THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
427 
JUNE 25 
than last year. This la not the best part of the tT 
S. for corn ; the main sort planted here is a yellow 
flint, eight to slxteen-rowed; a few farmers plant 
the white ana some the dent kind. The crop does 
not look good; not as many acres this year as 
generally. Our orchards and small fruits never 
did belter than last year, and never looked worse 
than this year. o. b. 
Won bob, Green Co.—Acreage of wheat, oats and 
barley about the Bame as last year; all are prom¬ 
ising well, except Winter wheat, which will be 
about one-half crop, corn prospects fair at pres¬ 
ent ; with good weather and long season, good; 
acreage about same as In 1880. orchard fruits not 
very promising. _ a. a. m. 
Tunnel City, Monroe Co.— Winter wheat looks 
well; but very little sown; Spring wheat was 
put In late; aoreage light; prospect fair. Fultz for 
Winter; White Russian for Spring. Rye is thin, 
but only a little Is sown. Oats promise well; acre¬ 
age large. Barley Is backward; but little sown. 
No apples. w. r. f. 
Minnesota. 
Belle Blaine, Scott Co.—Wheat looks very well; 
about three-fourths of the tilled land is sown to it 
every year. Fife Is the only variety sown. Com 
Is very poor, owing to wet weather and poor seed. 
Apples look very well. No small rrult is raised 
here. j, a. 
Ilai t, winoua co.—Wheat, oata and barley look 
well; acreage not ao large as last year. Wheat, 
Fife, Brooks's, Lost Nation and Black Sea. The 
prospeot for corn Is good, with a larger acreage 
than ever. Potatoes look well; no bugs. The fruit 
outlook lu Spring was good; not so good now. A 
large number of trees are dying; the hark Is 
loose. j. b, 
Kabson, Dodge Co.-About ao per cent, less wheat 
than last year; outlook as good as then. Oats 
about an average amount; prospect very good. 
About 15 per cent, more barley than last year; 
looks thin and sickly. Corn prospects are good; 
acreage ao per cent, larger than ever before, jb. 
Duluth, 8t. Louis Co.—Thla is not yet an agri¬ 
cultural country; but a timber region with a few 
small otearloga here and there. Grass, potatoes 
and oats are raised more than any other crops, and 
these are fairish. No corn or orchards as yet. 
Small fruits are raised In gardens about the towns; 
prospect good. w. a. w. 
Lake city, Wabasha Co.—Acreage of wheat 
oata and barley about the same as last year; out¬ 
look not quite so good, com acreage the same as 
last year; prospect good. Small fruits look pretty 
well; orchard fruits rather poor. w. b. 
wykoff, Fillmore Ce.—Acreage of wheat not more 
than 60 per cent, of last year’s; appearance fair ; 
but there Is great alarm In regard to ohlnah bugs 
—chiefly Ruaslan Fife. Acreage of barley UK) per 
cent, more thau heretofore, corn was got in a 
little late, Out looks well, and from loo to m per 
oent. more has been planted thau last year. This 
Increase ta owing to a failure in the wheat crop 
for the last three years. Many varieties of apples 
were either badly Injured or killed last Winter; 
Those that survived without Injury are fruiting 
flnely. Small fruits are abundant. No peaches 
here. w. h, s, 
Nlaoul, 
Gaynok City, Sodaway Co.—Wheat acreage 
small; crop almost a total failure; average yield 
10 to 15 bushels per acre. Oata a large acreage ; 
very promising; average yield 50 bushels per acre. 
Barley and rye but little sown. The oorn crop la 
not very promising owing to late Spring, bad seed 
and cut-worms; a large acreage; crop Ukely to be 
two-thirds of an average one, which la from « to 
so bushels per acre. The acreage grows larger 
every year, as a great many new farms are opening 
up. No orchard fruits of any acoount. Grapes 
currants, gooseberries, strawberries, etc., are 
plentiful. w. f, g. 
Hardin, Ray Co.—Wheat acreage an average 
one; outlook portends almost an enure failure; half 
was winter-killed, the rest badly damaged by the 
HeBstan fly, chinch bugs and ruBt. There will be 
none for shipment. Blue Stem, Fultz and Graham 
the favorite Borts. Rye and oats are good. No 
barley. Corn looks very well though planted 
later than usual; acreage decreasing yearly, be¬ 
ing superseded by tame grasses and clover which 
are In fine condiuon. Outlook for orchards very 
poor. Peaches almost a failure. t. n. o. 
Sprinopibld, Greene Co.—Wheat acreage equal 
to that of last year; ouUook poor; cannot ex¬ 
ceed 50 per cent, of last year’s yield—Walker, 
Mediterranean and Egyptian chiefly—all Winter 
wheat. Oat acreage about as last year; outlook 
good. Cora la largely planted; gave much trouble 
to get It to " ootno up;” many planted some land 
two to three times; It is late, but promises well. 
Fruit ouUook poor. The foot-prints of last Win- 
ter are more apparent as the summer advances In 
all oroharde on low lands or southern exposure. 
The more fortunate situations are but little dam¬ 
aged aud will give some apples. The apple crop 
of thla section uan’t exceed lu per oent. of that 
of last year. The same may bs said of pears 
cherries and plums. No peaches excepting a few 
In tno hllli along White River. Grapes and small 
fruits generally destroyed by the unprecedented 
frost of last Winter—exceptional grounds well 
protected give some grapes, raspberries and goose¬ 
berries. No blackberries. ,jot. 
Tabbrvillk, st. Clair Co.—Wheat la a failure, 
and most farmers have plowed It up and replanted 
the land with corn—Mediterranean, Walker and 
May. Corn Is king and Its prospect very flattering 
and should Messrs. Chinch Bug si Co not make 
their appearance, this section will witness one of 
the hugest yields ever known. Oats look well and 
will be a good average crop. Small fruits In 
abundance; also late apples; peaches and early 
apples. not so plentiful. o. r, a. 
Kansas. 
Altoona, Wilson Co.—Chinch bugs have de¬ 
stroyed about one-half the wheat on the upland; 
on the river bottom it looks well—Mediterranean 
or Red Sea, Fultz and Walker. No barley. Very 
little rye and oats, but both lu good condition. 
Com that has received proper attention looks well; 
one-tenth more planted than last year. Apple 
trees are not set so full as last year. A few peach 
orchards will be full, but the crop on most of the 
trees will hurdly teed the wormB. Gooseberries 
have boon full. Blackberry and raspberry canes 
badly winter-killed j, n , o 
Agiloola, Colley Co.—Wheat in the counties oi 
Coffey. Lyon, Osage, Franklin and Anderson is 
scant half a crop—Full/, Clawson and May; May 
stands best. The acreage of corn la one-fourth 
larger than ever before, and the prospeot Is one- 
fourth better than last year at this time. Oata 
three-fourths of a crop. Apples and peaches halt 
a crop; small traits splendid. Potatoes look 
fine. w. t. 
Columbus, Cherokee Co.—The acreage ot wheat 
la about 10 per cent, greater than last year; but 
the prospect Is very poor owing to rust and bugs ; 
all varieties seem to fare aUke-Medlterranean, 
Walker, Michigan White, Clawson and Fultz, oats 
acreage 10 per cent, Increase ; outlook good. Flax 
aim a trifle larger ; prospect line. Com acreage 
about the same as last year; prospect poor; late 
and thin on the ground—too much rain. No ap¬ 
ples, pears, peaches, cherries or plums. Berries 
look very promising. The wheat harvest began 
nere on June » ; weather favorable tor the 
work. a . A . u. 
Cottonwood Falls, Chase Co.—The acreage of 
wheat in this county Is above an average—Big and 
Little May and Grass. The outlook for oata and 
wheat Is splendid—above an average. No barley 
and not much rye. Com prospect flrst-rate; the 
acreage exceeds last year's The out-look for 
orchard and small fruits is poor; not much Inter¬ 
est taken here In fruit raising, stock is the main- 
W J. 8. B. 
Everett, Woodson Co.—Wheat acreage la smal¬ 
ler than last year’s, and the outlook poor owing 
to ohtnch bugs. ThlB is not a wheat county and 
there la not much small grain of any kind. Pros¬ 
pect for com good; acreage larger than usual. 
Peaches about one- quarter crop. AH other fruits 
K 0011 - 3. j. w. 
Hill City, Graham Co.—But very little wheat; 
It will he but half a crop—Early May mostly. 
Corn acreage will be more than last year’s; looking 
uncommonly well. Fruit trees of all kinds are 
doing well, but are too young to bear. a. a. 
Oo Allah, Trego Co.—Wheat good; will make 
from 15 to 40 bushels per acre—mostly Red May. 
oats, barley and rye very little sown, The pros¬ 
pect for com is good; large acreage planted 
Some planted late on account or wet weather all 
through May. The county is too new for fruit. A 
great many fruit and forest trees planted this 
spring. Plenty of grass; cattle are looking very 
She. 
Continued on pa* e 438. 
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ANNOUNCEMENT. 
The decree tor thla issue is “ saorifloe the Ute r- 
ary departments to the crop reports " When our 
editor-in-chief graciously made this announcement, 
the first thought in view of the interest felt tor 
those appreciating these particular columns, was 
to subject 9ouui one to the necessity of recording 
the Mb* ot one crop—second thought, however, 
succumbed to better judgment, and dignity and 
amiability found an Influential mission, our 
practical neighbors mean well. Ray Clark. 
Somfstir (Jikoiiorai). 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE. 
THE KITCHEN CLUB IN C0UN8EL. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
In Miss McGregor’s oosy kitchen we all assembled 
one pleasant day in June. The subject was “ Sum¬ 
mer Recreations,” and, by way of killing two birds 
with one stone, we were to arrange the way and 
manner of a church picnic to be held on a coming 
holiday, it is very noticeable even In a small 
community that nearly every family has some 
specialty in the culinary art that is convenient in 
getting up any pubUo entertainment, and which, If 
studied, renders it much more easily managed. 
But for awhile we talked of Summer recreations, 
and how necessary It was that the steady strain of 
a season’s work should be now and then broken by 
a day ot enjoyment. Living on the banks of a 
river abounding in good ash, It Is a great source ot 
pleasure to take a few hours In angling, aud won¬ 
derful how soon oven young children beoome ex¬ 
pert in this amusement, even little four-year-old 
bringing a One bass now and then from the water. 
The games of lawn tennis and croquet Are still 
delightful to young people, and should be indulged 
In for recreation, while a day’s visit now and then 
to the city la calculated to do us good and also to 
make us more than ever contented with the pure 
air of our country homes. Another recreation sel¬ 
dom indulged lu Is riding, and I think every house- 
hold should possess It 8 saddles and riding habits 
for the daughters who can accompany their broth¬ 
ers in thla healthful exercise. Pleasant little plc- 
ntca to the woods (with agreeable company), are 
or value it the eyes are kept open for new speci¬ 
mens, botanical and entomological, in this local¬ 
ity there Is one annual gathering at the close of 
the groin harvest. It Is called the farmers’ piomo, 
and is a pleasant reunion among neighbors who 
would not otherwise meet In a social manner, 
While Mra. Thompson did not know whether she 
would take cake or pie, and Mra. HHerton gave us 
the latest recipe for crullers, Miss MoGregor re¬ 
marked that, though the children liked sweets 
and must be provided for, she observed that 
grown people enjoyed something a little more 8av. 
ory. so we decided to take plenty of sandwiches, 
aDd, as we were to light a fire, we could boll eggs 
and cook any of the flah the followers of the gentle 
Isaac might be fortunate euougn to catch, and as 
one promised cold fowl, and another and another 
added their share, we felt that there was likely to 
be a full supply of good things on the coming holi¬ 
day, and all agreed that too little attention la paid 
to these things among hard-working farmers and 
their families, whose lives are too often one un¬ 
ceasing round of toll, and who would be brighter 
and happier if they indulged In simple Summer re¬ 
creations. 
-*-M- 
DOMESTIC BECIPE8. 
Gooseberry Catsup. 
Three pounds of ripe fruit, four pounds of wntte 
sugar, a pint ot good vinegar, two ounces each of 
cloves and cinnamon. Boll all together for three 
hours, careful not to bum. Bottle. 
Very Flue Currant Jelly. 
An equal quantity or white and red currants free 
from sterna, leaves and dirt. Put into a while por¬ 
celain kettle with a very little water, just enough 
to keep the fruit from burning at Ilrat. Boll 20 
minutes. Do not eruBh the fruit. Pour Into a 
clean Jelly-bag. Hang where the juice cau run 
through, but do not touch or squeeze the bag. To 
each pint of this clear liquor add a pound of loaf 
sugar and boll in the cleansed porcelain kettle 25 
minutes. Pass through another jelly, bag and 
pour Into glasses. The bags can be well pressed 
out afterward and the Juice therefrom made Into 
an Inferior jeU. Long Island. 
Peach Butter Pudding. 
Pare some ripe and soft peaches, leaving whole. 
Arrange closely together in the bottom of a but¬ 
tered baking dish. Make a batter of a quart of 
milk, six eggs beaten very light, 10 tablespoonfuls 
of sifted flour, a tablespoonful or melted butter, a 
little salt and two teaapoonfula of baking powder 
sifted with the flour. Bake la a quick oven aud 
eat hot with cream and sugar or a hard or liquid 
sauce, strawberries, cherries, raspberries, or 
blackberries may be substituted for the peaches. 
_ Mary B. 
Mra. Jack’* Chow-Chaw. 
Halt a bushel of green tomatoes, one dozen me¬ 
dium-sized onions, one dozen green peppers, all 
chopped floe. Sprlakleover a pint of salt. Lee 
stand all night, then drain off the brine, cover 
with good vinegar and cook one hour slowly. 
Drain again and pack in a jar. Then place In your 
preserve kettle two pounds or Drown sugar, two 
tablespoonfula of cinnamon, one of allspice, one 
each at cloves and pepper, naif a cup of ground 
mustard and a pint of grated horseradish, with 
vinegar enough to mix them thoroughly. Boll tor 
half an hour aud pour at once over the mixture in 
the jar. cover tight and lc is ready for use, but 
will keep over a year if you are not tempted to use 
it before that time, it Ib a good deal of work to 
chop fine enough with knlie and bowl, but I sup¬ 
pose many ot my readers have thoughtful hus¬ 
bands who provide them with a mluclng machine, 
m which case the chopping becomes easy work 
that small children oan perform, ana which they 
do in our household without finding it any hard¬ 
ship. 
Kitchen A prong. 
lu Rural of May U, under the head of “ Helps ’ 
in the article on Kitchen Aprons, the idea is con¬ 
veyed of only one breadth being used, while from 
the waist down there are two. Have It rounded 
out, to come to about the bottom of the waist. 
then measure from the waist down, a second 
breadth, which split, sewing raw edge, etc. 
_ M. J. M. 
Mother's Composition Cake. 
Two cups of butter, three coffee-cups of sugar, 
one coffee-cup ot milk, one coffee-cup of molasses* 
six coffee-cups of flour, six eggs, two pounds of 
raisins, one teaspoonful saleratus, spices as In 
other fruit cake. This will make two loaves. A 
very nice cake. a. A . Y . 
-- 
Headache, 
I noticed under the head of Domestic Recipes 
someone advises for headache or sour stomach 
taking one-fourth of one teaspoonful of soda at in¬ 
tervals of one hour. I wish to say for the benefit 
of those readers who may be disposed to test the 
efficacy of the above, to stop and consider that you 
are taking a powerful alkali into your stomach, 
which, if indulged in very frequently, will soon 
convince you that you have taken a remarkable 
leap toward confirmed dyspepsia. w. m. 
Crystallizing Grasses. 
Dissolve In a quart of soft water all the alum 
you oan by heating and stlnlng—It may be a 
pound. It may be so ounces. Have the grasses di¬ 
vided into small bunches and tied. When the 
solution begins to cool dip in the grasses holding 
them there five minutes, three minutes, two min¬ 
utes or one minute, according to size of crystals 
you wish. Tne cooler tne solution the quicker the 
crystals form. When too cold reheat. I have 
used a glass jar to dissolve the alum in, neating it 
in a kettle of water with an old plate at bottom to 
prevent the jar breaking. One can see through 
glass the crystals forming and so know when to 
take the grass out. Do not let the grass touch the 
sides of tMe jar. _ Aunt Flora. 
Hard Soap Question. 
Will me •• Farmer’s Wit* ” who sent the recipe 
lor hard soap In ** Domestic Recipes” of the Rural 
of June 4t.h, please state the weight of the balls of 
resin, and where they may be bought, and oblige 
Anothar Farmer’s Wife. 
[Cambrldgport, (Mass.) American Protestant.) 
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