New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-11
OUR HARVESTS.
WHAT THE CROPS PROMISE.
PROGRESS OF THE HARVEST.


buy the staff Of e form opinion OF their own as To
the quantity and quality Of those crops OF which tho
harvests are nearly ended One month sgo the pros
pect was Of very large crop Of wheat Bus
whatever damage to crop the farmer has ever TO fear
from showers rainy days. dogdays fogs, rust and mile
dew this sections been suffered
In short growth seldom surpassed has been followed in
BY harvest weather about as bad as bad
can be.
The year teaches what excessive rainfall does
for agriculture. giving in the small grains usy growth
but inferior head berry, choking with weeds
and blancng with water between the rowe, forcing
lush growth Of potato vines but fostering the diseased
incident to that plant, making heavy swath In tina
meadow but a bad coored hay stack
As the effect prices see no reason for changing
the opinion expressed month ago-that the decline in
wheat viii be allow, and perhaps pause and change tos
slightly ascending grade especially wheats Of growth
that will make white -four. But the other hand tha
buyer may be assured that II he will content himself
with -four not white some, but making bread az
paatable as the snowiest and strengthening, he
will be able to buy such -four cheap, IN localities foa
less than he has paid for dozen years.
small corn CROP which now appears inevitable, means
scant supply Of fat beeves and SWINE Bread and pota
toes great deal cheaper than steaks and roas
Those farmers win show the best balance who turn thef
into butter cheese and beef their corn ana roo
into fat muttOns and heavy hogs.
review Of the whole breadth Of the Republic would
cover too much paper for article and confuse the m1
preston upon the mind We therefore present the details
Of crop reports from
THE NORTHWEST.
the vast region which drained by the great lakes and
the upper Mississippi and Missouri region which feeds
all the Northern Atlantic slope and millions Of cotton-
growers in the South, and spinner, weavers miners
GOLFERS founderymen by the ten thousand across the
water.
r.. .. MICHIGAN.
The Niles Republican says: "The farmers OF
this section progressing reasonably well with the whea
harvest and the fine weather continues few days on-
ger crops will be secured beyond danger The Wheat
yield promises be average one, and the eOrh al
though somewhat damaged by the heavy ana irequehs
rains will quite unless the weather rom 'ns
time proves unfavorable."
gentleman who has recently travelled in many csnn-
ties of the State furnishes The Grand Rapids Democrats
the following information: "The wheat crop IN most OF
the counties is very ne although but little OF 1t has yen
been cut, owing TO the wet wealth err In KALAMAZOO
Branch Barry, Jackson, Hlsdale, InRham ana other'
counties yield Of wheat never better than II s
this year. and very few fields have yet been cut mo
farmers are feeling uncommony gloomy ana ieAriuh
about saving their wheatcrops The wheat In shawassee
Saginaw Gratiot and other counties In that dreconls
s apparently quite green, and in many localities almosu
leyeled ground by its massive growth and
weight and storms that it is wholly unnt Tor inc
cradle"
The S. Johns Republican says: 1--WE hear the most en-'
70 the growing crops with single exception OF corn
which, as a general thing, looks exceedingly oad. Inc
wheat crop Is probably the largest ever grown III the
county and from present indications, will be harvested
In good condition. There Is slight evidence OF rust IN
some localities nothing serious yet. There WIZ
also be a great abundance OF all kinds Of fruit"
The wheat Ia nearly all in the shock or barn IN inc
Counties Of Berren Cas-, and Van Buren, ABOUT luree
fourths Of it was harvested in good order the
was nut ND damp few Of the farmers are thrashlnS
Nc by spreading anu
shoyeling on the floor There will be more wheat Oh
an inferior quality in these three counties than last year.
but the largest share will be FIRST rate article Tor nour-
The most OF the wheat has thicker she'll and Is not az
white the last crop Inc FARMERS nave nau ~ ~
reSuired good management harvest them in good
order W. g. BecKwith OF Cas- County had 10 aeF ..
barn in as good order last year Ihe danp h
stack Or barn viii be nearly s SP%ss wheat Sa il
Of thashng viii the %Gst 70 Oh keen % from being en-
traIy spced very small amount Of wheat has been
taken BY millers the line OF the Michigan Central
Niles has taken $50 bushels Of amber atS D. WI" sehu
yS rus op Monday afternoon reached from Kalamazoo
20 Detroit The most Of distance large amount ot
sbocSs and wet the grain badly From Battle Creek
very little OF the wheat secured and large aoun
yet uncut The uncut wheat, weather permitting VIII
Be secured better condition and with less work han
the wheat that was wet III tine s 0 ON 10 he cut The
uncut clover is nearly ali spoiled The other varieties ~
the grasses not yet been materially injured In al
probability there will be abundance OF hay -, 49,.
oats and barley nearly ripe, and portion OF thesa
should the weather continue and the fros mUG one
Through the month September there Will De ron
RE Grand Rapids Democrat the 2sth says In inc
north part Of the county along e va t and some Of IT,
sacked Sc but out during the recent storms
OF sunday Monday nights and has suffered % dis
county ia under fun Roadway. few fields were cut on
Friday and Saturday OF last week ana on MonuSy OL
aJr 9nened I'm earnest We get more favorable reports
than week ago. Early wheat, especially inc Dlehl
injured by the rust and that severely unless on hgh
a1savellv lands while the Treadweu and later Naieues
are pronounced OF excellent quality anu no
ed We have been shown samples Of as fine berry az
ge ever saw ON the whole, after careful inquiry, We
conclude Wasbtenaw County VIII harvest lts
crop aud that quality will average better than last
y yrSw,S % i $500
nrvdsr correspondent OF The Lapeer Clarion says
81 Wheat IA looking remarkably we'll, standing thlck on
the ground heads long aud filling we'll no rust on
thus rar, and with favorable weather the eiVP W"
largest far many years There has been vas. ~ tb
ment during the past few days In the S, nos
corn crop Other spring crops look % VEL o oHantity
he a medium CROP either In breadth OF Iano Vi fN''''
The quality win be better than last year , ain - Man
Kalamazoo letter Of the sd says; Y Macs IL bss
commenced growing In the shock, the shea'ts ueiak
damp 10 draw into barns or 70 De d en- oeTs IL haa
| vet remains to be cut In some PiaeeS' "'" 40 WV ~
been and is being thrashed "a savs. "Tbe late nne
Galesburg letter Of the "a =, y Nearly nnish harvest
Ing their wheat CROP They nave Se1 sonT rms Its th
aud now the Oat harvest IL Jds rS in MANY neds
VIII nsSer catch up The late ralns have materially IN
ured the whole crop ~ tue s soTe ere 70 Sep hm from
da,ng mischief strange sight was witnessed here a
day; since by many 81 the ya ser from H oSe poao
patch 70 another They pushed ahead as amouousH A.
| a caravan OF anita" ----......
IN this section The crop being cared for 70 one OF
the raised here The berry Is large plump ana
we'll developed. Occasionally We hear OF piece DeinS
badly lodged account OF early sowing ana sne So
tinued wet weather; but as general da rc should the