Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-16
The Growing Wheat Crop.

opr SAtc Moy not DC uniu'eses'-
ing nor out OF order at the present
time, when all are looking forward with
great anxiety to the result OF the forth
coming harvest.
Iowa is no, yet celebrated for the pro-
duc,ion Of winter wheat, yet in sone
sections Of the State considerable of that
GLASS of grain is sowed. We saw gen.
tleman from the southern part of the
State, also another from the interior OF
tho State the other day, and We were
Informed upon inquiry, that the winter
wheat sowed in those sections, looked
remarkably well-promised a good
yield at harvest.
The principal part of the wheat
sewn in Iowa is spring wheat, and OF
the prospects Of the crop we can say
nothing definite, as the result depends
entirely, or nearly so, upon the weather
from this out. This much we will say,
however; the spring wheat was never
better in the ground, and we need only
to have a continuance of the present
good prospects to insure a splendid
crop.
We notice in the columns of the
Chicago Herald news from various
parts of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Missouri, which, when
taken together, 60 to show that the
winter wheat crop in those States has
suffered pretty extensvely-has been
badly damaged by the frost, but yet is
by no means entirely killed. In some
localities the crop will amount to a fail
urc, in others there will be half crop,
while at many points there will be full
crop. Since the late rain, which We be-
lieve has been pretty general In the
Western States, the prospects for win
ter wheat have increased very exceed
ingly. At some points, however, rain
nor sun will have no effect upon the
wheat fields.
Putting the reports from the various
points together and footing them up,
we come to the conclusion that the
crop Of winter wheat in the States men
toned, SO far as we can judge, will be
something more than half crop-prob-
ably two-thirds.
Below we quote some authority:
gentleman from the neighborhood of
Rdgely with whom we cow ersed Yesterday.
reports the wheat prospects are good for lust
about half crop he thinks. Early sown looks
much the best, His business has called him
into various parts Of the country, and this il
| his report on the whole of it, That in timber
is much more promising than on the prairie
alton Courier.
| The Pecatouica (Ill) Indepsndsnt says that
the crops in that neighborhood are coming for
ward finely.
| A correspondent of the Missouri Democrat
writing from Griggsville, Illinois, March sOth,
says:
The crop in this county, regret to say, is
likely to prove failure. Nearly all the win
ter wheat sown last fall, has been winter
killed; and many of the farmers hsreabouts
are now blowing up their wheat fields, and
sowing oats, in some instances spring wheat.
which il much the best of the two"
Our wheat, since the first rain of Tuesday.
looks beautiful. and bids fair for an abundant
yield. We feerne fears, any longer, on the
score of good wheat crops, inasmuch DO eight
weeks more will bring our harvest. The
wheat, by that time will be ready for the
reaper.-Jonesboro (Alk.) Gazette, 7tA.
The Carrollton Qll) Pyem says, about .
month ago, we announced that the prospect
was then favorable for q moderate erop of
wheat, and subsequent information justified
our statement. But since that time. the
weather has been SO unfavorable that manv
fields which we're then alive have been entire.
| ~ killed out, and it is now certain that the
crop in this county will be almost an entire
failure. Here and there pretty good field
| will give US enough for home consumption, bat
the surplus won't pay many debts.
Many farmers in the interior, we learn, are
engaged in blowing. sowing wheat. and other
spring laborss which do not usually commence
before the first or middle of April There will
be great bredth of wheat sown this spripR.
as much Of the winter wheat is supposed to be-
killed. Wa6ashaw (Minn.) Journal.
The Appleton (Wis.) Crescent says that the
winter wheat crop will certainly be light, AZ
many fields are entirely dead. There was too
little snow to protect the roots from the altern-
ate frost and thawy weather.
The Randolph Qa.) Journal says: Tho
wheat between here and Indianapolis looks
6ne. The winter has been unusually favor.
able, and unless good deal Of thawing and
freezing without snow before the middle OF
April, wheat in this part Of Indiana will have
| a fine start for an abundant harvest.
The wheat crop in some portions of this
county looks unusually fine, while In other
portions it is very unpromising - Lawrence (Is.
Independent
The prospect for q crop of whsat the ensuing
season grows better every days; twhere few
weeks ago j. looked to be badly winter killed
it now has the appearance of fair Weld. The
ground was never 10 better order than it will
be this spring 90 with fair season We NAV
look for an abundance. -Awrora (Ia CONNER
cial.
The editor Of the Humboldt Tenn Cosm %.
recently made the tour Of Indiana and Illinois.
and gives his views Of the wheat prospects 40
follows:
. From personal observation and dillgent in.
quiry through Illinois and Indiana, we are con
WINGED the prospects for good crop of wheat
} in that region was never better than it ia nov.
Much fear Of failure had been entertained
there as we'll as here. but we hone from Tho
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