, 1870-07-01
CROPS.

CROPS.
| ILLINOIS.
The wheat crop inst. Clair County is COZ
identially expected to average from Is to j
bushels per acre.
The Belle Plain {Benton COUNTY, Gui0
says: We think that corn is, on tlio whole
dolng very vol, and ia little injured thus IA
by the drought where the plows la been ken
Iann1Iig. Mlleat will scarcely DO full croI
but bids lair to bo'a better one than that q
iast year. Potatoes arc suffering very muc
The Sioux City Journal sars. usr,
prtehart1, WHO has made tour Of tho portI
western tier of counties i'll this State recontly
informs III that tho crops never looked botte
y tnese counties than Mt the present time
wheat, oats, and corn promise m abnndau
yield. He further states tllat there ia NOR
acreage under cultivation tho present season
IN any. one Of the huff dozen counties he vis
gether."
| Tho Adams County ,,ournalsaya: "Whoa
N tlls county la generally thin on the ground
but looks healthy; oats have a ftpt-fate ID
peafance' com comes up quito evenly, but i
small aud yellow in many places. The lat
rims have helped all tho crops."
The Jones County EXPRESS eavs: HCrop
are looking fine, but it is supposed that til.
present lot, dry wc=thcr is anfavorable tt
"AEe*" cuaA lo promising exceedingly well
and has sufficient root to stand considerable
drought without injury. Potatoes never looked
better At this eeason, and everything indicates
q fruitful, prosperous year"
The Cedar Falls (Biack Hawk County, Ell
press saya: I'VE are convinced that Wheal
good, where i was planted deep and early
Lie raina Of the present week have raised the
oSpectatons Of the farmers greatly, though
tic dry weather has done much damage"
Tho Washington County Gazette says :
from almost every SECTION OF the county We
receive cheering intelligence of tho prospec-
| tive corn crop. Everything looks very Halter
ing except wheat, which IL said to be thin and
ehoIt: At this SEASON OF the year corn il
I probably better than it Inns Eeen known for
years. The splendid rains of ula forepart OF
| this week, could not have been moro oppor-
I tune"
Tho Waterloo Reporter says that it is not
possible that m average cron OF wheat can
now te realized throughout northwestern
Iowa: Tho editor puts Lis estimate fifty per
cent lower than lc would lave ilono two Weass
ago; basing lis estimate upon peryonal obser-
wilton III ton or twelye counties in Northwest.
etn Iowa during the past eight days.
wheat never looked 20 badly ut this tina Of
year since ne camo to Iowa, eight years ago.
There are hundreds u acres in GrundY Coin
ty t4t never will be cut, md tho entire brentlth
sown viii lot yield ona-thirl of = crop. Old
land IL little Uttter, bnt il terrible failure"
WISCONSIN,
Ihe Monteilo Eapress says: "Csops ara al
ready suffering fsr want OF moisture. Rye is
too far advanced to be injured nr1o1l. but
wheat and oats will suffer materially by con-
tlnaanco OF the drought. Corn IL growing fine-
y, aud nov promises to be an abundant crop.
but this too neetls rall,'
The Omro Union reports that tile crons
generally are about mildling, thoughc corn NAV
for If.
Tho Hudson Democrat eays tho recent
continued dry weather has Affected tho crons
unfarotaLly, and, il rain is long DELAYED, tae
late sown fields, at least, will bo seriously
Tho Dunn County Neaos SAVE: uThe nrea.
cnt appearance Of the growing crops il not so
tlattering az were the Indications sorne DAYS
ago. Wheat and oats arc Just heading. and
the dry and extremely lot weather is unfayor-
able at this time"
The BoscoLel journal says: "From the
highlands We learn that the crops nre suffer-
ing severely from want Of rain. On tho low
lands, and moro especially OIL the sand prai-
Hes Immediately in the vicinity Of Boscobel.
s;roNu."
WISCONSIN. IOWA, AND ILLINOIS,
The Madison journal of June % sa7H.
" During tho recent editorial excursion NO took |
particular pains 10 note the appearance of the !
crops iu tile region through which ne 1,ssssd
Starting from this point, whore, in conse-
quenco Of the prolonged drought, grass, az
sept on Tue marshes, ii about all dried up, and |
both t1nall grains md corn arc looking very |
poorly, the condition Of tho crops steaflily in
proved till we passed into Grant County. In !
tie northern part OF that county, and Of Iowa. |
They were looking quito well on good soil. IN |
The vicinity Of Prairie du Chen, we we're told
crops had suffered from dry weather. With
the exception of very few tlry streakasin |
Iowa, we found the whole breadth Of tie
State on both routes by which we crossed i
covered with the freshest yerdure grass. es-
pcc,ally on the prairiea, heavy and good: |
small graius looking gool-though We were
md easily blown from tie roots to prodGce
very heavy Crops Of wheat. wlife corn ,rae
and The yield Of tho State tia
year promises to be larger and batter than
ever before, crowdiny hard on that Of Illinois,
Near Davenport there YVES large breadth Of
the appearance Of fields grew con-
stautiy worse till We Reached the yiejn;tv or
FEeeport, and from there az far a.
Elklo1n, as We wero informed, the con-
1ition Of things in Southe1n Wisconsin
md Northern Illinois is most lamentablo The
my crop has amounted to nothing; pastures
lro completely parched up, and present the
'o!or Of the dusty road and have little more
! ,ouT1hhnent: There is no water in many of
he brook beds, and cattle are very thin. Very
cw ne4as o. alnal gfain w1ll pay for cutting,
he il! siIaW m = oeng very short, standing very
nlDs ana ,no 1 nsa1s having hardly anything on
9em: s; a 1ew nelos O. re, about ready to cut,
1le people Of that region will have
,1tia 'e ~ ~ psoaaGe @ lof themselves or their
~. io"a t iut w.. pasture; IMhEe improve grad
'A''s AA'1A1 '0o S'".a nna nofth.
rto vbcot no,vest piAs4 =, 4.x,,.
ow abont over T,o c1on yeMe,son u 1, County
1to NJ. da Etop - 1aIi !, average.
nj nrosnect % for 10y oun' ;,a EYE +ssyss me pres.
tands higher md c1asner r"ey nn,L thn huuo'ies:
iye sncceedine yesr.s n ~" pa,,osta s4u ~ my
vho Ias TRAVELLED tbronn1, tbpa tpo.e la1nef
he lagffen iays.n 'Ae0e eoant1ee IN
Tho Terre Unnte Goze,to ao-g. uu
yerv Dart OF the State the nsne1;, him. ;ntn1
u nearly MI parts tha ranorts a9a fav6,oi1a sJin
~ fhn ;rt,i,rt;n,e - ,,-oi1sn p a.o tatot4uaes
tate. In tl,is Vicinity 1;La IN aim6s. III o.Ia tIe
r parts. corn III the bceipning Of tbe season
;as ouite lackwar7i buf the ,1rosrect nna 7Ga -
The Terre 1Ianta ksrn1ess aars ssnu,o
7lcat harvest is in fulj fiie. and IL ,,,-nJ
npcb better than f,,a cro,Ior tr;aa -, ,,aI
. lel;oye In uuantitv ti,ero ;s nhont ~. 'tta1e
birds fha Gran ~ i,st ss.Sn,, t,+ ~ wv: wv
nf tha verv has. nno1;tr T'n' !" 'o' 'no sts1p
y Wrho Wn;t,,;n1taln H1ot laa4.s ny. uu
~ III, - w., 1I.s tro,,, ,ros+ ~ iGs remarkably
en' ana M iion presenl ~ IN. .nu,ca!ione there will
laai s!at 9Iape ~ u Gosn Ialsea 10 THIS por-
IN u to ST. H. nat tneae s, las oeen TOT sew
.u scAe. 1"' 'ay1s e'p pfoanses 70 DO rs |
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