The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-01
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CONDITION or THE CROPS.

We present readers to-day with a summary Of the
condition OF the crops throughout the United States,
carefully coated from several hundred exchanges 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 one and the yield of grass Of the
largest that has been gathered for many Corn
forward in localities and bids fair for than
average yield Vegetables of all kinds abundant and
the season has been which will result protably the
farmers unless abrupt change in the weather takes
place prevent The fruit CROP however, is less prom
sng apples will be scarce, and the plums and pears
have been destroyed by the blight.
In New York there is prospect of good wheat crop,
many fields giving high thrty-fvo bushels to the
acre The wecvil has done damage, but far less
than was expected Corn looks we'll and the crops gen
orally at least average The yield Of rye in u
county unusually large, and has been gathered
into the barns in perfect order The fruit crop fur has
been short but there will be fair supply Of peaches
and apples
In New Jersey there has been very large grass crop
gathered in Apples and pears promise abundant
yield There will also be good crop of and rye,
as well as wheat and potatoes.
The accounts from Pennsylvania good in all
tons the State and the prospect of abundant har
vest is most cheering.
and the farmers complain that while there is album
dance Of straw there very little wheat Corn and to-
bacco promising
The wheat crop in Virginia will fall good deal below
an average The oats in several counties are 80
much destroyed by rust not to be worth gathering
Corn is small but looks we'll The tobacco crop prom
sng although somewhat suffering from drought Grass
is very abundant
In North and South Carolina the wheat crop turns out
to be short one while promises well The rust in
cotton made its appearance in several localities which
threatens do serious injury. We also find complaints
of rust the Alabama papers, and the impression
to prevail there that cotton will be made this year
than last
The planters in Mississippi in good humor at 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 WE'LL and there
is probability of large yield the price will proba-
bly, be reunerative says correspondent from the
ainty that the quality will be far superior to anything
that has been sent from Florida for several years past
Notwithstanding the recent disastrous oyerlows in
Louisiana the prospects of the sugar and cotton crops
reported to be promising The accounts Of the growing
or present crops Says the New Orleans Dea decided
y encouraging aud the actual returns of next season
business will exceed any former year. unless very
remarkable Intervention of nature should take place
The water in the rivers above is falling rapidly at some
points and though nothing whatever is expected from
the inundated lands there is further damage appro
hended The growing looks remarkably well. With
an average run of good weather there is doubt $780,
600 to $50 900 hhds Of sugar will be produced this
The corn crop excellent in oil parts of the State and
much more will be made than is required the surplus
will be used in fattenng pork The wheat crop Of the
State is estimated at about twoand a-haf millions Of
bushels Sweet potatoes thriving The fruit crop
had been somewhat damaged by the long continued and
heavy rains, bat was expected to recuperatc.
Crops of almost oil kinds IN Texas very promising
aud the papers state that there will be the greatest
abundance of corn wheat and cotton. In southern
State will there be large corn crop made MS in Tex
as and II feared that thousands of bales of cotton
would be lost 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 oa
crop has been cut short by the rust and in places wholly
destroyed
In Arkansas the crops of corn will be very abundant
Cotton planters generally yet in doubt to whether
they will make average CROP but the prospects of do
ing SO are getting better and better The peach and a
pie crop will be immense particularly the last named
All kinds of fruits and vegetables very abundant
Reports from the West favorable to tho wheat CROP
and corn never looked better The large amount of old
wheat In store Of last years product must soon come In