, 1877-08-03
Reports from Almost Every Coun.
ty in Illinois.
Winter Wheat Everywhere Turning
Out Better than Expected.

ILLINOIS.

TURNER JUNCTION, unEaEe Co.. AuR. A-
The hay crop Is large. and has been fully SC.
cured The harvesting Of small grain will bc
nearly finished thEs week. Oats arc aboyo the
| average.
W4rxg, DuPoec Co., Aug. 2,-The corn crop
promises to be very large this season. by pres
cnt indications It will mature at least ten days
ahead Of tho earliest frost 11ay crop vcry
large. We arc now In tho midst OF our harvest
Of small grain, and The prospect Is good for a
ytettl somewhat nboye the average.
SrcAMomr, Dekalb Co., Aug. 9-Oata har-
vested. Crop excellent. Rye and barley good.
uay crop hcayy. Corn very promising.
SANDWICH, DcKalb Co, Aug. 2.-Darley anil
oats fine; plump anu well 1lcd Weather bcau-
ttful.
0zsoA, DeKlb Co., Aug. 2.-Darlo5 aud oats
good and heavy. No thrcsh'ng yet.
WATERMAN, DeKalb Co., Aug. 2.-Darlcy all
cut. Full average crop Of nil kinds Of small
grain.
DuRAsn, Winpebago Co, Aug. a-Da,lcy
harycsted. Hurt by chInch-bugs. Oats gool.
HARRISON, Winncbago Co., Aug. 2.-Barley
cut. Injured By clfnch.buQa.
0ARprN piAln1K, Boone Co., Aug. E.
Thrssaiss r.. Turning out frGn ., eshteen s4;, n p
Harvest holp plenty. Wages sl.do to 81 per
NAnxsoo, stc1Icnry Co., Aug. a--Oats aud
barley harvest. VIII turn out we'll. No thrcsh-
ing yet.
Ei.otx, Kane Co.. Aug. 2,-Thc hot weather
is maturing cora verY rapidly, and larger crop
than usual is expected. In three vceks It will
he entirely beyond the reach Of fFosts, the
earliest appearance Of which Is ae!losn beIoro
tic lUttl Of September. Oats Will all be cut
within week. and the yield Is pronounced con-
etiesnhly above tic average. Very little wheat
Ia raised hcreabouts anl the yield Is nut over ten
bushels to tllu acre. lfay has been secured n
good shape, and 10 a large crop. Potatoes will
be very abtlndant.
SouTn FLatN, Ill.,, Aug. 3.-The farmers have
hal excellent weather throuGhout tor their hny-
Ing and harvest, - theru has but very little rain
fell here for the past three weeks. Tho hay.
lug was nearly ali finished beture harvest, anil
harvesting, With tho exception of stacking, tsnow
nearly NIL done. Thrtshtng will begin next
week. All kinda Of small grain was very good
from tlfsy to sixty bushels to the acrc- Wheat
unexpectedly done we'll hero thls year; but
little. however, Was sown, rs it had becn fall
ure here for several years past- -.
About four hundred acres ct cucumuess arc
being grown for tho ptclxltng establishments
here. The crop Il growing nicely, but ID somo-
wl,at baeswarts. The harrcst OF small gratn -
hea,y. Torn wifi be au abundant crop. Ltttle
Or no wheat WIS Gown, nnd tic yield will not be
over twelve bushels per acre:
Poto, Ocle Co; Aug. aEWheat and II 5Ys e. Ill al1
mil plump. Barley best In yents. Outs aft
right. Cur, booming right along.
klcuMoKp, Mclieary Co.., ILL.,, Aug. a-Oats
arc heuyy crop. an.i ar9 M being secured IN goal
bushels to the aerc. Corn Is doing we'll, except
Ia q lev ilcids, and the crop promises to be up
to lis average. Hay very abundant. :.
LENA, stephenson Co., Aug. a1,-f'arloy and
'ats ERous st ,a oss sosc carfo! Sqa e., Xos Bar
ley L., stauk In Eooi condition. Oats Vofy good.
i RoeR 'si F.tks, Wh.ssl,le Co., Aug a-Bar'ey
ali cut. Fair crop Well secured. Oats goo,l:
Farmers ruIsInR from five 10 ten ncres each Of
spring wheat, formerly dity to 100. Crop
good. ..,,
wheat and rye will turn out we'll Hay crop
.TIsK1LwA, Bureau Co., Aug. a.-oats cut
Yis!d at,o'e a1 average; Winter wheat and rye
ail stacked. Yield WI be eyot. tiay crop
Milo, bureau Co., Aug. 2.-uats splendid.
il thu crop Is secured will liavo large surplus
Of excellent quality to spare.
p,5hA Gev Co; CO. AT Ane' s,irR sRyS =, IT, L. being
| son,c threshcd. Good crop. Oats will be fair.
LEE CENTRE, Les Co.. Aug. as-Barley uni
oats good. Prospects Of grain Of every kind Is
good.
tsprn,sj il gold. VIII tur1, out fifteen bushels
to the acre Oats from forty to tltty bushels.
YorKrows, Henry Co., Aug. 2..-Ryc Is turn
ing out we'll 50 far as thrcshet, both as to quail
y a,d quantity. Barley nnd oats all cut. Good
GENEsko, Ilenry Co., Aug. 9.-.Rye yielding
fron twenty-five to thirty bushcls. spring
wheat from fifteen to twenty. oatz big rrup.
Curn hooking tlnc+
NAoso1Is, Putnam Co., Aug: a.-Rye will
Rock BLAND, Koek lsla1ui Co, Aug. 2-Bar-
ley u.la nats cut. Everything favorable for har-
vest. Crup fatr. M thrcsliCg yet.
Du PAuE, VIII Co.. Aug. !!.-iiat harvest Just
commenced. Yield promises more than m NJ
ctaee.
IN gool eo'll't!on. Crup good. Oats will be au
Pontiac, Iiying.soa Co., Aug. a-Ar kinds
Of grain liz spendid condition. Outs being
harvested, and pig yield. lsye being threshcd.
dsIi M that thrc.hsd forty bushels t. t',s are.
FAluAuRY, Livingston Co., Aug a,-fsyo is
coming III here very rapidly; Runs from seven
t.en to thlrty-ons bushels per acre. Oats
CAtUdA, Livingaton Co., Aug. a-small grain
q No. crop. Prospect for corn better THAI for
several years. 'rllrcsl!inx conl,uelyr.l.
VeoTA, ,, h!y'nrstot C., AnS: A. a-oats tar,
nA1raDALr, Livingston Co., Aux. ao+-Thrcs',-
ing progressing finely. Turning outwol Oats
hull tut. HE'LL kVDt1.
Hooks CREEK, Livingston Co., Aug. g.
ThFeshiIlg commenced. Rye good. Cutting
outs. Yield heavy.
rAxroN. Ford Co., Aug. a-ltye large Yield.
o4ts 9oodi scaly fur harvesting.
fifteen to ttweuty bushels. oata yery heavy.
Flax mostly cut an1 we'll flleL
BglMoSD, lro9uots Co., aug. 9.-1hrcshing ..
commenced Wheat aud rys turning out we'll.
Oats guht.
MA9ris1oN, 1roquols Co, Aug. ,a.-Thresl-
Ing. ltJs yielding froul ewenty-uya to thirty
bushels per acre. WIusss wheat twenty to
Twenty-Five. Cutting outs; never any bctiex.
Corn nccti4 ram.
llourEsrua, Iroquols Co.. Aug. 2.--!.yc WAS
nevar better. Oats splendid. Harvest In full
blast.
SHELDON, 1roquols Co., Aug. A-Com,neucch
threehing. Gralu turning uut we'll. Season
good for harvest. ..
kANxAkI1, Kankakce Co., Aug. 2.-rhresh-
luz commenced ou Eye. ffcayy Yield. Cutting
oats. CfupA good.
AoAaScE, kankakce TO-, Aug. 2-lye partly
shrc4letl. Yielding tweuty bushels t0 tbs ay1e.
Oats giving dlly bushels 10 thu .rlc.
WEHokX, Masshall Co., Aug. :a-Thscshing
>o.nlusncc4. tlrata turning cut woll. Oats