The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-11
CrOp PcoSnccfs.

The delegates to the recent farmers
congress at Misunderstanding from all the
middle and northern counties of the State,
gave in, during thesess;on, a verbal report
OF the crop prospects i'll their various 10
calities. Their report is less favorable, 1t
will be observed, than from the current
newspaper reports we had been led to an
ticipate. We find the following conden-
sation of their statements in the Mendoza
Observer:
E. H. Young, Plymoth, Hancock Coun-
", reports wheat less than half a crop ;
corn, fair average; oats, less than an av-
erage; grass, above an average; weather.
so far unfavorable for farming.
J. c. Newport, Grundy County, reports
winter wheat all killed out; spring wheat
looks generally poor for the season; double
breadth Of corn planted over last season :;
but little oats is sown; about one thou
sand cattle died for the want of food !;
there are but few hogs for export in the
county
P Cowgirl, Spring Dale, Cedar County
Iowa. reports but little wheat grown ;
spring wheat tnlerably well, but some fields
are being plowed up and put into other
crops on account of the weeds; corn, oats
and potatoes, look well.
r. A. LanSdon. Jefferson Corner White
side County, Illinois, reports wheat gener-
ally thin and ground weedy-not half a
crop can be expected; oats are better
prospect for half a crop: corn looks well.
c. Coates, Monmouth, Warren County,
Illinois, reports wheat as looking as prom
ising as it did this time last year-thinks
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season by about one-third; corn looks well
for the time it has been planted One
third more than usual has been planted
E. s Phelps, Bureau County, I'LL, re
ports, wheat much less sown than usual
owing TO the scarcity Of good seed-the
crop looks slim-thinks the average per
acre will not be over half or at most two
thirds the average crop; corn, more than
| common mas been planted, but much has
| been taken by blackbirds and squirrels
Much yet to be planted.
| E. II. Robb, Dewitt County, Ill. reports
corn prospects as favorable; for fall wheat
I the prospects are that there will not be
more harvested than there was sown :;
spring wheat may be estimated at half a
crop; oats will not harvest more than suf-
. fcient for next springs sowing.
/ f. P Bosworth, Marseilles, La Sale Co,
/ Ill, reports Of winter wheat very little
sown; of spring, not large breadth sown,
many fields are weedy oats are the same;
corn, a large surface planted, and prospect
fair
Crops of Warren and Mercer Counties
are reported, wheat thin and weedy, may
make two thirds of a crop-about two
thirds Of the surface usually sown; less
quantity of oats sown than usual; large
breadth Of corn planted; is in good order,
with fair prospects.
J. W Byraln, of Knox County, Ill, re-
ports of wheat about twothrds Of the
surface Sown compared with last season
the early sown looks well, late sown, thin
and sickly OF corn there is larger
breadth planted than usual, and it looks
we'll OF oats. very little was sown, but il
looks we'll Hungarian grass, about three
times the usual crop has been sown, and
prospects far
John Wenncr of Davies County, reports
but little fall wheat sown; one-half of =
crop of spring wheat; oats looks well, but
one-quarter of an average crop sown; more
corn planted than III any previous year
D H. Whitman, Of Paw PRIV. Dekalf
County. Ill, reports the wheat as thin, and
less surface than usual sown; much of the
corn has vet t. be planted; oats about ar
In Freedom and Earl, La Sale County
the crop of wheat is about two-thirds o
an average; good surface of corn--tifty
per cent more than usual oats about one
half the common crop.