New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-19
CROP PROSPECTS.

The "Commercial Agency" of Messrs. McKil-
Ion sprague Co. report for the week ending Friday as
follows
We this week summarize reports from nearly fro
the states OF Tennessee Kentucky, Iowa. and LIMOS
The Others scattering being chiefly MADE up Vi l'ner
adyiees from places previously reported =, -
Tennessec reports are highly favorable OF all crops
except fruit which is in many places failure and I'D none
"A fuil average. The cotton growing portions OF tne
State report the crop backward but IN good eohGilO
and promising well In the Icgon Known as nno
the most abundant harvest win when or Peop ,b
a contiaiance OF favorable weather., the corn and
tobacco crops win double anything done IN any yeap
has been increased in almost every county 81 when We
have report and in every case the report Is td
T,e wheat crop has been harvested and the quantity
an1 quality exceed an avorsge ore EXPERIMENTATION
writes Peace ard plenty aud general rsculrp o,hr
from effect OF hard times iii prospect. Ahotnsi
wpiies There is better feeling among parties genef
ally Free labor ia becoming every year more trust
worthy and satisfactory" . .,,,,o ,,,o,,,r
obIs few Counties report light crop OF wheat and
some think that in portions OF the stare so ucn ram i
nam- large Weld In en.ral and southern sections
Of the state the reports are very enc9nrags pu
those portions this year promise, with rare exceptions
the best crops in many years The reports ior Tue S
scem 70 be for ell iul average wne INOiaoie
weather would aise corn largely above an average
Iowa produces chiefly wheat corn ana 0ats, ana nr
than they have been up 10 very recent 1ale "a ~
a9d OVER at least half OF the state and the farmers
ore h,co,nine alarmed The ground very dry when
Tie rain conneneed but should ne dry weather SET III
NIX fife crops would b. uXuriant Should the ram con
tinue however 10 or IS days longer the damage w9u
DO considerable Only Two counties, Chickasaw ana re
mont send absolutely unav0ablc reports In tue laite
high winds grasshoppers. hail. and RAM nave ihureu e
crops 40 to 30 FER cent -, - II, .ooo,,,,,. 4, ammo
Iinois rcports good deal OF rain recently IN some
rorons of The state which have prevented farmers
eultiyatng the much as they dsslrou Inc CON
sequence Is, il has become somewhat Weeuy Soin nav
ins brought good price last year farmers have planted
largely this year. and should the fine weather whcn mas
begun continue couple OF weeks, the yea ol INC Sa
will be above an average. The wheat cutting - huvul
over and though cut in the rain, the weather
having cleared mp IL will be saved In good condtio ana
viii be good crop. Fruit; all over the sta'e' Is oo'
fcent Oats harry ested and a fun crop. A.,
Jefferson Randolph, Hamilton. and some otner coul-
ties advise wheat harvest over and the crop
te finest ever raised Hay throughout the state more
fban full CROP From few places the report OF
the wheat crop not favorable but these are more th
from Mississippi the reports OF the COTTON crop con
time favorable. The crop is now made anu Is tne
best for many years u .,.or.,,a nv
From Alabsra the advices are equally favorable eA-
cent that in some places ngcOntnned dry weather mas
shortened tie crops extent WIN the exception
named the prospects OF the state e pe'ter 'nan ioi
From Nebraska and Colorado learn that everything
looks splendid since the grasshoppers LETT Inc corr
nanted after exodus Is doing finely, and III oss uo
not come earlier than usual the evil result OF the plague
will moi be- onefourth what was anticipated -.
From Texas are advised the gran crops -
maintain all the great expectations when were Gu
tertaiped regarding the yield, and shipments nay al
ready been made to the coast aud 10 missouri fr1l
Eils County we learn the web worm is oamAk"s VIZ
yors cotton but this Is the only county In the state
ronI which damage to the cotton crop Is reported