, 1876-04-25
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ILLINOIS,,
iSpe&idt Co77tsrondtnce V The Ch<aon 3Ftoht*.
Lopa. Iroauois o., ILL.,, April 22.-Knowing
tho usap interest felt u the cropprspaot At thus
time, thought would givo you toe result OF
nv obaurvauonH. This being III the ooru-be!t OF
thu Stale, our farnsrs so'y mostly OIL their corn
crops. liud the farmers hess twenty-five Or
thirty DAYS later with THAR blowing than last
yoar. | vsltod ono farln OF 800 acrcu "bese. at
this tlme isat year, they had 900 acres ploHed.
tins IL the situation Ut this part Of tho COUNT.
/ have seeu great many farmers. gaslct'
lug their last years. crop Of corn;
/ e.au,'hsd ono farm and found
only ilt tor feeding hogs. Thoro 'las been nore
rain Tho past unc months than over known be-
fore. Tic Weather wss 70 wet last tall thst the
cofp-orop did not mature well. August atld
tnat ,he cosn-crop Mas shortened At losss 25 pos
cent from wbAt farmers anticipated; and those
was no cold, frosty woAther to AeRson tho cob,
go that largo amount Of curh WaA lott IN tuo
atock In tho ao!d. Corn was at . 70" price, aud
thero was largo amount Of fosl to cattle and
hogs, and "astad. Almost all of the corn II Tho
| bauds Of farmers uow ts uncovered, And, think.
| ba,liy da1,agod. It win bo impossible for
farmora to make deliveries Of corn uut'! Alter
they hayo howed thole sm4ll gra!n ana plaussd
| their ceru, which, will take thom uut!i June H.
| rroylde4 Wo hare favcrable wsAthas from This
out. I think tl.eIe will he a large amount Of
o,ru-gsoun ,io ldIe this year. Tic farmers wiii
hare 10 u.e every horso, tnule: eto to yet THAR
| crops III tue gronGd 10 nmc Iorh2a are selling
al hiah psccs In thie county 1t tlls tl.ne, Our
farmers arc soudiu8 into Indiana ana southern
| Illinois to purchase asoc1-hogn Que farmer has
| shipped III here aou hoee 10 consume aamefoa
ootn. r..
DLAcgBgnnr, Kano Co., H., April Give
| have had very llne weathor this wcea tor farm
lux. Tha ground ia becomn0 1u,se dtv.. and
fastners aso pushing their work Us ,ap!dly a.
last tall. The hoayy rslns aud open w'ntor
lave made tha ground very hani. Sowing pro-
g1esaoa very slowly. There will probably 10
loss wucat aud bar.sy sown in Kano County thus
yoar than ever before. Corn and cats will be
tl,o principal cropH raised, Tho Gctn tanIpeta-
sute, et H. IT,, 1T talH month up to the 23i,
was IS degrees corresponding perIoa laat yoar,
49,. Tue buds Of frut-troes aso s"oilng I, oat'
IOWA.
| SptetaI Dispatca to 1as cAtcdao Tribune.
DAyExroa1. la. April 2l-The continued ane
weather 10 allowing tho farmers Of ibis county
to pct III large crops OF wheat and barley, Iho
seeding Of tho latter Ia about completed. aud
tha. Of wheat will be done this weok. Ut barley
list wear t1la county produced l,UuJ 900 bushels
and Tue crop Of this year wul DO equally - large
il Tho vcatlor 10 good. Prospects fol fruits ore
good. .,..- ..,
Iowa Ors1, la.. April 1l,-Fhrmots here's.
bou,s are much encouraged III the prospects ot
tair soed-t!ule. For the past weoa tho weather
has been Bploudid for gram sowing and fartn;
work generally. Moro wloAt wl 10 so"a thta
saAson than MAS anticipated week e'1oa
Three -fonrtha OF tho acreage equal u lacs yoai
ia xlreads sowu And another fourth WI be so"'l
by tho last Of this week. Thoro Will ~ !asse'
breadth Of coin planted this season than !sst
Weather Mnrm aud vegetation safe1e'nt
rspldly.
KANSAS.
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