Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-29
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

The Ctiaago Tribune Of the 10Th inst, says 1.-THE
weather. during the greater part OF ,he past week. has
been exceedingly warn and during the past two days it
has been sury aud Close with heavy rains aud in some
place. heavy storms aud tornadces have prevailed doing
,usid, ribe damage to houses bridges and fields Of
grain The harvesting Of winter wheat progresses IA
vorably and nearly all accounts agree that the yield IL
good and the quality excellent The most recent re-
ports however with reg ud to tie spr wheat not
80 favorable la many places has been struck with the
fatal rust aud in low grounds the grain Is backward aud
eickl look ng Tbs rust have traced from Wo0dfo
county up North through the centre Of the State to the
| southern part OF WISCONSIN. From Dane and Rock
counties OF the latter State have some very gloomy
intelligence but in Northern Wisconsin aud in almost
all through Iowa the appearance OF the crop favorable.
From ali the circumstances it is assuued that II ue have
an average crop OF spring wheat in the Northwest we
will be for innate and there good judges who
think it viii be below an average At any rate we need
not xpgct such imnense crop as that last year for
neither the same breadth has been nor bsve We
had such favorable weather as prevailed in 1860 the
corn crep u the central and southern portions OF the
State looks veil and heavy yield predicted but in the
northern part OF this Safe aud in Wisconsin, It Is back
ward Oats reported thriving well and fair crop
| is expected Tho amount Of barley compare
lively CHIT and both Wisconsin and Illinois the reports
| ubiay0rhGle.
The wheat crop in Minnesota ia very unprom sing.
On pcconnt OF The drought very thin aud short and
although probably onethifd more ground j. s0sed TO
| whea, this Year than the last, the total yield in
che STATE win exceed half that Of last year. The
Weld per promises TO be Gully from oLethd u cne-
half Of last year.
| The Cincunad Price Current OF the date
marks The weather has been chsugeatlo, With some
heavy shower and generally low temperature for the
ssAsouthe range OF tbs thermometer being 20 deg TO
81 deg The in regarding the wheat haI
vest bg, and the corn Is represented
| as looking remarkably we'll Wheat has beea generally
cut in Kentucky and the southern counties OF this STATE
| lLdsna, and llhno 8.
Within the past week, the manufacturers OF Lnsecd
Oil 10 the West held meeting in this city for the pur-
pose OF comparing notes. with ref, renee tn r frurc
action TIE statistics furnished show that the whole
OF seed given out TO farmers in the sprrg Of
1860 WAS In found NUMBERS 10000 bushels; and that
tie average product eight for right bushels
TO the one sown This year the whole given out
did not exceed IS 900 bushels, and further that has
been much lcsS independent seed this year. last,
| THE cause OF tbs falling of the weather in Apnl
which rendered sowing 10 all cases difficult aud in some
casas In Il 1t land with clay sub-3ol impossible. The
growing crop, understand looks WI aud promises
an average Jiea, in the weather proves favorable
The whole number OF oil mills in the Yves. sx'eeD all
Of which believe roprs sentsd Nov the produc:
OF on is generally two gallons per busbs that hsln.
calculations upon the above figures, leaving out the
ID sisIey in independent seed the COMPARISON as fol-
lows:
| Gallons.
| 1860 Pre- duet Of oil 2s4 nOa
| 1861 Product Of oil 100000
Deficiency this year $4,000
Based upon this fact, thus made known the mSnu
facturtrs agreed sell their present stock Of oil less
than 55c which an advacs oil 4d5 per gallon over
| tbs il had been ceiling at"