The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-06-26
Crop Items.

we throw together some items in refe-
renee to the crops gathered from exchanges
from all quarters. The heavy rains seem to
have been general throughout the country,
except perhaps in the States south of Vir-
GINA and Tennessee, and have, as generally,
affected the corn crop.
From, the Richand (wis.) Observer.
Having been absent from home the greater
part of last week, We had some opportunity
to see how the crops looked in the counties
Of Green, Rock, Dane, and Richland, and
have fully concluded that Richland has not
suffered from the wet weather more than
any one of those mentioned. The wheat
and oats crops are thrifty everywhere; but
the corn has suffered severely it is looking
sickly and backward enough generally
Some fields We saw which were partly
2lowed for the planting Of corn, had been
abandoned for this crop for this season-ex-
cepting the STRIPS plowed, which were plant
ed
From the Peoria Transcript.
There is much fear felt that the corn crop
of this State will prove failure The con-
tinued rains Of the past six weeks, or more,
have prevented most of the farmers from
planting any corn, and in thousands of fields
where it had been planted the water had
70 tied it, and it will come to naught.
From .he Henry County Dial
June is following in the footsteps of her
predecessor. AT nightfall the rains begin to
patter UPON the root, and morning of almost
every day finds the clouds still hanging over
US, and the rain still falling, sometimes quiz
city, sometimes in torrents. When will the
rain Ease?
As for corn, there is not one.half of it
planted that was intended to be put in, and
what has been planted and come up looks
as a man said the other day, as though it
had been sent for and couldn't come"
From the Jerseyville Prairie State.
The prospect for most abundant yield Of
wheat in this county continues good. The
stalk is very heavy, and stands straight as a
candle. Most Of it is the celebrated May
variety, (red) and it is rapidly changing
from growing to a ripening state. The
harvest will probably be commenced by
next Monday week. The army worm is at
work, but we have heard of no particular
damage being done by it,
There will probably be good yield OF
corn here this year, though much of the
ground laid out for this purpose will remain
implanted.
We find the following in the Polo Qll)
Adrertiscr:
The amount of wheat now coming into
this place is very large. From what we can
learn, We believe the average to be over
5000 bushels day. a large portion of it
comes from Carroll county, the farmers Of
that region being convinced that Polo is the
best shipping point they can find.
CRoPs IN PULASKI CouNTY.-Our farmers
are devoting the brief intervals of dry wea
Their afforded during this season Of rain
storms, to harvesting. Much wheat yet
standing uncut is over-ripe. So far as we
can learn the wheat crops Of the county arc
far below an average. The rain has proved
the ruin of hundreds of acres. The cat crop
has been very generally ruined by the rust.
We do not believe there will be thousand
bushels harvested in the whole county
With scanty supply of these small grains,
and but Indifferent pr aspects for a corn crop,
We may as well commence preparing our.
selves for return Of excessively hard times.
Hound City Emp, 18th.
From the Alton Democrat, 18th.
Harvest operations commenced yesterday
at Monticello and in the Piasa regions
The grain stands well, and the harvest, with
this beautiful weather, promises greatly
The fears OF rust, cut-worm, lodging, &c,
are mostly ground!ess as yet.
From the St. Paul Times, 18th.
The weather during he past few days is
all that could be desired for the rapid growth
of all kinds o. grain. and is really encourag-
ing to the farmers of Minnesota. We have
recently made reveral short trips in the
country, and find everything looking admi-
rably. The corn is up and growing finely,
and so with all other kinds If grain-oats
and wheat especially look well. The pro-
mise of an abundant harvest is everywhere
apparent in cur State, and unless some I'M
expected event takes place, the husbandman
will earn rich reward for all his toll The
accounts Of the crops in some Of our neigh
boring States are not SO encouraging, but it
is to be hoped that dad beginning will
make good ending" aud things in general
take turn" for the better.
From the Baltimore SUM-
A correspondent writes US that from the
best information he can gain, the oats crop
Of Northampton and Accomac Counties, Va,
is almost entirely destroyed by the fly
Many farmers will not make seed
From the Cincinnati Gazette, 18th.
The weather continues exceedingly favor
able for the growing crops, and we are now
receiving more encouraging reports from the
country. 1t is becoming more apparent
that the damages caused by the late rains,
was largely over-estimated.
Cost of Maintaining Public Schools.