high. Wheat is drying up and not filling well. 
Some of the corn looks well, while some is 
drying in the hill. Pasture fields looks red 
and burnt up. It rains all round us; but that 
doesn’t do us much good. G. A. b. 
Hornellsyille, Steuben Co.—For the town 
of llorneilsville, and the five or six sur¬ 
rounding towns in Allegany, Steuben and Liv¬ 
ingston counties, at the present time the pros¬ 
pects for Winter wheat is much above the av¬ 
erage, and for Spring wheat rather below the 
average. Oats are good, and so are corn and 
potatoes. Timothy hay and that on old 
meadows, very light 5 clover short and ripen¬ 
ing early, const quently a poor crop. Apples 
will probably prove a light crop. Cherries are 
abundant; pears, light; peaches, where grown, 
fair. Spring early ; weather quite warm : 60 ine 
fine showers in May and June, but on the 
whole the weather has been rather dry. 
c. J. P. 
Ithaca, TompkinB Co.—Wheat 10 per cent, 
below last year; 20 per cent, below 1878. 
Slight increase on acreage—90 per cent. Claw¬ 
son, balance Fultz. Corn, prospect of an 
average crop or above, if rain comes soon ; at 
least 10 per cent, increase in acreage. East¬ 
ern eight-rowed yellmv, mostly. Potatoes, early 
ones, fine but need rain; later ones looking 
well; rain within a week will insure an abun¬ 
dant crop. Largely Early Rose, five per cent, 
increase in acreage. Oats equal to last year. 
If rain comes soon, will be in excess. Acre¬ 
age five per cent. less. Variety, White State 
largely ; few Scotch Gray. Quite a tendency 
to increase acreage of corn at expense of oats. 
Rye and barley, very little raised. No sor¬ 
ghum. Prospects for fruit good. Apples set 
abundantly, Codling moth*and drought injur¬ 
ing them somewhat, but we shall ba\ r e a full av¬ 
erage crop —20 per cent, more than last year— 
variety, Tompkins Co. King. Pears, trees 
nearly all gone, owing to blight; this was 
formerly a great pear country. Peaches, proB- 
pect good. The tendency of Cayuga, our 
adjoining county on the north, is emphatic¬ 
ally toward peaches. Great numbers of trees 
were set last year and the year before. This 
year peach-tree setting is pretty nearly a 
craze. Plums, none grown. Small fruits 
abundant and cheap. The Black Cap rasp¬ 
berry and Wilson strawberry take the lead. 
Hay, not much more than half a crop. Clover 
beetle and clover midge, drought in May and 
another ono upon us now, are the causes. 
I. P. R. 
Johnson’s Creek, Niagara Co.— Haying is 
commenced, and there will be two-thirds of 
the usual crop. Wheat is an extra crop, and 
will yield from 25 to 80 bushels per acre, Bar¬ 
ley and oats are very fine, and bid fair for an 
average yield. Eai ly potatoes are a fall crop. 
Corn is small and late. Apples are dropping 
badly from the trees, and it is very uncertain 
what the crop will be. Peaches promise a 
heavy crop. Pears do not promise much of a 
yield. They are injured with blight. 0 . B. 
Kingston, Ulster Co.—The Army-worm has 
made its appearance in myriads along the line 
of the WaUkill Valley Railroad, destroying 
every green thing that comes in its path. The 
farmers are all up in arms, using every method 
that they can devise to destroy the pest. In 
the districts in the lower towns through which 
it has passed the devastation is terrible. Most 
of the standing grain is, however, ready for 
the reaper, and that will escape. The vine¬ 
yards in the lower part of the county, it is 
thought, will be entirely destroyed, as it leaves 
every other plant to attack the grape-vine, 
ranging itself upon the leaves with the regu¬ 
larity of a rank of soldiers, consuming not 
only the leaves, but the fruit, young wood, and 
tendrils. Various methods have been adopted 
by the farmers to stop the ravages of this pest. 
The commonest, and perhaps the easiest, is to 
plow a double furrow all around the field 
where the worm i 6 feeding, fill the furrow with 
straw, and when they begin their onward 
march set fire to the straw, aud keep it burn¬ 
ing until they are all consumed. The other 
methods adopted to kill them are by crushing 
them by a heavy iron roller—this, how¬ 
ever, will not work on rough ground—aud 
poisoning them by sprinkling a decoction of 
vining sumac aud London-purple, Paris- 
green, or arsenic over the plants, with a 
sprinkling pot. The berry crepe have for the 
most part been harvested, and the farmers are 
turning all their energy toward saving their 
grapes and tree fruits. The loss among the 
Ulster vineyards and fruit farms, unless they 
are checked, will amount to hundreds of thou¬ 
sands of dollais. it. u. 
Mamaronkck, Westchester Co. —In the lower 
part of Westchester county, from Portchester 
westward, the drought has been disastrous in 
its effects. Hay will, in many places, be less 
than half a crop, und poor at that. Grain iB 
thin and light generally. Oats are very poor. 
Apples at one time promised to be an abundant 
crop; but the curculio, apple moth, and 
drought have caused much to drop. There is 
still, however, a fair proportion left, which a 
timely rain would convert into a good crop. 
Pears are not looking well, and the blight has 
been doing its work for several years. Pota¬ 
toes look more or less bad, according to soil 
or treatment. It seems now as if they would 
ripen early, and average small in size. They 
look best on low ground. In some places corn 
looks well; in others, small and yellow. Rain 
would still do much for this crop. Garden 
truck has suffered much. Strawberries were 
generally small, and about half a crop. Rasp¬ 
berries and blackberries have 6et abundantly, 
but do not swell kindly, as a rule. Potato 
beetles about as usual, but more generally 
killed. Rose beetles very abuudant. The Army 
worm did some mischief north of Rye. The 
larva of the cabbage or turnip fly has been 
very destructive in places. The drought has 
been felt less along the river lines than else¬ 
where. On the whole, the season is one that 
will be long remembered for its casualties to 
the farmer. We shall have something left, 
however, to be thankful for. p. b. m. 
Moravia, Cayuga. Co.—No rain In three or 
even four weeks to do any good. Hay not half a 
crop. Oats looking well for the chance given. 
Corn in some instances good. Wheat on low¬ 
lands remarkably good. Potatoes too forward 
to make a good crop, owing to the dry weather. 
Haying fairly commenced. Grass-hoppers are 
in great abundance. Apple trees tn some 
parts of town are remarkably full; in others, 
scattering. Of pears a slim crop may be ex¬ 
pected. In many parts the grass crumples 
under one’s feet, it being so dry. Tbe farmers 
are over-stocked with animals. The probabil¬ 
ities are that cattle will be very cheap this fall. 
G. w. 8. 
Pitcheh, Chenango Co.—The weather here 
is quite dry, aud there are no prospects of rain 
at present. The hay crop is destined to be 
light. Corn at present looks well—potatoes 
also: but the beetles are bound to bother. 
They have already commenced hatching. 
Grasshoppers are becoming very plentiful for 
this season of the year. Unless we have wet 
weather soon they will doubtless injure our 
crop s very much, L. w. 3. 
Plattsburgh, Clinton Co.—The prospects for 
crops in this section never were better at this 
season. Grass is a fair crop, though not heavy, 
owing to the open Winter and dry Spring. 
But little wheat lor market is grown here, oats, 
barley and buckwheat being our chief crops, 
with some rye, which is looking well and of 
which the usual amount was sown. The 
Michigan Club is the favorite wheat in this 
neighborhood. The cut-worm did great dam¬ 
age in the corn, rendering a second planting 
necessary i n some places. It is looking well, 
however, and about the usual acreage was 
planted. The eight-rowed yellow and the 
Dutton twelve-rowed arc the kinds chiefly 
grown. Potatoes are looking well; not 60 
many are planted as last year. The bugs have 
kept off pretty well so far, although some po¬ 
tatoes here have been attacked. My own have 
hitherto escaped them altogether, while a few 
miles from here I have seen a multitude of 
them at work. No sorghum has been planted 
hene this year—indeed, I have never seen any. 
Fruits of all kinds will be plentiful. Farmers 
raise a great many varieties with but little suc¬ 
cess as shown by profit. About 75 per cent, of 
the apple trees 6et out are Fameuse, which 
ontbear and sell better than all others, besides 
being the hardiest here. Of pears, the Flemish 
Beauty is grown most, being very hardy and 
very prolific. Small fruits are grown pretty 
extensively. Of strawberries, the Charles 
Downing is the favorite, having taken the 
place of the Albany Seedling, which is less 
hardy, winter-killing to some extent. 
e. w. H. 
Rochester, Monroe Co.—The outlook for 
the wheat harvest is good, the acreage being 
larger than usual and the crop looking well. 
It is yet too early to tell how corn will turn 
out; but about the usual area has been sown to 
it, aud it Is coming on finely. The acreage 
under poiatoes is less than last year, but they 
are making a good growth, and there are few 
bugs. The area under oats is considerably 
larger than u&ual and there is a heavy stand. 
The space given to barley is proportionately 
less, and it has not yet headed out. Fruit 
generally will be full crops except strawber¬ 
ries, which will be short. The Baldwin upple, 
Bartlett pear, Crawford peach, Doolittle and 
Franconia raspberries, Wilson and Triomphe 
de Gaud strawberry are the main dependence 
here for full crops. h. t. l. 
Rome, Oneida Co.—In regard to the yield of 
wheat, rye, barley aud potatoes in this section, 
the prospect is favorable. Corn, oats and po¬ 
tatoes are most largely grown with us. Oats 
are of unusual growth for the season. Corn 
also is a good stand and well advanced and 
looks promising. Potatoes are looking fine. 
All these crops are better than our average, at 
the present time, and fully an average acre¬ 
age has been sown and planted to them. Of 
wheat but little is grown. Of rye and barley, 
too, very little is grown in this section. No 
sorghum is raised here, so far as I know. The 
potato mostly grown for market is the Early 
Rose. Many other sorts are grown in smaller 
quantities and many farmers grow the Snow¬ 
flake, which is considered the best table potato, 
and commands the best price in market. Some 
purchasers for family use pay five to ten 
cents per bushel extra for that variety and find 
them the cheapest, on account of their smooth¬ 
ness and superior quality. In fruits, strawber¬ 
ries have been very abundant, the Wilson taking 
the lead as a market berry. Prices have been 
as low as seveu or eight cents per quart for good 
berrieB and less for second-class or berries that 
have been kept over a dav or two in market. 
Apples, which are our standard fruit, had a 
profuse bloom, and will, no doubt, give us an 
abundant crop, but it iB too early in the season 
to predict whether the size and quality will be 
good or inferior. We hope for the best. Our 
orchards are mostly grafted fruit, and if the 
season is favorable for tbeir growth and ma¬ 
turity, we shall most likely have a good crop 
to harvest this Fall. Grapes promise finely 
for the season, but few are growu here, though 
most farmers have a vine or two; there are no 
extensive vineyards. The crop^ofgrass will 
be medium according to present appearances. 
Some farmers are now engaged in haying— 
the writer is one. We shall push the crop 
into the barn as fast as convenient, and hope 
to have all secured by the 15th of July. Then 
if rain comes we hope to have a second crop 
to harvest in August. J. t. 
Seneca Falls Seneca Co.—The crops grown 
here are wheat, barley, oats, corn and pota¬ 
toes. The acreage of wheat is about the same 
as last year, but the crop is one-third heavier. 
Barley and oats will he the same as last year. 
Potatoes are lookiug fine as yet and bid fair to 
be a large crop. Corn is doing well; it is too 
early yet to tell how it is coming out. There 
is no sugar cane growu here. The prospects 
of fruit are good for about a fair crop of ap¬ 
ples, plums aud peaches. s. w. 
South Westerlo, Albany Co.—Wheat here¬ 
abouts will be very light; it stands thin on the 
ground. Corn looks very good now, but needs 
rain. Oats bid fair to bo a good crop. Rye 
will be about half of a crop—there is no 
barley sown here. Potatoes look well now ; 
but the bugs are coming on in great numbers. 
We must fight them sharply. The hay crop 
will be very light —1 think not half a crop. 
Some have commenced to mow. Apples will be 
an extra-laige crop—Baldwin and Greenings do 
best. Of pears tbero will be none to speak of- 
Cherries and plums will be light crops. Of 
sorghum there is none raised. Bees are doing 
first-rate. Taking all things together, farmers 
have no cause for complaint. e. j. 
West Monroe, Osweg* Co.—We have had but 
very little rain last month. Oats and grass are 
suffering most for the want of rain. Grass 
Yvill be about half a crop; oats an average 
one. Corn and potatoes are looking well. 
Wheat is good so far ; if it fills well the crop 
will be fair. Apples look very promising. 
R. P. M. 
New Jersey. 
Elizabeth, Union Co.—The acreage of 
Yvheat is small in this locality, but the crop 
promises to be a fair one. Clawson and Fullz 
are the varieties mostly grown. Rye is good. 
Corn came up badly, owing to tbe drought, 
but it is now looking very well. There i 6 a 
large acreage of potatoes, mostly Early Rose ; 
they are likely to be a light crop. Oats are 
little grown. No barley or sorghum is grown 
here. Strawberries have been a light crop. 
Cherries are plentiful aud good. The pear 
crop will be light. Apples are falling off the 
trees in consequence of the drought. In this 
locality the farms are small. The farmers aie 
mostly engaged in raising milk for the Newark 
and Elizabeth markets. The pastures are dry¬ 
ing up; the hay crop is less than one-half that 
of ordinary yews, consequently farmers are 
having a hard time of it lor so early in the 
season. R- w. p. 
Hakbourton, Mercer Co.—There is about the 
usual acreage of wheat, rye, oats and corn. 
The Early Rose is the most profitable potato 
for us. No sorghum grown. The prospect is 
good for peaches and fair for apples. The 
drought has hurt all of our crops. Hay will 
not be more than half a crop. Oats is short 
yet but if the rains come soon it may be a fair 
crop can be had. Wheat will be about an aver¬ 
age yield to the acre. There is not uny of the 
Army worms with us yet, we hear they are only 
five miles off, however. Here is about the usual 
number of potato beetles, and Paris-green is 
the best thing to kill them that I have tried. 
I). V. B. 
Maywood, Bergen Co.—The prospects for 
wheat are very good. Red Winter wheat* is 
eh icily grown, but it Is not an extensive crop 
iu ibis district. Corn is very good, considering 
the drought. We have found Blount’s Prolific 
to stand best, but it Is not generally grown. 
Corn is only grown here for home consump¬ 
tion. Potatoes are looking well, but are in great 
want of rain. The chief variety grown is Early 
Rose; but potatoes have been grown much 
less since the advent of the bug. Oats are very 
little grown. Rye is first-class, but little of it is 
raised except lor home consumption. The 
Winter kind is chiefly grown; but it is known 
by no special name. Barley is not grown at 
all; neither is sorghum. Apples are very good. 
The chief kind is the Sour Bough. For pears 
tbiB is a bad year, the chief kinds laised are 
Bartletts and Belles. Cherries are very good. 
The chief varieties growu are the red and 
white Ox-Hearts- Grapes are very good. The 
kind chiefly raised is the Concord. Melons 
(musk) are good, considering drought. The 
favorite variety is that known as the Hacken¬ 
sack. The hay crop is a total failure, owing 
to extreme dryness. The crops chiefly de¬ 
pended on by the farmers are sweet corn, 
musk-melons, and Lima beans. The latter Is 
grown very extensively. j. t. 
Pennsylvania, 
Baden, Beaver Co.—We have just finished 
cutting onr wheat; it is a good average crop. 
The dry weather did some damage to the crops 
in this section, hut there have been some good 
rains of late which hav'e changed the appear¬ 
ance of the crops greatly. The hay crop in 
general is short about one-half. Oats are good. 
Corn Is looking well, and so are potatoes. 
Fruit is a good crop, particularly appleB. I 
have planted one acre of Blount’s Whito Pro¬ 
lific corn, it is doing well. It ripened well 
with me last year, yielding from three to nine 
ears to a stalk. 1 planted the cow-peas sent 
by the Rural and they are doing very well. 
I think they will be more of a success than 
the Pearl Millet which was a failure with me. 
I planted all my Beauty of Hebron potatoes 
about the 25th of April aud I am now using 
them. They are of good size now. In fact 
we used some of them about June 20. My 
Cuthbert raspberries were killed by the dry 
spell in May. F. w. s. 
Chambersbuhg, Franklin Co.—The wheat 
crop is better than last year. Corn is very 
promising. Hay iB fairly good. Apples, 
peaches and small fruits are very promising. 
Pears are a very short crop. Fine rains, good 
health. No insect plagues of any kind and 
people satisfied with both Presidential candi¬ 
dates. A. 8 . 
Derry Church, Dauphin Co.—The wheat 
harvest promises to be better than it has been 
for Fears in all respects ; Clawson, Fultz, Med¬ 
iterranean and Shumaker are generally culti¬ 
vated. Corn is somewhat backward, but grows 
finely siuce the recent rains. Varieties lu cul¬ 
tivation, white and yellow Dent principally, 
occasionally Chester Co. Mammoth and Flint. 
Oats are still growing aud not far enough de¬ 
veloped to decide as to crop. The panicles are 
only here and there seen ; the Schurmeu aud 
common variety, no other name known are 
generally cultivated. Rye is not generally 
cultivated. About one per cent, of the culti¬ 
vated land is planted to potatoes. Barley aud 
sorghum are not at all cultivated. Corn, oats 
and wheat are growu in rotation in tho order 
named, aud there is an acreage of about 20 per 
cent, of each. About two per cent, of tobacco 
has been cultivated the last two or three years. 
Tho prospects for apples, pears and grapes, 
are good, and they have been successfully 
grown. Not so with peaches. Currants and 
gooseberries are the principal small fruits. 
e. e. b. s. 
Hill's grove, Sullivan Co. — Wheat half 
a crop: corn, poiatoes, oats, full crops. Rye 
aud barley not grown here. Fultz wheat, Red- 
cob Dent corn, Early Vermont and Early Rose 
potatoes are the kinds growu hero. The acre¬ 
age under each is about the same as iu provi- 
vious years- I am tryiug the Minnesota Am¬ 
ber Bugar cane for the first time, and mine is 
the only patch growu here yet. The pros¬ 
pect for plums Is good; no peaches or cher¬ 
ries grown. There will be a third of a crop of 
apples probably. We have abundance of rasp¬ 
berries and blackberries. L. b. s. 
Litchfield, Bradford Co.—Fine growing 
weather. All through May there w as a 
drought ; but siuce then we have had rains 
occasionally. Crops are lookiug well. Grass, 
however, will be rather light. The fruit pros¬ 
pects are good. My beets are doing nicely. 
The Beauty of Hebron potatoes are splendid; 
they blossomed two weeks earlier than the 
Early Rose planted ut the same time. j. m. 
Milford, Pike Co 1 —The Army worms have 
made their appearauee here, and are doing 
much damage to the corn at ltosetown, where 
they were first discovered yesterduy, A few 
have also been seen in rye-fields. As wheat and 
rye are about ripe, farmers will begiu gather¬ 
ing at once, hoping to get their crops housed 
before any great damage can bo doue. Reports 
from Monroe, Northampton, aud other coun¬ 
ties bordering on the Pennsylvania shore of 
the Delaware River say the pests are makiug 
their appearance iu great numbers, and eutire 
fields of wheat, rye, corn, and grass are being 
destroyed. The farmers throughout the entire 
Delaware Valley express much alarm.. 
M. L. K. 
New Alexandria, Westmoreland Co.—The 
drought during the early part of June checked 
the growth of all Spring crops. On good 
ground, however, wheat Yvas not materially 
hurt. There is an increased acreage under it, 
