New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-06
THE CROPS.
rNcoURAGING REPORTS FROM ALL PARTS or
THE COUNTRY.


MAssAcHUsETTs.-The crops in some P 5nrf 81
ein snfrrjug for want Of rain and nothing snOI'o VI
a day or two Of moisture will be sufficient
MINNEsOTA.-The wheat crop VIII yiC SIGea ar Is
mense Throughout Southern mlHnfsu rain wiz yield
ripeuiug with surprising rapidly O'i'' 49,
81 proportion. Him osti-
WIscovs1y-TIe BarrdbOO Repu6ndcaanro t 20 ooo
mates the hon rop In the STATE this year az ~ ybeat
bales. being double the crop oI. UUIroiosng well
prNvsy1vANTA.-The harvest thIouEiouIC d tl'o
CO.. ,l,,nst over Taking IL thIOughou' ~ m fr
better harvest 'tn t severe effort to gather the
Tinened grain owing TO the extreme ho"'' "
V,pcryrA.--Reports from all portions OF Ell r,
gina give @ along James River and in the valley
sre rs hardly room enough on me gIohl W nu ,,o
shocks. The crop Is 'O"s. nj
xn1,NA.-Harvesting is about over. Inc
wheat crop Is heavy, and the yield abundant lew
Scids have been affected 10y the rust, and the grain
l.hy shruuk; but as general thns inc gram Is i'
aud plump. Oihcr grain Will yield large
TRXAs-A Washington County CORES pond
ert denies Tie existence OF the dreadful cotton WHh,
rs the army or grass He bases his Opinions upon
the evidence of old and experienced cotton planters WIN
have studied the species Of worms Tor many years
ILINOls.-The corn crop will be unparalleled:
The dry weather pcued wheat ana oats so cary .u
nr4ldy that ha, been almost HposSlue osecut 'uo
entire crop The yield viii moi be as great as has oeei ar
tc,ted br- vl urobaby average at least 10 bushels
e. the acre Many fields nave been greatly JntSu ~ .io
excessive heat much OF the giu having rused OF H."
turcG promatUIciy.
OuIo.-m Pike County the wheat crop Is eX-
celcut the most Of 10 having been stacked OdS Wee
never better m TINS part OF Tue Pts arc very Door
Meadows fine yielding aCundahtB' As !" Wv 4''.'
Enrs of All Si9ds mi abundance The crops ali through
the state promise large yield
FLORIDA.-A correspondent of Ih6 Idua-
hasee fiord,a Of the 3st says; The weather IoF dne
past we, mas been uufavOrablo TO corn. Many OF our
farmers planted Late and the corn is consequently no.
yet made May ot.crs, however are now ehgasCu ~
puiuc fodder and airy weather is favorable. We very
much that tue crop will be little short Cotton rs
hourishing nut the caterpillar mas appeared oh So'0
farms, ana IL Is feared Will do some damage
SoUTH CAROLINA.-The corn crops are lar
better year. and though they have suffered ron
thereby has materially diminished, yet the majority
Of the planters will make an abundance OF PROVISIONS
and free grass; but owing TO the general lnaDllty
10 procure guano this season. smaller ana cannot DC
expected TO produce much to the acre rs 1t dd inc
past year.
NORTH CARoLINA.-The cotton crops up to
this time have done remarkably well, ana the pant Is
corUc flower and form TO the very tip Of the stalk
We may remark that before the 18th OF TINS month"; lasI
year, many fields were swarmed with the yCuhg cael
pillar which Dy this date had swept away every eaI ana
young boil In many portions Of the parish FIWt Is very
nlud1ht though much damaged ny INC WEI Sea'aTi i
Sweet sOes Of good size are coming into market ana
held 40 reasonable prices In Hyde County great dis
tcss from Goods aud subsequent dIOuh prevails. The
hopes Oi the farmers are destroyed
IowA.-The Central IOCd Citizen says
wheat nearly all ia sho ,k the same may lie SAID OF
lent condition ard the yield was never more boun;ifGl
las SIrath the rcapers in many neIghbOrhOOds
Igurl,.r ain dav the OVERTURNED fields being deemed
fuHcient Justification Tor so DONG In HARRISON county
the corn crop was never more promising. The yield 81
grain win bc much larger than anticipated In JET
itrsO County the wheat crop has been all harvested Tie
average Will be about % bushels per acre. The Spring
V'olt Is said 10 be as good as the Fail wheat
CALIFoRNiA.-1he San Francisco Bulletin
say, the FRAT crop OF California was never nEer ~
quality larger IN quantity and variety tan ~ Is ms
Summer Many large growers lhtchd lOpdy more dtte-
tOn 10 drying and packing for export TINS year KuAbg
prices arr more reasonable TO consumers yet suMyiehy
profitable 10 producers Inc experiment OF 9AlpPlnS
grapes Atlantic ports will he tried ON larger Se3c
THIS aud other fruits by the extension OF railroads ny
the Sierra Nevada, which nsures RAPID transportation 10
raised in Is weeks from the Cay Of Planting, without ltL
CATION, offered last month IN the san Diego 'OHJ
market. .
NEw-YoRK-The Troy Times of the Sd inst,
says: The storm Of the I'd INST, which passed TO the
north of us WAS very severe back OF West Troy some
two miles we learn fall crops all leveled TO the
ground, aud several apple trees were torn out OF te
Inc wbees harvest Il ranidy progressing yield
of grain Is anticipated. though IN some loca4lues
Monroe County the wheat crop viii fan
below average, chiefly on account OF shilRkoge inns
srnkage is attributed 20 the very not ana airy NeAlnCr
As the region which suffered rom the dFOulh Is quS
limited It is possible that the loss is not great OUTSIDE oi
County the wheat crop badly shrunk The damage is
equal to 80 per cent Of the entire eToP me nay crop
barley, and rye will produce a large yield
CANADA.-The wheat crop generally promises
to be crop and most Of it IS ready for
reaping Hay turning out better than was expected
and is Of excellent quality and well saved. Barley will
up the average, and oats aud peas are nowhere
both being burnt up by the heat. In the
townships OF Haley Banstoh, ana S,ins'eaGu,
trli hrt ooU, 70 +he lonpcoutiuue drouth potatoes
and buckwheat must prove amOsta total failure Ia the
LOEgnal District, I'm addition 20 the drOth there nave
hay bfpn u
fires have in places swept before them large hus
Of grain. leaving nothing but smoky darkened plain
where so lately stood the beautiful crop Thousands OF
would almost impossible TO calculate the loss for dis
tanee OF co miles each way.
LoUIsIANA.-In GTeensbuTg parish the crops
are very good In Felcana parish the crops arc looking
well account Of the rain The runor IN relation to the
much-dreaded army worm has abated though serious
fears are entertained that II TINS moist weather
Grafton. In Carroll parish the cotton crop looks
fields white with tho staple and good picking viii be
had early September. No alarm about the caterpillar
have done remarkably well, aud the plant is not only
loaded as heavily bear with b0lls. but continues
remark that before the 18th Of this month"; last yea
many fields were swarming with the Young caterpillar
which by this date had swept away every leaf ana young
boil in many portions OF the parish. The Clinton Iatot
OF the Goth says Almost too much rain has already fallen
large aud rank, except in the back land where u was
stuued hrst by the lice ana then by the l0ngconhued
dry weather. There Is uneasuess among planters
with regard 10 the The rain and cloudy weather
have excited their fears but thus far the various runOrs
Of having made their appearance has resulted ia
nothing more than little anxiety, possibly some fear
The crop is cut very short, particularly on the hills
where II Is almost complete failure. The young corn
planted within the last month, is looking well and
vigorous.
ALABAMA correspondent of The Mont
gop9y Pioayune says "a personal inspection Of the
crop in several parts of Lee County satisfies us that
this county will not make than half the amount Of
corn required LOT nome consumption The cotton crop is
better but the plant is Gather small II the
present rains continue, 1t will DC seri-
Ously injured" In Macon County the recent rain hes
proved very beneficial 70 every crop The crop had
already been much nured BY tho long drOnth