, 1863-09-14

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CIT rsnal crop In this county onc-tL7rd Of til
| co!n Is badly frosted. Sorghum has suffered t.
ar killed. DAVID SAsBui:S.
A5rpt. 4.
,.-. No. g. 3.
co Taissd IL iai'a Vicinity. n fsw low 1asr:h!
places The tIG:t turned the corn quite brown, bu
OF gc1. eral thing Corn Injured Int very it'll
Il any; Sodium ye!y slightly, Vinez ei.t.n, no
Sept. T.
HEsRr. MarshaIl co-ln -eplT to Tour circular
Of Sept. I'd. 1SG3, hare to state that cannot au
sEsr y correctly By filing the blanks, taeEeiofe
Of the river, with a prairie running back .hree
high blnff] This praiTis Is dfy sandy soli on tha
river side. No eclioas tl7mas: has been dona to
an5th.ng on this side. oa the other side Of the
loam, 1ith creek along The base Of The blur. on
II r. e.loi.ths of the com j. Destroyed for al
e. e5 ana ooe2nss oss ss ' W. Wa the
1aise .his b,qff going west. you pass out on what
is called the "EIsa pfnlsie feel above
,ns :iye5, f9s a;tse.; nes Tesk. EheFc ss laaa IS
damage las been dorc to anything; but where the
latd + fat, With fghttr clay sotf, coru and every
nirs e killed; oGeioasth the land, perhaps. i
that ttna Of wLi:ish soil in this d1ccn mile tract.
Pass this fifteen Eatie line. Iou come to Spoon
River Valley. and beasin i. W. By r.. il tho d.
Eeetton Of Bradford, Baden. oecola a1d 5het!ielE,
large tract. eoverithy several Conre- aaal to an
thilrs Of this low lavel. wbitish ciny s,l-{whatI
cali MILESTONE cra fish la1d ana il - is any
tel you Lat the land ls)-corn a. al yiaca, &C.,
are very seriously, II fros totally destroyed Ill
this district HeIe and there falling ttac: hiss cs
iiinej eovn tlis valley wv to Wyomios. 'es GonpIn's
Grcyc, towa,tls PriEeeytl1ex the lahu ia near the
Eame IL character, &c. a,u thc e;o2a have mos
little OF no damage done 70 a1g thing msdiasel7
along the river, OF whntis called the river bostcm.
Nor Co Joa End any ta.aase don: On taa cast side
this Place I'D Iaconsr Henacpln. Rnt IL miiess.
E. Of ths siyeF on te border ostte Rould Prairie,
5oa q. This cold. sat, white, crawAsh MILESTONE,
sprIn.. There ,ep ind everything destroyed.
Ore ta1rntr tod nc be md not one ear OF corn Gn
BIZ place, out Of :otas throe hundred acres. D..
sEs 70 M oat of IS ha wa was i oin u to e ed
It ont. Se1ious damage has been done on tba Ok
tow. elk mics .o.th tf east ftom here. Icaunot
seems to depend entirely on the quality Or Sind Of
sell On each particular sact Of laud; but should
I'D I'D WINS, On the dist4iet of iaai I lave he:zin
:one over, Ia on.-thira deE*roycd Il has been
remarked for number Of ytars that the ipgs pro-
teet vegetation along the river, for 9onta utter
aH has been teetnJed oil the Tivet BY frost, It Ia
very common tara always so. unless 1t u rcTy late
IN the seaEou, when frost drst falls, and then 60
etyt1e a. to kaN everything hy hasa nses!ns?to
rive! bottom for weeEa after all has been destroyed
oil tie bnttopu; ard corn.blndes a1c green on the
@ bGtt9% e. @ Mfss; IL fts e. t ,esy are $ 49, d ay sy saa
10 the foss that rise fo the river at tlat season
al ~: 5sAr. AURORA GA11AuER.
HESxEr1S, PUTNAM ce;-Co1n very badly DIM
aged. Sorghum same. DnclSxheat. little Gown,
liklled. Vines mostly killed. Tobacco eighty
aAn6gGl.
Sept. 4. E. P. PUIaUER.
JACKSONVILLE. MoEoAE Co. Reports from
faimtts Of this vicinity conflicting. From OBJ
shum to. came extelt.- BEckwheat, very little
Gown, all cut of. Tobacco one-teuth-nsually
plssetsd sets = places ro7nb1e to escape fpm Goat
SEPT j. M r. a" l." SWIFT
JERsE1VH1B, JERSEY Co.-can only give an ap-
Pzo1Imate estimate !iom hastY ohssrvattons. The
over eight tl,ogzanl dosrs so:;su1, md much t l.ss. I
BucEwheat not raised. ViAts much impaired, in
Guiding sweet potatoes.
Scpt.1. D.E HEpuER,
JesEsEono, GS1oS Cocoon ia but little Injur-
Cd htEe t5 1.ost. Sorghum escaped as we'll In
laet only Light damage was done. Cotton and to-
crop prospect he'd been much injured bY extreme
drought t Wheat gave ycEy good yteld to the acre
s'p'' IT, Eo.ss e4AAS : h'eA'
KNOXVILLE, KNOX Cocoon Is less than haIf
crop Sorghum neatly On, entire failure. Buck.
wheat all destroyed. Vines give only half q crop.
sspt,7. Miles SMITH,
KEwASrE, UESHr Co The effect OF the fsost
0a:1e: On h;ga ground T. crops escaped Corn
tine came. ,Buckrht at. is nucb damagsd. ToSac-
co sa,t Is but light crop In this section. :.
sEnrer cop. 6otshum y wy much damaged.
Buekwl beat le 81 killed. Vines In many Localities
StEi. 4: ADAMS 4 HArcH.
LAeoS. MARSHALL co-cot9 partially injured.
sorsh1hm mcsh burt Bnekwheat killed. Vines
sept..6 ]. I. MITCHELL.
LE1t.;e1os, MCLEAN Co.-The' injury 10 corn
seroas ~ ss ess snsa @aeh
more severn along the 1oute from bloomington to
sp:tnfa*'d Etp2 except on high osns gsosna 1rccox
1,suor :.Kvxn.,,N NS; e. IT, Tn t,as ,n;mea,o.o
neisabo,hcoa con is not oemasel. bnt thrss Or
four miles frc.a here more injury has been done
on low lands, soEnc pieces be.ng entirely ruined.
and N MAY pss, fiI laf ~; sne &c erep hetp DE-
stiea. On vines aaa toeacco damage I!sht;
S=Ets. j. F: IsoRE.
MAeso1u. -Pu7sAx,, co-Early planted corn
nost'y escaped, especially on dry rolling ground.
Ten niles East on the prairie. damage much
s1cater,, Average hslf crop Of corn. sorghum
BUCK heat OF tobacco bcn1abouts;
Sept. 4. j. b. ASHLEY.
McLFAEELoRo HAMILTON Cove are suffering
greatly from drought SeaEoaab1e rains viii per-
feet early corn and do much to repair the damage
from FROST Tobacco and cotton on high land
high land suffered iittle. Brckwheat, little raised
ssnt crops raned oleTS Ws ssf2s Rsxonn
unrauona, wooDlSan Sa & co.-rhis town Ia upon
high prairie land. Mary adjoining fclds Of corn
paars ew aS s sns sssio9s fsa ~ o st
shum. sopeE cent damssed. VICES u generally de-
s:s:s{sta;4 ss{pt.'4. j. " rA'E . Co.
Mr.. STERLING. Brown co.-Corn is inIured in
Places, but rot to g5eat extent Sorghum Is
much raised in this county, E.A. CaAsx.
Sept s.
NonR1eoN. Wu1rEs1DE Co.-Ear1Y corn Is safe.
Late planting badly huit. Sorghum badly used
bp. Buckwhest eren W0rse Vines and tobacco
badly damaged There are various conflicting re-
ro1ts from the 3ar1nera, think the crops will
TIe.l q faiz average , J.: ]. II. CoBLE1aH :
Stpt. 8.
NrroNsEr, BCnEAE Co.-Ihe frost has injured
all the conf this nciehborhood. and AMI sura
that we can't claim exceeding half a c:op Of Sec
end Or third rato corn. Sorghum all ruined. Vines
Eearly al deetroyed; Tobacco neatly all injured.
It Is my opinion that Sorghum On high land viii
pay to harvest Cur fields lcoE Hike winter time.
Sept. Josrpu G. Nnss.
NEwAEK, KENDALL Cu.-Frost made sad hayo>
in this county, Probably tn ,thir1s Of the crop
Will be cut on, even II We arc favored with warm
weather the rest OF the season. Sorghum destzoy.
I'd. Buekwheat, hardly a piece left. Vines en-
scpt.4. JoHS H. Coz.
.NEw Bos1os, MEREKn Cove think cora viii
fe sufficient fur the cemands OF home consnmp-
ton. Hut little II any OF the neE crop OF cofn
cen be no1d-oEethird of the old crop OF corn Is
still on hand. Com Ia about oae.half badly 1asn-
aged, aud one.qnarter partially; think We will have
ha,f crop In this comfy. SofEhu Is not badly
Gamsged, bat will not be- over ooe-thirl the Yield
ccuptY Tobacco, uorc rafsed to sell.
Stpt- 5. H. 90 IVES @ DsSs1soS. .
EorxHs1KLu, Cook co.-An cstiMstc madaftom
the three towns Of Aniucr Wheeling and North
fr!d es total of acres In A. follows: