New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-01
THE pRAIRIEs I'm SUMMER.

dollar, quart for the first shipment and dollar
quart on average. for the first week After that 1t
was sc bushel. SO far could learn, we sent the
first to Chicago told that these went to Montreal
The yield per did not exceed 30 bushels The CT
penses of freight and commission were over 81 a
bushe Beside it costs us So bUshel to put them in
the wagon at home. On the whole, the profit is not
large One who can succeed in raising strawberries
can succeed in almost anything else 1t is thought to
be very nice business IT Is delightful to pick what
ones family requires but when one makes it regular
business and has large lots, it TO like running
thrashng machine. Still one may save some money,
and it comes handy ct this time of the year. There is
danger however Of one having his mind colorcd up
before the crop of to agree to pay away for
divers things all be will get.
The peiing of fruit by express agents and Others is
disoouragng the business. The more and costly
the fruit, the more certainty Of robbery. have
them get than they could eat. could enjoy
thing from seeing my hogs eat strawberries ard fire
pears there would be profit in it, One would do
well to invent and patent method which would prevent
this robbery. 1t has become customary TO put
papers around boxes Of rasins but these pirates
get paste. Express companies should look to this.
Does anybody know where United States Mail robbers
get the rudments of their educationi
In Southern Illinois, tie whole for all kinds OF
crops has been favorable Wheat corn. oats and poa
toes look well Cotton grows rapidly and it is two
weeks forward than it at this time last year,
aud in addition il is clean. We are digging new poa-
toes and have had first cuoumbers The frst setting
OF peas ripe onions ripe early cabbage heading
outwe have young bees and there ripe blackberres
The Carolina June getting quite red For eight years
@ehave not had favorable report of the rest
OF the State for have just returned from tour through
its whole extent went up Chicago OF the branch
of the Illinois Central and back by the ST Louis
aud Chicago and the Main Trunk. stopping over at
Champaign and Bloomington.
Corn was planted earlier than last year, and to q
greater extent 1t came up wel but nsrh of the Ohio
and Mississippi Railroad there no rain, and it
seemed if there would be no corn. went up Oh the
18th never people 50 discouraged and gloomy
In my life. Many had lost part Of their stock they
had no corn feea their working teams; hogs had TO
shift for themselves; young chickens must live on
bugs; they could not have a kernel And the
heavens seemed brass the ground dusty OF course
the corn could not grow Through Wisconsin TIE
drouh was so great affect the price Of grain In
Chicago and in places there and oats lay in
the ground six weeks without coming up There were
frosts too Had the Lord hidden his eountensnce
On Sunday. the 18th folks getting ready TO 90
10 meeting ali through this whole region according 20
the telegraph, ii commenced to rin and II came down
heavy al the forenoon. it was an answer 20 more
prayers than had been made in churches. and thou
sands without religion felt religious gratitude The
corn crop sayed-it good Us made. Even II
there should be frost in August there WAS last year
there viii be good corn. Tor It is two weeks earlier
and tho weather is hot aud sultry corn never grew
faster.
Oats. for want Of rain win be very short. but per-
baps there viii be an average crop.
Wheat is fully average. 1t IS tnrning yellow even
In the center of the State while here good part Of II IS
cut and in shock have teen told by some who have
been through Central and Northern Indiana that the
wheat there is much better than IN Illinois and that the
area'sown is very large. OF course in making these
statements throw ont Of the account Tie hehs OF
many farmers who sobber IN their grain. These the
fellows who talk OF the fy. " lard Winters, oud al
manner Of bugs and things.
The skeletons OF the animals which were turned out
carly the Spring and which could not get enough to
eat are hidden by the grass could lust the bars
made By their ribs. Sometimes a good-sized yearing
calf goes down ont Of sight. Ali day long the COWS
milk vessels are shaded. This is remote from towns
and where the wild prairie has been fenced IN ana 40
many places where 1t is in common ~ seems . me a"
though there were grass enough on these pfailes !"
feed al tie cattle in our country. /
qhe orwardness Of the season Is apparent IN no crop
40 much as in that OF soTgO oF it permitted ey pant
ing rapid termination. and Immediate WorlHg OF le
xd1pc nlants These now are strong and well I'D /
yanced and In the great race with the weeds WHICH
since the rain all cover the ground they are
Ws Nssao Of the Illinois Central Railroad has at
On Onoin bout 800 Of the different var etes OF
sorOo The help saw employed we're negroes IAey
were working faithfully end. as they 5os1 Iet pssnt
full hills behind them. Last year some OF tIe uic Hv'
work well. They were discharged; tley came DacA,
and were hired over. They didst know what IT aeaat
10 be free Now they understand IT, ana WORK Nel. /
Others worked faithfully. as passed "! anu 81.
these blacks working in the large Held, thohsht OF
fhe picture In Woolbfidges oid Geography WAere
long row Of negroes are al work IN the As
oaTnent il 3 cloth around the middle; their LEADS are
bywed the oyerscer stands by them he Is wen ureSceo
with one hand he holds uHBreai VIA tle OtAei
ybip the lash Of which extends over the negroes Aea
Here is the sugar-cane here is the negToi Whefc e
vnyseert illinois has done something TO change THIS
She changes BY turning them off aud hiring item oyer
instesd OF whipping them. She pays tleia ~ - sa;
ne once slave wears clothes enough 70 make nlt!
hands going around the middle. hH wiie Is az nome
making more clothes ana eooA.s ts .c Jiei ''iS ''
In The absence OF timber the praTes various xmas
1avo heen recommended The locust and others arc
fiIsd by borers The White willow Is known 10 co
veil. when cultivated they have mhGe good gloWtD
There Is no mistake but in SIX or seven years the VII
ME n fence and a valuable timber belt. But trey
have failed when neglected The sale OF euIInss na
baen hrge. notice that some writer IN 4.e A !.x
Nm YORKER charges T. h. PbWntx OF bloomington WIN
ssning cuit1pgs OF the swamp willow nave e1aDnyd
a. baree Il Is not only without the least proof Dut II
Is base attempt 10 in,uTe one 81 the most
and enferprisiug businAss men IN the west NOui9
az soOn believe charge thot Henry Ward beeehei mao
started a drinking saloon: -, 800. j., Ia s,,,d
IN The whole earth than the great Central PTnnies q
Ilnos and from no other region IS 80 Huch e1Peeteu
at this time 1t is true and am glad 70 Gay ~ tual ~
other Western States are linds eql9 lvi.i'
IS huge solid area completely organized ana iny pre-
pared for the demands made upon u. ilo olnel
regions faithfully will DO their part thls Is yohed Spy
as eapable of producing clean, Bet prom "ioH ~
can Be appropriated. Upon Central Ii'os Iosep ~ i
task of giving the Government the sIehesl w. -"
J,ebelion the strongest blows Other regions, ba!,
will do their part but when you count he demand VI
sorthsrn cities and towns lho waste, the losses tle
eapfurcs there will be deficiency, aad Central Illinois