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THE RUBAI. HEW-YOBKER. 
here, and farmers are about ready to begin to 
sow, and if nothing occurs to prevent them, 
the acreage will be larger than last year. The 
average yield of spring wheat per acre in 1879 
was about 13 bushels, while I hear of fall wheat 
that yielded per acre as high as 42, ana as low 
as 20 bushels. A larger acreage of fall wheat 
will be sown this coming fall. w. p, 
Darlington, La Fayette Co.—This section 
of country has not been considered good for 
winter wheat. For two years past, however, 
good crops have been raised. Last fall much 
more was sown than usual; it now looks bad. 
The open winter and dry and cold winds of 
March, it is feared, have killed it. No Hessian 
fly in this section. J. b. m. 
Dk Perk, Brown Co.—Not much winter 
wheat is raised about here; spring wheat is 
the principal crop; but there is an lucrease of 
50 per cent, of winter wheat over last year. 
It generally looks well. No Hessian fly. The 
prospect is fair for a good yield. H. P. c. 
Eagle, Waukesha Co.—The winter wheat 
is about half killed, and if the weather keeps 
freezing nights and thawing days, as it has 
done the past two weeks, it will all soou be 
dead. The ground is dry. The acreage is 
much larger this year than last. There has 
not been much winter wheat raised in this 
part of the State the paBt ten years. There 
is no Hessian fly. J. s. 
Elkhokn, Walworth Co.—Wheat is a mis¬ 
erable failure. Since the fore part of January 
there has been no snow of any consequence 
on the ground, so but very few pieces of wheat 
have lived through. That is the general opin¬ 
ion at present. There is no disease, and no 
harm from the Hessian fly. Last year there 
was not much area to winter wheat, but the 
yield was remarkably large—from 20 to 40 
bushels to the acre. Consequently, winter 
wheal was all the cry, and the acreage was 
increased and nearly the whole crop used for 
seed. Now spring wheat will likely be seized 
on, as for the last fifteen years. Clover is 
heaved badly. s. d. h. 
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson Co.—The acreage 
of winter wheat is twenty per cent, greater 
this year than last in this neighborhood. That 
sown on good soil is all right yet, as it got a 
good stait in I he fall. The Clawson stands 
our winters the best of any variety. No dis¬ 
ease or fly as far as 1 can find out. The gen¬ 
eral appearance of the crop is not as good as 
it was last year, but it is better than the aver¬ 
age of several late seasons, Rain or snow soon 
will generally make it all right. The same re¬ 
marks apply to clover. l. m. r. 
Green Bat, Brown Co.—Wheat got a good 
growth in the fall and was not injured until 
Feb., when the thawing and freezing killed 
some in exposed situations. No signs of dis¬ 
ease. No Hessian fly. The present condition, 
compared with that of other years, is favorable. 
The acreage is from five to ten per cent, more 
than last year. For the last two weeks it has 
been cold with two or three small falls of snow. 
No sugar weather yet. Winter was pleasant 
and liugers long. t. b. 
Marshall, Dane Co.—The winter has been 
hard upon wheat; but upon close inspection. 
1 think it is not much killed. No Hessian fly. 
The crop does not look so well as last year; 
the acreage is larger than ever before, t. h. 
Macbton, Juneau Co.—Winter wheat poor 
hereabouts. Some pieces on unprotected 
land have been killed. Cold, dry winas caused 
the mischief—no fly has put in an appearance. 
It does not look as well now as at this time 
last year. More wheat was sown in this coun¬ 
ty last fall than ever before. g. t. c. 
Nbw Lisbon, Juneau Co.—The winter has 
been open ; no snow to speak of. Wheat and 
rye are badly killed, probably not more than 
one-fouth of a crop of either is left. It is too 
early yet 10 lell ihe irue condition. No Hessian 
fly in this section. P. c. c. 
Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co.—Wheat has 
been badly winter-killed, excepting the variety 
known here as Missouri Blue Joint, which seems 
to be all right yet. I have not seen any 6igns 
of disease or Hessian fly. Fully three times 
more fall wheat has been sown than usual. 
That not killed is about ou an equality with 
other years in regard to general appearance. 
Clover nearly all killed. j.j. 
Omro, Winnebago Co.—ThiB has been a 
mild winter here. Since the first of January 
wheat has suffered severely from the constant 
freezing and thawing, especially on the low 
lands, and that which was sown late. No signs 
of the Hessian fly, but it is too early yet to 
prediet immunity from loss with certainty. 
The acreage sown is the largest for many 
yearB. H. p. 
Ogdensburg, Waupaca Co.—The general 
opinion is that wheat is very badly damaged 
by freezing and thawing—winter-killed. No 
complaint of the Hessian fly. Its general ap¬ 
pearance as compared with other years, is not 
good. The acreage is larger than for many 
years. w. h. 
Oskosh, Winnebago Co.—Wheat here does 
not look very promising. No insect has hurt 
t, but it is badly winter-killed. Little or no 
snow all the winter. More fall wheat was 
sown than ever before, as spring wheat is the 
kind mainly depended upon. It is too early 
yet, however, to ascertain exactly how much 
it has suffered. j. n. o. 
Salem, Keno6haCo.—There is but very little 
winter wheat sowed in this section. What 
there is looks well. It shows no signs of dis¬ 
ease or Hessian fly. It compares well with the 
crops of other years, if it is not better. We 
are sowing spring wheat here now. p. y. 
Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co.—The 
acreage of winter wheat is probably three or 
four times as large as usual. It generally got 
a heavy growth last fall. There has been but 
little snow, and ttie season Is not far enough 
advanced to decide whether It will be injured 
or not; but the prospect seems favorable, con¬ 
sidering it has been exposed to freezing and 
thawing. Have heard no complaints of injury 
by the fly. J. a. 
Slade’s Corners, Kenosha Co.—Very little 
winter wheat has been sown in this vicinity. 
Well protected pieces are in fair condition. 
No Hessian fly or disease. Its general ap¬ 
pearance is quite up to the average, and the 
acreage is larger than usual. e. r. 
Stlvester, Mccostie Co.—The wheat in this 
vicinitj has been badly winter-killed. We 
have had no snow since New Year’s, and then but 
vei y little. It does not show any signs of dis¬ 
ease as far as I cau see. The Hessian fly is 
unknown here. The appearance of the crop 
is not nearly as good as on previous years. 
The last two cropB of wheat were extra good, 
and that Induced farmers to sow quite exten¬ 
sively last fall. Even those that had not sowed 
.any for seven or eight years were affected by 
the mania. A few days more of this dry 
weather and we will all say wheat is a failure. 
Clover is very badly killed. m. s. 
Wautoma, WauBhara Co.—The acreage of 
winter wheat is nearly 50 per cent, greater 
this year than last; almost every one has tried 
a little. Mine looks as if it was killed out en¬ 
tirely, while that of one of my neighbors looks 
as if it will be a fair crop, though, as a whole, 
wheat will be a failure. As for the Hessian fly, 
I have never seen it. I have asked among the 
neighbors and they have never seen it. J. g. 
Minnesota. 
Austin, Mower Co.—There are only a few 
pieces of fall wheat in this section, and what 
there is has a sickly appearance and doesn’t 
promise a success. i. a. t. 
Duluth, St. Louis Co.—Very little wheat is 
Bown in this section ; small crop* only within 
1.00 miles. The Red River Valley, of course, 
does not come within this limit. The small 
farmers seem to have fair success with their 
crops, however. i. g. 
Lb Sueur, Le Sueur Co.—Winter wheat is 
looking well; not affected by the hard winter. 
No signs of disease. General appearance com¬ 
pares favorably with that of last year. Acre¬ 
age about the same as last year. The princi¬ 
pal crop here is spring wheat. H. c. s. 
Winona, Winona Co.—This is mostly a 
Bpring wheat country with a partial failure 
for the last two years of the spring crops. A 
considerable amount of winter wheat, however, 
was sowu last fall and the present appearance 
is that the open winter has mostly killed it. 
G. A. W. 
Iowa. 
Atlanta, Cass Co.—The acreage under 
winter wheat is much greater than in other 
years in this county. I do not know of an 
acre of it, however, that is now alive to any 
extent, as it has all been winter-killed. The 
season has been mild aud without snow—aud, 
in the main, dry. w. 8. 
Belle Plains, Benton Co.—In this section 
of country, from all appearances and accord¬ 
ing to the opinion of all that sowed wheat 
last fall, it is entirely winter-killed, A few 
farmers sowed in the fall of ’78 and harvested 
a good crop last season, which induced many 
to sow a few acres as an experiment, and they 
may try again, for every one knows that wheat 
could not live through such a winter as this 
past has been, without snow or rain, with con¬ 
tinual freezing and thawing. No spring 
wheat sowed yet. h. l. 
Big Grove, Pottawattamie Co.—The wheat 
In this section is nearly all killed owing to the 
absence of its usual blanket of Bnow during 
the winter, but a large breadth of spring 
wheat is being sown. Our main crop, how¬ 
ever, is corn. What wheat was sown last fall 
was merely put iu as an experiment, as this 
climate is not suited to fall wheat, for we sel¬ 
dom have snow enough to make good sleigh¬ 
ing. e. p. 
Blue Grass, Scott Co.—Wheat all through 
this section is an entire failure owing to the 
alternate freezing and thawing. No signs of 
the fly. The acreage iB much larger than 
usual. n. H. 
Burlington, Des Moines Co.— Wheat is 
very badly winter-killed, except on new or sod 
ground. No signs of Hessian fly as yet. The 
appearance of the crop is not as good as in 
former years. Acreage very large—larger 
than ever known before. w. p. p. 
Camanchb, Clinton Co.—Fall wheat is 
thought to be all winter-killed. I know 
of but one piece that wiU probably be har¬ 
vested. It was thought last fall that the 
chinch bug was injuring the wheat. I do not 
know anything about the Hessian fly. Last 
season fall wheat was good ; consequently 
more was sown than usual. Spring wheat is 
considered hardly worth sowing on account of 
the chinch bugB. h. b. s. 
sown last fall. Compared with last year the 
wheat crop will be a failure. w. t. d. 
Rutland, Humboldt Co.—No winter wheat 
raised in this section—all spring wheat. A 
larger acreage will be sown this year than last. 
None Bown yet; hut will be this week. Weath¬ 
er fine with freezing nights. w. h. s. 
Timber Creek, Marshall Co.—Some farm¬ 
ers here sowed from two to ten acres of win¬ 
ter wheat merely as an experiment—Medi¬ 
terranean is in good condition, all other va¬ 
rieties are winter-killed. w. b. w. 
Clarinda, Page Co.—Winter wheat about 
an average condition. Late sowing is best; a 
greater amount has been put in than last year. 
We raise more spring than winter wheat in 
this county. The Hessian fly is scarcely 
known. Wheat is free from disease so far. 
There is a fine prospect for fruit. We have 
had splendid weather since the first of January. 
G. B. 
Davenport, Scott Co.—There is not much 
winter wheat raised in this section; but 
there was a larger acreage sowed last 
fall than usual, and from all the informa¬ 
tion I can get, it is about all winter-killed. 
Winter wheat does well here only about one 
year in ten—the winters are too open, no snow, 
and the freezing and thawing in the rich prai¬ 
rie soil heave the wheat out. We shall plow 
the fall-sown wheat up and sow spring wheat. 
Van Buren, Jackson Co.—The wheat crop 
is about all killed by the winter ; most of it 
will be plowed up. A large breadth was sowed. 
Loss great. Red clover badly damaged also. 
e. o. 
Vernon, Van Buren Co.—The winter has 
been unfavorable for wheat here; probably 
one-fourth of it has been killed. It docs not 
seem to be iujured by the fly. Its general ap¬ 
pearance, compared with last year, is unfavor¬ 
able. The acreage is 20 per cent, greater than 
last year. The weather now is very unfavor¬ 
able and the prospect poor. L. c, 
Villisca, Montgomery Co.—Wheat Is badly 
winter-killed here. No disease or Hessian fly. 
Its appearance, compared with other years, is 
unfavorable. There is an increase,of acreage 
of at least 75 per cent., very little having been 
sown in former years. J..H. van v. 
o. w. 8. 
Denison, Crawford Co.—Not much winter 
wheat raised in this section. 8ome spring 
wheat has been already sowed, and more will 
be put in this spring than ever before. The 
HesBian fly has never visited this part of the 
country. Corn thrives here better than wheat. 
The former runs from 50 to 75 bushels per acre, 
while the latter crawls from 12 to 20 bushels. 
J. c. 8 . 
Des Moines, Polk Co.—We had an unusually 
mild winter, with but little snow or rain. Fall- 
sown wheat looked well up to February. In 
that month light rains, with frequent freezings 
and thawings of the fields, together with the 
bare condition of the ground, caused the wheat 
to turn out a complete failure, which will 
cause a heavy loss to farmers. g. b. 
Webstbr, Keokuk Co.—Winter wheat is 
three-fourths winter-killed. No Hessian fly. 
The acreage sown last fall was fully four times 
the usual amount. Of spring wheat the usual 
acreage will be sown. Weather unusually 
mild for the time of the year. j. w. b. 
Missouri. 
Carthage, Jasper Co.—The wheat in this 
county is better this year than it has been for 
many iu this immediate past. The winter has 
been open and free from frost, and it has 
grown all through the season. It does not 
appear to have been injured by the Hessian 
fly, and the acreage Is the largest ever raised. 
The same is true of adjoining counties. 
w. h. p. 
Center View, Johnson Co.—The wheat 
Fkedonja, Louisa Co.—All of the wheat put 
in last fall, that I have seen or heard of in this 
vicinity, is dead, or so nearly dead, that it is 
not worth saving. Most of the fields will be 
sown to spring wheat; some to oats. I think 
the fly has not troubled it; it is simply the 
weather—warm until Christmas; then a se¬ 
vere cold snap ; since then freezing and thaw¬ 
ing. This is not a fall-wheat region; but 
farmers got wheat-crazy last fall and there was 
more put in than ever before—some of it 
quite late. The fields are as brown now as 
old stubble. H. J. b. 
crop is very promising ; the winter did little 
damage to it; no damage done by the Hessian 
fly. There never was a better prospect than 
at present. The largest acreage ever sowed 
in this part of Missouri. J. R. 
Charleston, Miss. Co. — Wheat in this 
county looks fine; the warm, open winter, 
with but few light freezes, did not check its 
growth. So far no disease of any kind has 
been visible; and so far as I can learn, tbo 
Hessian fly is, like the chinch bug, a failure in 
this locality. The acreage is larger the pres¬ 
ent year than in any previous one. m. v. r. 
Hazleton, Buchanan Co.—This has always 
been a spring wheat region. Winter wheat 
lias been an experiment here for the last three 
years. Acreage increasing each year. Have 
had but little enow and much freezing and 
thawing weather this winter. Some fear that 
it has been injured by the weather, but reli¬ 
able observers consider it mostly all right. No 
complaint of Hessian fly. .t. B. b. 
Iowa City, Johnson Co.—The acreage of 
winter wheat sown last fall in this vicinity 
was about twice as great as usual. It looked 
well in the fall, but the winter has been so 
open, with constant freezing and thawing, that 
it is nearly all killed. Most of it will be 
plowed up. The Hessian fly has never done 
any serious harm here. o. c. 
Le Mars. Plymouth Co.—This is not a winter- 
wheat-growing section. There has never been 
any tried here until last fall. Then several 
small pieces of from 25 to 50 acres were sown 
as an experiment, all of which, as far as I have 
heard, have been nearly or quite killed out by 
freezing and thawing during our open winter. 
A. s. 
McGregor. Clayton Co.— Late*sowed wheat 
has been injured more than early-sowed. No 
sign of Hessian fly. The appearance shows 
more damage than last year. A larger acre¬ 
age ha6 been sown than ever before, h. a. l. 
New Hampton, Chickasaw Co.—The raising 
of winter wheat in this locality is an experi¬ 
ment. In '78 there was a email quantity sown, 
which did well. Last year saw a large increase 
of acreage sown to It; but the thawing and 
freezing of the past winter ruined it. The 
ground will be sown to oats or planted to 
corn. Y* O* 
Redfield, Dallas Co—In this section the 
weather has been so dry and there have been 
so mnch freezing at night and thawing bj day 
that nearly all the winter wheat has been 
killed. No fly or dis ease—the alternate freez¬ 
ing and thawing are the only things that have 
hart the crop. w, to. 
Richland, Keokuk Co.—The winter wheat 
here is all killed by the continued freezing and 
thawing. Neither the chinch bug nor Hessian 
fly has injured the crop at all. Taking 
the county through, there will not be enough 
winter wheat to yield half the seed that waH 
Columbia, Boone Co.—Wheat is in good 
condition ; not much injured by wiuter—less 
than usual. It Bbows no disease. No signs of 
of the fly. Much more has been sowu than 
usual, and the soil was better prepared. So 
far our crop promises better than for many 
years. c « 8 - 
Fulton, Callaway Co.—A large acreage of 
wheat has sown in this county. The early- 
sown is good except that it has been slightly 
affected by late frosts; the late-sown is dam¬ 
aged considerably by the recent freezings aud 
thawings. No perceptible injury from the Hes¬ 
sian fly. On the whole, the prospect for the 
crop is good. u - mcc. 
Hamilton, Caldwell Co.—In this section of 
the country farmers put in about the usual 
acreage of winter wheat. It was sown very 
late on account of the fore part of last fall 
having been very wet, but, in spite of every¬ 
thing, it looks well now. »• 
Hermitage, Hickory Co.—The condition of 
wheat in this county is about as follows 
The winter has been quite unfavorable—too 
much drought—and in many cases the wheat 
is turning yellow. No signs of disease other¬ 
wise. The Hessian fly has injured the crop to 
some extent, say 20 per cent. Its general ap¬ 
pearance is about 75 per cent, of an average of 
other years. The acreage is about 25 per 
cent, more than formerly. The wiuter has 
been open, with no snow or freezing weather. 
m. n. n. 
Kidder, Caldwell Co.—The wheat crop 
here has been badly injured by the wiuter. It 
shows no signs, however, of damage by dis¬ 
ease or the Hessian fly; yet its general appear¬ 
ance is worse than in other years. The acre¬ 
age under it in Ichs than last year. c. R. 
Macon City, Macon Co.—This has never 
been considered a wheat county. It falls of 
good results four years out of five, but the re¬ 
markable success of last year induced the 
farmers to sow last fall oue-third more than 
usual. The winter has been very mild and’ 
open, but the wheat looks well and very prom¬ 
ising. A few fields look patchy, and now It Is 
warm and dry, and we fear more ou this ac¬ 
count than anything else. There is no indica¬ 
tion of disease and the HesBian fly never 
troubles us. The chinch bug has harmed the 
crop in former years, and may this; but in the 
