, 1877-06-18
Reports from Every Con-
qressional District.
The Prospects Of a Good Crop
Most Excellent.
Farmers Everywhere nt Work
with .Cultivators.
The Outlook for Other Crops
First-Ciass.
0rasshopper Ravages in Minnesota and
Kansas.

ILLINOIS CORN.
REPORTS FROM krERI FART or TIE srATx.
Through its farmer correspondents THE TRIBUNE
Ia this morning enahled 10 lay before tts readers
complete returns Of tho condition Of the Illinois
corn.ernp. The reports aic classified by counties
and Congressional Districts. and being sent By
practical fstmtts, may bo relied upon as accurate.
PiRsr DISTINCT.
Du PAnz Couxrr-Corn cnn,c tip rnuaualty well,
and We arc now snlt.yatIng. Land Is generally
clean. Season fair average. General outlook tot
crops fair.
FOURTH DlsTRtcr.
noosk Couxrr-corn docs not come up well; one
fourth replanted; stand boloW an ATceaEe; buey
eultiyntlne; land clean; season backward. Oats
and other spring grains looking well.
De- KALp CoCNTr-A good stand Of corn in most
1clds; remarkably clean; growing finely, and
promises welt; hcason advanced. and outlook Of
crop very encouraging; farmers looking on thu
bright sIdc Of the picture.
MctlENnE Couxrr-CoFn came up poorly; much
has heen replnntcd; frequent rslnn prevented Its
cultivation; weeds flourish; seasoa an average;
outlook for cr0ns good.
WtNxEBAoo CouxrT-Corn Is being cultivated
the third time, and looks magnificent; Wlnnebago
County has not had such = promise Of abundant
crops for forty rcars.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
UHLE A0uNTT-ADsH COW0 uH uuE1cA
stand; farmers arc cutvating; land in fair condl.
tiun; season backward. Other crops look we'll.
10 DAvlEs CouNrr-Corn. generally fair stand;
eultirating goes OH very extensively; land clean;
senson full average advance for the time Of yehr
For most oil crops outlook good.
s11TH DISTRICT.
UESnY CouNTy-Corn has not conc mp well
much reptanttng done; cultlvattng now; season
cold and wet.
DrnEAu CouNrr-Corn mostly scp1anted; com.
ing good; farmers busy cultyAting; land not clean;
season backward: prospect for small grain good.
LEE cousTr-Com mostly rcplaptci: farmers
now cultlvalIng; land wecdy; season cold and
wet.
pr7NAx CouNrr-stand 0! corn good now; much
seplanted; all busy cultiyating; ground fair con-
dillon: season backward; general outlook for
growing crops tnlr.
Hocx Islam CounTr-Many havo bocn obliged
to replant; cu1tvating now; land clean; outlook
SEVENTH plsTR1cr.
GnuNpT CouNrr-coru IL thin atAnd generally;
Nc arc now cutlvating; lnnd in fair condition; ;con
pale and unhealthy: seasou Average; crop prospect
iair.
KzxnALL Couxrr-Com did not como up well;
rcplanting Qcncru1; doing well ROW. but backward;
weather vet; prospects for small grain good.
LASAtLE CoirNrr-Corn came np we'll: very 1tttto
to replant; land fairly clean; culttsntins second
timn: outlook for al erM1ns M good. od..v.,
nofalr; lavs had cold snIna during tho past weak,
which hare Evsn The .scds ..sst; sc;son n.sk.
general outlook fos erors faIr to guod.
EI0ITH DISTRICT.
sa.; H'ss q se f
sa s sse sstafd 'ks'
KAskAnsk ,couxrr-cotn !s doing we'll; good
,tand; very clean; being cultivated; the season ID
In ISlsatros M aSoi kouxrr-corn did not como up a.
Nall - ,'ua'; grn,."orm has been y, ,ssm.trueti,s; m
Of eo o, # 1.S ~ bns1 sa.
Man.uAlI cousrY-cosn did not come uo well;
wcrdJ: sea.on hackwar1 small greens doing well;
p.ospeet Tor m kTcraRc cron:
the corn was Tepsnted; M ,' and dens aoji Ind
e!sansr AM and n better eond!t!on than usual
great deal Of the com; farmers arc busy cnlt.at
w; land T. Gnts slean svesyth!nE ye.y baek.
NINTH DISTRICT.
Fr.1osu ~ uCot*rYI;Ne.fly .;.ly every ono has r..
eaRsaa =: oy Il e; sSSna wssa' corn
planted: aro caltiyatins; land Is clean; season
usatins now; CO.. looks ~eii; isn;l Clean; ssason
inlly n forward aa usual; outlook good for iii
fEonA cousrr-con eamo up wen in The main;
eut!vst!n1 - fa.t =: tho weather WI permit ths
nteSentsd i. stowt iapd, bu, Il eoo colos da
.na healthy; thc setesse ]. latfee t'.an ever. and
TENTH DISTRICT.
HANCOCK CouhTE-Thu usual acreage ID planted;
ground now In good order; land clean, and pfos-
Cctta good: Eeaaon backward.
MEnckn Couxtt-corn eAne up badly; great
81 vi i" ana
backward; al1 other cFops excellent;
pantns IL, been xenefa aa ~ %e
land generally clean; cunsitlcr thu season back.
yard; ctona generally good; farmers determined
wAnnzs couxTr-f'ood stand Of corn an &.
cept!pn; sspianting general: cu1tlyating tito sec
ond lime: grGnnd moderately clean; season back.
ward; outlook far all crops scarcely taiF.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
NKowN CoExrr-coFa can,u un poorly; still 70:
planting; land clean ;aoason SoFy backward; ground
GnEnx Corx71-t'om good slsnd: iii at work
n!sly,s!nx; seasoa se'y back"ask soF corn: Good
ttns cousTr-co1n came up poorly: all done 70.
soao s .ya s1 n
eahi weather cool; crop backward.
TwkLeTtt nIsTRlcr.
v.!ng dons yos: sa,no pieces .ety foul; corn viii
nSs @ b. mere than halt crop; general outlook for
Aks;ni, cous1rmcosn not nr well; ere.s deal
o. tep1antiag; eultixattng 1Fst tina: lsud foul;
'es:an s:41 ost1oek f9s poos
condition; I'll crops ID POI cent better than la.t
.,SAxuANoN Cousrr-CoFn camo np ~ we'll a. In
The average Of seasonsi on ths who'e the stand IL
wsshst a. 4 esaa dsisaea
stl b. seua; Tub outlook II encouraging.
1HtKTkENTI DtsTR1cT.
fe.t faplanted: eutlvaine for the lit tiu.e;
aelda in iait cpndItion; season backward; rats
hase esca ,sfy destructive 10 eoai sl othaf crops