The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-07-04
\ lrifultural.
A Letter from Major Jones.
Far jhr Ce,n IFb;r

14SttSA
For the CecH Wig.
Mr.. Editor You ard few other Eli
tors favorable to the interests of American
farmers and taxpayers, frequently call lOl
information in regard to the growing crops
but if we, when answering, should even hInt
that II G IieSsian fly, weryil, army worm, OF
any other Of the numerous enemies Of The
wheat are operating. we ave at once called
crOHhcrS by the Commercial and Free Trade
prints and the bcurS Of the respective Corn
Exchanges of our ncighboring cites So
often have ! been called a crpaker when an
Swring heterogeneous Of editors. who arc
trying to get the truth from the only source
from which the truth is likely to come the
farmers themselves, who arc most interested
in watching the inroads and ravagcS made by
those dcprenati0ns on their cIopS-that
seldom express to them all opinion, when
asked. although may know OF many folds
that were completely wintcr.kill Il last
Marc by the second winter weather Of that
month and thcr ti,l Is, by the whole neigh
burhood, that have been taken by the Ii :.
san fly, the army worm or what is still
woISc, over large sections Of New York.
Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Indiana By the
wecvil, which in a few years has made such
inroad on the crops of wheat in New York
that it is extremely doubtful whether tina
Sla'c now produces as much wheat as sup.
plies her people with bread the crops hay
ing been reduced i'll many places from 40 tC
80 bushels to less than five bushels per acre
There is, however, one thing that d.
know, and at the risk of being called croa
kcr, will say that IN 1885 | had seeded
10 h"SIc'' OF g"'a wheat 'hat II wa
'aNeh oy 'he ny mat wei tAhy ana Jut'
Sce,"ed 10 revive II very h'ic' pat 'ha
a'''i'uSh we grow 's S''"" was qn''e ia'ge
II was $" me up WIN sap 'laV II b''Sh'r.
"h' Hcanpeu' "''. tnat l cut an" Ga'nrf"'
oh'y ~ "uH,l',S vi 'ii@h''" y" neat. hoV III Il
e''' from 20 o''S'''lS So"'nS' "'"u ".eh
.nal year p''"s"' go per o"Sle!' 91cl
'h,i'GH may h"rFeh ag"h'
huI IL was NOT OF n'cAu''"h' mat Sa
u""', 10 "'''e. Vh opening Amos. any 4"
Ic ooih'nc'cIal free ifa"' p''n'S' me mrs
In'i'e ''daI l'lce's ,'e eye OH LOOKING over ,h'
',"le OF ,hr markets. IS l,su'ar "o"'a'
statement Oh 'ht amount OF cotton rcviFc'
1T 'nt coli'"''iciA' ports anu 'iie aniouh
>h'Ppcd lor Tue corresponding TIME Ill the
'nFce past years. Inc last one L saw ran
a"o"t mus
Amount reed. this year $40, l2S bales
g. g last 1881 1886 =
railing OIL this year ""3,2"S $
BIT this is not called cro1&lng Thcs,
statements come directly from the shippers
Now l would most respectfully subn
whether this is not u species Of crooiing to
some purpose, as by that means they hay,
gradually raised the price Of cotton from
cents to II cents in the market. ] woulc
enquire whether these reports are to be rel ed
on as to the entire growth of cotton in thu
hundreds of thousands of additional spindle!
are being put in motion annually throughon
our widely extending country the int
rior of our cotton growing states. and III,
states bordering on. and in, the Missippi val
ley this cotton, of course, never goes into
what is called the Commercial shipping port.