The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-08-12
Drought in Southern Illinois, Missouri,

! The papers from Southern Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kentucky, and Indiana como loaded
with complaints of excessive drought and
the almost total failure, in consequence, of
tine corn and potatoe crops in those regions.
In some instances the farmers have already
given up all hopes Of corn, and have turned
their hogs into the fields. As this drought
region, it will necessarily have an impor.
tant effect on the pork crop. Indeed many
farmers are already getting rid Of their
young pork as fast as they can.
We subjoin extracts from number of II.
linois and other papers:
From the Bloomington Paragraph.
The DRourH-The drouth continues with
out mitigation. We have had here no rain
to lay the dust since the first of June, with
the exception of two slight showers. Yes
tcrday and last evening we had fair pros
pect Of rain, but it has passed over with
mere sprinkle-veriiying the old saw that
''all signs fail in time Of a drouth." Our
farmers say that the corn crop is nearly de-
stroyed. The best cannot make more than
half crop under the most seasonable wealth
er from this onward, and some fields are en-
tirey worthless. The same may b. said of
! potatoes.
Cons CRoPs. Our farmers are seized with
serious forcbodngs; the drouth il destroy
ing the prospects ola corn crop. Unless we
have rain soon, it will be a failure: rare oc-
currcnce for Central lllinois.--PeAM Plum
dedicr.
Accounts from Southern and Central Hi.
nois indicate an almost total failure Of the
corn crop, in consequence Of the protracted
drouth and some of our exchanges express
the thought that the injury is altogether ir'
rcparablc There has been no rain here
since tho Goth of June, that was sufficient
to lay the dust. Storms have occurred both
gorth and south Of us, but from what we can
learn, they have consisted Of more wind than
rain.--AHoa tour.
From MIssoum.-The st. Louis Mtcl{igeH-
Ger gives reports from different parts Of the
South. Eastern part Of Missouri, showing the
drought to have been as extensive there as
in Southern Illinois.
FRoA KENTucGY.-The Louisville Demo
crat says
"rhe long continued dry weather at this
period of the season has been of almost in
calculablc injury TO the growing crops, par
ticularly corn, throughout this region, and
we hear Of greater complaints elsewhere
p In confirmation Of this we have heard YER
bally, and from correspondents that the
farmers ofthis State do not expect to make
more than halfthe usual crop of corn. The
season has too far advanced now for the
most favorable rains and weather to bring
them out
FnoM IxDrASA.-The yincenncs Patriot
says:
We hear from farmers of all parts Of the
country, that the drought is now scvcrer than
any they have experienced for number OF
wears past and its destructive effects on
, corn crops, to great degree, are beyond all
remedy, though it should now rain in the
greatest abundance. On some lands adapt.
G cd to resist the want Of rain, there are pros
y poets Of a fair Yield but on many farms, hall
. q crop cannot be raised, even il the season
from this on should be perfect.
MANLASD, ONO &C---In the Southern
part Of Maryland the drought has also beer
severe, and the same complaints come from
northern Ohio. Indeed the corn and hog
crop throughout the country must inoyita
, Div be short, and dealers will know how {,
Il c,Ic,Iai. accordingIv
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Inc corn crop IN 'Iis Vicinity anu N lac
}. " from drought, and unless we have rail-
. ~, 800. '''.i" a." yioiu MN DC made
:. Inc gardens are suffering immensely az
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. i"e 'oHS 'oh''i,ucu hot dry weather, Is
as W. al, ,n.Ii'ncd ~ our lar'ilerS rom a.
: po'to"H VI .'''N anu ''e auJ"l'lns co"ht''s
j tNeiuhs i'.'c a" injurious ihiucnce upon
t ."S Po'Po'' ior crop Vi corn lac prom
: ,5s c It" weeks s'ncc was very good' ana
."U '"i ld WIZ 'oIA'ts 'or"a'u 70 " P'Sh
'eouS ""' w., ouI '''c iohS continue" ufy
M.a,''y'' "''' NV oh,'SsI'G neat hafe IN
S E'I'I ~ ?u' Gn '''o'c hoPGS' in' pro
p1u.n'y no" ~ t''' hoI iiucn more tiai
nan crop VIII DC mate ana shoG'd the
pi's'n' Weather commune 20, many o'!' longer,
''"t 'su.''tc VIII pc 100 hrSe. ~ goou
. shower Ui rain "ou'd DC blessing TO inc
. "H1.c o, our community
We take the following from the chester
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Is "'POSsioic TO eNauc inc Coh'lct'",,
s'lat III. corn crop oil southern limos VIII
PC p"rtia' iaiIufc' OWING 20 tne severe ana
! ,o'5 continued oroutn' Nay, II tne weather
nous as u now rs, ana wesee immediate
indications OF change, the crop viii be far
, shorter than has been known for years We
speak ofthis crop as a general thing in this
part of the State, and also because the droutl
has been, and now is, very severe in our
own immediate locality. In some few spots
and ueighborhoods there have been partial
. showers, and the corn in such places main.
tainsa rather better appearance; but these
spots are exceptions, and even in them the
crop il by no means Of the most promising
late corn, which may do something five have
heavy rains sucClily exhibits suinlliup