New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-08
THE CROPS.

TO showing that the r. ,sh faryns- ,.,,., mica
.V' ''' oat Than he did century or two ago, gave
&c following list Of prices:
In the ten years 1860 and 1863 the aysssg P ss
O setween 1870 and 1879 Eco .nS tor S.
& s, ,y,s 9 and as ss bsw..n i7sS and
tween 1880 End Ia between 74o and ~ s be-
i1O and Lay s between iso IS oetres1
io and between 1909 AM i 90 between 1871
ss s4 lao and si sS s sod from these ds
S9 IL, 3 ss t . %as price
ten SO per g. % any one
peow @ tabout 80 IL per bnshe In lSOV ana inc '"
/ eat ~ i (about 81 cents per ousDep III '''''
rrho soconp,s from Ireland which have all along
been peculiarly gloomy, are now more cheering anu
3 l. sx,eced that the wheat harvest will not De de-
Ia, ed more than fortnight The stories respecting
the appearance of the potato disease seem to nave oesh
entirely without foundation, and we learn from me
P,eemans Journal that the crop Is both hea'hy ANU
large. A..
In parts of Vermont, near Lake Champia'n, 'ae
drouth has been very severe; 80 much 30, tha' we
know of one farmer who got only two tuns Oh nay
from IS acres.
Tn good part of Maine, too, the heat has been ex-
cessiye and the grass crop shortened; but CORE
spondent, writing from Oxford Co., Name says nay
is two.thirds of crop, and the quaity extra AL
kinds of grains good but potatoes suffer Tor want
| of rain. Corn is backward, owing to dry cold
weather If they have warm and wet August, corn
will be good and the Fall feed, with the extra straw
and com fodder will make up the deficiency oil the
| hay crop. The apple crop is large.
In regard the crops in Canada, local paper states
that although their present appearance is generally
satisfactory in several places the Fall wheat has been
more or less injured by the nudge. The Spring crops
| al bein
has been no rust and the Fall wheat s now safe from
| that scourge.
| Going to the western end of the Grand Trunk we
find the state of things in Michigan promising as it
| was several weeks ago. In fact might say more;
for the safe harvesting of the wheat crop, and the
escape of corn from the dreaded perls OF July FROST
have made the previous assurance doubly sure. me
Michigan Farmer speaking of the fine crop prospects
of the State encourages ts readers to look for good
not high prices for their produce 1t argues that the
uncertainty as TO the prospective price of wheat in Eu
rope resulting from the teness of harvest this year.
must have the effect Of keeping the Western grain
market firm at present prices, at least until OCTOBER
when the Fall demand for supply previous to the close
| of navigation will begin. So that though there may
be no great advance seemsto The Farmer as though
it would be impossible for any great decline to take
| place before the close of navigation at any rate
Our excellent coiemporary should recollect that,
the harvest of England be 80 bad, our own crop
of Indian Corn cannot fall much short Of 900 600, 900
bushels If Wheat l60 600 O0 and of Oats 1870 OOO
20 that we shall have quite 80 900, 5000 bushels Of
| wheat to spare for foreign customers.
The Wisconsin State Agricultural Society appointed
| three competent persons as Com nlt'ee 10
! examine farms offered for premium. These gen
| tlemen- Mesars. BeIj Ferguson, B. Il. Hinkley,
| and David Atwood-in Pursuance OF their oh
ject, travelled large portion of the State and
observed particularly the condition of the crops In
their report 10 Mr. j. w. Hoyt Secretary Of the So
ciety, they make use of the folio wing language:
the crops were better quality than
astonishing proving beyond question that the sDgency OF the
cal they may developed have likewise served
powerful '@ua. g the ensrge, enterprise Of our sIs
9ns based upon data quite e. 5SO 51H S .s the
present year oned than the crop Of 49, and the
yield per acre at no. less th,n sests cha. IN 81
Of former years. arrive the inevitable conclusion t1st the
OF bub So s seT dedatns the cdG
of honsenos for O's in harvesting aud for possible eIeePon
MO ma ion we may safely reckon the gathered POaacs at
eed the entire population o. the yeaT ana nave i &
seyent.sI millions ioT efPos %Gifh a, ptOpspG prices
The Michigan Farmer, however, regards this esti-
|
I'm the d place large portion her crop is Spring wheat
in the do think the agreeable
WISE much II anything twelve bushels
At this rate she produced ~ 600 600 would have
devoted wheat culture,
the area occupied with crop in Mchgan yet
Wisconsin has not large population tins STATE 10 us
probable Wisconsin has produced about
1900 600 bushels than that ascbed TO herr
shall need better evidence than any have yet be
fore put any otb wonder production with lev
people. The that state admit to be good 1t Is
claimed but as to it, quantity We have our doubts"
We do not find the Michigan editors less disposed to
exs their particular horn Of the unicorn than their
neghbJr s for the following ourish from The Detroit
| DAILY Advertiser s saml pie Of the general brsg:
"The present season. refoe has developed TIM Tact that
the agricultural capacity OF Michigan is on equal {" 6at OF
claims Of any Of citizen Will II nnuey ds
the public abroad has Wiling 10 a.ceje TO
The OF this i'll ~ est al dOnots
to the eennet dya tagrs state holds out 20 es ants
a,nCu1ral capacity and The fast that wheat
crop will 10 60 100 bushels 400 go bushels than
last just Of qualification and sement to
people wen az al inducement to enants that can
| hot well be overlooked"
| While the West is all full of rejoicing at the mag
nifcence Of this harvest dark cloud of dependency
| seems TO hang over the Southern States The long
proracted drouh has proved most destructive to crps
and it is estimated that in cotton aud kay the
planters will experience loss of several millions of
dollars. Indeed, local paper expresses it: "The
state of affairs is truly deplorate, not requiring
exaggt ration to make it TOO painful for conempla-
"tiUn."