The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

rows, or otbsr implements are ready TO str the
ground and kill the weeds, and not gay nov
whole business 10 reduced to oomulete svs-
tenn and may almost be called sclehco, enu,
eIospt as Co some slight differences IS 20 cheek
pIa ntins or drilling and In tho use ofinplements
all tho farmers agree on common metnoos,
and and sss ToE sSss peoe OF msohnsy
In unifoi NIFTY, IN vsstness OF extent, 10 oapith
Invested, and 10 generally successful results, results,
In the world Ia At eli comparable to corn grow
ing in this great corn belt. The three great
stand at the outer angles of this region, have
been built up aud are sustained by this won
derful grain.
WHOLESALE CALAMITY.
Well, tho corn crop for 1876 was planted IN due
season. though under great dis dvantege, for
the ground was cloddy and hard, and many teams
was the work built was ali ia, and The triumph
ant farmer waited for a little season. The story
Is soon told. Rains fell continually, and on
low, level ground II was impossible to work
the corn. ana now, to-day, tue mournful
observer travelling through from bevond the
Missouri almost to the AlleghaDiss. sees thou
sands Vi on thousands OF fields where the corn,
never yet touched since the day Of planning, Is
from six to twelve inches high, vel ow st unding
tons, can make IL worth III cents an acre. On
rolling. nigh. quickly drained l'nd, the corn
high-toat there Will be half n crop. There were
twelve days during June wnen an INCREDIBLE
vi -Ctttoi iiihv'Ni
stated to have been % $40 cubic feet
to the acre. OF an amount equal TO
twelve Inches on lev !. As there was no
discharge over so vast an area OF prairie, there
could be only one result. Meanwhile there u a
large stock OF hogs raised since the scarcity OF
two years ago, and plenty Of cattle, all looking
we'll at present. How they are to be fattened IA a
question. hut there Is one hopeful view, SO far
as The whole region ~ concerned, to tue eject
| that the corn crop Of last year was the largest
| ever grown, and heavy lots are on hand In Cen
tfel Illinois, es mated to be 5O.UOOO OF bushels,
which will largely increase tins years half crop.
| 1t Is manifest that while tue rain was falling
wheat, oats, barley, aud rye must have suffered,
and that therefore there II shortage so far AS
these products are concerned. Certainly the
wheat crop must be short, and yet only few
days since wheat fell nearly 10 cents u oushel.
| The reason for this wonderful decline Is alleged
| to be toe deficiency of suitable storage In New
| York city and the damage wheat Ia suffering by
dition In which II was harvested last year There
are SAID TO be 100000 bushels In New York and
| scarcely 2,0OO,OUO In Chicago, all below good
| grade, and now comes low grade from much
Of this years crop.
| There Is pretty large at-prod ucine region
not yet mentioned. Commencing on u II ne loo
miles west OF Kansas CITY, we have country
| $50 miles wide where the rains were timely
and whore Immense breadth OF most ex-
| thresbed. This includes all OF Western Kansas
| and Nebraska; and besides. favorable weather
| prevailed In three. fourths OF Iowa, where not
| only wheat. but corn, oats, and all vegetables
are good and ABUNDANT. Thus, while the losses
| by wet weather have been enormous, vast
| amount has still been saved, and the wealth ol
| the country Is materially Increased.