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corn upon the clayey lands, and now it is completely 
drowned. Upon some of the Wabash sandy bottom 
lands,, the corn is fine; I saw many fields as I came a- 
long, where it was higher than my head.” 
M. Davis, Jr., Esq., Lynchburgh, Ya., under date of 
July 11, states that vegetation was there suffering from a 
drouth of long continuance. The tobacco and corn of last 
year, were on some plantations a good deal injured, and 
there has not, he says, been rain enough since. The 
winter was uncommonly mild—in February, the wheat 
fields and grass lands had the appearance they commonly 
have in May. Cold weather recurred in March, and frosts 
followed at different times up to 1st June, “ the re- 
suit of all which is,” says Mr. D., “ we have literal¬ 
ly no fruit, many garden vegetables failed, no clover 
hay, grass meadows very light, many oat fields not worth 
cutting, the pastures dried up, and the corn suffering; 
though if we have rain soon, we may have a tolerable 
crop of the latter. The wheat crop forms our only 
bright spot.” 
A letter from South Carolina, of the date July 11, 
states that the corn-crop “ through the whole upper part 
of the slate, is cut off perhaps one-half, by the unprece¬ 
dented drouth.” Our correspondent adds, “ while I 
write, however, we are having a refreshing shower, and 
I hope we may yet do better with our late corn than we 
anticipated. Our wheat has been very good.” 
L. P., of Pa., informs us that there was a frost on the 
sixth of May which totally destroyed much of the wheat 
in Chester, Lancaster, and large portions of Montgomery 
and Delaware counties. The prospect there for corn and 
potatoes was said to be good on the 7th July. Oats short 
and thin, estimated at about half a crop, owing to drouth. 
In a tour through a portion of Connecticut and Massa¬ 
chusetts, las| month, we found the hay crop much lighter 
than usual, owing to drouth. Rye, which is cultivated 
quite extensively, is middling. Wheat is not largely 
cultivated; but the few fields we met with were very 
good—the straw beautifully bright aud the berry plump. 
This was particularly the case in the valley of Connecti¬ 
cut river, where wheat has latterly been considerably in¬ 
troduced—it following tobacco, (a staple crop there,) with 
good success. Apples and pears are not as promising as 
usual—cherries were plenty. Corn was rather backward, 
but the late extreme heat, where it has not suffered too 
much from drouth, has been favorable for it. 
Hay Crop in Orange County —A letter from 
Newburgh, dated July 2d, states that in consequence of 
the extraordinary drouth, and the total want of a heavy 
rain since April, that the hay crop will not average more 
than one-third, or according to the estimate of some, one 
quarter of the usual crop. Another correspondent from 
the interior of the county, considers the hay crop as in¬ 
sufficient to winter half the cattle of the farmers. 
From various letters, we give the following summary : 
Rochester , July 18.—Hay is not more than half a crop. 
Corn looks well, except where damaged by the wire 
worm, which in some cases has lessened the crop one 
third. Wheat never looked better—we saw in a three 
days tour, probably 20,000 acres, several fields of which 
will yield 40 bs. pr. acre. Potatoes and oats generally 
promising. T. H. Hyatt. 
Canandaigua, July 18.—Wheat an average. Barley 
best ever known here. Hay on old meadows very light. 
Corn, potatoes, and oats pinched by drouth, but if rain 
comes soon, may be good crops. Weather hot—mer¬ 
cury 82 to 100 degrees. Oliver Phelps. 
Elbridge, July 22.—Crops generally good, except bay 
—not much more than half a crop of that. Wheat good 
—barley and oats promising. S. M. Brown. 
Syracuse, July 22.—Wheat is injured by rust, and in 
some cases will yield one half less than appearances four 
weeks since indicated. Barley and oals good. Corn 
backward. Grass light. Weather hot and dry till Sun¬ 
day night, when we had two heavy showers. 
E. Marks. 
To Prevent Vermin on Poultry. —Scatter slacked 
lime on the perches and floors of the hen house, as often 
as once in ten days. It will effectually eradicate the lice 
and promote the health of the fowl. S. Barrows. 
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. 
By the Britannia we have our foreign exchanges to 
June 2. The prospect for crops in Great Britain was on 
the whole favorable. It was thought there would be 
a fair average yield of wheat. “ Barley,” it is said, “is 
in every point of view a promising crop, and where oats 
are grown they are also well spoken of; whilst beans and 
peas wear as healthy and vigorous an appearance in all 
parts of the kingdom as could possibly be desired. In 
addition to the generally auspicious promise of the grain 
crops, farmers have also reason to be well satisfied with 
their produce of hay.” The weather during June was 
uncommonly warm. 
Considerable sensation had been occasioned in conse¬ 
quence of sentiments expressed by Sir Robert Peel and 
Sir James Graham, favoring a total repeal of the com 
laws. Of the policy of Sir Robert Peel, it is said— 
“his plan evidently is to make periodical changes, all in 
favor of the manufacturers and prejudicial to the farmers, 
and it is now abundantly evident that the occupiers of the 
soil have nothing to expect from the present ministry.” 
The wool trade was brisk, at fair prices, both in Great 
Britain and on the continent. 
The hop trade was rather dull. It is observed—“ The 
accounts from the plantations are exceedingly favorable 
on the average, and this checks business.” Prices are 
given as from 71. to 91. per cwt. 
Agricultural College at Cirencester. —This in¬ 
stitution, it is expected, will go into operation in the 
course of the year. Prince Albert has become a Patron, 
and is also one of the governors of the college. 
The Bakewell Long Horned Cattle. —A writer 
in the Farmers '’ Journal states, that in a late tour through 
the midland counties, he found to his great surprise, 
some extraordinary fine cattle of the once famous Bake¬ 
well or Dishley breed. Some of the best were at Mr. 
Twycross’s, near Canby, the place where Mr. Bakewell 
obtained his two first celebrated breeding heifers. A 
fine herd of them are also spoken of as belonging to 
Hon. Mr. Nugent, of Hingham, Leicestershire. Six of 
these were to be exhibited at the great Shrewsbury show 
in July. The writer says —“ My friend with me was 
struck with amazement to see long.horned cattle which 
had been said to be nearly extinct, so good and so heavy, 
with such fine, firm, thick flesh, good symmetry, strong 
constitutions, and at early maturity.” 
The Exhibition of Domestic Poultry, under the 
auspices of the Zoological Society, closed at Regents 
Park on the 14th of June. The show appears not to 
have quite equalled anticipations. The first prize for 
Dorking fowls was awarded to Rev. G. C.Gillett. Prizes 
were also given for fowls of the Surrey, Old Sussex, 
Hamburgh, Black Spanish, Polish, Chinese, Malay, and 
several varieties of the Bantam breed. Also for ducks, 
geese, turkeys, pheasants, and pigeons. The black Spa¬ 
nish fowls are spoken of as of large size and very beau¬ 
tiful. The gold and silver spangled Bantams—a breed 
which originated with Sir John Sebright—are said to 
have formed decidedly the most beautiful part of the ex¬ 
hibition. The white Aylesburg ducks are said to have 
been very large. 
Curing Bacon —§ lb. of bay salt, i lb. of saltpetre, 
1 lb. of coarse sugar, and about 1 lb. of common salt. 
This is sufficient for the bacon and faces of a hog of 10 
or 11 score. Pickle all together, and let it remain in the 
pickle a month, turning and rubbing it all every day. 
The flavor of bacon depends quite as much upon its 
being properly smoked and kept after it is made, as it 
does upon the curing. 
Chinese Grass. —During the past week, Messrs. Har- 
greave and Brothers, flax spinners and power-loom linen 
manufacturers, of this town, called at our office and ex¬ 
hibited a sample of Chinese grass. This article is re¬ 
presented as possessing all the qualities of flax, but in a 
higher degree than any other known to our spinners oi 
manufacturers—surpassing the best qualities in strength, 
fineness, and length of staple. These gentlemen also 
showed us a sample of fine linen manufactured by them 
from this article, which greatly resembled French cam- 
