The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-09
CROPS ARE A FAILURE.
Additional Details Of the Panic
Throughout ireland.
LANDLORDS DEMANDING THE RENTS,
Farmers Have but Little saved and
the Harvest VIII Yield Them
Nothing.

New York, September s.--A dispatch to
the World from London says:
A panic is spreading throughout Ireland
over the terrible prospec, OF the apparently
complete failure OF the harvest, Reports
from ITO parish priests from Counties
Glare. Cork. Kerry. Limerick. Tipperary,
Antrim. Armagh, Kayan. Derry, Donegal.
Monaghan and Tyrone. all tell the same
piteous story Of ruined crops Impending
restitution and famine. Blight has every
whore wholly or mainly destroyed pota-
toes, while oats. which is the most essen
tlal crop to an Irish farmer. have been bat
tered down by incessint rains ana prac-
ticaly destroyed.
From Conncmara, County Galway, comes
this heartronding tale: 1.-The late long run
OF harsh wealth leaves scarcely VesNse
Of hope 10 the pocr Connemara coters'
The three principal crops raised IN inns
vicinity. hay, oats and potatoes, are VII
tualiy ruined the latter TO an alarming
extent. 1t is common observation arouuu
Ciiffden that II Is u full days work Tor a
man to dig one meal OF potatoes for ms
family aud even then they can be scarcely
eaten"
From Maliow, County Cork, situated In
the rich streak OF land known as Golden
Vein" report Is; The oats crop, whien
Is the main dependence OF vast majority
of The farmers, is entirely unfit for mar
keting purposes Acres are still seen
spread out In sheaf and can not be bound
or stacked. The crop is now reduced TO
a condition that hts " only FOR the manure
heap The potato crop Is counted aito-
gether a failure ,
A dispatch from Westmeath says. IN
cossant rain for the past month has COM
81 1,Qi n
ton. What were month ago smiilng,
cheerful looking fields are today blighteh
and ruined oats and kindred crops are
in such a wretched way that no yield can
be expected from them"
From marlborough, Queens county
| correspondent says: I'm this county there
| is general unanimity OF opinion that since
| the famine year Of lSi7, the prospect to'
| the agricultural community vas mover as
| had as todpy THIS description does ho'
| refc- To any particular locality but g
| every county. The crop that mas suhoto'
mostly is the potato crop. Next 10 pose
| toes onis are In very bad condition.
| A correspondcnt at Ballygawley, Tyrone
saws; THE ground where potatoes nave
been planted In drills resembles DIT OF
barren waste that had been lying over
| for some time with the intention or heiht
plowed In the autamn. Flax Is almost NV
unknown quantity. During me week
| enormous flOOuS nave bt'h TN'Ni''o
| country Tons OF hay, to add iurther tc
the misery, have been carried away
| A Castle BAR telegram says Torrents OF
| rain prevailed here during the past three
| daNs almost continuously and the county
Is In most deplorable condition i-ahoc
are flooded, potatoes and oats destroyed
hay rottiug No efforts can be made IL
save several crops from destruction, ow'
ing to the deugo OF rain day by DAY
The farmers are ruined. Blight III making
rapid lnroads on rhe potato crop In conse
ouence OF the incossant heavy rain. Ro
ports from all quarters confirm the belle
that famine will result thls winter"
A Waterford correspondent says; 1T u
no exaggeratlon TO say that prospects 10
harvest were hardly ever darker or sad
der than at present in several parts of III
county. Corn now a month cut is still un
stacked on account OF rain. Very ltu
new grain has been marketed yet and buy
ers expect difficulty In getting oats fit 10
soeding purposes. From all paris come ba
accounts of the potato crop. the prices
cattle have fallen"
A Belturet Cavan county. correspondent
declares: I'm this district the prospect i
gloomy in the extreme. The hay ana on
crops are rotting in the ground The pota
TO crop has not been such n failure sine
AZ. The same state Of things exists al
over the county
draws to a close no ray OF hope is observe
that would dispol the gloomy anticipation
INDUCED in some time ago In regard I
the ultimate failure OF crops In general
From all sides The most alarming INTEL!
gence comes concerning the potato cror
The yield In most places, when compare
with last year. will not average one fourth
The hay crop Ia In sc,y bad condition
verging in most cases on irreparable los
from the continuous downpour OF rain. TIL
outlook for every article OF agriculture !
OF tho worst description.
a Roscommon correspondent Gays. "Th
coming winter promises to be one OF fam
Inc. Everything is gone"
Complaint is heard from Inc most dis
tressed districts that the landlords arr
pressing for their rent TO secure what III
tie money the tenants may have In saving
banks, knowing that nothing VIII be lief
before the winter is half through Tn
weather shows no signs OF improvement
Rains continue and the temperature ha
fallen TO an exceptionally low point for thi
time Of the year.