JUNE 47 
THE RURAL MEW-YORKIR. 
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Atchison, Atchison Co.—Prospect for Win¬ 
ter wheat and all small grains never better. R. 
Bethel. Marion Co.—Not much Spring 
wheat. Winter wheat doing finely,the Chinch- 
bugs threatened It som-wnat, but cold rains 
have checked their ravages somewhat. Rye 
heading out at five to six feet in hight. Oats 
doing very well. So col l that some corn 
planted eight weeks ago is not six inches high 
and not a good color. Potatoes kept back by 
cold weather also. r, b. 
Burlington, CofTey Co.—The acreage cf 
wheat in tbi* county is greater than last year 
and the prospect very fine; will he safe in say¬ 
ing it will average 20 bushels to the acre. 
Rve is good, but a small acreage. Oats look¬ 
ing well. No barley raised. Grasses for hay 
not so good as last year; the prairie grass is 
all we have for hay, Indian corn does not 
look so well for the time it has been planted; 
corn planted the last of March is not knee high 
yet Potatoes, early crop, good. Apples 
hardly an average crop. Pears good where 
there are trees. Peaches in abundance. Small 
fruits good. c. B. 
Dover, Shawnee Co.—Wheatacreage about 
30 per cent less than usual; quality fully 100. 
Oat acreage 150; crop gooi. No grasses ex¬ 
cept prairie; it looks well. Corn acreage 100; 
it is late on account of cold weather. Of 
potatoes a full area has been planted; they are 
very good. App’e and pear trees are very 
full. Peaches partly damaged. J. G. R. 
Hiawatha, Brown Co.—The acreage of 
Spring and Winter wheat is one-half above 
last year’s; prospect above an average. Acre¬ 
age under rye, oats, barley and gras-es about 
an average; prospect above. Indian corn has 
an average area; prospect notvery flattering; 
weather too cool. Potatoes an average crop. 
Apples, pears and peaches full crops. Small 
fruits good. j. s. 
Lawrence, Douglas Co.—Usual acreage of 
wheat; prospect good—all Winter. Rye not 
much sown; prospect good About the usual 
acreage of oats; prospect fair. Corn about 
the usual acreage ; poor stand ; much of it 
doing fairly now. Tomatoes, early good. Ap¬ 
ples good; more than usual—perhaps 40 per 
cent. more. Pears blighting badly in places; 
not more than an average crop. ,t. p. 
Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co.—Acreage 
of Winter wheat 20 per emt less than last 
year, but it never looked better. Of Spring 
wheat, rye and barley very little rai c o 1. Oats 
and grass for hay very promising. Of corn, 
a large acreage planted but much of the seed 
rotted and had to be replanted. Apples and 
pe irs promise full crops. All varieties of 
peaches overloaded with fruit. j. b. 
Media, D >ugla9 Co —The acreage of Win¬ 
ter wheat is about the same as lrst year, but 
we are going to have a very large crop—50 per 
cent more than last year. Of corn we have 
the largest acre igeever planted in the county, 
and the pro pset is good. Of potatoes more 
ha re beau planted than last year, and they are 
looking well. The apple trees are loaded with 
fruit through the county; we shall have an 
extra large crop. Grasses for hay are good. 
Lots of rain: the ground is soaked most of 
the time. j. g. 
NoRTn Lawrence, Douglas Co.—The de¬ 
crease iu the acreage of wheat is about 25 per 
cent; the estimated yield will be heavier than 
at any time in the history of the State; prob- 
ablv the crop ia the State will not fall below 
25,000.000 bushels. There is an increase in 
the acreage of corn throughout tbc State; 
prospects good for a large crop Double the 
acreage of la^t year in broom corn and sorg¬ 
hum. Rye oats and grasses are looking fine. 
Pio-pjct of a large crop of apples, c. w. l. 
Newman, Jefferson Co. — Winter wheat 
acreage large; prospect most flattering. R,ye 
acreage not large; prospect exceeding expec¬ 
tations of all. Oats good. Grasses for hay 
good. Corn large and good. Potatoes same. 
Apples same. D. b. h. 
Oswego, Labette Co.—Acreage of wheat 20 
to 25 per cent, less than last year; injured 
materially during Fall and Winter by wet, 
but promises to be of good quality, and about 
20 per cent, less iu quantity than in ’81. No 
Spring wheat or harley, but little rye. Oats 
large breadth sown and very promising. 
Potatoes the same. Corn acreage 10 per cent 
above last year, but very backward. Apples 
and peaches plentiful, and I think pears also 
are. Prairie grass chiefly relied on for hay, 
is doing well. Cold weather and rains have 
p revented ravages of Chinch-bugs so far. e. d 
Ottawa, Franklin Co —Wheat acreage 
larger than ever; prospect good. Rye of any 
consequence not grown here. Oats splen¬ 
did. Barley about the same as rye. Grasses 
good. Of corn, potatoes, apples and pears we 
expect full crops. Everything looks favor¬ 
able. The cold rains have given the Chinch- 
bugs such a back-set that we do not fear them 
this Summer. l. k. l. 
Paola, Miami Co.—Acreage in Winter 
wheat not so large as last year. Rye next to 
none. Oats large acreage. Barley none. 
Indian corn and potatoes larger area. Pro¬ 
spect for Winter wheat extra-good. Oats 
good, also grasses. Indian corn backward 
hut a good stand, gaining color and growth. 
Potatoes now in market. Apples and pears 
very good. 8 w. 
Tola, Allen Co.—No Spring wheat sown in 
this section; 10 per cent more of Winter 
wheat put in thanla't year; never looked bet¬ 
ter and filling splendidly inthis, Woodson and 
Wilson Counties. Ten per cent more in corn 
in this and Woodson Counties, and J00 per 
cent more in Wilson County, but it does not 
lov.k as well as formerly at this date owing to 
cold weather. Flax has a larger acreage than 
last year and it looks well. Oats, potatoes, 
millet and broom-corn have a larger acreage 
than heretofore, and are looking fine. Cattle, 
horses and sheep a full amount. Of stock hogs 
a large increase. Grass never better. Fruit 
of all kinds good. H, m. s. 
Vermillion, Marshall Co.—Acreage for 
small grains average, with some increase in 
rye. Prairie hav getting scarce. Corn acre¬ 
age increased but very backward; fair stand; 
some hurt by frost. Prospect for crop of 
small grains never better, but Chinch-bugs 
most abundant; never worse. Early potatoes 
pretty good but frosted some. Orchards here¬ 
abouts young but some promise of apples and 
peaches. Small fruits good, also plums, h. m. 
Walnut, Craw ford Co.—The area of Win¬ 
ter wheat (no Spring wheal) is 21.000 acres in 
this county—about one-third less than last 
year; early-sow-n is in good condition and will 
be ready to harvest about June 12. Very 
little rye sown; early-sown nearly ripe and 
good. A much larger acreage of cats than 
usual, and many fields have been badly in¬ 
jured by the Chinch hugs. The outlook for 
corn is not promising; much poor seed was 
planted and in consequence many fields hod to 
be replanted,and some fields have been injured 
by Chinch-bugs. The weather has been tco 
cool and wet, and the plants are generally 
small and yellow. Apples, peaches and grapes 
promise abundant yields. But few potatoes 
planted but the condition is excellent, as the 
cool, damp weafher suits them. H. G. 
Washington, Washington Co.—Acreageof 
Winter wheat not large; looking better than 
for several years. But little Spring wheat 
sown, but that is looking well. Rye fine; an 
average crop sown. Largest acreage of oats 
sown for years; prospect good. Tame grasses 
good; wild ones ditto. Of Indian corn a larger 
crop has been planted than ever before. Ow¬ 
ing to the cold and wet weather the crop is 
backward and small for the season—not a 
good stand on an average. Of potatoes about 
an average crop was planted; looking well. 
Apples a light crop; pears the same; peaches 
loaded; small fruits very light. Season cold 
and backward. 8. G. b. 
Wheatland, McPherson Co.—The weather 
this Spring has been very favorable for small 
grains, and if nothing happens between this 
and harvest, there will be more wheat thrashed 
than there has been for three or four years. 
Corn not far advanced; weather for the last 
two weeks too wet and cold. a. f. p. 
Wichita, Sedgwick Co.—Assessors’ returns, 
not complete, estimate of Winter wheat 40 per 
cent less than in ’81—say 60,000 acres for this 
year and perhaps 1,000 acres of Spring—prom- 
isiug a glorious harvest. Corn estimated in- 
crea-oj 50 per cent, mafeiug 175.000 to 200,0<X> 
acres up, but cool rains keep it growing i-lowly 
as yet. Have no estimate on oats, barley or 
rye. Potatoes light planting, as seed has be<>n 
w °rth $2.25 to $2.50 per bushel. Large in¬ 
crease in number of bearing apple trees. Pear 
trees with medium set of fruit. Wheat har¬ 
vest will not commence for some time unless 
very hot weather and dry winds come quickly. 
Think most of our wheat is beyond damage ex¬ 
cept from cyclone or hail. j. k. c. 
Nebraska. 
Albion, Boone Co.—The acreage of Spring 
wheat (no Winter wheat raised here) will not 
be one-fourth of what it was last year; 
the outlook has never been better. I have 
never in my ten years’ residence here Keen a 
better Spring for small grains. A good deal of 
rain and decidedly cool. Suow on the 22d of 
May. Acreage or oats greater than over be¬ 
fore; condition same as wheat. Acreage of In¬ 
dian corn larger than of any other crop, or in¬ 
deed—all combined. Early May planting 
just up and yellow, and considerable deing 
planted yet. No tame grasses yet except 
here and there an experiment plot more or 
less successful. Prairie grass very backward. 
The high pricesstimulated the planting of po¬ 
tatoes and the acreage will be considerable 
this year. av. w. 
Ag, Coll., Lincoln. —Spring wheat acre¬ 
age small; condition excellent. Rye large 
acreage; excellent prospect. Oats large, ex¬ 
cellent. Barley ditto. Gras* good. Indian 
com acreage large; crop backward. Potatoes 
an average but growing fairly. Apples and 
pears mostly killed by late frosts. s. r. t 
Arborville, York Co.—Acreage of wheat 
not so large as last year; mostly Spring; looks 
well—never better. Rve looks as good as I 
h ve ever seen—a large acreage. Of oats a 
laree amount sown; looks fine. But little 
barley sown. A large amount of corn planted 
but looks sickly on account of cold, wet Spring. 
Quite a large lot of potatoes planted, and they 
look well for the season. Not as much flax 
sown as last year. Fruit of all kinds scarce, 
except cherries and wild fruits, which are 
tolerably plentiful. j, s. G. 
Ashland, Saunders Co.—Wheat acreage 
small; prospect best for years. Rve, oats and 
barley ditto. Of Indian corn the acreage is 
85% percent, in advance of any formpr year’s 
planting; prospect only tolerably fair, owing 
to a late and cold Spring. B. s. 0. 
Brownsville, Nemaha Co.—Wheatacreage 
lare: prospects never better for both Fall and 
Spring. Rve, oats and barley prospect good. 
Corn looks fair only, owing to continued rains 
and cool weather for the past three weeks. Po¬ 
tato prospect good. Apple, peach, pear and 
cherry prospects good. Grasses look well. H. 
Central City, Merrick Co.—Wheat acre¬ 
age about equal to last year’s; prospect good 
for a large crop Rye, oats, barley and grass 
good. Very little Winter wheat. Corn acre¬ 
age very large; stand rather poor on account 
of cool, wat weather; otherwise prospect good. 
Very lew apple and pear orchards iu 
bearing as yet; but for age of trees and 
number in bearing the prospect is not bad at 
all. j. h. 
Genoa, Nance Co.—Acreage of Spring 
wheat smaller than last year. The acreage of 
rye. oats and harley large, prospects for small 
grain good. There is a little tame grass and 
very little being sown; the prairie grass is 
heavy. Acreage of corn and potatoes large; 
corn is very hack ward owing to cold rains 
and frosts in the middle of May and later. 
There are very few apple or pear trees to be 
seen; but from reports the prospect is good iu 
the State. w. s. 
Humboldt, Richardson Co.—Fall wheat 
acreage small but quality good; 100 per cent, 
better than in ’81; Spring wheat acreage, 
average; pro-speeb goo 1, though there has 
been a govl many Clinch-ougs here this 
Spring, bub cool, damp weather has kept 
them back. Rye acreage average; prospect 
25 per cent, above average. Oats an increuee 
in both acreage and prospect. Bariev is but 
little cultivated. Grasses for hav (which is 
mainly prairie) short, though Timothy is 
looking well. Corn acreage, 110 ; stand 
good, some complain of squirrels and 
mice taking it. Potato acreage full average, 
and vines look well. Apple and peach pros¬ 
pect good. c. t. l. 
Jamestown, Dodge Co.—No Winter w-beab 
in this part of the State; Spring wheat look¬ 
ing well in this vicinity, acreage much less 
than last year. Oats doing well: acreage a 
little larger than last year. Some rya sown last 
Fall;itislookiug welland bids fair tobeagood 
crop. The acreage of corn is larger than last 
year. Planting began about the 20th of April 
and is still progressing, while some are culti¬ 
vating their crop. The Spring has been cold. 
Wild plums killed by frost. But little other 
fruit in this part, and that is also killed. More 
potatoes planted than last year; potato bugs 
scarce; Chinch bugs are quite thick in some 
fields of grain. Grass has been slow in com¬ 
ing on this Spring. No tame grass raised 
here. Farmers are beginning to sow it in 
their pastures. Prairie grass is plenty for 
hay. j. a, 
Kearney, Buffalo Co.—The average acre¬ 
age of wheat, rye, oats an 1 barley is fully 25 
per cent, larger than ever before in this 
county, with an unusually good prospect. 
Acreage of potatoes one-third larger; they look 
well. Prairie grass for hay g >od. Corn some¬ 
what damaged by cold rains; much replant- 
lug being done; a larger acreage than other 
grain. But few bearing fruit trees in this 
new county as yet. From present indications 
there will be a few apples, pears and 
peaches. a. w. h. 
Linwood, Bulter Co.—This is a Spring 
wheat county. Spring just right for small 
grain. Wheat prospect good; acreage less by 
five per cent, than in 1831. O its good; acre¬ 
age 10 per cent, more than iu ’81. Rye in 
head looks tip top; acreage very small. Bar¬ 
ley very little sowed here, but looks well. No 
tamegrasses iu this county to speak of. Pota¬ 
toes good, so far Corn improving, but back¬ 
ward. There is no fruit in this part of the 
county. T. N. 
Red Cloud, Webster Co.—Acreage of 
wheat not over half as much as last year; what 
was sown looks well; prospects now are good; 
but little Fall wheat raised here and little rye 
sown, which looks well. Oats look well, but 
not over half the usual acreage. No barley 
sown that 1 know of. Corn rather backward. 
About the usu o l acreage of hay; good pota¬ 
toes, also apples and pears. d. d. 
Dakota Territory. 
Bkrttn, Richland Co.—Acreage of wheat 
and oats over 100 per cent, more than last 
year in this county. Barley a hoot 50 per cent, 
increase, and about 50 per cent, of the whole 
grain crop. Of potatoes, about 100 per cent, 
more p’anted than last year. Indian corn, 
very little planted, but gaining favor with 
farmers. Too new settlement for apples Hud 
pears. Crop prospects were never better than 
now. C. m g. 
Cassellon, Cass Co.—Acreage of Spring 
wheat greater than ever. No Winter wheat; 
not much rye. Spring wheat and oats look 
splendid; also barley. No apples or pears. It 
is a great potato count it ; all kinds of vege¬ 
tables thrive; plenty of wild grass, and many 
are beginning to raise Timothy. p. s. w. 
Eagan, Moody Co.—Spring wheat about 
same acreage as last vear. and looking good 
at present. Oats and barley bid fair to be 
good crops also, and about same amount of 
both has been sown as last season. Indian corn 
and flax will show an increase in acreage in 
the ratio of at least ten to one over last vear. 
But it is too early yet even to guess what the 
crops will ..e, but prospects are good. Pota¬ 
toes also show a Urge increase over last year. 
Our hay is prairie grass, and if we ha ve the 
usual amount of rain during the Summer 
months there will be p'enty. Of apples snd 
pears there are none in this county as it is 
too new yet, %nd what apple trees have been 
planted have mostly winter-killed or are not 
yet beariog. j. w. 
Egan, Moody Co.—Spring wheat good; 
acreage about the same as last year. Oats 
and barley about the same acreage and fully 
two weeks earlier than la=t season, Of corn 
there is a large increase over last year. Pota¬ 
toes the same. j w 
Elk Point, Union Co,—Prospect for Spring 
wheat good ; no winter wheat. Acreage 
greater than formerly. Oats fine. All our 
grasses are wild. Much of the com is not 
plarted ; too wet. Potatoes look well; no 
apples or pears. M. M. 
Fargo, Ciss Co.-—The increased acreage 
in Spring wheat in North Dakota is fullv 50 
per cent. Last year total yield of North Da¬ 
kota in wheat eight million bushels. Expect 
twelve millions this vear. Crops all in good 
growing condition Oat- equally good though 
not enough put in for home consumption; in¬ 
creased acreage in oats 25 per c°nt. Increase 
in potatoes double: prospect fair. Lack of 
seed potatoes prevented four-fold iner»a««m 
acreage. General croD prospects never better 
here. Native grasses in solendid condition 
and prospect. No grass seed sown. N. K. T. 
Iroquois, Kingsbury Co —In four townships 
1,000 acres of Spring wheat. About 700 acres 
of oats. Bariev is erown successfully though 
acreage is small Flax does well and a large 
amount sown on sod. Hay is from the native 
grasses as it is only two vears since the first 
breaking was done: 15,000 acres of corn. 
Prospect for potatoes good. A small number 
of fruit trees have been set out this Spring. 
Prospect for all kinds of crops good. a. e. b. 
Jamestown, Stutsman Co —The acreage in 
this county is at least 75 per cent, larger than 
in 1881 in all products, excepting flax; every¬ 
thing looks promising. k. p. w. & d. 
Mayville, Traill Co.—Wheat acreage one- 
fourth more than in 1881; prospects good, 
even splendid on account of the cold snap 
about May 15, which caused wheat to start 
out more. Other counties bring their seed 
wheat from the Goose River section, because 
it is all No 1, Hard. .t. a. l. 
Richland, Union Co.—No Winter wheat ; 
small amount of Spring wheat—looks well. 
More Winter rye than last year; prospect 
good. Fair prospect for oats and barley; 
more sown than last year. Twice as much corn 
will be planted on the bench or table-land 
as in any year previous. Very small acreage 
put in on Missouri or Sionx bottom land. 
Prospect for wild grass good. No tame hay 
grown. Apples, but few raised. Siberian 
and Transcendent well set. No pears. Po¬ 
tatoes look well; bugs plenty. a. r. s. 
Rome Davidson Co.—This county is only 
three years old. Spring wheat good. Rye 
ditto. Oat and barley prospect good for a 
big crop. Corn good; plowing it second 
time. Grass prospect good for big crop; no 
tame grass. Prospect good for potatoes; big 
crop planted. No bearing fruit in this sec¬ 
tion. Weather warm. l. b. 
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co.— All Sp-ing 
grain, wheat, rye, oats and barley are look¬ 
ing well. Acreage of wheat about 10 per cent, 
less than last year. Within 50 miles of here 
area of oats and barley 10 per cent, greater. 
No tame grasses; wild grass looks well, but it 
is rather late. The acreage of corn is much 
greater thau before; owing to cold rains it is 
very backward; very little up. Potatoes are 
about the :sme as last year. No fruit of any 
kind raised here. H. s. h. 
Walcott, Richland Co.—Acreage of wheat 
