, 1859-08-31
THE HARVEST.


tco71posteass It n Pres I'D 1rtAA1
Wsaz. Couszr. IL. Aug, Il, 16s
The threshing achsnes are now tcttlfns the
qp>sfion - to t1e wheat crop Of 80; bs&, in
ssssd It tAe bounthul yield promised for months
psst, faFesgh the press, BY railway travellers
aud snsntrJ dealers, to the great sa.isfaction Of
gTnln spectators, who are naturally "bears"
in the market qnsil they have effected transfer
of the grain from the IN u,er's hznds into their
oWn,-we arc realizing the low average Of
about eight bushels to the acre-about one
third crop. 9his il the almost iavuiah,e esti.
mate ofjudicious men based upon positive facts
as to Warren, Knox, AcDonough, and Fulton
Counties along the Quincy d. Chicago r. r.,
aud upon recent risit TO Peoria, Waodford
and Tazewell Counties, found 10 better report
IN sbs. section. Occasionally field turns of
ten to twelve bushels, machine measurement,
or even little more to tbs acre. but the range
is from six to ten. l 10 not think our farmess
we're very much deceived by The newspaper es-
of ''long he.ds" md :.pIump Kernels" but We
are certainly disappointed in the result Of our
Efforts, aud many will doubtless abandon the
r't~lnps hereafter to raise wheat inlarge quanti-
ties,
Aud aimee the same natural GAUGES that have
resulted in 30 much detriment to our crop IN
this region have been almost universal in their
operation throughout the West, may We not
we'll be nleptical ~ to the great yield being
found extensively n, where! Nov, We farm
ers a.e stupid set, know, I'VE would not put
up with our nasty inconrertihie rag currency
for a month, It we we're nGt,) aud deserve to be
fooled bJ politicians aud shaved By speculators,
Is We are; but when We think we know there is
but little Old wheat in the country, md that fit
for lit but distiller's use; that we have not iu
the wheat growing region certainly over half
crop, possibly not over third; aud the crops in
England and France now appear likely to te
below an average, causing considerable def.
cheney there, stupid Us we are, think we shall
hardly act upon the disnterested advice Of
what wheat we haEe rs soon " possible, lest it
become soon totally worthless on our hands.
By the way, Messrs. Editors, ron don't keep
up your attack Oh the rug mouev shops. The
people vii! buck you up, and hope you will give
them SolfeFino defeat, but no a1mistice or Vii
lafranca peace afterwards. /.
AknnorA. ILL.,, Aug. =. 1E9.
large portion Of the wheat in this section
is already threshed, and farmers are universally
disappointed in regard to the yield The aver
age Is believed to be from 10 to l2 bushels per
acre. This fact is "wet blanket" to the hopes
of those fsrtners. snd their name is legion, n lo
atecompelled BY the force Of circumstances, to
sell immediately. be the price great or small.
The tact tlat the wheat crop has been ovcr e.
tima;ed, and widely published, operates injuri-
ously towarda the poorer class offasmera, whose
promises to pay after harvest are well remem-
befed whiEe the Epa1thier ntrtin1 boId tho;r
grim until tue world is undeceived- the
rich grow richer, and the poor, poorer. The
newspapers still continue, ~sth 4 few honorable
exceptions, 10 ''harp" on the great crops, while
every Intelligent person that has Travelled,
knows to the contrary. Let the fact be gener-
ally known. that our crop is not more than Two.
thirds Of an average, and ne believe our furm-
ers wit! soon be paid remuneratvc prices-un-
I'll that is done, thnrd times" will still he ,he
1ry- am pIcased TO see the pnxss Axp TR1-
ArsE tnke such high aud honorable coutsc,
mud labor 50 Increasingly for the good Of tue
Yves ;. aud think | see on the right hand Of
'our future "leng'h Of days," and oa your left
hand "riches and honor.'
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