New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-12
CROP REPORTs-GOOD AND BAD.

The dr0uth IN many places is seriously aiect-
ing crops which previously promised well. Potatoes
generally must be light. Corn is standing the dry
weather pretty well, but needs rain. Pastures are
brown and withered. and the Fall feed viii DO scant
unless rain comes In this vicinity, shower July
g. and another the sth partially revived vegetation,
but both insufficient 1t has been six weeks since
We have have had thorough soaking rain Below are
extracts from the letters of correspondents and the press
in various locaites--many Of them of diseouraging
character but recent rains In many Of the places men
toned have improved the prospects since the accounts
were written.
MAINE. .............
OW. True writes to The Country Gentleman
from Franklin Co; 80 TIL into June the Spring was
coM and ba kvard. but after the last frost It has
wonderfully changed 70 hot and dry. The windy
weather dried the top OF the soil and hon from
10 qeo IN tie shade at D. NJ Refreshing showers have
since fallen aud amelioTsted In part the wants Oh Fegs-
taton. The gruss crop though checked is very GOO
and thore viii be u good crop Of hay II We have the
weather 10 secure H. Wheat and oats thus lar have
promised better than but for ten days corn thai
not frost bitten too hard has somewhat changed
the appearances Sheep have not done 30 wei as usual
nor are there the full number Of alnbs Two dollars 10
three per day are being offered for Yankee boys
! through having while those who can use moving mo
chimes aud horse rakes viii do 50.
| VERMONT. I.."
"W. c." Of Hartford writes as follows, IN
der date OF June 30 eve are In tie midst OF dronth
of unprecedented severity for TINS season ehtehdihs
through the entire month Of June the lst OF which
grass never looked more promising bat aner eight 1i
ten days q frost occurred followed ey eold
wind and scorching SUI, and atenaed 20 some PISCES
and now hay time has come and not more than ohehs
Of an average crop can be secured The Spring crops
are already seriously lHgTeG not T SnS1 oo,o,
and beans look well; much withered Pastures are
white under gj' IN the shade-iD IL the sun wan DO,
dew sufficient 10 wet ones bare feet The sun rises ana
sets In fire and smoke but not cloud for weeks Fruit
general thing, promises well though sua" BERRIES
are lost"
CONNECTICUT.
| One nncount saws: " Corn rather small, rye
very good Abundance Of ffnit but tie rost killed or
put back some OF our sugarcane 30 that u ook. Iae.
unpronising but l am not DISCOURAGED Jet '9I u y.
should rain soon II would grow last ior u Was MOI 10
day--mercury at $50 aud very dry. .,
i NEW ENGLAND SUMsARY.--The Nep- England
Farmer published at Boston. says The crops gen.
orally look well though tie dees hot quite hold
Out The ample promise thn, it dl duril the middle Of
May Apples and pesrs have sst abundantiy' ana are
now promising"
very severe the army or canker worm Is al work In
some ~ the States. A Massachusetts paper says
The eanker worms are making sad hayoc among lne
fruit trees Entire orchards stripped Of their leaves
the trees looking az II fire had passed through them
After such fine display OF blossoms the farmers are
sadly disappointed at the rayages of these troublesome
| insects"
NETWORK.
| J. H. Rowe of Columbia County, n. Y,
writes under date Of July &: From Columbia County
northwsrd. all through Central Sev;fork west
equaled In severity for the season IN the memory Of the
oldest inhabant. In thousands Of hayieds there Is
half the grass there was three weeks ago and nS Tor
oats they are nearly failure at liberal estimate not
more than quarter Of an average crop WIN DE hAE
vested. Already the inquiry Is made, How shan we
winter our stock. In conversing With men directly
from the Western States hear the same dismal story
| From Massachusetts, TO Missouri, over Michigan aud
4 Wisconsin, the relentless drouth holds sway Az
Spring except corn p are 5g g.' Ses So an
urday morning that wet plowed fields " the depth OF
two inches but yesterday and todays cool north wind
n has about destroyed its effect.
"P s. Unless We have c0piOus rains very soon, corn
and potatoes will I've past recovery as for oais and
grass they past redemption. Our eouatfy may as
well look the matter SQUARE IN the face. and prepare Tor
From a Subscriber in schoharic Co, NJ Y. in the
hop region July !. "Wehad a sprinkling Of rain last
tS g o. out ocd he ps4ehd esh K7ng
ups grain and grass will not be hnif crop aud hops a.
most total failure from the raTages oftho ~"
II The CoopersOH On. " Journal says 1t has adyices
from all parts Of that county and from Madison Scho
hare, Oneida aud Montgomery rs 10 the present con
dtion and appearance OF the hop vine These reports
all agree that the vine is not looking we'll II did
two weeks ago. The hy has also made is appearance
more extensively and several weeks earlier than last
year and fears IRE entertained that its rayages may be
such us 10 materially lessen the yield Occasionally
thrifty looking yard Is seenbu such are few and lar
between. Judging from present indications, II would
be safe 10 estimate the AT
one hall IN averages II may be less Under these cir
cumstances there IL little disposition 10 contract the
new crop. growers generally pIeferring to ABIDE the
chances, The old bog: ht foy use viii be nearly e.
tn. LiriAsstOA County Republican says "Notwth'
standing the Spring was backward and wet most Kinds
Of crops look promising Their was great oreadah u
The fields look we'll and as yet we hear nothing OF
the fy or the weayel Corn has come forward rapidly
for the last two weeks HJuy and August fayoro-
lille We safely count on good crop. The 0IOuth
has somewhat retarded the growth Of the grass though
there Is good prospect for an average crop fhe aP
pie peach aud pear trees are loaded win NUT, Whne
| Tie (Albany) Country G'Ht'e@aa has the following
letters;
II Is likely 10 fill well If the weather continues
dry the Weld may be average In this section Corn
h not large but has not yet sustained serious injury
This crop with potatoes. VII 20 wei enough R w.,
the greatest disappointment met with here is In relation
to our tobacco We should Judge that but small
portion of the ground fitted for tobacco can be planted
AZ ALL except upon limited scale by the aid Of slow, e1'
pensive and laborious artificial watering The plant
ing is usually considered over by tue ith Of July
i "LYoNs June l7--Whe looks better than was e1-
pcctcd in Spring-corn up finely apples, good crop
promised-peaches fair crop-cherries blossomed in-
but four weeks OF dry weather and the curcuo nave
nearly finished them The strawberries set very fun,
suffering much from drouth-weathsr has been unsea-
sonaby cool-now warm. almost hot
II fis.Fe NEW JERSEY.
4 Tn, Uayrsn Gazette saws the crops of grain and
grass look very promising in that section and that
ports come from all parts OF the State" Another ac
count states; In EewJersey the peach crop will be
abundant One producer has sV trees IN .s USgs ~
market "a 900 bushels Like reports come from Mary
land and Delaware; and through al the Central states
l grass wheat corn, and fruit Will give large yield.
i PENNSYLVANIA.
An exchange says: "Our exchanges gener'