JUNE 25 
THE RURAL HEW- YORKER. 
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a prospect of 60 per cent. Increase in the hay 
crop; now the outlook scarcely promises an 
average crop. l. v. d. 
Kingston Furnace, Washington Co. - Wheat 
acreage about the same as last year; outlook 
mixed—some fields plowed under; some good, 
but many badly affected by cold Winter and 
and Boring drought—mostly Foltz, Red Zim¬ 
merman, Karly May and Tappabannock. Oat 
acreage small; outlook good. No barley or 
rye. Corn spotty; some good, but a bad stand 
in many cases and late planting; acreage 
somewhat increased. No peaches; some ap¬ 
ples and cherries. Strawberries a good crop ; 
prospect good for dewberries, black and blae¬ 
berries. N. w. B. 
Pleasant Mount, Miller Co.—Chinch bugs 
have damaged wheat so that in most places 
there will hardly be haif a crop. Some fields 
have escaped entirely, but these cases are very 
rare, A good many pieces will not pay for 
cutting. Corn, too, is likely to suffer severely 
from these peBts. Oats are damaged by dry 
weather, the days being very warm so that 
they make no growth at all; in fact, unless 
the weather is unusually favorable they will uot 
grow high enough to be cut with a reaper and 
bouud up, but will have to be mowed. Corn Is 
looking very well. Farmers were as a rule 
very late in getting in their corn, many not 
having got through until the first of June, and 
some then quitting because it was so late. 
Quite a large acreage was planted. Wheat Is 
headed out and harvest will begin about 
J une 17. N. J. s. 
Sedalia, Pettis Co.—The acreage of wheat 
Is from 10 to 30 per cent, more than last year, 
but the outlook is that It will not make more 
than half a crop—Fultz, May and Red Winter. 
Only a small area of oats sown; but it looks 
well. An increase of 15 per cent, of acreage 
under corn, which looks fine. Apples promise 
an average crop. Not many small fruits, j.j t. 
Toronto, Camden Co. The outlook for 
crops 1 b bud. Acreage for wheat is larger than 
last year. Oats, two-thirds crop. Rye good. 
Corn poor. Prospect for orchard fruit good. 
» Small fruits a total failure. w. t. t. 
Vandalia, Audrain Co.—The acreage to 
wheat in this seciion last Fall was unusually 
large; but, owing to late 8pring freezing, diy 
weather, and chinch bugB, the crop promises 
to be nearly (if not quite) a total failure. 
About the usual acreage of oats last Spring, 
but for reasons given above the crop will be 
short. Very little rye raised in this seciion 
and no barley. The varieties of wheat chiefly 
sown here are Fuliz, New Fork Premium aDd 
Democrat. Fultz wa3 sown more exten¬ 
sively last Fall than any other sort. More 
acres to corn hero this season than last. Cut¬ 
worms have done much damage in some locali¬ 
ties ; but the crop generally is coming on finely 
and the prospect is favorable. Orchard pro¬ 
ducts and 6mall fruit crops will be light. R. r. b. 
kaonaa. 
Manhattan, Riley Co.—Acreage of wheat is 
small, owing to a large amount being plowed 
up in the Spring; that standing is looking 
much better than last year at this time. Oats 
about the same amount sown as last year 
and never looked better. Rye -none sown of 
any account. Corn looks well; acreage some¬ 
what larger than last year, the increase being 
caused chiefly by tfte wheat being plowed up. 
Orchards promise better than the average, ex 
cupt peaches. 8raall fruits abundant, j. g. 
Newton, Harvey Co.—The acreage under 
wheat Is larger than last year and the yield will 
be double as much—Turkey, Fultz and Early 
May- Early-planted corn looks well; but a 
good deal of it was planted late owing to wet 
weather. Abundant rains are now helping all 
growing crops. Not much barley or oats is 
raised here. Potatoes look better than at this 
time during the past ten years. Apples, 
peaches, gooseberries and strawberries are 
plentiful. J s. o. o. 
Solomon Rapids, Mitchell; Co.—All kinds 
of gram, potatoes and garden truck look first- 
rate ; about the usual number of acres sown 
and planted. Corn looks well, with at least 
one-thiid more acreage. It has had all the rain 
needed, and though it 1 b rather weedy the 
prospect Is good for a large crop. T. D. 
Walnut, Crawford Co.—The acreage of 
wheat somewhat larger than last y >ar. Some 
fields that were sown early and thick are look¬ 
ing very nice and will probably yield from 16 
to 20 bushels the acre; while many others that 
were sown late Btand thlu on the ground and 
will be failures. Some fields have been plowed 
up and sown to flax or planted with corn. The 
hard Winter and chinch bugs are the chief 
trouble here with the wheat, although the 
Hessian fly la doing some damage. Fultz, 
Clawson aud Mediterranean are the chief va¬ 
rieties. Wheat wU not average more than 
half a crop. The acreage of corn 1 b about 
the same as last year; but on account of the 
early and severe Winter, but few farmers had 
thete *«>«> hhoked In time for early planting 
this Spring. Through the month of May we 
had such au excessive amount of rain that the 
corn fields looked like a meadow, and an imple¬ 
ment to the use of which the farmers of this 
section are constitutionally opposed (the hoc) 
was from necessity brought into use. Since 
June 1st the weather has been warm and dry, 
the ground is In good condition to work and 
the two-horse cultivator is clearing the fields 
of weeds and crab grass, the latter a more per¬ 
sistent foe than the former. At present the 
outlook is good for a large yield of corn. The 
prospects are much better now for apples, 
peaches, cherries, etc. than they were 
four weeks ago. In some localities the black¬ 
berry and raspberry caoes were killed to the 
ground; while those that were protected are 
all right. Grapes are now doing well. We 
shall probably have large and small fruits 
enough for home consumption, but none to 
spare. b g. 
Washington, Washington Co. —Winter 
wheat mostly winter killed except 8oule; all 
much damaged : acreage sown 75 per cent, of 
last year’s area; outlook poor. Rye sown only 
for pasture and for seed; looks well. No bar¬ 
ley. Oats in good condition ; 100 per cent, 
more sow a thau for the past few years. 
Spring wheat in good condition; acreage 90 
percent, of last year's area; outlook good for a 
fine crop. Cherokee or Grass wheat the princi¬ 
pal Spring variety. Corn, acreage 50 per cent, 
larger than last year; prospect excellent, al¬ 
though some failed to get a good Btand at first 
planting on account of wet weather; this was 
replanted. Weather very favoruble now; 
everything growing and about up with the 
usual season, although we had a late, wet 
Bpriug. Fruit outlook excellent except for 
peaches. Small fruits never better, r. l. l. 
Washington, Washington Co.—The wheat 
acreage is about the same as last year ; out¬ 
look good. Oats not quite so good. Barley 
acreage less; prospect an average one. Rye 
50 per cent, increase in acreage; crop vary 
good. For wheat we bow Red Chaff and White 
Michigan for Fall; for Spring, White Russian 
and Cherokee or Grass. Prospect for corn not 
quite so good as last year, owing to late plant¬ 
ing; acreage one-third more owing to wheat 
killing out, but if the geason remains good we 
shall have more corn than last year. For orch¬ 
ard fruit, except peaches, the outlook Is extra- 
good ; the same for small fruits. c. w. 
Nebraska. 
Fremont, Dodge Co Wheat, oats and rye 
look very good ; acreage of each about the 
same ua last year. Very little barley grown ; all 
Bpring wheat and Winter rye. The prospect 
for corn is very good, although a little late, 
and the acreage will not be more than two- 
thtrds of that of last year, because so much of 
the low land on river bottoms has been over¬ 
flowed, so that it could not be planted. Our 
orchards are young aud few. and both orch¬ 
ard and small fruits will be light, being killed 
by hot, steamy weather while in blossom, t r g. 
West Point, Cnming Co.—Wheat acreage the 
Bamo as last year's ; looks a little better, but is 
a little later—mostly Mediterranean and Pearl ; 
very little Lost Nation. Oits, seed not good ; 
acreage about same as last year's; looks good. 
Barley not much sown; looks good, what there 
is of It. Rye good ; well headed out. Com 
planted very late ; seed very poor ; most farm¬ 
ers have had to replant, and it is not a lirst- 
rate stand now; prospect not flattering ; twe- 
year-old corn made the best seed; acreage a 
little less than last year’s, because laud could 
not be made ready in time. Orchards burl by 
hall; otherwise prospects very good; young 
trees have plenty of fruit. Small and wild 
fruits good. A , E . 
Canada, 
Ont., Perth Co.—Fall wheat will not bo over 
half a crop, being badly killed out by dry 
weather in Spring. Spring crops look well. 
Meadows look better thau usual, although a 
sharp frost in the beginning of Juue, has, it is 
feared, injured the clover. Apples will be only 
a moderate crop; last year was the bearing 
year. Cherry aud plum trees suffered much 
from the severe Winter, and both will be 
short crops; but strawberries, raspberries, 
gooseberries, and currants promise to be abun¬ 
dant. The potato bug is more abundant than 
ever; still there has been quite an average 
breadth planted. A. J. c. 
Milton, Ont.—Fall wheat about an average 
acreage: some fields very good, but we shall 
have only a little over an average crop. Claw¬ 
son and Fultz ; very little Spring wheat raised. 
Barley and oats look well; they are likely to 
be above an average. Corn Is uot raised here 
to any extent. 8oil not adapted to it. Apples 
will be un average crop, although not bo plen¬ 
tiful by oue-balf as last year. Straw¬ 
berries good; Urge amounts are raised along 
the lake shore for shipment. Peaches are not 
raised here for shipping, uor any other small 
fruits. Hay will be rather below an aver- 
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LATEST CROP REPORTS. 
EASTERN STATES. 
Maine. 
Chestervillb, Franklin Co.—More wheat than 
usual sown—Lost Nation almost entirely. More 
corn and fewer potatoes have been planted ; both 
are In fair condition. Apples promising. Grass 
excellent; a flue hay crop nearly certain, p. n. 
Topsham, Shagadaboe Co.—The acreage of oats, 
barley and rye is about as usual; that of wheat Is 
less, but the outlook for all Is a fair average. The 
prospect for corn Is poor; the acreage small. The 
outlook for orchard and small fruit Is good. t. j. w. 
Nhw flauipolilre. 
Thornton’s Fkrrv, Hillsborough Co.—Wheat 
and barley are not raised In thlH section to any 
amount, of oats there has been a larger area 
sown than last year, and rye (which la mostly 
Winter rye) Is looking very due, aud has probably 
about the same acreage as last year, owing to 
the cold, wet weather, corn was not planted till a 
week later than usual, and It la now quite small; 
but If the remainder of the season should be favor¬ 
able there may be a fine crop, as a much larger 
acreage has been planted than usual. A large 
area of potatoes has been planted as much or 
more than last year. Apples and pears bloomed 
very folk Peaches are very much injured by the 
severe weather of last Winter. Small fruits will 
probably be quite plentiful. 1 never Baw grass 
look better, aud we shall probably have a larger 
crop of nay than we have ha i for years, a. m’c. w. 
Vermont. 
8o. Wallingford, Rutland Co.—The outlook for 
small grains la favorable , of these oats are our 
chief crop. Corn is not as large as last year; but 
It looks fine and thrifty •• for Ua size.” There will 
most likely be plenty of apples aud small fruits, 
though not as much as last year. c. s. 
Strafford, orange Co.—Farmers In this section 
will average about one and a half acre of wheat 
and one of oats. No other kind of small grain is 
Bown to speak of. Wheat, White Russian aud Lost 
Nation. The prospect for corn la good; the acre¬ 
age la the same as last year. The outlook for or¬ 
chard and small trulls la good. l. p. h. 
West Charleston, Orleans Co.—The acreage of 
wheat, oats aud barley la about the same as last 
year, and all look well. Lost Nation wheat takes 
the lead, though some White Russian and the old 
varieties are also sown. A large acreage of pota¬ 
toes — Early Rose, Burbank's Prolific, Snow¬ 
flakes and Sunrise, besides some other varieties, 
are raised. Corn area lees than usual. A heavy 
frost on June c killed corn and potatoes to the 
ground. Fruit prospect good. c, f. w. 
West Rutland, Rutland Co.—But little wheat, 
barley or rye la raised In this section ; what there 
is looks well, oats are raised by nearly every 
farmer, and they look better than usual. The 
acreage In corn Is about the same as last year; It 
la rather small, aud frosts have damaged some 
pieces. The prospect for orchard and small fruits 
Is about medium. w, c. 
Whiting, Addison Co.—The farmers in this val¬ 
ley oi otter creek are beginning to complain of 
our present cold and dry weather; still, with the 
exception of grass, crops are looking flue, espe¬ 
cially small grains. There was a larger breadth of 
oats sown this Spring than usual. Wheat la not 
very extensively raised—the Snowflake and Lost 
Nation are the most promising varieties. Very lit¬ 
tle rye or barley. A larger acreage of corn than 
usual. Owing to the late cold weather it looks 
rather sickly. Judging from the small yellow 
spots on our potato leaves Paris-greea will soon 
be in demand. The outlook tor orchard and small 
fruits Is favorable for a large crop. c. w. k. 
Mm ,,jh‘ h u»« tta. 
Amherst, Hampshire Co.—Oats and rye never 
looked better at this season. A better hay crop 
In prospect than for several years. Acreage of 
corn Is about the same aa last year, but it la back¬ 
ward ; same may be aaid of potatoes; beetles very 
abundant. Apples promise an unusually good 
crop. Prospect for pears la good. Peaches prom¬ 
ise a fair crop. Grapes will be a very heavy crop. 
Strawberries Just beginning to ripen and will 
probably be a large crop. Prospect for other small 
trulla good. l. w. u. 
Chicopee Falls, Hampden Co.—No wheat or 
barley raised here. Very little oata are grown for 
grain; but some are raised for fodder; appear¬ 
ance good, considering the cold and wet we’ve had. 
Rye looks first rate—better than last year on an 
increased acreage. Corn planting has boon de¬ 
layed till the middle of June by wet ana cold 
weather—the usual acreage, however, will proba¬ 
bly be put In. Peaches a failure; apples scarce In 
this our “ odd” year; pears and plutns good 
crops; not many oherrlos; but berries will bo 
abundant. k. w. c. 
Greenkiblp, Franklin Co,—But little rye; looks 
One. No wheat or barley Is grown here. 
Oata on land that had been planted twice 
look well; those on laat year’B sod are •' worked ” 
by worms—mostly Probsteler and Surprise; from 
one to three acres are raised by eaoh farmer. 
Com backward on account of rain, cold and 
frost; as much planted aa last year. Pota¬ 
toes are looking weU; bugs plentiful. Small 
fruits blossomed freely; so did apples, peaches, 
pears, etc. The hay orop promises to be large; 
worth now $ia per ton. A. w. n. 
8mkhbo‘>n. Middlesex Co—No wheat; oats 
raised ebu fly for tedder; looking weU. Small 
aoreage of barley and rye: say 46 acres of barley 
and 60 acres of rye to 1,000 people; outlook favor¬ 
able. A larger acreage of corn than has been plant¬ 
ed tor three years past: looking poorly and 
yellow on account of continued rath®. “Off” year 
f 
or apples In this section. Rearing year for pears 
which are looking well. Strawberries and rasp¬ 
berries good; blackberries only fair. a. h. b. 
Connecticut. 
Canterbury, Windham Co.—No wheat or bar¬ 
ley. Oats and rye looking well. Prospect for 
corn Is promising; acreage about the Bame as In 
former years. For orchard and small fruits the 
prospect has never been so good. o. w, o. 
Clinton, Middlesex Co.—The area of rye in this 
section, comprising four towns. Is not tar fromSiW 
acres. Very few oata raised. No barley. Rye 
promises well. About the sane quantity of corn 
planted as last year. Apples bloomed very lull for 
the “off" year; a large yield of small fruits la 
probable. w. a. d. 
Groton, New London Co.—No wheat. Rye looks 
well and will yield about 14 to 14 bushels to the 
acre. Oats are looking floe—never better, and will 
yield from 25 to 80 bushels pear acre. Rye will be 
16 per cent, better than last year. Corn Is back¬ 
ward. Potatoes are looking veiy fine. The hay 
crop will be heavy—about 25 per eenr. better than 
last year. Orchard prospects are voiy good, espe¬ 
cially for pears. Blackberries were badly winter¬ 
killed ; raspberries are looking well. e. a. h. 
Middletown, Middlesex Co.—We are having 
plenty of ruin here now and crops ot all kinds 
are looking well. Wheat and rye are splendid. 
Oats ditto. Barley is not much grown. T >6 pros¬ 
pect of a fl ne h iy crop uever was better. Potatoes 
are looking fine. Corn Is rather backward, owing 
tothelateSpring and wet weather Ttnre win 
be a larger acreage of tobacco this year man ever 
before. Apples a rair crop; small fruits abun¬ 
dant. yf' [>_ 
West Redding, Fairfield Co —No wheat In this 
section. Oats are looking exceedingly well. Rye 
la very heavy and promises an unusually large 
yield. Tobacco Is the main crop with farmers 
here, corn la late and rather small tor the sea¬ 
son; the acreage Is about the same aa laat year 
Grass very heavy, orchards are well set with 
fruit. SmaU rrult Injured by wet. s. g. 
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MIDDLE STATES. 
New Fork. 
Albany, Albany Co.—Not more than half as 
many acres under wheat as there were last year; 
prospect middling. Of rye there Is probably one! 
third more, and It la looking good No barley. 
Cora about the same as usual in area and outlook. 
But few apples. Potatoes promise a good average 
yield. l. j. g. 
Ai.dbn, Erie Co.—Fall wheat acreage up to aver¬ 
age ; present prospect equal to last year’s—mostly 
Fultz and Clawson. Oats and barley wore sown 
late; aoreage under that ot last year; varieties: 
barley, mainly four rowed; oats, everything known 
In the market. Indications for above-mentioned 
crops, favorable. Cora planted late; acreage an 
average; growth small. Fruits of all kinds prom¬ 
ise well. j. M> c 
Arcade. Wyoming co.—Wheat an average crop 
—Clawson. Oats, rye and barley, usu il acreage ; 
never better—White Russian Oats. Corn acreage 
same aa last year; stand poor—too wet. Orchard 
and small fruit outlook very favorable. This is a 
dairy section. Cora doing finely ; grass never bet- 
ter; meadows above the average. No Insect pests 
to amount to anything, .Season ten days earlier 
than usual. r H P 
Auburn, Cayuga co.—Winter wheat win be a 
fair crop, it luseots do not take It; acreage as large 
as in 1879—Clawson, Treadwell and ordinary red 
and white. Oats aud barley have a middling out¬ 
look and an acreage aa Urge as in 188v. corn area 
as urge as last year’s; it hasn’t conm up well 
and is backward. c r r 
Bustj, Chautauqua Co.—Acreage of oata is a 
little above the average; they are looking well. 
Barley and rye not sown to any extent, corn is" 
not coming up well; acreage about an average. 
Winner wheat looks well and more was sown than 
usual. No Spring wheat. Prospect for fruit of all 
kinds good, except for peaches. j. n . F> 
Cayuta, Schuyler Co.—Wheat and oats acreage 
about the same as last year; both are looking 
about medium. Very little barley or rye sown. 
The prospect for corn is not very’ good ; much has 
rotted In the ground; about the same acreage as 
last year. Orchards promise aa abundant crop. 
All small fruits promise weiL The Cuthbert rasp¬ 
berry bushes you sent ns last year are growing 
pptendldly with some fruit on. w. j k. 
Clifton Pare, Saratoga Co.—The acreage of 
wheat hereabouts Is about a quarter lees than last 
year, aDd the outlook poorer tor a good yltld per 
acre—Clawson mostly. About last year’s area 0 f 
oats; prospect good. A quarter more rye ; and a 
ten-per-cent, better prospect. Corn ta small but 
well started; acreage the same as last year. Ap¬ 
ples will be a light orop; small fruits an average 
one; berries abuadaat. p. j, 8 . 
Clyrnsr, Chautauqua Co.—Not over one-half of 
the rarmers sow any wheat, the rest would prob¬ 
ably average about t ao acres per farm—Clawson ; 
prospect good for an average crop, oats probably- 
about six acres per farm-White Shoshone; pros¬ 
pect good for a very flue crop. No barley or rye 
enough to speak of. Cora rather backward; 
about the usual acreage. SmaU fruit prospect 
good. This being the bearing year with us, we 
expect a large orop of apples and there Is every 
prospect of It. j. M . o. 
Coxsackte Greene Co.—We have had a heavy 
fall of rain and all ciopa are looking good; acreage 
of wheat small; vV hi to Winter looks good Oats, 
medium quantity sown Rye acreage large; ap¬ 
pearance good. Cora acreage larger than usual; 
small—too wet and cold Appiesshort No peaches, 
Pear s, plums and email Hulls plentiful. s. b. 
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