The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-03-14
agricultural.
From The American Agrieulturist
Farmers Prospects--What OF the
Future.

Could VIC spare the room, it would DO
pleasant to publish extracts from numerous
letters which speak in strong terms OF the
articles on the markc, prospect, published in
the American Agrieulturist during the past
eight or ten months. These statements vol
UNFAIRLY made, Indicate that this Journal
has saved 10 his readers, in a single year,
vastly moro than it has cost the country
during the whole twenty years of its exis-
tence. Multitudes speak Of having realized
ten to thirty cents per bushel more for their
grain, than they would have received, had
they not been induced to withhold their pro-
duce from market at a time when prices were
at the lowest cbb, and when mems minds
were filed with fearful forcbodings. So
much for the past. The object Of many Of
tho letters referred TO, is to draw out some
definite prognosticatiou from us for the eom-
ing year. But here we find ourselves very
much in the dark, for the time. being. We
will, however offer some general suggestions:
lst. The deficiency in Europe is not
yet supplied, and well not be fully met
for months to come. In short, il every
busbel Of wheat that can possibly be spared
throughout cur country, be gathered up and
sent 10 the seaboard before tho first Of next
June, England and France will take IL all,
and ask ior more. The foreign stock Of
breads,uffs is rapidly decreasing, and wclOok
for very large orders as soon as they eau be
filled on the opening Of inland navigation.
ID. The present indications are, that after
tho next harvest the foreign demand upon us
will be very small, il it do not entirely cease
for q time. Last Autumn the season for
sowing winter grain was very fne, both in
Great Britain aud on the Continent, and
especially in the former, and the breadth
sown was greatly above the average. Up to
the date Of our latest foreign reports, the
winter weather had, on the whole been favor
able. Unless, theforc, the spring weather
should chance TO turn out very badly, 50
much so as to injuro the winter grain, and
interfere with the sowing Of spring wheat
and other spring grains. VIC can not look for
much foreign held in our grain markets after
June.
ID. In this country il Is yet too soon to
hazard even "guSss," as some OF our read
ers ask US to do. The breadth sown last
Autumn was not much, ifany, above the
average. Ii WIS generally got into the
ground in good condition, however. Thus
far the Winter has not been the most favor
able. There has been too little snow to pro-
tect wheat well, and II has still to run the
gauntlet OF the warm days and freezing nights
of March andearly April. Wheat will stand
tho most intense steady frOst Ear better than
the expansions and contraetiOns Of the wet
soil produced by cold nights and warm days.
The weather from May to harvest, insects,
and dry weather at the time Of gathering.
may make half difference in the yield. All
these circumstances taken into account, we
had 80 large yield in 1861. israthcr against
similar yield in 1862, judging from the
ordinary course Of Nature. ..,..
9TH. To counterbalancc IN part, the e1-