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JUNE 47 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
ries budded nil right but three frosts a week 
will make the crop short. R. J. c. 
Greenfield, Milwaukee Co.—Small acre¬ 
age of Winter wheat and rye in good con¬ 
dition: looks fine, Large acreage of oats 
Bariev, clover arid Timothy up nicely and in 
good condition. Heavy planting of corn and 
potatoes not up yet. Apple and pear trees 
full of blossom 3 . It has been most excellent 
weather for putting in crops. It is too cold 
for rapid growth. The outlook is fine: every¬ 
thing has come up or is coming. What we 
want is warm showers to make everything 
boom, A. L, D. 
ClREF.rr Bay, Brown Co. Not much Win¬ 
ter wheat grown here, it will average medium, 
Spring has been cold and dry, which has been 
favorable for getting in crops; perhaps five 
per cent, more wheat, rye, oats and bar¬ 
ley sown than usual, and all look promising. 
Grass is back ward and thin owing to cold and 
dry weather. Corn is now being planted. 
Of potatoes at leaj-t ten per cent more has 
been planted than usual; prospect favorable. 
Apples and small fruit very promising. T. c. 
Hammond, St. Croix Co.—Spring wh<=at 
area ten per cent below last year’s; condition 
very backward, hut healthv. Rye not much 
sown—good. Oats a full crop; backward 
but healthy. Barley a full crop injured by 
late fro-t. Corn a large acreage; too cold; 
will probably rot. Potatoes an average crop. 
Apples very few. Peaches none. C- c. 
Madison, Dane Co—Acreage of Spring and 
Winter wheat about the same as last year; 
prospectof a better crop, Rve, oats and barley 
larger acreage; prospect fair. Grasses and 
clover killed some by Spring freezing. Gener¬ 
ally meadows are backward—too much cool 
weather. In corn and potatoes larger area 
has been planted. Prospect of a good crop 
of apples. B. F. A. 
Mauston, Juneau Co.—Prospect good for 
Winter wheat. Rye, grass and Spring 
wheat small but healthy. Corn and potatoes 
late but jjromise well. w. H. D. 
Merrimack, Sauk Co.—The amount of 
Winter wheat and rye sown in this section is 
about same as last year, But little Spring 
wheat. Oats ami barley about one eighth 
more. Corn one eighth more. Potatoes one 
third to one-half more. Small amount of 
apples in this section. Very few Dears. Slight 
increase of ti moth y and clo ver. Wi nter w heat 
and apples look well; other crops decidedly 
poor. w. M. J. 
Mindoro, La Crosse Co.—Winter wheat 
and rye look well. Spring wheat very little 
sown. Oats, barley and grasses are looking 
well. C »rn acreage larger; prospect for crop 
poor. Potatoes not yet up. Fruit of all kinds 
killed by frost on May 23. F. Q. 
Neillsvtlle, Clark Co.— Average yield of 
w'heat about 15bushel-.sometimes more, some¬ 
times less. Oats from 50 to 80 bushels to the 
acre; very little rye and barley raised here. 
Hay averages one-and-one half ton to the 
acre. Quite a good deal of clover raised here 
for seed. Corn averages about 50 bushels 
shelled corn. Potatoes something over 100 
bushels to the acre. Apples very fe w. Pears 
none. J- s. B. 
Nkenah, Winnebago Co.—Wheat acreage 
less than last year. Wheat not very good 
prospect for Spring; but Winter wheat looks 
good. Rye, oats and barley about the same 
as last year. Corn acreage increased one- 
fourtb. Hay will be light unless we have 
plenty of rain. This is not a fruit country. 
Spring cold and dry. Fruit nicely in bloom, 
what there is of it. F. W. 
Oshkosh, Winnebago Co.—Spring wheat 
looks pc or, owing to cold, dry and backward 
Spring; no rain since April 18l.b. Very little 
Winter wheat sown aud that is almost a failure 
owing to open Winter. Spring rye looks good. 
Winter rye poor. Oats poor. Barley fair, 
where sown on low lands. Grasses very p >or, 
C orn planted; but little up yet. Potatoes the 
same. Apple trees in full bloom; prospects 
good now. All other fruits the same. H. R. 
Sparta, Monroe Co —Winter wheat and 
rye acreage fully an average; prospect good. 
Spring wheat and rye little sown, prospect 
fair. Oats more than an average. Barley 
little sown. Grasses badly killed by the grub 
last season; not very good. Corn increased 
acreage, hardly up; killed by frost. Potatoes 
iucreased acreage. Apples nearly all killed. 
Pears none. M w. D. 
Troy Center, Walworth Co.—Winter 
wheat looks flue but not much sown. Spring 
wheat less acreage than usual, and thin on 'he 
grouud. Oats an average acreage and very 
thin on the ground; wet weather rotted the 
seed. B irley a good acreage and never looked 
better. Rye, very little sown. Corn not yet 
up, too early to report; larger acreage than 
usual. Late frosts damaged all fruits. 0. a. d. 
Union, Rock Co.—But little wheat is raised 
here; what there is looks well, both Winter 
and Spring. Rye and barley good. Our main 
crops are oats and corn. Oats look well. 
Acreage of corn large; 40 per cent, abova last 
year; slow about coming up; unless warm 
weather comes soon the corn crop will be a 
failure. Potatoes are up and look well. 
Grasses for hay good. Apples and small fruit 
not much injured by frost, L. c. h. 
Minnesota. 
Alden, Freeborn Co.—About two-thirds of 
the usual amount of wheat was sown in this 
county this Spring. Prospects for wheat, 
oats, barley and grass are good. About double 
the usual area of corn planted; prospects poor. 
Not much fruit raised here; a heavy frost on 
the night of May 21 destroyed what little we 
had. a. w. m. 
Belle Plains, Scott Co.—Spring wheat 
acresge about same as in other years; prospect 
fair No Winter wheat. Rve badly winter- 
killed. Oats and barley, average acreage; 
prospect fair. Hay all cut from wild grass; 
prospect poor Corn acreage increased; plant¬ 
ing late. Potatoes fair. Apple prospect good. 
No pears raised, J. J, B. 
Campbell, Wilkin Co.—Spring wheat is 
our main crop; the acreage of it increases at 
least one-fourth each year. The prospects 
are all that could be desired, in this, the south 
part of the Red River Valley. The cool weath¬ 
er, with plenty of rain, gives grain a splendid 
chance to get good roots aud stool out while 
small—just what is needed. Oats and grass 
are also looking well. C. w. o. 
Fergus, Otter Tail Co.—About one-fifth 
of wheat more than last year, and prospects 
excellent Oats good. Rye, none raised. 
Barley but little grown. Grasses all wild and 
a good crop. Potato acreage much larger but 
too early too speak of the prospects; corn the 
same. Apples and pears, n u ne growu to 
speak of. w, l, 
Hancock, Stevens Co.—Acreage of Spring 
wheat is about the same as last year (certainly 
no larger). Rve acreage very small; never is 
large here. Oat acreage much larger than 
last year. A large amount of land not plowed 
last Fall or too wet to sow to wheat this 
Spring has been sowed with oats. Barley 
about as usual: a comparatively small crop. 
Corn acreage six or eight times that of last 
season. Corn bids fair to become a prominent 
crop. Potato area about as usual; hardly 
more are grown than will supply the local de¬ 
mand. Grass for hay and pasture at least 
double. Apples and pears are not grown 
about here. Flax (for seed) is becoming a 
staple crop. Tbe acreage this year is four or 
five times that of last year. Farn ers are 
learning that it is not safe to rely wholly on 
wheat and are turning to mixed farming, 
seeding more land and raising corn, oats and 
roots to feed to stock. As to prospect, hardly 
anything is out of tbe ground except wheat 
and oats; they look very well but it is too 
early to make any predictions as to crop. w. w. 
Jackson, Jackson Co.—Acreage of Spring 
wheat small throughout this entire region, 
owing to repeated failures for several years 
past; seeding was very late but the cool, back¬ 
ward Spring has been very favorable to tbe 
crop, which is at present looking well. Acre¬ 
age of oats large and crop looking well. Bar- 
lay acreage small. Rye none. No tame grass; 
prospect lor wild hay, upland prairie and 
marsh, excellent. Corn planting is not yet 
completed, and owing to unfavorable weather 
the acreage will be below average; prospect 
for crop poor. Very large acreage of pota¬ 
toes planted, and prospect favorable. Apples 
and pears none. N. V. c. 
Lake City, Wabasha Co.—Acreage for 
wheat not as large as last year Prospect 
good. Oat and barley acreage larger than 
last year; prospect fair. Grasses for hay fair. 
Corn acreage larger; prospect poor, owing 
to cold weather. Potato acreage larger than 
last year; prospect good. Apple prospect 
good. w. B. 
Lewiston, Winona Co.—We have had so 
late a Spring that everything is behind. 
Wheat, oats and barley are looking fine, con¬ 
sidering the late season. Not much rye or 
Winter wheat sown; rye damaged by open 
weather in Winter, but more sown than for¬ 
merly. Farmers are planting more corn, 
oats and barley than usual, and less wheat, 
Chinch bugs are not thick yet; do not expect 
much damage will be done by them on ac¬ 
count of cool weather. Had a hard freeze 
about May 22, but it did not damage fruit 
trees much. Prospect of good crop of apples, 
Grasses fair. Potatoes and corn just coming 
up. w. B. M. 
Marshall, Lyon Co.—Acreage of Spring 
w'heat about one half as great as last season. 
Oats about one fourth more than last season. 
Barley the same. Corn about one half more 
than last season. Potatoes the same. No 
Winter wheat, rye or fruit raised here. Small 
grains looking fine but rather backward, De¬ 
pend on wild grass for hay, and a wet season 
makes big grass. C. H. w. 
Morris, Stevens Co,—The acreage of grain 
in this county is fully as large as in previous 
years, and the prospects for Spring wheat, 
oats, barley and potatoes are excellent, h. w. 
Minneapolis, Hennepin Co.—In Minnesota 
the acreage of wheat is about the same as last 
year; in Dakota, 80 per cent greater; looks 
well. Oat6 and barley just coming up; acre¬ 
age increased 10 per cent. Corn just planted; 
acreage increased 20 per cent. Gra-s looks 
well. Apples and small fruits doing well. No 
pears raised. M. L. H. 
Spring Valley, Fillmore Co.—Acreage of 
wheat In this part of State comparatively 
light. Very little of rye. Oats about an 
average. Of barley there is a heavy acreage in 
this county, Corn and potatoes have increased 
acreage, especially corn. Apples blossomed 
very full. Pears, none here to speak of. The 
frost of May 21 and 22 injured fruit badly. 
The stand of wheat, oats and barley is good, 
but late. Corn is backward; some of it is 
not coming op, though it has been planted 
three weeks, but all has sprouted. E. Y. 
Winona, Winona Co.— The acreage of 
wheat is less than last year; mostly Spring 
wheat. Acreage under corn, oats and barley 
is larger than last year. Spring fully two 
weeks late; crops look well except corn, most 
of which is not up. G. a. w. 
Missouri. 
Allendale, Worth Co.—Wheat, Winter 
and Spring, good; not much sown of either. 
Corn our principal crop; but very late on ac¬ 
count of wet and cold weather through May; 
farmers not through planting yet. Oat acre¬ 
age large; looking welL Rye fair. Potatoes 
back war 1 and not a great many i lanted on 
account of high price. Grasses looking well. 
A good prospect for apples. Grapes nearly 
all killed by frost. Chinch-bugs very plenti¬ 
ful but they have done no damage yet. R >v. 
Ash Grove, Greene Co. —Acreage of Win¬ 
ter wheat somewhat iucreased; prospect good, 
barring in a portion of the country which 
was visited by a terrific hail storm on May 
29 ult. On 25 or 30 farms w heat was badly 
damaged. Very little rye; fin° oats; acreage 
increased. Grasses medium. Corn back¬ 
ward, owing to poor seed. Potatoesaud apples 
good. J. w. 8. 
Aullville, Lafayette Co.—Wheat in this 
county prom it es to be very fine; acreage large. 
Oats and grasses look well. Corn small and 
backward. We shall have an average crop of 
apples. m. w. 
Billings, Christian Co.—Winter wheat 
looking good; acreage about the same as 
last year. No Spring wheat grown. Not 
much grass for h iy grown. Pasture grass¬ 
es good. Corn a little late but now look¬ 
ing good; acreage greater than la-t year. 
Potatoes, apples, pears and peaches very 
promising. w. t, 
Bridgeton, St. Louis Co.—About one-half 
of the cultivated lai,d in Winter wheat; pros¬ 
pect good. Rye, sown only for pasturage. 
Oats, small acreage; prospect good. Hay, 
small acreage; damaged by Army-worm. 
Corn, acreage large; prospect good. Potatoes, 
larger acreage than usual; prospect good. 
Tbe land under apple orchards is next to 
wheat in size ; prospect fair. All croDS have 
been damaged to some extent by late frosts 
and continued cold weather. Wheat turning; 
will be ready to cut about June 15. V. 
Brunswick, Chariton Co.—Acreage of 
wheat below an average. Prospect for wheat, 
oats and grass good ; apples, good. b. t. 
Brunswick, Chariton Co.—Acreage of Win¬ 
ter wheat is fully up to the average; prospect 
never better. Harvest commences from 15th 
to 20th cf June. No Spring wheat or barley 
raised here. A small acreage of rye, but pros¬ 
pect never better. Oats fully up to average 
as to acreage. Cool, wet weather has some¬ 
what retarded the growth, but the crop is 
now growing beautifully and the prospect is 
firsbclass for a large yield. The same report 
will apply exactly for corn, except I believe 
there is a larger acreage planted than is usual. 
It is now being plowed for the first time. No 
danger felt now as to Chinch bugs, the wet 
weather having about cleaned them out. The 
meadows now look beautiful, and grasses of 
all kinds seem to be doing well. Timothy is 
our principal crop of grass. It was late start¬ 
ing to grow on account of the late, cool Spring. 
Not much clover here now, it having been 
killed last Summer by extremely dry weather. 
Fruit of nearly all kinds will be short except 
peaches, which will be abundant for home use. 
which is all the farmers here aim to raise 
The Winter apple crop has heretofore been 
quite an important iu«m for shipping here, but 
there will be but few, if any, to ship this sea¬ 
son. Late Irish potatoes are just being plant- 
and a large acreage is being put in. That crop 
is attracting the attention of farmers more 
and more every year, and is getting to be 
quite an article of shipment from here to St. 
Louis and to the South. I shipped some 12,000 
bushels last season, dry as it was; paid the 
farmers from 80 to 5)0 cents per bushel. Peach- 
blow is our best to ship. I think there will be 
an abundance of small fruits such as grapes, 
berries, etc., bub no one troubles himself to 
ship any, as our time can be more profitably 
employed. J. M S. 
Pleasant Mount, Miller Co —Farmers are 
busy' replanting corn, which, on account of 
unreliable seed and wet, cool weather, came 
up very poorly. In many cases farmers spent 
more time replanting than it would have taken 
to have marked the land out and planted all 
over. Chinch-bugs are in the wheat, how 
much damage they will do depends upon the 
weather. O ts look fine. Corn is not grow¬ 
ing fast. It has a pale-yellowish look; too 
much cold weather. n. j, s. 
Shelbyville, Shelby Co.—Wheat acreage 
an average one; prospects never better. Not 
much rye sown; pro-pect good. Of oats an 
unusual amount has been sown ; prospects 
splendid. Grasses for hay, prospect very 
good. Indian corn outlook unfavorable—‘oo 
wet and cold. Apples and peaches bid fair to 
yield bountifully. Pears are almost all killed 
by late freezes. Potatoes good. j. u. d. 
Springfield, Greene Co. — All Winter 
wheat sown here; acreage larger than last 
year; injured a little by Chinch bug 3 , but 
ptospects now very good. Oats, larger acre¬ 
age and very good. No rye or barl y to speak 
of. Prospect for hay fine. Corn rather sick 
ly—too much wet, cold weather. Potatoes 
good. A) pies, pears and peaches first rate, 
better than usual, and all other fruits fine ex¬ 
cept late cherries, which are not good. On 
the whole our prospects at present are unusu¬ 
ally good. E. a. w. 
Springfield, Greene Co.—Acreage of 
Winter Wheat large, with good pr ispects 
for abundant yield. Oats never looked better. 
Meadow grasses promise more than a usual 
crop of hay. A large acreage of corn is 
planted, but it is not sufficiently advanced to 
justify an estimate. Potatoes promise a 
good yield. Apples are abundant, also 
peaches and pears. d s. h. 
St. Louis, St. Louis Co.—Living within the 
boundaries of this great city, I have 25 acres 
of wli-at, and I think it will be very good. 
L ist year my average was 17 bushels per acre, 
whereas my neighbors averaged only from 
fi\ e to eleven bushels. Grasses are somewhat 
backward owing to too much wet and cold 
weather. Corn is doing well, especially that 
planted after May 1st. There is a slight in¬ 
crease in the acreage hereabouts, both in wheat 
and corn. Rye is mostly grown for Spring 
feed for cattle. Apples are few, but from all 
appearances will be good and sound. Pears 
have a good prospect. The appearance of 
early potatoor was never better, and there will 
be a large yield. Tae Army-worm has made 
hisappearauce, but as yet nas done no dim¬ 
age. F. M. 
Tolona, Lewis Co.—Wheat, acreage about 
the same as la^t j'eir, but owing to the dry 
weather last Fall some did not get a good 
start, and the open Winter ki.led out a great 
deal on fiat lauds, leaving, I think, three- 
fourths of the amount sown, aud on good 
wheat-land the crop is looking fine, promising 
a good yield. Rye, but little sown; looking 
well. Oat acreage not quite as large as last 
season; looking well at this time. Timothy 
and clover growing fine but thin on the 
ground, owing to last season’s drought. There 
will be more millet and Hung irian Grass than 
usual. The cold and wet weather we are hav¬ 
ing has kept back corn planting, so that not 
more than one-half has been planted, and 
some of the first planting will have to be re¬ 
broke and plauted, so what the acreage will 
he will depend on the weather after this. 
More potatoes have been planted than usual, 
aud they are looking fine. Apples will lea 
full crop from the looks of the amount of fruit 
set. Peaches, a good half crop; they are grow¬ 
ing finely and will be of good quality. But 
few pears on account of the late frost. Grapes 
promise a big crop from the amount of 
bloom. H. 0- K. 
Vienna, Maries Co.—The acreage of Win¬ 
ter wheat has been slightly increased; rye has 
doubled; oats decreas'd ; corn slightly in¬ 
creased; potatoes decreased. Prospect for 
wheat good; for rye excellent; for oats doubt¬ 
ful. No potatoes for market grown here this 
year. A smaller than usual area of sweet po¬ 
tatoes for domestic use, owing to scarcity of 
plants. Apples and pears not worthy of men¬ 
tion Hay lots are like angels’ visits. Corn 
stands in a bad condition, owing to cold, wet 
weather, and the unusual abundance of cut¬ 
worms; prospects are rather uncertain, h. a. 
Kansas. 
Ames, Cloud Co.—Wheat acreage one-quar¬ 
ter of last year's; promise extra-good Oat 
acreage 10 per cent above last year’s, and 
promise of an extraordinary crop. Corn 
acreage 30 per cent above last year’s, but the 
promise is not so good as at this time last year. 
Spring cold and wet. Potatoes good, promis¬ 
ing an averago about the same as last year. 
No fruit. d. c. M'K. 
