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Colonist, Volume III, Issue 306, 25 September 1860, Page 4

THE HAKVEST IN CALIFORNIA. The papers just to hand from California speak most encouragingly of the harvest prospects throughout the State. We append a few extracts :~ ':.'.... Writing, on the 17th of June, from Forlorn Hope,. Merced County, a 'correspondent of the Stockton Argus says: We are in the midst of one of the most fruitful harvests that has, ever fallen to the good fortune of the farmers in this section of the San Joaquin valley. Every ablebodied man is at work in the field early and late, each day swearing it is the hottest he ever experienced in California; while the women are' toiling in-doors and wondering ," how on earth harvest hands manage to eat so much ?"■ I may safely say that the quantity of grain that will be harvested,on the Merced bottoms is double: that of any previous ysar. Concerning the crops in Napa Valley, the Napa Reporter, of June 21st, remarks: We have just returned from a trip through the entire length of Napa and Knight's Valleys, and feel much pleasure in stating, both from our personal: observation, and from information derived from our most intelligent farmers that thecrops were never more promising than at present. Very little wheat has been prostrated by the rain, and the props may be considered as; out of dauger from'rust. The yield will be very ■ large.' Barley also looks well, and much of it is now ripe for cutting. Some hay has been in-: jured ?by rain; but very little in comparison with the immense quantity which remains in good condition. We observe that much more; corn is planted than in former syears, and, most! of it looks very thrifty..'There'need be no1 fears; of a;' deficit of fotfd this year in Napa ] county. The problem to be solved, will again be, " how shall we dispose of our surplus ?'' .-.:.' ■ The Stockton Argus learns from a farmer extensively engaged in grain-growing near French > Camp, that;the. crops- in that section of the county wilt] yieM fully treble the .quantity of; grain produced from the same extent of ground sown last /year. The wheat is/so heavy as to, require binding, and much ,of it from six to seyen; feet high. Rye, of which: the principal'portion of: the crop of this county is produced near French Camp, is in most excellent con- i dition, '■' ;" , '" """. .*: '.V ;. '.'."., '_ •.- .'■■'■ _.. \\ The same, paper says that a.sampla of the heaviest wheat we: haye, yet seen, was laid upon our table yesterday (June 19th,) by Mr. Cornstock, as a 'fair average-of' hiß 'present year's crop. We ■ trust that samples of this crop may be preserved ''■ for/ exhibition; at 6iirdistrict fair. Wo are informed by, Mr. Topmer, who has a large crop of wheat on the Sonora road, that he will exhibit at the forthcoming fair,; samples of wheat grown upon his ranch * the" - present season, much heavier in weight than the average crop of Mr. Comstock.' : ..,'',.'",.'!,; .;■■; ';■■.■ .;.,- '}.% very large crop of grain will b? 'harvested iiiVSan'Matep'county the present season- (says the Gazette), even greater both in quantity and and quality' tha:n was produced last yeaT. • The «rops: haye never<looked, better; A; great deal more land has been brought under.cuitivafacin than preVibusly, t. •■ IVtapy fine fields' of tall grain are now being harvested where Jast year cattle

were pastured, and busy squirrels'"held high revel," and had their abodes with the ground* owl. A very perceptible change is also visible in the management of the farms in the oountry. Grazing lands are being diminished, in area, and the grain fields are correspondingly increased. The Pdeluma Republican, of 19th June,, aays :—Every appearance indicates that ,the farmeis of Peteluma county will this year be blessed with an abundant crop. Never before in our lives have we seen such luxuriant fields of wheat, oats, and barley. The late rains have also made the hay cropß unusually heavy, and the prospects are that there will be plenty of this article to prevent any loss of stock from a want of food. The Daily Alia California, of 25th June, adds:—Crops throughout the State generally ook promising, and there is a prospect of an Ibuadant harvest. ......