Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-24

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Mn SLAUGHTER AT SNYTH COURT.-Last Tues
day the Quarterly term Of the County Court of
Snlyth commenced its session, and large number
of the "sovereigns" being present, Mr.. }. +.
Slaughter, the agent of the Lvnchburg Agricultu-
raj Society, avaied himself Of the opportunity to
make a Stirring appeal in behalf OF the objects OF
his mission. His remarks repete with good
and sound logic, and were doubtless well
appreciated by the intelligent farmers Of Smyth.
The cause which Mr.. S. advocates is certainly
good one, and we cannot but express the hope
that he may meet with abundant encouragement
throughout the Southwest. The interests OF this
whole section are closely identified with those of
Lynchburg, as she is the market which nature
points out for our produce, and whatever contri-
butes to her prosperity success and advancement.
will promote the welfare and develope the resour-
ces Of South Western Virginia. We hope, there
fore, that our farmers and Mechanics will give
this matter their serious consideration and be
prepared to bear of the palm" at the first exhi-
bition of the Lynchburg Fair-WytheriHe Times.
The Drought is the subject Of comment
by almost all the papers that reach US. The
Lewisburg (Greenbrier Coz Chronicle says:
Gardens, and pastures. and corn crops are with
cred. dropping and dying. The whole face OF ma
ture looks a. If premature Fall had passed it.
The landscape has a sere and parched appearance
Even the green trees along the roads are clothed
in livery of dun from the great clouds of dust
stirred up by the continued passage of horses
riages stages, wagons. &c. The voice of our
mountain streams, usually so bold and rapturous,
has sunk to a low murmur. scarcely to be heard,
and almost expiring with the oppressive heat. In
consequence Of tht stunted condition Of the grass
and scarcity of water, stock is suffering and fall
ing off except in rare localities. Our mills, which
grind. at full tide from fifty to a hundred bush
els of wheat per day, have gradually been falling
to thirty live, twenty-five, fifteen ten, and even
as low as five bushels Unless an abundant rain
soon comes there will be suffering for want Of
bread. But the most serious matter is this, that
the corn crop will be almost failure generally.
1t certainly cannot be more than half half u
crop. What renders the prospect still more gloo-
my, ia the fact, that the wheat crop was but half
yield, and the oats crop almost an entire failure
Old settlers. We are told, pronounce this the &C.
verest drouth since that of '3S. In our neighbor-
ing county, Monroe, it is even seyerer than it is
here from all the accounts received. The pros
pect there must be gloomy indeed-and we can
sympathise with the good people Of that region
most heartily.
The Abingdon Virginian referring to the drought
in Eastern Va, says:
We have suffered some in the Southwest but
we have seen far more unpromising prospects for
corn Wheat that has been thrnshed turns out
about half crop.
Com IN LEE.--There is great complaint among
the farmers of Leo about the injury done to the
corn crop by drouth and the yield is materially
lessened. In recent flying visit to that coun-
ty however we cav many fields that would make
a "Tuckahoe" stare; and we wondered if
such were bad crops what would be called good
ones
1t is thought that there will be about the usu-
al number of hogs fattened in that county
this fall, in spite of the shertness Of the corn
crop