The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-03-29
ACRIcULTURAL ITEMs.
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COPIED FROM THE AMERICAN AGRIcULTuRisr.
Farmers PrOspects-What of the Future.
1st. The deficiency In Europe is no: yet
supplied, and viii not be fully met for
months to come. In short, if every bashel
OF " heat that can possibly be spared through
out our country. be gathered up and sent
To- the seaboard before the first OF next June,
England and France will take ii all and ask
for more. The foreign stock of breadstufs
is rapidly decreasing, and we look for very
large orders as soon as they can be filed on
the opening of inland navigation.
2l. The present indications are, that after
the next harvest the foreign demand upon
us will be very small if it do not entirely
cease for time. Last Autumn the season
in Great Britain and on the Continent, and
especially in the former. aud 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 "a
vorable. Unless, therefore, the spring wealth
er should chance to turn out very badly, so
much SO as TO injure the winter grain. and
interfere with the sowing of spring wheat
and other spring grains, We can not look
for much foreign help in our grain markets
after June.
Sd. In this country it is yet too soon to
hazard even a''guess. as some of our read
ers ask US to do. The breadth sown last
Autumn was not much, if any. above the
average. 1t was 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
protect wheat vel, and it has still TO run
the gauntlet of the warm days and freezing
nights OF March and early April. Wheat
will stand the most intense steady frost far
be, ter than the expansions aud contractions
of the wet soil produced by cold nights and
warm days. The weather from May 1st to
harvest, insects, and dry weather 10 the
time of gathering, may make half difference
in the yield. All these circumstances ia
ken into account, we shall hardly look for
more than an average ciop at best. And
moreover, the fact that we had so large a
yield in 1861, is rather against similar
yield in 1862, judging from the ordinary
course of Nature.
4th. To counterbalaace. in part, tie
expected cessation of foreign demand, we
shall have the fact that the country will be
entirel; drained of old stocks of grain
probably more so than at any harvest Tor
several years past. This, of itself, will have
a favorable effect upon prizes, and should
the yield turn out below and average. prices
will be likely to rule high. One practical
conclusion 10 be drawn from the above state
ment is, that farmers should prepare to sow
a large breadth of Spring wheat.
9Th. Much will depend upon the course
of the war, and the financial policy adopted
by Congress. We look for the termination OF
the war within very brief period. 1t may
extend into the Summer, and perhaps into
Autumn. but this is scarcely probable The
restoration of peace win be likely to be fol-
lowed by sudden spring in all business
operations, activity in manufactures, and
high prices for all kinde of farm produce.
A collapse will, perhaps, or probably, fol-
low, and it behooyes farmers, at least. ''to
make hay while The sun Shines" If the
country be flooded with large amount OF
Treasury Notes, the price of everything will
go up in proportion to the relative amount
of circulating medium. 1t will be good time
for farmers to pay off their debts. and to aviod
con tracing new. ones To be paid at a less ia
vorable period The most practical advice
we can now give 10 farmers is, to prepare
for the largest possible Spring planting and
sowing; to save and use all the manure that
can By any means be made available, and
be ready for whatever may come. Do not
be carried away by speculation. However
high the current may run. Continue to
practice the lessons of economy learned du-
ing the past dark period. Get the land and
store debts paid off. Be cort Mt with pres
ent possessions, and not run into debt for
more acres. Look into and develop the
farm lying under that you now cultivate.
which is already yours in fee simple.