St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-22

FARMERS VIII not commence lof StNcral
days. a day or two ago | noticed
several farmers in the city purchasing
cradles to cut their grain. They say
that upon all fiat lands the ground is
SO soft that the reapers cannot be
used. If this be the case throughout
the State, look out for scarcity of
labor and high wages. Hay crop is
good, except where destroyed by the
army worm, in which their ravagcs
have been quite extensive. Corn in
this immediate vicinity looks well, all
things considered, but needs the pillow
sadly. Two days rain of the past
week, and the wheat cutting inter
feres with that. Put the corn crop
down as mighty uncertain. Oats are
lodged badly. Hungarian grass looks
well, but, oh the weeds everywhere.
XXX J.
CARTHAGE, July End, 1853.
The wheat crops in our part of the
State are somewhat injured by the
rust. But Notwithstanding, there will
be an average crop of wheat. if the
farmers can succeed in getting it
harvested. 1t is impossible for us to
say what the corn crop will be, but in
all probability it will be considerably
below an average crop.
Mock & DRAPER.
CARLINvlLLE, ILL.,, July ID, 1858.
The Wheat in this region is very
abundant indeed. There is much
greater quantity sown than in previous
years, and promises very abundant
yield per acre the only trouble to
be apprehended now is rcaping and
securing the same in good condition.
There will be n moderate corn crop.
There is not as much corn planted as
would have been but for the Contnu-
Gus rains in the season for planting
Much will fail Of being good crops in
quality and quantity by reason Of the
excessive wet weather. Crops will
come much short of usual good crop.
PALMER Il PIrNAN.
FREEpoRr, ILL.,, June 30th, 1858.
1t is too early to form very cor
rect opinion of the coming harvest in
this section. Spring wheat is very
heavy, and as yet uninjurcd. Should
the weather continue dry, we think
the crop will be equal to the average.
No winter wheat is raised Of consc-
qucncc. Corn looks well, and is
growing with astonishing rapidity.
TAYLOR & ATKINS.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill, July |, 1853.
can give you no very fattering
account of the wheat crop in this
county. From the most reliable in
formation we can get, the winter
wheat has been very much damaged
by rust. Some think their crops will
not be worth the cutting. Spring
wheat has been injured by water as
well as by rust. Corn is very back
ward, and it is impossible, at present,
to tell what it will be. Its growth is
now exceedingly rapid, and if we
have no early frosts, there may be
fair growth. G. o. ROBINSON.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, July, 3.
Wheat-never finer in this section,
and about the same number of acres
sown in the county that there were
last year. Last years crop was esti-
mated at million and half of BUSH
els in the county. If the weather
proves favorable from now to harvest,
the crop cannot fall short of last years,
and will probably exceed it,
Corn looks well, and has come for
ward in the last week wonderfully.
Owing to the unfavorable planting
season there is probably not as much
in the ground as heretofore, but the
prospects are fair for a good yield
from what there is. 1t may be put
down at onc-third short of full crop.
Other grain is generally doing we'll,
with fair prospects of an average crop.
L. C. DAUGHERrY, Ed. Register"
From personal observation within
the past few days and information
gathered from intelligent and OBJ
serving men, we are confident that
with the present weather, through
harvest, we shall be blessed with a
good crop of almost everything. And
even If the wheat crop should prove
to be injured to some extent in certain
localities, it by 10 means proves that
the season or year is a bad one.
Every farmer has been benefited
more in his stock this year, than he
will lose in his wheat There has not
been year since the State was set
tied, more favorable for stock raising
than the present and with the pre-
vailing prices for grain it is far more
profitable than raising wheat.--W-
icaukes Democrat
Rock ISLAND, July 3.
Wheat-The probability is that the
wheat will yield as much as in former
years. The late warm weather has
done much to bring it to maturity and
perfect the formation of the grain.
Corn--Atthough the season is late,
good judges predict an average crop
Three weeks ago the superstition was
that it would amount to little. Its
growth is astonishing during the last
two weeks.
Other -Buckwheat is grow
ing finely Barley will produce well
EDIToRs Argus and Islander"
SPRINGFIELp, ILL, July 2.
Wheat Prospect for a good crol
better than last year. Yield will av
erage from eighteen to twenty-five
bushels to the acre, Some complains
Of the army worm--but they made
appearance SO late that the berry will