New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09

caused woful change, and through Westches,er
County the roads deep with dust, and crops
are one-half short
A wholesale dealer in vegetables said that the
good profits realized in the last three four years
by vegetable growers induced many to 20 into the
business. and the increase in acreage has been r.
markaby large, larger than the increase in popa-
lation would warrant. This he said. possibly.
together with the fact that receive great quanti-
ties of vegetables from the South and West, is
become short. II we were dependent entirely on
farms in the vicinity Of New-York' yegetabes would
We should have felt the effects OF the drouth more
he owing h H% hy Ry's to I1 e &
and the fact that people don't buy more than is
ply is too large for the demand
SAD NEWS FOR CABBAGE LOVERS
y. Mersees, of No. &c Dey-st.. said that though
there has been abundance of fruit and vegetables
up I'LL now, the drouh Will make Itself felt In the
supply Of roots OF the late varieties and in all
cereals The chances also" he said. that
cabbage will be much higher in price not only be-
much less planted than usual. The falling off in
planting was caused by the low prices'of last year
and the year before"
TheIs IS probably no place in or about m Sf% ,s YORK
temperature of the nearby farmer and market
gardener as Gansevoort market on FIlday nsh,.
and. from Westminster and New-Jersey. ana with
| their garden stuff securely covered ana tied up
and waiting for purchasers they SIT aoout IN s@iSnps @
and discuss crops politics. town matters ana hhss
| of farmers the subject OF the drouth and wni.e
none reported any disastrous losses yet because OF
| the dry weather, all have suffered more or iess
| SHORT IN CORN AND POTATOES.
"My crop OF potatoes" said one farmer from
Flatlands l.. l.. will be about one-half what eX-
| pected; the potatoes smaller than they were.
| and not good last years crop. The corn IS
also behind. both in quantity ana quality. ana oi
| A group Of farmers from Passaic County. \. j.,
were discussing the state of the market no,.
|
teeth' said one, and there viii be little or none
brought 10 town from our section TINS year an w
potatoes, though. and feel satisfied with that o,
horses of T0I tne weied Brand and an
mad general prosperity written all over H. loa d
nt,ond pecond @ though, concuded that the season
SO very much worse than last year Another i iariner
whose wagon was marked as coming from CIos,er
" j.. was unloading oi Of fine corn ana o
Your Your wsy?' He made no answer and the reporter
thinking he could noi speak English, he bore un-
aaeson ssaSaOIT in ffTi the ongue of the Faheriand
''Oh. l got enough to do widout reGcins papers
from Tchermany ! don't know nothing aoou; iher
| dry weather there" he replied
| ONE OUT OF A THOUSAND.
| 1t was refreshing come across farmer oc-
casonally who despite drouth. low prices and dusty
roads was cheerful and uncompaining. Such one
was farmer from Woodhaven, i. l.. VINO SAID:
1T has been very dry season sure enough but
| IL make contract to take the same over agA.n
| next year. as far as ! am concerned, My SUN Us Is
| raised on bottom lands and have had gooa cr0p
We'll there's good deal Of good N farming y.t. y.
said the farmer % nsx s to him. M fEGm see M The dry
time has made the season snort 10 one ahc we Il
Guarding a load Of fine muskme.oas and corn stood
a representative from Hackensaek. with Ai;Ie
'uHsn Pn ., shtsd match at on the ground anywhere on
| my place and youn have nrst-c!ass hre-everythihS
roads, 9s'ies means to ca, Of dust and what i pot
| already harvested will be no good We nave had
| far ne
| ing more 10 come there should be. and unless
miss my guess there will not De nea' OF jersey
| cabbage this year
WATER Low IN THE WELLS.
| "1 never saw the country so perfectly dry as II
| IA NOW said young farmer from Northern New
| Jersey 'The water Is low in most wells and gone
| in many Farmers have TO haul water for their
| stock long distances and use what little there IS
for that purpose rather than waste II on garden
truck which will be no good, anyway The good 700
supply OF vegetables thur far he continued
shoassss people on tsf
hnd out differently afer % nfS' & Meek tbot there
will not be another lot OF stuff Ike that nronsn,
m been receiving lots OF vegetables up to this time
but when 1t stops 1t Will stop shor, and do.S , n
though he The ws rain bava which soo ae
rain now. 1t will do no good, as far as our vege
table EardWTs ,ba a5e ee are true and we
nearly ten inches behind IN rain for the year ~
easy figuring out that It's got 10 snow some
But have The rain ;t 1"s the, the o1s to sat Ss
on road again behind team Of horses and b, BE-
able to little way ahead, thing you can
| do now from the dust
MOANs FROM THE sEEDsMEN.
Tho se.d crop Is also a short one because OF
| the dry weather At the Office OF Peter Hender
| son e. Co. seedsmen. a man who mad just re
turned from trip through the Nor'hw"' "a"
the Of vsss @as sa ssaHs G0"a h
is based on c1nseryaVe ~ sha dreu,b wit,
,oMns AS an aeDs eDasRss the ne u, s of The
WewJer'ry' man from Nyack said:
taking Steps to lessen consumption and are urg
,ne psopie to economize in the use Of It, our street
s nr dus.v and sadly in need Of water but an ordi
nance nag has been dispense with sprnkn
the streets for the present, s,v cou,1 have bee
spread greater n numoys ba~e been S better for
Ksade-si afh AVE had an abundance everything
tbe present time ana priess If VIII cease in few
dsvs beciuse Of the dry weather. and then price
will go up"
E LOW PRICES EVEN AT THAT
, William Duncanson. No. II Dey-st. said: "rh"r
was but half a crop Of vegetables and II tines ma
l hssn generally good there would have been
scarcity. but business Is duli All oVe' a. ror ~
dromth has been less severely felt Even with IN
snail crop" he said, I'VE nave reai'~eu o'"' ANU
haf 5rGes 5Grmonsrae str he fact that IN
dry time there has not as yet pee" dn,Ia
sns for the want Of fruit and vegetables deae he
| said that tomatoes were never so oM, % wa" ,rara 70
oauid NOT he disposed OF and that Gamers were !,
f1slng them at Sc ton. and that me KEN on car
P.iIrood Company had dumped more than lOo W @ eaI
lads OF melons because IL could not rsa"~e e"o"e
| on them 10 pay freight
NO DANGER OF A WATER FAMINE hr1'r
nit NETWORK Is DRAWING HEAVILY 'ro
HER RESERVE sUPPLY-UP ON The
= cRoTON WATERSHED
e chic, Engineer George w. Brdsall. OF the Depar'
e wont OF Public Works. who Is at tne hea" Vi :"
= oreat svstem that supplies New-York WIN . ~a
. sie't ,a yesterday what the effect Of the drout
+ had been upon the Croton watershed.