, 1869-06-12
NrOpSs


THE farmers tn the vicinity OF AtcaIsoa aul
Weston have Suffered terribly from the grasshop-
prIs ..:any farmers have rep1antea their cosn-
Tie Bedford Nowa> >outh,rf4t SAYS: "The
erasshorpe7 pests have a.ain made .acis ar2ear-
ancc We Learn t.!a. In places the wscat crop has
lten injured considerable"
Tho Whitewater {W,si Et1i.ter Eays: awe hear
from several quarters that the potato bugs have
entered upon All active campaign almost before
the potato tG],s nrc out Of the Eroaul We mt
also Informed That the cut-Torm has made some
havsc with tile sprout!aE corn. One Or two i c3,
tvusI,e farr.cs have stated 10 US that they should
have TO practically rcpint quite extensive heltls OF
corn.'' ....-.
Lad II good opportunity Of seeing the growing
crops in the southeastern portion OF Green Cou5-
y. The wheat, re, oats ard E:ass look e3ceed, !,
inGly well, anu are much more forward than Is
USUALLY the cnEe at this season OF the year: The
hay crop Is aircaly past danger from drought, and
VII ec a. hs ~ Se Ihe esa1 eo5e y M ne
Fast ten days has gtsen L new ltlc, and II Is now
growing rapidly. Everything that bears fruit Is
Crops in Iowa are said 10 be two weeks ahcal Of
those IN Northern Missouri. - .
Some Of the farmers CT Freeborn- Mimi, sowed.
this spring, wheat that vas not thteshcd nntl they
wanteSsil for seed. As the grain remained out IN
the stack all Of the fall winter, and carry spring,
It refuses to come uh consequently other vafie-
tics of grain has been sowed IN p.ace Of the wheat.
4
taso bugs hnSc made their appearance in this
vicinity In large numhers and threaten to destroy
i The Chiffon Iwls, Times says: "Tno late rains
hive improved the appearance OF the wheat a
great deal, md. from present appearances, It Is
snle to predict that large yield ,nay ba expected
The potato bug has madc Iis appearance already "
The Waunun tsS1s-) 7Gnts 8itS: The Insects
seem disposed to give tho farmers t1ouhlc this
year Everywhere that potato Leaf shows above
ground, about three bugs are ready 70 commence
operations upon It. It Is said tha& Paris green s
sure cure for the hugs It Is said to most clectpally
cure them Of their taste for potssos, 4 1t Is
| spTtnsled In sman doses on the vine, while the
another cuetng and no i1slgntdcaut one either; It
| Is said that mStials Of them are coming to Light
| in the wheat teds OF this comfy. And it is said
! that IN some parts ~ the State the cQt Eo1m is
destroying whole 6eluS Of corn
The MINNEAPOLIS tMlun-) Tstlr1x, In an article
On the Eotato bug, says: "snpposc the Aathor1-
| ties Of each town shoull olIet a reward Of one
| cent fot each hundred potato bags DESTROYED,
| Such an o1ler would Immediately set all the
I urchins a. work during their spare hours Killing
potato bugs. In such prolific country as Miune-
sofa, II Is not probable that The bGEs couli eul1re
! this warfare nlorr than ycaf or two. They
would either lncontinently eyacuatc the SCI
tied portions OF the State, or suffer e1term.na-
II appears 10 be the opinion in England that the
wheat crop there this year will nelthtr be earlv
ncr great, owing to the ccld north and cast wlais
which prevailed during May. II Is thought. nl5o,
tiat lolr Is not likely to be dear; SOME matntain-
Ing that 1t will never be dear asain I'D that beef
WILL never be ChlA1