New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-08
CROPS.

CROPS
NEW-ALBANY, IND.-The Wheat harvest in
the Southern tier OF counties ouer and the crop is al
ready moving TO market The grain isarge, very plump,
ana entirely free from injury or blight and the yea
the best OF the past six years. oats never better
and the grass crop is Of the best OF the past ten
Huntingdon Io,ca-Oats and grass promises abundant
yields. Corn stands well aud has good color spring
wheat is not forward, but looks well.
The Doyesion pal Democrat speaks favorably of the
crops The rye and wheat heds are % cNr %e
planted late Is rapidly gaming in strength ana SIZE IL IS
est ever cut in this section of our State.
Mercer Co., N. There VIII be scarcely peaches
enough this year 10 supply the wants OF the growers
families The apple crop is failure; but there VIII
be large yields OF backberles cranDerres ana hucke
berries
Monmouth Co., ~ 1.-THE crops look wen in this
County. The farmers think the yield OF wheat, corn,
potatoes and other staples will he unusually large There
will he but few peaches and pears The blackberry crop
promises to be good one,
Tcrds-A correspondent OF The NeiC Orleans PiodWne
writing from san Augustine, Texas says nave taken
pains TO examine well the worm supposed 10 be the
cOton-worm and prepared to say IL Is not the cotton
worm of former years-and, further that the present
species of worm is feeder, has done little or no
cotton were never promising with us The cotton
plant displays health and ygor than usual and the
planters are out Of the grass generally.
Ioicn-Thc Io,cd City Republican says the farmers
agree that the crops of all kinds look spenddly through
out the entire State. Rye is about ready 10 cut Nheat
Is heading out grandy. Everything Is lovely in aSiicu
tural ways. The grasshoppers are dong very niue Gan
farm of $500 acres under cultivation The Abba Union
Monroe County, has never before known 50 cheering
Proyidenee favors us with clear warm weather
until after the harvest is secured, the graaniiIes
of our farmers will be most bOunteously hled.
The Wdpcry Republican thinks that Andrew Daly nNlng
near that place, IS the most extensive III
Northern Iowa He has under cultivation the present
nearly 1000 acres OF lana, OF winch more man oo
squaremile is in wheat The corn crops OF frelnons
County VIII be the best raised, and other crops
es aro SaJ 5nnd bv the erasshoppcrs yet
faEp
prospects are that there will be fully an average crop
The cedar VgIley TiDes winch speaks for a long and
large scope of country SAYS Every thing Ourishing
rye out full head heads OF wheat beginning 10 peep
ont at the sunshine oats trying catch MP with the
Toot cor ,rov,ino lie Ton9's gourd; potatoes pro-
crossing rapidly that the bncs can't touch the-ln
word everything in the sta1Oflite line Is progressing
most poriousv" Crops were never better IN Franklin
county learn from the papers OF that region me
S0ar City Register says: From every direction we
learn that the roads are covered with emgraut teams
with their families. their fOcks and herds All travelling TO
find homes in the City Land District one gentle
man VINO has lust come I'm states that he passed IS teams
between here and Fort Dodge. Forty families OF Norwe
gans VIII pass through town this week for Lyons county
THitoisLA correspondent, writing from Lincoln, H.
June 30 SAYS: With the exception that the nights are
possibly little TOO cool for 10 grow ITS very Level
best tile weather favorable be for the grow
ing crops. People generally are saying shower WOULD
do good now but acknowledge that no crop is snhcug
particularly for the want of It, Corn - growing very
timely Two or three more such weeks as Ihe pasi
with two or three small showers lnlesperseu ana
Illinois viii be herself again III thG way Ot corn crop
The agricultural mind is now al taken up WIN thI
closely approaching wheat harvest IN lo" lese''9l
saw many farmers buying reapes TO nave nome li,Io
in the West can see az any railroad Town nom
10 10 20 different Ieapels anu mowers S SUI. s",u
In Lincoln, OF about four Thousand mhahithnts
have some five orsX agents sc!Ig mowers ana reap
ers. Some pieces or winter NIielI nave 10Y -,
ance making from twenty 10 hIryve bushels to inc
acre Hd[Ncst VIZ J ' 800 , 49,, m ~
rust stu shows on the nIadts Dut h tsr Holc on We
stalk as vet Spring wheat IS very tall ana the heads are
long The weather present Is very favorable for IT'S
filing well. From the 10th parallel TO the northern cnd
Of the state there are more aGs ID wheat lAAh ever pc
wheat crop Ou Of 20 Missouri local newspapers but Two
sneak of ihe crOp any other way except being ui
.,S ~ machines win he uut into pastures
which are carrying much stock rs would kcepthe grass
short enough ia "a common year Now that range Is get
ting CirCuulscrOcd ana men nes 20 DC tOHlc4C;l
mt down half OF their farms IN tame grass, Wc sha
OF bushels in succeeding years men VINO het9 10 bODpeI
over 100 acres IN corn ind That tEcy can raise as many
bushels on 20 acres and have hay and pasture additional
Corn tended az least twice as wei as ~ was 10 years
since. Q'do. SaJef Plenty 10 potato huge IayG "een
have yet, 10 hen zee fcnaoI viSince lin ptns
hot-waicr and pine stcks-together with growing
q a9eS sf 1sy i1 's , ~, % S
yeaIs neoIe NM 1 h,t i ana tbat "busn
potatoes makes much additional labor IN raising That e-
varieties and proving upon nony different crops that
il almost seems II should have 10 bug al our crops
fr state cuIomolocIsts Missouri having FOL
lowed IN wake and appointed bug hunter general
to be- the nchc ever taken 81 10 Illinois. This Is due,
partly the beating rains ~ the Spring partly 20 more
care IN getting clean ana Keeping u c.eHh ana Wnch
also suspect, 20 the high pil,e Oh corn hst winter
makes heavy wool CJTu--tu.hs anu straw piles
don't In Fayctc County farmers prospect, were never
| brighter Wheat Us heavy; also rye, oats aud grass
good Pr5spcc, of fruit fine. I'm Dixon the harvest viii
be the grduGC,t ever known 20 the state
IudiaHd-Iu South Bend wheat bids fair for an abund
ant crop Oaf-, barley and rye good.
CqI0dG-Iu Woodstock Fall wheat is light. Hay crop
very good Every reason - expect good harvest Of
Spring wheat.
Wyoa,iag county. v. Y-spring crops, with exception
OF wheat, look favorable WIRE worm has almost ruined
the crop. winter wheat, however looks splendid Grass
Is good: potatoes also. Apple crop promises wei.
LcHsgtiqcJ C0ufy s.. IIlc condition % The crops In
this section is gOodcor, oats, barley winter gram ana
potatoes, all hOur.hiuE.
Preslotrii Pa-Clops look well. Farmer. busy with
tleir hay. Weavcl and rust making their appear
in the wheat crops
Osre0la.-Grass excellent. Winter wheat very heavy,
and corn good
Notwithstanding and clover good; looks
well; wheat hight account OF the dIOutA last Fall, pJ-
tatOcs OATS. barley, first rate
Clalence-Wheat never looked better; heavy crop OF
grass; backward, but Tie warm weather makes Il
grow rapidly; potatoes look well, and the gardens are
me.
Marshdod.-Corn and potatoes growing finely.
WOOdwards HOllOw.-G-ass crop very heavy irut OF
all kinds looks prosperous.
crop very largci oats promise hDuh-
daut crop potatoes look wei.
Yorlsre-Corn D, forward, but grass very heavy.
HamDurg.-C Considerable rye, oats and barley, have
been s0wed aud look well; orchards are IN fue CON
ditiOn.
Augola-The crops look well in and around Angola.
North EyaHs.-Nhoat, oats and barley VIII furnish
heavy crops.
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