, 1866-08-15

Letter from Sandwich, nl.-Edect of
the Storn Oh tho Wheat Crop In TINT
V1rfnffT.
SANDWICH, III, August u, 1855.

Editor, chenso S4taiRr5s9' 4iiRnas. H. August Is 1sss
Ihs ass hsE'eiT N In ~ ;tS bsen agaa materially
cured without damage, they would have
ranked in market as No. L It Was not oniy
fine in quality. but the yield would have dis
apRointsa nan the most aangRlnfii iib Up t9 sat9s-
NV to- Outstanding crops vas very
faI IN torrents. and during the day It vas
accompanied with thunder and lightning. !
crs and rain falling most Of the day At $50
p. m. q thunder storm arose from the vest
and northwest, and continued to rain power
fully until Sabbath morning at S e. n The
nim5lc forces of tie heavens were IN the
+: greatest activity. The detonations Of thun-
der were perfectly loud aud il rapid success
sion, and we're attended with lightning Of
stroged By that potent yet subtle element
l The heavens we're almost continually In 8
blaze Of light, and the loud and heavy thun-
b1ackness, contributing to make scene, the
tout ensemble Of which was grand, sublime,
yet terrible The aggregate rain tall was
zoos inches, By far the heaviest rainfall Of
the seasoa- The damage to oats Is not Sc
rious-
AMER the rain subslded the wind b7eezcd
up from the vest, aud the dag proved to be a
drying one, although eiao- stratus clouds yelled
the sun most Of the day,
In order to fully ascertain the extent Of
| damage, wheat, In six different fields, Was
: examined. In field No. !, upon the farm OF
the late Thomas Beveridge, the wheat In
slight. No grown wheat was. found:
| In field No. 2, rpon the firm Of
7 Edward McCleary,. the wheat in shocks
. was not cap-shealed, consequently was
5 tered Into the centre Of the bundles and
I come Of them were wet, indeed, some vere
: nearly rotten. In field No. 5, on the farm Of
: Milo Tnttle, the wheat in shocks Was we'll
i damage was Slight. In field No. i, on the
C | tnrrn Of Henry Potter, wheat In shocks, well
= eap-sheafed. was very slightly grown. In
u field No. S, on the farm Of David Harmon,
i and grown but slightly IN field No. 6, OF
10 the farm Of Stephen Wright, grain iu shocks,
: well cap-shealed, and was very slightly in
n jured-
d In oil these examinations of the rain side
u II the east and southeast sides Of the shocks
:" were examined ard great care taken to find
The most damaged wheat in each shock. Il
q Is certainly plain, and an important lessor
T. can be drawn thereGom- that, that ,nncapnss 2eei
become ruined Great care should b
taken in setting up the wheat, alway
A. bearing in mind that rain may oyertake tn
"a husbandman before the grain can be se
cure1y ricked- 4 week ID harvest is OF th
greatest Importance. Then, it Is one OF tn
first items in agriculture, to SOW earl
enough to gaiu that week IL harvest Fal
plowirg for SNAIL grain and in low grount
.~- plowinI; narrow lands md early sowing ma
sl,s In many seasons save the crol
Try this. And still another though
occurs. Are not some yaEietf
cts Of wheat earlier than others, that time ms
~. be gained in the earlier maturing Of whea
nd THIS Is au Important question aud may be
he importance to the asriculturist in sayfn
ion from the wct weather good crop ups
On, Mnacu nas oecn eApehneu tne oSst Aaoul
he red, which in great measure have spoilt
.he the cereals, that time gained is everything
civ and early seeding. and seeding with car
the varieties, md letting no time in harvest
.di- lost, may o&tltmcs s2Sc tnt crop
art AGHCQL4.