White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-06-02


Crops.
In Illinois the soil is in Q measure ex
hsusted from incesssnt cropping; bat or
good land. where the seed was sown By
the 20th Of September, the crop looks
about - well IS in average years. A
grest breadth Of land was sown. aud the
prospects arc that what is lost in the Ter
tilify Of the soil will be made mp in The
number of acres under cultivation.
Very little winter wheat was sown in
Wisconsin. but the reports concerning
that little ars favorable without excep-
ton. the early sown being particularly
fine
Minnesota is without any winter grain
worth mentioning.
lows has scarcely teu'h of her wheat
area occupied BY the winter variety. "
this but little complaint has been made
of winter-killing or low condition. and
an sversg. crop is anticipated.
In many Of the counties OF Missouri
the crop is looking we'll. Some COM
PLANT Of freez'ng is made. 10 Lewis.
Vernon, Taney, Howard and Barton
counties, these complaints are most nu-
merous. and bat half or Iarter crop
is anticipated. But vita advancing
spring the crop generally looks more en-
cour.eing. Some reports Of the ravagrs
Of the lIessian Ay are received, bnt not
sufficient materially to affect the crop.
The reports from Kansas are cheering in
the extreme. Scarcely g complaint is
heard from any County. A very graf
breadth Of winter wb-at was sown, and
su immense crop is nov promised.
Nebraska sows but very little grain;
but the crop. wherever seen. is in excel
lent condition.
Cslifornia promises another excellent
crop. A comparatively dry winter was
feared. but . sufficient rainfall to secure
Q good crop was experienced. In Sacra-
men,o Comfy the crop is better than last
year. In Yuba County it was never bet
Ter. In Eldorado Comfy it is fifty per
cert. better than nsusl. From Plumss
and Msndocino Counties similar favora.
BILE reports are received. 10 Monterey and
San Luis Obispo prospects are less en-
coursgins.
Most Of the Counties of Tennessee re,
port good crops. many Of them excellent,
and very f,w unfavorahls. Anderson.
Campbell. Davidson, Over. Hawkins.
Jefferson. L.uderdsle. Monroe. Obion.
Polk. Rhes. Smith. and Union Counties
report "sbovs the average" or "a fine
stand"
The crop generally looks well through
ont Arkansas. A fair average is repor-
ted from most Of the wheat growing Coun-
ties.
In Texas the best lands. and those
particularly adapted to wheat. are given
up to cotton. Whare sown. drought in
terfered to some extent with it's growth.
But in most of the Counties where sown
it is looking well.
More than forty Counties of Kentucky
report favorably, many Of them promis-
ing more than an average crop.
West Virginia makes . poor show.
owing to late planting and cold weather,
Fields early sown look well.
A majority Of the Counties Of Ohio
report both wheat and rye ss unpromis-
ing in appearance. below average. or not
40 good as last year. One cause Of the
inferior condition was late sowing. Very
wet weather is also mentioned While
such complaint is made. the injury is
OF such Q character as to be re
medied by the favorable weather Of April
and May; and later reports indicate that
April has brought much Of recuperation
in it's genial weather.
Michigan reports favorably.
Indiana reports below the average in q
majority Of the Counties. though the in
jur,es. as in Ohio. are mainly snch as
are repar,ble by due proportions Of rain
showers during the spring months. One
correspondent writes from Warren Coun-
ty that "in the spring of 1864 the ep
pearsnce was most unfavorsble up to the
6rst of Msy. aud that year we had the
best wheat crop that l have seen during
residence of over forty years 10 this
neighborhood."
The reports from Oregon are few, bat
generally favorable.
In Montana the spring wheat is con-
sidered the more certain crop. through
the winter variety q. present looks
we'll. II also looks well in Washington
Territory. From Utah reports are not
uniform. but generally favorable.