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NEW-YORKER. 
JULY 24 
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of oats, yielding about 35 bushels; 3,000 acres 
of potatoes yielding about 180 bushels, to the 
acre. Of corn, rye and barley, not much is 
grown and not any sorghum. Fruit is not of 
much account here; the orchards are too 
young to bear yet. n. m. m. 
Canada, The Ridge, North Hastiugs, Ont.— 
Our fall wheat wa6 tv inter-killed. Spring 
wheat is yellow in the leaf but growing. Po¬ 
tatoes promise an abundant crop, and to the 
delight of the farmer, there are very few bugs! 
Mold's oats are stooling out wonderfully, and 
the cow-pea is growing with great promise. 
Two splendid hills of the New Surprise melon, 
Ovoid mangel growing well. h, t. m. 
Ilt,., Freeport, Stephenson Co., July 9.— 
The harvest of w’heat, rye and barley is 
good. Farmers are now busily cutting, and 
they tell me that there has never been a much 
better show for the farmer than now. Pota¬ 
toes are mostly the Peachblows and Early 
r ob , c —more of the former than of the latter. 
No Borghutu of any account is grown here. 
Considerable attention is being paid to the 
culture of tobacco, and with good results. No 
peaches raised here at all; but the trees hang 
very full of apples. Apples generally bear 
well every alternate year, and this is to be a 
good year. G. b. w. 
Iowa, Red Oak, Montgomery Co.—Rye is 
short In straw, but the yield is good. Wheat, 
corn, oat6, potatoes, etc., all promise a fine 
harvest. No barley is grown hereabouts. The 
acreage under each is in the following order : 
corn, wheat, oats, potatoes. Very little sor¬ 
ghum is grown here. Fruit is a short crop. 
Season dry. h. s. w. 
Kan., Topeka, Shawnee Co., July 7,—The 
harvesting of the Winter wheat crops in Kan¬ 
sas is about completed and it ba6 generally 
been saved in good condition. The weather 
throughout June was favorable; but since 
July 1st rains have beeu heavy and frequent 
all over the State, causing a little Injury to 
those farmers who have b'len dilatory in stack¬ 
ing, but doing an immense amount of good to 
our corn crop and grasses of all kinds. Har¬ 
vest commenced in the southern counties early 
in June and there the thrashing machine is 
now at work enabling us to judge more accu¬ 
rately regarding the probable yield of the 
crop just harvested. The excellent condition 
of tht Winter wheat at the openiDg of Spring 
met with a serious check lu the heavy freeze 
about the last week of March and the dry and 
windy weather in April, and on May 1st the 
prospects for even a half crop were far from 
flattering. The wheat commenced heading 
short, but the timely rains and cool weather 
in May produced a long bead and fine, plump 
berry, which i6 thrashing out far in excess of 
the farmers’ expectations. Many who esti¬ 
mated their crops at 6 to 10 bushels per acre 
are getting double that amount. Many fields 
that were thoroughly cultivated and seeded in 
good season will yield from 30 to 30 bushels, 
while many, again, will yield less than five 
bushels as the result of late Fall plowing and 
seeding. From returns obtained from county 
officials and other reliable sources I find that 
the Winter wheat acreage of the State will ap¬ 
proximate 3.000,000, an increase of nearly 
500,000 acres over the year 1879; aud that the 
Spring wheat acreage will approximate 350,- 
000, being a decrease of about 00,000 acres 
from the previous year, making a total in¬ 
crease of over 400.000 acres in the State. I es¬ 
timate the total wheat product of the State at 
33,000,000 bushels. The eastern part of the 
State as far west as aod including Sedgwick, 
Harvey, McPherson and Saline counties, will 
average 13 bushels per acre. The next belt of 
counlie.3 weetward, fifty miles wide, will 
yield live bushels, while those still further 
westward will not return the seed. The 
wheat crop of 1879 was 30,550,936 bushels. 
Corn prospects in Kansas were never liner. 
Its cultivation is about completed and nearly 
all has been “laid away." Most of it is tas- 
selled out. It could not be in better shape to 
take advantage of the heavy rains and hot 
weather of tna past ten days. The acreage 
last season was 3,995,070, and the product 108,- 
704,937 bushels. The acreage this season 
will approximate 3,350,000 aud with a yield 
equal to that of last season, which was below 
the average, the product this season will ex¬ 
ceed 125,000,000 bushels. Oats, barley and rye 
are light crops this season. Flax, potatoes, 
broom corn, sorghum and Doura or Egyptian 
corn give promise of excellent crops. The 
“web-worrns” appeared about three weeks 
ago iu some of the extreme southwestern 
counties aud were doing considerable damage 
to the young corn and tender vegetation, but 
a heavy rain-storm, about one week ago 
seems to have completely checked their oper¬ 
ations. 1 have since heard of them in some of 
the northwestern counties, but whether they 
are doing serious damage I have not ascer¬ 
tained. Owing to the severe drought in the 
extreme western counties and the loss of two 
crops in succession, there is great suffering 
among the settlers west of the 99th meridian, 
but the eastern counties, with considerable en¬ 
ergy, are organizing relief societies to collect 
and send supplies to their western brethren to 
enable them to tide over the present shortage in 
their crops. 8toek of all kinds are in a fine 
condition. The grazing was never better and 
the hay crop will be good. h. b. h. 
Kansas, La Cynge, Linn Co.—Wheat—chiefly 
Walker—is about half a crop; corn promises 
well. Wheat and corn are damaged by chinch 
bugs. Potatoes, early, a good crop; late, not 
many raised. Oats, first-rate. Of rye and 
barley very little is raised. Of corn we raise 
Kansas Dent, Ohio Dent, yellow Butcher, 
and several smaller varieties. Of potatoes, 
Early R^se is the favorite. Black oats gen¬ 
erally are growu. Sorghum is raised to a con¬ 
siderable extent for home use. Of Early 
Amber and Minnesota Amber they manufac¬ 
ture a first-rate article of molasses here. 
There is a good prospect for small fruits. 
Apples, three-fourths of a crop; peaches, half 
a crop ; the trees were nearly aLl winter killed. 
Oar standaid Winter apples are Jennett, 
Early June, Harvest Red Streak, aud Summer 
Belleflower. Pears are a failure here, on 
account of Summer heat. Cattle average 
about sixteen per cent, over last year; hogs 
about one-half. m. c. b. 
Ky., Wilsonville, Spencer Co.—Wheat is turn¬ 
ing out very poorly. The fiaest-lookiug fields 
are yielding only from 10 to 20 bushels per 
acre where from 80 to45 bushels were expected. 
All over the State wheat is not an average crop, 
and there is great complaint of the grain being 
shriveled. During the last ten days there has 
been a great deal of rain which will damage 
our wheat somewhat. More wheat was sown 
than ever before. Mediterranean, Am tier, 
Clawson and Fultz are the varieties sown here- 
There is less than the usual acreage of rye, 
but here it is good, what there iB of it; black 
rye. Oats are short hut the head is good. The 
weather has been dry uutil the last two weeks. 
Barley is about ao average crop. Corn from 
present appearances will be splendid and a 
large acreage is plauted. Potatoes are very 
fine—chiefly Early Rose. The Beauties of He¬ 
bron are Bplendid; from the one sent by 
the Rubai, last season 30 were planted a 
week later than the Early Hose, and arc now 
two weeks earlier, I think 1 will have enough 
for a splendid patch next year. Very little 
of the sorghum cane is grown here. Last year 
I had the first ever seen iu our vicinity, it 
did very well and made splendid sirup which 
was pronounced the best ever made among us. 
I have aboutau acre this year ; it looks fine aud 
will come up with my expectation 1 hope. 
Wo have some apples but a great many trees 
took the blight; the Maiden’s Blush had it the 
worst. Peaches abundant, as are cherries, 
pears and plum6. ,r. p. p. 
Mioh., Evart, Osceola Co.—There will be 
good crops of wheat and coru and also of po¬ 
tatoes and oats where any have been put in. 
No barley or sorghum is raised here. Clawson 
is the leading variety of wheat; Peachblow 
and Early Rose are the favorite potatoes. Of 
fruit but little is raised yet, for this sectiou has 
been only lately settled. There is an abun¬ 
dance of wild berries—raspberries, blackber¬ 
ries and cranberries. c. c. v. n. 
Minn., Fremont, Winona Co.—The wheat 
crop in this sectiou will be below the average; 
we have had two poor crops, aud the third not 
very promising. Oats good. Barley above the 
average. Corn never looked better for the 
time of year. Timothy better for hay than 
seed. Potatoes good; we have not had any 
beetles to bother us since ’78. 1 don’t think 
that an ounce of Paris-green will he used this 
season. j. o. 
Neb., Ludlow, Adams Co.—As we bad uo 
rain for 7£ months, the crops have come up 
very irregularly. II the grain should till well, 
[ think there will be from 10 to 13 bushels of 
wheat per acre in the best places—in others 
considerably less. There are a few very good, 
pieces of oats, most of it has the appearance 
of young oats just starting. If the weather 
should prove good for this, there will be per¬ 
haps 35 bushels per acre. Of rye I have seen 
but one small piece which will be soon cut— 
some eight or ten acres. There are some fair 
pieces of barley which I think will make 20 
bushels per acre; but much of the barley and 
oats has been plowed up and planted to corn. 
The corn bids lair for a full crop : I never saw 
it look better in any country. Potatoes are 
looking very good; if the bugs do not take 
them there will be a large crop. T. t. g. 
Neb., Momence, Fillmore Co., July 9.—Crop 
prospects are good in this locality. Wheat is 
somewhat thin, owing to the drought in the 
Spring, but it has large heads. Barley and 
oats are looking well. Corn is nearly too high 
to cultivate; it uever lookeu finer. We are 
having plenty of rain. Potatoes are growing, 
aud are looking well; so are vegetables. 
Sorghum is not much raised around here. 
Small fruits do best in this country; trees don’t 
grow well, owing to our high sweeping winds. 
<1. A. 
New Yobk, Corning, Steuben Co.—Farmers 
have had a fine time this year for setting out 
their tobacco, on account of bo many showers, 
and it is looking well. 1 Bhould say that more 
rea is given to the weed this year than last. 
All crops are growing finely, for they can’t 
help it—showers daily, and often several times 
a day. Some farmers have commenced hay¬ 
ing. Grass on new pieces is good ; but on 
old fields it will be quite light, which shows 
the advantage to be derived from frequent seed¬ 
ing ; and much more seed ought to be sown to 
the acre than is usually put in. While speak¬ 
ing of hay, I wish to urge farmers to grow 
more clover; the more I raise, and the more I 
6ee of it, the more I am in favor of it. It is 
surely one of the best crops we can grow. 
When sowing some peas a while ago, I picked 
out one hundred weevil-eaten ones, and planted 
them separately; only ten came up, and but 
four are making much growth, now- My 
Mold's Ennobled oats were sown in drills May 
3d ; they are now over two feet tall and of fine 
color. Since landowners have been obliged, 
by law, to cut the weeds by the roadside, quite 
an improvement in the looks of the highway 
has been made, aud many weeds have already 
beeu destroyed. All States ought to have a 
similar law. This is just such weather as suits 
weeds, and it requires much labor to keep 
them subdued; but they should be destroyed 
by all meaue before they go to seed, for if not, 
much more labor will be needed to destroy 
them next year. By the way, what has become 
of the “ White Elephant [Wait a bit.—Eds.] 
f. h. d. 
N. Y., Kirby Homestead, Charlton, Saratoga 
Co.—The acreage under wheat is nearly double 
that of last year, and the yield per acre will 
be double. Clawson the chief variety, Of 
corn there Is an average acreage with prospect of 
a larger yield than last year. Of oats and 
bailey there is more of the latter with average 
yield. Prospects for barley better than for 
oats, and nearly as good as 30 yearB ago. Of 
rye there ib a large acreage with lighter yield 
than on average years. Of potatoes there is an 
average acreage with usual prospects of crop. 
Early Rose is the chief variety; next Peach- 
blow and Peerless. Of sorghum there are 
small patches of Northern sugar cane grown 
as an experiment. Pears are very light, the 
most successful are Bartlett, Seckel and Shel¬ 
don. Apples are dropping badly, not more 
than two-lhirds of a crop; most successful 
varieties. Greenings and Baldwins. Plums, 
large crop. f. d. c. 
N. Y., UDion Springs.—We are in the midst 
of our wheat harvest which piomises to be 
much better thau last year both in yield and 
luality; the average yield, I should think, 
will be about 30 bushels per acre. Barley, oats 
und corn are looking splendid, excepting those 
growing on tbo clay Boil adjoining the lake, 
which have suffered vary much for the want 
of rain. The average yield of barley I would 
place at 30 bushels ; and of oats, at 50 bushels 
per acre. It would be difficult to make any esti¬ 
mate of corn at the piesent time. The acreage 
of each is about the same as usual. e. a. 
N. C., San Souei, Bertie Co.. July 13.—It has 
been very dry up to about July 1, eaueiug a 
very short crop of oats anti wheat. Late- 
plauted corn and cotton came up badly, caus¬ 
ing a poor staud; oarlier-plauted, however, are 
growing finely, and are iu promising condition. 
There was plenty of bloom on cotton in the 
latter part of Juue, showing it to be several 
days earlier thau usual. Worms have been 
very troublesome in corn, and replanting has 
been continual, whieh gives the crop a very 
uneven appearance. The prospect now is 
good for a fair yield of field crops. Gardens 
suffered badly on account of the long drought. 
J. c. F. 
Ohio, Lancaster, Fairfield Co., July 10.— 
Corn is doing well; oats not very well— 
rusted iu many places. Wheat is turning out 
not nearly so good aB was thought before 
cutting. The rust, which was thought to be 
of little account, has made a good deal of 
shriveled wheat; and although there is a large 
crop of straw, there are a great many short 
heads; 60 that there will not he as much good 
wheat as last year. This applies to Pickaway 
and other adjoining counties, as far as heard 
from. There will be a good crop of apples 
and peaches; pears are very scattering. The 
cherry crop was very good. A variety called 
Dyehouse, a Morello, introduced from Ken¬ 
tucky about ten years ago, is making a flue 
record as an unfailing bearer; and notwith¬ 
standing its excellent quality, for some reason 
or other the insects let it alone. Blackberries, 
all over the hill country east aud south of us, 
are in great abundance. Nothing iu Btock of 
any kind. j. 
Pa., Doe Run, Chester Co.—Wheat wa6 ripe 
and ready for the reaper nearly two weeks 
earlier than I ever before knew it. Grass also 
was ready to cut earlier, and both are on hand 
at the same lime. We in this section mostly 
get our hay in by the time the wheat is ripe. 
We have hud line harvest weather ; but it is 
much too dry for corn, oats, and grass. The 
wheat crop in our county thiB .season is mid¬ 
dling fair; the late-sowed is rather light owing 
to the drought; we had no rain from the 30th 
of April till the 30th of May to do crops any 
good. The Army-worm did some damage to 
the wheat; notwithstanding that there is a 
small increase of acreage under the crop in 
this section, there will, I think, be no increase 
of bushels over either of the two last years. 
OatB promise to be rather light. The crop has 
suffered much for want of rain in the last two 
weeks, and is backward on account of dry 
weather just alter seeding time; the white oats 
are mostly grown—no iucrease of acreage. It 
ib now changing color aud will be ready to cut 
soon. Corn is not as forward as usual at this 
time, it being dry all through May and the cut¬ 
worm injured Borne fields, so that an unusual 
amount of replanting was necessary. All corn 
on grounds plowed in the Fall or Winter was 
much less injured by the cut-worm than that 
on ground plowed in the Spring near planting 
time, and the corn seemed to grow better dur¬ 
ing the dry month of April on the winter- 
plowed laud. In the fifty years I have been 
farming I never before saw so much difference 
in the corn in favor of Winter plowing as was 
manifest all over our section this season—no 
increase of acreage. But little barley is sown 
in this Bcction. I have not seen a field of bar¬ 
ley for ten years in this part of Pennsylvania. 
Rye is not much grown and what is raised is 
mostly for the straw; it looks well and is well¬ 
headed this season. The wheat grown in this 
section is largely of the Fultz variety, which 
iB considered the most productive. Some still 
sow some Clawson, but the millers condemn it 
as not producing so much weight ot flour 
to the bushel as other varieties. Red Mediter¬ 
ranean is coming into favor again since the 
Clawson has become unpopular. 8everal new 
kinds are being tried. Potatoes are largely 
cultivated in this section; the Early Rose has 
been quite popular for several years back, but 
does not seem to do nearly so well of late 
years. If planted late, particularly in dry 
seasons, they don't come up well, and I see many 
patches this year that have not fome up half 
thick enough. The Peerless, Chili, Snowflake, 
and other new varieties that are being tried 
here, look well for this dry season; but the 
bugs are very numerous and require constant 
watching. I think from the present outlook the 
potato yield will not be good, yet we are now 
using good-size Rose potatoes that were plant¬ 
ed on the third of April last. The acreage of 
potatoes is on the increase. Not nearly so 
much sorghum has beeu grown as there was 
some years back. There have been some ex¬ 
periments und a good deal of talk on the sub¬ 
ject of making sugar from sorghum, Northern 
sugar cane, common corn, beet3, etc. I have 
some Northern sugar cane and Sileeiau sugar 
beets growing, but expect to feed them to the 
cows. Several others are growing for the same 
purpose, unless a sugar-making establishment 
6haU be got up iu this section, like that near 
Wilmington, Del. As to fruit, apples promise 
only a middling crop ; peaches are not very 
heavily cultivated in this section, aud they 
will be a light crop on what trees there are. 
Cherries a very fine, full crop. Almost all 
varieties are doing well. Of berries—as rasp¬ 
berries, gooseberries, blackberries, currants, 
etc—very full crops set, but the worms de¬ 
stroyed a great deal of the gooseberries and 
currants by eating the leaves of the bushes. 
Pears are only a middling crop. The Bartlett 
and Seckel are amongst the best bearers and 
most popular here. Of apples a great many 
kinds are grown. The most popular variety at 
this time is the Smith’s Cider, it being the 
best bearer. After repeated trials of many 
of the new varieties, farmers aud orchard- 
ists find many of them poor bearers and 
are agaiu coming to favor, the old Red Ro- 
marin, Gray Romanite, Pennock, eic., as being 
surer bearers than most of the newer kinds- 
j. w. 
8. C. Aiken, Aiken Co.—After a five weeks 
drought, at last we have had a glorious set of 
showere wetting down three or four inches 
and saving the remains of the corn crop, etc; 
so now all is fresh, green, and glorious here. 
The dry time has shriveled up the Concord aud 
other grapes. Peaches won’t he anything, 
worth naming with me—they are very scarce 
indeed here. The “ Cusco Corn" is iu full tas¬ 
sel; but as yet I have not found au ear—not 
one. The Rubajl Branching Doura is doiDg 
well; the dry time has put it back, but it is 
filling out—tillering out—finely and grows 
apace and I will try and keep it on that line 
all Summer. Watermelons have appeal ed on 
our street. Vegetables are excessively scarce; 
all dried up. On my strawberry bed about 
fully half the vines died out owing to the 
drought. I had berries for the table to the 
middle of June. We got more fruit from the 
Crescent than from all the rest of the bed togeth¬ 
er. The Sharpless did nothing. The Albany 
Seedlings came in a good late and brought up 
the rour well. The blackberry crop is a failure 
owing to the March frost and the later drought. 
8. o. 
Tbnn., Dresden, Weakly Co., July 9.—Last 
Fall was very favorable for putting in a large 
wheat crop. The Winter being very wet and 
warm, and there having been but little freezing 
weather, wheat looked well until Spring. 
Then the drying winds began to tell on its 
growth, and it rusted badly ■ Now the thrashing 
