, 1861-08-09
Tho Harvest and Crops In the West.
We clip the following items from the corre-
spoEderce oI the Prairie Farmer;

Tho Harvest and Crops In the West.
We clip the following items from the CORE
spo1derce oI the Prairie Farmer:
CABEo1L Co., Aug. ., 1S6l.--We had frost on the
10th, 18th and 20th ult, q rain storm on the 9Th
that laid flat good deal Of wheat, that never az
inquired as much as practicable. and think that
about three Of the whea. now in the shock;
sgreat deal Of II in this vicinity poor Our rent
ers hsve helped harvest With three farmers, whose
wheat will not average more than from 10 to Il
bushels per acre, and 8 piece Of late eown, I'm
field next ou1s) which had barley in last year,
will not give more than eight bushels. Clineh
bugs supposed to have been the trouble.
oeIE Co. July 26th.-We are in the midst Of our
wheat harvest, and must lower my figures to the
ave!age Of wheat IN 0gIe county to seven or eight
edge will not betcut. Oats short, and those which
were not sown before the wheat will not yield thir
+ bushels. Two Of my neighbors will have tifty
much. Rcason-early fall pl3wlng, good culture
and sown before the spring wheat. Corn Is being
injn1ed BY the white srub worm, which eats tts
timothy meadows and also the wheat. For Mr:
" j. Mix, the grub destroyed twenty acres Of
wheat entirely. fourteen acre. Of which, where
been Gown to barley last year and gave large re-
Turn. a meadow, which am cutting today, is
bad could ,Ea 5o qp the e. sn5Ss IN s
Query:-1s the iDjnry f4tal?. viii the insect Re-
rest it? OLD F1RKN,
Coles Co, July a4th-our wheat is al cpt, the
| yield very good More wheat in this county than
! 10 s,zty cents. Oats good, Grass light owing 10
earmE wo1m., Prospect for corn very fine. II
The seafDn continues good, the yiela VII be yeEy
cribs and pens; none selling, farmers holding for
better prices They do NOT like tosell corn fol ten
Per buas baaas and p foq5tsfn de;T.
MERCER Co. H.. July 2sth.--Have just flushed
ba!g an aud sats I'D a
jnred Ut least thirty per cent By The rust. On
blade. 1t made Its appearance soon after the head
vas out Cool weather set In and seemed to stay
the progress Of the EuSt but the straw made Yery
little growth after the head was out The berry Of
butte to. trust on the blade" which many farmers
! and will net yield a. much as It did last wear
Black Sea- suffered the leaet Of any that Ihaye seem
is considered damaged, and that was sown very
told nat &c Rio &fsnds esea!ed tic East: There ere
| AL told do not think re Will have two-thirds Is
%nsh 1n waeat IN III this county as sa last e
GH1ar41es co9s7r.-we arc having Iii weath.
et here with fine showers at short intervals. Com
| locks ep!endidlJ. TIE have one hundred acres Of
corn teom twot i've feet high, {not hill replant-
ed) as fine rs ever saw. great deal Of th1s sta.
pie that Mas supposed to be destroyed by the hail
storm IN dune, Is now tsseslling. There Is very
little wheat In the vicinity Of Champaign City this
| SESSION, it being destroyed by the tornado Far
mers are laying their corn BY; 1t Is some three
weeks later this spring than Last, owing to the wet
sp1ing. The chinch bng has appeared among the
corn, but as yet to 10 very alarming extent. Po.
tatoes Wese not Injured bE the tornado, and are
dctng commonly h1e. Hungarian grass never
| locked better. Corn is worth 19Hc; new potatoes
G0c White beans. 81 Is: wheat winter, 75c; spring
do, 5ec; egge, &c 3 dog; butter, 8@9c - D. Black
| zipen- ITAS II.
HENRY Co.-FaFme1s have had sn excellent time
to secure thelr grain, with the exception Of the
intense heat dulang the last week The harvest
Is an abundant one. and we only laek far prices to
make the husbandmen feel good. continue to
par the highest market price for grain Of all kinds
and Gea1 IN hard Moaey-G<nesto Republicans TGt.
t EQr1ECY.-Wel learn from farmer that tha corn
In This county Il snHerfng very much from want OF
rain. Seine fields Will be completely ru1ped If
] the present etate Of weather continues. Fegeta-
ton il pea.y snriEf1atee In some localities. How
far TIE drouth extends it is not possible to cay,
but we have ressou to believe that several ed
Joining ccucties sre suffering to greater or less
extent. Appearances Of rstn make our farmers
feel essler.-Quincy Waig, 7a.
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