The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-03
THECROPS IN THE EAST.

i
Enecs Of the Drouth-Hay, Corn aud Pc
! NEW YORK. .:.~. IT,.
From the Rochester Express. II -
The severe drouth prevailing through the
country is 5eirg very seriously felt. During
q period Of about ave weeks W have had
only three good showers, and they not suf1:
cient to moisten the ground to any consid-
cradle depth. On Sunday week there was
a shower varying in. amount in different Sec
tions, and some we hear Of none at all. Up
to the present time (Tuesday) there has
|been no rain since, while the sun has poured
] down its heat most scorchipgly upon the
p,rched vegetation Pastures are every
W here very short, and on sandy land appear
as though they hau been burned over. For
tunately, the hay crop was mostly grown
before the dlouth, and the extrene drouth
and the extreme dry weather has enabled
farmers to SECURE it in excellent condition,
though the later tie'nss were somewhat in
jured by The d:outh. The wheat harvest
/ is now in progress, and will be mainly Sc,
curyd before Saturday night. So far as we
can judge, the crop will be better than ex-
pected in the. early part Of the season, but
not probably full average.
The spring crops are suffering badly, and
many places of oats and barley are destroy
ed past hope of saving. Many fields of
oats h;ve headed out about six or ci ht in
c',es from the ground-aod, Of course, can
not amount to much, Later sown oats
might yet be helped by good rain now
Corn is, we think, looking fully as we'll or
better than usual at this season. This hot
weather is precisely what it needs, and,
with little more moisture, it would be all
that could be desired. Where the ground
lis kept we'll stirred by the cultivator and
hoe, and where good sward was turned
unler last spring, we think it has yet suf:
fered but little from drouth. On very dry,
sandy soils, Of course the case is worse: but
with one or two good rains. in q few days,
the corn crop would be an excellent one.
Potatoes are suffering more. They need
more wet to develop tha:r tubsrs, and .re
moreoves, mainly planted on sandy SOIL
Unless we have speedy rains tho crop will
be very small one. ....;..
Tobacco, unless planted out early
enough to get root before the droutb, will
be almost a failure. In short, everything
is suffering for the want Of rain streams and
ponds are low, and fears are expressed in
s'me quarters At distance # ON permanent
springs, that stock will suffer from tho
} scarcity. As one Of the effects Of the drouth
|a'ready visible, tho price 0: butter has risen
} very materially, and will probably rule high
} during the entire year. 2S''
4 From the Co7umbis Republican.
The need Of rain vas perhaps never more
felt than At the present time. The. e.rth is
literally parching, and vegetation th;rsf;ne
for drink. Such \ prolonged drouth has
not been experienced for years. Crops 81
|all kinds are sa ffering, and in many cases
are beyond recovery. Grass isa failure, snd
even pasturage is drying mp. We can give
|no approximate idea Of the ex. ent Of damage
Sustained by the farming portion Of our own
Icounty., tits, however, very serious: We
observe that the agricultural papers are
Recommending the farmers to put in busk-
wheat where crops have failed, up TO the
latest moment that it will do to SOW The
utmost economy should be used by all. A
scarcity is sure to follow such a state oil
weather as now prevails: srfs2 -4s .''''sssS.
z--.-. p: .s~ From the Syracuse journal.
|" In many localities where the wheat or
|oats crops have been ruined BY the drou.h,
tbs farmers are planting corn, which will
make the very best fodder for cattle. 81 s
Not = drop ofrain during the past week
Friday and Saturday were the two hottest
days Of the season. Yesterday the smoke
Iwas so dense that the rays Of the sun were
Intercepted, and the hat midgated inacon-
sequence. To-dayit IS no. quite 50 smoky
|bu. i Is as fiery as ever. - s.zss,s.....sss
+ The Syracuse Goarisr says: sss9 II r.
The warm weather and continued dronsh
p. yrF = x4 4F
have affected the hay feds and pasture lard
j in a new direction. Thsy haze. become So
dry aud parched. that in many places alons
4 sIthe line Of the ccntral AMI other railroads
fields haye been ST on fire BY sparks from
passing locomotives. and fences destroyed,
) aside fron ho.hrea.ened damage 70 bArns,
|aDd ths gn wing cereals On the line Q,
the Binghampton. between this city and
/ IJanesville, parchsd fields of hay are on firs
lin places. and lears ars entertained that the
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