New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-27
TIuEs IN THE WEST.

Though nv view Ia taken IN ILLINOIS, What snal o.!
gill have vide application.
GENERAL CROPS.
In the southern part o. the State TIE grain crop wa
Gully hnot above, m average. and the cora certsiif
was better than It has been for many years. Sugm
zane was extensively planted, perhaps more Fe'eralN
asa arv other CROP and the yield molasses as about
enc hundred gallons TO the acre The prospect OF
saskng sugar ia fair but Inust reserve ills branci
Ara spccial letter soryo must now be considered n
nh IN importance wheat being first corn second oats
khrd and potatoes fourth From accounts Ii Is doing
e1uoh better here than in the Eastern States.
COTTON
Cotton was largely raised within distance OF one
aundrec miles north of Cairo and though IN some To-
ssiies the army worm da much damage TIE yield was
shout two hundred ponds gnued cotton to the acre o
coarse some pieces did 10 well; sonie did Ia
better. There very few pieces which the worn
"a not damase; come lev they wholly destroyed. II
ZONE o. he Cuff States it is said that this crop IL
fsal fsure from this Tue price paid to the
fsruers was about twenty-five cents pound In the
tscd four pcnn0s being reokoncd FOR a pound OF lint
4. p-obably tases three and third 10Y one T. Lew
savorth, at tLis place On common fir ground, told ne
hat by the middle Of October he picked guned. butd
ind sent to market from acres two bales Of sec
sls each. The price at that time faiy $50 PEI
w. HV s''s '''' ~ N'''' '''ON y,
IT, two pi it, and two oeais to gin and bale
III and he saws it costs eight cents ell expenses includ
ed He hire. al his work done snd owns the press
ond gin.
As regards tho amount raised here can form no Ger
San estimate. but il must be large aundrcd bales to
ship from OF several points Is not much some u''n
Yai.e hundred bales. om ceIt dn thai is better
e7yinG crop than wheel even ri =! cents p'lhu roe
Se1eFGl years tas piOnt can Oh1 " eno'Hous i'''o
Eos 10 WORK Tie cotton INTO co'''e '"or'cs ue' WI!
ouch needed here do not Sno" o. one ms s'''
nst be fine There il no use r me 10 RAISE II on "ofn
g.; lance thoush 'hls !oHr On slo1 Il vas .a ''o 0
table than ANYTHING else on the best SOIL fOI heN
gear one OF the greatest specuati"ns know Of would
be 20 plant ~ or more acres say iU' acres o' s'' a
~el subdGed ana as Tree hom s'nnps Il poss'p'e' ho
~ork II WITH t"ot"rse cui'V '"r eu'N uS o'a'1u 9
which VIII 90 IA' "C1A ol IoAf iAoN'' cl'Hlne Ho4l
ave to ten acres oa!. 4Ae country ho"uhus WIZ
refugees who know how to pes H." VII be Saa %
Eae chance.
1oNN'
1his Is spF' Oh Ae''Ho'e' a." II "'"e su'J'0'' ~
Wis part VI 'he N'''e II aus Oo' ''''' WI
SnliAes 20 l.! uo"O ion 'eu 80 i'.''" W JUNE
o. PORK Nse'uo'h ias'eu 'ne year 'ul""N"' wv NV
sOSn "'h % 'ne ''u''c' noIe '''s'u ~ '"'!
on puyng IL used 10 ooS' ron q 10 ceu'S' een'f'"
about cents now w cents I" TIE 'e' lowest 10 eah
ee bought FOL While cred INTO bacon Il sens al from %
g 70 cents You may be sure iL@i ieW " no iannes
VII put ooVn iof ther own use WIS ye1i' Vo' l"ul"'
u PVN' A"e! WIZ -'a'e ~ ii'oN VI HO'e N-'' Own
FlIt 10 ouy othei t1es "bhe 'b"Se "1o 1--we 10 Ou!
cannot get money 10 purchase nuci% Lar" ses q 'ne
sores Tor 30 GEMS ON seuon Gun pe nau' 1heIe s III
Uppy III tne country
IL theSe sti'ehe's a' reieFrns u ~'o 'n''es VI TUG
soutn part OF th" Sta''' Se'ieu .! o"u'"eTn tcopic
~H'h iheuaes IOO ml'eS % 'ilApeI a'u 'C0 VI Hsu''
eo"reu pfahle' ie"oAlAs WITHIN SIX Lies % Iue "
81 Maltoon OF Tue ere h'u'e s''u OF i'i' I'fO'o
"orih q ths Inc sou Is oiach' ara me Peoc n ''e
al another c.nS''
~ Tue reg''" Hl'"e' VIC n"'V '-0 'S~' -
fsusIt D! s"'e"o'uois IL Is no' na'u'" o' ''sS pu'
II ssoTed before he soil sets 'h'n u d'es "eAi Few
a"ye sowed 1t. Corn and small grams LaNo oe'n
roiSed IRON ~ 10 !" years. Joy n''e "e'e ''e Hs' s
eemeniS'and very great p'fnon Of 'hs region j. IN
SepioTaOie o'Aultoh 4here is no Hi'''@e So'u' 'As
%tere being little hay COWS are leo "a corn Olide' ana
nAeSi o''s-oi course 'l's supp! SS'"' eoo
Gro herr O. corn at less than zoe oushci-o''eA
efon 81 to 81 2-snd Wuen e''A 10 "'s :" nA''o come
"a Is '+c ponLd ~ Tie 'o"p' 70" WI" SOC "oi".A
CONF fo-1u / Old s'o'e 20 ''o'7 WIN imp! p"'' 80
tse'f A'1Gs AZ a"u@N"' 'Ao ''' ''p''" u '' 9'''
"Ae'e l.o1e eoi" IA 'e'" 'o'N a. '''
S'Aei p'ioe' 90" rs" PVA 80,
t0co'A IT, s7'' u ''' Po1'D' ""1 - -, -.
o]'S' nor YVES a. s'ou A0" :" '''' go '-'' - -
@i'o' ies'o' NN''' 'e -
AVN! CONTRACTOR" are ou!iDs Pm 'H'se'!' "' WV
eodieis mus; be ied-hence te scsIci! OF polA' "u o
ciGes most Farmers are oOhseo % -" soh' gov" "Pu!
cares and buy goods bnt the real 'uh Is ha' Hefe IS
so'hing 20 make porA Oh Ou' corn aDu 10" 'ne i''u