, 1870-07-04

there are now but 80, 766 landed proprietors III
the whole island In Franco there wc1o, iu
1861, ,8a5, 12t landed proprietors Of all kinds.
OF this number, above 100000 wero rural
proprietors, Of whom 3,7o9,759 wero actual
cultivators Of tue soil. or the rural propric-
average, about two and one half acres 2,000,
GOO average about nine acres each.
CROPS.
ILLINOIS.
The Decatur Republican OF Juno 30 Says
1.-THE wheat harvest ia now in full blast, in
this county, aud tho quality ri tho crop il cy-
eullent. though the yield per acre will not Le
large, ow:rg 10 tho thin stanl.' Uncla Joe
Long has plaeed on our table specimens Of
wheat, from his farm, the heads of which nre
rather short, though the berry is very plump.
He says he has not known such al carly lar-
vest since he came TO this county, in 1896"
The Carthage (HancocA County, Republi-
can shys: ''LaIgo portions OF tho county,
including the vicinity Of Carthage, arc suffer,
ing undeniably from drought. Rains have
visited portions Of the county in patches, not
extending over mile or two in extent. In one
or two instances they have been accompanied
5y wind and bail, doing p 10 inconaideFable
Tho Bureau County Republican OF juno
50 says; 1t is cur opinion that Bureau
County will produee magnificent yield Of Nos.
and corn. Everywhere the corn looks
healthy, and unless the drought continues for
an unreasonable length Of time, NO may e1-
pett pct sgs p5gs sgop Of soG xs Gn t1as oasnss Sss
although the quality will be better
than any raised in the county for years. Oats,
arc uneven, yet Will DO more than 3 half crop.
Rye and barley are faring rs good as could be
expected, but the grass crop will be oxccod-
ingly Light. We have largo amount Of hope,
hut II we don't have rain soon suffering from
drought will be very general.
Tho LaSa1le Press Of July says: "Smsll
grain and grasses arc now almost total failures
in tho vicinity Of LaSalle. As yet the corn
crop looks very well, but needs speedily 3 CO.
pious rain to make good crop. The greatest
the great drought is d loss Of very much OF
the bay crop, which il becoming very impor-
tant to our people All stock-raisars and butter
and cheese-mnkere. On the south eido OF tho
river, one farmer who had sixty acres OF
grass (timothv) has moved the sanie
and left it on the ground. not considering it
worth securing, and being not over three tons
on the whole si1ty ac1es. Ghould we have
liberal supply Of rain soon, it ID possible that
tma11 yield OF second crop hay may be &C.
cured, but the price Of hay Will undoubtedly
DO very high in this vicinity next fall.
LA1En-"Heayy shower Thursday night, and
as We 60 to press Friaay) there is fair pros.
4SNS A0A
The Grant County Herald says: 1.-THE
crops are near drying up for the want Of rain.
Corn is doing genera3ly better than the enkl
grains, because worked. But the other crops,
with grass aud potatoes, are At stand or fall
ing, for lack Of rain"
The West Eau Claire Ne.cs reports that
crops are suffering terribly for want Of rain
The hay crop Will be very short one.
The Durnnd Times, il rain does not come
very soon, tho entire crop OF wheat and oats
Will ee destroyed.
Tho hllbutn City Muror OF Jnne 50 says:
We ha!e endeasored torthe past week TO OBJ
tain reliable information from all sections Of the
neighborhooo, ana nave seon Persons, pro
ducers and those 1terestcd IN the culture OF
hops. and find the opinion general Of the PROF.
Pecslvt small amount to he harvested this sou
son. The ravaBeA OF the grub and cut vorm
havo: been mora general than Was
At first supposed, and many yazls
,havo been nearly DESTROYED By these
pests. Add to; this the intense beat during
the continued dry periods that wc have passed
through, and which now exists, and the vines
have been md are now affected beyond re.
demption, and no showers or any quantity Of
rain, We think, can bring the average amount
up to more than ha1f Of that Of the preceding
year, while soine prodncass insist that the
yield vii! not be more than one-qu41tes. In
Sauk, Adams Columbia, juneau, and Monroe
Eou0Ies tue lePoIe hlno sane' AoPall, ~
Monroe County, the accounts xIo extremely
discouragiDg. As near aswe are able to judge,
one out Of every si1 yards may DO called =
really good yard, while really first rate will
not ayerage more than enc out OF every
ten. THIS arises, IN great measure, from the
careless cultivation Of last year, and the only
real fi.e-lookinG yards are those which we're
well attended last season aud have had the
same careful cuitlVauon the season: II ~
;ona J., ~. ont;,s,y cogernt, tho
ions, :" t5,,t t,osa ,,sn.ta ;3.E ~ rna7 nnt
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,t;Ea, ~ 80 .ttsy nAte te,r 1srs " ria
naa .ra s,enar,,i. ~ n fbe Ind nn3
j., sorns cooaa ~ thn R,,rr sni tho 1rosnact A.
nreaant 20 tSst ,zh.t hors ~ raiaci Vii h.
nnteseed and ~" de,ire,ad ' in he c.rlv mart of
arI,ot ),
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,n1hap ~ yh SsIIa ~ What = ~. s,t IN ibpra-
full blast on Saturday. from number Of
{1fneTF who 6ATA aYAmiNNi tim 0HN+ wheat