The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-07-13
Portage County Democrat,


OF THIS WEEK,
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The HARVEST OF 1859.-We have cheering
news spread before the reader-such have lon
hoped be able give, but could predict certain
In other States than Ohio the reports Of the righ
stamp.
The tarvests of Maryland Tennessee North Carolina
Missouri, Georgia Indiana illinois and Pennsylvania
completed The wheat quantity, is said to be, in the
aggregate the best for many The quality is better
than any of se years last past and the crop
been gotten up without injury.
10 Iowa. Wisconsin, Minnesota Michigan, Canada New
York and New Jersey, the wheat growers are in the
midst of the harvest From these States the reports
favorable, and the yield win without doubt he good.
The Texas is great this The Texans claim
chat, the Wheat State of the Unon The yield is large
and IN instances the grain runs seventy ve and
eighty pounds per bushel.
The entire European reports very favorable. A
London letter Of June eth ssys that the weather is fine
and the promise OF the harvest very satisfactory.
In Ireland everything far is right The potato crop
viii he immense.
But Ohio is the asionsher. Here had the frost in
all its vengeance-and to have a wheat crop
of ue million bushels than 1857, three millions
than has been raised In the State IN year.
The basis of this reliable and cannot
be doubted. The Ohio State Journal of July 9Th has an
article complied from facts furnished by Mr. KLIpPART
the compete efficient Secretary of the State Board
of Agrieulture Mr. KLrrPARz has procured samples
wheat from axy counties embracing every variety grown
in the State
Since the Frost Mr. Kppart has visited nearly all those
wheat growing regions that supposed he affected
by it, He has thus, by personal examination and by
fol inquiry of farmers all over the State collected large
amount OF information on which to base a reliable est
mate of the probable yield of the present crop. The
samples broneht home with him and forwarded TO him
BY correspondents in different counties, embrac three
varieties representing the character of
done to the fields that suffered most from the
the other includes specimens of extraordinary yield in
One sample of Belgium wheat was shown us from the
fields of farmer in Cermont county, who, just after
frost, was croakng that all his wheat killed His
yield about thirty bushels to the The
farmer croaking because the abundance of wheat
win make 1t so cheap that he cannot get dollar and thr
ty cents bushel for his crop.
Another specimen of white stem; the heads about
four inches 10 LENGTH and seventy three grains to the
head from Clermont county Thse fields were at frsi
supposed TO be totally destroyed.
From Guernsey county the Pennsylvania white wheat
yields enormously.
be totally destroyed The stems showed from eight
ten plump grains As each grain Of wheat scwn pro-
one 35 busieist the acre; as only por-
lion Of the heads were injured
Mediterranean, from Guernsey county, an average
yield about 35 bushels to the acre.
Australian wheat 50 grains the head from Richand
county Yield about 80 bushels to the
The bald Mediterranean, having thicker husk than
other variety of wheat is in the opinion Of Mr. Kip
part, less liable to the iucursions Of the weevn
To sum up-Mr Kippart is Of the opinion that the
aggregate loss by the frost yR not exceed the product
v rse and bss %ons o buSe IN Tbe ns erop
1857 : he last of which tables have been made up,
amounted to 25 3g GA bushels and the number of
sown was l823l47 During the present year there
at least millions Of sown the product each
acre escaping the FROST being acknowledged all hands
Quoting the oss by Frost and adding the increased
centage Of yield and of the aggregate of the
present will be least Eve millions OF ofbushels
than that of 1857 say millions more than
was ever before raised in the State.
One of our business Monday, told of q con-
tract that had been made wheeling va for the deiv
ering of thousand barrels of Flour S. ~ per
rell-of quality that will bear inspection.
There is doubt bnt sections have sueredand this
one-but Ohio has bread aud to spare In abundance
and the prices are not going to be enormously high
dressed large audience at the Town Hall on Friday
evening CYRus PREsTrss, Esq, presided.
Mr.. LANesToS is the of Revolutionary soldiers
Intelligent and intellectual appearing and though
he is of that class of citizens whom the egsiae
out of personal rights, need be ashamed take
him by the hand and say, my brother.
He is the first in Northern Ohio-the second in the
Staenpon whom fugitive slave enactment has been
permitted to wreak its prosecutions He was
+,
by federal jury of violating the fugitive law
sentenced to twenty days imprisonment, and fined
800 aud costs, amounting in all $972.70 The United
States paid 600 for the pleasure bringing about this
result.
His object in visiting this part Of the country pre-
to the people the home interest they have
workings of this law upon white men, well black
and that in a in which many have interest,
she burden may be by victims of federal
malice.
Mr.. LANesros spoke effectively and well, and being
fresh from the contest and prosecutions of the federal
monarchy, he living witness of the injustice and
Wnrighte usness Of tyranny at which all good men
shudder and to which should ceaseless
sudeavor Of their energies.
Mr.. LAsssToN followed by Mr.. BRowE in o few
brief spirited remarks, admirably adapted the
sion. 4
On Saturday night he spoke in Fra kiln, Sunday
Charlesowu, Monday evening Randolph, Tuesday
ming Atwater Wherever he has appeared he has been
cordially welcomed, the people coming out largely to
hear him. and being grati6ed In high degree with his
appearance aud remarks.
Republicans esteem their cause more than men, and
more than money-and quite sure that Perts ge
County will do her full share In restoring to the
cuedas far may be- in dollars and cents-the amount
them.
DISTRESSING CAsUALTY.-About2 2, P. NJ, on