, 1870-06-10
CROPS,
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E7kn11sa. Juno 9.-The crops OF Whiteside
and adjoining countieA have been materially
injured By the continued drought. Oats,
wheat, and barley lave Biooled out but little,
lid have begun to turn yellow. Grass and
meadow land has scatcely donned healthy
green appearance. Corn, where it was COLI
stsnt!y cultivated, is not much affected by the
drouth Last Saturday tho first ram of any
consequence for snreral months, fell, roEiving
tie appearance OF things, aud cheariag the
heaTts Of farmers
OnnE1, June a.-Coo1 and cloudy; cop
prospects good
-3ErrTSsos, June 9.--cool and clear; crop
-CAnRo11, juno s.-Weather cool; crop
prospects very dne.
-a11ssorn1 VALLEY, juno 9.-Crop pros~
pects very favorable, except corn, which is
backward.
weeds lave got tho start Of wheat Oats look
well, and corn is first rate.
DUNLAP, june 9.-The prospects, for wheat
are good. 1t is too cold for corn.
Low Moon. juno 9.-Corn Is splendid:
Small grain is light on the ground, bnt will
yield heavy. '@.-
LWuEAT1Axp, Juno a.-Wheat ia thin, but
tae quality is good. The weather is too warm.
All other grain hzat-rate.
--LlsDoN, Jnne 9.-The prospects wero
nevet more favorable for good crop.
Nesther cool.
fine, and there arc prospects for 9 good cropah
round.
NORWAY, june, 9.-Corn looks favorable.
Wheat and oats unfavorsble. It has been too
dry for email grain.
CHELSEA, Iuua 9.-The farmers hero report
al tho crops looking unusually well for this
time OF year. ..
-MAnsHA11, June 9.-Tho prospects wero
never better for excellent crops Of all kinds In
The Des afoines Regitser OF the 9Th says
"lowa crops never looted bettor, aud were
never ag forward a. now. Ths best young
corr the State over had is that which is now
eotering the ground with it's green l. ia
farther along, looks better, is growing faster,
and il cleaner tllap any corn we hare ever Beeu
in the State, aud there ia more Of it.. We are
now speaking Of tho Southern half OF the State,
over Which We have recently passed and what
wo know to be true Of Southern Iowa is re-
norted 10 10 be true Of the northern half. 1owa'e
rank in 1858 among tic corr StAtos was
fourth. This year, if no disaster falls upon us.
We ehall stand in the record Tor 1870 no farther
down IL tho runks than third. The smaller
grains, whilo not looking SO well as corn. 81 IN
several former sea5s nut SOU, se,u se5y ,;o goota T.
do we'll, but as June has opened In frequent
showers, they may recover and set he heavy,
These crops arc OF narrower breadth than
| usual, the experience of last year, viii its
vet season, high harvest wages, and Low
| prices FOR the grnin at market, having con-
yirced tho farmers that tho best rule this yea1
would be little less wheat md q little moro
corn.
| WISCONSIN.
OsHKoEH, June "a copious shower Of rain
] fell last night, doing an immense amount oil
! good. Crops of all kinds in this portion oi
tLe State are looking finely, and are two OF
! three weeks further advanced than usual a
! this season Of the year.
| MADISON, Juno 9-Though there were
showers in different directions about here, not
enough rain fell hero yesterday to lay the dust
! md it still continues very dry. Crops Of III
kinds arc suffering in consequence. Reports
from the State at large, especially the westst1
and northern part, are quite favorable. The
| weather is very cool.
| APPLETON, June 9.-All tho crops in tlit
vicinity look very favorable, and tho fArmett
| are IN good spilitB
-GaEEs Day, June 0.-All the crops lool
ycrylfayorable in this region.
| -FoND Du Lac, Juno 9.-The prospect il
| for good crop.
RACINE, June 9.-Since tha min storm o1
Saturday last. grain has improved very much
| Previous TO that time, in BONE fields. little o.
no gram bad appeared abovo the ground, ant
the grass in pastures waa badly scorched. Con-
|
The Baraboo Herald says: =. Most Of tht
hop-yards are looking remarkably well, ani
there arc no Indications Of lice. Some yards are
| troubled With the worm, but no serious iniur,
is anticipated from them"
| MICHIGAN. .-.
DETROIT, June 9--The Detroit Tribune thii
morning publishes reports froD special eo11s
! spondentH in all parts OF the State OF the pres
ent condition Of the crops. Its facts may be
summarized as foilowH: Wheat gives pool
promise, the estimates Of many being that
there viii not be more than half = crop. II
many districts 1t has been badly winter killed
especially in exposed locations; it Stands thil
upon TIE eround, while Tue growth OF straw l.
very light, the heads being. in some instances
mentioned, not more than from eigh'
to twelve inches from the ground Ihe drt
weather also greatly injured the spring crops
especially grass. EARLY in the season al prom
I ised well. but the d1oughthAs been razy severe
" felt, and there will undoubtedly be shori
crop of several, il not all. the chief staples
bountiful rain shall speedily eet m But up
plee peaches, ETC., promise well aB Jet. There
was q heavy nhower last night, but to-day, al
| though cloudy, no rain has fallen. Unlesl
there shall be abundant rain soon, the abovI
discouraging p1opheeics viii be fulfilled
! MINNESOTA
The st. Paul Pioneer Of the 9Th says
| "Wleat lookn we'll throughout the State, ami
promises an uuuBnaliy eariy harvest"
CANADA.
The Montreal Hitness says fall wheat i
winter~Ened in many places, snd tho c!ol
must be short but spring wheat md othe
grain are GENERALLY looking remarkably we'll
We have: tbs news Of he prevalence Of
France e>atwardly sn hadehnste distance, pei
h.pa even to thu ronfknAo Of Asix, CT heyun