New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-08
CE0P EIPOytTs.

hay, WHEAT AND OATS.--The recent rains
in nearly MI parts Of the cousy have changed Tie gen
erai aspect since many Of the accounts given below
were penned bat they came too late to benefit hay.
Winter Wheat most Of the oats, anl early potatoes.
Hay CpoP-Thero ia great variation Of the yisd
reported from different localities, even in regions tio
remote In New-JeSey FOR in,tance, little more thai
bali q crop secured, willie on Long leland faf
yield was obtained. heavy many Srmn- OF one
thing however, all strosd. viz that It waS tecnr'd
in prime order. Very n:tlc aftermath VIII be cut Ia
Ifaise Fa,1+er Of July 2s says'
"Tbo bay crop, which is now nearly sathered-end
which give indications early in tie seaeon of N m
usually large yic.dw owing "a ire severe Grouth 10
something below IN average. ntiough u Is Of tuch
qssl,y 10 20 maze mp Of TO dehceDel caused BY
tbs dry weather. IL he's been harvested without may
and Is IN excellent condition"
A LA saohusetis ,cosrespondent Of TIE Country
Gentleman writing July H. ssys:
More gI1ss Las boen cut than usual 81 tbs dife.
and tie hay housed in excellent order Tho crop u
lighter than the early season promised especially On GA
fields"
T41 Portland C.ie-) /Scsrtisy Of JAY - says Of tho
hay crop;
This % Of The II not The most important crop in
cr State. We have very conflicting arrounts H. regard
oye nearly fetal failure. while In USERS u a. ,poLen
81 ~ being rbu ndsut On the whole 'f'ing al ie 80
foouns shat hrye fallen rudcr nouco. We tains We
sha have fun average ofop, and ihst thefo = 70
danger OF or cattle hrng pu shor. common tie
coming fal and Winter. We may be blessed with ne
latter rain Our only f,or TO- that Il wi. be to- oop
ous II il DO true, come hold tiut the yeaTy ful ply
sooner or iatcr win be eqaaDed. So iar tho "gildpw.
o. heaven" have been e!osed" Dramatically seeded Is
| it wore-and by aud by sc may De aooded. Speaking
OF the lay cruD The Skorte, Cie'ioa says, that IN
conversation with q farmer few days hnce. be IN.
formed thar tie hay crop would be better than was
generally supposed. He thought there would rot be
lllL .utf
there Woul. be very near ~ nnny tnhS. That paper
rays ila 10 turs have been sent 10 aret nom
Somerset County his yesr."
A Vermont paper nader date of July II says, In
reference u tina drouib;
IAN crops are suffering. grass particularly. Tho
has crop VII not be moro than one haf or tao thirLs
heavy ~ last year. though Of much better quality
and 20 Tar ii he's been ured In excellent condition.
This doCs not correspond with tho opinion If the
editor Of Tie Nor England Farn1 who after visiting
various portions Of Massachusetts and New Hampshire
wri,es July ls;
I'VE believe We shsn have not only ,rll average
crop. but .io the fodder viii e worth at ioas, 'rfay
ire pe- than ~ last year. Scarcely ten
hay has been wet that what has been housed - II
the beat quality. and viii make milk and teS almost ns
rapidly No gram"
Formers Of Long Island acknowledge large hay crops
secured in the best possible condition.
A correspondent writing from the central par. n
NevYo-s state says tho crop Is hight. owing to dry
weather. but IN, quality is very good Another. Mr..
T. W. Reed. writes rom Chemung County, y. Y. 18th
MT:
During Last month had somewhat Of drorth.
but rains have fallen and grsss. corn, and oats are
looking well. and growing beyond al expectation.
Many who have iceI I'd total failure of crop. say
We ahall have good crop OF grass and grain The
fai lners aie looking up"
Troy paper nys tho crop in that vicinity Is about
two.thiris that OF former seasous
Ia parts Of New.Jerscy and Pennsylvania tbs grass
badly injured by dry weather. and fields were
left uncut owing to Ito light yield and high price o,
labor.
A correspondent Of TIE Psas,y!caais Republicans,
Washington County writes
| The grass in new meadows has been Of excellent
quality and pretty large quantity In old meadows the
yield has been rather light but Tho whole crop has been
secured without the slightest injury from rains. ard
very satisfactory report can 10 made Of this important
/ staple"
An Official statement from the Secretary Of the Lows
State Agricultural College published In TIE STATE Reg
iHe and which processes to giyo lie correct returns
from oil parts Of the Stste. says:
Abundance Of grass be had Toy The cutting hut
owing 20 the general severe drou the time when the
grass most needed rain, ii Is not plenty usual but
suicieacy Tor all purposes be obtained If hands
be found t. cut H. In this view there VIII not probably
b. more than twoihirds the usual quantity put up"
been equaled for years. some fields will average two
and O haif tuas per acre.. +. W. Warner writes
from Racine Wis. Jelly Is:
Hay s very short. Ihave lived here twenty years
and have never known year before that hay was ~
short. 1t is now worth from SO 70 s25 per tun.
Several accounts from Ohio and Illinois speak Of
bali to three foarths Of hay crop Missouri CORE
spondeat says the crop In tia, State 10 good.
R1sai-Very little wheat 10 sown in New. England
and that mostly OF the Spring varieties The repors at
hand speak Of It in favorable terms. The yield was
very satisfactory Long Island and better weather
for boryos,ing 1t could not be desired.
A paper published in the western part Of New York
says:
"Whsa. in the vicinity OF the Genesse Valley is
nearly al cot and il large crop The chief difficulty
Is the scarcity NJ labor
The Rochester q. " Unto. contains the following
from the great wheatgrowing region:
80 far as Monroe County IL concerned, the crop OF
wheat N one Of che best known, and the breadth OF
ground sown rs larger than It has been for number Of
years This IL fine article Of red wheat There "a
| but Itlle white wheat uow raised bereshouL'