The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-29
From the NeaO YorI; Tribune.

cial, SO deeply indebted, and so prepon
derantly agricultural as ours, is sub-
ject of the deepest general interest. Not
merely are good crops essential to the
adjustment of balances between the farm
ing regiJus and the seaports, bat they as
sure activity and thrift to railways, to
canals, &C., while laying foundation for
healthy future trade. A failure of
crops in other countries, other districts,
or even on other farms, may seem advan.
tageous to the nation, section or cutiVa-
tor who escapes such disaster; but this is
narrow, short-sig ghted view, and the
prosperity of all best accords with and
promotes the true interest of each. And,
as we are now past midsummer, the ex-
istipg promise of the ensuing Harvest
may be regarded as affording tolerably
safe grounds of estimate. From large
IN ass of local statements furnished by the
correspondence and reports of our own
and other journals, We compile the fol-
lowing summary:
Grass has yielded largely in 1853,
throughout the United States and the
Canadas. There are of course local ex-
ceptions; but we cannot be mistaken in
our conclusion that there will be more
Butter, Cheese and Beef made this year,
and more Hay cured, than ever before on
this continent. The consequences of this
abundance are already exhibited in our
markets.
Rye has yielded fairly in the average.
As to Wheat, we have the most conflict
ing accounts, even from adjoining locali-
ties. From one county in almost any
Wheat growing State. we are positively
assured that the insect generally the
mdge, not the weeviD has taken nearly
the whole, or that rust has reduced the
crop one half; while from the next We
have assurances Of a fair average yield
1t is impossible to reconcile these contra
dictory bulletins. Our fna! conclusion
is that the loss is serious, especially in Ill.
iuois Iowa, Virginia and this State. ana
that the average yield of the whole coun-
try per acre will be below that of last
year; but we think there was larger a.
rea sowu for thi, years harvest than ev-
J
as much threshed oat as ever before
That this years growth of straw is extra,
ordinary no one appears to doubt.
Oats are and will be poor. In some
localities, even the straw is short and
light; from no quarter do We hear of a
heavy yield OF grain. Ru.t prevails ex-
tensiveIy, especially in Illinois and ad,
joining States, while the cold, wet Spring
prevented due preparation OF the ground
or seasonabe sowing. We estimate this
years product of this grain at little more
than half crop.
As to Indian C5rn, we have conflicting
accounts. Throughout this State and
New Englaud, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania, there will be more Coru har.
e,ted this year than ever before; aud we
believe it will be so throughout the South
Though May was remarkably cold and
rainy, postpouing planting to late day
often rottiug the seed first planted, an av.
erase area was nevertheless got in, and
the intensely hot weather Of the week sue
ceeding June 10th brought the plant for
ward with wonderful rapdity. Ia thi,
vicinity, on Long Island, in New Jersey,
and generally throughout the old Free
States, we have had just about rain e.
nough for six weeks past, and i, has fal-
len very oppoftuuely, SO that Corn has
nothing to 10 but grow, and it has done
that with will Probably the crop is a
week later than usual-we think not more
but it never before looked so rough and
black at this season. Two months more
to frost, with an average dispensaton OF
sun and rain, would insure the largest
Corn crop ever grown in the East. Hall
that term would probably suffice for the
South. In the West, the case is differ
ent, u sinly because m uch of the best Corn
land was flooded just after it was or just
when it should have been planted, so that
smaller area than usual was planted
and much Of this entirely too late With
hot, genial weather, aud no frost till Oc-
tober (and the prairie breezes are admi.
rable protectors from frost, there may
yet be full crop in the great Corn grow
ing valleys of the Scota, Missouri, Wa.
bash, Illinois, Des Moines. &C., but We
anticipate the lightest yield per acre for
many years. Yet at the worst We shall
have surplus to export either as Grain,
Meal or Meat
Cotton, though late. seems to be doing
well and to promise fair average yield.
But it is too early yet to speak of this
plant with confidence.
Cane is of course still further back
We do not hear much from the S0rghun,
of this years growth, which leads us to
apprehend that it came up badly and is
not looking well. 1t is a slow and feeble
plant at the start, but great at growing af.
ter 1t has become e-high. We doubt,
however, its maturing its seed north of
Cincinnati and Washington this year,
while the stalk is not sweet when cut be.
fore its ripe. The late, wet Spring gave
this plant no fair chance this year. while
last season was even less favorable. One
OF our old-fashioned clear, hot summers.
with little or no rain from the middle ofI
July to the first of September, is needed
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