The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-07-10
The Crops.

The Crops.
Accounts from the West and East indicate
that the wheat crop looks remarkably WELL oil
though it will be small this year, in consequence
Of considerable portion Of the breadth on the
ground having been destroyed by the hard'win
ter. We learn from the farmers Of the north
towns Of this county that similar state OF affairs
exists here--the crop being limited, but healthy
-CiHciHndG Price Current,
The Chicago 7ribms says:
"A nying trip to the country a short time since
gave US an opportunity OF Learning something Of
the presen. prospects Of the growing CROPS
Wheat we found looking remarkably WELL but
there Is n smaller breadth than usual. Winter
wheat has suffered from the bard winter, but the
long wet sprirg had been favorable 10 il. and
what there 10 of i viii give larger Weld per
acre than this crop has tuinrd out IN Northern
Illinois for some time past Oats had been gene
rally sowu and on some farms We noticed the
fields were beginning to look green. Farmers
were in the midst Of curn planting and viii de
vote a larycr breadth to this gram than hrrvto-
fora OF fruit, throughout Middle and Northern
Illinois oIy the more hardy varieties will come
in well. Peaches viii prove almost Il total fail
sure. Apples and cherries will give fair yield
The kaiida Venture (Ohio) says;
"In the southern part Of tue state, they have
had about q like abundance Of showers with our
selves, and We, the heavens know. have had e.
nough aud to spare There the last years corn
doe, not answer well for seed. Il appears to
have been frosted. Here it i, not a, good rs
might leo The fv,t lately dbl considerable harm,
and it Is question with many, Judging from tue
kind 81 weather We have bad, whether we are to
have any genuine summer this year OF not
The Boston Journal observes:
THAT under the Influence Of warm sun veg
citation /, coming forward rapidly. But little ram
has .len. however during the past month, and
the ground J., beginning 10 be quite dry, and the
roads dusty Copiun- showers would be of great
service to farmers We learn from Maine and
New llamp-lhrl, that drought prevails the'e
Which IS very prcjrd.cal Io tie farming inter
csts"
The Hartford Timrs says:
I'VE never saw the apple trees in that region
more fully in blossom than at pre-ent. The inII.
calious fur an abundance Of fruit are unusually
good The peach trees however, should be oX
pectcd the late hard winter having quite, ur near.
IT, hIci good portion Of them. '-Bg. tom.
Adr7tscr,
The Norfolk Beacon. gives the following, ly
way Of illustrating the immense quantities Of
.;raNLcries grown in that vicinity;
From the farm of Mrs Allen or Lieut. Wen
commonly known n. cultivated by the latter,
there were put on board the Baltimore boat on
Monday evening % chests Of strawberries con.
tanning 60 quarts each Is acres of land arc de.
voted 10 the growth Of that fruit and ~ many as
50 bani' are q. time- employed in gathering it.
On late occasion, We ate told Of that number, Il
BOY, the smallest gadtrrer Of thcm all, r,c,iyed
: | 80 as III days wages at cents per quart"
The Cincinnati Commercial will be pleased
with an opportunity of publishing the statistics
that may be furnished 10y any OF the extensive
cutiya,or. Of til delicate berry on either side o!
the Ohio river
! The Cleveland rorc-: City says:
"Ihe wheat crop Of stark aud Tusrarawas
couutics look. magnificent lls worst danger i.
| It's very iuAultaurr We saE several fields II
wheat ON the plains south Of Ma-,llon, aud be.
tween Canal Dover and New Philadelphia, beau.
| tfuliy headed out-onc particularly, near the lat
| Ter place, belonging 10 VIM. Relmick E,u. There
is good promise Of Nn early and special yield
! Clover never looked better at lh- season. Cou
appears backward. and IN come places Will rc
Quirc rc.planting--thc first having pcri,hcd IN
the ground in consequence Of the GOODNESS of tie
spring, Upon the whole, the prospects are that
Ohio farmers will gather anotl " abundant har'
yest--the third in -nbrosen succession"
The GAINESVILLE Ohio Courier says;
! "ln our exchanges from various portions oi the
country, we have noticed complaints OF the rava
ges of the Nes,ian Fly upon the wheat crop oI
the present year, Within the last few days ",
have heard the same complaint, among the farm
crs Of our own country, aud Rs We hAppra {,
know, from an examination of our owu wheat
patch, there i. too much foundation lnr these
complaints. TO what extent the wheat crop o
our own country is likely to sustain inlWy. ",
are not at present fully advised, but we have 7, n
son to fear 1t WILDE very incon,iJeraLls'
The Columbia g. C) paper says;
"1hat the crops in that vicinity, and indeed
throughout the state are N avery promising con
dtlun, particularly those Of corn, wheel, rye
ndt, Dc. to which our PLANTERS appear IT, have
given thcIr special attention this N,ar M duubl
IN cons, quence of the scnr,ltl of the past season
II our planters, Va general thing could BE- IN
d crd tu ia,m mmt aud plant less w are Cer
tam they would be- perfectly satisfied With th,
] result niicr fair Trial, For some days past ",
have hid fine showers here, aud vegetation Is "a
pdly maturing"
The Augusta (Ga) Age remarks:
! "With the exception of me shower in the ear
" part uf MAY, there has been no TAIN n this Vi
ciuIty for The entire rnon'b. II is rcputcd to II
the drle.t NAV since 1906 The earth exceed
iuglN parched, the streets dusty, and vsgclatlo,
! ia Suffering greatly Tor want Of rain vi whlcl
there is apparently no prospect at the present
writing There will be plenty of apples, II tn,
quantity of blossoms affords amy criterion"
The Fredericksburg Herald observes:
| "A copinus l,ll VI rain is much desired in thi,
SEC ion ofthe country. The corn is backward, anJ
some of the wheat shows yellow blades. Their,
k,. been rain above, which has been clearly lndi
Gated l., the r'yer, whose waters are Of y muddy
complexion"
| In Alexandra, Va, the weather haa been IA
vorabe for the wheat crop There are partial
complaints in some parts of Ihi. state, and u
Ohio, &c Of injury 10y the Fly aud Joint Worm
But, upon the whole, there is good hope Of an eS
c.llent yield.
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The Yunks, Blade gives the following among
other hipts on ma,rlniuny;
Don't be surprised, II after you have sailed