The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-06-16

The general cool weather and abund-
anoe Of rain throughout Minnesota,
since seeding and planting first COM
menced, have had very beneficial Of. |
tect upon crops. The most favorable
reports are received from all portions |
# the State, especially concerning
wheat, which has remarkably strong
and rank growth. The cool weather
has not been so good for corn, but even
that Is not really backward. Every
thing goes to indicate an unusually
abundant harvest.
Other States have not been favored
quito SO we'll. Drouth has prevailed
throughout many portions Of the East,
South and West. This has been felt
specially in Ohio and Michigan, and
in Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa until
quite recently. New England and West
ern New York have also suffered. In
Nebraska a spell of extremely cold
weather affected the corn injuriously,
but small grains are looking we'll.
Crops in New Mexico are suffering from
drouth. The foreign reports predict
short crops in many places.
| We give below some extracts from
exchanges in other states-the first
having been published before the rains
which visited Illinois, Iowa and Wis
consin:
| The season, thus far, has not been
as favorable to growing crops as was
anticipated at an earlier period. A
drought has prevailed over large DIS
; trlcts in the Northwestern States, and
is quite severe id districts south and
east of US. A large breadth of grain
was sown, but much Of it looks light
and thin. In places the soil has been
so dry and parched that corn has no,
even sprouted, while only exceptions,
fields are well up with a thriving look
In all the dry districts, grass aud
clover are quite short, and the prospect.
for abundant food for stock are moi
| flattering. Plentiful rains have prevailed
throughout Southwestern Wisconsin
3, and We have heard no complaints from
Iowa aud Minnesota, so that the asgre
t gate crops will doubtless make a tai
= average in those States. Without
;, change, however, aud abundant rains
crops Of all kinds will be short in
largo district of country-Chica9
d Republican.
. Dispatches from various points i
> Iowa give good accounts of the CROWN
n crops. In this State raio has recent
le fallen in many localities, and the pro-
=. pect for bountiful harvest is muc
J, -. improved. Should there be plenty
+ rain from this time on the crops will {
well, as they have good root, aud it
not late in the ssason.-Mil,oauk
IL Wisconsin.
N The Chicago Post has telegrar
s. from large number Of counties of !
Or inois in relation to the crop prospec
e. Nearly all are very aattering for co
Il. and small grains. The crop o. or.
and fruits will not be equal to last ye
III many localities.
or The Post Of Saturday says: "T
h. prospect for corn and small grains,
- most parts Of Michigan, Indiana, Illine
III Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nilsson
OF Kansas, and Nebraska, is at this til
govd. With favorable season hen
forth, the yield of our staple prod
lions will probably be at least an av
mo age crop. In Europe, however, the
~ weather continues. A London dispat
'1n Of the 9th states that the alarm amo
lii farmers, on account of the continr
at dry weather, almost amounts to par
oer But if the promises Of the great or
r.: producing regions of the United Sta
DIX now held ont prove good in results,
ON world will not lack for food"