The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-08-29
A survey of Crops Throughout the
Country.

meciaI furnishes the subjoiued general
surrey of the crops Of this season, through
on the United States. The "Commer.
cia' says it has been prepared with great
cae, aud will, doubtless, be perused with
interest
New JERsEY.-Thus far in New Jer.
sly heavy hay and grain crops have been
gathered. Corn is not above the average
d other years. OF potatoes, there will
% only fair crop. Apples will be very
plentiful and good, bu, peaches rather un
der than over what was anticipated.
OHIo.-ln Ohio, the wheat crop is equal
in quantity aud quality to any ever known
and has been harvested in good order.-
The hay crop is heavy one. Oats fair.
and corn promising well. The grain crop
ol 1859 WAS about l36,OOO,OOO bushels,
and will be more this year. Of wheat
alone the yield will be fully 3O,OOO,OOO
Oushels-5, 100000 more than was ever
produced before.
lNDIANA.-In Indiana, the wheat crop
Is Tich IN quantity and quality, and the
yield vii. be more than an average one.
Corn IS better than has been known for
a long time.
NIsCoNSIH.-ln Wisconsin, the wheat
product ,asL seasoT, in round numbers,
WAS about 100000 bushels. THIS
wear it premises to be much larger, as
there is far more land sown, with a pros,
pect o! an extraordinary yield to the
acre.
NEnRAsKA.-In Nebraska Territory the
crops were never more promising. A
large Weld OF grain has been secured, and
corn Is unusually heavy.
CALFoRNIA.- From California the mos,
reliable anvIces pronounce the wheat har-
vest a, very promising, and likely to af
'ord large surplus for shipment.
Observation-Disclosures will export
more gIaln this year than the total WELD
Of the Territory for four years past.
MIcmGAN.-From Michigan there is
cheering news Of the crops. The clip Of
WOO. for tins year will exceed that Of last
year by abpnt n quarter OF a million Of
po"nds. Last years clip WAS estimated
At 100000 pounds.
IuH SouIH.-N While the West is full
ct rejoicing at the magniticence Of the
harvest, a dark cloud OF despondency
s"rms to hang over the Southern States.
The long protracIed drought has proved
most destructive to crops, and it Is es,i.
mated that III cotton, corn and hay, the
p.""ters will experience a loss of several
millions of dollars. There were fine rains,
however, in Georgia, on the 2s,h and
29,h u.Gmo. Much Of the corn was too
tar ADVANCED t" ho materially benefited
toy the visitation.
Not for years las SO long and so severe
a drought been experienced. In some
sections no rain has fallen since the first
OF April. IhIs IS especially true Of Texas
Louisiana and Georgia. Learn from a
gentleman direct from the Northern part
OF Texas and South western Missouri that
vegetation in these sections was entirely
dried up, and ihat in many counties in
Texas slaves, and in some cases their mas.
ters, were Offering their services for their
food alone. Many are leaving for dis
tr'ts less heavily attl In Alabama,
Ftorda, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Kansas the crops have been not only
oppressed by the drought, but within the
last month they have had to struggle for
existence in the face OF a sun Of almost
torrId brII'ance and power, devices nights
and the prevalence lin some parts) of high
scorchlng winds, which shriveed up veg
citation as il sirocco had passed over il.
The consequence Cf such weather is obvi.
Gus. Ia kentucky matters look some.
what more cheering, but the crop will be
much below the average. Tennessee
yields finely Of tobacco and corn, and the
fruit crop viii be abundant. Maryland
furnishes IA" average crop Of wheat, but
both here and in Delaware the peach
crop Is poor. 10 fact, peaches will be not
near so plentiful this ear, and high pri,
ces will lie the rule. 1t is said that the
drought IN Texas is so general and so ex'
treme that the large emigration flowing
into the State has been checked, and
many families rom Alabama and o.he:
southern States are returning 10 their for.
mer homes. In Galveston, it is reported
there has been no rain since April, and
water is now selling at three dollars per
barrel, brought down to Trinity. A San
Antonio ictter says that water brough,
from the Mississippi River is selling IN In.
d.anola and Lavacca for twenty five cents
n gallon.
PENNsYLvANIA.-lie Heavy crops OF all
kinds have been gathered ir Pennsyva
MIA. lu Chester County the wheat and
oat crops have been unusually large.-
The same is the case in Lehigh County,
where potatoes also have grown abun
dainty. Corn looks well, late rains hav
ing enabled it 10 overcome the effects of
the previous dry season. On the whole,
the harvest in Pennsy lvsuia will be the
most abundant one for many years.
NEw ENGLAND The general richness
OF agriculture, both in quantity and quail.
ity, continues in the New England States.
All the crops have done we'll, except in
Maine, where the hay crop has no. been