The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-07-12
The Crops.

Michigan.-Ihe wheat crop ls very
light, and unless it fills better than COM
mon, we cannot get over three -fourths OF
crop. Core has good color, but Is
small for the time of year. Oats are ve-
ry light, and unless VIC have rain before
long, We shall not get over two-thirds OF
a crop, and, in short, all of our crops are
injured more or less BY the drought
Detroit AdUeytistr.
Illinois.-A correspondent writes from
Cartondale, H., that "there is great di
versity 10 wheat fields in Southern Hi
nois DOW being harvested The berry is
excellent, the heads full of grain, but the
stand is generally very light There will
be, however, a full half crop of excellent
wheat. Corn looks we'll. The peach and
apple trees are full Of fruit"
Ohio-Obio has every reason to be sat
is6ed With her agricultural prospects this
year, if we may credit that excellent su
thority, the Ohio Farmer. The wheat
harvest is earlier than usual, and tho av-
ersge and aggregate yield will doubtless
be unusual. So far We can learn, rye.
oats, barley aud potatoes, viii give full
crop, and may be at least fair-th anks to
genial showers and warm weather of late
Tribune, 3D.
New \ ork. The crops looks fue and
promise en- abundant yield, although in
some sections corn has been much dam
aged BY worms. The weevil is at work
10 some places, also the ''joint-worm."-
Hail has injured the grain somewhat, in
portions Of Niles, Scipio ard Ledyard.--
10 some portions OF the southern towns,
peaches in abund AWburn paper.
Alabama.-On yesterday, our i'm medi-
ate section was blessed with delightful
rain that fairly made vegetation grow an
inch an hour, and the first real old fash
ioued one We have bad since some time 10
February. 1t will certainly tend to great
IL to cheaper corn during the fall and
winter, and no greater blessing could be
given to we sinful mortals " ho "love corn
cake" than that Good corn sells here
for 81 O5aSl.l0, and corn meal at 81 80
--SLnsa paper.
Mississippi-Further accounts Of the
crops, from our plsuting friends in vari-
GUS portions of the country. are simply
confirm atory Of the farorable statements
made BY US last week The recent rains
appear to have heen very general; and
their quantity will suffice. it is believed
for all the present requirements Of grow
ing vegetation. The bi0h winds have
done some damage in prostrsting corn
and cotton in the fields; but our county,
we imagine bas suffered less in this res
peet than many of her neigbbors--Or-
Jord IateKEgeuoer.
Indiana-Tbc wheat har7cstin South
ern Indiana is nearly over, and through
out the Waba,h Valley it is fairly under
way. Inform alton lead 10 tie conclusion
that the prospects for full crop all over
the North West we're never better
Western Pennsylvsnia- We were some
twenty miles up the MouOngahela last
week, and enjoyed the opportunity of OBJ
serving the condition of the ripeDing and
growing crops in that vicinity. We think
we never saw in tAat portion of the State.
better propise of an abundant harvest
The wheat fields are just yellowing. and
though the yield is not extraordinarily
heavy, the quality of the grain was never
better. Iu the many fields We saw there
was no appearance of blight, rust or mil
dew.--PutSb7ng Journal.