Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-09-12
For Congress, 10th District,
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Of Augusta County.
Tho BreedstufS' Supply.

five had daily, instead of only week
ly opportunity of communicating, at this
important time, valuable intelligence to our
grain growers, it would not for any leading |
view with which we could invest the SUBJ |
ject, possess especial interest, but it would
not be oftener than they would read with
continuing solicitude the compilations
which we could furnish of most interest
ing matter to them, taken from the best
sources of information.
Touching the breadstuffs' supply, Speak
ing of our whole country, we had the past
year $50, 900, 900 bushels of wheat to spare
for the foreign demand, and We could
sincerely wish that instead of about two
thirds of that quantity, we could send to
countries across the sea where it would be
readily taken this season at good advance
over the last the same, instead of the dimin-
ished amount But as that result is not in
store for our country at large, we rejoice
that the prospect is so good for better
realization to our own section, and that en-
arged wheat-culture, for which we have so
ardently labored in season and out of season
has received new stimulant and is steady
growing interest in our agricultural econ
omy.
In unison with the observations which
have suggested this article, we are inclined
to refer to period when Virginia wheat,
made into flour in our own mills, was sus-
tanning a valuable and growing foreign
commerce which conferred at our fair capital
city, and draw legitimate conclusions for
the future, as time is somewhat, though
under greatly reduced means, reviving
hopes and realities too that were so sudden
ly blighted, but We must pause, with only
word or two as to that. Our great expo
sition will wonderfully aid soil-production
and the kindred interests and associations
which will follow in united effort will make
what is popularity termed the new Virginia
greater than the old State. We say new
Virginia for the reason that we are in tn
procession marching on to regain lost
prestige and power; but to us, it is the same
Virginia as the old, awakening to assume
her own and rightful progress. We claim
for her people. who were directing all her
interests when calamity arrested the steady
forward step Of development, knowledge
purpose and action, inferior to none of that
day, the world over, and upon whose
groundwork tho grandest euperstructure
of the present time could have safely re-
stored. We return directly to the subject
in hand.
We have adverted to the leading matter
of the bread-supply as it will be called for
abroad, coupling with it the results to pro-
ducers in our immediate locality. They
have gathered an abundant harvest OF
wheat, Ind the prospect for the yield Of
corn is no less prcpiious- As pleasing as
are our prospects for a still further advance
in wheat, owing to deficiencies in European
producing countries, and our limited stock
for export, the weather as it may BIO in the
Western Statee, where the corn is very
backward, may make still further complica-
tiGns to the geld there, and if so, another
stimulant will be given wheat, should the
corn receive additional injury from frosts
before it can ripen. OF the corn-crop ard
the Spring wheat, 10th affecting results to
our Valley producers, the Chicago crop cor
respondent of the New York Journal of
Commerce reports on the 3rd instant that
for few days previous the weather had
been generally good for corn in several
States including Illinois, Ohio and Indiana,
and if continued ten days longer, all the
great West would breathe freer. The fol-
lowing of Spring-wheat is extracted from
his report
''There seems now no doubt as to the
serious damage spring wheat has sustained,
not SO much by frost as by rust and blight,
which took place from folr to six weeks
ago. The thrashing machines have brought
out these facts. The thrashing machine is
the reporter which grinds out nothing hut
the truth"
The readers of the SPECTATOR are quite
familiar with quotations from this cores
pondent, whose observations extend over
the great Mississippi Valley from Texas up
to the British possession of the North
That great commercial journal which he
serves is known wherever the English
language is spoken, as standard for in
tegrity and correct intelligence. In a late
issue when commenting on the reports of
its correspondent, who passes over much Of
the field himself, says that his reports may
be relied upon as absolutely correct ard
H. i,1Ea l,,r
the critical period now before us.''
The Journal Of Commerce, editorially,
discusses the bread-supply demand. After
adverting to the growing corn as the wealth
er may affect the yield, continues as fol-
lows -
"The subject is one of great Importance,
since 30 many countries in the old world will
have short crop Of grain. The weather
in many parts of Europe has been wet and
cold, far beyond the average even OF bad
seasons; and the harvest fields have suffered
in many places beyond all precedent with
in the memory of the present generation -
If this had como at the epd of two or tbr, g
adverse seasons there would be almost a
f1mine. But, fortunately for the sufferers,
last year was one OF remarkable fruitfulDess
throughout all EUROPE, SO that The coming
deficiency will not be SO keenly felt.
This year, according to all the foreign
accounts, both the quantity aud quality are
deficient and poor, the harvests are late
and everything about the yield is discour-
aging. In Great Britain, although it is ad-
mi ted that extreme fne weather at the
close Of the season nay Improve the esti-
mate, most of the writer's sgree that moth
ing more adverse has been expelispced this
Century That country is always buyer
Of b7t adstnff,, but this year 1t Ia estimated
that G e4s Britain Will require neatly or
quite oDe annff, d ana fuity million bush
tls ot wheat ,,tstste Vi haf owu production.
Her ne!ghhqF ua be Cunfineni, who
esaa'is supplies her iiIafalls fFpta shs sas.