Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-29
4 CronI,inr Chnnter.

We are beginning to receive some doleful accounts
Of the western wheat crop. In Dallas and Boone
counties, Iowa, small worm, of greenish color,
does the mischief to the spring wheat beginning at
the head and eating dowarda in the stalk far
msrs have expressed the opinion that their crops
would not be worth harvesting; and many think
that there will not be an average Of more than
fourth Of a crop The fall wheat is already struck
with the rust. In Scott county the spot and rust is
almost destroying the crop The report is that the
crop will hardly pay for eouiting A gentleman Who
has recently been travelling through Central Illinois
thinks that more than half the winter wheat crop in
that section has been destroyed. The spring wheat
is also badly injured The Galesburg, Illinois Nsrs
of the Q h says-" Within week the prospects for
a good crop Of wheat through this section Of the
State are greatly lsssened. Many farmers, who ten
days since expected larger yield than usual have
Informed US that the crops viii not pay for harvest
ing Mr. G, Wire informs US that be has 80 acres
which is entirely worthless. Mr. William Cook also
has 50 acres whicd looked well ten days ago but
which is now worth nothing" Mr.. Robert L Fabian,
in his last circular from Chicago 10Th, partly eorro
boraes the above by remsrking that &c the accounts
that reach us Of the condition Ofthe wheat near
" ready for harvest in the central aud northern
portions Of Illinois, and in the range in Iowa.
are not encouraging the samples exhibited aud said
to be fair specimens, give uumistakeablo evidence
of the ravage of rust and blighti it is confidently
asserted in many places that hundred Of acres which
e few weeks ago promised heavy yields will not be
worth cutting. IN Wisconsin, and Northern Iowa
the prospect is more fattering and there is rea-
.opsb1e chance for a fair harvest
On the contrary, ID st. Louis Republican Of the
22d, has the following report of the wheat prospect
in Illinois
We learn from gentleman just in from Illinois,
who has had good opportunities for observation in
Madison, MaeOupin and Sangamon coudties, hat
the wheat crop never appeared more promising
Many fields are ready for the cradle and before the
week is out many hundreds Of acres will be harvest
ed. Il stands erect, eveu fun headed, and in some
Instances only touched By rust or smut We lesrn
that some of the farmers in Madison, who have al
ready cut their wheat, say the yield is not less
than twenty five bushels 10 the care. So fsr as We
can learn the number Of acres is unusually large,
and the market will be most abundantly supplied.
In the coucties named corn promises little in CONS
parison with what is needed and what in early
spring was expected Some farmers we're diligently
engaged last week in planting, with the hope OF
making crop II the frosts hold off in September,
their hopes will be released, Otherwise, not. The
army worm has aCacked GENE nelQA OF Wneabl out u
is supposed to be beyond the reach of tUjury.
The St. Joseph, No, Journal says-From gen.
tlaman who has travelled extensively within the last
few days in the counties of Gentry, Davis and De-
Kalb in this State, we learned disoouragng intelli
gence in regard tOthe crops in these unties There
will not be more than one-tbiTd of crop Of wheat
harvested and Eve good fields of oats we're net seen
in the whole round Of his travels. The Ost like th
Wbeat CROP is ruined with the rust Corn isVery
uDpromising, the weeds in most places being far
above IT,"
The Stanton, Va, VaiaietOT Of the 18th says- -
"An accounts concur in giving dreary prospect
of the wheat crop this year. Our farmers complain
that the rust has completely destroyed large pOr-
ton Of the crop Of the country, and injured 1t all to
q great extent Many say that when the whole crop
is lhreshed out iftbs yield is one half Of what
expected, we may consider ourselves fortunate"
We apprshsnd the erOssksrs will fnd the srOps
when gathered mach better than they are nov pre-
dieting