Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-08-01
The Crops, &c.

We believe it is the uniform testimony ofour
farmers that the season has been an uncom-
monty productive ono, thus far, and that the har-
Hay is large, though it is quite likely that the
frequent rains of the past ten days have injured
considerable quantities, as they certainly have
interfered with its timely gathering into gar
ners But little harvesting has been done, but
the crops of grain look remarkably well. Po-
tatoes, we are told, look well, and indicate Il
large yield. go Good accounts reach us from al
most every quarter, as will be seen by the ex-
tracts we subJon -
In THE VALLEY.-Thc majority of the crops
in the Connecticut valley, North of Springfield,
are looking finely, and those not already housed,
or being harvested, give promise of a full yield,
if we except broom corn. All the broom corn
fields appear backward, and some of them de-
cdedly unthritty The grass is coming in
nobly, a large amount having been housed last
week. If the weather shall prove favorable this
week, the entire moving ground of the valley
will be shorn before Saturday night. Rye is
fully ripe, and is being harvested as rapidly as
possible, the yield being full an average one.
well. Several fields between here and North
anpton are pushing finely into tassel.-.Spring-
feld Republican.
lN WESTERN WIsCONsIN.-Thc Potos Re.
publican of the 10th inst. says "Showers. for
the past six weeks, have been the regular order
Of the day. The crops in general, though
backward, look as well as could be expected ;
the farmers will realize IL tolerablc harvest of
wheat, should the weather prove favorable until
the time for securing it. Grass oats, and all
the small spring grains look exceedingly well.
Corn, much OF it being planted late in the sea-
son, will stand poor chance for rpenng unless
the fall should be extremely favorable. Pota-
toes look we'll"
Is ILLIHo s.-We learn by our exchanges
that the northern and central portion Of the
State have suffered considerably by excessive
rains, and that the wheat has been destroyed in
many places, and other crops damaged to some
extent.
Southern Illinois has been blessed with a
very favorable season, and the harvest will be
abundant. VT. Carmel Register.
The wheat crops in this section are now
about ready for harvesting. and some have al
! ready been harvested. We hear of but little
injury on account of rust Severe storms have
occasioncd slight damages, but on the whole
we think there will be an average yield. Our
exchanges from every direction speak en;our-
aglngy of the wheat clops-ranking them as
exceedingly better than those Of last year.
Caro- Sun.
We have seen and convcrscd with several OF
our friends from the country who have finished
the wheat harvest The account they give us
is quite cheering for us poor fellows in the town,
who have to depend upon the agriculturlst for
our daily bread The Weld Is not as great as
III former years, but what there is we learn is
good and free, i'll u great measure, from rust.-
ID catr Gazette.
The farmers in this section of the country
speak very cncouragingly of the wheat crop
Many have done harvesting, and estimate the
yield as large, if not larger than that of last
year. The prospect for an abundant crop of
grain of all kinds was never better.-Chester
Hcrad.
Never within the memory of the oldest in
habltant has there been such wheat crops in
the Wabash Valley, as our husbandmcn have
either cut, or are nov engaged in cutting. The
kernel Is larger and much more plump than we
have ever known before. To crown all, Provi-
dcnce has bestowed upon us glorious and plea
SAINT weather, so that our crops can be fully sc
cured. Charleston Globe.
Our farmers are in the midst o. glorious
harvest. Wheat looks finely. Corn is doing
well on the highest locations. In the low
lands, the recent wet and cold weather has ma
terially affected, and in many places entirely
killed, the corn. Harvest hands are very
scarce in this region. The health of the pco-
/ pie IN the country is cXcellcnt.-Carolton Ban
nCr
The last Bloomington Wing says that the
farmers in Mclean county are engaged IN their
wheat haryests, which yield bountlt'ully.
The Benton STANDARD says that the crops in
in that county never looked better than they dc
the present season.
In this and the surrounding counties, tho
prospect Is much better than we anticipated
three weeks ago, The crop will not, however
come up to the average of previous years. Ir
the northern section of the State our cxchang.
eS inform us that the wheat crop will turn on
fair onc,-SpringEeld Register.
The wheat harvest in this section is nea
about over, and we learn that the yield is no
only very short but of an inferior quality gen
orally. The un'avorable winter, the dry colo
weather in the earlier part of the spiing, an;
the constant wet weather since, have all tended
to shorten the crop at least one-half. Corr
promises better. On the high rolling lands
when in spite of the rains the farmers have
been enabled to give their fields poughing
the corn looks ii @: but in the low flat land
lands the prospect is a bad ohe-while field
have, in many instances, been completed,
" drowned out" On the whole the yield vii
not be an average onc.-HQnnibal Courier
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