, 1869-08-03
CROPS.


IIII%Qf3.
The Petersburg {Menard County, Indtz OF July
&C, s8ys: Serer IN the hittory OF the eauntJ has
the prospect tcr corn been SO good Old farmers
t.an AMI 1or1ne1 year. The fall wheat Is oetter
than Last year. and na many, u not more, bushels
raised. spring wheat Will turn ont about q third
ave!ase JIeld. Ua1s never looked better The
erass crop will double any preceding sear. Pofa-
toes raised In such quantities ~ fead the FARM
era to assert that thousands Of buanes viii lie fed
10 the hcEx."
The editor Of the Quincy Journal, speaking Of .
Fton ;o ans, Se eoaa u 1udse aaas @ se ns of lie
road, last evening anu this moEninG, the cropa
present a solrowtui appearance. II Is the opn'un
t1ale MIL not he more than one-thtrd Of the usual
Yield. Thousands Of acrcs have never been p.ow-
I'd, and IN hundreds Of instances the farmers
were unable to plant on account Of the Eet
weather. II mas be safe TO ray rha. com planted
on nat lands has proved failure tn the state
While that planted Oh rolling land wlll DC An asers
rotten, hut whether the kernels nre injured or
hare sprouted to any considerable extent sc are
unable 10 eaJ. The ost crop IS also oonsllernhiy
inIu1cl and v Ill fall below tho average Of other
ytaIs,'' ..... .-.
JACKSONVILLE, Angus. e.-crors are doing well
suce the rain ceased Most Of the wheat III the
county WIS sayed-
MADISON, August x.-Bllght In wheat has deyel.
ing extent In some ucha. However. It l. COZ
nued almost entirely to nfc wacas, Rio Gfande
and club n+inR uptn1ufesL some farmers estimate
their loEs Rt iron unt-thsr to tNo.ihlrdA OF the
expected crnn The injHrJ. hDweScr, does no.
appear yet 10 Ike general, andtnere e little COM
pjhtut Of rust, though tho weather this morning,
when 1t was Cloudy and auItry after tue rain last
night aroused q fear OF injury from that eolrre.
Tie day has been clear anu breezy. inc CUTTING
oI cluti heat tcTnn here ohJ. and II Is turning
out tuely. New barley was marketed hese gu
S1suEday.
Tic Whitewater R1nmer says: "The Wa.~orth
county wheat crop uill bereahy 10 gather In q few
dnyp, an1 tIIerc Is generally d pronllsing show.
Trough It viii moi bc M heavy as Las been known
herc.''
mig In rFe wheat whtcn nrttroIs tho kernel 0l tho
QElln usually hlasinK about hal Of Ihe head. We
iaEr been Shown some wheai frnnl Jpfnstown
no appearance Of FuHt On the stTAw. Tho weather
has btcn vet ntiI unirortfpnS lint whlln sherc
is IN abundance OF s1rav, and the nelds Present.
Iualiy field Will Prove a fA'kurr.n .
Tie Jefferson Banner sa5s: We think. despite
Of crunkrrs, therc Will he \ RoEHf ctor Of Hheat
herr. Thu rust has male liz nrrcAranre IN totnr
rcas, hnt 1t hns merely plrrck the leaf, nnd not
M Tne n srsT res @ r usa 1e 'tEs IT,
Season, thrrc IL but little doubt that ths lasgss
ileads whIch arr already ort1eti, Mil be well nilcd
The trrnou County Ctn.or rays: "lIarrestinR
IN 1T progress here There a. iilr rust IN soiut
of The wheat. hut. will R'Dl weather, wheat IL IL
ieittrR min saturday night lodged sorle OF tho
outs, and also little wheat, bnt the dnnhae don"
r.. n s1tst ,, q Sh 5 @ es ss s.au ~. . ]
ate Oh higil gsuunh NIL Yield gopd erup.
inwA. ....
The lNuncil Hlu!S BttHle th}a: 1.-THE harvest III
wfpat 1aA teen teHnll Ii, eRr1rR IN this aecli0tI4
null tr Yield pftthrs 10 tH t1ore nfEsnta!t thnll
hrs t'etn anticipated. \ gentleman Ut went unt
ta tt rat ran rpds p" ~ ~ yesiefay f viii 1t sse IT. res
mems II wltat that WET telnE harvested. ant IN.
formt'l ua that .le straw ao'! up Fs!{ fairly, aud
must Of it could l's r,!t with reaper.
Tie itsAunes fl.::i''rr ot 'n1r' es7s: "srntt
tountt ls thp oufnn rnftier 0l the State, anil the
cvuutfs ns,ous i'ra!re tits the fntato Held, put
iii iew ,tr o .he reres taser deiis III iha, terIYn
III. Ehrp,ltr4, t1nnnr half tu!'e. vsst Vt rfas!e
nn",hsr tsf.ari 1,s- reren'. nse artra, nal elsar
t!. ' atnthtt ',tle hal !ne lt,it'te.l acf.4 Fi.e
ainl tt,' aSre ratrhe. IN that vt"t1 etr 4','1'n"
an! t.'e nj htteY'te rye ,,oE ls teAs y. tx T. ";
ssis' TEX, fs!; :s,. It tssf r. W.. pF . " IT,
Irr,. @ I.,s s,,ss ,a il e e,s' t.ta ,"a " t'"7a sa:
'"'a'e'a u a'tt'''Esr. l..s,a;" :"
All A,nptt LEA. Ftrsi".n i,qilT tuit1f. "l .s,,tf
se' rs.s;"i -" tei+'1 i9n rl'h+t ttrl' :: tp'5
. A Xiii r', ~ r. H. .ti:. ~: VIII viii =, Il ,. In,
t|ulI slIst tsas tLs AHnwn III Ita tAtitl GT Hlsni
5eA.+, .%,n !hY"yh UT sell etsat'fst ;1;s II
fxlT 10 liz A kFEEAHn EE1P III tllila kaIltst tHht5
Hrstns l. uk MEl
A it"heser, uEmstea t,oAnly. isseI, q JuiI =.
kAlss aHnlHtE 1StP ~ tHt CHill3l3 tAE1EAsNa ny
l4!til III Fnst c.nl, tlni n,ats pleses uf wheat
ul VI 'lanR.r Ai nAts aiIh harley VII safc fteIu
h thu most BuTtou4 HEnspu.t ihE 10 eAlEa atni,sn
tits r0unty tEEF kSW, EGFn IL canning 0At gallia'
u. Nothing nov prercnts a fnll succeaa etcert
Ind st1EtuA u lnucK down grain AMI ulAls It
indgu, Anti then II nlAJ shrink, but VIZ hnpe n0t.
Al any rala the prospects, now Afc good; mover
brilrr.''
..... ....... EAER1E. ..... .-.
Tho Atcntaon CAamrLn says: "Tale about
cfupa! Ihere neres wtse such crops a. :A5e now
being hBrycated throughout all sections o. Sorfh-
err Eansax. They suIpa6a all expectations, all
experience, all description. They are unprece.
tlented and nstop.shlng. Acres upon acEes Of
wheat oa,x and barley yield such fabulous guam
titles OF g1ntn that were one TO mention tho
amount he weuld hardly be believed"