Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-17
Favorable Reports of the Crops Of
New England.

Favorable Reports Of the Crops Of
New England.
The following favorable view of the crop
prospect Of New England has been sent out
from Boston BY the Associated Press cores
pondent. The intelligence is timely, and
will cause general rejoicing:
The drought which has peryaded the coun-
try has been seriously felt in New England !;
but the damage to what may be called the
staples of this section has not been so great
as the exaggerated accounts from particu-
larry exposed localities would have the coun-
try to suppose. Hay and potatoes. and dairy
products are the principal agricultural re-
lance of New England farmers. The hay
crop has been secured under circumstances
unusually favorable. Owing to the abundant
moisture in the early part Of the season the
grass was we'll set and came forward vigor-
ously, bearing a heavier crop than the aver
age to the acre. The entire haying season
passed with scarcely days interruption
when hay could not be made. The continu-
ing drought admonished farmers that they
must expedite their hay making, and the re-
rult is crop safely housed larger than the
average product. The quality Of the hay
also is good. The only damage that could
be sustained in this Objectionable failure Of
the second crop and the drying up of the fall
feed-has been happily ayerted by perSading
and penetrating rains, which have extended
throughout New England.
There is no apprehension entertained con-
corning the quantity Of dairy produce. 1t
will rather exceed than fall below the aver
age of the best years, and the price Of the
butter and cheese, in a fair, open market,
under free competition, ought very soon to
recede considerably from the high figures
that now prevail.
The potato crop in Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Vermont has suffered ex.
tremely, and fields that were early planted
have passed beyond the period when any
hope Of = crop can be realized. But later
plantations, and they include three-quarters
Of the whole, are in a condition to be i'm
mensely benefited BY the recent favorable
weather, and though we shall not even have
a good average yield, there will be no potato
famine. The decreased consumption under
the high prices that are now asked, will, If 1t
continues two months longer, leave u supply
Of potatoes on the LIST Of October equal to
any we have had for years.
The grain crops Of this section have never
been OF much account in commercial point
of view, excepting Indian corn, which looks
well and promises well. The early varieties
have suffered, which makes green corn scarce
and high, but their suffering in no way affects
the general field crop. The yield will be a
moderate average. Oats and wheat will also
give moderate average yield.
These remarks have general application
to all parts of Massachusetts,, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont. They are the result Of
conversations had with farmers from every
section in these States. Apples, which will
set we'll in blossom, have suffered in very
many instances from the canker-worm and
the drought, but there will be a good crop Of
winter fruit. Cranberries, on Cape Cod, a
prominent locality for this culture, will not
Weld more than half the usual produce, ow-
ing to the appearance Of the cranberry worm.
In other sections there is no complaint.
Onions, large and promising product Of
New England, promise an extraordinary
yield.