, 1869-04-16
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Crops

The Sparta [WIa1 Herald sa{s: ave have recent
Intelligence nom Leon, Portland Rtdgeville,
Adrian, Tomah. Lincoln, Greenfield, Lafayette,
ing towns-1hat the winter wheat nsTer looked
better than y does now, OF gave better promise
The Aledo (Iii] Record Of the 18th asys: "The
weather was dg and warm nearly Ill ias; week
The farmers were busy sowing whestr planting
Of t.
q March tept the fratt back Tue buds have COM
msnced 70 swell The crop has not been nateei-
Fan wheat In HARRISON County, No, LOOKS very
The Sycamore Git, Republican Of the 18th says:
"The roads arc improving, and some wheat u
now brought 10 this market Good judges esti-
mate that 1nly hai Of tae ast W Maea. e,oP Is
Marion and johnson Counties, Iowa, are ALREADY
swimming with KyasshoPpefs:
Tbs DeKalb County flL) Nturs Of the 14th says:
"From what We can learn the farmers Of this
county are rerJ much behind IN their sowing:
Probably not more than one-haif OF the Intended
and sou has been in such q condition that It has
teen impossible to do an! outdoor labor on the
farm, to any great extent"
renee Journal Rays: " 4 large breadth OF ground
has been soHn To wheat and oats In this vicinity.
The oats look nne, sone being already two 1uchea
It having been injured by the severe winter. Most
Of the peaches are injured: Those upon the low
lands haze teen entirely kuled"
4' The grass crop LIST year was light throughout
the State, but both the winter and spring have
been unusually favorable to the grass, and We
much reason 10 complain Of the scanttneas Of the
Eraes crop. Notwithstanding the low price, q
large breadth Of wheat Is being soTed. The price
Of pork Will induce mauy farmers 70 plant IN IN
nsra breadth ofeorn, and as oats hare maintained
fair price more attention will be g1ren 10 that
| crup The potato bug has n.de such havoc here
vi q frw A..
s!ole-''
OF crop prospects In England and the wheat
markets, thc Mark Lang Express, Of March .,
| says:
The weather has again been cold and season.
especially on the drief soiis a,, large extent a
| spring corn has been successfully planted. We
cannot however, speak tn the ZANE favorable way
especially IN Kent diving but little promise; tne
duced by the mildneas Of the earlier portion OF the
sserea Ss9e sppsstanees se become that The cSaase
| OF nn cqlal crop 10 1868 IS remote, II not In.
POSSIBLE. The color 9! the planis gen:
Lately exhibited haa turned to yellow: whiis the
raT hAs been 30 much reduced that where the croE
was 20 thick on the ground that the latter was Oh
took upon this as an advantage; others give up the
hope OF an abundance, and however eeasonable
the summer may b. 1t seems unlikely that II car
/ AaAC lVi kAD u44A14CI5 Wt4lAk4 III " e. u %AS
early part Of last winter. Sui, IS = whole, tht
cold Of March has been most selv!ceable, for with
out much severity 1t has enectualy changed tnt
forwa9dnese Of vegetation, and in IKE proper
ton gtyea the prospect Of an average gathering o.
fruit It Is the wheat now that Is In most jeop
ardJ. The great depression Of last week has gtvel
place to Gr-tcl confidence, more especially in tht
country, where there has been frequently IN hd
vance Of 1s per quarter, and In some instances
more, Although the improvement In London ha!
been doubtful Marx Lane, however, cauno
fall 70 follow suit Il there should be severn
repetttions Of Mondays market, which NAs shi
smallest since harvest In France, too, natter
received partial cheek, though IN the countr!
The majority Of the markets were fully ls per q
higher. Belgium Shows come Improvement, q
well - parts Of Germany, including Daoztc; Ant
spring wheat In New York iAs rather hardened
but not nour. Fluctuations depending on sup
plies, We are ttelF to see I'll through the season
I but a much higher range seems unlikely Wltho1
| some roa1Ere disaster"
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