, 1870-06-14
CROPS.
3jICHIEIE-

n correspondent At Lawrence, Van Euren
County, Of tile Detroit Tribune saws " Crops
In this section are looking poorly nearly ali ,
except cor1, appear to promise only half crops.
lew pieces Of wheat have been turned to
pasturage within few days there arc other
fields that would te poor even for that ptlr.
pose. Corn is doing well at present. Our
flight shower started it along very nicely, and
there ia time enough for it 10 turn ont a rood
CROP"
Tho Monroe Monitor says: From our
correspondents in various portions Of the
county We gather that tho late continued dry
weather has materially affected almost al the
growing crops. Corn which was planted es,ly
IN the Season and got fair start before tho
droutl is looking we'll, and will be
good crop; that planted lato is not doing 30
well. The wheat crop is looking well, though
! good rain about ten days ago would have
done much to vastly increase the average yield.
In some parts OF tho county oats are beyond
help from rain, and will prove Light crops.
Though the wheat will be rather deficient in
than has been harvested for many Yoara."
An Albion letter Of the 10th, to the Detroit
Post, Eays; "Wheat ia looking quite we'll on
some OF the improved farms near town, and
will yield twenty bushels per acre, but it ia
generally Light, and the opinion OF some il that
heavy raln occnrred on Wednesday, which
has been long needed. and improved tho ap-
pearauco Of grass, wheat, and crops gen.
erally.'
IA Capac correspondent Of tho Fort Huron
Press says: The fall wheat looks better
than nsual for the past few years, and in some
localities, where the inc1emency Of the past
winter did not banch ita growth, it looks lux
u1Iant- Tho spring crops in general, ostB.
corn, and POTATOES, appear Of healthy growth" !"
a Lawrence correspondent Of the Decatur
RtPt1iean saya; "Wheat is very short, and
az common Thing very thin on tho ground.
Some is blaasing-not naucll, Lowercre1nd At
this dato il looks no better than laHt yesr. Corn
looks better than wheat, but that is not the
EeAt; however, good ram will bring corn alt
right but it cannot with the wheat"
Tic st. Johns Republican says the fine
rain OF Wednesday night camo very accepta-
Llo, and will very much revive the crops.
much from drought as some other parts OF the
State. An Olive correspondent OF the same
paper Eays: "Wheat, on new ground, and
that sowed early on old ground, for tbs most
part looks well, while that sowed late, in most
instances. will hardly pay for harvesting.
oats and corn afe quite backward, owing to
the epring being 60 extremely wet that farmers
could not got them in in SEASON."
AuNNBoTA.
The Austin Democrat says: We haye con-
rersed with farmers from all parts of tho
county during the past week, and all unto in
saying that the prospects for bountifM hAr-
vest we're never more promising in this county.
Wheat is looking remarkably fine, whi1o oats,
barley, and com are growing rapidly: 1he
On the lat Of June as they are this soason."
KANSAS.
The Lawrence Tribune Of the 10th sayB:
Tho wheat, oata, and corn are now far
enough ahead to predict with certainty the
prospects Of fine crop. Winter wheat looks
I'll uh--t kt&& EftIn~
oats crop will be short in tho STRAW, on account
OF the dry weather. just after the crop was
sowed; but it's deep green color indicates that
it will ret cone out well. Corn never locked
better, though We have seen It farther f,.-
ward tt this season Of the year."
! CANADA .- .
The Hamilton Times Of the 9th SAYS: ave
regret to learn that the reports IS to thepro--
g1ess Of the crops, and the prospects Of q goed
yield, ARE at present anything but encoura3-
ing. From careful inquiry We learn that fall
wheAtin Lincoln, South Wentworth, and
part OF BEant, promise q much lower average
yield than for many years past. IT. Ahc:ster
townahip and some part OF Barton to such g
extent IS the fall wheat injured thst 3everal
in two caaes t1iat have come to our knowledge
the entire crop-fn one instance consist-
ing, Of thirty acres, and in the other
forty hcres-Was pastured of and the land
cultivated for other cropa In the locality OF
Grand River, and more especially south of 1t,
a better appearance is presented. Spring
wheat, barley, and spring crops generally, s5e
rain. This is mora especially the case With
grain On high land, though th4t on low land Is
little better. Farmers oonaider th1t, ~ 4
WHOLE the crops this year viii fall very much
behind those Of last unless vary rapid growth
y e kept up BY succession Of showeEs during