New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-11

Some zelda mostly Of the club variety are rose 1f
Inc STi cram s has been IN this section
for years We have heard the ose and viii hardly
~ an average cron In the bottom LANDS; Whoh usuai11
yield best, most OF il is t9s, dune them in news
paper item. Every potato is as big as an lrisnl8"
TSs Sv,anor, DeKaIb County, Republican OF the lta
saws. STbe wheat harvest commences thlS WeeA, a n
the cater Of the reaper GENERALLY conceded that the
yid ~ wheat will be fair average The blight mas IN
Jured " 20 soe and the very favorable weather OF
s ast week must have Insured the harvesting Of avery
some tisds will be hardly worth cutting" .rodav
RE DeRal6 County News OF the 4th says: 20 iS
scarcely any barley ia left standing. whe mosl Vi @
sss e already cut and the fields are receiving
attention al the hands Of the harvester From aTs Of
authority in different sections OF the county wy t not
the belief that barley is at least average crop eS
OF good sample Wheat will be fully up 40 crop ia
sXceedngly large Oats unusually heavy anu thai
superior quality and there IS every reSspd 10 crops
Iess n he corn when ia doing finely Dnt VIII
| hardly be more than twO'thlrdS yiou' !" ''--
TRs PesDo Of the 4h says THE weather OF
the past few days has been a taxing advantage OF il
ia ne baryes acids Riding around the country we are
Dleased TO notice the luxuranee OF the crops
IVA ;; mI ro,Ihse of an abundant yield on all sides
The GaeSbug Free Press on the a[n saSs n1Ss iast
SGT and had an opportunity of noting the state OF
be crops Wheat w be something less than an aVerage
CROP aud has been harvested In good condition. geS
Gpfh OF land has been to oats and, although the
heads are somewhat light the general crop VIII De evy
Ills now being harvested in excellent condition great
deal Of the corn looks badsOme OF 1t entTey fnneu
We saw acres and in wet land where there WIZ not
Veil bntitis little backward for this season OF the
year on general survey of the situation are aIra1
mat when the wheat and oats are threshed the FARMERS
viii be disappointed in the light yield Potatoes proSe
e be very abundant ana G1es ana 'n0i0 WIN
| 1ae Toioa Oity Republican of the 9Th says 1--WE ma
much difference Of opinion among farmers aN Sane W sneak
quite hopefully, and think they VIII have Iar crop
while others say their wheat is neaTy runeu, a. a.
have not lodged very good Corn on uplahuS -
good condition and doing well. nut behind ulne ~ Ge
ponds upon the season from tins out IaS oIVPS ao
tured to very great extent true, Outyet vast
WI re 81 iTgton Haokeye Of the 4h says: eve should
say taking the State whole the matter stands about
as follows Wheat-Wmter, four,hfths OF crop; Sprlng
acc crop Grass-A full average in quantity but OF IN
feror quality Corn promises from twothirds 10 four
vegetSbes Sc. &C. fair yield These estimates par
ticularly and wheat are nuch 100 hgh O SOut
Iowa but take the State together they are not
The PTGiris do Chen Courier saws; "The harvest has
been commenced The yield OF oats and wheat Is enOr
and the farmers are as happy as CLANS ana busy 40
A Madison dispatch Of the 5th says: "The harvest is
progressing favorably The progress OF the blight IN
wheat seems TO have been arrested but " fpens very
slowly and oats which very heavy, are hrst Tor the
reaper There was no rain here yesterday but hea'y
showers east and south east" - -
The Green BAY Advocate says: 1.-THE crop prospects, as
general thing favorable. with perhaps the exoep'
ton Of corn The wheat fields are N splendid conalon,
equally good Indications Even potatoes spite OF the
Ogg T Ca tg G Reeer sHys far as wheat oats
rye and barley concerned the prospect now 10 that
tie crop viii be very fine in that portion Of the state
Potatoes have been injured somewhat by wet weather
and by bugs; yet the crop Will De lnddlhsT HOPS 90
coming In very fair yet not good as expected"
MILWAUKEE, Aug Crop reports were received from
Crosse Road. Ten report less blight, ten very
little blight the balance report that the crop never
better aud IN splendid condition The Praine dn CHEN
division reports as far Madison speak Of considerable
blight west Of Madison to Prairie du Chen and the crop
is Estimated much better than last year On the Iowa
and Minnesota division five report blight.
aud say the prospects were never better for
Racine west TO the Mississippi only three report
blight and about twenty give excellent reports Reports
MADisoN, Aug 5EThere has been no rain here worth
mentioning FOR ten days and the harvest Z rapidly pro
now being cut yielding very heavily wheat u slow IN
ripenng but there is no complaint that the blight Is OK
Tie Peoria Transcript Of the 2oth "Thc farmers
All over this section OF country have pretty generally
commenced harvesting their small grain and cutting
their grass North and west OF here, within ten or
The crops agree with those published short
The wheat is very poor Of the farmers cutting il
in most fields viii not pay for the harvesting The scat
has bghted the head. while the straw Is left all right
Oats are good and all the farmers with whom talked
yesterday agreed ia saying that as good crop will be
ne straw esf @ bat o @ s d
will produce well Corn not going 20 turn out as 9aa
as feared The last few warm days have helped ~
wonderfully and we should not be surprised H. In many
localities, there was an average crop. ,,r, 49,,
The Monmouth Atlas Of the 3Oth says THE reports
concerning crops do vary much from those prev
ously given The small grain will average about half
crop aud little more expected Of the corn The wheat
s generally represented excellent IN quality, berry
large and fne Mr. Haseltine Of Point Pleasant informs
the grain sfiyeied and but little oft Many pieces
be cut a. ALL one ~, farmer WHO HAS been SS
from which he sold last year at g per 6usheths Spring
planted 30 acres and offered 5000 for the field II Il
turned ontfair II has however proved an entire failure
and his loss will equal at least the above hgures
The IrOqHots Republican OF the 2Sth says: 1.-THE pros
poet for dOefu enough. As crop II Is failure
yet with weather for The balance OF the season
bushels OF will be produced than the dsCOu
aged are now willing TO admit. In the two southern
tiers OF townships Of this county the corn and Other
yield onesiKth Of crop II IL yields that
much II is too early the 70 determine the
fate OF planted after the 10th OF June The Fall
wheat is far above an average crop and the Spring va
The Kendall Comfy Republican OF the 10th has letter
from Psttyille which "The crops in this part Of
the country are Looking VsTy Poorly wheat AZ = badly
possibly be realized Oats bid fair for good
Harvesting will soon commence, as grain pening fast
A Carrolton paper says Harvest in Greene County
is about over but owing 20 the soiness Of the ground
which rendered II impossible 70 tho reaper IN
places, small part OF the wheat will be left unharyested
and some viii be spoiled IN the shock yet the yield will
letter from Liberty, Adams County, July 90. says
The wheat never 80 fine in this part OF the
county There least one.third acres sown
this year than before. 1 think will have ali
crops could not be better and there large
sown The crop not good might DO desired,
but Notwithstanding will have at least threefOurths
/ Of good average crop this year. ........ .
WdfTe'-Wheat injured about onethird, but OF good
quality About twO-thrds crop compared with last
year. Oatsa good crop The stand OF corn good Full
as much land cultivated as last year .|..
HorG.-Wheat badly blighted. Will fall far below
average yield, Oats from present Appearances will be
good crop Corn rather backward but will probably be
average crop Barley very poor. More barley and
less corn raised this year than last.
FreepOrt-The crops are much heavier than they were
last year. and where uninjured will yield much
the Rye and barley harvested In good shape
snd are good crop, above the average Smooth top
wheat lcub principally is less injured. Some
fields will not pay FOR harvesting the bearded wheat Is