, 1874-06-22
TEE CHICAGO g. ALTON.

Illinois.
TIRE 4 COUNTY: Z, .n,n.t
PHEASANT HILL, Juno 20-LArEe Wheht
crop, aud prospect for . heavy yield Of corn and
oaty GOOD. Bnrtoy and ryo In Bn1all Quantities.
MILO, Juno 20.-1yhcat good. and q larger
area aown than for aomo years. Corn, nveiago.
oats good. but not much Hown. hyo and barley
mono. ... ..
Mrrcnr1Isy1rLE, juno 2O.-Whoat 10 por cont
above Ill Average. Oats 20 per cont below nTor-
ago: Corn about an average aud little or no
barley and rye.
DWIGHT, III, juno 2o.-Ihe prospects, for
full crop Of al tho cereals, and especially corn,
aro worry promising in thiH vioinity unless sonan-
thing occurs to destroy tho growing folds.
poNT1Ac, ILL.,. June 20.-Ihe proBont prospects
In this section for small grain and corn MO most
fattering. Tho farmers look forward 10 rich
harvest.
BLACKSTONE, Ill, June 2o.-rbe prospects
for corn crops aro fattoriug; very little wheat
indoed.
MANCHESTER, H., Juno 2O.-Wheas crop 20
per cont botter than Inst year; corn looittng we'll
but not SO much planted nj uaual. No rye nor
barley raised here, and worry fow oats.
1.AsALLE COUNTY. -.
srnEAron, H., June 20.-ProBpects for corn
aro heavy; IRON 80 to 40 buslols per mere. Oats
average FROM 25 to 35 por acre. Other grain not
raised.
pEonrA COUNTY.
Eta1wooD, ILL.,, june 20.-Tho prospects arc
that there will be largo crop Of corn, Data
about nnlf or two-thlrds. Of crop. Whoat will
bo q failure, probably boiug nearly Ill destroyed
| No barley IN lhia locality.
dnuNDX COUNTY.
GARDNER, H., Juue 20.-Tho prospects, for
crops !ha eeasoa in ta yietnity ard worry asttot-
| ing, which 10 tho principal crop.
| COOK COUNTY.
| Sus1u1r, ILL.,. June 20.--Corn and oats noyor
1ookol moro promising, except in worry low land.
Wheat, rye, aud barley arc not cultivated IN this
| aaotion.
GnEEHv1Ew, ILL.,, june 20.-The prospect for
corn crop ia worry flattoring, an unusual cu&ntity
being planted. About one-third OF an aver
PETEnsnuna, ILL.,. June 20.-The prospect for
nil kinds of grain, oxcopt spring wheat, Ia favor
able. Drought ruined spring wheat in tlia
| county.
T4LLuLA, ILL.,, Juno 20--Corn and wintcr-
whoat crops are above tho average. Dat crop
will be fair. No barley raisoa in this vicinity.
| sANaAMoN COUNTY.
CHATHAM. ILL.,. Juno 2D-Wleat, Tyo, and oats
| noyor looked better. Corn 80 far lookB well.
Prospects for bountiful crops Of oil kinds OF
| grain ara worry good.
W1111AasyHIE, June 2o.-corn crop fattor-
Ing; moro planted thlu year than usually: oata
and wheat looking good; not an average amount
down this season. No barley and rye.
SHERMAN, ILL.,, June 20.-Tho prospect for
ooru, wheat, and rye crops III this vicinity is
good, but for oate is unfay0rablo, and very lttlo
barley.
San JosE. IT,, Juuo 20-sp!ondl proepeots
for corn in thls vicinity. Small grain also looks
wall.
MAsov CRY, ILL.,. Juno 2o,-Nover more favor
ab{o tor corn, oats, and woat crops in this Soc
ton than at present, Barley aud ryo crop is
good, but In small quantities.
I GREENE COUNTY.
R0ApUoUAE. ILL.,. ,Jt1ub 2n.-proAnA0t for wheat
| never was better a third more uores sown thar,
last year.. Corn good about tho Same numbeg
Of soroa IS lant year Oats, barley, and ryo none.
prospect for n good crop Of whoat aud corn IL
good. II wAoat yields III expected, there will be
y large percentage above I'LL average, thoxo bo'
ing much larger amount sown than evor before,
Corn Ia lato, but tho prospect lavery good. OatE
nro backward, but an average crop Ia expected
There IL but littlo attcntion paid to rye aud
barley.
wheat oats aud corn III this aoctlon was never
bottor.
MLEAN COUNTY.
SHIRLEY, ILL.,, Juno 20.-Thora ia an unusually
large number Of acros boing cnlliAated In corr
II tliH vicinity, aud largo yiol1 is anticipated
Thoro IL comparatively but little wheat, oats
quito we'll.
LEXINGTON, ILL.,, June 2o.-corn leroabouts In
avelage stsnd: noyor notter, scarcely alill miss
Ing prospects most tattering for q largo crop,
Oats probably 20 per oent moro than Usual sown
Il. this grain, and promising an abundant yloid
Wheat aud rye, scarcoly any over aown III this
SECTION. Darley, none sowa.
TowAEDA, H., JUNO 2o.-Tho prospect fol
corn and oats IN this vicinity Is better thnn fol
many yoars. Whoat ripe, and barley, though
not planted to ouch an extent as the first two,
promises moro than an ordinary yield. Tho
ohi,soll-bug y doing but very little damage.
CuENoA, ILL.,, june 20.-Corn aud oat cropf
In this nootton are very promising aud mover laokot
better. Other gratns looking fair, but not much
raised around horo.
STAMFORD, ILL.,, Juno 20.-Thc prospects for al
oropa aro lnuaualy flatterlng-thta aoason's
corn aud oats especially no.
LOGAN COUNTY.
LINCOLN, H., juno 2o.-Fall wheat not much