, 1864-07-26

N the buee have 1Eected tue 5Ta1n Dut l{tte1 anu
none unless the clean land adlolned 4tuoble.
Burn your etaaks and stubble. or p!ow them under
before vegetation stops growing, Or the auss will
always lake your cfoq.
HIGHLAND. Madison Co.. July 1s.-W. wheat,
very gotd. s. wheat, do. 0ats, do cosu, fair,
part : backward. Potatoes, medium. Vines and
s tbeIest rod Tobacecr tair, partly bacSwaid. -
iowa FA11s, Hardin Co., July 11.-Crops IN this
comfy look exceedingly well. 1t Is Very thlnly
setted.
JE1FxEsos, Jefferson Co., July 13.-Considera-
bic raln bas fs!lss,+incc wr,tingyou before. Tue
long Continued drought, however, mas done Its per
feet work IN respect to ,pt!qs wheat osts ana h2t
even pa.ttas crop Of these varieties Of grain, aud
that charce Has taken un the spot by the chin: h
bCs+
IEwAsrr, Henry Co., June 27-There viii be an
Hhea, la been much Injured BY drought md cnnch
bugs. Corn is looking well L. despite Of dry
weather, II has been well worked. Winter whcst
Is not GroTn IN this s,cinity: sp.l3g wneat p erop
and rye about double: Com. much larger breadth
than nkuai-eay one-thtrd more. sorcaun. unusu-
ally large bteadth-1uoks well. Eack~hest not
set eLwl, probably email brIadth. Potatoes, prob
ably about ddunlc. Vines and gardens, about ns
nsual. Grape yiEes Increased. Fruit, prospect
pt Or, Toaacco, conasdcsablc cultivated IN this
KroS1111z, Enox Co., July 1s.-There has been
no change in crops here, being very good. except
tb4t ,heGng has injured the. Wheat sh! veiy much:
small selss eG1s xSs.t eS lesi a sso1 Sa .tts
locks veil. sershnia. don't know: Baeswheat,
gardens, too dry. Fruit, small crop. Tobacco,
noEe.
La SALE. La Salle Co., July !e,--We haye had
scDe very INC rains, and everything but tho spring
wheat y dolps finely sRrn whs fb2ni - .atse
stroyed by the chinch bug. Oats are really better
than before reported. Corn, good yet. Sorghum.
NC ind there is some a,d very good: Potatoes-
dens, ail are doing better, and look yerT well.
LEBANON, ST.. Clair Co., July 13.-W. wleat, good
s. wheat. none. Oats, medium. Rye, good. Corn,
Potatoes, pepx Vines and gardens, not good.
FYuit-appies, goods. peaches. none. Tobacco,
none.
LEx1sGToH, Mclean Co., July 15.-Wchad fine
5ae Sa III nsst
after daylight: The gzcuud is we'll soaked; it
vii be the making ei corn and potatoes, but was
too late for Whent. ". wheat, short but well fll-
ed. ). whest. rhort and Injured By thc chinch
b1g; some will not be cut.
LISBON, Kendall Co., Jnly 15.-;Wheat, corn and
oa1s have proven rcmarkobly web. with prospects
since. The cainch bug has ruined the wheat en-.
tt1eg: low To work In oats and cotn+ and efcn the
gTasH is now being destroyed. This Is the case
yen e,spt pat o. en m
partially. Rye, none. Corn looks well at present,
but the chinch bug 1s at work Sorghum, none.
Potatoes look vel, but too dty.. Vines and gar.
none.
LopI. IonuoIs Co., July l5-I havo Just returned
from IN tn and trip through tue southern, eastern
and central parts of 1soauois couaty- Corn 4
1roquois is emphatlcallY grazing county. CATH.
are looking and doing well. Winter wheat, none
in the vicinity Of Lodi: eastern and northeastern
part OF county, thrcc.fourths average berry ,very
0ass abuSt two-thir0s crop; chinch hug does some
da1nace. Rye, none. Corn, email, good color
eown. Puta:oes. crop viii be light, been too dry
Fruit, but little IN the county.
McLAsenono, Hamilton Co., July 15.-Thc rains
R 1aEf s sa he 6a ao I'D pn @ os e fs c
Of weeds and well plowed. With souable wealth
er the corn crop promises well. Tie drought pre-
vented the planning Of q good deal Of tobacco
There will be, weather permitting, va right tmar'
chance Of cottoa." Winter wheat. nil harvested
very good. Spring wheat, none raised. Oats, bet.
ter than first reported. Rye, not much sown, very
benefit; the stand though short, Is s,ockJ and .!
1lre color: Buckwheas. very little raised. Fota
toes, nre injured in many places BY tho drought
the T too ne ssey
e., plenty Of spp'es. Tobacco, badly damaged by
M4eszs Nspe1oesh ,sa c., July 1 IL do, do MOI
bacco, but in regard to wheat, r5e coEn oats, po
tAtoes We can ak no better prospects than we
have in this county. Rain plenty, the hay crop
No. !.
MAIDEN, Bureau Co., June a7.-The opinion IL
generally entertained that unless ne get copIous
showers eonn. We will have an exceeding short
crop IN almost everything. Winter wheat, none
much i1om drousbt. Oats, great breadth sowa,
ard also suffering iron drought. Rye i. ssil ook.
ing well; Corn. tle la;e planted ia sufeting much,
well; what Is is doing well. DnckHheat, mono
sown set, aud won't be mich fot want OF secd,
Potatoes, generally 1ook we'll. Vines and gardens,
eatsq entirely r2 ey bugs; Fruit The apple c.og
this season.
MowEAQuA. Shelby Co., July 15'-Winter and
spring wheat II about half In shocx; all thu ba1
ance ready for the sickle. Gate, same. Hsuds
three feet hich, color .ood, fields clear ram
plenty for corn. not. quite enough tor potatoes.
Arples, plenty; peach trees much in1aEcd b. the
i, snd quantity-qual'ty yely superior $: wheat,
but little Gown, good crop. Oats. increased
amount .own: crop extremely gooa-best ere;
ameant psn,ee ee' ea4y s ooa ssS vii reaals @oie
planted; never more promising Of IN abundant
not much eowp. Vines and enrdens LOOK dneiy
crope abundant Fruit apples, prospect good
PEACHES, none; cherries, scarte: other snat fnftt
and ber1es. fair. Tobacco, very little set look.
lair.
July 15.-Since my former report there have beer
occasional rulns: eyerythln: scern5 fayoraase for
beuntiiu1 harvest. heat Is IN the suocE Or sac.s
this week wall ciose up the wheat and oat hsryes
here.
Monnlsox, Whlt:side Co., July 11.-sone com
p1alnt about chlnch bug damaging wheat, yet
ha. s!ns We >A'' nave I'LL CROP Lay crop VIII D
GARLAND, Coles Co.. July 18.--Thc drought Il
Jaas many Rlnees h1s ;ss' destroyed po1s.oe
". wheat, emall qnnntity s0wn. Same injured b
chineh hug. y. wheat, usual qusnti;y Gown, look
vel. Oats. large breadtt sown, and look wIll
Corn, promise OF large crop, Sorghum. yery 1T
iatoes, early very Light, on account Of drought
Fruit FmaIl quantity Of apples. no summer fruits
tobacco, vess little plantrd, looks well.
01NET, ltchland Co.--Winter whcst from one
Oats. good but scarce. Rye, same. Coru. good
mure rain wanting. Sorghum, ditto. Buckwheal
note 3e, Potatoes, pretty good CROP, for lat
&ooaseo not maeh pans apples
OTTAWA, Ii Sale Co., July 1--we had q 900
fall Of raio Saturday night. Hay Is poor. satul
/ day nights min wet the ground well. Wlnte
eo sn: assssa Enss bg
| good but ehorf. Rye, good. Corn, generally gooi
It vii he fret rsta eines the rain. sorGhun
| EHA44 fQtEtNG&s E0QG+ lQE8 anu GAf0E12. to01
| Fruit, small crop. Tobacco, poor.
| .PAsA, Christian Co, July 15.--There has bee
4ltnty Of rain since wsote yoa last, aad corn /
doing finely; wheat IT, greatly injured BY th
h Cen P9 rsas goa
patturcs hare improved since The rain, as als
have Lite Gown oats and late planted potatoes.
PEK1s, Tazewell Co., July 13--There is nothEn
FATTY he best ees in TazsWe ,hat ks "a ls h
] had for number Of years. We have had euch tTt
I quent showers tn the last sixty days that We ar
Iound to get good crops II wcget no mora rain
ase crop. 0sts short. Rye good. Corn .goot
! never auch prospects, sincef have been in th
| county. Apples plenty.
Peoria, Peoria Co.. July live have sevesa
yer; fine showers recently; 1t rained very bard d
| Of Saturday night, which haE improved the cor
! and potatoes very much. Winter wheat Is nearl
IN Shss spoa9 he
have taken It entirely, oata, rery. good. Ri
good so1n ia ge5y goe1 t1iaS @ ~ Tl b.
age crop. BqckWheat, cannot learu. PotatDe
are good: think Wilt be an average crop. Vlne
aud gardens-ggardens good. Fruit, scarce. Tc
baeco, DO moi think they ra!se II 10 this section
i Piano, Kendall Co., July 15.-Siuce my last (.
pert the chiuch bugs hare been making sad hayu
with wheat, having destroyed tosee-touethss {
a crop, leaving not more than one-e ghth Of Gro
| In this county, and having killed the wheat al
going into the corndelds and killing 1t clean a
ihsy g. hayip:s ksa some strips m asound sn. eom
the wheat as soon as il is killed. and march OF I
tht .ncarret green field, whatever it may be, th
ground being sometimes literally covered vi.
them, and whero there Is furTow or aomcthin
ec1eped up in handfulIs. When their rayaye5 vi
stop cannot now'be determined but they have q
Eeaoy done 20 much much that lie damage to the col
Po1o. oele c., July 1s.;-The spring wheat