New-York tribune., 1868-08-11

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| fires have in many hundreds OF instances passed
through the hedges and overrun the adJomlhg eids'
The effects of this continued dry weather are 10 DC
serious The potato crop will be lar below an aver
| age You will see plenty of ripe potatoes, but not
one of decent size. Great store is set In TINS country
upon the mangel beet, and turnlp, and uch Ianu Is
| devoted to their cultivation. These VIII NOT MAKE
One-third the usual crop Beans also are much re1Ied
on for feed, but the crop is below an ayeiage Inc
same may be said of oats and barley Inc pea crop
| is about medium The wheat crop, Whlch Is me
crop in England, will be about medium crop; on
the light SOIL it is poor. The straw IS short hea9s
small and not well filled but upon the hehNl lanus
the straw is long, heads long and well MED Dy the
way it is everywhere remarked, Lands IhoIoughig
drained have borne the drouth best" DO you ask
what they consider thorough draining on heavy soif
The is ting eight yards apart anu tlee ieeV
deep. .. T oh. J..
state that hay brings from $50 to goo pei tun IN
the interior what it brings in the cities, 90 not
know Everybody must be injured by the shOrtness
of the crops but the poor labOTer WHO ekes out MS
scanty fare with the vegetables raised IN the bt
gardenr around his cottage, Will suner most,
do not gather the above information from passing
swiftly through the country by rall but 1Om actu-
ally visiting farmers at various points away from
railroads from Liverpool to London. ..,,.,.
AT the Royal Agricultural show at Leicester when
opened on the 18th inst was able TO obtain lnf0r-
nation from nearly every part of England. The con-
current testimony of the several gentlemen WIN
whom conversed is that what have seen through
the heart of England is general and not local.
Every one is asking about our crops are tey u NC
Target is corn TO be PLENTIFUL &c &c.
The show referred to corresponds win our state
Fair, and brings to IL a good representation from
every branch of industry, the agricultural predOml-
mating The City of Leicester contains about oO,OO0
inhabitants and is centrally located for purposes OF
the show The show continues for several days, ana
prices diminish from q crown the first day TO one
shilling on the last day. The attendance Oh the first
day must have been GDout 9O,OOO.
The arrangements for this show were made upon
an extensive scale. More than four miles OF sheds
were erected, and did not see one unOccupied.
Cattle sheep, and horses, were the leading features
'ha ohoNu ofp bofh horns
was immense, and all seemed ready TO burst WIN
fatneSs. ~ -
The kinds Of sheep exhibited were Leicesters Cots
wolds. Southdowns, and Shropshires. They are
valued principally for their mutton, and cannot be
exceed.
know but little abOut-the carthorse and the hunter
and they take great pride in the perfection TO
which they have brought the various points which
constitute the eXcellencies of each. carthorse 10
hands high and weighing 1850 ID is not an uncommon
sight. This is the horse that singy or with others
performs all the heavy work in England, whether IN
city country. The cab and the hack nave special
and light service to perform. All KINDS OF horses
bring price abOut as high as with us In fact, l
have discovered few things lower IN price than IN
the United States. IL was great pleasure TO WIT
ness the show OF hunters and the exhibition OF ther
PAGES. The steam plOw IS feature oi thls snow;
and the work performed has been conslueIed wen
done The high price OF tins plOw lifom S5,JO 10
5000 puts it beyond the reach Of anyone but very
large farmers. .,
The show of reapers and mowers was quite small;
nothing compared with our State Fair. The harvest
is mainly done in the old way. On the road from
Leicester 10 London, fields were being cut with
the sickle than with the rcapng-machine. Tho
cradle is most used but whatever bo the implement
used, no head of grain is left ungathercd.
The true way TO visit this country and learn some
thing about il is to travel much on foot taking the
horse or steam car only when necessary for rest.
Even then one needs some weliniOuncd friend 10
give the desired information. Through the kindness
of Mayor Flower Of StratfOrd-On- Avon, | made the
acquaintance of just the man for our purpose. MI
Adkins of Chilcote. who gave up his time 10 VISIT
with us his own large farm and the country surround
ing explaining to Us their manner Of cultlyatoni
value of crops price of labor aud all other things OF
interest to am American farmer. Dir. Adkins VINO lS
the most extensive cattleb breeder (shOrthOrnsl IN
this section Of England after exhibiting his stock
and in conversation thereupOn, informed me tat tho
best short horned bulls were now bought for the
United States. 49,
cannot close my letter without word in refer
ence 10 Mayor Flower, who u known by so many
Americans and TO whom be is especially KIND.
IL Won want to appreciate true friend To your
country Just spend ten or twelve days on q steamer
where ultra Rebel sentiments prevall-WheTe the
bterest expressions used against what you love
and cherish and then, on landing, stumble upon a
wealthy, cultivated, high-tOned Engllshman Ike
Mir Flower one who was the stanch friend OF your
country throughout darkest days OF trial 1t is
then Won feel what friendship ~.
There are some points for improvement for us.
copyng from our neghbOrs across the sea; and some
hints we can give them 10 their advantage; but for
bear commenting upon them At this time. RI H.