New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-15
CROP PROSPECTS,.

Tn ARMN WoRs.-A letter from Carbonate,
Penn, july TO- Gays that farmers are cutting thsr
hay crop to save it from the army worm, which has
begun lie dev astations. The crop sa light one.
WHs,r Is ILLIsoIs.-The writer Of a letter dated
July II says that be has ast been through the Coan-
ties of Henry, Berrsn, and Putnam, and finds the
wheat turning yellow, aud tee farmers in good
spirits at Their p'ospec, of harvest Tae new-groaad
crop will be full one, ana that upon Old ground say
two-tbirds
Corn The same letter says:
The corn is co niug finely and Is now nearly
three high. The frost in the eary par. VI
June cut the corn down in this viclity close TO the
gruuuc bur, the weather being favorable, most Of 1t
started up immediately, while few pieces nai to Dc
repanted. H. i growing rapidly nov, and the pros
pect that shall have plenty. Odts, barley. pta-
Toes aud culinary veget ,bles are doing we'll Fruit
will 10 scarce
WHEAT ~ ISDiAs,.-Tbe Indiana Journal in
speaking Of the favorable reports that in, says:
"Wheat though very Of en- thia the groasd,
turns out such heavy heads, and remarkably full
grains that average crop in "a ,nty aud nWe
than that quality, will bc haryetef Ia this state.
Ire testimony this ppot Is ~ uniform, with but oae
exception OT two among Learly hudired reports
that Ne Lsve received, that II would be unreasonable
10 doubt II.
This Is all very pleasant Information, but 1t IA made
still more SO by the words annexed:
locking well still though II is beginning 10 want ram.
H. many localities il Is small, but the color Is good aud
a fair will brig II Oat right larger broshtn
of gIouu0 bas been planted than ever before 10 the
State Grass is urnlog cut better than wts expected
=. me tune ago. We shoui think It would b. far
crop though not remarkable Potatoes are uudebia1ly
guo0 ana Gun hardly fail to have al abundance VI
all kind at fair prizes IL fact our staples all elthr
promise we'll have done we'll and We may rcas0na'
bly, look for better times next yeer.'
WHAT ~ WIsCONsIs.-Adyices from that state
for some time past have not represented the wheat
crop in very promising condition, but letter nov
before III fam Columbia Co, WIS., Julys says:
"The wheat crop bere was lever more promising
will yield largely udless some aceieht "Details II.
Neither the !cst lor The chincn bug nave aec'ed -
jet
Another letter dated Madison Wiz, July 7. says:
8 have never knosn moro promising season than
the present. The dry weather OF May has ua-
doubleday shortened the straw 0f wbea but venture
to asser that better looking heads were never sesn,
al WITH the the shower- at the pnst week, we cao
-atey cnlcue that they will be well filled The 40
ger If blast or mdew ] consider past; the Spoog
wheat il afeaty IN full blossom, aud the hoe, che 4r
weather tgelhrr sth the short stray tinsuring god
yeLtlatIoLl gives positive as.urgnce Of bpa iuul
harvest. lod car rsi.y calcna-e that Wisconsin viii
p,Ocuce more wheat this year than in aDy pr.vons
ore AID guar -Jtee that il will be vastly superior
quality. The anouot Of land 10 crops believe ~ be
- PEI ceut geater thar last year, proo.by more
OffoF 'fOys IN ~ tsCvNstN-pttr pI)DlNt wei,
not th.andng little nip from the frost 10 June.
Corn, toe writer Of the letter thinks wi according
TO present apprararc-s give tue greatest Number of
bushels raized ia that State.
Potatoes, be sa,r, are growing inslyi many fields
in iu blo-eou and Of the early varieties ab nut
fit tor table use. They never looked better at this
time of year.
Garden vegetables suffered some from the frost ;
but many gardens escaped with Ministerial damage.
TIE frs, planting suffered most, bet nearly every
body had second crops in which have come aong
finely.
Apple. suffered rno., in this State where there was
any. Some of this fruit escaped say ~ y cent
/ Tie wild plum trees loaded do 80 with fruit Tue
grape suffered severely in localities; hat the
great whey a. Sank City, the Wiconsn River,
in this : ate. esesped uuhsrmed
Mississippi. - Some accounts say the crops
never were more promising, willie others say that
the rains have been heavy greatly to ioJdre toe
corn and Gotten The breadta o: land sown in whes,
in that State ia not large one this year, but 1t "
unusually good u yield and quality.