The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-28
Demand for American Grain In Europe.


The results Of the harvest show less
than the usual average of the wheat crop
in France and England--a matter interest
ing not only to American farmers, but to
our country generally. Research is tho
rough in ascertaining the fac. in England
! the London agricultural Gazette having
accounts from about two hundred we'll
qualified correspondents, scattered over
every county in the kingdom. The SQUIRE
es o. the information, concurring in their
! general tenor, seemingly form reliable
basis for the opinion that the demand
from England will have favorable in.
| tiuence Oh the American wheat market
Tho language of the Gazette is emphatic.
That high agricultural authority says:
The wheat crop of 1861 will certainly
prove to yield below the average produce
This is a very zerious conclusion to arrive
! At. but it is not possible for any reader of
the reports we have have received to
aroid it, Our authorities, from sur to six
in every English county, are the most
likely men in their respective localities to
firm an accurate estimate Of prospects -
Ali over the best districts of the island
the present time is late enough TO justify
the formation OF a coniiden opinion and
upon the whole II will be found that the
opinions given are against the probability
not only OF firstclass harvest, but, as re
CARDS all autumn-sown grain and all stiff
clay soils, OF q merely average yield. Now
autumn so~n grain and stiff clay soils are
wheat and wheat soils respectively; and
accordingly it will be seen that on the
whole the returns OF opinions as to the
wheat crop are untavorable Not of
course, SO uniavorable as those of last wear,
but still, so far as the wheat crop is con
cerned. promjStny nothing whatcrer 10 remedy
The past most disastrous season ,chich EnyiSh
agricuhu,iSts kaye knotcp
1t is added that the English potato crop
is almost universally attacked with the
disease which was this year unusually
early in its appearance, and threatened to
be- uncommonly injurious. Spring grains,
particularly barlay and oats, Weld well,
however The hay crop was damaged "at
least Que half, ana the yield of beans is
very deficient resulting from bad seed
and blight. Mange wurzeS and carrots
also suffer greatly from failure of seed
ON the whole says the London Gaz.ue
we have, on all turnip and barley soils,
the probability of a good season; while
the prospects Of wheat and bean growers,
and of CLAY land farmers generally, are
uutavorable
From France, the accounts derived
through the Paris JournGt Of Practical A.grt-
cplnre. translated by the Country Gentleman,
say that:
The year 1861 may be considered as
very mediocre as regards the production
OF heat. Quite fortunately, Indian corn,
barley and oats will furnish a passable
return Potatoes are attacked with the .
disease, bat they will nevertheless proba-
tiy give such crop as to reward the cul
". tor for his pains Beets appear to be
doing pretty we'll, the zane Is true of the
industrial crops, except hops, which have
entrsliy been dev0ured 10y insects. The
second crop Of forage viii partly make up
he dlfclt OF the haying As To- the vine,
L viii, without doubt, yield good crop,
except where the spring fro-;s. which
we're too numerous this year, affected il,
or the tIuit has suffered too much from
lropplng off. In fine, agricultu has 10
-ecord n mediocre year upon It's annals
HE concuiring accounts Of injured
wheat crops in France and England will
lave stron. effect upon Anleiic lean mar kets,
md so enable our farmers better to meet
he demands upon them connected with
he defence OF their country.