Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-05
Daily st'irginiau.
Condition Of tho Crops.

We present our readers to-day with q summary |
the condition of the crops throughout the Uni !
ed States as carefully collatcd from several hun
lred exchanges Of the latest dates.
The season. thus far. has boon unusually favor |
ble in New England for most kinds Of grain
The oat crop is snd to be fine onc and the
cld Of grass of the largest that has been ga
hered for many years Corn is forward in most
.ocalities. and bids tair for than average
'ield. Vegetables of all kinds are abundant, and
he season has been which will result profta-
bly, to the farmers nnlcss somo abrupt change in
the weather takes place To prevent. The fruit
crop. however. IN less promising apples will bo
scarce, and tho plums and pears have been dos
troyed by tho blight
In New York there is prospect of u good crop
of wheat. many fields giving as high MS thirty five
bushels to tho acre. The woe,il has done some
damage but far less than expected. Corn
looks well, aud tho crops generally at least
average The Yield of rye in Ulster county is un-
usually large and has been gathered into the
barns in perfect order The fruit crop far has
been short, but thcre will be iair supply of pea
ches aud apples
In New Jersey ,hore has boon very largo
grass crop gathered in. Apples and pears prom
isc mn abundant Yield. There will also be n good
crop OF corn aud rye. rs well M wheat and pota
toes,
The accounts from Pennsy ylyania nrc good in
all sections OF the State. and the prospect of an
abundant harvest is most cheering
In Maryland the wheat and oats have hecn har-
vested aud the farmers complain TINT while there
is nu abundance OF straw there IL very little
wheat Corn aud tobacco more promising.
Tho wheat crop in Virginia will fall good deal
below average one. The oats in several coun-
ties are much DESTROYED as not to he worth
gathering. Corn is small but looks we'll. The
tobacco crop is promising. although somcwh hat
suffering from drought. Grass il very abundant.
In North and South Carolina tho wheat crop
turns out to he short one, while corn promises
we'll The rust in cotton has made it's appearance
in several localities. which threatens to do serious
injury. We also Rnd complaints of rust in the
Alabama papers, and the impression seems to
prevail there that less cotton will be made this year
,hnu last
The planters in Mississippi are in good humor
Mt tn" prospect Of u goo" crop. Notwithstanding
the recent heavy rains. they expect fair yield Of
both cotton and corn.
Cotton in Florida appears To- he doing we'll and
there is probability of n largo yield; tho price
will probably he rcmunerat,c. says II correspon-
dent, from tho certainty that the qunlity will be
far superior to anything that has been sent from
Florida for several years past.
Notwithstanding the recent disastrous ovcrflows
in Louisiana the prospects of the sugar and cot
ton crops are reported to be promising. The ne
counts of the growing present crops lsnys the
New Orleans Dclta) are decidedly encouraging.
and the actual returns Of next seasons business
will exceed any former year unless some very re-
marknble intervention of nature should take rlace.
The water in the rivers above is falling rapidly ut
some points, and though nothing whatever s ex-
! pec,cd from the inundated lands, there is no
| further damage apprchended. The growing cnne
| looks remarkably well. With nm average run of
good weather there is no doubt 800 900 to 350,o00
| hhds. Of sugar will be produced this year. The
corn crop is excellent in all parts of the State and
| much mora will be made than is required tho
surplus will be used in fattening pork. The wheat
crop of the State is estimated at about two-andar
| hnif millions of bushels. Sweet potatoes are
| thriving. The fruit crop hns been somewhat dam
| aged 10y the long-coninucd and heavy rains, but
! was expected to reeupcratc.
| Crops of almost all kinds in Texas are very
promising, aud the papers state that there will be
the greatest abundance of corn, wheat and cotton.
Ia no Southern State will there be 40 large IA corn
crop made as in Texas; and it was feared that
| thousands of bales of cotton would be lost for
wnnt of pickcrs. Picking hns already commenced,
| aud few bales have gone into the market. AS
in some other Southern and Western Stutes, the
| oat crop has been cut short by the rust and in
| places wholly destroyed.
| In Arkansas the crops of corn will be very
| abundant. Cotton planters generally are yet in
| doubt ns to whether they will make an average
! crop, but the prospects OF doing 80 are getting
! better and better The peach and apple crop will
| be immcnse-partcularly the last named. All
| kinds of fruits and vegetables very abun-
| dant
| Reports from the West favorable to the
| wheat crop, and corn never looked better. The
large amount of old wheat in store Of Inst wears
| product must soon come into market Mt reduced
prices There is every reason to believe that -four
and grain Of all kinds will be sold in the autumn
! at much less rates than they have been held for
' several years In Ohio the pastures look fine and
| the Weld Of hay on the meadows has never been
better Will" tn" "at crop is almost an entire fail
| ure owing to the rust. Potatoes are promising,
ht IN kinds of fruit The wheat
crop is good average, rather than under, and
corn promises well.
! Sorlc of the Illinois papers state that the wheat
| in many parts of the State has been badly rusted.
Many fields over large sections arc also found to
| be blasted probably by the beating rains while in
! bloom. 1t is, therefore, probable that in Iowa,
and the North half Of Illinois, wheat will be hard
| " half a crop. In Southern Illinois, wheat a
good yield Ms well as in Central and Southern In
diana. In Wisconsin the prospect is now very
fine, the wheat being later and ripcning under the
present good weather. Corn is coming on all well
in nl parts Of the country, and high hopes are
now entertained of heavy crop. Oats light
crop in Indiana and Illinois. Accounts IN regard
to barley vary greatly, as il is doubtless much in
ured 10 the south and southwest The lndianap-
oils lind u Sentinel thinks that on the whole the
crop of wheat in that State will exceed that of last
year. In I.aportc county alone, it is estimated
there will bc surplus OF 700, 900 bushels for ship
ment. The grass crop is fine all over the State.-
Oats unequal, in some localities an average
crop, while in others there is almost total failure
Fruit will be scarce throughout the Northwest.
Accounts from different parts Of Missouri, state
that while the wheat and ont crop is almost entire
ly ruined. the prospect is very encouraging for a
fine yield of corn. Potatoes, grass aud tobacco are
all fourishing. Hemp is almost failure, although
tolerable crop will be obtained in some places.
In Kentucky the wheat drops were slightly in
iured by rust. but the yield may be set down as
fair average one. Oats are almost entire full