The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-06-13
THE CROPS.
How They Look Over the Country.


condition. sNt.I
MAcotpiN county, Illinois, anticipates
beautiful oat crop.
SOME fields in the vicinity of James
vile. Illinois, are headed out. s
In the southern part of Indiana the
wheat crop is already headed out.
The corn of Georgia promises bette,
than the cotton, although probably both
will turn out excellent crops.
THE Bedford, Iowa, Southeast saws
That wheat never looked as we'll in Taylor
county at this season of the year as it does
this spring.
In the vicinity of Anna, Illinois, straw
berries are looking finely. Apples, peach.
... pears, cherries, and grapes never
,romised better crops than now.
ARMY worms have made their appears
.uce iu the fields near Jacksonville. II.
linos, and are cutting down the meadows
and young corn.
The rain has been very copious throuh-
out Minnesota, aud reports come from all
actions that crop prospects were better,
especially wheat and grass.
HoPs 10 Wisconsin, as stated in previous
reports, are generally looking we'll, aud are
receiving good attention. Some new
Yards are being planted in Suak county.
The Appleton, Wis, Post says winter
wheat never looked better at this time of
te,r in Outa- gauie county than at pre-,
sent A bountiful harvest is confidently
anticipated. ~ - A'~A8- =
A CORRESPONDENT at Sckoolcraft.
Michigan, says ; There is good prospect of
IN abundant crop of all kinds fruit, the
tree, being now in bloom and covered
With blossoms.
The farmers Of Marion county, Illinois
tell the Salem Advocate that the chinch
bugs have attacked the growing wheat in
large numbers, and seriously injured
u,ny Of the fields.
The wheat in Benton county. Illinois,
10 heading out beautifully, aud gives
promise of an abundant yield, although
th. farmers are beginning to complain of
the chnch bug.
THE Cedar Rapids, Iowa Times saws i
The prospects for an abundant fruit crop
10 this vicinity this season is indeed fat
i.ring. Both wild and cultivated fruit
trees are laden with bloom.
TIE Beloit, Wisconsin, Free Press
nys: From every section We hear that
spring grain never looked more promis
iug than it does at present The recent
nns in this vicinity have given vegeta
ton vigorous start, and with a favorable
season for growing crops, we can hardly
fail Of an abundant harvest
GENTLEMAN travelling through Tex
writes uuder date of May 10th. as fol.
loving "For the last few months trav.
sIed over many of the best wheat grow.
ing counties in Texas, viz: McLeunan,
Hill, Ellis, johnson, Parker, Tarrant,
D,ytOo, Dallas, Collin, Graysou, Navarro,
kaufman, and others. l have not seen
nor heard of single crop of inferior
wheat. The general Impression among
oil the farmers is that they have never
seen finer crops Other small grain crops
are equal TO the wheat, aud corn and cot.
tOn look WE'LL"
The fruit crop of this region, says the
Cumberland (Md.) Ne,os, promises to be
nibundant one. All the trees are full
With the young fruit. even apricots, which
frequently fail, are sure to yield well
this season An abundance Of fruit will
aid maturislly iu regulating the prices of
g,ln, aud since the late rains the now
promising appearance of all grain aud
Er,a crops is cheering to those who have
i'buy any or all of these productions.
and famine prices are no longer threaten
in..
The St. Louis Republican publishes
the following prediction
The years 1916 and '4S were years Of
great famines in Ireland, aud short
crops generally in Europe. During
those years | dealt largely in wheat and
cora. At first | made money but on
the lat of June there was a great decline
IN all foreign markets. 1t was said to be
caused by new vegetables in all the mark
sh Failures were very numerous in those
years among produce dealers There
lore. look out there will be great change
within thirty days.
MEMORY
CORRESPONDENT says: "At the pre-
"n' writing we cannot form Trustworthy
shnate Of the amount of wheat Tennes
,ee may have to export, but, as in several
oImer years, we expect to receive a con
nerabie supply from there. She has
1''' probably, raised this year more than
Se' own mills will grind during the year.
Sot as they cannot buy it all up and hold
" ,or their wants, and the owners of il
W" De In haste to get it to market before
vac price falls much. we expect to note
rsVy Tree arrivals of it during the next
ninety days, though during the coming
nr ,usr Tennessee millers may be sending
"elt orders for wheat to thi. market, as
unal" c
:, iaE Miners Journal, Schuylkill coun- {
Nf','ays "The prospect for an abuud
i.efop OF almost all kinds of fruit are s
seNer tho. a 4