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New Zealand Herald, Issue I, 24 June 1864, Page 4

PROSPECTS OF THE FLOUR ItfARTCKT. AVe take the following h'om the C'ti/ijurniini Farmer. The present high prices which rule 1 here and in Australia will soon l>e reduced Irom swell a source :— The blessed vain is with up, anil the rountonann-s of men beam with ghul looks of joy, pratiiutlf, and thankfulness. All are ptivi* \yhos* 1 ! schemes of speculation have hocn thus early nippcil ' in the bud. ; Clod's promise's arc with us —" thoro shall ho the . early and tln> Vnttr rain." Hit promises aty sure, and our State is sale. Theso rains will stimulate . the crops that were in a suiVerimr condition, will awaken them into new life and vijjor, aiul make them valuable. A coiitinuanec of this rain, which is almost certain for several days, will set the ploughs at work and induce considerable planting of grain Mill, for grain has been put in in many locations as late as April, and has done well in many years. i The appearance is that the vain has only yet > bosun, and bv reason of tho dry spoil, we can , and should expect a regular old stormy time, and , that the clouds will hurst upon us in all their pent-up power, and drop of their richness upon the earth. This present rain will ho felt to a wi.le extent over 1 our State, and wo shall have </o»'{ crops >/et. 1 Grain and product* has had tmr tumble —it will " have another. Well is it if »he grower■> of produce 1 took the "iolden opportunity and "old la>t week — ' that was their time, and we rhein to seize it — • thnt was the tlood-time for them: if they have > allowed it to pass thev will regret it ; for. we repeat, rains are open to us, just such copious rains as we f had in the spring time of lvSs'», when Sacramento was Hooded in March. - We do most earnestly hope our farmers will seize the auspicious moment and improve every acre ot land possible while the soil c;>n b«- piouuh.'d. and put in some varied crop. All n»H'd not plant to urain. 1 other crops will do as well ami even better, lor we have Lcrain «MU)U<:h on hand for the year ISiH. L-et all that can, plant " root crops" - sn jar beds, rutabagas, &c.. for dairy st"ck, and carrots for hor-< 1 these arc cheaper and better riian hay. I Look to the and see the fall in i;rai:i I* as the clotids come to niv,» of their tames:* in rain : 1, so do some men's taci-s diirlc-M! with sa lnes> at bet prospect s of speeehit ions that woul 1 have lilled th' ,, r: , with iatn- ss. Tin re is thi> diil'ctvnre. however- the ! clo\nls of heaven oj th»*o* iat'ie>s to the Lfi*cmt p masses of the jirupl.*, and thev nre bless *d ; tli; speculation mama Line of riehrs in fl-r /•"•. :ri:l tlie peoii'e—the screaf ma>-es - mourn. So lef t: u pcojilc ad rrjoic-, b.u' the bless, d r;uii:- aiv wit ii u», ; aad (lod's promi-i--s, that never Tail, are making t lie . whole people rejui.-e. ■ i Tin: S ! . rPi.Y. s th-- C>Jn*n S/>;/ of March 1 ~21 ri : • \ " V'owr has none up. at Marvsville and ue:i!o. !we learn, to five dollars, w;th ;* p'o-pcet of *illlt I still higher. We believe-, r, I!i;it tin- i\.~- is *' spasmodic. and tleu ii is not luse I on a seareily. , | If tlu-iv is v.n'. a u'rain of wheal- raised in i!v Si:it , ! this v.ro- th'-iv will r-till be plenty to supply the . ; wants of tin- pe-.plf. In lliis country. last year. tin' : crops «vri' short. but there i< n»w "in n' msil 11-mr enough i:i tbr country to -upply the cutisum jit :.m tor i i iil 11 i-eii months more -tha' i■■ a-i-le liven what ' will bo sown. It has not been long since we reel of • immense oiianlilies of wlva.t, in rtfiv Na";ii. ' l'otaliima, an I oliicv juvint-. 'l'h.'n ' llicri' will not bo nil flit in* iailmv o! ci'oj'.s tliroii^iiout tli.- Still.', a> r.'.aiiy an- so siluaU-.l as to !u ; .!c to lion,! ti'.i-ir lan ls. and in jila.-cs al.ni!,' thr . oa~i aii.l lmy tli'' Cons will jiiw.-nt an en* =r<* lailmv. ' Then our ucijibbouring Stati- of I lit'.'mh will have Hi Hid ci'Oji.s nil 11 will lie iila'.l ot' an ojiporl unity of us at a small a.lvann*. lti"-iii. s ; 11is it is not too late for rains U> tio oian in tlii,. county."