, 1875-08-12
THE CROPS.

ILLINOIS.
sretfdl Dftt,nkh 10 1he Chicaao Tribune.
ALTON, Ill., Ang. tl.-Thc Telegraph publiahcs
crop reports this evening from tho principal
points In Madison, Jersey, Macoupin, md Mont-
gonlery Counties, which chow that wheat will
avorago from Il to IL buRl,ola 10 tho acre. About
1la1f OF the oat crop ia lost by tho recent lcayy
rains. Tue acreage Of corn II ono-thtrd moro
thhn last year and In most 1ocalities neyor
lookea better. TIM hay crop has boen very
larEe, hub has lcon badly damaged by wet
weather.
spreial Dspatth 10 Txe Chicago Tribune.
0rTAwA, H., Aug. 1t.-Auotller very heavy
rnit occurred laet evening. For about two hours
tic rain fell III torrents over sifntrict VI coun-
try about somi'es long by 20 wilo. 1t has raised
ago At thts i'laco tho amount Of water, ~ test
Cd By q gauge, roHc oror inches. 4 lsrlo
amount Of oats a1as destroyed by the former
rains, aud potatoes reinlirod by second growth.
Corn on tho riy0r bottoms and lesel prafio ia in
many places spoiled by tho wator standing so
long oTor tho roote.
CAfno. ILL.,, Aug 11.--Another biz rain .storm,
lhstlnE two and hnlf hours, passed. over horo
last evening. Ihn rsfufall ras nearly inches.
i was attended witt. wiud and lightning, but
there was no tlaMago excerpt bq flooding tho
streets. Tho Ohio Niver is rising slowly again.
Tho weather ia cloudy hpt cooler.
Sp<c,aG Dktpateh u TAs Ch,sayo Tribune.
DwfaNT, ill.,, Aug. 11.-hionday vas s. bcauti
ful day, aud tho farmers were ia hopas that tho
wot weather was over. Ntapcrs. haryestorA,
nowors. cradles, aud Bcythes were goug all
day, aud about one.thlrd Of the crop OF
oatH was cut. Monday night cn.no heavy rain
and oil harvesting was suspended. Tuesday,
another storm, aud to-day all afoa.. What lttlo
hopo We had that . portion of tho onta might be
saved has faded away. This morning Wedues-
dnY thero tB moro wator on tho ground than At
my other timo during the present eesson. The
la1t storms hRvn put the corn back again. Tho
Weather to-day Is vcsy cool, and everything at
RtAud-stifi,
Special Correspondence of TIE ch&ago 1ria.,e.
BLAoRDEnRr BrAr1oN, ILL.,, Aux. lG.-.uarveHt-
ing progresses slowly. Tho oats, h- tho most
part, arc flat on the ground, and have to be cut
only IN ono direction, This Is eow and tedious
work. and then Ito dull ~oathar, with tin fow
driving days, will make tho harvest vory late.
l5ut very feW oala are stacked. Tho ar1n5-worm
IL making fearful havoc amonz tho late oats,
Corn haa grown but Little for ten days. Unless
No have AL unusual nmoupt Of hot woather. it
will not r7peu. It has cured out luDiy, many
stalks having two cars apiece potatoea Eayo
begun 10 rot. and It ts foared, should this wot
weather continue much lonsar, tho groat crop OF
this vegetable will 30 loat. Grass sud wascr arc
rlcnty; catto hro thriving finely; choose fac
tories aro doing largo business ]. =.
Special CufrtspoNtktot Of The Chicago Tribune.
hANKAKEE, I'LL, Aug. 10.-Au it1nense amount
OF work was duno by the farmers on Saturday,
Bundhy, and Moudar last but another heavy
storm commenced. and all work has ceased ior
at leaat two or thrco aays. Tue preaont storm
may DO regarded aa moro caltmtous than those
Which hayn proceeded, ~ II will, IN many cayeg
accotnlliah tho last degroo at rutn possible.