Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-19
Letter from Rsppahaunock County

1Vss0i h"n hoppduduuocE COUNTY
Correspondence 81 the aieL0uir,a G,,,y,
RAPPAHASSOcX CdCSrr, Nov. II I>;q
On the part of the Farming fraternity. a.
have TO announce gloomy state Of tb;,...
at the present time particularly in m.
wheat and cattle department haze r.,..
seen the wheat crop look less promis,n, =,
this season. The early sowin. came -. !,
good time, but the cold dry weather pr.yo,
ted its progress. The late sre,lin, j MAJ, -.
all up. am one of those who believe :,
good fall growth, 10 secure a good vl..
crop; but we must have unusually 49,,
weather, and very speedily too, if that ob.,,
is attained the present season. More tb.n
the usual expense have been incurred D,
fall in lower Rappahaunock and CuIna,.,
on this crop, III the way of wheat drill. ,,i
guano. rs to the drill. all who hay, ,r,,'
them are highly pleased, aud many Nh,
failed TO get one this tall are resolved,
have one in future. For my own par,
think it likely that all the advantages ii H.,
wheat drill combined in crop of even d..
bushels seeding, will pay for the drill who,
gusno is used. For instance, OF late ye,,,
We seem to have windy weather about seed.
Ing time, and can't apply guano dry-,qs +
by all means should bej-sown broadcast
=. The guano is placed at a proper der,b
where It's whole benefit is brought 10 ben.
upon the wheat. 3. One hundred pound,
thus applied is fully equal 10 $50 broad.
cast i'll the production Of wheat. l. One
bushel of wheat properly drilled is as annie
IA one-and-a-tourth broadcast. The lab,r
saving IS important also. Another aiysn.
tage among others is-whcre land, att,r
! being well narrowed is bcsct with small
hard Jumps on the surface, the roller i. MI
needed, as the drill going beneath leave,
them still on the surface for the action =,
frost, and deposits the wheat in moist friabe
soil-but if ploughcd in these Jumps arc
turned under, aad obstruct the growth IL the
wheat Finally, we seldom see a failure
where the drill is used. and il must very
soon be ~ generally used ~ Ii the corn shci.
Ter, which no body can dispense with alter
trial
BEEF AND SrocS CATrLE.-The quantity
Of stock sold and still selling here, tully
doubles the sales Of last fall. Early in the
season, the largest sales were made At 3 and
3 grcss-a good many are still in market,
held at >! to 3i-abOut the price We are
getting for fat cattle-a very encouraging
prospect for the farmer. The cry j. money
is scarcer than ever before known 10 be-. '-
This has been the common cry since money
has been known; but there is some reality in
the rumor just now.
Corn is selling at $3.50 per barrel now
but very few have any for sale. Old bacon,
,chere you can find IL. goes at Ii To ~ ct-.
Beef ..'all goes below now" and talI.w cant
be had at any price. Lightwood is fair
substitute in most cases; but the Tanners
must have tallow, which they say they can't
get. Farmers say IF oats don get better
they will feed them TO their horses aud save
corn-better save all they can of both. and
20 to ploughing for corn at once. have
heard for saying, when corn is high, pork
is low"-but the hyh price Of corn was
then the exception, now it is the rule
Hence pork rules high, and none will sell
for less than 81, if he can help doing 50.
The crops Of turkeys are very short-irlcd
fruit, little or none-potatocs, buckwhcat
beans, and peas rather failure. Cabbage
are unusually abundant, owing to the time.
ly fall rains. The tobacco crop was injured
by the wet weather-that is, the late
growth.
The County levy for Rappahaunock is =
per head-while you are aware that the
price Of wheat is tending downward YOU
will agree with me. that just mar i, rather
a gloomy time with the farmer. Il.