Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-10

WESTERN CROPS.


i PLKAsANT HILL, Mo-, juno l.
| Having taken trip through larg'
extent Of. wheat-growing territory, and
noticed the appearance of the crops vii
jot down the result of my observations
In New York the wheat was good, but
had suffered some near Rochester for want
of rain
In Canada spring wheat was not sowed
Winter wheat looked fair. The standard
for farming there is not such as to war.
rant extra crops 1t needs Yankee brain
and muscle to develop that region.
What blessing it would be to that
portion of Johnny Bulls possession if il
could be sett off and joined to the United
States. Possibly it may come in when
the Alabama claims are adjusted.
From Detroit to Chicago, on the Central
road, l did not notice poor field of wheat
1t was extra, and is nearly all winter
wheat. A larger crop than usual was
put in last fall
Most of the wheat in Northern Illinois
is sewed in the spring. A large crop is
put in and it looks fnely-never looked
better at this time of the year. In South
ern Illinois, most Of the wheat sowed is
winter wheat. A large crop was put in
last fall and never looked better. The
heads of wheat are already in sight The
continued rains in early spring prevented
many from sowing, and therefore the crop
of spring wheat is only tolerable-pro-
badly not more than an average crop.
In Missouri, from St. Louis to this
place near the line of Kansas, the wheat
is not looking well. The wet weather has
drowned out some spots of it, but the
principal reason of its poor appearance is
that it was not put in in good farmer
like manner. 1t is great mistake to SOW
winter wheat broadcast on the black rich
soils of the West. In Michigan and IL
linois where the wheat was looking so
splendidly it was all put in with drills in
rows and sowed as evenly as the rows of
onions.
- eiiA' h]lhtc, tiC iai rum
bad management. But this will be cor
reeted when the State is reconstructed"
by the eastern people who are now flock
ing by thousands to take possession of the
rich fields that are lying waste in all parts
of the State
From the observations and inquiries
which l have made, am of the opinion
that the promise of wheat is much better
than usual this year This taken in con-
nection with the fact that there Is large
quantity of old wheat on hand,-not on
ly in the hands of middle men, or specu-
latsrs, but in the granaries of the farmers
should signify to the people of New Eng
land, that flour will be no higher unless
some unforeseen calamity befall the wheat
growing interests of our country
1t does not seem possible that all the
grain now on the ground can be consumed
IN year by the people. But this is a
great country, and requires lots of bread
stuff for its people. Last year in Chi
cago alone there were over 100000
bushels OF grain passed through the ele-
vators of that city.
st. Louis sent off 5000 barrels of
Hour, and Of this amount Alex H. Smith
& Co, furnished from their mills 100000
barrels. Corn is already up in this State,
md was generally planted as | passed
through Illinois. A large crop il put in.
b might amuse our Eastern friends to sco
he operation of planting corn IA now
practiced in the West They
lave corn planters that are drawn by two
lorses and plant two rows at a time The
work Is not only done quickly, but il IL
lone well. Without machinery for plant
ny and securing the crops, it would be
impossible to produce the immense crops
low raised in the West and neencd to
upply the wants Of the American people.