New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-01
Crops, Insects, &c, in Ohio.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
Cp.xV,ffr Olio Tnlv 26 II

Correspondence OF The ". Y. Tribune.
GRANVILLE, Ohio, July 20, 1862.
have been stopping here for fortnight, in the
nidrt of haying and harvesting. The crops, with
the exception of oats, look well. A bug resembling
louise iniests the oa,-felds, and prevents the head
from filling. The straw is OF the usual growth, with
tie ordinary number Of heads; but these bugs plant
themselves at the intersection of tie head with the
stalk aud suck the nourehment il oozes from the
main stem. Entire fields are thus ruined. This bug
is new customer in tits region, and has taken the
farmers by surprise. They viii now study how TO
greet him when he re.appears another season. IL Il
Matched, probably, from an egg quietly lah on Tue
stem Of this cereal soon after il energies from the
earth 10y insect that hitherto has not attracted
the att, OF the agriculturst. lie THIS IA 10 may,
wher<rom he com, IN or whittier he gOeth, his pres
ence is now fixed and laneniabe fact, and by Ills
works he il known.
The DE- felt in Data is made up in and wheat
and pof atoes Of all of which there il good yield.
The grass crop il abundant and ~ being rapidly put
into the now and stack in irst-rlie condition. Much
attention is now gwen to the r'ising OF rheel MOST
evc,y farmer has more lrss OF flock, and OF ex-
cellent quality. HE wool this year brought from
a. 10 50 cuts per pound, ard hear that me neeces
average in this vicinity four pounds. indeed, u
great many 20 high as Fix and seve! POUNDS. Ada
to ,his the lambs, and not always coming sngiy nut
IN donblets and tripcis, and one y not al oss now
10 ipore the farmer gain in 9 is agreeable branch
OF ia, busIess.
As passed along noticed that the Western Re-
serve and its crops looked WE'LL but they look better
berrapou,s IN the center of the State 1t ia really
delightful az this season Of the year 10 lnger ani
letter among these hearings and soodlhnds. full 10
oy, raoylng of whatever continues in this latitude
10 the prosIerity and hnpplLe-s OF us all. And it
will be fully appreciated il the traveller ha.
iust come rom the old. WORKOUT and fetd
COMMITTEES winch line the other ride OF the globe.
Here everything has the look OF morning and life,
there the day to be dragging to its close, and
the evening of death silently settling It's black pail
over sll. This country infuses her own vigor and
vitality INTO every thing animate and inanlna,e. She
enLvens every of our feelings keeps alive and quick
els patriotism, and makes every beiog that has
soul fit for immortality cling fast 20 his country
right or wrong, in this hour of her extremity.
These Western lands destined To be- the abode
Of ireemen and their products are TO fill the gran
neries OF the Old World. There il too much inteh-
gence and virtue. too much health and strength for
despoism or monarchy, or any other kind OF rule or
reg me To prevail, that does not eanate directly al
all times and under all circumstances from the people
themselves. Nor will they now brook intervention
in any form from abroad great family quarrel,
nor condescend TO notice il even in any other wsy