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light of present indications we shall probably 
have a good yield. o a. s. m. 
Mirabile, Caldwell Co.—Wheat in this sec¬ 
tion is very poor. The winter has been very 
hard ou it, there being no snow to protect it. 
It shows no signs of disease. The Hessian fly 
has not harmed it. There has uever been any 
insect here that injures wheat except the chinch 
bug. The general appearance compares un¬ 
favorably with that of other years, and the 
acreage is a great deal larger. h. w. a. 
Neosho, Newton Co.—Wheat never looked 
better. No appearance of lly or other in¬ 
jury. It has grown all winter, affording good 
pasturage for calves and other light stock. 
The acreage is about an average for south¬ 
west Missouri. We have had a very mild win¬ 
ter, no ice iorminsr sufficient for storing. The 
fruit prospect/ are good. The peach blooms 
are beginning to show the red. Corn, 30c. $ 
bushel; wheat, 90c. Raising hogs and cattle 
is our best business. m. t. k. 
Rockville, Bates Co.—The number of acres 
of wheat sown is one-fourth or one-third less 
than usual. Farmers were afraid of the chinch 
bug. The fly was iu the wheat “some” last fall, 
bnt it looked well until the last of February, 
when we had a freeze that injured it. It does 
not look as well as usual at this time of year, 
though it may come out very well yet. 
jr. n, c. 
Sedalia, Pettis Co.—The condition of wheat 
in this sectiou is good. The winter has been 
favorable to it- No disease at all. No Hessian 
fly. I think wheat never looked better at this 
time of the year, though it is rather small, 
owing to late sowing. The acreage is larger 
here than usual. c. 0 . o. 
Sx. Joseph, Buehanan Co.—Wheat very 
much injured by dry weather, hardly any rain 
since November. No sign of any disease or 
harm from the Hessian lly. The general ap¬ 
pearance is worse than for the last six years, 
the acreage being a little larger than formerly 
T. B. N. 
St. Petek’s, St. Charles Co.—Fall-sown 
wheat has 6ullered little from the winter here¬ 
abouts. There are no signs of disease in it. 
The fly injured*only that which was neglected. 
Its appearance is about thosamo as at this sea¬ 
son iu former years. The acreage is about 10 per 
cent, more than last year. g. g. 
Tipton, Moniteau Co.—We had an open 
winter till the 12th of March. Early-sowed 
wheat looks well, late-sowed not so well. Iu 
some parts complaints have been made of the 
Hessian fly. The general appearance is much 
better now than for many years, and one- 
fourth more was sowed than last year. If 
chinch bugs don’t trouble us we have a nice 
prospect for a good crop. d. s. 
— 
Kansas. 
Altoona, Wilson Co.—Wheat shows no 
signs of disease, nor does it seem to have been 
damaged by the fly. It looks a little better 
than usual, and a larger acreage has been 
sown than ever before. j. h. g. 
Clat Center, Clay Co.—Wo never had bet¬ 
ter prospects for a good crop. The acreage 
under fall wheat is about twice as large as 
ever before. A. b. d. 
Chanutk, Neosho Co,—The prospect here for 
a large crop of fall-sown wheat, is good. It 
has not been injured to any extent by the fly, 
and looks fine at present. More has been sown 
than ever before. The best time for sowing 
is from Sept. 15 to Oct. 1. Weather warm and 
fine for spring work. Oats about all in. 
w. A. R. 
EIUb, Ellis Co.—Much of the wheat in this 
section was sown late, and it was so dry last 
fall that it is not up yet; but it is alive, and 
if we get ruin soon I think it will come on all 
right. No Hessian tty or disease. Acreage 
under fall wheat larger than heretofore. 
J. B. 
Fontaha, Miami Co.—Wheat looks fine at 
present; 20 per cent, more was raised than 
last year and it is 20 per cent, better in this 
county and also iu Johnson county, us far 
south as I cau hear. The fly was in some 
early-sown places, but we can’t tell what it will 
do this spriug. w, p. 
Heplek, Crawford Co.—The winter did not 
affect the wheat iu this section until the last 
six weeks which have been dry and cold, 
making it turn rather yellow. There is no 
sign of disease or of the Hessian fly. The 
general appearance compared with other 
years, is rather above the average. The acre¬ 
age is greater—at least one-lhird. About ten 
Inches of snow fell on the night of the eleventh 
of March, which, I fear, has killed the 
peaches as the buds were very much swollen. 
A. o. 
Iola, Allen Co.—Wheat was looking splen¬ 
did until the last cold snap, which has injured 
it in some places nearly one-third. No dis¬ 
ease. No IleBsian tty or other injurious iusecta. 
The appearance at present is not on an aver¬ 
age with that in other years at this time. The 
acreage is about 50 per cent, larger than in 
previous years. H, m. s. 
Lawrence, Douglas Co.—Wheat, most of it 
looks well; some that was sown broadcast was 
injured somewhat by the winter. It is mostly 
drilled, and this looks better than usual. Per¬ 
haps 25 per cent, more acreage than hereto- 
foie. Not much of it injured by fly. J. p- 
McPherson Citv, McPherson Co.—The 
wheat does not appear to be killed to any ex¬ 
tent. There is no Hessian fly here. Its gene¬ 
ral appearance is not so good as in last March. 
It is a little too dry. The acreage is about the 
same as last year. 0. d. R- 
Media, Douglas Co.—Wheat is looking very 
well in this section, though the winter has 
been a little dry for it. The acreage is fully as 
large as, aud probably larger,than in any former 
year. H. A. 
Newton, Harvy Co.—There was a larger 
acreage sown to wheat last fall than usual, 
and it looked first-rate until March. Since 
then we have had some hard freezing and the 
ground has been very dry so that some pieces 
have been injured; but, as a general thing, it 
looks well. We had a little rain on March 24th, 
which revived the crop considerably aud it ia 
growing very fast. No Hessian fly or any 
other pests. It looks much better than last 
spring. A little more rain would help it still 
more. a. o. G. 
Paola, Miami Co.—Wheat in this section is 
looking remarkably well; it was not winter- 
bitten, and shows no signs of disease; have 
neard no complaint of the Hessian fly. Acre¬ 
age a great deal larger than ever before. On 
the whole, the prospect now bids fair for an 
unusually large harvest. The winter was very 
mild and pleasant; very little storm of any 
kind. e. i»« w. 
Pavilliou, Waubansee Co.—The acreage un¬ 
der winter wheat in this county is fully 20 per 
cent, greater than last year, aud the crop is at 
least 25 per cent, better in condition. Although 
the weather is somewhat dry, wheat iu this 
and the adjoining counties Is very promising. 
No disease or insect enemies. During the late 
cold snap when the mercury went four degrees 
below zero, peach buds were badly hurt but 
not all killed—other fruits are all right. 
H. A. s. 
Shawnee Mission, Johnson Co.—The win¬ 
ter has improved the wheat a little on the 
north slopes of the hills, It is healthy, how¬ 
ever. I think it iB free trom the fly; its ap¬ 
pearance is better than usual. The acreage Js 
at least oue-eighth larger than last year. 
J. G. M. 
Summerville, Ottawa Co.—Very late-sown 
wheat is winter-killed; early-sown, all right. 
No disease, but it is being injured by a long- 
continued drought. No Hessian fly. Its gen¬ 
eral appearance about an average. The acreage 
iH larger by 25 per cent, or more. j. k. b. 
Wichita. Sedgwick Co.—Wheat has gone 
through the wiuter iu fair condition. A breeze 
ou the 14th or 15th of March put it back 
somewhat, but a warm rain soon will prevent 
any great injury. No disease or Hessian fly 
here. General appearance far better than'last 
year. j. e. c. 
Wilson, E1Uworth Co.—This part of Kansas 
being an entirely new farming country and 
very good for wheat, the acreage iu fall wheat 
is fully double that of last year. There is 
some increase in spring wheat, too. The Hes¬ 
sian fly and weevil are unknown. Fall wheat 
has been greatly hurt all around us—1st by 
drought; 2nd by the late cold snap on March 
12-13. It might have been a total failure if 
the ground had been wet, but since Nov. 13-14, 
we have had hardly any rains and only a few 
inches of dry-looking snow. We have had 
frost every night since the middle of January ; 
but if rains and warmer weather will soon 
favor ns, we are in hopes of raising an aver¬ 
age of 15 to 20 bush per acre. Spriug wheat 
just coming up mostly all Odessa which is 
turning out very well on the average. We 
have a great wheat country here, and corn 
etc., are doing well also. a. m. 
Nebraska. 
Brownsville, Nemaha Co.—Winter wheat, 
owing to too much drought last fall, did not 
come through the winter in good condition. 
Much has already been plowed up, and spring 
wheat sown in its place. No signs of the Hes¬ 
sian tty heard of. The comparative condition 
with other years at this stage of growth, is 
inferior, aud the acreage 6mall. All Jan. and 
Feb. were exceedingly pleasant. March has 
been cold and unpleasaut—more snow and 
real winter than altogether during the preced¬ 
ing winter months. r. w. f. 
Charleston, Gage Co.—Wheat has wintered 
finely, except shallow and late sowings. Poorly 
farmed pieces arc winter-killed. Generally the 
crop is good. No disease appears to affect it 
and we have neither seen nor heard of any Hes¬ 
sian tty. The acreage sown is much larger 
than ever before in this vicinity. h. a. 
Beatrice, Gage Co. — The wheat crop 
around here passed through the winter very 
well. The ground was frozen most of the 
time. Wheat drilled in is all right; broad¬ 
casted suffered somewhat. No Hessian fly but 
some obiuQh bugs last summer. Compared 
with other years, the appearance is good. 
Acreage one-half larger than usual. Spring 
wheat Is more generally grown, but of late years 
it has not been a sure crop. The past winter 
was dry. Roads good; immigration increas¬ 
ing ; stock has done well and pays better than 
raising grain. n- s. b. 
Columbus, Platte Co.—There is no winter 
wheat grown in this section. But very little 
spring put in yet; but there will be a much 
larger acreage sown than usual if the weather 
will permit. March has not been looking 
anything like Bpring. Six to eight inches of 
snow have fallen during the past two weeks 
and on the 14th the thermometer stood 20 deg. 
below zero. J- a. mo g. 
Papillion, Sarpy Co.—There is but little 
winter wheat sown In this section, but what 
there is has done well so far, although the 
winter has been very open, aiid the weather 
changeable and but little snow. There will 
be a large crop of syiring wheat sown. No 
disease or auv signs of Hessian fly. Farmers 
are putting in spring wheat. A good many 
are going West through this county for home¬ 
steads. e. e. b. 
Plattsmouth, Cass Co.—I left Buchanan 
county, Iowa, about a month ago. Winter 
wheat which was sown extensively there was all 
killed. Here, too, wheat was all killed except 
that which was plowed in, which will make a 
fair stand. In this county there are about 
3,000 acres, perhaps a third more than last 
year. p. m. 
Rescue, Saunders Co.—There is no winter 
wheat sown here; but there will be considera¬ 
ble spring wheat bowu —more than la6t year. 
Farmers have commenced sowing already, 
some having put in nearly 100 acres, c. k. 
Dakota Territory. 
Rockfort, Hanson Co.—The only winter 
wheat raised in this section, is that put in as 
an experiment. Sometimes all this is winter¬ 
killed—a fate that has happened to all sown 
last fall that I have heard of. It sometimes 
yields 20 bushels to the acre, however. No 
HesBian fly in this section. d. j. 
Colorado. 
Sedalia, Douglas Co.—Very little wheat was 
put in in our section last fall, and what was 
put in is very backward on account of the very 
dry winter. As far as 1 can tell, it has not 
been harmed by the tty. No disease was ever 
known to harm wheat in Colorado. The acre¬ 
age is smaller that in other years. b. g. c. 
Aw ada, Jefferson Co.—We raise no winter 
wheat in this section, and, owing to the lack of 
snow or rain, we are this year much behind¬ 
hand with our crops. It is doubtful if the acre¬ 
age this year will be as large or the yield per 
acre as great as last year. There ia very little 
plowing done, and there is no sign of storms 
yet. c. h. d. 
Golden, Jefferson Co.—Very little winter 
wheat is sown in this State, and very little 
spring wheat has been sown yet, owing to our 
dry winter and spring. Unless wo have storms 
soon, the crop will be short—perhaps almost a 
failure. Land is too dry to plow and too dry 
to sprout grain. T. w. 
Granite, Chaffee Co.—This is a mining 
country—no wheat is raised, or any crop of 
any kind except hay. The altitude is 9,800 
feet at my ranch at the foot of Mt. Elbert. 
Hay costs $60 a ton at my home market, Lead- 
vilie, so that hay raising and harvesting are of 
paramount importance to me, as it “pays" to 
produce and save even a little more of the 
crop. f. e. h. 
California. 
Salinas, Monterey Co.—The wheat here 
has been considerably affected by the frosts 
which have been unusually severe for this 
section. Some few portions have also been 
injured by the worm (so called)—I think a 
kind of wire-worm. No Hessiau fly. Its gen¬ 
eral appearance, taking the whole valley, is 
very good, but backward on account of the 
cold weather. Starting from a point eight or 
nine miles south of the city of Salinas, aud 
going in that direction up the valley, its con¬ 
dition is superior at present to the crops iu the 
immediate vicinity of the town, uwiDg io their 
having a greater amount of rain. The acreage 
of wheat is much greater this season than last. 
SOUTHERN STATES. 
Virginia. 
Frederick Co., Va.— I was at my place 
in Frederick county, Virginia, last week and 
through parts of the county. The wheat has 
stood the winter well; no signs of disease—not 
harmed by the Hessian fly. Its general ap¬ 
pearance compared favorably with that dur¬ 
ing the past three or four years. For the last 
three years the crops have been remarkably 
good and the promise for the coming harvest 
is equally flattering. The acreage this year 
somewhat exceeds that for the past several 
year®. Around Baltimore tllQ wheat looks 
well, is forward and "apparently free from 
disease. _ s. h-. w. 
Kentucky. 
Bowling Green, Warren Co.—Wheat iB 
looking more promising than I ever saw it be¬ 
fore. I do not think the past winter, however, 
was very favorable, for it was too warm and 
wet. There has been so much rain that ra 
places, it lookB yellow, or “scalded.” Hun¬ 
dreds of acres in this county are now covered 
with water, which will be a loss of hundreds of 
dollars. I hear no complaint of the Hessian 
fly. Acreage from one-third to one-half larger 
than ever before. J. d. a. 
Carlisle, Nichols Co.—Wheat generally 
looks very bad—thin and spindling. The win¬ 
ter has, not injured it in the least. The Hessian 
fly did considerable damage to most of the 
early-sowu wheat, though there are a few 
scattering fields that look very rank. I do 
not think the wheat looks as well now as at 
the corresponding time last year. A larger 
acreage has been sown. This winter has been 
very mild, with rain! rain ! and mud; but very 
little snow. o. w. h. 
E. Hickman, Fayette Co.—The wiuter has 
been open and wheat is very forward. Farm¬ 
ers are grazing it with sheep and calves, fearing 
late frosts. It shows no signs of disease. A 
few early-sown pieces only show signs of in¬ 
jury from Hessian fly. Its general appearance 
is very favorable. Tbc acreage sown is large 
—one-fourth more than last year. j. n. 
Owenton, Owen Co.—Wheat has come 
through the winter well. No signs of disease 
or effects of the Hessian fly. The crop is ranch 
later than during the past two years, owing 
to dry weather last fall. Acreage smaller than 
last year—perhapB 20 per cent.; but it is an 
average acreage, counting five years. Its gen¬ 
eral appearance is favorable rather than other¬ 
wise. J- w. w. 
Piketon, Pike Co.—Wheat in this section 
is in better condition than for many years. No 
sign of any disease, or of the fly. The acreage 
is larger than usual- Wheat is looking as well 
now as it generally does the first of May. If 
nothing happens to it between this and har¬ 
vest, we expect a bountiful crop. m. d. 
North Carolina. 
Cohocton, Steuben Co. — There has been 
about the same quantity of wheat sown as 
usual, but there has been very little Bnow, and 
it has been freezing and thawing so much, that 
the wheat looks yellow aud bad. No Hessian 
fly. B. E. K. 
Greensboro, Guilford Co.—Wheat is look¬ 
ing well in this county—better than for the 
last 6even years. The quantity sowed is greater 
than iu any year for that time. The winter was 
dry and warm. o. k. 
High Point, Guilford Co.—Wheat is look¬ 
ing very good. Owing to the warm season, 
early-sown wheat is splendid; late-sown not 
so largo, but no disease about it; neither has 
it been harmed by the nessian lly. It looks 
better, as a general thing, than last spring, 
and more acres have been sown. J. l. f. 
Paw Creek, Meclinburgh Co.—The past 
winter was not very favorable for wheat, but 
the spring rains have brought it out, and it 
looks better than usual at this time. No dis¬ 
ease. No Hessiau fly; but a new insect has 
destroyed a few fields. The acreage la about 
the same as usual. J. t. c. 
Sans Souci, Bertie Co.—We have had an 
unusually mild winter. Wheat in our section, 
is large-for the season. There is not yet any 
symptom of disease, uor is it damaged by the 
fly. At this date it is perhaps looking better 
than is u&ual for the period. The acreage 
though small, is larger than last season. 
J. C. F. 
Swannanoa, Buncombe Co. — The winter 
here has been very mild and the wheat is more 
forward than usual; at present it shows no 
sigu of disease or injury. The appearance is 
much better than usual, though there is more 
reason to expect damage from freezing thau 
if it were less forward. The acreage is very 
large, and if no Injury occurs to it from now 
on, it is thought the crop will be the largest 
ever raised in the county. d. e. s. 
Georgia. 
Greensborough, Greene Co.—The wheat 
crop is doing well; iu many sections the fly 
has injured it. Some say the rust has ap¬ 
peared—though this Is very early. There is a 
considerable increase of acreage, compared 
with last year. The wiuter has been mild and 
we think the main crop will be poor; late 
crops will probably rust. L. b. w. 
Macon, Bibb Co.—We have had an extraor¬ 
dinary wiuter: very few frosts, and ice only 
twice, also very little rain, comparatively, caus¬ 
ing wheat to have a bad appearance. I do not 
know whether t* attribute Us bad condition to 
the ravages of the lly or to rust, from the effects 
of the dry winter. The prospect for a goou 
crop up to a few dayB ago was not good; since 
then, bovfeYWi abundant rains have fallen and 
