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THE COUNTRY,
THE CROPS.
Our Green's Plains correspondent, writ
ing on September 3, says:—"Having re
cently had occasion to" travel in several di
rections 1 took notes ot the condition of
the crops. Between Paskeville and South
Hummocks, the crops, although somewhat
backward, are strong and vigorous, with a
lot of go in.them yet, 'which is not likely to
be checked by the late rains. The Wake
held Plains and the fields of Inkerman and
Balaklava are covered' with living green,
which continues and improves right on to
flamley Bridge. Between the Bridge and
i'arreh's Plat the wheat plant is doing its
level best to maintain the high reputation
of that tract of splendid agricultural land,
and with favorable finishing conditions' it
should produce an abundant harvest. Be
yond the Burra there is a slight falling off
m the appearance of the crops, which con
tinues on . a sliding scale as far as Peters
burg, which place the inhabitants proudly
claim to be the coldest winter quarters in
the colony. Across the Blackrock Plains
to Orroroo, Eurelia, and Carrieton the
crops are only middling, with variations,
and are even more so m Cradock, Yanyar
rie, and "Mooekra. Some very nice looking
wheatiields are to be seen about Ham
mond, but thousands of acres on the Wil
lochra that should have been equally as
good appear to have been completely ruined
by frost. Palmer and Boolcunda have
nothing to boast of, and Kanyaka, Gudla
Mudla, and Wirreanda are no better. There
is a slight improvement in Barndioota, and
a promising appearance about the crops
around Hawker and Willow Plains. All
these dry hundreds will be greatly bene
fited by the late rains. In the vicinity of
Quorn the growth of vegetation has been
greatly retarded by the unusually severe
frosts with which the district has lately
been yisited. It is feared that these frosts
have also injured the more forward crops
of Wilmington, Melrose, and Booleroo. The
seeddrill and fertiliser have been largely in
■evidence throughout-the lower north, and
seldom have the harvest prospects been
more promising that at present. From
Y"ongala to Snowtown, splendid crops are
to be seen on either side of the track, and
the wlieatfields of Baroota, Napperby, and
Crystal Brook are said to be quite equal to
i the best of olden times. From Port
Broughton downward the crops vary in
: quality, owing no doubt to the very patchy
| rainfall during the earlier part of the sea
! son. Some of the best looking crops to he
found on the Peninsula or elsewhere are
located between Green's Plains and Mait
| land, especially on the darker soils, but
from end to end the. Peninsula is just now
looking its best, and seldom has looked bet
ter. The harvest prospects are better than
i they have been for some years past, and
with favorable weather from the present
onward, a fair average should be obtained."
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