New-York daily tribune., 1865-08-12
TuE EAST AND THE WEST.
sGastern Trnvei-Eeavy Rains in the
West-CottOn, Corn, Wheat, Potatoes,
nud Other Crors-sorgo oDd Corr
Sugar-Appies, Peaches nnd Grapes.
cFom Our Special Correspondent.


DoSGoLA Union Co.. H., July %, 1865
A journey from the Mississippi to the Allan
tc broken by visits at various points, enables ne TO
Speak Of the and its fruits Besides 1t gives
slateriis for other letters.
expected on reaching the State Of New York TO be
es,onished with the scht of wonderful Improvements,
and to find everything superior. Western New-York is
uearly equal to the bestfarts of Michigan At Bnalo
asked for berth in seepingcar, and was asked II
bad tclographed Tor confessed had not. Then
could not have one did the best could to sleep in
what seemed the seat Of a second.cass car. On the
Harlem Road the seat hard that inQuii ed for
the trs.-class cars They seemed to wonder whence
came. The face OF the country on this road is similar
% Kansas along the Missouri River. The improve
ments are not so good as around Leavcnworth. saw
few grapes fine fruits In places things looked
wonderfully familiar was surprised with the Sunday
silence of the towns. Ia there horse
G huwan being in sight. Perhaps they had gone TO
circus. Everything seemed to be made. 1hc day was
wednesday.
HEAVY RAINS.
II this section there have been terrible rains
which diminished toward the North. but there they
we're general Streams are high, sidehill fields are
washed into deep gulcys. and couuy roads almost
fnpassabe. have pasture surrounded by low hills;
much rain fell TO the ground five rails deep
have never known the water to settle here at al. Ad
Joining this lot is wood. rough with rocks and sink
toes through which the boys with ladders and lanterns
GO down into caves and only back when they get
tired or scared. All these had TO be filed before
tAe water could rise in the pasture. Several days
would pass before the underground streams and rivers
could carry off the food Fer below are heard the roar
ting and raging OF other waters. Beneath the earth
shat the countries what the lakes and reservoirs
ICY cold burning hot-nto which these streams
runa
COTTON.
In OF the southern counties Of Illinois and in few
counties in Indiana cotton is everywhere There
ere more OF cotton here than there acres Of
in several Northern States. Tens OF thousands of
refugees find constant employment. Capitalists from
Gle North have large fields; every farmer planted the
amount IL enormous. So far it looks well, and much
better than for several years. Tho wet weather has
caused great growth; when tho rain stops the balls
will begia to open. By the middle 0. next month pick.
iDg will commence
Everywhere the corn crop is magnificent In this
State rains prevented early working. The ground was
t1npy and there are many weeds hut rlovs and cult
vatoIs have run busily and I think tits year will
crown oil other years for III AicigGn. Ohio and
Western New.YoTs they say it nover was better
Around the City Of New.York it has rood color and
twas told there will be good crop. 1. short
could 10, see how it will rpen before frost. But the
,eope must know. I wondered what they meant by
layiny such little pieces OF corn; here. we would cal
tlcr, patches for roasting ears. To ny Illinois corn
oyes si,g hardly field which did not need plowng.
s,d,ia.in tte very worst way. But there is great
obs CO, rows are so short much OF the time would
beroqlirsi o. tusn utccod. If our twoho,se cuya-
.s.f g. hon fp n
zou'd 10 requi'e .a-ni0r lows. saw boys riding
while a nan plo~e1. Z remember having ridden O
Lorse once for this poypose my a Here boys DO Do.
ede they ploV and with s.a-." TIE. A horse or
mule essily viii learn. pr o. me lac signifies han'
s1d the horse havs; two or more icfts l!aes gee,
and the horse obcys. With sin Gle line DO. s crive
& horse anywhere Women and girls plow, TOO. M'st
Of the corn in ny neighborhood was cultivated ~
girls and women. Imeht remark that it is net quite
60 safe to guide mule with single line, for sometimes
Be- has notions. Some mules viii not pow step after
she dinner horn blows. He stops, looks around ana
expects to be uuhitched. Orher mules Immediately VIII
s;art FOR the house. dragging plow and oil, caring
sothng for the corn they break down. When they
,amp over the bars they are apt to stop spell.
WHEAT.
In the extreme southern counties the wheat has been
ccoi and where well stacked is in fnc order But the
4
get ready to thrash. Heavy rains have done immense
damage Oats are in the same condition. There Is a
large region in the West south of 40 degrees where
wheat was badly damsced by rust and smut. The vori-
etv Is white wheat from which the St. Louis -four is
made. None other sells high in Eastern markets.
particularly in Boston where they seek for the cream
fthinss-thcmseves being the cream OF mankind.
bear. Thee weeks ago tie damage reported al
shrcefourhs OF the whole crop and farmers cui
esly put # their fields. But this is too great an es
ca,c in fact farmers in localities simply say the
out the deficiency s large do not hear tha. Spring
wheat is damaged. This is the variety which nake
the stock OF Chicago so large.
POTATOES, OATS, GRASS AID ONIONS.
Never before has 80 large breadth Of potatoes beef
planted. Here the rains have hindercd working them
end many pieces have been abandoned to weed vhic
crow without ceasnc Further north the crop Is ceai
sai looks fine. There have been many rains there
tar the ROT except on erayelly soils. For seyera
years tAe potato clop has been very anfarners
AnI.,s have rot had enough for their own use; thi
slrne. through almost the who.e West they have soll
'oi uon Il 80 10 :. 75 per busAc and there.wa a de
N'uaa'on to have a supply. Michigan Wisconsin
~o'a's cold States exceptions; here they alwayi
S'' !hIed vel. Northern Ohio orght TO be consid
,'a cod REGION ba: such has been tie failure that
- l''e been getting seed from Michigan in the hopes
0s'Ns slceess. In many places a Kind OF potato
az uO'ag much damage; one pug destroys hiu and
' much fear Of him Still 50 much is in the
SO tsa there is likely 10 be a supply.
"eteYsr cotton ia sad sweet roafoag larOalv are