, 1861-08-03
The Crops and HarvAat.

eAhApA.-He nave the most positive assurances
rom great many parts OF the country. that N
Tar as appearances go, the best and iarrest cron 81
ever cut IN Canada is now about being hsrvestaf
n n one OF tWo sections, where the work has al
less than thfrtydVe bushels to the acre. and from
no part Of the country whatever have We rennrt
hs al o1sconragtpg.-1orpak0 G2o5s, 1st
LIE CROPS n MaNEsoTA-This week the Ia
1n1ea eefneat. Last week, the winter wheat was
Hho It, had It 6egsn tie work of cntting It. as Bat
The laboz Of harvesting It viii sooa b' be over. ee
Not g ~ VIII The in%else fields u spfng wheat
the WiId Ike the rolling btlloWs oil a g1eat
& ssa: The haEzsating Of tits crop is jnst begin.
1ahg 1Rhng ana III tx wseks Of constant and lard
aeorers are notaset abundant, even al The liberal
1nducement OF ~ dsy and found.r Those
R aR61 ts9 Ma9m 5ae task ,d5eE1lyss therefore vim
which have bee1 sent from this city, as wall An
1rsm other places, to the interior, viii be actively
ltie encouraging to know that the annrehans1ona
Of short crop entertained earlier il the season,
haVe neefy. an vanished- During the past threa
weeks the weather has been most favorable for tie
growth and maturing OF the wheat crop Ineecta
rust and other pests OF the wheat Aeld, Il not MI
togsthef unk2oEn, hare been merely exceptiosai
s1al: And although, IN consequence Of he dro5sht
short and Light, yet the heads are said to bc val
ip aesei9epeas aaa ne Kernel soander and better, Il
The result Of our information, derived from "a.
fto9s sources aad from nearly all portions Of the
this autumn, Judging rom appeara1ces a. ttev
presented themselves at the close q hst wgeF'
VIII be quite 20 6nahels to the acre Last year he
6 bnshe to the acre Taxing into accnnnt r1 f9 n
increased breadth Of land under cultivation the
present rear Hh1ch probably exceed, that Of last
larger aggregate yield Of wheat, and greater snI
Plus lor export than "e have had In any former
Winter wheat, although there WAS bat little of
II soWn, has succeeded this year most admitahlv.
from this city where the probable yie1d viii come
The quality Is exceIlent.
In view Of these facts, the farmers Of Minnesota
dass Seoaa1nt tG rotee They
crowned aa they are with domestic peace and
plenty. while 1esolating WAT the offspring Of ttea
tpe fpa sna hna rebellion abosnds IN other portions Of
Wiaona R<pusica~a. 49, "A''' sAa'e1'' nS'fl
AAAyEsG CoHMEscED-Harvest has already
commenced, and the large number Of zeapsrs and
mowers that hare been purchased this season are
ah1 6aaae Is gSin eto the field to
going Into the wheat field The weather ia fine
and everything looks as il the farmers would be
nal.
TEE CRoPs mIowA.-The wheat crop promises
better than was anticipated though not quite as
sood an 1t Was last year. The straw is short, but
the head seems full and large. There has been
comparatively no trouble with insects and rust il
almoet unknown. Oats are full as good as thew
were Last year, # we could judge from their az.
peaIanee while riding along In The cars. Corn Is
better, much better now than ever before at The
Ig present stsge Of advance; It is very strong,
lhrfty and forward So dark is the green that
1or miles and miles it can be distinguished From
the lighter shado Of the adjoining pralries and
grass fields: Reapers Of all kinds and patterns
are clatteting and clicking across tie waving
fields. and Thousand on thousand Of ripening acres
Of golden grain are gathered and past all dsueer
Of Injury: Wealth watts at our doore, while muI-
htudea Of farmers in other States have seen the
army worm and rust entirely ruin their hopes Of
harvest.-Dxbugas 1Snes. !
HARVEST Nj. strobel, writing from Ca1u.
met, says; 1.-THE crops In this part OF the state
look good: The average yield to the acre viii be
Anout 10 bnehclR. Some farms around here will
give ftom 86 to 10 bushels. .s-AEsoauk<t Democrat.
TEE ARHT EonN.--This destructive insect has
made fta appearance in ST. Clair, Gent. Ionia and
Montcalm counties, in this State. The wheat cron
pretty much out Of the way, but other crops are
suffering greatly. In few Instances lie roofs Of
naIna 9 are covered With these Te1mIn,-Defrpit