New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-26
ILLINOIS FARMING IN JUNE.
From Our Special Correspondent
DoSGorA- Union County. H.. June ~, 1865
SOUTHERN ILLINOIs

DosGofA, Union County. H.. June II, 1855.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
Here the farmers have commenced cutting
wheat The quantity snd quality seen to 30 better
thA we have had for several ysers Sometime since
sr 'nsns OF whes. from various parts of the United
Sates were sent to England and submitted 10 the in
speetion OF grain dealers aud miers and that from
southern Illinois was pronounced tho best In the Bos
ton market 1t brings tho highest price, mostly Under St.
Louis brands none equal to 1t either for loaf bread
n biscuit Grahurn bread mao from 1t in my own
family is white % bread made from bolted Sprns
wheat Of the North ard it is Lighter. Perhaps some.
thing is due TO the skil.l white hands Will IA make t.
There have baen great difficulties Ia gettius stand
cf corn. The proper time 10 plant IL early In pr Tut
this gear it cold 1t up badly. After that
The ground war ct several we0ks. and little planting
! WIS done t the middle 4 Nay. few still plant
ing For several weeks. mp to the 10th Inst. We had
no min; since tLsn we have Lad god shosors and
everything is growing finely.
Strawberries are oysr With. The yield hes been
only about Is bushels az Ras berries ore In their
prime and the blackberry. growing o. ines is getting
ripe. Ny red currcnts have boon rips some time.
Generally it is understood that ourrauts will no, erow
here waited to know the WIN anl in a ing.
panted manurod ulnlched and have abundance. Peach
trees are well oadoc ard the earcnlo 10 doing oOme
good BY thinning them out :. t. ne that this
rat PROMISES TO be urconmonly largo Some now are
nearly three tnohes In diameter They viii begin to
rpeo 10 about 2 month. No osher part of The United
States can excl this in peaches have fine show OF
fruit on trees two ycsrs from lie bud, and three years
from tie seed. There viii be plenty Of ap?lcs There
are pears some Kinds msy do well but as general
a., f.r IA A tr
psars On,y the wild plum bears We can raise 10
cherry but the Richmond 1t is good plan to graf
hi, cherry BY making smooth cuts and not ocSering
the bark on worthless stocks. Concord grapes are
pro,nis!ng. They are half grown. 1t docs me more
good to look at them tlsn 10 look ct al the rest Of my
frui.
Gardens In general look wtr The cabbage seems to
have most enemies 4 sprinklng of sshes piastor or
even dry dirt when tue dew IA on. Is very useful l
think fresh asAcs beat Ths ana insects get the
er. aud I've iu their tooth and g. elsewhere or die
hope trey die.
never knew season when the cotton looked better.
The stand h good and the plants aIe forward hns
been scr,pei and hood scrapcr attached 70 a
one-horso turning pow immensely saves hs'd labor.
have no means OF estimating the amount In cultir ion
but II must be very great Everybody ssvs never has
there been much cotton planted here before. Hardly
any one has less than two acros; veecre pieces are
NOS, co,rmon ten-crre pieces frequent, willie lore and
there are 90 80 snd 30 acres few have from 100 to
40 acres
They who have grass rejoice In looking a. IL. A
meadow n q cheerful and raro sight There are
Thousands 81 farms where not spear Of grrss be
found snd the yards around hs houses are rs bare AZ
the desert Of sahsrsb When bought tho farm live
h~s.
snake sowed Glover. it did we after awiie 1t died
and blue grass In. II IL said this grass does
not get heavy enough to NOW; does. NOV it ard
have done 40 this year. Most Of ihis region Is yer,
rough Northern men distressed because they have
no grass they cannot keep cows; IL they do they get
oay enough from ono or two COWS, matter Which, 10
cover tho bottom Of tho pail The to do IL to fence
Off wood ot. take the uDderbrush. o'ean up the
logs harrow thoroughly and o mixture OF herds
grass bluc grass timothy and clover and keep stock
year or so. In time tho bine grass will ercwd out
every thing else it viii kill triars and sprouts. and if
Won should ever be fool enough to pow It. get ten yoke
u cattle Such lot. If suffered to grow during the
Fan will afford green feed through the Winner.
CENTRAL ILiIYOIs.
The portl ern limit of southern Illinois is Indefinite,
but the region where tho fife wheat grows extends
abou, 20 miles north Of the latitude Of ST LOWS and
includes TIE timbcred country aud lst. colore prairie
Here we may say Is tho Southern boundary OF Central
Illinois snd the line OF the northern INlt woid cross
near Burlington This would make 1t abou, l5c miles
wide All Of IL Is black prsie with some few strips OF
timber where the soil Is lighter ooored and makes ex'
ceptians whom speaking of crops Of fiuit orgran.
The suing was very wet. Ususlly all the corn Is
planted in ne lattsr part of April There was only
d,v or so IN that mon.h when corn could have been
plsrted Smell f,rmers ard those who sharp, and
had everything ready pat I. in but the great majority
had 10 wait I'm after the middle Of May. Whom the
rains ceased suoh the hurry that mrch corn was
planted IL the mud and the powing was dono with two
horse cnitiva.ors. This made the ground lnmpyi 1t
turned up in largo pieces like stone coal end only bar
rows and rollers could do much good Until recently 1t
has becn very dry.
Generally Winter wheat does not look vel " was
winter killed They who narrowed 1t carly In the
Spring improved Il very mach for the plants spread IL
the loose ground The truth is Central Illinois or the
black urarie N not favorable for WintaI wheat II
fails 700 Often
| Spring wheat when sown in March. has very hne
appearance That Iut in in April looks poor Every
where oats are remarkably good.
There will DO fsir supply VI fruit. saw peaches.
But no one not even nnrs'rymcn seemed 10 huo" no"
to manage and take Of peach trees Even In SCI
entao horticuurs's there il evident want OF care
or knowledge Light TIE cultivation OF the peach
greatly is needed. Some day mean to give It, Ihaye
attained 1t through failures and painful experience.
I'm places there are no gcoseborries Strawberries
were Just getting ripe The dry weather is said 10 have
hurt them general thirg cultivated straw berries
arc not near largo sweet in Southern Illinois
have been surprised OF this, supposed that soil 50
rioh mould cixa srlnudid resriLa Calefl ontIYatcrs