, 1864-06-30

| =, CEoPs-A Word TO FARMERs.-It Is NOW
| genera1lY conceded that the whe 1t crop, as
well as hay and oats, Tl1as6 q failure in Wis
consin the present season. Ofwheat there
will probably be enough for home uso and
tor seed. In some parts Of the State winter
| wheat will quite tafr. Corn and potatoes
may still come forward if copious showers
come soon. But there Is probability Of
great scarcity Of haV and other feed for cat
tie, unless farmers adopt measures to guard
they can make up in part for the deficiency
N hay and oats BY sowipgan unusually large
breadth of turnips and other crops thlt will
make feed, such as corn, sorghum, and
Hungarian grass. There ii also plenty Of
time to sow buckwheat yet, which will nuke
pan cakes next winter, and exc out the sup
ply OF wheat It Ia very probable that rain
Wil come soon, and we hope every farmer In
the State will do Ills best to repair the def
cheney caused By the drought, by eyery|possI-
pie means. The most al llrming prospect at
present, is in regard to feed for cattle. bnt
18th. '' 'S'''""S'
IHE DRoUaHT.-Froma a careful examination
ot our exchanges We are unable to fiud that
the scattered 1atRs Of q week ago wero OF
much general benefit. A few localities may
have been helped, but except in the north
the drought has been eensibly relieved, In
most PARTS of the State it is from one to two
months since enough ruin has fallen to do any
good.
The Green Bay Asrocake gays that John
Dousman, who has lived in the State over 80
ycare, sa3s it is the most serious drought he
has known In that time, indeed, the only one
We are much better Oft th IN almost any other
part Of the country, Much Of the spring
Wheat, barley and oats, is so short tlat II
ruins should I'LL out the heads, the STRAW will
be so short that 1t will be almost impossible
TO harvest It; corn may still come to some
thing, but altnost all other spring crops are
Naturalization Journal 2zh.
THE drought has become awful In this
State. In Fond du Lar county, on ali hirh
or sandy lands, the wheat crop Is lost bo-
yond all recovery. Ou some Of the table lands
aud prairie about half crnp may be realized,
amount: F." oasts are amt Inst total iailaR7e
eveIywhere-, Ripon has the bestsnv* IN the
State for grain. At that p1rce and Rosehdale
the Wheat Stands frem sixteen to twenty
inches high, Of good color, and is heading
ont. Even that viii tail without rain in I'LL
ing time, Corn looks well In places, but uo-
tatocs need rain badly.-I5.
For nearly two weeks the weather has
been intensely hot, the thermometer ranging
from ninety to one hundred. There is no
chapge TO note In respect to the drought.
unless tor the worse The wells arc fast giy.
lpg ont. Ihe general health is good, aud |
would be better II tile people would keep
away from drugs and doc,ors.-App2ttvu
CtetttHf.
In Fond du Lac county on aIl high and |
sandy lands the Wheat crop ia lost beyond nll |
recovery. On come Of the table lands the |
seed may be secured, but no more than that, |
on the low lands and p1uilie about hulf a |
.rop ma, be realized, and a few pieces MAJ
Il Il ,rk Nal,
! 10 sofal failure sye5y"lere. Rtpon has tue
'est show in the State for grain. At that
,lace and Rosendale the wheat stands from
i1tcen to twenty fn'hcs high, of good color.
nd is heading out Even that wifi fail with
'ut rain in filling time. Corn looks well in
'laces, but potatoes need rain badly.
IOWA.
4 FINE RA1S.-The heated term WIS ar.
estcd on Saturday by severe storm of wind
nd rGin about noon. The morning w'as In
enfely warm, and at o'clock the ihermom-
ter ut Camp Mcclellan stood ut OF degrees
The ebadc. Soon after l2 o'clock, the
:, s Wnleh had been srudaally freshenlng
lnuds Of dust 1l1ed every street aud alley.
alt binding tn. pedestrian. and entirely
bUtting out q view OF the river, This wns
,lloWed by thunder and ruin, and for two |
ours the rain fell In torrents. It was truly
rate1u! and refreshing, cooliu, the heated
'auo* FAe4C duA IEf1f105 Httu0Sr lnBtlnt4uE. |
us]y the decay ing vegetation. We hope to |
car that 1t has extended through the
Gax<tte.
ILLINOIS.
THE WEAT1IER.-No rain worth speaking
has fallen here in the last nine weeks.
be surtace Of the ground is literally parch-
J up. It clouded up Inst Saturday and the
respect appeared g0pd for rain, but only
few drops fell, and the sun ecalded down
gain as hot as ever. The grass On the htlIs
round Galena is totally dried up.-Galna
'a=ette.
MICHIGAN.
The farmers in the vicinity OF Pontiac haTe
early all commenced haying. Oxipg to the
Scessive cold weather Of last wiuter, and
e present drought, the crops will be very
gut. Wheat has been mutured to such an
xtent by the warm weather that 1t will do
, cut in come sections this week The crop
Ill generaIly be light. Most other crops ;
e being hadly damaged BY the drought, cx-
'pt corD- which Is growing finely
The greatest activity Of tie wool market Is
yer, although there is considerable to come
ct, as some have not sheared.; The prices
'pge from 90 to 03c per pound. Some Of
'c buytrs have commenced shipplng.-Dt-
oit Tribune, 22sstth.
oppcrhcads on tho Great POSTPONE