New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-10
THE HEATHkR X AND CROP PROSPECTS

Ir the vicinity of Nsw-York the wesher Of the frs.
week in July bss been favorable in 8 rsmsrksbs de-
gree for farmers and they have svasi themselves OF
II to al Amos. urprecederted extent in ACQUIRING hsv
and have conmstced pretty strong upon ry. which
looks vel. Tee grass IS 10. very heavy, bu; tie ex-
irene heat Of the last fortrg ght has aidei much 10 s
zweetIess and il he's been cu and cured ia such gocd
order generally that the hay vii b. utu.u.ly rioh,
ard stock will winter well upon less quantity than
usually allowed
The corn, though email has very healthy sppa.r
sncs, and is growing with great rapidty. Potatoes
need ook better and the earliest OF ae crop
already coming Tito market.
Generally spssking, the farmers prospects 10 the
vicinity Of New-Y,rk are more favorable than was
generally expected aud they feeling quite cheerful.
The WHEAT MIDGE.-In the whest districts of this
State and in Canada hear that the great pest Of the
wheat growers, the midge, or red weev is sweeping
whole districts. 10 the neghborhood of Hamilton c.
w. The Times of that pace says the crop is totally
destroyed
letter from Scottsburgh, Livingston County N Y.
in the great wheat region Of the Geuesee ssys:
The weevil will nearly !estrry the Winter whas.
Of this county, ard Am infor ned that great dsmsge
has been done other counties IN the western part OF
this ate. Many large fl Ids will not pay for harvest
thi- little enemy, which, though small is greater than
al other enemies to wheat. TIE prospect for other
crops is generally good"
Another letter from correspondent who has trav-
eled much through the wheatgrowing region of this
State, Gays:
Winter wheat is tf heavy With, but the wee
vii making fibsbog business of it. Hundeds Of
acres can now be bought for less than the seed sown,
which, were it not for the weevil, would yield from
twenty to thirty bushels 70 the acre. The weevil are
T. I'LL arl an1 NhaLfu
do more damage this than sDy previous year. Barley,
rye and oats look well. Corn Is small, bu. growing
well"
OTHER CRoPs.-The wool cop is good, but not like
ly to bring much money this year as it did last.
The Toledo Blade 6f July gives the following
cufops arrived at after examining all the state nents
within resch
"In Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Michigan and Kansas the whest crop is probably
fully up to an aversge-in some places far beyond
that.
From Indiana the reports especially from the
Wabash Valley, are somewhat contradictory. Some
psrtes repres. Mt the prospect nd stpg the srget
yield Of wheat ever known there, while o'hers ssy
that the crop is almost an enue failure With such
testimony, IT is almost impossible 10 determine the
true state of the case, and must be content to vat
for the future to solve the problem. But n regard 20
the high lands, especially those upon and near the
ver all accounts agree that the prospects are tor an
abuDdant harvest
What we have raid about the wheat will apply
pretty generally to the crop. From some Of our
farmers this and Wood Counties we learn that the
wheat is excellent and that the crop better in ap
pesrsnce than it was this time last year.
"Wiih the encouragement drawn from the various
reports ard the advantage of the present warm grow
Jog weather. cnrnot but retera'e the opinion ina.
We have heretofore expressed that the prospect s
good for at least average crop throughout the
country"
The Baltimore Patriot thinks the Maryland crop a
full average one, the harvest weather being very
favorable.
The following letter does not give very favorable
opinion of the crop prospects in Illinois:
Utgona, Central UsnOis, July :, 1871 have
juat been round circuit Of over hundred miles, and
more than half Of the whole cultivated lands have
no more 90 them than is your naked hand, and on
ont half of the balance can see no possible chance
for the crop 10 mature bepg entirely too late All
the bottom lands Of the rivers are inundated 30 that
no cOD or wheat can be grown from the head oi the
Mississippi Illinois, &C., to the Gulf, and great deal
tf the last years crop has been lost also. These arc
facts that cOntroyeIt. save for others to
figure what the result will be. CHAs. PARkER
Another writer makes better case so far as his
part of Iowa is concerned. He ssys:
"In WspeLo County the prospects for corn crop
far better nov than at this time last year. the ~et
Spring TO the contrary notwithstanding Last year al
this date the hardly up in many localities, 10
consequence OF the dry weather. while now, although
there may lot be quite many acres planted looks
more thrifty and Is from four to eighteen inches in
hipht With favorable season from this ont, have
DO doubt but that Wapello County will produce more
bushels Of sound than last yesr. The wheat, o.s
ard all other of the small grains will be harvested In
great abundance; while the hay crop will very Tar
exceed that Of any previous year. Inc crop OF Hun
garisn grass OF, IS HE TRIBUNE calls 1t, German
nillet will more than feed all the horses cattle and
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