, 1870-05-23
CROPS.
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:, The Springfield Journal of tho 20tl aayH
1.-The farmers Of Illinois are everywhera jubi-
lant. The season is fully month in advance
Of what it Was last year; and from all parts ot
the State comes up tho word that the crnp
prospects we're never Better. 1t is considered
one OF the beHt Seasons ever known for plant
.nG.- Corn planting is about completed, and
there Is larger breadth OF land put down in
corn than ever befnra-" --~-- !.
| The Peoria Transcript OF the 18th says
"Wheat, corn and oats arc looking well all
over tho country The farmers in this vicinity
are engaged in blowing their corn, which is al
ready three or four lnches high Wheat looks
very well and oats tolsrably well, although
they are T. litt1o thin. The report CONES from
Central Illinois that fall wheat looks vcry poor
while spring is promising. There has been an
abundance OF rain in Central Illinois, aud the
com looks well,~ though it is not 60 far ad::
RANGED generally us it Is in this immediate
The Decatur Republican of the 2lst says ::
IA ride Of about twenty miles through some
Of the best agricultural country in this county;
! has convinced us OF the fact that crop proe'
pects are Of tho most encouraging nature. Thel
nearly all killed by the alternate freezing and:
thawing of Januatr and February, has come
out wonderfully, and though the yield cannot!
in any event DO large. it will far exceed the
expectations Of month or two ago. Spring
wheat and oats are looking we'll, and promise
land has been planted in com, much OF which
is already up and growing finely. Grass looks
we'll, md # the next few weeks do not prove
too dry Tie hay crop will be abundant The
only drawback, Just now, " tho threatened
resulted in anything serious"
The Cedar Rapids Times says :, "Eyerything
at present indicates an abundant harvest in
this vicinity: Small gra,n looks remarkably
xroI In nvf1er
corn, is coming, forward beaatifnl]y; that
which was planted carly beiug well out OF the
ground, End. IN manT instances, ready for the
cultivation We never before saw corn come
mp 80 soon after planting az it has this SEASON,
nor grow more rapidly t6an at present"
--1he WaterIo: Reporter. says: sFor the
past week we have been, making inquiries
among tho farmers in relation 10 crops, and
report is that wheat looks well as d general
thing, although nome Say it is thin In spots,
farmers arc through corn planting, and tho
weather for the past week has been very IA
vorable for this grain. We judge there has
not been quite as much wheat Gown as during
previous Eears, but moro corn and oats.
Grass is coming forward now, and the pros
Tho Atlantic Free Press sayB: sCropa
and garden truck are now seriously in want Of
rain The tadiehes of townspeop1e are run
ming all to top, and the late corn Of the farm
cls - lying III lne Sio4no. Walun9 LOT aAe
moisture necessary to make it sprout.'
Tho Loyal Citizen reports fair prospect
for wheat in Appanoose County TINT III drills
promises much better than that BOWL broad-t
cast, =. ->", Il
WISCONSIN.
The Monroe Sentinel says tho drouth ia 60 Be-
we're in Green County that the spring wheat
and oats ARG turning yellow in many fields.
The WaHkesla Freeman roportH grasa Buf-
feriDg badly from the. drouth. The wheat
crops may yet be made good il rain appears
The Calumet County Reflector aaya the
fruit prospect is promising Nearly all the
hop yards In that county will be worked tho
present eeaeon, and Will. without doubt, pay
better than ra1sing wheat. '..'.-4
The Columbia City CSbitloy County, Post
aays: 'Potato bugs, BY the million, have
made their appearance within the last week, in
this vicinity They are making fearful havoc
of the vines. The general opinion Of the
farmers ia that the crops will be equl. to last
year."
The Delphi Carroll County, Journal says:
H'We have been favored with delightful spring
weather. Oats have been see6ed. potatoes
planted, and the corn ground is ready. On
Many farms the corn ia already il tho ground
The late rains haye made decided improve
ment in wha4t, md taking reports and appear
ances, wo believe that tha fruit is .unin}ured.
The prospects arc indeed aatte1ing for large
crop and good times" -.
The Seymour Jackson County Democrat
says: "The yield OF peaches last year in our
county WAS enormous, and the profits to our
source OF revenue to tie people Of our county
is this year IN great measure destroyed. In
some orchards the buds we're almost entirely
destroyed, while others will yield perhaps half
crop, The other fruita will not perhaps be
as plenty AZ usual, but Wete not go injured by
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