New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-16
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

NEW-1ORK, Aug. lo.-lne Wea,ner mere ~ ueIlSut
fully pleasant. Nobody says How hot IL Is no
body complains that it is too cool; AID nobody grum
bles about the dust. We had shower yesterday, and
we have had shower every and then, so that we
have not been smothered at any time this Summer.
We did have "a right hot spell' in June and July,
but cir ce then has not been so warm that could
not sleep comfortably and we have been remarkably
exempt from the plague of mufketoes in the city, and
even house flies are not at all abundant.
As for crops, hear a complaint, except that
peaches non est in jersey and choice pears are
ditto and though potatoes never were better, are
held in constant fear that the blight 10 will be upon
them. The grass and grain have been safely housed;
the pastures are u1urisnt the growing corn-oh how
it does grow The farmers and gardeners prospects
continue as good as they could reasonably desire
throughout all the region near this city.
From other localities we condense the following ac-
counts
APPLEs.-The Boston Transcript of Aug. says:
"The apple-trees in this part of New England give
promise of great crop of excellent fruit. The early
kinds will be in the market ard the best Winter
apples will be of large size and superior quality"
person who travelled recently extensively in Con.
rec;icut Massachusetts, and Maine says there will be
come apples in the fret, good crop in the second,
while in the lastnsmed State the prospect i. better
than il has been before for some year, fair crop is
expected in this state and New Jersey, and small
in Pennsylvania and smaller yet in Ohio. letter
from Moth Chester Morris County, n. j dated Aug.
IL, says:
"Apples will not be more than half as plenty as
usual; so am in hopes there will not be as much
whisky drank as common"
We don't know that that will follow
OTHER CRoPs Iy NEw.JERsEY. The same letter
says Of other crops in Morris County:
Most OF the corn in this section is looking extra we'll
and promises very large crop. Potatoes look well but
do not yield largely. have heard Of no rot as yet.
II has been rather dry for potatoes. Buokwhes is
locking we'll and promises good crop. Oats are
hight; many pieces hardly worth cutting; the
straw was large but rusted badly One OF my neigh
bors TUNED his hogs IN Part Of 20 acre field as it
and most Of the hay has been put up good order"
CRoPs IL MIcHIGAs.-A young girl writes By direc.
ten OF her faher from Oakland County, Michigan, az
follows:
One word as to the crops in our town-R ockvile:
Grass, excellent above average crop; Wheat
about one quarter Of CROP Barley worse than that
Oats an average CROP Corn, looking badly and very
late, with the exception OF few fine pieces Potatoes
promisipg well; Fruit, comparatively nothing at all
Nearly the same throughout the county"
Ard that is what we call right sensible letter We
hope she may get husband very unlike the present
fuit.ciop.
CRoFs Is NoRTH-WEsTERy OHIo.-Through PM
vate letter dated at Webster City, Hamilton County
Iowa, July % we learn that the prospects Of the crops
are mOst Encouraging. Wheat has suffered from the
rayoges Of tie insects and addition TO that has been
struck with the rust Whole fields are not worth cut
tipg. Oats also rusted 30 badly ths. few fields will
pay the trouble Of harvesting. Added TO this, the
weather continues wet TO such degree that even the
ptarce Of sc'op cannot he saved. Com is backward,
A.. ~ Il
crop if the fost holds of long enough. Potatoes will
prove about average If they do not rot Our cor.
respondent states that wheat and oats Iowa may be
considered for the preseDt season about as much Of
failure as the late gold excitement and that there will
te great suffering for want Of food along the frontiers
OF that State, where the emigrarts are mosty poor
people who have lately made their claims and have
not az yet raised . crop.
The CROPS is The MISsEsoIA yALIEY.-TAe 81.
Paul Pioneer and Democrat saye:
q hssty trip up the Minnesota River the other
DAY sforced an opportunity Of obtaining reliable
Information as TO the character and extent Of the crops
IN this fertile valley. The amount of land cultivated
un year exceeds, we are assured, by more than one
non the area heretofore under cultivation in the river
counties. Inc panic, very fortunately, has driven
hundieds OF spectators and town site obbers TO
hborie u.s. yet more useful and profitable occupations
Ihs is evidersed, to very great degree, in the
IN the Minnesota Valley, but throughout the State.
10 regard TO the crops in the valley whea. and oats
5sve been much injured by the recent unusual rains.
vi both these staples, the amount raised viii not
ceed haf crop in the Counties Of Sbley Scott,
Carver, Nicollet LIE Seuer and Brown. Corn Is look
Ing unusually well, and is much further advanced in
the counties we have named than it 10 in macy of the
states south of us large amount has been planted
snc me excess over consumption will DO heavy. 10
some places We noticed magnificent fields OF corn
adornirg the sloping bluffs of the Minnesota from
their base to the summit. This sight, we take i5.
would astCuId both Suckers and Hoosiers Our o.
seryatons may be Summed up in the statement III AZ
wheat and oats there will be bu. small weld We,
twl exceed largely tie amount ever before raised ia