The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-04-20
From the New York WorlI.1
The Prospect OF the Coming uarves

The city of Chicago at the present time
contains within fraction of 10000. 900
bushels of grain. the largest amount ever
gathered together in one place on this conti-
nent. The warehouses Of Milwaukee, La
Crosse, Dehuque. Mc(irrgor. Winona, ST.
Paul and indeed all the grain depots o. the
northwest were never so crow ded AZ they are
to day yet. notwithstanding the vast Stores
OF grain, and the still vaSter quantities. sent
east and South since last September. 1t is es.
tina'cd that to day as much grain is IN the
hands OF the farmers unsold as the com hncd
product OF the crops of 1858 and 1859 -
Thus II Is rendered certain that. even should
the crop Of 1861 be disastrous failure. Their.
will he - corn enough in Egypt" to carry Us
through to the fall of 1862.
But what of the future! Are there any
da'a by which We may judge Of The crop
prospects Of the present year!
Practical agricultuiaisls say there are, and
their specnlatlons are generally entitled to
some weight. FROM causes now in operation,
1t is estimated that the coming crop of grain
will be the largest this country ever saw. -
There will not be so many bushels to the
acre as III 1860 that is not AZ al probable,
but an Immensely larger area of country will
he put into grain. and il would not surprise
those who are conversant with crop move
ments if the yield Of 1862 is twenty-five per
cent. heavier than that of 1861.
The following. among other considerations,
have led to this very general belief:
|. The failure of the English harves, of
1850, the certainty Of "A short crop this wear
by reason Of the wet fall aud heavy frosts.
and the enormous capacity Of the Liverpool
markets to absorb our brcadstuf>, will natur-
ally stimulate the production of wheat and
corn in the country, and farmers will use
more land this year, for that purpose, than
in 1851.
= The troubles at the South and South.
west. which will SuI iously interfere with the
plans,'.s and growth Of cotton, by reason of
the uncertainty tina, will attend its sale. will
necessarily lead to y heavy SEEDING of wheat
and corn. AN the Southern papers agree N
say ing that the coming wheat crop, which
viii DC harvested early In June, will be very
large, while Of corn there will be an abun-
dance without shipments from the North
west. i! no disaster such as that of the last
year occurs
). The disappearance of the wecvi and
Other insect pests from the great wheat region
east ol the lakes is now generally admitted
and. as consequence, in western and MOTT
ern New York and Pennsylvania. farmers
are again seeding their long neglected wheat
helds, and are expecting large crops.
i. The withdrawal If IL very large amount
OF abor from mechanical and other industrial
operations. owing to our political troubles,
Will add to the avallable force at the disposal
Of the farmer, and help to swell the products
OF the farm
This subject is Of great interest just now.
With our commercial machinery at d stand
sti!l. wiki certainty that the cotton crop
Will be seriously diminished. and possibility
that We may experience the ho, rors OF war,
1t is comforting to know that our granares
are full. aud that the earth promises to yield
abundantly.