The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-14
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Crops, Etc.

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Crops, Etc.
Eds. journal:
In passing through the country, |
have noticed with some interest the
prospect presented in various places
of the yield that nature and labor will
probably make this year of grain and
fruits of various kinds. My conclu-
sions are quite different from what
they were two weeks ago, especially
in regard to the wheat crop. am
now of the opinion that in this one
article, about which there has been so
much apprehension, the yield will be
double what has been generally an
ticipated. | have been in Green, Sui
Ivan, Knox, Gibson, .Vanderburg,
and Posey- counties, and, if the pros
poets in these counties may be taken
as an indication of the yield in the
State, it is my conviction there will be
more wheat, or as much, as there has
been in the country as the yield of a
single year, since 1860 | base this
conclusion upon the fact that
the quantity growing is greater,
and that without an exception
the fields are clean, free from rust, fly,
&c. The -four, biscuit, light bread
and cracker eating world may there
fore rest easy as to any fears of having
to live on corn dodger " in 1867.
| think the prospect for corn was
never better. A large amount has
been planted and the late rains and
Justify. ! would not venture to state
how much certain fields had grown in
three days. Your readers would
hardly believe me. The crop of pota-
toes will also be abundant, and / pre-
dict of finer growth than we have
had for years. 500
Tn Posey. Vanderburg and Gibson
Counties, there will be an attempt to
raise large quantities of tobacco. So
far the prospect is good for fine yield
of this article, perhaps the largest
ever realized before.
In the fruit line all is encouraging.
Apples, peaches, pears, plums, goose
berries, raspberries-though not so
abundant as is sometimes the case
will be sufficient to supply the wants
of all for home purposes, and there
are blackberries enough for all Gre
alton.
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
r. My principal business, however, has
been athe fnrtherance of moral and
BENEVOLENT interests. m
In the rural districts it is the GUS
tom of all the people at this season to
turn out especially at protracted or
quarterly meetings, or, as they are
sometimes called, (" Big Meetings. y
Women are not deferred for trifes as
are our city church goers; they carry
and bring the babies with them.
Sometimes there are ffty-sometimes
hundred babies in the congregation
which in these warm days convenes
| in the grove, and sometimes they cry.
Sometimes all cry, as if they were
praising in concert. If the adults
would do their part as we'll lin sing
7 ing alone) as the babies, what lively
times there would be in worship.
But the dogs come, too. Two OF
them had bully fight the other day
just as / rose to preach on the glories
of Heaven. In another place the rain
had driven us from the grove to the
church. Among the audience was a
large Newfoundlander. He was much
at home, but very rreyerent-tro tting
up one aisle and down the other, and
/ then in front of the stand-until he
attracted more attention than the
preacher, who was discussing on the
+ Judgment. Something must be done
The preacher thought moment, ant
said" Brethren, the scriptures say
beware of dogs Now do not give
the dog more attention than you give
your speaker"
The effect was good, and all atten
ton was directed to the discourse
the Judgment. But in moment thu
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