, 1870-07-18
Crops.


The Decatur Ht7Hhitcan Of the ftts ssys.
1.-THE wheat crop ii1s been harvested and ri,
! far cur knowledge extends, SIacc1 County
has a fair yield. The oats crop IL shEt in tho
rt1aw, bus the yield will be abundant anu t,o-
| ta;ucs viii be more than an aye1sse cr.r,r
| Tie prospect for heavy crop Of coriha. not
ieen SO good for many years. In 1ncon+iutuca
! at The Mnus,.alr early spring, the .A1u.rs
| succeeded in planting a great brs,it!. Ut
| ground, and POOR field Of corn is sc=rcls to
be Ecen.
The Chippewa Falls h.noc1nt saysthe ap-
pre}enslane fell by son,e for the safet- Of tliy
CROPS on account Of drought are abu. DIS
PEELED. The two heavy showers 'rsch tell
last week did an immense au1ount or .oof
The Sparta Herald ltssns that seezxl Of
I the farmers i'll the upper Lacrosse vaey aEo
inteti6lG TO conuieilce cutting their winter
uheat during this week II appears have
hlied. we'll. not"uhetattainE the ,1t,tnaa
sszouth. EAEiy .priug wLeus is ali, dniuE
we!l, and will he ready for rcarias nui, elzIt-
CT than usual \ fair crop Of wheat u1y Ia
| expected.
The Boseot,el ,taurna! says tho eaowerA
at lart week will Prove 6f great wort: to s2Ia
crop., more especially rorn. as that co,nodi-
ty was very mucl. in need II rain to jusnre
anxthiug more than half crop. Sinai grain
il 70 far advanced that it will prove lit.lo
heuetit to 1t.
The lanesviiie Gazrtfe publishes arctu1-
- AtP&4EA eta%StUtIlI Oh &le cFupa III he nli-
tesent 1owns Of Koek County, trnu salich it
"ouid appear that crops geueralty ,i1I be
mura better shan wan feased few. weeks
since.
Tho Walworth County In.L7eatl7s says
there il no Disgusting the fart thst smsltgran4
are materially injured t,s the dsonth. btt ssll1
the crop "iA re vastly. better than prorssel a
month ago. 0at- are looking finely ii .usuy
places Corn il coming On splcn,1,tlly, AID vers
seldom promised any better At this .eason.
Wheat will s'e fair crop, and IL likely t, be Of
be light, but OF eou.! qua1iry.
MICHIGAN.
The nttroit fs-s5stEe Of the 18th has tae fut-
living:
shi- sciahs. There Il very fa!r crur. sml 1:s,.
n"rry II large. n1ntnE, and nf = superior 4uaIis.
Crrn ltoks extrrrntls well. aud never p1,n,ss.t
csnr vii! not s,t an age. srtine whea. corn,
ratas an't rs'tat,,es never Iopke'l '~tse..
| "EEuHNn.-IIaryrsting IL progressing tsnr!g.
tt"st II Tile Wfieht + r' anil part vF E,l>esl-
| We na't.haa dreuclng showers every aIslt this
week, which Will delay The securing of th.. ~
na'a!ng part nl tie WHEAT very much Alls;.s,ls
| rrrrs are h'nktnZ finely, and lh1 ialr fur :sn
abundant Yield. ''t,Tn neses 1ooke7! hettsr. ant
quite, as Eoosl ~ eser ''cs',r..
"1nT Inx--Fo7 sonc days past we haze NAT
discomfort Of the iaroers. i.arxt:: auansiues .;
Mheat a.e cut amt re,,. M shocked ID The odd antt
II Is feared Will he badly injured by tac wer
"lrtHpa, cas. foa"sy-Nheat In this vicinity
= all harvested. but tarke prupor,lnn IL MtI i'll
| haseTetar,!c,' stacking. The straw OF ihc nrlhi
vas very ahurt an! male the cu,ting ty reaptfs
d!1fcnlt matter, but the berry Is very plump un.,
Corn shows splendid growth. many n4hIs are
ta.seletl otif aud the prsfect Is gt4t for heavy
wsli fe good The roia,o-bu: bus bstn Sey IT,.
Fs'Mrtise and has stripped some eItls and nnly
The hase stalks are iett stan%!sng.
| Charlottesville wheat &s nearly Silent N this
ssc!a!'y- The czar is llsht. Corn neses goo:e4l
! l~rftf MY. hats arr unusually heavy.
| "NatssaH.-1here is A4!ae complaint 2r.oue
! by The late fains--
| The st. Johns {Clnton Coansy) Republican,
ta..: From various paEts ef the consi :,
We learn that the wheatcror will be IN aser ,i;a
than half rsiat growth. but il we'll filed.
Oats never looked Better, wllIe the corn crop
| it doing well."'
The Grand Haven l:toa SAYS: THE wheat
harvest IL nearly over. aud though the csoP Is
not heavy. i il srledia quslity. The drought
stands 1ather thin. get The rains came last in
| season TO lenGthen the beads and fiji them
with ~ fine = berry ~ u ever produced, The
crop VIII, on the whole, be q fair one.'
| The Csesopo1s Democrat says: by the
time this paper reaches the reader, the great
| bulk Of the wheat in CAss County viii b. cut
and IN the shock. From some t1asel in differ
ent parts OF the county, and from all tne in
formation We can obtain, our judgment i that
| the wheat -rop viii be fully up to the average
| in this county. The straw il much shorter
| and lighter than Last year, but the heads arc
well filled with large plump kernels. The
weather hss been Favorable for harvesting.
AMI the wheat il probably all secured ia good
| condition. The corn crop il looking well and
t il 1t fuiflls the PROMISE Of ita present afpear-
ance, will give An sbunasnt sicld."
| MINNESOTA.
/ The Hasec& Netcs tays that in that r,ejon
| there will be shout tuo-thir,ls wheat crop.
While the straw will ba short and NOT over
lu1uriant on the ground, the grsip viii cep-
e:s1ly bo l1Fe md plump. The cvla crop
The shakopee 4trgus sass: From our
observation upon trip 10 the South, thpugh
! Eagle Creek sna Spring Lake, and ID tho
| Southwest, through shskopee, Louisville.
Sand Creek, Helena, and Belle Plaine, the
majority Of wheat fields that came undei our
observation uou1d indicate yield equal fe a.
most fair average crop. We noticsa no
| heavy growth Of STRAW and no lodged gniu.