Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-17
Crop and Fruit Prospects.

prospects for crops If all descriptions are
greatly improved Wheat is undoubtedly a
light crop, but grass IS heavy, and there i
reason to hope for excellent crops of corn.
barley oats, peas, ben. and Iotaioc-, T.
saw nothing Of the increased production Of
the dairy in consctu nee # the fine pastIr-
age. Oar exchanges generally report crop
prospects as favorable The Brockpor
Monroe county, R.rutfic thinks the pros
pect, for all kinds OF fruit, except peaches,
excellent, also says the hay crop will be un-
usually large.
MARyLANp-T Princess Anne Phunir
says hat early planted corn look, exceed
inlsy promising; that the wheat crop. un-
der The mos favorable au pieces. will not
rca i more than half an average one: and
that The DAT crop never looked more pro,niS-
ing, although the breadth sown is le., than
usual
Ono. The Daio State Joprnol. Of the
goth nit, spcakingoi fru's and crops ia the
State says: IN congersing with i mum
Der of Intelligent farmers from different
counties ID tins State ~ learn that the
earth VIII yield abundautly this year. The
crops, except IN ,ine portions Of the coua-
ties Of franklin, Delaware aul Morrow.
never looked better. aud are coming forward
as II by mage The fruit trees, except
peach and cherry, have blos,orcd well ard
unless the young fruit Is lirpod ~ untuc-
Is lros,s, there will DC an abundant Well"
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l>nI,NA.-The late rains in many portions
~ the state have prevented early corn plant
ing, but now the weather is 50 favorable h,.
lost time will not make the difference in the
growth Of vegetation Which was apprchcnd-
ed. From all parts of the State we have
favorable reports of the crops. both as to the
breadth planted and present prospects,
A'"'"y''" '1""') -h'y"s
MINNESOTA. - On a tour of four DAYS
through southern Minnesota. last week we
observed that crops Of all kinds were very
fine and dong we'll notwithstanding ne
scarcity of ram. Winter and spring Wheat
We found far cnouob advanced ,nr ,hn ~,
son. and the farmers along the ro,6s which
We Travelled seemed SATISFIED that Their
',"iS "'ua ne iuii the coming ial-La
crosse "'S.) bemorf".
Locrsrs IN WrscoSslx.-From the Berli,
wis Spectator we learn tina. those most
dreaded vandals, that periodically come out
OF the ground. and wage wnr Of c<,cr,ni
nation on trees. commonly known hy the
name Of locusts. are appearing bv the mil
lion in this vicinity. In places the fcnccs
are COY cred with their >.,clls. and the frees
with the animals thrasclye.
The ho}ison .Journay also saws: Mr..
Jos. W. Green, of the town of Oswcro Go.
lumbia county, informs us that the locusts
have appeared in his vicinity dur;ng tho /. :;
four days, in large quantities several hav.
been bitten by them, and il is said two or
three are not expected to live. Thev arc
appearance was in 1910