, 1877-06-08
Reports Forwarded to tho Illl-
nois Department of Agr1-
cultuTCs
All the Counties In the State Present
q Generally Encourag-
ing Outlook.
Adriccs Similarly Gratifying from Nils.
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska, Etc.
ILLINOIS.
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Information containsd In tAbatatsd statements:
A1nms--W'l,cat an the uplanda very poor-much
better On tie MLss1ss'ppi bottoms. Stock hogs and
Xie1nndef- rains have delayed plant
Ss esat 4"% and s,ta sssp tsi lsss Deem.
Other smsl ftuit. Neist Gad !: aae p;ospsss. i;
sa ss H. ~, :HSF St s%ss s e .ss sss
abundant bloom Leaves In unple supply Of hasdics
Douno-Applcs and cherries fallnro this season;
l,rown--whcat, pasturcs. and meadows looking
ane I!ad e5cessse t.na for the last four wcek*
s.a a .ppeasspe%Gs @ s.n r. a ,n1ests Reo1
.hsai lbs eSosr. rsins fesa,y a. nope.S.
part Of tho county; south portion Of tho county
not much troubled cotn.p .planttn2 zreatF retarded
cafroil-Appc;t blossom seuld make . ,,,,! ,nnsh
barley look vet5 we'll. c6lntz.bu:s have n'ats
ea.s9Flsi!asins prospect 70. crop, of nl Kinds.
Cut.worm dutnR much dam&Rc 10 early planted
eS i 81 pl, e
Christian-:wdcat Injured BY excessive rains.
{s md estey srs n9t %aSh ~ conn}
tos t9t ''Ssa @se! RtH,pss o5pss ne ' '''n
u5s
M sss Gs o c:s; eo 81 %ns e;n5 a
o. either Ths wheat fso injured by s1ce.sSe ts
q ooi..-ThS .int.r wheat looks better, and there
too ~uan ,e f0Ml rsJp .an aad s iii wsater
cookIssa.pn vetr backward: potntoes hotter,
xo0A fs s1a
.p.|ss whss 81. sad sa;sy 'esk ss1 %
reianicI corr. planting aud other farm oUcratus.
,sir nnH a.rfou.,y dea1ed farm work fjTass md
wheat joox we'll. Grapes on low Timber laul viii
ter klilcd,
.5ssxa,s pss,;s,Sssp'ins soa and wet: planting very
psWIt-Exss'sys m rs'as n h9ye r, greatly @ de,sysa M
.,e nas. 'a%5 an1t aoa a' oes pfS'a'en' 'a'
tnin1aI ~ fiost TefT encourasima nrnsnsct ior
iii Kinds & gratn, e
ross NV tnfea III spt pfty ePepeca,,
fue our S Sgs sya I'LL I'LL
.a1t hs,s r.
sa is5oro t,e,' My
'I a;allatin-Iisr,ng oxessoiys min and unusually
sens%hts xss xe'g
sd a1ak ssagss ii s hsss isng n a1
fect. Less boz eholssn thaa for past tiso yesrs
Mas.t % AZ land; IS, y
vii drained iand. i iasser arca sosn ttsan ever
before. with Tho boat prospaut Tor wntar wheat In
ot S. nsr n y na!s 5sata. a:.,ea b, eoDo
ael rain: Winter wheat, notwlt6.tanllnx taseo!a
se q @ io be
sprsnx rneat looas M isnt A'''F' ''A' '4''''s'
iroquoix~owing 10 continued cold and wet
weather farmers are very much behind with thc{r
spriny ~ ia.t:.
| Jackson--Whnat except on low, fiat lands, Ia
veF1 ps9mstn9: Heavy s.ln. @ hare injured grain
,J4spef-;heav{ rain and SEA has Put farmer: b. I
hind With laelf work Wheat and grass loak
but feeent heavy rains nay make Il ETow 10 rank
JsneJ-Whcst l. growing fast; has good color
and strength.
INK opefns,on., vita scaaonabo saioa II. ar ,s
tual ot chIneh bugs, and failure o{ small gsain
predicted, chtnci.buss ara thick In tho spring
ss isors s:s y.ar GSsn .tcS sar
before tho ground was warm, haa rottsd badly,
an! Will hase 9, 70 BE- repls1.sd =, -,
iovsr. Colorsdo Gss.lcs hsye msao the!s spr,ear. t.
Il :ssss gsss h,,. in soup,
los numbers. aud thsrs i pooE pfsspoet for 20.
s.f s! aa
eept ka!fs - esfita cholera. and fur that reason
~ d!faealt 70 siys ths Pr cant Of deaths by
eholets. goea many hogs have dledi moro par.
Ni NKsnis,f"spfnS u Ia bson wet and cold, .stan1.
thianing tks corn 10 q ssfious s1tent uakinx q
thin stand Of corn. Outlook 10 nut t,atteelny Tor