, 1859-06-27
TEL: FARM AND GARDEN.


{t',rresq.-!::lrr If !ll. Press AMI Tt.it,.r.i
Since olr last notice If thu ciuis, The winter
wheat las nsurll improved nu1rr thu cl wc:.-
tAer Of the past two weeks. the heads l'ug
1nl well filled, and if no untowasd weather
should occur, the cr"p will form Il two-sirsl>
or t!lrce-fourtIl> If iii average ouc per acre.
1t is ns'nnn. 10 le>e ;ss green, changing 10 Il
f:t Sullen ur, somewhat indicative ii its MIR.
k"t value. Wheat Of all the crnp. 'i.r mu>t d-
Gilt to estimate until the tr:sslrr las measured
Il. ..;l 1t i. tl,.-r--- '''"ttrr "' s'lfI'F'sr
t'u>, t" hear such VARYING reports. We can,:"t
tel what il will br as the best prospects n!t:,,
yield bitter disappointment, and OIL thu ether
hand. a thin ssanl Of straw may send out Ion.
else. Should the weather continue favorable
the quality will be fine and tie yield highly
gratifying. Spring wheat is rather thin tic
:.r.sund hut the heads are long. Our littl' ten
are patch is but Il little behind ,tr winter
wheat, willie the late sown is ji+t but hcali1.
"at, and some iIu, even 10 forward.
For once tile laic suwn wheat may came in
s",d, but the risk is TOO great 10 lie repeated.
O,c of our local papers advised extensive SON.
in. Of spring wheat, from tllr fact thai the
last crop WAS poor, tic next WAS sure 10 I,r
s"'d. Now If the present crnp should prove
:;nnl VIC shall lIavc its readers CAUTIONED against
sowing spring wheat next season, for frsr q: Il
failure. Had this genius advised fall l'lowir-.
early sowing, aud thorough narrowing in Of
the seed, NC should see less u this late sown
spring wleat SO well mixed with ra,>. We
hope this years lesson Of chess and dirty wheat
will sind deep into the hearts, as it is sure IL
reach the pockets, Of the flrn.cE; and 1leAt time
instead Of sowing that las. acre the far,acr
should clean their scct well far the first acre.
The immense fields Of corn are maxim. Tut :,
-!ow growth, though the c"lnr is quite :uod.
T!'r weather has bceu better adapted to w!sr:.t
t:sa.s 10 this crop. Somc fields are now Two feet
li.ll, though the most uf is less than half that
>:ze. Planting is bu, just through, and >oulr
arc yet busy planting on the sud. We have
plenty Of time for this crop yet. AS general
t'sins the farmers arc giving it soo.l culture. Tn
tic wloe tic Stand is quite Good though 1T
large cost IF seed, aud labor in rrrlan.in..
Potatoes look fine, and farmers ll:lre better :ar-
ess than usual'; in fact they appear to bc jus.
waking up 10 tile importance o:a sood vr.t-
liable garden. This is mostly due to tie ill.,
creased number Of seed stores, aud especially
II tic teachings Of the Pfdr:t Ia,utr. Nitno.<
F'trmtr nnd the !dllty Fa'ms1, which NON lave
slc!l wide circulation in nil parts Of our STATE
T.e late frost injured thu fruit more than any
other, causing it to fall from Ill. trees.
In some parts Of thc State the weather has
been rather vet Of late, bu, this has bccu colt
!incd to the river couEtics. We shall make Il
:nure personal inspection Of the crops ncx,
week Gruss is heavy, aud il is to be hoped
t'aat farncrs will put ur good supply this sea-
son, Us it will Gust but little nore ll:au the cut
ting and putting ur.
:: In putting up prairie hay, good, wire tooth
rake is the best thing in the rake line tia: VT
have used; We used ono for several years. but
s'ld it "n leaving Cook County We sre none
advertised for SALE and if any Of the readers Of
the P1Ess AMI TR1nrSE know whore a good one
c1n be lad they willhavcour thanks for the ill.,
formation. On smoo:h meadows, The revolving
rake is tic BEST but Enusi Of tue prairie is tou
rough for them, and in this part If the State VIC
have mostly prairie grass 10 cut Slough .,ra>,
should be cut before i. attains its srowt wl.cl,
is bc1urc harvest; after tha. time it is Of lit,lc
va!uc, hardly equal to straw. 4 few new pota.
'oes have come to market, and bring $2.tr, ner
busl1el. We hear little complaint of lard times
among the farmers, and every department If
business is waking nr Building is the most
neglected, but the winter wheat will be LARGELY
exchanged for lumber. Rrr,,.