, 1869-07-17
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Alettcr to TIE TRtRrNE from Ottawa, ILL.,, JniJ
is, says: ~ harc Just returned frol tup 0f /.
niles 10 the southeast across the country, hy way
est aua DAell, nDd have paid close attention to ihe
crops. thtnI corn eaunot make al. average oi
- bushels TO the acre Wheat Is from fair u
Farmers should overhaul tteir old cribs of corn,
0oa Gove1 them II letter condition. 91u NOT sell
yet unless obliged tor .,.. e.. ~.
A despatch IRON Morris Ill, July 10, saJs: 4" 4
ve1J Dear} Fnin ~er pa2set DreF thls place to-
day, Tue,Utnpis Iayer Is r1stn1 verr fxst. Last
gear co1p, In thia counts. Is rottInR and sreous-
covered. a !th wa.er thai It Will he almost an In,
POSSIBILITY for farmers 70 cut thcir small gram aai
The Champaign nl> Jn{o4, Of the 18th says:
ter low than they we're s len weeks ago. We
ba7e converted this xeek with gensetuen who
bave personally e1amined ihe gIan ae1ds In near:
iattIy I Iooied ID none. ne e.eeptots 10 hi.
RUE arc tLose lo..lgIns i1aeis on which iaa Ee, M
eiss,n sass II Tie 'p:asf !ass i've veefs Es Pssn
o1ee1 aa,s .s oed ~ M oea ee eop io
Of the seed. noN expects TO get at leakt twrlre
bushels to The aere. Falt wheat toota well Rye,
d;tto; much Of this Latter Is already cut ua!s
promise good crop: ani corn. in which 3 larger
BREATH Of land has here been planted than ever
betore, has, wherc the ground is MT TOO low, =
EG0Q E{LsttC1 HEfdG. W Qu uQt -QE8{ LHC1 OF
she DESTRUCTION Of earn u5 ssnhs a we tesses and
the potato bugs, though visible. bare rot Is Tet
exhibited tie iselncss and Determination CT last
yea1, and the potato Aazres, rli pEphanly be the
largest erer knowu here- On the whole, The pros
Fte1s raE be set down % decidedly encouraging,
The Ea1lluSiiie ull} Bem4sTat Of 1he 18th nays:
THE farmers ~ managing . sa5e consider:
daily ratns VIII hallway favorable weather Tor
few days 10 come, undoubtedly more pu1aeas Of
wheat VII be ea@ed tEan eser beto!r. But the
fnf n haF a
crop They art ror likely 10 get murh uyIr q
per b16hel1 and the expeuke Of cutting has been
unususl OWING to the high T3sta PAD the h1nda,
when trey couldn't work more than hall the
uEne-"
The Bloomington Ql} Lac@r Of the 18Th ssys:
- gentleman who fas Just completed IN efrcn-
klye lout through the ent1.e central portion OF L.
lnois, and whose business leaiez him 70 make
careful observations As to tie condition Of the
crops Affords us The following facts: In Morgan
CoCnty the com has nevEr been better, cMtuX to
the rolApS condition OF the lantt and the light tnd
loapy quanfS OF the SOL. which hAs not Been IL
1ected b the rain cood= The ssue + tue q
paris Of Sanxa1aoa. Wheat Is also Ruol, a. n ls
throughout the southern PORTION o1 INC Safe, In
the Ist,er county the fau wheat u rerJ dne,
though limited c1np, Ehle spring Wheat is a.
most au tEttre failure, owing 10 En&t and scan
In DuEE1ast Cple, ElEar .snd pats OF Shelby, the
corn crop Is m average one. IN nA1row belt
alorS ttc Eatzoad between Sprtncte]d and Toloao,
Oh both 6tdes the crops a1s inferior or below the
average, say one-tEt:d Of CROP On the rolling
lant.s the crops locf wen. In Scott County the
cpyI SD TEe2t CT0FSy and also the fTIlts, look
WI. Pa,Ts CT 1Tpwn ana Hancock Counties jIlag
nlcnC tie railroad sire very Inferior; b1t peclta
AID McIloaough Counties will compare faro-absy
Nttn other cars. He thinks there Will Ike through
ont the State two-fEtEi5 crop. Between H+oom-
tngton and Delaysu The Show u re1J poor, bat be-
yu.a to cats and Aenaf1 to Jacksonville, tho
Ee1Gs1cof tnelr. Finally, the Wheat cop Is EosaS
10 be aaore the AyeraGe--the corn mnch befnE.
Those fa-11eFz who LaFe worked through *etand
dry anu Kept weeds down Elu BE- rewarded with.
handsome yield FFu1A Taioao 70 CHICAGO e1eT5-
thing Is fuft7Gr.'
The Shelby County dn.) Onion OF the 18th says;
wheat ~ u general thing - veil dliet. and, IN
sFlte ct vet weather and soft ETpaud. rs been
SOLE damage done tF the wosn, sope ~ rust,
and occasionally was 20 baby dowu mat u could
not te harvested Ne hare hlso heard or rev
celds that sa4ed OF n!i.nc vel: put atogetaer we
Pc, pc sort ca .easou.: storn; o. high ground looks
rel tnousa n's sse " Entire Va f.11s ns Whe2s
e. soe css as0" lssn s.d So 50 ieyosssie tor weeds
asu 10 The cea;rars fo1 working the corn, that The
retsls Slave taken IT, and The farrcer has lett It
be more than talf crop OF corn, The weather
ikst mas CT Grated 80 ulf1ELGlbty upon the corn
lAs lad an oppttsite elect on oats IAef look
NeIl urd there Will undoubtedly b. considerably
more than IN a'erase crop The po:aso cop wtl
10 la:trH potatoes rcxt sTrir1 for lo=e ccEs1tap-
ton. rs was lre Gaze last Ep.las TO the extent OF
thotsazts Of .Mitela"
Tic noward uEdl 7yt1t,s< ,cf the 18th SAYS:
!" No living maa ever sa. IN this part Of Indiana
tuth wheat crop IS there e tssS Jear- The lali.
u1e Of Eeetrol years past kecm7 only g have en-.
tLusetf our farsLCfs, tor E4st ausumu the1F soNea
xtcat in nearly esesy tth. TIE crop Just noT
abou. all Of it, l. wheat and nosaiEk else; 20 IJc,
to csEa,, 20 eccSle. Tie ah1cLs ssA1d 80 thitkly