Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-01
Thc Crops Elsewhere.

Ahc crops ElseMneres
VIRGINA-The Richmond Wig, Of June
%, SAYS:
Our advices, with few exceptions, report
the wheat and oat crop as unusually fine In
all parts Of the State. The apprehensions
Of damage from excessive rains would seem
in the main unfounded, and the fine
weather Of the present week has been all
that could be desired for the completion of
the harvest. The ihrashing, however, can
alone determine the yield. The wet weather
has delayed the corn crop, and made it
more backward than usual, but, we trust
there is plenty of time yet for it and to-
baceo.
INDIANA Terre Haute Express, of
June ~, says:
The wheat harvest is in full tide, and is
| found much better than the croakers tried
to make us believe. In quantity there is
| about two thirds the crop of last season,
but the grain is of the very best quality.
The corn never looked better than that
now growing on Fort Harrison prairie.
The Evansville Journal says
The harvesting has actively commenced,
and shocks Of grain now greet the eye all
through the neighboring country. A full
average crop, if not more, is promised.
The Yincennes Gazette says:
Harvesting has commenced in this county
in earnest to-day. The waving wheat fields
promise golden harvest for the worthy
husbandman. The quality OF the grain is
excellent, and the yield will be fully up to
the average.
The Bedford Netcs says:
Wheat harvest commenced in this county
yesterday. We are informed that the crop
will be an average one. This will be some
what encouraging to those who said, few
weeks ago, that there would not be more
than half crop.
The Cambridge Tribune says:
One OF our oldest residents says that for
years past the corn crop in this vicinity
has not been so forward at this date in June
as it is this season. A big corn crop is Just
what this part of the State needs this year.
WISCONSIN. Waukesha Freeman
reports that the prospects for corn in that
vicinity is pretty good at present.
The Sparta Herald says:
The general complaint among our
farmers is lack of rain. 1t is becoming Sc
rious, particularly in the southern portion
Of this country, where scarcely any rain
has fallen since the latter part of MAY.
Corn in many places will be light, but the
grass and grain crops have a fair chance
yet, if q little wet weather sets in within
reasonable time.
The Jefferson County Union says:
Although the drought is severe, still we
do not anticipate any such terrible results
to the crops, as many of our farmer friends
predict. We have seen considerable wheat
Of late in different parts of the coun-
try, and we notice that it has nateri-
ally improved in appearance within week.
Barley Is badly injured by the dry weather,
and it is doubtful if even half a crop is
realized. Oats are looking fine. Corn is
Of ''all sorts" this year, and last Saturday |
we saw corn which was planted the last |
week In April, and was just sprouting.
ILLNoIs.-A letter to the Tribune, from |
Sycamore, DeKalb county, June 24, en-
closes the following extract from the True
u. publican:
The most terrible drought that ever
afflicted this section of country still has its |
hot head upon us. The heavens are as |
brass; the parched earth is as if baked in |
furnace. We have had no rain to speak of |
since March. Not one-tenth of a crop of |
grass will be cut, and farmers are utterly |
unable to know how they are to winter |
their stock; the pastures are brown and |
bare-in many places gnawed down to the |
roots Of the grasses, and the lowing, hun |
cry herds are suffering sadly for water as
well as for food. Only about one-fourth |
of the wheat and oats will be worth har-
vesting, and that which is harvested |
will be a very short and small |
crop. The earliest planted corn
looks very well, but nearly one half of the |
corn ground is bare of any crop. On the |
newer lands in Pierce, Alton, Milan, Malta |
and South Grove, the prospect is less
gloomy Our correspondent adds. II am |
informed by those who have travelled ex-
tensively in the surrounding counties,
that the same deplorable state of things
prevails in eight or ten other coun-
ties in Northern Illinois and South
ern Wisconsin; so that, instead of ship
ping to Chicago millions of bushels of
grain the coming season, as heretofore, we
shall barely have enough for home con
sumption. Any amount of rain now would
not give us one-third of crop of wheat,
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