The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-07-11
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The in Iliinofs-Wheat
down to 81 so.
ALTON, June 90, 1855.
Such glorious harvest weather as hal
been enjoyed during the past two weeks
is not all ways vouchsafe to man.
Thousands upon thousands of bushels
of the golden grains are daily being
secured in Central and Southern Illinois
and bordering States. The harve. t is
now about commencing in Sangamon
and Mclean counties it is about over
in Jersey, Macoupin and Madison coun-
ties. The hay fields come next, aud
oats-to finish them will require four
weeks more, in this region. Persons
from Logan, Christian and Sangamon
counties have assured me, within two
days past, that such universal fine crops
they have rfrely known, as is the pres
emit. One friend assures me that it is
. perfect sight to see the reaping ma
chine rolling down the tall, heavy, yell
low, wheat fields Of Logan county
A farmer out IN Ridge Prairie, in this
county, tells me he can almost zeal his
late corn, on wettish ground, crack and
grow, during these warm nights.
TIE millers of this city are now in
full READINGS for the new wheat. TIE
three large mills of Alton will use up
some wheat this coming season. No
contracts yet made, beyond a small sup
ply to start with, at 81 SO. Plenty can
be engaged at that, Of farmers who are
anxious to sell early. 1t is confidently
believed that wheat will sell at 81 90 in
August some say eighty cents. We
ry little doing nov in produce of any
description. New hay is to be had at
So to $40 per ton--a first rate article.
-&. LOuis Republican.
The Wheat Crop.
The harvesting of carly wheat was
commenced in Randolph county, Illi-
nois, ESQ miles from Chicago, last Sat
urday, aud it prom SIS i most abundant
yield.
The last Newark Advocate says:
The farmers are making prepare tions
to cut their wheat. We hope they will
have good weather for harvesting their
grain-good crops and good prices-say
one dollar per bushel for their wheat.
The weevil we are told, has made its
appearance in the wheat ields-but has
not damaged the wheat to any great ex-
tent.
The CRoPs IN PENNsYLvHNIA.--A
correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledg-
or, furnishes the following chs ering pros
pect of the crops:
eve have passed through an extern
sive range of country on both branches
of the Susquehanna ; through Montour,
Bald Eagle, aud Nittany valleys. 1t
has rained almost constantly for ten
days. Never have we seen so great a
breadth of land in wheat, rye, and oats,
cheering prospect of superintendent
crops. The winter grain is filling well.
The grass crop cannot be excelled.-
Potatoes are blooming finely, and corn,
though backward, is healthy. The
fruit trees are all full laden apples,
pears, plums, cherries. The only injury
from the heavy rain is a little lodge
ment of the grain, here and there. If
ever farmers wanted help they will need
it now, which may be welcome news to
the unemployed"
The Sumnsit Co. Beacon says the
"Wheat harvest will commence i'll this
County the latter part of the present
week. If present promises hold out,
there will be a heavier yield than was
ever before harvested in Summit. 7 he
Weevil is however, committing great
ravages in the late sowed wheat.
Oats, too, promise a more abundant
yield than we have had for many years"
The Cleveland Herald says that the
from most of the Northern
Countries of Ohio, indicate that there
will be a most abundant harvest. Ey-
cry species of crops, except corn, land
has time to come forward yeti
promises we'll, aud a heavy yie.d is al
most certain.
WHEAT AND Conn IN GEoecIA.-The
wheat harvest in Georgia is ever, and
the yield is said to be abundant. Inthe
of the Sta, e new -four opened
at Sc per cwt. for first quality, and a
decline is expected. An unusu-
ally heavy crop of corn has been plant
ed tlr ughcut the State, ard the indica-
tions, it issaid, are that the yield will be
than for years. 1a C
NEBRAsKA.--There we're not two inch
es of rain in Nebraska from the LIST of
November to the 1st of April. But
since that time rains have been free
1uent, and the prospect for crops was
very good. Such is our report from
Council Bluffs, up to the Goth June.
The Crops of Tennessee.
The Chattanooga tEast Fenncssee)
Gazette says: |,
"Our section of country has never
witnessed a finer prospect for every pro-
of the earth than at present.
The wheat crop has never been better
and more abundant. The corn crop,
also, promises all tho most extrayagant
and avaricious farmers could desire, and
the cotton fields are coming up nobly. +.
of all kinds are in abundancs-l,
not a failure in a single particle that
We know Of" /
In Middle Tennessee the wheat ana ,
we crops are the heaviest ever known. {,
rhe corn crop is in fine condition, the .
,at crop looks we'll, and the stand of cot- !
on is also represented to be excel