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THE RURAL HEW-YORKER. 
have an average crop. The grape crop in Naples 
Valley is light, but enough unless the price is 
better than it has been for three years past. 
j. o. 
is a fair crop. Fruit of all kinds is Bcarce. Hay 
is abundant. There is a good deal of complaint 
about potatoes not yielding well, being small, 
and some rotting, also. j. a. s. 
Johnson’s, Orange Co., N. Y., Aug. 12. 
The prospect is good for a fine corn crop if 
the Fall proves favorable. The stand is gener¬ 
ally good, and the acreage about as large as 
usual in this vicinity, which is not very heavy, 
as we ruu mostly to grass. Potatoes are rather 
a light crop. Oats are not as good aB expected, 
but very fair. Wheat was rather a failure owing 
to the Fly, some not being harvested. Rye 
good. The apple crop is good; some poaches 
where the treos are healthy; plums but few 
owing to early frosts. The hay crop is fine, and 
got in fine condition; fall pasture iB lookiug 
well. Buckwheat has started finely, h. b. h. 
North Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Aug. 12 . 
| |Tue prospect in this vicinity for corn is very 
good ; although wo are passing through a severe 
drought, thorn is a large growth of stalks well 
set with cars. Should we have rain soon, we 
shall harvest a largo crop. Wheat is a bounti¬ 
ful yield, and secured in good condition. Oats 
rather light. Potatoos suffering greatly by 
drought, consequently small. Apples early, a 
fair crop ; winter, with the exception ef Russetts, 
not half a crop—indeed, very many orchards 
have but few. Peaches more than an average 
crop. Small fruits have not been very plenty. 
h. a. 
Open Meadows, Chautauqua Co., N. V., Aug. 14. 
Farmers in this’ section are throngh haying, 
and the bay crop is bettor than in a number of 
years past. Wheat never bettor, and is all iu 
the barns. Oats are being harvested and look¬ 
ing fine Potatoes are not as good as last year; 
neither is the apple crop, but the yield is enough 
for home use with some to spare. The corn 
crop is lookiug fino, considering the late spring, 
and if the frost holds off, there will be a fair 
crop yet. Taken altogether, the crop is fine. 
u. L. D. 
East Hornsfield, Jefferson Co., N. Y., 
Aug. 12.1878. 
The present indications in regard to the corn 
crop, are that we shall have fully an average 
yield. Early potatoes are nearly a failure. The 
yield of late pot atoes, I think, will be small. Early 
in the season wheat, oats, and barley looked 
very promising ; but, owing to a severe drought 
in July, the yield will be no more than an aver¬ 
age one, more or less damaged in harvesting 
by the continued wet iveather. The apple crop 
will be smaller than noual. l. f. a. 
Speedwell, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Aug. 13. 
Fine weather so far this week, but for two 
weeks past have had a great deal of rain, which 
has put, the farmers back. There are a great 
many acres of hay to he cut yet. Harvesting 
will be nearly dono this week. Oats are very 
good, and so is winter wheat; spring wheat not 
up to last year’s crop. Corn is looking splendid. 
About half a crop of potatoes. Small fruits are 
plenty, but not bo apples. l. c. l. 
POUGHKEEPSIE, DutCheSS CO., AUg. 14. 
Corn in Dutchess Co. came up very nnevenly, 
owing to frost and cold, wet weather. On low 
lands it will be rather above the average; not so 
good on the higher portions of the County. 
Apples quite a full crop—not equal to yield of 
’74 ; hardly up to that of ’76. Wheat, rye and 
oats were unusually fine, and hay abundant. 
Finest weather for growing cropB within my 
recollection. w- n - H - 
Lowville, Lewis Co., N. Y., Aug. 13. 
Rainy the most of the time ; for two weeks wo 
have had rain every day except throe days. 
There is a great deal of hay to make yet. Win¬ 
ter wheat is good, coarse grain ; oatH and barley, 
not good crops—too dry to fill well, and now it is 
so wet that it is almost impossible to harvest it 
in good shape. Corn good. Apples half a crop. 
Potatoes poor. Hops are lookiug good, and bid 
fair. Cheese seven cents. m. b. 
Bkant, Erie Co., N. Y., Aug. 11, 1878. 
The corn crop in this section I think will bo 
fully an average one; throughout the county it 
will be considerably below—Potatoes not a third 
of a crop from appearances now. Wheat dam¬ 
aged by the Fly, hat we are getting a fair yield- 
selling for $1.05 at mills. OatB below an average 
crop; grass extra good, secured in very good 
order. K - 
Fluvanna, Cbautauqna Co., N. If., Aug. 12. 
The corn crop iu this section is very promis¬ 
ing, I think far above an average. The fruit 
crop is very little this season iu this county, not 
one-fourth of a crop of appleB. The prospect is 
that the potato crop will be very small in this 
section from being rusty, and potato tops are 
dying before the tubers have matured. J. s. 
Livingston Co., N. Y., Aug. 10,1876. 
The corn crop bids fair to be extra good this 
eason. Winter wheat and oats are also extra 
good. Spring wheat is not filling well. Barley 
Sherman, Chautauqua, Co., N. Y., Aug. 13, 1878. 
The hay crop in this section is larger than it 
has been in many years. Grain crops are quite 
good. Potatoes will, doultlosB, be scarce this 
fall, and will, no doubt, bring good prices. Ap¬ 
ples are also a very small crop. Blackberries 
plenty. Corn is a fine growing condition. 
M. L. D. 
Walden, Orange Co., Aug. 12 . 
We are glad to state that the prospect of the 
corn crop, for a large yield, is unusually good. 
We are having warm, showery weather, and un¬ 
less an early frost should come, our farmers will 
have reason to feel thankful for abundant crops. 
Would judge that about the average amount of 
ground was planted thiB season. w. c. h. 
TOWanda, Cattaraugus Co., N. V., Aug. 13. 
The corn crop is very good ; more than half of 
it is glazed, so that it will be out of the way of 
frost this BeaBon in our section of the country. 
The fruit crop wifi be very light in onr place. 
The hay crop is very heavy—never better. The 
oat crop is good, and pastures never better. 
E. F. 
Middletown, Orange Co., Ang. 10,1878. 
There is a larger acreage of corn planted than 
common. It. is lookiug very fine. All it needs 
is hot weather to ripen it. Hay and oats were 
above an average crop. Wheat iB below the av¬ 
erage. Apples are small, but about a medium 
crop. B - B - 
oneida, Madison Co., N. Y v Aug. 16, 1878. 
Corn is looking well, and it is thought now 
will be more than an average. Grain, already 
harvested, is generally light. Hay crop was 
large and good. Potatoes few and Email—espe¬ 
cially those planted early. Fruit prospects are 
good. J ■ a - H - 
Wales, Erie Co., N. Y.. Aug. 14. 
Crops are good; hay never better; oats, rye 
aud barley, fair. Corn is looking finely ; wheat 
was injured some by the rust. Fruit nearly all 
destroyed by the frost. Pasture's are fresh. 
Plenty of rain throngh the season. s. w. h. 
Geneva, Ontario Co., N. Y., Aug. 10,1878. 
So far as observed the corn crop promises 
well hereabouts ; though late in making a start, 
it seems to have made up for lost time... West 
of Geneva some damage has been done by hail 
and heavy storms. w. n. c. 
CUEEKTOWAGA, Erie CO., N, V., AUg. 13, 1878. 
The corn crop in this section, as far as my ob¬ 
servation extends, is about an average one. 
Oati »ot an average; barley light and poor; 
wheat very good; and there is also a very large 
crop of hay. o. b. e. 
Schenevus, Otsego Co., N. Y„ Aug. 14. 
The corn crop in this section will be fair. The 
hay crep is largo. Rye very heavy. Early-planted 
potatoes will be a light crop ; late-planted fair, 
we had plenty of potato bugs, but Paris-green 
fixed them. Fruit plenty. J- V. c. 
Canbsakaoa, Allegany Co., N. Y., Aug. 12. 
The corn crop, as far as we know, will hardly 
be an average one. Wheat—that is winter 
wheat—is a heavy crop, but fruit is a failure on 
account Of the freeze in June. e. s. b. 
Medina, Orleans Co., N. Y., Aug. 10 . 
The corn crop is above the average, and so is 
wheat. The barley aud oat crops aro consider¬ 
ably below an average, and so will fruit be. 
H. L. F. 
North Bloomfield, Ontario Co., Aug. 12. 
All farm crops are good in this section, the 
corn crop in particular. Fruit rather light. 
A. G. 
NEW JERSEY. 
Newton, Sussex Co., N. J., Aug. 12., 1878. 
The corn crop this year is looking first-class 
—a great deal bettor than last season. We have 
had plenty of rain in this section, and I think 
that the crops will be a great deal better 
than the prices, thiH fall. Millet is doing ex¬ 
traordinarily well this year; last year it was 
hardly worth gathoriog. Apples are plentiful, 
and milk iB very low, one cent per quart at the 
Brighton Creamery. Flour is at all prices, to 
suit the times—from $2 50 up to $6 and $7 per 
cwt. A man can live on apple dumplings, if 
the times are a little tough. My father-in-law 
has the best lot of corn, oats, wheat and apjiles 
of any one in tho two counties of Sussex aud 
Warren. They arc spleudid. Ho takes care of 
his manure and knows how to use it. It is the 
main part of successful farming to have a good 
captain at the houd of it. Potatoes, I ato afraid, 
are goiDg to come out small this season. It lias 
been almost too wet for them to turn out 
well. Pasture holds on well and the cows and 
stock of all kinds look excellent. Butter is 
way down so low that a man ought to be hung 
that will let his feet get sore on the account 
of hard boots or shoes, or let his horse sweat 
with dry wagon wheels and hard harness, a. v. 
Mkndham, Morris Co.,N. J., Aug. 9,1878. 
The prospect for an average yield of corn in 
this aud adjoining townships, is good. Hay 
crop excellent. Wheat loss than half a cnop, in¬ 
jured by insect. Potatoes promise an average 
yield. Fruit a partial failure except apples, of 
which there will bo two-thirds of a crop. PeaoheB 
are very scarce, and what few there are, rot bad¬ 
ly. Oats a full crop. B - 
Roselle, I nlon Co., N. J., Aug. 10, 1878. 
Our corn crop is good and more has been 
planted than usual. Our hay crop was very 
good, but it is worth only some $7 or $8 per ton. 
Oats are fine and apples look promising. Pear- 
trees are badly blighted and small fruit was gen¬ 
erally injured by the frost. J R- 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Oswayo, Potter Co., Pa., Aug. 11, 1878. 
Cohn hereabouts will be nearly a failure, 
owing to a superabundance of rain. There is 
but little planted in this section. Wheat will 
be about half a crop. Winter grain does not 
bid as fair as the spring grains. Oats are the 
beet crop in this immediate vincinity. Potatoes 
will not amouut to much ; the prospect now is 
that they aro going to rot a good deal. Hay is 
a drug; everybody has more than he knows 
what to do with. Plenty of old hay in the 
country and the new crop is as good as we have 
had in several years. The fruit was nearly 
all killed by the frosts we had tho last of 
May. 
This is a new county; people have been en¬ 
gaged in the lumber trade till within a few 
years ; consequently there is not as much farm¬ 
ing here as in the adjoining counties in N. Y. 
s. L. M. 
cbatasacqua, Lehigh Co., Pa., Aug. 12, 1878. 
The corn crop throughout the whole county 
never was better. It would delight you to take 
a ride through this section of Lehigh County. 
A great many old people say that for many 
years back they have not seen such a crop. Po¬ 
tatoes are also a good crop. Apples aro poor 
around hero. Grapes look well, especially my 
own, which suffered ,not at all from the frost. 
A great many of the farmers’ barnB are foil, and 
you will see all around stack-yards of rye and 
oats. We have hero a greenhouse containing 
about 2,000 plants, large and small. Wo have 
al.-o about 200 chickens, which we raise our¬ 
selves. There [are a'great many varieties of 
grapes also, and about 400 roses, our “ boss ” 
rose being the Marechal Niel. c. m’o l. 
Grkenville, Mercer Co., Pa., Aug. 12,1878. 
The corn crop iu this vicinity is going to bo a 
good crop, much better than was expected ; the 
rains brought it up finely. The peach crop is 
not an average one; apples will be plentiful; 
potatoes are a failure on account of dry weather. 
j. L. 
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OHIO. 
Kensington. Columbia Co., Ohio, Aug. 12 1878. 
The corn crop of Columbiana and Carroll 
counties promises less than an average—as far 
as my observation and information extend— 
say 10 to 20 per cent less—though abundant 
showers and warm weather during this month 
and the first half of next, will have much to do 
with it. The whole month of Jane was very 
cold and wet, and corn did littlo good. Then 
harvest came with such a rush that many fields 
have been sadly noglected. My corn—with two 
good workiugs during harvest—will be very 
good. If the cold, wet, month of Juno held 
back the corn—it probably made it up in grass 
—a greater abundance of pasture was never 
seen, and a better hay crop, better secured, 
never harvested in this locality. Oat crop great 
—both in yield and area sown. Wheat, above 
an average, though some fields were injured by 
Fly and some late wheat by the hot weather. 
This section of country is abundautly pro¬ 
vided with barns for all ordinary seasons, but 
this year there is scarcely a farm on which 
there* are not one or more stacks of hay or grain 
besides what filled the barns. 
Fruit abundant, except on some farms in 
valleys, on which the fruit was killed about the 
15th. of May. Fruit is not made a specialty by 
any one in this locality, but quite a quantity of 
poaches arid apples are often shipped from hero. 
Tbo peach trade has just opened; Halo’s Early, 
the principal early variety, is proving very un¬ 
satisfactory on account of rot. 
Farmers generally are waiting up to the fact 
that it pays to keep good stock, that a sheep 
that shears Hix lbs, is no more expensive than 
one that shears four. Still, Borne do not yet 
realize that any stock, to do well, must bo prop¬ 
erly oared for. J> **• 
New Way, Licking Co., O., Aug. 13th, ’78. 
Corn never looked better. In danger, when 
shooting, from dry weather; timely rain savedit; 
ears well set; prospect better than last year. 
Wheat and oats aro being threshed, amount and 
quality exceed expectations. This vicinity has 
rather too much heavy clay for wheat, wants 
draining, but is averaging, I think, 18 or 20 
bushels per acre. One field of six acres threshed 
120 bushels, highest estimate 90 bushels. Oats 
I think aro averaging 40 bushels per acre or 
more, and heavy berry. Hay crop heaviest for 
years. Blackberries rotting, so plentiful. 
Peaches aud apples abundant. Persons out of 
debt happy—can eat, drink and be merry. 
8 . 8. W. 
Gabbier, Knox Co., Ohio, Aug. 13,1878 
Corn in our county now gives promise of a 
very fine crop, especially on the bottom lands. 
Upland crops may be a little light. We have 
the best crop of wheat that was ever known 
here. Oats, too, are very good. Of fruits we 
have the greatest abundance—an enormous crop 
of apples selling fOT20centsa bushel, and plenty 
of peaches just coming into market. More at¬ 
tention is given hero to raising hogs than cattle. 
Stock hogs are not very plenty. Wo have some 
cholera amongst them ; I have lost 50 head 
on my own farm this summer. J. t. 
Rockdale, Warren Co., Ohio, Aug. 14,1878. 
Corn grew very slowly during the month of 
Jane—looked very discouraging, indeed ; tut 
with the hot weather of July and frequent show¬ 
ers of rain, the corn grew astonishingly rapid, 
and now it is all in tassel, with a good deal of it 
fit for roasting-ears. With the exception of 
perhaps one-tenth which will not ear from hav¬ 
ing been affected at the root by an in insect, we 
will have an average crop. There is a larger 
acreage planted than last year. Tho most of it 
is very tall, 10 and 12 feet: c. i*. 
Springbcrg, Warren Co., o., Aug. 12, 1878. 
The present prospect indicates an average 
crop of corn. Wheat good but not turning out 
as heavy aB expected before threshing began. 
Barley uot as many acres as usual and damaged 
by frost. OatB good. Apples near an average 
crop ; Pears plentiful; Peaches scarce. Pota¬ 
toes generally poor. W. H. C. 
doylestown, Wayne < :o., o., Aug. 12 , 
Corn hereabouts is poor, it being too wet at 
the time of planting. Wheat is turning out 
well; it will be above an average crop. Oats 
and rye are good. Hay is plenty. Prospects 
for late potatoes are good, eavly occs poor. 
FruitB of all kinds are plentiful especially apples 
and peaches. f. c. 
New concord, Muskingum Co., Ohio, Aug. 12 . 
The prospects for an abundant corn crop are 
not flattering, owing to the dry weather we have 
been having for tho last two weeks ; b ut if we 
have rain soon we may have a fair orop. Wheat 
and oats wero good and aro yieldiug well. Fiuit 
of all kinds is abundant, but the early peaches 
are rotting badly. J. 0 . p. 
UmucnaviLLE, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Aug. iu. 
Tile prospect now is that we shall have a goed 
orop of corn iu this county. Wheat and oats 
above an average crop; hay a good average, and 
all well saved. We have had an abundance of 
small fruit; there is a very heavy crop of apples 
and peaches; also of plums. In fact, we have 
a good crop of everything. f. b. h. 
Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio, Aug. 13. 
We have had fine growing weather. Corn is 
looking well. Wheat, oats, and rye good. Oats 
averaged CO bushels per acre. Apples and 
poaches will be a good turn-out. Pears a light 
orop. Plum trees are very full. 
M. E. T. 
Paulding, Paulding Co., O., Aug. 13, 1878. 
Corn is not very good in northwestern Ohio, 
owing to the heavy July rains. Will mako two- 
thirds of an average crop. Fruit prospects 
good ; apples in abundance; no end to blackber¬ 
ries ; some peaches. *■. b. d. 
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MICHIGAN. 
Adrian, Lenawee Co., Mich., July 
Corn never looked better, and, if not injured 
by frost, will bo the largest crop we have ever 
had. The wheat crop is the largest in tho his¬ 
tory of tho county. Hay was also good. The 
fanners have had ft remarkably favorable sea¬ 
son for gathering their crops. One man told 
me he had 40 tons of timothy from 13 acres, all 
scoured without ft drop of rain on it. And that 
is the experience of hundreds of others. I here 
iB abundance of everything to eat at. very low 
prices. White winter wheat, host quality, $100, 
No. 2 white 93c.; amber 93o ; No. 2 amber 80c.; 
white oftta 26c.; mixed 23c.; Early Rose potatoes 
30 to 40o.; onions 75c. psr bush.; fat cattle 
(steer*) two to four year* old $3 to $3. 50 and 
$4 per hundred pound* live-weight; timothy 
hay $6; butter, best quality, lOo.; eggs 7 to 8c.; 
cheese 7 tp 7i S ood w ° o1 30c - 1 faH ftpple8 
per bush. 25c., with good prospects of largo crop 
of winter. Wheat will average from 20 to 
bush, per acre, and be of good quality, a. w. 
