The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-07-18
The Crops.
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
FreepOrt. -One-third more acres of
wheat and less of oats than last year
Storms have damaged crops some. Pros
poets are generally good.
PeOria.-The crops as n general thing
promise well. Corn is looking extreme
ly favorable, and indications are that
the crop will be unusually large. All
small grain will yield lighter than usual
The quality of wheat will be fine. Rye,
oats and barley are doing tolerably.
MattOOn.-Of wheat there was less
than the usual breadth sown. Yield
good. Oats short and backward. Will
be about one-third of crop. Corn late
in planting, and very backward. Cannot
be over half a crop. Fruit an entire
failure.
Centralia.- wheat, corn and oat
crops were seriously damaged by the
late storm. One-third of the wheat and
half of the oats are beyond recovery.
McndOta.-The crops in this section
of Illinois ard doing finely. Corn is
growing fast, and will make an average
crop.
Ebingham.-W Wheat about an average
crop. Corn will not be more than half
crop. Oats poor and but little sown.
Grass medium.
Beardsto,On. crops of small
grain in this vicinity were very much
damaged by storms of wind and hail. A
good prospect for heavy corn crop.
WISCONSIN.
Port Washington. GRAIN of all kinds
is looking well, and promises an album
dant harvest. Indications are that the
coming crops will exceed that of any
year since 1860 The yield of oats will
be large. Barley will not come up to
former years in quality. The crop of
hay will be heavy. The fruit crop will
prove failure.
Bara6oo.-The wheat crop in this
section promises great abundance. Re-
ports say it was never known to look
better than at the present season. Corn
looking splendidly, and promises good
crop. Oats doing well. Potatoes look
ing supnb. Bugs are troubling but
very little.
Madison. prospects in this re-
gion are favorable for yield much
larger than for the last few years.
JanesUille.-Reports from all parts of
Southern Wisconsin promise larger
crops of all kinds than have been har-
vested in some years. Wheat looks es-
pecially well.
COLunabus.-The prospect for the crop
of wheat, corn and oats were never bet
ter at this season of the year.
WaukeSha.- wheat and oats
crops are in good condition. Farmers
say they look better than for thirteen
years. Corn very backward. Don't
expect much crop.
Eau CIaire.-The crops in general
are very good, with the exception of
corn.
Wood COuaty-The Reporter says the
cranberry crop will be the largest the
coming fall ever before known, if the
frost keeps off.
IOWA.
Fort Dodge. The crops were never
better in this section.
McGregOr-Recent advices from ALA
makee, Brown, Winneshiek and Howard
counties report the condition of the
wheat and oat crops excellent, and if no
drawbacks occur the yield will be con-
siderably more than that of last year
The corn crop has sustained consider
able damage by the storms, and the
yield will probably be quite small.
Des MOines.-Corn in cribs along the
Rock Island road is reported as sprout-
ing badly.
Du6uque.-Reports from all parts of
this and adjacent States show that the
crops generally are in excellent con-
dition.
Cedar RapidS-Thc wheat, corn and
oats crop in this vicinity is reported as
being as good as any previous season.
Mitchell County--An kinds of crops
are better than ever before known.