, 1870-05-13
Crop6,

A letter from Jeraeyvilla, Ill, May says:
's Crop prospects were mover better through
out this portion Of the State than at present.
It is true that wheat is not aa good as it has
been some years. but there is not more than a
third of crop in. Corn is nearly all planted,
oats look splendid, and Indications are that
harvest will commence the latter part of june"
The Indianapolis journal Of the 1ltil says:
p" We have nothing new to report in regard to
crop prospects. II seems to be generally given
regard to the certainty OF 4 bountfnl yield OF
wheat while present indications are that, not
wittstanding the late setback, fruit will come
to the ' Average = of Ass former N' Years. 81
The Ter1e Haute Journal says !: :" Cer-
tainly. in this region, tho Indications are
auspicions for bountfn yield OF all the frnits.
trouble from potato bugs this year. In some
parts Of the country these little pests injured
the crop serious]r last yeaE. Tho prospect for
wheat in that county is very 1sttering. It was
supposed, some time SINCE, that tho fruit was
badly damaged, but theze il hut little appre-
hension in regard to it now"
The Rochester (N. ~ Democrat Of the
10th Says: 1--WE have taken some pains this
spring to ascertain the condition Of the grow
ing crop, and We believe, with the exception Of
a few localities, the prospect il very nearly as
good as last year at this time. In some places
wheat vas soWn late last fall, and tlid not set
as large growth as was desirable bcfore cold
weather; in the early part Of winter there
was very Little snow, and fears were OF
pTeseed that the crop would bo largely
injured BY exposure. The heavy SHOWS cover
ing the ground ths latter part Of winter Wero
of tho weather has been favorable. No freez-
ing and thawinS to throw the roots ont Of the
efou,;l. There l1ayt, been timely raina, asa is
4 consequence tho fields arc looking uncom-
monty well. Some farmers, a fortnight aSo,
thought there might be danger from the tn
sect, as the harvest would probably be late-
hut the unusually warm. f3no weather recontiy
has given the blades fine start. An oSten.
eive wheat grower in Livingston County told
us after the rsius OF last week, that tho crop
was safe-no ordinary condition Of tilings
could prevent u fino CROP"
says "a gentleman WHO has male obderya~
tions in the region Of Centreville, Alameda
sEounty, SAYS that unlesa more rain falls very
soon III that region the wheat crop will be very
nearly . failure. It is now almost certain that
the wheat crop en- the cntito west side OF tho
remark viii apply to tho creator part q LIZ.
the San Joaquin Valiey tho drought
has been less disastrous, but even there
the prospects for q full crop arc very poor. A
gentleman who has made extensive observa-
tiops from San Diego to Monterey Bay, SAYS
that tho crops arc failure in San Diego
County, and no moro rain is expected in that
region. In Los Ahgelos County the crops IN
the moist valleys still look well !: but upon
higher lands, and on the hills, the grass Is
dead, and the drought is alroady telling on
herds and locks. In Santa Cruz County,
which ia one OF the best watered counties ia
tie Stale. the crop prospects are very fair.
Putting Ill the data together which can be oil.
tained, and making allowance tor exaggerated
statements and I've general disposition to
icroak,' the droutL is more serious one
this year than for many proceeding years. A
rninfaIi within tl.e next ten days would help
the 1asturcs in ali places where they are not
lutned up, and probably the late sown wheat:
The greatest injury sustained from lack Of
brains vii be in tlelarse districts south ofithe
are in most instances already pretty cetta,n.'