THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Tkoumsbh. Lenawee Co., Mich., Aug. 12 . 
I have lived in this State over 40 years and I 
think I never havo seen better crops. In general 
whoat is already harvested. Some is a little 
shrunk, bnt, on the whole, it is more than an 
average yield and quality. One farmer told me 
that he had just threshed 2,200 bushels cut on 
less than 100 acres, 22 to 25 bushels per acre 
being about the average yield. All spring crops, 
oats, corn, potatoes, Ac., never looked hotter at 
this season of the year. Fruit of all kinds is 
abundant in quantity and flrBt-claBS in quality. 
I am speaking of this sectiou in particular, but I 
have daily news from all parts of the State, and 
I unhesitatingly say that crops in general were 
never better. Wheat is worth now with us from 
95 cents to $1.10, according to quality and color. 
Plymouth, Wayne Co., Michigan, Aug. 13. 
With regard to the corn crop hereabouts, on 
the low and heavy land the continued heavy 
showers—almost unprecedented in quantity per 
hour—did considerable damage ; in many cases 
leaving the ground perfectly bare ; but, on the 
average, a fur crop is expected, if the frost 
holds off long enough for it to mature, the most 
of it being planted a week or ten days later than 
usual. ]. a. j. 
Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Mich., Aug. is, '73. 
The wheat and grass crops hero were above 
the average of seasons. Corn and late potatoes 
promise well to extra. Early potatoes very light 
on sandy land. All tree fruits bearing none or 
very little, except on the highest ground or 
where fogs prevented the frost of early May. 
Strawberries about one-third of a crop from the 
same cause. Wild berries in excess, s. b. h. 
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Marshall, Calhoun Co., Mich., Aug. 13th. 
The corn crop never looked finer than it does 
at the present, but nuless wo have rain in a abort 
time, it will shorten the crop tremendously. 
Wheat, an extraordinary yield and good. It is 
the largest yield Calhoun County has ever made. 
There is also a large and good crop of barley, 
oats and rye. Fruit is short. Potatoes a small 
yield for the want of rain. d. h. 
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ILLINOIS. 
West Jersey-, Stark Co., III., Aug. 13 1373 , 
Eight through this seotion of country the 
corn is good ; but on flat lands, where thoro was 
poor drainage, the corn is considerably dam¬ 
aged, on account of the wet weather we had in 
corn planting time. Through this country corn 
will average a good crop, the same may bo said 
of small grain. The hay was very heavy and 
was mostly harvested in good condition. Peo¬ 
ple coming in here from different parts of tho 
Stato Bay that corn is better here than in other 
sections of the country. A groat deal of dam¬ 
age has been done to crops by tho sovoro wind 
and hail storms that havo passed throughout 
different portions of the State. There has been 
an abundance of small fruit, or all kinds. Ap¬ 
ples are plenty but not as large a orep as we 
have some years. Peaches and pears are never 
a very large yield with us; but this year tho yield 
is very fair. Early potatoos wore not as good a 
yield aB might have been, had we had more rain 
during tho latter part of July. n. e. m'o. 
Ottawa, Ottawa Co., Ill., Aug. 12 , 1373. 
Corn will be about 9 per cent, of the average 
crop of No. 1 quality unless early frosts cut it 
off. Spring unfavorable, heavy ruins prevent¬ 
ing low-laud from being worked. Wheat savod; 
average, 18 bushels; sound, slightly shrunk. 
Oats, good above average. Little or no rye or 
barley raised hero. This is not much of a oouu- 
ty for apples or peaches, for, though almost 
every farmer has a small orchard, there is little 
fruit of this kiud sold, it being mostly used 
at home. Small fruit doeB well, and the crop 
this year was fail - and disposed of at paying 
prices, lu my own garden, I have some twenty 
apple trees that yielded about two-thirds of a 
crop. Tho queer thing to me is that every year 
heretofore, from half to two-thirds would be 
wormy, whereas this year, so far, I have not 
seen a wormy apple. Seasou from Early Harvest 
to Golden Uussot. o. a. l. w. 
Pittsfield, Pike Co., Illinois, Aug. 12. 
Corn iu this seotion of the county is about 
au average crop. Apple crop less than half. 
Peaoh, pear and quince crops very good ; small 
fruits have been abundant—never better. A 
good crop of wheat, oats and hay. General 
prospects good. m. b. v. 
Pittsfield, Pike Co.. 111., Aug. 13, 1S73. 
The corn crop in this section of the county, to 
all appearance, will be considerably below an 
average—probably a good two-third crop, ai. j . 
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INDIANA, 
Williamsburg, Wayne Co., Indiana, Aug. U. 
Wheat principally threshed and made a good 
yield, averaging 15 to 18 bushels per acre. Oats 
and flax good, and yielding well. Corn prospect 
good; but a week to ten days later than common. 
Apples badly blown off by heavy winds, the crop 
being below an average. Potatoes are small 
and only a moderate yield. Cabbage-worms are 
ruining the cabbage. Pastures are in need of 
rain in this immediate seotion. Health general¬ 
ly good. Times said to he hard, bat if a show, 
such as P. T. Barnnm’s humbug, comes along, 
thousands can And time and money to spend. 
W. M. H. 
South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Aug. 15,1878. 
The prospects for corn are exceedingly favor¬ 
able in fact were never better. Fruit promises 
full return. j. f. a. 
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IOWA. 
Colesburg, Delaware Co., Iowa, Aug. 10. 
The prospect for com is the best that we 
have ever had. It is earing very large, and the 
warm weather has m&do a v jry large growth. 
Spring wheat is about fifty per cent, below the 
average. Fall wheat is about as good as or bet¬ 
ter tbau usual—will average about twenty-five 
bushels to the acre. The Poland wheat, a new 
variety, has done remarkably well. It will be 
the principal variety sown this fall. Oats have 
rusted badly—will be about twenty per cent, be¬ 
low the average. Hay is very heavy, and haB 
been Baved in good condition. w. j. c. 
Manchester, Delaware co., Iowa, Aug. 12. 
The weather, the past week, has been clear, 
bright, warm and drying. The prospect for 
corn is good, better than at this time last year. 
The chinch-bugs are troubling some pieces. 
Old corn is worth but 20 cents per bushel. 
Lyons, Clinton Co., Iowa, Aug. 12,1878. 
The acreage of corn, in our section, is less by 
fifteen to twenty per cent, than last year. It is 
thought, however, that as the corn is heavy, the 
yield will be equal to the crop of 1877. u. g. b. 
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KANSAS. 
Wilson, Ellsworth Co. Kansas, Aug. 13. 
In regard to the com, J must say we have an 
unprecedented crop. Even “sod” corn, which 
usually produces but 15 or 20 bushels of “nub¬ 
bins" will this year bring from 45 to 60 bushel to 
the acre, of as good corn as can be grown on old 
ground. Old-ground corn will produce from 85 
to 120 bushel. Two-thirds of the corn grown in 
this county stands from 15 to 17 feet high. Corn 
soils for 35 cents per bushel. 
In regard to the fruit. I must say, that fruit 
is scarce as yet, the couuty being but recently 
settled up, but what we do have, is as fine as tho 
finest I ever saw iu tho New York markets. 
Peaches, apricots, quinces, grapes, currants, 
straw, black, and gooseberries, as well as plums, 
which grow wild, are iu great profusion, and 
of immense size. In fact, the plums in this 
county are not cultivated, for tho reason that 
they grow larger, and have a liner flavor than 
the cultivated plums of the Atlantic States. 
Garden vegetables aro of mammoth propor¬ 
tions, and grow with little care; we have 
Bquashes 21^ feet in diameter; watermelons 3 
feet long ; cucumbers, radishes, turnips, carrots, 
musk melons, tomatoes, and all truck, grow in 
the greatest prolusion. o. l. s. 
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Rockfobd, Floyd Co., Iowa, Aug. 13. 
The prospect for an abundant corn crop was 
never better. Should no severo frost occur at 
an earlier date than usual, it will be the heaviest 
for years, good, we think, for 75 bushel per acre. 
The wheat crop is almost a total failure, yield 
per acre from 4 to 8 bushels, of very inferior 
quality. Had the hot spell begun one week 
later, it would have been immense, Oats are 
good. The apple crop is large for this section 
of country. No other except the smaller fruits 
are raised here, to any extent. w. l. mc'e. 
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Whiting, Jackson Co., Kb., Aug. 12. 
Crop report for this seotion good, except oats, 
which were a partial failure, on account of rust. 
Corn, A. No. 1; whoat good iu quality and yield. 
Small fruits abundant. Apples and peaches a 
good average. Corn is worth 22 cents ; wheat, 
70 cents; oats, 12kj cents; cattle and hogs, 
$2,50 to $3,00 each ; butter 10 cents. Hay crop 
good. Just rain enough to insure a great yield 
of corn. j. w. 
Axtell, Marshall Co., Kansas, Aug. 13. 
iu regard to tbe corn crop, it is hard to find 
words to describe it. It is the best I ever saw in 
this or any other State. The fall wheat was 
good, as were the oats ; but the spring wheat 
waB badly injured by the chinch bug. a- h. w. 
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July 23, 1873. 
Hablan County, Neb., is gathering a heavy 
crop. Immigration is large. The rainfall has 
been seasonable. Green corn and ripe melons 
are on the bill of fare. b. h. c. 
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EASTERN STATES. 
Manchester Depot, Bennington Co., Vt. Aug. 12. 
The corn crop in this seotion is very baok- 
i > ward, owing to the frost on the 6th of June, 
which cut most of it to the ground. By looking 
in my diary, I find the following at that date :— 
“ Severe frost; ice formed half an Inch thick.” 
The crop will be light unless we have an un¬ 
commonly favorable autumn. The hay crop iB 
mostly secured, and is about au average. From 
what we have observed, it is our opinion that 
potatoes will be scarce in this vicinity. The 
Colorado bcotle is doing his share of the work 
of destruction. 
In most apple orchards iu this seotion, the 
cold weather in early summer destroyed the 
crop, but iu some sheltered portions tho trees 
are well loaded. Pears and plums are few, bo 
far as I have seen. e. l. t. 
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Rutland, Rutland Co., Vt., Aug. li), 1873. 
The present prospect for the coming crop is 
that we Bliall have a most abundant yield—one 
indeed unusually heavy. Such are the reports 
from all parts of our State, as far as we have 
been able to learn. The recent plentiful rains, 
together with tho warm temperature, have been 
exceedingly favorable for tho growth of all kinds 
of vegetation. m. s. 
Newport, Orleans Co., Vt., Aug. lu. 
The corn crop in northern Vermont is good, 
larger in quantity than an average by perhaps 
25 per cent., and as far advanced as usual at 
this date. The wheat crop is also large, though 
somewhat injured by rainy weather at harvest. 
Our farmers will not buy much corn or flour this 
year. t. h. h. 
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Nelson, Cheshire Co., N. II., Aug. 12. 
The prospect of the corn crop in this section 
is very good. Tho hay crop was better than it 
has been for several years. The farmers have 
had to tight the potato bug; some few have 
usod Paris-green, but most have kept them off 
by hand-picking. The prospect is there will be 
a fair crop. The fruit crop is not quite as good 
as it promised to be in the spring, owing to a 
late frost; but still it will be good. We have 
bad a great many heavy thunder showers the last 
few weeks. Fall feed is looking tineiy. o. f. j. 
Bridgeport, Fali tleld Co., Conn., Aug. 12 ,1S73. 
Crops of all kinds m this region of Conn, 
were never better. The corn crop never looked 
better, though the area planted is not as large 
as once, yet there seems now a full assurance of 
a good yield. Tho hay crop exceeds tho product 
of any year since the war, but, were it not that 
the dry woather of two or three summers back 
has killed some of the grasses, it would have 
been greater. I hear, too, that very late frosts 
were in some sections injurious. Potatoes have 
turned out well; fear of the boetlo kept back a 
large acieage from being planted. Still tho 
grand yield will almost make up for that. But 
little complaint has been made this year about 
the pest. Buckwheat promises a glorious sup¬ 
ply for our breakfasts. Farmers say they never 
knew a season of such seasonable rains and con¬ 
tinued progress. w. h. n. 
Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Mass., Aug. 10. 
The oorn crop in this section is looking well, 
though is no earlier than usual; but Ihe hot 
weather and frequent showers are now pushing 
it—more attention is being given to this crop 
than formerly, and the acreage is increasing. 
Apples are plentiful, but pears are a small crop; 
small fruits abundant. a. h. w. 
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Berlin, Worcester Co., Mass., Aug. 19. 
The corn crop is very good, and so are other 
farm crops in general. Apples plenty and fair ; 
peaches very scarce ; pears few. e. s. w. 
Woonsocket, Providence Co., It. I. 
Corn, so far as I have heard, is not an average 
crop hereabouts, and is considerably lighter 
than that of last year. The apple crop is very 
heavy, in this vicinity. Pears, quite light. 
Grapee, set well, but mildew and rot. F. e. l. 
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SOUTHERN STATES. 
Lovkttsvillk, Loudoun Co., Va., Au?. 12. 
The corn crop is progressing rather poorly. 
It started weakly, owing to the continued cold 
weather in the early part of the season. The 
warm weather, and the several fine rains lately, 
have started it into new life ; but the strength 
of stalk is wanting to secure a good crop. I am 
sure that, let the season be over so favorable 
from this on, the crop will be short, of an aver¬ 
age one. 
The wheat, I think, is about a fair average 
crop; occasional fields seemed to die off sud¬ 
denly, and did not fill, while some filled quits 
well. This seems to apply to all of our sec¬ 
tion. The growth of straw was largo enough. 
Oats were of unusually fine growth, but tho ex¬ 
cessively warm weather, just at the time of ma¬ 
turing, caused the kernel to be small and light. 
Early potatoes wero unusually tine. The hay 
crop was very good. Grasses of all kinds grow 
very strong, clover particularly so. 
The Virginia farmers attach a vast importance 
to clover. For a number of yews past our 
V olover has not been taking, and consequently 
fertilizing for wheat has been indispensable. 
We are now looking for a better time, as olover 
iB quite promising at present. Oar county is a 
noted wbeat-growing section, and indeed all 
cereals do well. And if prices keep up to a fair 
standard, grain-growing will turn out a good 
business here. Our soil is very diversified. We 
have, through tbe middle of our county, a 
mountainous range that furnishes the very best 
of pasture lands. 
Though the greater portion of our county is 
favorable to fruit growing, we have almost a 
famine in that line this year. The cherries, 
peaches, etc., wore killed by a very sudden and 
severe snap of cold in January, and one morn¬ 
ing at that time the mercury ran down 11° be¬ 
low zero. Then, on the 13th of May, we had a 
very severe frost that killed raspberry blooms 
and other things. Blackberries are usually very 
plentiful here, growing wild: but this year, just 
as they were ripening, the sharpest drought and 
heat set in and dried them badly, j. a. r. k. 
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Thoroughfare, Prince Win. Co,, Va., Aug. 13. 
The corn crop hero promises to be an average 
one. We have had fine showers the last two 
weeks to mako the early and late planting well 
filled. On the be8t land it is well eared, and a 
good orop. Wheat iB not an average yield, neither 
are oats. Most crops are already threshed. There 
is a great scarcity of all fruits, except grapes. 
Dlnnsville, Essex Co., Va., Aug. 13,1873. 
Crops iu some sections heroabouts are good, 
in others very poor. Wheat and oats were very 
poor crops. Gardens are like farm crops, vari¬ 
able. R. S. 
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CHARLESTON, Jefferson Co., W. Va., Aug. 12. 
Owing to the drought in the early part of the 
season, some fear was here entertained that the 
corn crop would be a failure; but for the last 
few weeks the season has been excellent, and 
the opinion is that there will be a good average 
crop. E. B. o. 
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Benwood, Marshall Co„ West Va., Aug. 12 . 
The whoat crop never was better ; the yield is 
some S5 bushels to the acre. It is winter wheat. 
Oats were a medium crop, but of good quality. 
Potatoes are only a fair crop. Small fruits 
of all kinds reasonably good. The corn crop, al¬ 
though planted late, will doubtless mature in time 
to yield a good crop. aB the late rains have not, 
in any way, seriously damaged it in this section. 
Saliseurt, Rowan Co., N. C., Aug. 12 . 
The small grain crops of this section were 
poor—only about a half crop. Corn was in¬ 
jured by drought, but is doing better since the 
late rainB. Cotton backwards, but now blooming 
and fruiting freely. An average orop is expected. 
German millet has been sowed to some extent, 
and is well spoken of by those who have tried it. 
There is almost a total failure of the apple crop, 
and tho peaches are very inferior in quality, but 
very plentiful. Potatoes (Irish) early and 
splendid both in yield and quality. Sweet pota¬ 
toes are promising well. Country healthy. 
M, E. h. s. 
Henderson, Granville Co., N. C., Aug. 13. 
The prospect of the corn crop is very fair. 
The cotton is backward in consequence of a wet, 
cold spring, and a very poor stand in some 
places, but we have had bouio very warm, grow¬ 
ing weather these last few weeks, and it looks 
well now. We had a fair crop of early peaches, 
but the late ones are not a very good crop any 
where hereabouts, and what there are seem 
mostly wormy. We have a very good crop of 
grapes; are shipping them uow. Have no ap¬ 
ples—being very few in the county. w. b. 
Okolona, CUlckasaw Co.. Miss., Aug. 13,1873. 
Our corn crop will be moderate; wheat, sorry ; 
oats, very flue this year. It is hard to tell about 
the cotton crop; we have too much rain. I am 
fearful that the worm will take the crop. Yes¬ 
terday i saw four on one limb aud three on 
another. It is cloudy and looks as if we should 
have too much rain. If so, the cotton crop 
will be short. There is too much late cotton 
this year, owing to a great deal of rain on the 
bottom land. It worked out of the grass late 
and that is the kiqd the cotton worm preys on. 
T. Q. B. 
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Griffin, Spalding Co. Ga., Aug. 13. 
The corn crop was unusually promising in this 
section up to the middle of July. Dry, hot wea¬ 
ther since, has cut it off to some extent, bat the 
crop will be good ; better than last year’s. 
Rockville, Bates Co., Mo., Aug. 13. 
Corn prospect below the average. Wheat in¬ 
jured by the rust—will average ten or twelve 
bushels per acre. Oats good. Potato prospect 
good. Timothy hay splendid. Apple crop short. 
Early peaches rotted; late ones good; rotting 
some. Small fruits were abundant. Weather 
has been extremely hot—is cooler now. j. n. 0 . 
