actually been frozen 10 death In
other cases although exposed to most mereiiess oss
it had somewhat resusciiated, and Is now promising
much better than could have been expected in the
month of May last. The insect had appeared to some
console rable extent He had examined his Medl-
terranean wheat but found almost entirely free from
attack. The Soule and white wheat were all aive
with the pest,erous insects. Three four times as
much Mediterranean wheat had, fortunately, been
sown as all other kinds together. Because OF tne
extreme severity of the Winter and Its disas.
trous consequence to the Winter gram, an gnusaai
Cheever really had hoped that the crop would be
very large one, and uxuriant harvest DC Sec
Potatoes in this State had likewise been planted very
lste and the result of this years practce had proved
what carefully conducted previous experiments had
clearly demonstrated, viz: that early planting OF po'
tatoes gives larger yield and increased security nom
disease The deterioration Of this esculent from dis
sively practiced through number Of years. Applying
this rule to the present year, we will have much d
este in the Fall should The be late, because OF
the very late planting which has been MADE az over
the State. Grass was to New-York most important
crop. and fortunately the burden afforded by our
meadows and even unused pastures, would be very
extraordinary The crop Of hay promises to be abund-
ant, We shall have full crop Of Spring wheat, un-
less We should pass through long-continued droutn,
but even this would have to be severe Tor there Is IN
the ground an unusual amount OF water.
On the conclusion of Judge Cheevers interesting
remarks, the CHAIR called upon Col. II. X Burgwyn
Of Halifax n CT to speak in behalf q ns section an 81
wealthy wheat growers his crop Of wheat this year Is
lO75 acres, beside 800 which he lost by the overflow
Of the river and his estate yields him an income OF
Mr.. BrRcwYN said that the wheat in North Carolina
was very fine where it had not been destroyed 6y the
chiack Lmg the devastaons Of which insect had been
,uch that In come places it had actually eaten up the
whole crop, leaving not dollars worth TO pay me
sending its crops the seaboard, and things promised
well there for very large yields OF wheat. Lake au
other parts of the United States, the agriculture OF MS
the backward Spring. Corn, for instance he had
often seen 40 advanced, that in the month Of June,
when riding horseback through the fields the tasse
would be higher than his head; but when he lett home
some two weeks ago. the stalks Of corn were not more
th,n four feet high. 1t was very backward, and the
crop would be a bad one On the banks Of the Roam.
oke the entire crop Of wheat had been swept away by
the river. He would venture to gay there were not
Sound but above the Falls it was not so bad On the
river bottoms although the water had for long time
stood upon them to the depth Of to 10 feet yet corn
came up very badly because OF the cut worms aoeve
and under ground and the chinch bugs in myriads He
did not believe there would be onethird of crop OF
corn. Oats in his State were vey poor. But little
barley is sown. Cotton is backward. very backward.
In seasons like the present 1t cannot De ,u crop iG
will make strong full shrub but does not perfect its
bolls. North Carolina is grass growing State, not
nearly so much 10 a. it should be, for actually i'm
ports large quantities of hay from the North but IN
but the crop as whole is Of no great consequence
Much more 60, however, is the pea crop. With them
it replaces clover Hogs are fed upon peas to great
profit and this crop is Likewise used to pillow IN Tor en-
bacco has beent damaged by the late season.
Mr.. Burgwyn was followed by Mr. GEORGE HARrs-
HORNE of Rahway N. j., who il 60 widely known IN
agricultural circles from bis great success II breed
ing South Down sheep. Mr.. Harshorne testified IKE.
laws in getting in crops in NewJersey Because OF the
rains and recent hot weather crops were looking we'll
Winter wheat had been very severely injured by the
cold Of the a.t ana he hae~ 81 10 nso
Spring crops. Rye looks well and promises to be q
fair CROP Oats late and the season had been 80
unfavoTable that not more than ore.fourh the usda
quantity had been Gown. He did not mink thst New
jersey would give more than halt crop Of oats
although the season bad been propitious since the
planting. The Spring had been so backward that ne
thought but few potatoes had been planted, but MS
own and those Of others he had seen were dong VEL
States is very fine, and Mr. Hartshorne looked for
ward 70 more than an average crop. =,
Mr.. WATsOs NHwBoLD of Burlington, N. j, cor:
roboratsd the state ment OF Mr. Harsnorne ana SAID
that the central portion of the State in which ne re-
section in which Mr.. II. resided. -.
Mr.. HORACE CAPRoS, large farmer of Illinois,