The New York herald., 1862-07-27
STATE OF THE CROPS.


Grain I'm nAbundance-Prospec OF Corn
Cheering.
There is doubt that shall be able again TO
supply the European markets with all the grain that will
be needed make up the deficiency in the crops foreign
nations
The wheat and rye this country have nearly ali been
harvested and besides being Of superb quality. have
turned out in the aggregate abundant than
Oats has not yet fully rpened in the more northerly
sectons sufficient known to warrant the belief that
The crop will be nearly average one.
Hay is mostly all cut and cured and hardly complaint
from any quarter has reached us in regard TO it.
Corn 10 not yet out OF harms way but the prospect
never better for an abundant yield. .-..--.,.
We give below tho substance Of number OF items con-
corning the various kinds Of crops which find in the
country papers, 5ss.tsyv 4Mr
In Central New York wheat, barley, rye. oats and
Il yer rcpr resented being good; but grass will
hardly reach the average YIELD All kinds Of fruit pro
mise well, and tho farmers have much to be CRATE.
ful for.
In New Jersey the wheat harvest is finished, and
throughout the State the eh very satisfactory. Oats
Is ab u ready for tho machines and in most sections
is 10 excellent condition Peaches will be as plenty as
blackberries.
In sylvania the wheat crop Is enormous, and Is
said the and other crops turn out present APP
pcaranccs promise tho farmers will be troubled for barn
room. t@ 4
Maryland has nothing complain of the wheat crop
being about fair average In the majority Of the
ties II is above average but in instances below.
The grain is generally mature and uninjured The oats
crop has injured by the red bug The crop
recovering from the effect Of cold wet weather.
promises we'll
In western Virginia the wheat is all harvested and II
very heavy Oats low ground little injured by
tho but high ground the crop is good The grass
remarkably heavy. Corn and potatoes are i'm
proving rapidly.
As far as VIC know OF rebel Virginia, the crops arc
also good. In Frederick Clarke. jefferson and Rocking
ham counties the yield Is very heavy Secession Journals
sly that enough grain has been raised in the valley o.
Virginia to feed tho rebel army year. In some
counties ouly portion Of the wheat was harvested
owing to scarcity Of hands.
The news from ohio Is cheering Tho harvest thus far
has produced largest reward for the abors the
farmers, and the prospect iattcr
ing The bottom lands exceed rg their former pro-
ductvencss and giving promise Of tremendous yield
and there nothing the way to check the rcaza
tion II the largest hopes.
In Iowa the fail wheat has been harvested and pro-
duccs WE'LL but in many OF the State spring
has entirely failed Other crops good,
and no fears entertained.
In Minnesota the wheat crop will yisld much larger
than in 1900 and at least third land
than year. Rye barley and also promise
large yield
Tho wheat crop In Illinois Is uncommonly heavy, and
secured beyond any contingency and the breadth OF
land cd is far greater than In any former year Oats
has somewhat damaged by drought, aud the crop
may fall below the average. Everything else looks we'll
with scasonablc weather in August the will be
abundant.
In Missouri, particularly the northern part, whcro
bushw hacking and jayhawking have not disturbed
TO any great extent the peaceful inhabitants, tho
farmers have been richly rewarded and their prospect
furthermore cheering II is said the State will send to
market this year fourfod her usual amount tobacco
Kentucky and Tennessee have bsen SO much troubled
by guerilla raids that we form estimate Of tho
productions OF those two States. An unusual quantity cf
has been appropriated this year 70 tho culture Of
tobacco In Kentucky and cotton raising In these portions
where could be gone into without fear Of
disturbance has been tho employment Of the planters to
| tho exclusion Of all other crops.
We learn Mississippi that the negroes are carry
ing plantation faithfully under tho control Of
the mistress though tho master was present. and
but to has been planted the breadth Of other
| crops is corrcspondingly largo.
From the other sections of "Dxics land' we have no
reliable Information. but presume that what is said Of
Mississippi may be apple ,blo TO all other parts Of tho
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