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large, and the prospect for a fine crop could 
not be better; c. j. o. 
Pdgiitown, Chester Co.—The wheat field3 
for 30 miles around look good. Some fields 
sown late last fall did not come up as thick as 
usual owing to the dry weather. The winter 
was very mild aud no frost was in the ground 
for a number of days iu succession; 60 the 
wheat has grown well and looks promising for 
a good crop. No sign of the fly Iu February 
we had April weather. Some potatoes were 
planted ou the 2lth. Sa far iu March, we have 
had light snows and a great deal of rain aud a 
little frost. Wheat has grown fast. Price for 
wheat, $1 40; rye, 75c ; corn. 65o.; oats, 42c.; 
potatoes, 03c.; hay, $13; butter, 84c.; eggs, 
16c.; young chickens, 14c. ^ lb. R. H. 
IIjcuestbr Mills, Indiana Co.—Our late- 
sown wheat presented a fine appearance 
through fall aud winter mouths; but March is 
turning out unfavorable; it is freezing aud 
snowing by night aud thawing by day, aud 
this must be very damaging to the crop. It 
looks as if it would not be half a crop. The 
acreage is somewhat larger than usual, o. h. 
Rockland, Venango Co.—Wheat has been 
in good condition, and a larger acreage than 
usual was sowed last fall, but the freezing and 
thawing of March have hurt it to some extent. 
The fly has not bothered us much up to this 
time. o 3, 
Suarpsvllle, Mercer Co.—Wheat stood the 
winter well until the first of March; 6ince then 
we have had so much, thawing and freezing it 
is not looking as good as it did. There is 
very slight appearance of the Hessian fly, and 
no signs of any disease. The crop will aver¬ 
age as well as it has done for a number of 
years, if not better. The Acreage is larger. 
D. J. 
Uxiontown, Fayette Co.—The wheat in this 
section ol the State looks very promising; it 
has uot been affected by the winter in the least. 
No fly that I have seen or heard of. From 
present appearance there will be more than an 
average crop, the acreage is about an average. 
3. B. W. 
Ohio. 
Bennington, Morrow Co—I think there 
was about 10 per cent, more wheat sown than 
last year. Some rutted last fall. Some fields 
of the early-sown were injured by the fly. The 
medium-sown looks well; ihe late-sown has 
been badly heaved out by the almost constant 
freezing aud thawing for the last two months. 
It is too soon to dec de how great the injury 
will be. t. w. 
Berlin, Holme , Co.—Wheat here looks 
good. The fall was dry ; but the winter has 
been favorable aud the crop is in a healthy 
condition. We had a good yield last year— 
some fields gave 30 bushels per acre, aud the 
entire crop must have averaged 20 bushels, aud 
we expect a still belter yield this year. t. l. o. 
Bucyrus, Crawford Co.—We have had an 
open winter. The whcui, looks flue what there 
is of it. ft was bun by the dry wealher last 
fall. That sowed on saudy or upland soil was 
not injured aud looks well now. There is 
about oue-ihird more sowed than last year; 
butldou’t th:uk the aggregate yield, will hj 
greater. Corn aud oats are good crops. 
D. P. 
Cadiz, Harrison Co.—Wheat in this section 
is looking well, and has not, been injured by the 
winter. No sigu of disease nor any appear¬ 
ance of having been injured by the fly. The 
outlook is that we shall have a lull crop. It 
will compare with that ol any other year. 
T. C. G. 
Canal Dover, Tuscarawas Co. — The 
wheat here is less injured by the wruter than 
it was last year. The fall growth was so heavy 
on rich soils as to cause the crop to rot sornc- 
whatin places; but the damage is not extensive. 
Wheat on poor laud Is greatly injured by tbe 
fly. The acreage under wheat hereabouts is 
larger, aud on the whole the prospect is better 
than at this time last year. J. k. 
Canton, Stark Co.—The wheat crop iu this 
county never looked better at this season of 
the year than It does at present, and there is 
no complaint from our tanners, except, once 
in a while, one will say, *• 1 am afraid our 
wheat is too thick on the ground.” In this 
couHty i tliiuk there is Horn J to £ more acres 
out than ever before, on account of timothy 
and clover having failed last summer, owing 
to hot aud dry weather aud that put wheat 
in again on stubble ground. 8. p. 
CaAKDON, Geauga Co.—Wheat never looked 
better in this section than it does at the present 
time- It has stood the winter well. The fly 
worked *• some ” last fall, but I think the pest 
did not injure it much. I think it looks be.ter 
than it has lor several years. More than an avar- 
age number of acres sown. e m. a. 
Chatham Ctr., Medina Co. — Wheat is in bet¬ 
ter condition than it has been lor years , the 
frost has allccted it bur, very Utile, the Hes¬ 
sian fly troubled It somewhat last fall, but not 
much. The acreage is a quarter more than 
last year. w. h. m. 
Chestekville, Morrow Co.—The winter has 
been favorable for wheat in this part of the 
country. The ,’ast week has been harder on it 
than all the rest of the season. owing to the con¬ 
tinued freezing aud thawing. It shows no signs 
of being impaired by the Hessian fly, and the 
general appearance of the crop is better than 
last year. The acreage is larger. 
E. Y. MCI. 
Colebrook, Ashtabula Co. — The winter had 
not affected the wheat until March, now 
some pieces are damaged by tbe frost. No 
signs of disease or of the fly. It does not look 
as well as last year. The acreage is larger. 
a t. 
Colerain, Belmont Co.—The winter has 
been very mild. Wheat mostly looks very 
well, though some pieces are a little yellow. 
No appearance of fly discovered or heard of. 
The growth, as compared with that of former 
seasons, is much more rank. The acreage is 
greater than usual. y. b. 
Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. — Wheat well put 
in came through the winter all right. The liy 
did some damage last fall iu early-sown fields. 
Owing to the excessive growth, aud to tbe 
very fine seasou, some fields required pastur¬ 
ing. Very little injury has been done by frost. 
The crop is very forward now except the very 
late sown. The prospect is good for a full 
average yield, and the acreage is as great as 
usual in this county. w. 
Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co. — Not much 
wheat is raised in this section. Farmers are 
engaged more in dairying and garden farming, 
but they are raising more wheat than formerly. 
As they take pains to have the ground in 
proper condition, use barnyard manure aud 
superphosphates they seem to be ou the right 
Hack to make a success of raising wheat. 
Wheat sowed last full looks splendid—better 
than usual. Not enough freezing and thaw- 
iug to hurt it so far. The Hessian fly did some 
inj ury last fall, but we eau’t now 6ee that it 
has done any permanent damage. I think 
there was fully one-third more put in last fall 
than the year before. g m. f. 
Delaware, Delaware Co. — The winter has 
not injured the wheat around here, except on 
very wet laud. It does not show any 6igua of 
disease, or of having been harmed by the Hes¬ 
sian lly. Its general appoarauce is as good as 
for two years past, if uot better. Spots were 
injured by the dry weather last fall. The acre¬ 
age is a good deal larger than last year. 
M. D. 
Dent, Hamilton Co.—Wheat looks well at 
present. The winter has not hurt it, nor does 
it show 6igns of any diseaBe. The fly has not 
harmed it, except the very early sowiugs. 
The acreage is about the same as la^.t year. 
A. T. P. 
East Carmel, Columbiana Co. — Wheat in 
our section looks very promising; the winter 
was unusually mild, aud up to the first of this 
month wheat suffered but little from freezing. 
Some few fields that were not properly put iu, 
are pretty well frozen out, but generally the 
crop is far better than for several years. The 
Hessian fly injured some of the earliest-sowed; 
but Its ravages are fast disappearing. The 
acreage is about a quarter more than last year. 
3. T. 
East Toledo, Lucas Co.—Wheat in this sec¬ 
tion is coming through the winter in first-rate 
condition. Where it was sown on low, mucky 
land the dry weather last fall killed it out; 
but oo the high land it is lookiDg good—fully 
as good as last year. I think there was fully 
oue-lhird more sown than ever before, and the 
prospect at present is that the next harvest 
will be the largest ever gathered. t. c. 
Elyra, Lorain Co.—Wheat is good iu every 
respect at present; no winter killing; no 
Bigns of disease; no fly. General appearance 
much better than on former years ; acreage 
one-tenth more than on last year. it. w. 
Farmington, Trumbull Co—Wheat looks 
exceedingly well, the winter being very mild, 
has not damaged it. It does not show signs of 
auy disease or of being damaged by Hessian 
fly. Its general appearance is better than 
common, at this time of year. The acreage is 
somewhat larger than formerly. J. o, M. 
Hinckley, Medina Co.—Wheat is iu very 
good condition; it has wintered well. Does 
uot show any signs of disease, or of having 
been hurt by the fly. The acreage is large— 
probably one-third more than last year. We 
are having very fine weather. n. e. w. 
Levering, Kuox Co.— Wheat on bottom or 
gravel lands is iu splendid condition ; on clay 
lands March has been a hard month for i*, 
freezing or heaving it out. The Hessian fly is 
doing some damage, but only in Bpots. No 
special disease. Red rust last fall did not do 
as much damage as was feared, it being 
something new in this locality. The acreage 
is fully one-tbiid more than last year. Ou the 
whole, the prospect is above the average. 
a. o. l. 
Lodi, Medina Co.—Most of the wheat In this 
vicinity looks well—better than it did last 
spring ; but we are having bad weather for it 
now. I did not hear of the Hessian fly hurting 
the wheat last fall but some pieces appeared 
to be rusty. The wheat on these died out some¬ 
what, aud what remained does not look 
so well now. I think the acreage is about the 
same as last year. s. c. m. 
Millersburg, FTftluies Co.—In our section the 
wheat promises a large crop ; the winter has 
hurt it but little—no signs of any disease. No 
effects from the Hessian fly. The past three 
years we have had large crops—aud the pres¬ 
ent is equal to any of them, while the acreage 
is much larger. g. w. m. 
Milton, Mahoning Co.—Wheat generally 
looks well. It was not injured much uutil the 
late frosts struck it. It looks somewhat spot¬ 
ted iu places; hut shows no signs of injury 
from the iiy. The acreage is greater than for 
many years. B. p. b. Jr. 
Mt. Repose, Clermont Co.—Iu this neighbor¬ 
hood the acreage of wheat sowu is at least one- 
third more than last year; present condition 
pretty fair, hut the last month or two have 
been quite severe on it. The Hessian fly has 
troubled a few fields badly. I 19 general ap¬ 
pearance is as good as last year, aud better 
than for several years previous. The contin¬ 
ued wet weather, with freezings and thawings, 
has injured prospects that were considered 
very fine. J. f. h. 
New Lisbon, Columbiana Co.—The condi¬ 
tion of wheat appears better than au average. 
It does not seem to be diseased. Tne fly hus 
hurt some fields, but not badly. The acreage 
is about oue-third above an average. The 
winter was not very severe on the wheat; it 
has been growing almost all the time, e m. 
Oberlin, Lorain Co.—Wheat is looking un¬ 
usually well In this section, it having made a 
heavy growth during the favorable fall and 
mild winter. The acreage is unusully large 
and but slight damage has been done thus far 
by either frost, fly or other peBts. A heavy 
crop is anticipated. Mauy of our farmers 
applied fertilizers to their wheat land last fall 
for the first time. It tells. t n. w. 
Painebvillm, Lake Co.—In IkiB county aud 
parts adjacent, the wheat crop was looking 
quite well until about the 1st of March, siuce 
which time the freezing aud thawing aud the 
drying winds have caused much damage, espe¬ 
cially on fiat, clayey soils. The farmers are 
slow to learn that this cau ail be prevented by 
thorough under-draining. In many fields the 
damage sustained this month would more 
than half pay the cost ol uuder-draiuing. 
Peach and other fruit buds eoutinue to look 
well, although the recent freezing has been 
severe upon them, considering their forward 
state. M. B. b. 
Pulaski, Williams Co.—The last few weeks 
were very hard on wheat—too much freezing 
and thawing. Ou black, mucky soil all died 
early in winter from some cause not easily 
accounted lor. Some fields still look flue, 
especially on saudy or gravelly soil. No Hessian 
lly yet. ’t he acreage is a little over au average, 
but the prospect now is for no more thau au 
average crop. A few spots iu highly-manured 
fields are like the mucky spots; iu others ull is 
killed. The ground is getting too dry now for 
wheat to do well. 3. j. k. 
Ravenna, Portage Co.—Wheat at present is 
looking fine; no signs of auy disease. The 
Hessian fly has done no harm iu this section. 
The acreage is rather larger, I believe, thau 
common. w. s. c. 
Kipleyville, Huron Co.—We have had a 
very mild winter—but very little snow and a 
greal deal of rain and mud. The wheat crop 
bids fair to be a very good one. The ucreuge 
sown is larger thau last year. It shows no 
signs of injury from lly or disease of any 
kind. Feed is scarce. Hay is aelliug for $12 
per ton; oats, 38e; corn, from 50c to 60c; 
wheat, $1.25. I. o. 
Savannah. Ashland Co.—Wheat is in the 
Lest condition I have seen it in this section for 
the last 26 years, the winter having been the 
most favorable toil iu that time. 1 have neither 
seen nor heard of auy disease affecting it. There 
is not the least sign that the crop has been hurt 
by the liy. The acreage is fur larger than in 
auy year during the above named period. 
Weather good, roads bad. J. c. 
Willoughby, Lake Co.—Wheat in this sec¬ 
tion is looking very fine; the winter has not 
damaged it. llBhows no sigus of any disease 
or of the fly as yet. The acreage is larger than 
it has been for years. 3 . w. P. 
Zanesville, Muskingum Co.—The winter 
here has not injuriously affected the wheal to 
auy appreciable extent. So far as I eau learn, 
it shows uo sigu of disease. I have not heard 
that the Hessian fly has done auy serious harm. 
Its general appearance is much better thau 
last year and it promises a splendid crop, if 
not lujured hereafter. The acreage of wheat 
sown this year is about one-third larger than 
last year. t. v. a, 
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WESTERN STATES. 
Michigan, 
Allegan, Allegan Co.—The condition of 
wheat is good; the open winter has not seemed 
to injure it; it does not show any 6igns of dis¬ 
ease, or of having been harmed by the Hessian 
fly; its general appearance is better thau that 
of most other years. The acreage is larger. 
n. D. E. 
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co.—The past win¬ 
ter has injured the wheat in this section but 
very little. The crop looks very healthy and 
shows no appareut signs of disease. Very 
little injury has been done by the Hessian fly 
or any other iusect. The weather last fall was 
unusually warm and wheat made a great 
growth—the. fine top has protected the roots, 
so that it has come through the winter looking 
better than usual, and promises a flue crop. 
3. D. B. 
Benton Harbor, Berrien Co.—Winter wheat 
is injured but very little by winter; shows no 
signs of disease; is not damaged by the Hes¬ 
sian fly ; its general appearance is as lavorable 
as iu any former year. The acreage sown is 
larger than iu’79. Farmers look for a good 
crop unless it is lujured iu the future, w. g. 
Bkadley, Allegan Co.—The winter has been 
hard for wheat on clay laud. The growth last 
fall was large and tender. The hard frosts 
hurt it. The Hessian fly has done but little 
harm. The crop appears as well as that of 
last year and the acreage is larger, h. v. b. 
Bdrr Oak, St. Joseph Co.—Wheat looks 
flue. It has not been injured at all by the 
winter. No complaints of disease or the fly. 
Compares well with crops of former years at 
this season Acreage larger than usual. 
s. u. 
East Dayton, Tuscola Co.—Early - sown 
wheat here is not damaged; late-sown is badly 
killed. No disease or liy. The general ap¬ 
pearance of the crop is about the same as last 
year, and so is the acreage. L. p. 
Grand Ledge, Eaton Co. — Early-sown wheat 
looks very well indeed; the frost has killed 
little patches here and there, but uoteuough to 
harm it much. It has had to do without Us 
usual covering this whiter, as we have had but 
very little snow. Late-sown looks bad. 1 have 
seen no signs of any disease in it. The Hessian 
lly worked iu ila little last fall, but it seemed to 
do but little damage in this locality. Take it 
all in all, I think the crop promises as well as 
iu other years, and double the number of acres 
has been sown. j. e. h. 
Grand Rapids, Kent Co.—Wheat is looking 
fair; no disease save decay occasioned by fly ; 
ceuter stalks of early sown, gone ; but warm 
fall caused it to tiller well, and it will come out 
right, if March is not too severe. *Wheat looks 
more brown than last year ; but the roots are 
good and I opine we shall have a good yield. 
The acreage is smaller than last year in this 
vicinity. The open winter has been very severe 
on fields sown late, but most of our sowing was 
done by Sept. 15th. My own field of 20 acres 
was sown in August, aud was yellow with lly 
uutil side shoots sprang out aud created a new 
green. c. w. Q. 
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co.—Wheat iu this 
section wintered well and lookB about the same 
as last spring, which is better thau it has geu- 
erally averaged the past few years. It shows 
no signs of disease. The Hessian lly worked 
somewhat last fall, but the wheat grew so rap¬ 
idly tlat it is thought not to have injured it 
much. Acreage about the same as last year. 
j. T. c. 
Lansing, Ingham Co.—Wheat looks dingy 
aud iu some places damaged, but generally it 
looks very well. It is too early yet to predict; 
for March and April are very often the hardest 
months of the year ou wheat iu this State. 
Acreage larger than last year a little. Flies 
are not bad. w. j. b. 
Lebanon, Cliutou Co.—Wheat in this section 
is looking well, the winter not seeming to have 
hurt it, except iu u few eases. No sigus of auy 
disease are appareut at preset.t. borne fields 
seem to have beeu damaged quite badly by the 
Hessian fly, but this is not generally the case. 
The number ot acres sown this year is less 
than last. J. t. 
Montgomery, Hillsdale Co.—The wheat has 
experienced some injury on clay soil; but not 
as much as the average of other years. The 
breadth sown is larger than last year, and the 
crop looks better. There is no sigu of the fly. 
The winter has been remarkably mild, not one 
old-fashioned snow storm or one day of good 
sledding. Present prices: wheat, $120; oats, 
37<ff>3Ue.; clover seed, $8.?5@4; timothy, $2.25 
per bush.; potatoes. 3G@35e.; corn, 35@40e.; 
butter, I6@18e. per lti v ; eggs, Sj. per doz,; bay, 
$G@8 per ton, c. H. k. 
Morenci, Lenawee Co. — More wheat 
was 60 wn iu this section last fall than 
in any previous year, and it has, us a rule, 
wintered well. I don’t thiuk the fly has hurt 
it at all; but if the present dry, windy wealher 
continues a week longer, it must injure the 
crop. C. c. w. 
Morrick, Shiawassee Co.—The wheat in our 
section is looking well. No sigus of being 
winter-killed, aud the winter has been so open 
