Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-08-27
THE RUTLAND HERALD,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 90, 1865,
Condition of the Crops,

Inc Mohthly isvpoIt W nb''
for last month gives US some valuable M
formation. The mos, remarkable feature
in the report is that in relation TO the corn
crop, In the southern States the in
crease over last year i, upward Of two
millions and u half Of acres, The increase /
for all the States amounts to three mill
lions Of acres, making the whole amount
planted in the United States thirty-six
millions of acres,
\ careful estimate Of the average shows
a decrease Of 1900 acres in eight States,
and an increase Of 3, 3,iOs,2l5 acres in the
remaining States Maine has decreased
in acres 5000 New Hampshire, 3,lSl /;
Massachusetts, 1885; Rhode Island,
l,;l9; Connecticut, 9,5ll; New York,
l2,SSs; New Jersey, s,si3; Maryland,
s,20i. The largest increase is in Mis-
souri,. which is 407,9i2 acres. The next
highest is Louisiana, being 391,9l2 acres.
All the southern States have largely in
creased their number of acres.
The July returns show very favor
able account Of the wheat crop over
the country, with successful harvesting
Of the spring wheat il may he successfully
declared, in summing up the local re-
ports, that larger number OF bushels of
wheat, 10y many thousands, will bc grown
in the United States in 1865 than in any
previous season.
Rye, oats and barley promise abundant
crops. No serious drawbacks are report-
ed and few reports Of bad condition are
received Potatoes, 50 unproductive last
year, are in usually fine condition, and
the average is increased in every State
except Rhode Island. The vines in our
State have very luxuriant growth, and
from tbs specimens brought to our mar
k,t We should Judge the tubers are oN-
cclcut We have not seen any signs of
disease. but the weather has been such
far few weeks past that rot or rust
may iujure them. Ii they should escape
these diseases our crops may i've very
abundant.
Fruit i, variable, apples and pear. less
promising than usual. Vermont, New
Jersey. Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
Kentucky and We, Virginia make a
worse record as toarplss than other States
Maine will make a better record than she
lid last year The report shows that
pegnh,s will be lcss abundant than ap.
pics Hut a fair promise Of grapes is in
dalyl.
IS The Pacific Railroad has had It's
first accident Seven men were killed
and ataut a dozen wounded 10y car be
iu., thrown from. the track. We trus
that the uanagers Of thi. great road vii
o.. particularly careful TO employ sucl
engineers and conductors, to procure goo(
.u aud engines: to keep the track il
eu.h perfect order and to exercise sud-
rigid supervision, that accidents" will b
extremely rare on the course Of its lons
line
HAHu-Adyice, from Port au Prime,
to the 10Th instant confirm previous re
ports As to the desperate straits in whicl
sAluayo is involved. The revolution i
apparently triumphant and the flight o
Saluave is contemplated. His baggag
and family We're captured by the rebel.
SoCrH .iNIEICA- Adyices from Brali
stat, that the new Cabinet j. inclined {
peace with Paraguay and the people ar
clamorous for it. The people OF the Al
gcutue Confederation are opposed to
new alliance with Brazil for the prosecu
tion of the war. .,..
fur Cattle Observation-Disclosures
ing the precautions that have been take
in regard TO preventing the spread Of tn
cattle disease. apprehcnsions are felt ths
it will be more difficult to control than a
first supposed. We hear of its appear
ancc in Every direction, but 50 far onl
among cattle from the West, or those pa
tured in the same lots. IL has appeare
Al several places in Massachusetts and /
Vermont, among cattle purchased i'll tn
Albany market three weeks ago. \ ger
tleman in Albany, says the Express pu'
chased herd of fifty as fine and appa
emily healthy cattle as ever were seei
over two weeks ago, and had them hcrde
some distance from the city. Yet Il
disease has appeared among them, an
two have already died. He thinks thu
strioter inspection and quarantine mea
urcs should be resorted to, not only in r
gard to the cattle that arrive, but in r
gard to the disposition of the carcasses
those killed At the present time the
are between forty and fifty diseased ca
tie in the quarantine at West Albany, or
of the 5000 head there. In view of Il
continued alarming aspect of the catt
disease, Coy. Fenton has summoned
the executive chamber Lewis f. Allen
Buffalo, John Stanton Gould of Columbi
and Gen. Patrick of Geneva, who, und
chapter 140, laws Of 1866, are constitute
a Board of Commissioners for the prote
ton OF cattle, etc, from destruction
infectious diseases. AS the law gives al
pie power to this Commission, it is pre-
able that measures will be adopted in q
dition to the steps heretofore taken by t
Governor and the Boards of Health
New York city and in several other loc
tiles, to prevent the introduction, as far
possible, Of infected cattle and the furtl
spread of the disease.
NOT THE GENERAL IMPRESSION.