Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-10

! Asmuch Interest naturally attaches to the
ststs Of the Corn Crop, we have taken some
pains within the past few days 10 learn from
reliable sources, It's true condition.
In the Northern section Of Illinois, owing |
to late and wet Spring, the ground broke up
lumpy and ungenial, and there was but
poor "standn in the field. Th, growth was
consequently slow, and the ears are very
short; while 1t will be two OF three weeks
later than usual. Along the line Of the Dix
on Air Line Road wes' OF Lanes stat on, the
croD is more promising than in almost any
other portion OF Northern Illinois; but even
there the ears will be short II we have an
early frost, 1t is computed by good judges that
bali the crop in the Northern part OF the
State win be lost.
In Central Illinois the stand Of corn was
unusually good, and large crop was expect
ed. Still, in consequence Of the cold and
wet Spring, it is not so far advanced that an
early frost would not damage It materially
The breadth planted was not so great as last
year. sl.
In the prairie portion OF Southern Illinois,
the crop was very thin, aud the army worm
cut down the first planting by thousands of
acres; while the late planted corn has sutf-
cred severely from draught. In the region
of prairie country south Of the Terre Haute
and Alton Railroad, there will not probably
be more than sufficient to supply the local
demand. Last year the crop in this
district was Rlsoa failure.
The corn in the timbered lands Of South
ern illinois will probably be medium crop
; It has suffered from the army worm to som'
. extent, but the drought did not effect it 81
} much as in the prairie lands.
In Iowa the crop is reported to be healthy
and the yield promises large; but in the up
per mart OF the State, it viii also run the risl
!. of being damaged by early frosts. In South
i ern Iowa there was good stand, but drougn
, and the army worm have damaged the pros
poets somewhat. -.
] With regard to early frosts, it is importan
T to 20 back some years and refer to thel
: effect. IN 1857 there was a promise OF
. large and successful crop. On the 10th o
September We rode on the Rock ISLAM
Railroad to Peoria, to attend t1e State Fan
/ and found the crop looking well all alon
/, from Joliet to the end Of the road; but on tn
evening Of the 18th severe trost came OF
and ON the l4th, on our return to Chicago
we found every field almost as black as II
prairie Ere had swept across it. This fro'
y DESTROYED the corn frem the northern line
a the State clear down to few miles south
Bloomington, on the St. Louis, Alton
Chicago Railroad, and as far south as PaxtoI
b on the Chicago Branch of the Illinois Centri
J. Railroad. The receipts OF this cropin Chicag
amounted to only s,260000 bushels, sndtt
quality was very poor Almost the onl
II good corn received here was from Bath, o
l. the Illinois River. In the region touche
le with frost there was little or NJ corn fit fC
a. shipment. Again, in 1859, about the lS'
of September, heavy frost came on, whiC
u did great damage to the corn crop in hortl
to ern illinois and Wisconsin; but the dsmat
n vas not so great as in 1857, neither did
" extend so far South, and as the crop IN Il
:. central and southern proportions OF the Sta
was excellent, its effects were not 30 severe
Id felt. But in Wisconsin the destruction "
- 80 complete that we had 70 ship corn nor
id from this city to supply the local demand.-
Should frost set in this year as ea-ly as
1857, we fear the result will prove disastror
DC as the present crop is not as far advanced
1d that cI op when it was attacked by frost.
he True, there is yet large amount OF 7
old crop on hand; but the prospect of !
new crop. even should it escape the frost,
n not very hattering, and we do not expect
tn largo a surplus as there is yet in the count
all of the crop of 1860 Chicago Tribune.