Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-06-30
st. GIairsyiIIe, Ohio, June 30,
The wheat Crop.

better than was expected. There are
many fields of excellent wheat, promis.
ing pod yield, and the surface sown
being larger than previous years will,
to some extent, make up the def c.ency
in quantity to the acre. From the n
Y. Tribune we take the following,
showing the prospects for wheat in
other parts of the country:
A personal inspection Of the wheat fields
OF Long Island, where large amount oi
wheat is raised, shows great growth, but
some Of the fields are badly lodged in con-
sequencc of too much rain.
tFrom the st Louis Mol Newsl
"From Central and Southern Missouri,
and the Southern part Of Illinois, we have
the most cheering accounts Of the growing
wheat crop. The copious Spring rains and
the warm weather have brought out, to
degree, beyond the expectations OF the far
mer 1t now gives promise of full crop.
The severity of the Winter weather, and
the drouth in March, blighted it to some
extent, and it stands thinner on the ground,
but it is growing with heavy and sub
stantal stock, and gives promise that the
increased strength of the growth will pro.
duce an unusually heavy head. Owing to
the backwardncss of the Spring weather.
the harvest will commence fully two weeks
later than usually"
An account from St. Joseph, Mo, says
"Wh q. that was not totally III ed by the
hard freezes last Winter, looks promising.
A number of our farmers inform us that
they never had better prospect for a fnc
yield" The McGregor News, published in
Clayton Co., Iowa, where Spring wheat i.
mostly grown, says: The wheat in this
vicinity is looking fnely-promisiug well
for good yield" From Scott County VIC
have similar report.
The Detroit Mich Free Press contain.
the following:
The weather continues very favorable
for wheat, cool with frequent showers. The
months Of March, April, and May could
not possibly have been more favorable than
they have been. As consequence the
wheat crop in this State to day looks sc
per cent better than the most hopeful would
have thought it possibly could, who may
have chanced to see the barren fields on tht
lst Of March in the Eastern portion of the
State. II circumstances are favorable fol
the next lew weeks an average crop will be
fcaliZed in about one half Of the State. -
But there are many fields that will hardy
pay for harvesting, and the hundreds oil
acres in the East halt Of the Stat. that
have been plowed up can bring no wheat
Other accounts from this State are gen
orally unlavoraLle.
The accounts from Minnesota, ono of the
largest wheat States in the Union, arc
nearly all favorable. A writer, summing ur
for the State, says: Tho prospect wa
never better, and large crop is anticipa
ted"
From the St. GATHERINGS Canada West
Journal: The Fall Wheat crop has im
proved very much in Lincoln during the las
two or three weeks, and il il now not i'm
probable that at least two thirds of GRO
will be obtained"
The Lyons Wayne Co., N. Y. J, Reput
licau says:
Wheat is quite similar to what it was las
year. The open Winter and severe freezins
in March gave sad aspect to many al
acre, but the weather in April and May wa
favorable, and the improvement of th
crops extraordinary. Where the grount
was well prepared aud the seed put in carl
the crop is promising. A good strong root
IN good soil, seems to be an excellent safe
guard against "Winter-killinC. The pros
pect now is that the yield will equal that G
last year; not much more"
One account from Kansas statos tina
Spring wheat is doing unusually well, Will
Winter wheat ia a failure. Anoher state
that winter wheat looks much better tha
it did few weeks ago."
From the Illinois Gazette, published o
Lacon, Marshall County, We quote:
The wheat in this section never locke
better, and the harvest will be bountiful
labor eau be employed to gather ID. Graf
will command good price next Fall, an
he will be lucky man who can save hi
crop"
From Warren County, Ill.,, we learn tha
there is prospect for an average whea
crop at least.
A cotemporary, summing up the whea
prospects of Illinois says:
"We conclude that the increased ouantit
ing as II has been and is still under III,
most favorable weather, will more tha,
compensate tho damage done TO winte,
wheat"
A cattle droyer, who has been good dea
through the west, said to US yesterday, tha
the wheat crop will be twice as good as wa
anticipated early in tho spring.
In few localities, we hear of damage b,
ehinch bugs, and in some portions of Cali
iornia, the dry weather has nearly destroyed
the crop. The Maysyille Appeal says:
"a farmer Of Sutter County informed us
few days ago that he had one thousand acres
OF wheat, and very little oft would even bt
worth cutting. for hay. All along the
Feather River bottoms, the crops have dried
up, and amount to very little. Some OF
these ranches have failed for two years, and
the owners quite discouraged. A farmer
OF Butte County informed US yesterday that
he had large fields of grain, but be Should
not cut them even for hay"
Conn has suffered somewhat from cool
weather but the prospect is by no means
unfayorable Some of rho nlant;,o x...Jo..