, 1864-07-26
Ai>|trag:, &Ar'nrtatt:,
THE CROPS OF 1854.
Interesting and Comprehensive Re-
pcFtS from n1r. Ghittendeu'S
Crop Circular--Drought
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eA0oeAAAAaA A"fo4 APV0 lAE pAuA1E W ktsAluE
q full and vo1uninous Crop Clrcui4r, con-
tanning reports from nearly two hundred diff
tercnt points IN the States of Illinois, Wis.
consin, Iown, Minnesota, Michigan aud
Northern Indiana, furnished BY the
agents Of the ". & VI. Mfg Co., from their
respective localities. These reports are most
of them nude ut the distinct periods, oneat
tho close OF the drought period, the supple.
nertarY one to cover the result Of the rains,
and the enbsequc1t rayages Of the chinch
bug. Fspm this circular which is thus
dsry Of the rop season, VIC compile por-
tIcn Of these later reports, showing as near
Is as may be; the present condition Of the
crope.
ce1!tAt in laall'y. $: t:asa. - not ssown here,
oatE are TcrJ variable In quality. RIG Is not
raueh. crown. Corn. is .vsfy backward; great
pa st pR e 9T T ssfs a Ms ss
not grown. Potatoes promise good. Vines and
cardens vines re badly Killed and gardens burnt
out Fruit apples arc alana. 1, nt T. pssrs g good
ATLANTA, Logan Co., Jn'y 14.--W. wheat, but
little Gown. s. wheat, very GOOD. Oats, very
good. Rye, very good. Corn, first rate. Sorghum,
good. EuckKheat, none. POTATOES, good- vines
4S os,c s2[den5 a,o: eged %s Fruit sts'
Aueos,A, Hancock c., July. 12-W. wheat,
Oats, ta,sa crop Rye, Yield good. Corn, looks very
iooIi ne ra nos
kinds looks well.
-ArronA. Kane Co., July i'll hare just re-
turned home nom an absence Of three days In ths
ebare of their stock, as there is no prospect Of
sufficient fodder to feed them. The ground, in
some places, is covered With bugs. which threaten
arc rcap,ns their rhcat and stacking it for fodder
There will not be half crop Of hay on account OF
tie droueht. The rain OF the 9Th Will Erest1y
sre inieetins bome fields Of corn, but if We have
rain We are in hope1that the crop viii not be
greatly damesed By them; ~ whcat none to
it'd BY ehineh bug. oats, about q half crop.
Eye, very little 1sieed. Corn bids fair, If unmo-
lcsted bT bng, drought OF frust- Sorghum prom
fscs> vel, II not cut by irost. Buckwheat jnst
gardens far. Fruit, light crop. Tobacco, very
little raised. Barley, about half crop.
BEAEDsTowH, cass Co.. July Awe have had
eeyerat rood showers since my laRt report, and
weather has been good ior harvesting, aud the
iasmcI- ere getting along very well; and in a few
Hays more good wtsthef they will be through, and
sr'in will all be sowsd. Winter wheat. number
good. Splng wheat docs not amount to much In
This section. Oats have turned out very good.
Rye. what there is soRn is vcIY good. Corn, the
prospect II very goDd-mnch better than last re-
port. Sor.!falm does not amount to much III this
sectlcn. Buckwheat. do not think there Il any u
any Importance. Potatoes do not look very eu:
gardens. about dried up heabre we got rain. Fruit,
no pcachea; ehetriee and apples good. Tobacco,
not much raised in this section.
Buv1pEKE, Boone Co., July 15.-Cprn and pota-
Anfr *fo II -
Late wheat and oats are very much injured By the
chlnch bn:; in some parts OF our county.
BrG Foo7 'PRA1ruE. McHenry Co., July H.
tee appeaEauee Of CROPS, but the cblach aues are
destroying wheat, barlry, oats, and. in eomc In
stances, corn Hay very light indeed:
BLooa1SGTos. Mclean Co., July 1s.-W. wheat
good ,fcld. s. wheat, tho chineh has injured
le spring wheat, but the late rains hare mostly
destroyed Them. Oats look well, but broken By
1ats rape FL tna s s'ah :DEn eqi g1od
Sorrhuln, nure TO speak of Buck weeat, very
little. Potatoes good, and, 80 tar, season fayor'
able. Nlnee end gardens Fever were better. Fruit,
apples talr crop.
BLrE ISLAND, Cook County, July 15.-uad a
splendid rain here Saturday afternoon. the 18th,
and curing Saturday night following. " wheat,
none raised. S; wheat, short, brit will be fair
Corn. pretty good. Sorghum, but little planted.
Buci wheat, hone. Potatoes. good. Vines. killed
b.dly. Gardens, good Fruit, medium crop. To-
tacco, bat little tatscd.
BCT1ER, Montgomery county, July 15.-There
has been no ehan.e in crops since my laet report.
ony IN corn never ssw better prospects Tor coEu
than at the present time.
CAsToS, Fn'ton Co., July Nv. wheat, very
good. S. WHEAT. pretty good. Oats never were
better. Corn looSs due. Sorghum, pretty good.
Sihes azd EaEsen:. E very GOOD. Ffait GOOD To:
bacco. good average crop
cAnBospAls. July 1s.--Tou will see By the fol.
lowing report that crops in thus iJacksoa) coanty
arr yerg nne; neves saw better prospect for corn
and wheat. particularly corn. We hase also 10
cotton. There are. also, some few crops Of barley,
which are good. ". wheat, extraordinary good,
bur an o1dinary aznonnt In cultivation. 6. wheat,
lew in, but very good. Rye, very good, hut little
In cultivation. Corn, more than ordinary amount
In, and extraordinary GOOD Buckwheat, mons In
usual amount In, and extra good Vines and gar.
dens, Iinet but few. gardens very good. Fruit 1p-
pies IN abundance. but no peaches. Tobacco, not
an ordinary crop u. but average quality. sor::
NADleoS. Champaign Co July 15.-Durlnc ths
and On ,he morning Of he ioth ot Ju'y. a coplons
and very general rain. It insufca good yield o.
corn. potatot-s and other late crops. FARMERS
a Mos
essee yield. s. wheat, dne prospec s-not yct Glen
Q, tn1nry from rust oass. good pFospees Of heav'
breadth sown-fair yield, Ccrn. looking hue, lat
| rains insuriug full yield SORGHUM, fne pros
pcts, meier looking better. Buckwhsat. see'
WI BE- Hod 20 sseh sown
Of good growth Of weeds. Fruit. no peaches
trees injured by the colo. apples good. pears au
breadth. ard looking fine.
| CunI1ccruE, Peoria Co., J11I 13.-Ou Saturds
| evening. Jnly ., NC we're vtfited With plepttfu
1alnt, The first In the immediate vicinity in tw'
is doing the harvest. Oats, cenefally good crop
| Rye, mostly harvested. with mora than an aTarag
crop. Corn doing finely.
CRYSTAL LAKE.. Mc1leny Co.. MI. July 5.-Th
sured US cf large crop Of corn and oats. OWN
to the drought, the crop Of timothy hay Will b
shcrs. In spite OF all c1oaking. do not think tl
scarcity OF help. w. wheat, hut little raised /
this county. S. wheat, lair average crop; look
we'll Gate look hne :; tafnk there "iu be heay
crop. Bye, but little raised in 1ls county; wha
there II. looks fine. Corn neEcr Eras bettcf; muc
rnure planted tl,an Usual. Sorghum, good ayerar
| crop. BucaWh heat, most Of the farmers have nc
ibis Yea=: Potatoes. fine; = lares crop may be es
! pectcd. Vines and gardens, splendid: never lool
ed better Fruit, IN average crop-not large. tt
bacco. know Of none PLANTED. Barley, splendid.
uhliA1+ 44furelOu ID-s Iuly 11+-IH{6 1e:1l0
derives tte greatest resource from stock, .woic0
looking vc1r we'll. The butter sold in this murke
Is Of iaz more value than the grain, as am told
though there If usually good breadth Of corn cu
I tlva1cd. Winter wheakaytry tile, II any, 10 thi
vicinity. Spring w!cat, Searly destroyed oy chino
ruG: Osts, ta!E, Rye, not much ralsed-in1uze
By the chi1c6 bus. Corn, the prospect ia 1aIr,
wheat. Sorghum, Scry little cultivated ID thl
| yic11 ity. Euckwheat, bat little sowu~thc c7n
looks well thus far. Potatoes, look very vel
| 1%13r
little srow.ns IS yet:.apples looE well. Tobaec
none worth mentioning.
EARlv1LIK. LaSalte Co., July ,1a.-1Ne rece,
| rain, had 1t come two weeks earlier, would hal
esan Il has ben e @ 6snaaai II Is nn: i e.
EL PAso Noodford Co., July Ave had vel
heavy rain on the 9Th. Which extended east abu
twenty miles. i Will he Of great value to this
calfty. Harvesting is progressing az rapldIy :
possible. My harvesting has hindered NE from
turning this as coon as should. Spring ~hes
ch,nch tus has injured It very much. Oats, sho
rain on tie Mh. Il coming on wcll. Sorghum. rma
| but will coH.e out. Guckwheat, very little sow'
mine IS coming up we'll. Potatoes, growing We
now. Vines and gardens, coming out pretty goot
a5y sas sss S 5s]s &c, as, :,
however, not ii season 10 benefit gas. .Wint, WHIT
wheat. average crop. short straw and fair hsa
oI entire crop. Oats, short stTaT, viii have tire
four1hs crop. Rye, one-b crop-is now bei1
haryested. Bugs ruined many nelds. Corn, ep1e
did crop-lf the bugs let it alone. There is mn.
dsnser Of their getting Into It. Sorghum, lool
welt Buckwheat. email crop .sowH. Potatoe
nearly full crop. Vines and gardens, good whe
welrSttended. Fruit, will probably have J. gre
plenty. Tobacco, looks weli-morc planted til,
Inst year. hay, one-fourth crop. The above I
| port is for Stephen son and Carroll counties.
GA1EsDEnG, Knox Co. July 15.-RaIna ha
been frequent here tKnox county, and perhars
thus date Jaly 18th, no focoes year has ever prol
! ieed better return to the hnBbandmAn With t
s,pr'e exception OF wheat, which Ia somewhat
jured in this county by the chinch bug, but not
a very great extent, and am informed. that
you 20 South their effects are more plainly sisib
GALvA, Henry Co., July 15.-1 have put t
a. possible. The wheat crop is nearly all I
streyed by the chinch bug. r.: wheat, ayers:
S. wheat. very poor: coln, exeelltns. sorshu