The New York herald., 1866-07-31

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The reports from the wheat crop generally harvested
are damaging to the howlers GROWERS and croakers
while 'ne amount o. straw Is light yet nssgsnt ten gent Oh %
equal number Of pounds Of -four with the last and OF far
better quality So much for the failure BY the way
ought to hear something about the potato rot pretty
The IAports Herald sys:-Nsver before did the farms
With the exception Of winter wheat they fairly groan
with their rich prospects. or there s NO end.
Of good color and wen cultivated. Also spring wheat
oats rye barley, 4c, are to be found on almost every
,s. ssa o
raised In the county will be produced this year. and
the wealth Of the county greatly increased
from many farmers that while the crop Of marsh grass
will be very good the timothy and clover SO badly
usual YET i will b. very good The oats are generally
very heavy, and will apparently ill we'll So far the few
i pss s
x along in
winter we would have had glorious wheat crop.
! The Madison Jefferson county Courier aays:.rhe
finished asressous The Weather has Sssa highly pro-
pitioos, and many fields which IN May looked desolac
and will yield half Of the oss s
changes give glowing accounts Of the excellent wheat
harvest and the famine that was predicted By spscua
yield is thin the grain is large, which will make up the
deficiency in quantity by superior quality. The wheat
harvest Of Indiana this may be- set down as above
The Chicago Tribune Of July a. published very full
from which we select the following AZ indicating their
general tenor:-
WASHINGTON COUNTY Crops OF all kinds are considered
good. We think wheat viii yield twenty-five bushels,
per acre. and prospect that other crops will yield as
vel! in proportion. Fruits are good.
WILL COUNrY-Wheat, all there s looks very we'll for
crop Of fourteen bushels per acre. Barley-more than
an average amount put in this year and looks very fat
terng, and farmers think it will come up to twenty i've
bushels or moro per acre, Rye very fair; will yield
about twenty bushels per acre. Oats promise well.
Corn VIII yield more than an average crop. Wild and
PERRY CouSryThe crops in this vicinity will be from
fair to average. Oats about two-thirds CROP wheat
probably about nequarter-all harvested in good
dition.
KASKAKEE CouSrY-wheat in this section very good;
will probably average twenty twenty-five bushels
the acre. Barley is good viii yield about thirty-ave
bushels to the Corn doing very well; will have to
depend upon late fall to mature it, Oats promise
heavy yield.
Pulaski CoUsrY.-wheat, small YIELD but Of good
quality; average, fifteen bushels per Oats
to yield very largely
CssrRALn, CLINTON AND MARION COUNTIES. The wheat
crops good in this vicinity about twenty bushels per
It has been damaged very little by the late storms
All kinds OF fruit except peaches, very plenty.
MCLEAN CousrY.-wheat will probably yield abou,
twenty bushels per acre. oats from thirty to forty
twenty-five viii be safe estimate The prospec, for
corn could not be better There is third planted
this year than ever before
FAY1TE CoUSrY.-wheat, light CROP but q sound and
full berry; average per acre, twelve to fifteen bushels
Oats good win yield about forty bushels per acre The
prospect for better well an abun-
dan crop of potatoes SorRhnm less planted this than
previous years Apples fair crop Wheat and oats
have been secured In fine condition
MACON CorSry-Winter wheat may be considered
failure. Spring wheat greater than usual yield little
under average, mostly cut and standing in Shocks be-
ginning to sprout Oats-more than usual sown about
hall cut and in shocks; begnningto sprou Barley and
rye-not mucn sown. eorn-unusuai amount planted,
stands well, but backward; late rains have much i'm
proved IL; promises q good yield.
WooDyuRD CouyrY.-Therc s a bountfu harvest of all
kinds on the ground The wheat harvest has just
menced; but the weather s very discouraging Wheat
and oats will be damaged somewhat. Corn looks fine.
Potatoes No l. The barley harvest large but
In the shock.
PoyrIAc crops generally in this vicinty-whsa,,
oats and rye very heavy; not good but there
will he an ordinary crop II has raned more or less
here every day for the past tsn days Farmers be-
ginning 70 harvest, and they their wheat
well the quality VIII be much better than for several
years
rains II thoughs that grain Injured BY rain as
yet Prospects good for large crops Corn gen.
orally good We have had considerable rain for the last
four days.
RocK IsLAxD.-Barey all harvested. About an ave.
rage regards quality aud yield. Wheat and little
more than an average. Farmers now harvesting Corn
trine below Considerable rain fell the
two or three days but not enough materially inure
crops. Fine, clear and pleasant this afternoon.
CARo Wheat is gathered this county good yield
and excellent quality. Corn-uDusua amount planted
cnc 1ae ,co crop little sown and
beans planted In this county first raised crop sx
cellent Cotton crop unpromisng, the weather
has been unfavoabe the Indications that unless
have very late :al but little cotton will be gathered
MoRRr.oS-The wheat and oat crop OF this vicinity
promised very favorably 10 Ave days ago. then
heavy rains and high winds have done some lita
damage, but the crops are TOO far advanced suffer
much injury beyond delay IN harvsssine which nearly
the crops aoeethcr potatoes excepted, would be the
heaviest known for years
BLOOMINGTON Heavy rain cvery day the past week
until TO-DAY. Weather very warm, with appearance OF
storm Wheat, oats, rye and harley crop good, and
total loss r'''''
ROCKFORD Prospect In this section Of country for
years. Corn Is fair. Harvesting has just commenced
and with pleasant weather ~il turn finely. Weather
seems somewhat unfavorable
SHsrffxLD, fLt--Wheat harley rye fair crops
and about oneourh harvcsted about three
crop, and what there Ia standing looks we'll Weather
SrxRlNe ILi. The quality OF crops in this section is
excellent wheat especially has been so good for Ave
years. Harvest not progressing much. Weather very
Michigan.
The Detroit Free Press says:-The oniy crops which
to be all behind those o previous years are those
Of wheat and clover In pars OF the State, par
tcuarly through the first aud second tier OF countes
the want Of snow covering and tn weather
seriously Affected both those hut the approach Of
harvest time demonstrated that the injury less
tensve than at hrst feared where little was tx.
full half crop will be rcalized or corn and pots-
toes u may DO safe to say the promise better by a
third than ever before All the harder fruits in
abundance.
From correspondence OF the same Journal we select
the following items:--
GRAxD RsfIps-The wheat growers OF this part OF the
State all report very encourssngiy indeed mot only In
reference 10 quality, hut IN quantity; and should
this weather continue ten days have doubt we
shall realize full average crop Of wheat Milers are
Offering 10 contract with farmers the opening OF the
market for two dollars per bushc and some instances
they have contracted al those prices.
FruosvuIk-1he wheat crop will be much better than
the most sangune had any 70 expect and yet tho
tel n U be hat Murv
places will average well last year Corn has been
backward on account OF the many and cold rains but
the warm days of.ast and this week have for
ward beyond all expectations and crop now prom
ses better than has before in several years while OATS
barley and potatoes look better and the prospects OF
larger crop 10 the farmer than in May. The apple
orchards promise well, also pears
FffNThe crops In this section are looking we'll and
reports from all parts OF the favorable that
much than average yield Is confidently expected
Wheat is filling up well for the harvest farmers are
sanguine that Il vl DO Of excellent quality, while all