, 1873-06-21
CROPS.



BLACK HAWK Co., June 18, 1873,
70 thd Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
SIN: This county, considered ono Of the most
prolific in tho State, and we'll deserving go high
an opinion, has, In common with tho whole
county, felt the effect Of tho severe winter.
Timothy and clovor suffered some from being
winter-killed but the spring rainH wore Of tho
greatest benefit, and tho grass 10 far better than
the average.
Barley Is not Us good us usual, tho severe
weather having frozen ont the uncovered roots.
Cherries are nearly failure, owingto the
scarcity Of timber to break the atrong winter
winds. Argent many treeB werc killed outright,
wbile othera were frozen nonrly to tho roots. -.
Applos and pears, Of the hardy varieties, will
be q fair crop.
Grapes seom TO have Jared i'll. Many OF tho
hardest kinds were frozen, even il covored !;
butthis iB owing to detective protection, aud OK
perenco has Taught growers that large yields arc
almost certain whom tho vines arc vol protoct-
P!uma promise good crop.
Oats are looking unusually well, and the OK
ppctations OF large yield arc well founded.
Spring wheat appears finely, and farmers con-
gratulato themselves on good crop.
Corn IL doubtful, the most OF it having boon
plantod nfter Juno and tho greater pnrt OF that
some casoB two or tl1ree times, Owing to tho
great number Of alunl Bwiuo, and tho uncertain
yield of corn, it Is reasonably expected that tho
price OF corn noxtspring will be ~ eents Mt least.
1t is now worth 25 conts.
The cattle are looking finely, and sheep seem
to llnyo stood tho wintcr as we'll; while AoraoB
and colts hnvo not recovered from tho old dis
ease. Many young colts have died with no
symptoms OF disease, e1copt woaanoss and
running at the nose, X.
Hllinola.
Chester. H. {Jnnt 1s), Dispatch to tho s. Lofs Globe
=. Monday, at Kaskaskia, tho first wheat crop Of
hs so9s0n II IN s county waa harvested on the
Bottom, opposite thus city, yesterday, Capt. I:
wheat in Randolph County this year is almost 4
marvel-simply enormous. BY careful calcu-
county takes In al area Of &C, GOO acres, and that
tho fair average yield will bo eighteen bushcla
per aero, In tho aggregate ! 1,080, 600 bushola. In
tho Kaaknskia Bottom alone there arc not less
thnn 5000 acres which will turn out an average to
the aero Of twenty-five buahelH-l25, 600 bushels
OF the finest quality Of winter wheat over pro-
ducel anywhere in the West, for that matter
equal, II not superior, to any class Of wheat pro
duced on the American continent.
It is now an admitted fact that Randolph
County is tho best producing area Of wheat soil
In the State Of Illinois as to quantity and quail
ty, aud that the Counties Of Monroe and st. Clair
como next in tho lend, md that tho three to-
gether can challenge the world as wheat pro-
ducers.
The corn and out crop thus far in all that can
be asked for, and tie prospect Is that the yiole
will DO very great. Potatoes nso also exceeding
ly flAo, their rapid growth this seaHon outwittng
tho work OF tho bugs. Tho new crop ia begin,
ming to como to market quito freely.
From the Strea:ar {Iz.) Monitor, Juns 10.
The prospect for fruit Ia quite nnfayorablo IN
this section. The treeB now show that the ox-
cosBiyely cold woather of last wntor was worry in-
IN nh, 11x
killed. Cherry trees we're injured 80 that they
are making but little growth, aud have cast most
Of their fruit. Some yarietioa Of applos arc pro-
dueing abundantly, but the crop will be abort
the average but grapes, except tho most hardy
kiuls, arc very much injured. Tie late frost,
tho last OF May, undoubtedly caused part OF the
Injury; but tho most serlouH consequences como