Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-01
To correspondents.



The present season is Que OF those in which the
crops have attracted an uHusual amount Of public
attention. because Of the unusual aud late sptiag
and The immense quantity Of rain which fell, and
the consequent disastrous foods which brought ruin
and desOlatOn upon the crops and crop prospects,
in a vast portion Of the rich bottom lands Of the
Western States.
The annual harvest o: any country, but especially
Of Que 50 largely commercial, 80 deeply Indebted
and so prepo0derNnlly Agricultural ours. is sub
iset Of the deepest general interest. Not merely
are good crops essential to the adjustment Of bal
anees between the farming regions and the seapOrts
but they activity aud thrift to railways, to
canals sc, while las ing foundation for healthy
future trade failure Of crops il other countries,
other di-triOta, or even on other farms, may seem
advantageous 10 the nation. section or ouliVstor
Who Is spes such disaster; but this is narrow,
short sighted view and the prosperity Of sll best
scoords with and promotes the true interest ofeseh
And, as We are now past midsummer, the existing
promise Of the ensuing harvest may be regarded as
sfOrdiBg tolerably safe grounds Of estimate.
The Cincinnati Iries Carsat, q PsPer usually
we'll posted in regsrd 70 crop matters, says IN its
issue Of the 2S July:
The season has now reached that point when q
pretty correct estimate may be f0rmed Of the pteseR
and prospective fate Uf the crops Of 1858. Ine YEA
ther since about he lst OF June, has been all thai
could have been desired, for the groEIh aud maiur
ing Of the productions OF he earIh-a warn ten
paturs and abundance Of refreshing Showers and
This IS the general character Of The weather, thz
late Of cur present Issue. We have advises from
all sections Of the Western country, and Which Ne
deem rsiiahe, sud upon those adViess We have
arrived al the following conclusions: e.- -e ...a
Wheat il generally harvested; IN this State, Ken
lucky a. tuiIua. the rtsu is a fair average. 10
some loo .liies IL has been Ired by aud gen~
orally the gr.WIh has been too rsfid, producing
grea abuRd tnce 0fsrtW, snI Consequently shorter
0ead usus thai the ivld sill net be so good;
though owing TO the greater bread OF land sOTn-
che qsiRH Sill be nraTly up 70 that Of last year
and gu tiiry far superior owing 90 the favorable
yea her las been Tor ,esur ng &c, rs impaired
win asi year, when Iaig- quantity was seriously
&C. jured by the unusual bot WHeather which prevail
ed during The month Of July and The greater Part
Of August
Ia Northern Illinois, aud all Iowa, where spring
wheat is generally sOWu, aud which natures lseF
than that soWn Ia the tall, the Il jury from rust has
been general aud serious, much that the yield
El not he over haiti What il was last year. and the
gu ,liy far iUftrlur-
The cat crop I'd failure throughout the entire
West, With but little exec ion Il locked well IN
Z
and sOOu HiIted down the stem, breaking shout the
center, the heads dropped over upon each other.
giving the Oat fields peculiar appearance In s. NE
-ec HE crop has escaped this blight, sBd Is IN
usually good
barley is good crop, and secured in excellent
order. Corn, the eat sta ple crop Of the western
country, 10 all lands where IL planted before
he mild OF June and has been IrrpeIiy aiieaded
is growing with a rIprdity baderIBg on The mira
cul Us; the C Tor IS deep green, and the promise
god. bat Eiug The iss wet spring and the over
Of botiomlands, slsrge quantity Of land Intended
for this crUp uOF lying idle, ~ IN my Piaees
where IL had ben tured, the soil btiBg 90 vel 10
he ploWtd subs oueniy, it has beeu abandoned, and
will no come TO maturity, consequently. VITA 90
ordinary mild and late fall, and COOL weather dur
ing August and Sep emher. there vii be about tU e.
thirds of the last years crop Of this article gathered
in this Sfsfe indiana aud illinois, and in kenrucky
about hr, e-OuT rs of last years crop: hut II this
amount is secured in good order, 1t Eil far exceed
the whole amount of sound corn gathered last year
in those STATES, owing 70 the general damage done
last years crops hy early and severe frcst, and
the -uslly vet, damp weather during the season
! The crop If Hoy is immense, and the PastUrags
/ is excellent throughout the West
/ From a large mass Of local statements furnished
by the correspondence aHd reports Of the New York
Tribune and other journals, thai haPsr complies the
! following summary:
Grass has yielded largely in 1858, throughout the
United States and the Cana las. There are Of course
\ local exceptions; bat cannot be mistaken in our
conclusion thar there will be mere Butter. Cheese
/ and Beef made this yeaJ. aud more Hay cured than
ever before on This continent The cons, queuees
Of this abundance are already exhibited in our
/ msrkets
Rye has yisIdsd fairly in the average.
Asto Wheat, We have he most eOudiCtiBg accounts.
even from adjoining localities From one county in
2 ~
assured that the inseci generally she ge not the
Eeevl has taken nearly The whole or hat rus hiss
| reduced the crop one hale while from the next We
have assurances Of fair average yield Il Is i'm
noseibe 70 reconcile these cintradie'ory bulletins
Our final conclusion Is thai the loss is serious.
especially in illinois, Iowa. Virginia and this State.
and thai The average yield Of The whole country per
acre viii be below that Of last year; tut We think
bsrs vasa Iarcsr area aowu for ibis years hsrvesi
than tefors and that there will heai least much
hreshed out as ever before That this year growth
ofstrav Is extraordinary, no appears 20 doubt.
Oats are aud will be poor. In some localities.
even the straw is short and light; from quarter
DO We hear of heavy yield Of grain Rust prevails
sxiansivelv. especially in Illinois and a. joining
States, while the cold vet SPIii prevented due pre-
| narration Of the ground or sessunahie sowing. We
estimate this years product Of this grin at little
more thalf q crop
$40 Indian Corn We have conflicting accounts.
Tbrouqhout this STATE AMI New England New Jerssy
and Pennsylvania. there si be more Corn .rvested
This year Than ever hefore and We believe Il viii
he 90 Throughout the South Though May vas remsF-
kably Geld and rainy, pos'poni' pianiiuR to late
9ay and often ro'tiug he seed 6rst planted aver
age area nevertheless got in and the intensely
( rot weather Of the week succeeding June iOih
brought he plant forward With n leFfBl rapidiiy
10 this vicinity. on Long Islsnd. in New jersey,
4nd generally throughout the old Free States, We
have had iust about rain enough for six weeks past
and It has fslsn vry OPporiunely 20 that Corn has
oOihiBR do but grow, and IL has done that with
sill Probably the crop i a week la'er than usua
we think net more-bui ii never before looked sr
rough aud III OK az this season. Two months more
20 frost with 81 average dispensafioB Of sun auC
rain would insure the largest Corn crop groVT
in the East Half thai term would probably suffice
for The South. In the West, the case Is different
mainly because much Of the best Corn land VA
flooded Just ter Il or inst when Il should have
been planted 90 thai smallsF area Ihsn usual va
planted, and much Of this entirely tho lata With
hoi genial weather, aud no frost til Oct Der land
the prairis breszss are sdmIrable ProieotoTs from