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NEW YORK, JUNE 
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$ 2,00 PER YEAR. 
[Entered according- to Act of Congress, in the year 1881, by the Rural New-Yorker, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.] 
The Harvest Prospects. 
WHEAT. 
A smaller acreage than last year, and a much 
less favorable outlook. A probable decrease 
of at least 20 per cent., or about 100.000.000 
bushels, Causes of decrease — Early 
Winter, Late Spring, May Drought. 
Excessive dune rains, and 
insect pests. 
Heaviest Decrease in Winter Wheat. 
Michigan, Indiana and Illinois the greatest suffer¬ 
ers, Full /, the leading American Wheat. 
OATS. 
Increase of acreage. Probably the largest aggre¬ 
gate oat crop yet produced. 
RYE AND BARLEY. 
About the usual acreage. Fair crop?. 
CORN. 
An lucreased acreage, but a much poorer stand. 
Seed generally damaged everywhere. Much 
replanting. A probable decrease 01 15 
per cent., or about 220,000,000 bush¬ 
els from last year's crop. 
POTATOES. 
An average crop in Btand and acreage. Beetles 
never more numerous. 
GRASS. 
An abundant crop lu the North, and a Fair 
Crop elsewhere. 
! COTTON. 
Two per cent. Increase In acreage. A good stand. 
Labor satisfactory, except In Texas and 
Arkansas. 
J TOBACCO. 
Acreage Increased, as usual. Fair stand—Growing 
better. 
I Apple* a fair crop for the “ oil ” year. Pear* 
a good ci op. P«hc lie* a comparative fail¬ 
ure. Small crops lu Delaware. Maryland 
and the Michigan Peach Belt. 
Small Fruits abudaut. 
All Crops from two to three weeks Late, 
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EASTERN STATES. 
Maine. 
Canaan, Somerset Co.—The acreage ot and 
outlook for wheat is about 10 per cent, better 
than last year—Lost Nation. Oats, barley and 
rye look fully up to the average, with the 
usual acreage—barley two-rowed. Orchards 
and small fruits never blossomed fuller than 
this season; but a severe frost on night of J une 
6 , killed the buds and leaves on the grape-vines. 
The usual acreage of corn was planted, but the 
frost cut it off, and killed the bean, cucumber 
and squash vines. GrasB is looking well and 
promises an early und large hay crop. Not so 
many potatoes planted as usual through foar 
of the beetle. • s. h. e, 
Cumberland Center, Cumberland Co.- 
Owing to late rains, farmers In this section 
have not finished planting. Early-sown wheat 
is looking fine, mostly Lost Nation. Acreage 
about the same as last year. Oats and barley 
look well; not much rye sown; corn just 
planted; acreage about the same as last year; 
much sweet corn is planted for canning. 
Apple trees give promise of more fruit than 
we expected after the abundant yield of last 
year. The prospect for small fruits Is fair. 
Grass is looking fine. A late frost killed early 
tomatoes, beans, squashes, etc. f. b. b. 
80 , Moluncus, Aroostook Co.—Acreage of 
wheat and oats larger than usual. But little 
corn and barley raised here. Hay splendid— 
a large crop. Orchards and small fruits look 
well. Heavy froBts lately, but no damage 
done. Lost Nation wheat is sown altogether. 
Potato bugs plentiful. m. j. 
Stark, Somerset Co.—Wheat below average 
acreage and yield on account of late Spring, 
common red and Lost Nation; a few are trying 
the White Russian and like it much. Oats fully 
an average area and looking well. Not much 
barley or rye sown in this section. The corn 
crop Is about two weeks late, but more iB be¬ 
ing planted than usual and farmers are taking 
more interest in getting large yields —102 bush- 
elB of shelled corn have bean raised per acre. 
Apple and pear trees blossomed very full and 
the prospect is that the crop will exceed any 
for several years. Currants and small fruits 
in abundance. w. j. d. 
Warren, Knox Co.—The acreage of wheat is 
less than last year, owing in part to the poor 
crop of 1880, but more to the wet Spring 
we had, which rendered much land unfit to 
work until late, and this is now sown to bar¬ 
ley. The principal variety of wheat generally 
sown is the Lost Natiou. Auother kind called 
the Upham wheat, ^vhich originated in the ad¬ 
joining town of Camden, has been in good de¬ 
mand for Beed. It is a bearded variety, yields 
well and makes a superior quality of Hour- 
Wheat came up better than last year and is 
looking fully as well. Oats are looking well, 
about the usual amount having been sown. 
A frost on the night of the 6 th did much dam¬ 
age to corn, potatoes, beans, grape-vines, etc. 
The apple crop last year was large, but the 
crop this year rnuBt greatly exceed that of last. 
Pear trees seem to be full of young fruit. 
Grass, our main crop, is looking fine and 
promises a large hay crop. m. w. 
Xew Hampshire. 
Deerfield Center, Rockingham Co. — 
Farmers sow only a few acres each of small 
grains; but more seems to have been sown 
this year than last, especially of wheat. The 
outlook is medium. The corn stand is very 
good, except that it is a little low owing to cold 
weather. About one-seventh more was planted 
than last year. All orchard fruit, except apples, 
will be full crops. Apples set badly. Small 
fruits abundant. o. j. c. 
East Barrington, Strafford Co.—Wheat and 
oats are looking well. Barley, rye, etc., are 
but little raised. White Russiau is the princi¬ 
pal wheat. Corn is backward; acreage about 
the same as last year. This is the “ odd" year 
for apples; but we shall have a fair crop. 
Raspberries and blackberries were not harmed 
last Winter. I am afraid small fruit will not 
be worth picking. Grass looks fine. w. b. a. 
Hanover, Grafton Co.—The acreage and 
outlook for small grain are very slightly above 
the average of several years. Lost Nation 
wheat, two-rowed bailey and Excelsior oats 
are the leading kinds after some nameless 
common sorts. Corn has an average outlook 
this year, and an increasing acreage every year. 
Orchard and small fruits promise well, par¬ 
ticularly apples for an “ off" year. t. w. s. 
North Epping, Rockingham Co.—There is 
very little grain sown in my neighborhood; what 
there la, is looking fine. More of oats and bar¬ 
ley than of any other sort. Grain docs not pay 
here, aud it is sowed only to get a good catch 
of grass. About the same quantity of com is 
planted as last year, and it is looking well. 
The weather is almost too cold for it, but it is 
good for gruss. Good prospect for large yield 
of hay. About one-fourth of apple trees will 
bear fruit; more fancy varieties than shippers. 
There will be large crops of peaches, plums, 
strawberries, etc. G. q. D. 
Reed's Fbbrt, Hillsboro Co. —There is 
not enough wheat raised in this section 10 re 
port. Not much barley. The acreage of rye 
is not more than one fourth of an average. 
The corn crop is larger every year; two weeks 
late this year. Apples and pears are promis¬ 
ing. No peaches. Small fruits are looking 
well. f. t. w. 
Vermont. 
Brandon, Rutland Co.— Only a few acre 
fields of wheat for home consumption In this 
section. Owing to an unfavorable climate or 
soil It cannot be profitably raised here, al¬ 
though a liberal premium and extra care pro¬ 
duced, in an exceptionally favorable locality, 
a yield of 42 bushels per acre—Clawson. Oats 
and corn are the principal cereals grown and 
a larger acreage of these has been planted 
that last year. Oats look splendid; White 
Swede is the favorite sort. Corn was slightly 
nipped by frost, but is recovering; flint va¬ 
rieties are exclusively planted. Potatoes are our 
principal export crop, of which a large quan¬ 
tity has been planted. Early Rose and Snow¬ 
flake are the leading varieties, although all the 
kinds known to fame and seedsmen's catalogues 
find a place. Bugs are plentiful. Tbe leaves 
of the earlier planted were turned by the frost, 
but as hoeing is being vigorously pushed they 
will doubtless regain their former luxuriance 
in a few days. The meadows do not promise 
as good a hay crop aB we could wish ; the grass 
started nicely In the Spring, bnt lately large 
patches have made their appearance which are 
entirely destitute of vegetation*, the grass 
and even the weeds have died, in other 
patches varying in size from an ant-hill to one 
or two acres, the vegetation iB short and of a 
pale, sickly look—quite undecided whether to 
live or die apparently. Various reasons are 
given; but no remedy has been discovered; 
the result must materially lessen the crop. 
Subscriber. 
Cornwall, Addison Co. Had a dry Spring. | 
Acreage of wheat is larger than usual, and the 
crop one-third better than last year—chiefly 
Clawson. Acreage of oats one-fourth more 
than usual and crop looks well. Not much 
barley or rye. Twice as much corn as usual, 
but it is badly injured by grubs. Many farm¬ 
ers have plowed it up and seeded the land to 
barley. Orchards blossomed well. Prospect 
good for an average yield. Small fruits good 
except cherries. The hay crop will be badly 
injured by grubs or worms at the roots, w. m. e. 
Factory Point, Bennington Co.—The acre¬ 
age of wheat is small; we cannot raise it here. 
Oats are the principal crop sown. Barley 
and rye have a small acreage. Corn looks 
good; bnt it is about ten days late. The acre¬ 
age is about the same as in 1880, Last year 
was our fruit year, but apple trees blossomed 
out well. Pear and plum trees will bear fair 
crops. Small fruits are not grown here to any 
extent. o. M. T. 
Shelburne, Chittenden Co.—Acreage of 
grain of all kinds in this section is larger than 
usual. Outlook is good. Prospect for corn is 
good, though the acreage is smaller than last 
year. Outlook for orchard fruits is very good, 
but the small apples drop off considerably. 
Small fruits are but little grown. w. h. b. 
Vernon, Windham Co.—But little wheat or 
barley sown in this section. A full average 
acreage of oats has been sown, aud they look 
well. Rye very fair. The cold, wet weather in 
May delayed the planting of corn ; some farm¬ 
ers have just finished, while others are hoeing 
the first time; the acreage, 1 think, is about 
the same as last year’s. The show of apple 
blossoms was very good for the " off ” year. 
The prospect for small fruits is good. The 
constant rains give us plenty of feed, and in¬ 
sure a good crop of hay. Farmers are happy, 
or ought to be. J. e. a. 
Massachusetts. 
Barre, Worcester Co.—Very little wheat 
60 wn in this vicinity. Oats are grown chiefly 
for fodder. Rye and barley are raised only to 
a limited extent. Grain looks well when sown 
early, bnt continued rains have prevented 
uiaay from sowing. Two-rowed barley 
mostly sown. The acreage of com has been 
on the increase for several years. The wet 
season has prevented many from planting. 
Corn planted before the great raius looks 
good. Grass Is our principal crop. J. H. g. 
Belcherton, Hampshire Co. — But little 
wheat and less barley is raised In this section. 
Rye Is very forward and fine. Corn looks 
well, with about the same acreage as last year. 
Potatoes look well, and as for potatobugB they 
are more abundant than ever before and appar¬ 
ently healthier. We have learned to handle them 
by means of Paris-green. Grass is more for¬ 
ward than for many years and a large hay crop 
is prophesied. For an " off " year apple trees 
blossomed remarkably fall, and give promise 
of at least enough fruit for home use. Pears 
will be a heavy crop. A. b. h. 
Blackstonb, Worcester Co. — No wheat 
in this section of the country. Oats are mostly 
raised to be cut green for fodder and ensilage. 
No barley. Rye is sown mostly. The pros¬ 
pect for corn Is not very good, the season has 
been so rainy and cold that the field corn was 
not all planted by the first of June. The acre¬ 
age is about the same as last year, Most of 
the farmers plant enough to carry them 
through the Winter with their stock and for 
home use. Apple trees blossomed full, but we 
don’t expect much fruit as this is the off 
year. Raspberries and Blackberries were 
winter-killed. Some pears look well. Black 
knot or wai t has about killed the cherries, o. 
Framingham, Middlesex Co.—Not much 
oats or barley sown in this country. Rye looks 
well. Corn is small, but a good stand ; more 
planted than usual. Fruit trees look well; 
but this is the “odd” year for apples. Not 
much small fruit grown here. h. w. h. 
Palmer, Hampden Co.—Little or no wheat 
is grown here. Rye is looking well. Corn 
oat6 and potatoes are quite backward owing 
to cold and wet weather. Tbe acreage of each 
is nearly the same as last year. Grass never 
looked better. There is no prospect of any 
apples or peaches of any amount, it being the 
"off" year for the first; and a very severe 
Winter killed many of the last. h. d. f. 
West Newton, Middlesex Co.—About the 
same acreage is devoted to the cereals as last 
year. Corn ia uncommonly backward for the 
season; the cold weather and the unusual 
amount of rain are the causes. The hay crop 
is assured and must be large. The small fruits 
are unusually promising. n. t. a. 
Rhode Island. 
Ashaway, Washington Co.—No wheat; little 
barley or rye. Oat and corn area the same as 
last year—white oats: white flint corn. Pros¬ 
pect for both is good. Apples are all right; 
peaches are killed on low ground ? on high 
they are unharmed. Blackberries and Black- 
c ip raspberries are killed, Cuthberts are not. 
Strawberries are good. t. w. b. 
Providence Island, Narragansett Bay.— 
Oats and bailey are second-class crops here¬ 
abouts, generally consumed at home, and hard¬ 
ly merchantable on account of rust and wild 
radish seed—charlock we call it. Wheat is 
grown only experimentally—Lost Natiou and 
Bliss's Defiance. Rye is a good crop and sells 
well; but the hand thrashing is an objection. 
Corn is our staple and surest crop—Rhode 
Island White Cap the popular variety. About 
300 acres are grown annually on this island, 
which contains 3,600 acres. Planting has 
been much delayed ; but we have no fear of 
frost for auy planting made this month. Pears 
hang thick in many places; peaches un¬ 
harmed. Many apple trees are dense masees 
of bloom. E - F - 
Connecticut. 
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co.—Wheat and bar¬ 
ley are not raised here to any extent. Oats are 
looking well, although put in late. Rye, where 
well put in, is very promising; some pieces 
on poor or badly tilled ground are Indifferent 
—abont the usual acreage of oats, rye and 
corn. Corn on wet land has not sprouted 
well, otherwise it is good for the season, al¬ 
though planted late. Very few apples and 
peaches. Pears are set plentifully. Grapes 
blossom freely. Strawberries a fair crop of 
good size. h, l. p. 
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