, 1879-05-23
CROP PROSE-. .ECTS.



Dw1nur, ILL.,, May Give arc vory much sur
prIscd 10 500 tho statement Ia some Of our Chl-
cngu laittos that tho "latcst ad7lcca Indicate
good crop Of corn, possibly the largest over
raised IN tho United States" For tue Informs
tton OF the thousands who read the "Crop Pros
pectsn of TIN CHICAGO. TRIBUNE, we would
tate TINT VIC live In tho largest corn area ot the
wuridi We have, for the last week, been "on
tho 20" necessarily. and hayo yet to lind any
Iargo body OF land whore tho "BtArsd is Good."
The largest landowner hero "1ust Informed mo
that fully two-thIras Of The farmers were now
repisnttng.n We shall not be able boforo
tho 1st, Of June to determine With
any accuracy anything obout the corn crop
Ut 1s70. All Insertions as regards TO future
prospects aro simply guess work. Tho stubborn
cold northwest winds md almost frecz!nE nights
sti1 keep tho ground cold, md win no warm
rains corn doca not spruut. Il 'hsse conaiilons
were conancd to simple localities we should not
ind them general we think they are Of sufficient
importp,tce to bc well considered BY thos1 WHO
inv or ecIl gruiu. So fur as tho grass crop Is
ronrer.ied, there Is no lunEeF n1y aouot Hpon @
The p7osont rrass will ne vory llQht crop. Uats
are At a standstill. Flnx has eoo1e up thin. An
| other cold day,
VlnDEx, Macoup!n Co., May 3.-Fnlly % pGr
| there ls not rain soon there will DO no spflnB
ernin worth harvcs.tng. Pastures very short.
Need rain eadly. Winter wheat heading out
shSy; 1d sSs,'g g6el t;Sm aGSset ca av r.rn
crs arc planting tlcir corn tho second time;
First plaitng very poor. Pastures orc Injured
some BY the drought. We arc needing rain, anu
': HnLESpstn, M Wabash Co., May ea.-Poor
stand Of corn, Large aeseaGe planted: Small I.li
grim damaged BY Tho dr0uEht. Pastures cut
sl.nrt. Suffering for the want Of rain.
yery i1 poo1rly, The seed iuokcd good, but It will
not surout. Fully one.thrd ia,1otl to come. :,
Wm,rrisR, Lako Co., May 2'.-Oats arc badly
injured by TIC drought. Some are plowlng them
up: Pastures aro packwafu aiiu poGr. pr a', Gosh
MAnlssA, vt. Clair Co., May 1.-THE long
continued drY weather has ahortennd the growth
OF winter what; Just beginning to 4 hcal out.
seriously shortened. Hrcat dcat Of rcplaoting
of corn. Prospects not very i1attcrnR ut present
oAS1oy, Fulton Co.. aiay ss:Tasvo BE-, hsa no
wheat ut,ti oats ut stant,st,l: Pastures craek.
Inc ouc1l, win not haye l1alt stand Of corn
unless We have rain soou, Winter wheat head
inE out slort. Prospects for crops not ooe-hatl
" Lase, Lane Dewitt Co., May ssa.-Considerablo re'
planting OF corn on nccount ol pad stand
Drought hurting pastures r. ,,.u ~ o.,,<
WOUDLAWN, JeEGTs0n Co.. May 1%.-ooMt
complaint Of ily in the wintcr wheat. Heading
fairly. damaged some in Mnrch nnl April.
CAnuortroa. t1rcune Co., MAY 1.-Wintc.
wheat has been injured by the drought. and vii
not ,.4e u1ors thau i,alt crop. Corn has no!
come good Lny In the ground dry. Sod land
DuBo,s, Washington Co., May 22.-Oats In
1urea -ycry badly BY tie drought. Pastures poo
from the same cause. Wintcs wheat just head
, g. Corn cnRll,1E up slowly.
AlEponA, Jersey Co., Mny GIVE need rain
| Drought has hurt tile oats. Pastures very short
. Corn coming very elowly On accoslnt Of dr.
weather. Wheat bcg,nung to hcad.
pAYsoH, Adams Co.. Mny A,.--Tho drough
has damaged the oats. Late rains hav
l. helped lhetn: Pastu.es and n,oadowa u hurt !
3 Guol stand OF corn, with large acreage. White
| wheat is beading out nicely. Never lookes
bctIcr in MAY.
; CoupEa, unton Co.. May o2-The drough
has very materially shortened the growth q
4 winter wheat. Two light rnins tho past wee
muy bring IT up to its former fa.r promise. Cor
hAs nut recovered from tlla effects Of The DR.
:. weather. ..,
i thes very dry. Winter wheat injured by til
t freeze III March, usading cut from one to tw
i. feut. Grusa short.