Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-03
Candiiion of the Crops.

from several hundred exchanges OF the latest
dates.
The season, thus far, has been unusually
favorable in New England for most kinds OF
grain. The oat crop is said to be fine cue,
and the yield Of grass one Of the largest that
has been gathered for many years. Corn Is
forward in most localities, and bids fair for
more than gil average yield. Vegetables of
all Kinds are abundant, and the season has
bpen one which will result probably to the
farmers. unless some abrupt change in the
uea,ber takes place to prevent. The fruit
orop. however, is lees promising; apples will
be scarce, and the plums and pears have
been destroyed by the blight
In New York there is prospect of coed
wheat crop, many fields giving as high as
tbirty-fve bushels to the acre. The weevll
has done some damage, hut far less than was
expected. Corn looks well, and the crops
generally are at least an average. The
Weld of rye in Ulster county lie unusually
large, and has been gathered into the barns
in perfect order. The fruit crop so far has
been short, but there will be fair supply OF
peaches and apples. 10 some equities.
there has been great failure in the wheat
In New jersey there has been very large
grass crop gathered in. Apples and pears
promise an abundant yield. There will also
be a good crop of corn and rye, as we'll as
wheat and potatoes.
The accounts from Pennsylvania are good
in all sections of the State, and the prospect
of An abundant harvest is most cheering.
In MARYLAND tee wheat and oats have been
harvested; and the farmers complain that
while there is an abundance Of straw there Is
yery little wheat. Corn and tobacco are
more promising.
The wheat crop in Virginia will fall good
deal below an average one. The oats in
several counties are SO much destroyed by
rust as not to be worth gathering. Corn lS
small, but looks we'll. The tobacco crop is
promising, although somewhat suffering from
drought. Grass is very abundant. The
wheat is more failure, even, than Is here
represented.
In North and South Carolina the wheat
crop turns out to be very short one, while
earn promises we'll. The rust in cotton has
made its appearance in several localities.
which threatens to do serious injury. We
also find complaints of rust in the Alabama
uapers, and the impression seems to prevail
there that less cotton will be made this year
than last.
The planters in Mississippi are in good
bumor a. the prospect of good CROP
Notwithstanding the recent heavy rains,
they expect fair yield of both cotton and
corn.
Cotton in Florida appears to be doing well,
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the price will probably be remuneratlvc, says
correspondent, from the certainty that the
quality will DO far superior to anything that
has been sent from Florida for several years
past.
Notwithstanding the recent disastrous
overhows in Louisiana, tho prospects OF the
sugar and cotton crops are reported to be
promising. The accounts Of the growing or
present crops (says the New Orleans Delta
are decidedly encouraging, and the actual
returns of next seasons business will ex-
coed any former year, unless some very re-
msrkable Intervention of nature should take
place. The growing cane looks remarkably
we'll. With an average run OF good weather,
there is no doubt 900, 900 to $50 900 hbds. of
sugar will be produced this year. The corn
much more will be made than is required;
the surplus will be used in fatteniDg pork.
The wheat crop Of the State is estimated at
about two-and-a-half millions Of bushels
Sweet potatoes are thriving. The fruit crop
had been somewhat damaged by the long
continued and heavy rains, but was expected
to recuperate.
Crops of almost all kinds in Texas are
very promising, and the payers state that
there will DC the greatest abundance OF acrn,
wheat, and cotton. In no southern State
will there be SO large corn crop made as In
Texas: and it was feared that thousands Of
bales of cotton would be lest for want of
pckers. Picking has already commenced,
and few bales have gone into the market
As in some other southern and western
States. the oat crop has been cut short by the
rust, and in places wholly destroyed.
In Arkansas the crop OF corn will be very
abundant. Cotton planters generally are
vet in doubt as to whether they will make
an average crop, but the prospects Of doing
so are getting better and better The peach
and apple crcp will be immeuse-partcular!
the last named All kinds of fruit and veg.
etables are very abundant.
Rerorts from the West ore generally ia
vorable to the wheat crop, and corn never
looked better. 10 OHIO the pastures look
fine, and the yield Of hay en- the meadows
has never been better; while the oat crop is al
most an entire failure, owing to the rust
Potatoes are promising, but most kinds of
fruit are scarce. The wheat crop is an aver
age, and corn promises well.
Some of the Illinois papers state the wheat
in many parts Of that State has been bad
ly rusted Many fields over large sections
are also found to be blasted, probably by the
beating rains while in bloom. 1t is, there
fore, probable that in Iowa and the north half
of Illinois, wheat will be hardly half crop.
ln southern Illinois wheat was good yield,
as we'll as in central and southern Indiana.
In Wisconsin the prospect is now very fine,
the wheat being later and ripeniDg under the
present good weather. Corn is coming on
we'll in all parts Of the country, and high
homes are now entertained of heavy crop.
Oats are light crop in Indiana and Illinois.
Accounts in regard to barley vary greatly, as
it is doubtless much injured to the south and
southwest The grass crop is fine all over
the State. Oats are unequal in some locall-
ties an average crop, while 10 others there Is
almost total failure.
Fruit will be scarce throughout the North
west. Accounts from different parts Of Mis-
souri, state that while the wheat and ost crop
is almost entirely ruined, the prospect lie very
encouraging for fine yield of corn. Pota-
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