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


OHIO. .
The wheat crop of 1869 is the best we nave
had in Perry County for good many years The Wnsa'
had some pretty heavy rains upon It "hie u e'oou -
shock but il suffered material injury theroOy anu
has all been safely housed or stacked Inc grass oP
heavy-very heavy, and for week past there mas
oo rain and A has been good time for making and put
tnr IN hay A few more days OF good weather WIN 81
abe the farming community to save the balance Vi 'u
oroD The click OF the mower the wheting OF INC oF
ra,bjopea moving scythe be heard in every eauow
and have the geuter sex In their suhuo"sCl
bonDets out in the fields raking hay oats are Pnu'
,rop and are now being cut down In most Piaoos' ~
the heaviest We have had for good many Jo@ie' ~"
growing corn crop looks unusually we'll Ar"o, eoo VI
nanted late: some OF 1t did not get worked Wheh
4. ho,ld have been ON account Of the wet some wei
o,s on thu lowest lands appear to have been ofO"neu
ont and look yellow; but the farmers generally managed
m some way to get their corn heds as Gear on weTS
- time or laid by the farmers call IT, IL looks
bsfter as general thing. than 1t usually does az TINS
ue S Cabbage and garden vegetables generally
,oS very wen aud are, and will be abundant Black
herres are rpc and plentiful and selling at 2Oc per
Gallon or 81 so per bushe Considerable quantues on
Them are being shipped to towns westward along the
line OF the Cininnat and GAINESVILLE Railroad 10 towns
situated In communities where the people are not ehte
nrns enough 10 raise their own backberres or are so
Careless as o tramp down and otherwise destroy the
vines Apples arr beginning 20 be ripe and pretty pen
ana wpeT erop Of this most useful of all fruits this
latitude The peaches appear 70 nang tcA On wy o
and they promise we'll but their season mas mol YET come
The dsn,son plum hangs about thick as usual upon
tine trees aud beginning 10 turn TO thaJ Deauuu
blue; but we will have 70 wait some time before we can
tT Their merits or tell actually what they viii do; but
good supply Is anticipated. have heard some com
extent they have suffered do know. have seen
some very fine looking specimens that appeared 10 DC
Msssing,ip, Cos,nfy.-The harvest is well under way
about half Of the wheat IN rlcks ana the hayins
getting along finely. The OaJ crop, which IS heaVy, ~
partly ripe Nothing is suffering, and with ten days u
good weather all will be safe. -,, .ro-od
Jefferson C0tmts-The wheat Is generaly garpeb0 S
and tho yield has been very large The oats are now
being cut The crop is large and the yield s
The corn is growing finely The nay crop VII suG Uv
from the continued rain The Weld OF potatoes Is yer!
large aud the quality generally hrs SSc no doubt Int
the largest crop of wheat ever harvested IN TINS country
mas ]bs b Sg nnusaY pinmp and nice There can
be doubt but -four for the next year. Will De eheaP
the oat Weld viii be full average and the corn though
very backward WI probably yield nan crop h1
they prosper al other classes enjoy greater success OI
buckwheat we are not Informed. The chances TOT put
have to rely on our Penns friends for the supply
of cakes.
The Vincennes Gazette says: "The wheat in
this vicinity is all harvested and in good condition We
think the average yield will be about seventeen bushels
to the acre There will be effort the part of the
farmers to get their wheat threshed soon as possible
in anticipation of decline in prices There is probably
more wheat raised in this and adjoining counties this
season than before. The crop will not be as
large as may be generally expected there is probably
onethrd less ground planted than the farmers INTENDED
in consequence Of the continued rains and overflow in
the Spring The potato crop will be abundant but the
breadth Of ground planted small the prices were so
low the Spring to discourage the raising for the
market There will be than the usual amount OF
buckwhest sOwn and should the season prove favorable
a large crop may be expected The peach crop is the
49, lN.ea ~ Ill
early varieties will appear In market this week The ap
ple crop will be above the average Plums mostly
destroyed by the cureuho The melon vines indicate
The LGEavete Journal says Corn on the high grounds
IN this county, and at points West is beginning 10
fassel ONT and promises fair Yield though rather back
aTd On fhs bottoms however and low grounds il is
played-Out institution. Many farmers are actually de
batting the prOpriey Of blowing up their corn and plant
ing turnps Winter feed for their stock aud great
many will no doubt, do So"
The Indianapolis Journal says In several places in
the Southern parts OF the State have heard or dis
tant approach TO drouth. Rain has been needed q
want not at all appreciated in the north and center,
farmer In Fountain County sends the following state
ment condition Of things there, and It is very
dOubIedy largest crop Of wheat has been secured
that has ever been any year since II has 6eeI
Is fine. the berry plump, and the grain free from all i'm
purities The continued high water has destroyed TIT
last hope OF any produce OF corn on the Wabash bot
toms This In otherwise good corn seasons very sensi
bly, affects the aggregate produce IN the whole valley
the same cause has materially affected the whole cro
that under the most favorable circumstances for the re
crop. Hay aud oats are a fair average All crops
both garden and field, promise well. Our apple anC
peach trees are well loaded, but think the fruit Is les
far than If had had less rain The quantity of SINAI
fruit was never exceeded"
ILLINOIS.
The following valuable information concern
Ing the wheat crop Northwest from the circua
Of Oliver Hart Of Milwaukee, issued July %
Beng DESTROYS OF obtaining for use OF our CORE
spOudents the latest and reliable information
cernng the growing wheat last week issued owe
900 circulars of inquiry TO the different station agen
along 1000 miles Of railroads through the wheatgrown
country tributary 70 the city and some to Chicago
Illinois, north of the Chicago and North Western Raj
road; Iowa, all north Of Clinton and Council Bluffs Wi
cousin and Minnesota. From these inquiries we hav
received over $50 replies all Of which have CAREFUL
reau anu conPileu 10 print eacn TgPJ NOud MAKE on
circular too voluminous our inquiries we're as TO CON
paraVe quantity sown over last year; condition OF com
Ing crop quantity Of old wheat In farmers hands ant
when harvests would be general careful synopsis o
the whole warrants the following:
replies, which report about the average sOwn a
last year That the crop was much damaged by rain
best twOthirds crop OF ordinary wheat That there
Is about 10 to IS cent Of the old crop in farmers
with many that have had from a southern par
Of the State which has suffered from excessive wet
weather"
WISCONSIN.
awe have issued in this State over 100 in.
qures covering every railroad station where wheat in
any quantity is marketed, and have the following replies
Six stations report less land 20 wheat than last
year condition Of the crop poor, injury being done by
rain rust blight, and scab not two-thirds Of croI
will be secured But little wheat left in farmers hands
Harvest Aug to rs. sixtyhye stations report same
amount Of land last year condition Of the croI
exceent better yield ia looked for than have had
for years past Stock farmers hands average about
5000 bushels 70 each station Harvest about 9Th 10 18th
OF August Thrtytwo stations report average OF q
Per cent more land 10 wheat this year than last
condition Of crop never better. Stock Of old wheat
farmers hands average about 5000 bushels each sta
ton. Harvest 9th to 18th Of August"
IOWA,
eve issued inquiries to G8 stations in this