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Vol. XL1Y. No. 1849. 
NEW YORK, JULY 4, 1885. 
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[Entered according to Act of Congress, In the year ISSa, by the Rural New-Yorker In the offlce of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.] 
SPECIAL. 
HARVEST PROSPECTS. 
WHEAT. 
Winter wheat word show since ISfiS- n considerable 
decrease In acreage: much winter-killing; pro¬ 
bable aggregate yield 2 ! 0 , 000 , 0 u 0 bushels, 
against SSO,000.l)U0 bu.hnls in iS-t. Some 
Increase In ucroagv of spring wheat, and 
fair outlook; probableyleld 15\0W,- 
0U0 bushels, against 138,000,000 
bushels In 1881. Aggregate 
crop. :#;5,u<!i u 0 bushels, 
against M2,TSS.VKIObush¬ 
els In 188-1. 
OATS. 
Considerable Increase In area, due chiefly to substi¬ 
tution for wlnler wheat Condition good. 
Probable yield, 585/00,01 n bushels 
against r.Si,s2S,0OO bushels In lss4 
—the largest crop hither¬ 
to raised. 
RYE AND BARLEY. 
Winter rye withstood Winter better than winter 
wheat; usual area; fair condition Acre¬ 
age or barley, an average; con¬ 
dition fair. 
CORN. 
Considerable Increase in area owing to substitution 
for winter wheat. Uood stand. Outlook goud 
for the largest crop yet raised. 
POTATOES. 
Slight decrease In area, Prospect good. 
GRASS. 
Increase In area of cultivated grasses; pasturage 
fair: outlook for hay moderate. -Much plant¬ 
ing of corn for fodder. Considerable 
wluter-kllllng of clover. 
TOBACCO. 
Considerable Increase In area. Prospect good. 
COTTON. 
Considerable increase In area. Stand good. Pros¬ 
pect highly promising. 
FRUIT. 
pples a fair crop for llic “off” year. Much '‘drop¬ 
ping.” Many trees dying, especially in the West. 
Pears a poor crop. Peaches a failure lu 
northern latitudes. Many trees killed. 
Pair crops lu New Jersey, Delaware, 
and Maryland. Good crops further 
South. Small fruits good. 
EASTERN STATES. 
Maine. 
Bangor, Penobscot Co.—The area of wheat 
is double that of past years. Corn area equal 
to the past. An increase in oats and barley. 
Potatoes equal to last year. More attention 
is given to garden crops. Fruit crops started 
well. Hay poor in old ftelus. j. r. 
Caribou, Aroostook Oo.—Season cold and 
backwai-d, but farmers have had a good time 
to work aud the area of all crops, except po¬ 
tatoes, is rather more than an average for the 
last livo years. Potato urea about ?;> per 
cent, of an average. All planted and sown 
crops, although lato, are looking fairly well. 
Urass was badly winter killed, and the hay 
crop will not be two-thirds of an average. 
Corn is not raised in this part of the State— 
season too short — except a little for table 
use. j. D. T. 
Skowhkgan, Somerset Co.—It looks now 
as if we should get about an average crop of 
hay. We have had a cold Spring and all 
kinds of seeds have germinated slowly. Oats 
aud barley are our chief gram crops and are 
looking fairly well. The area of potatoes is 
much less than usual; they are not fairly up 
yet; the Beauty of Hebron takes the prefer¬ 
ence. Corn not much planted. Apples pro¬ 
mise the largest crop for years. All kinds of 
berries have blossomed profusely, Cl ood farm 
help not over plenty; wages average about 
#20 per month with board. Unwashed wool 
brings lb cents per pound, j. n. l. 
New Hampshire. 
Hoi.lis, Hillsboro Co.—Crops occupy about 
as much ground as of late years.and,although 
late, are looking well, except grass, which is 
rather light. The prospect for small fruits 
is good; pear trees full; and a fair amount of 
apples. _ F. a. S. 
Vermont. 
Addison, Addison Co.— The area of win¬ 
ter wheat is less than last year; condition 
good; the area of spring wheat is larger and 
the condition fair. The season is late. Corn 
is not all planted; the grass crop will not be 
large. The prospect for apples is good; pears 
are blighting. Should we have drought, the 
crops will be shortened considerably, r c. g. 
Braintree, Orange Co. — Area of field crops 
the same as usual; condition at this time: 
wheat. 10(i; corn, 75; oats, 100; barley. 100; 
potatoes, 100; roots, ICO; grass, 110. Fruit 
promises finely. v. J, s. 
Bristol, Addis n Co. —Areas of wheat, 
corn, oats, rye aud barley, as compared with 
last year, are about the same, with a small 
increase of potatoes and roots. All looking 
well, except corn; owing to the cold Spring 
this is very backward, some being just 
plantod. Grass and fruit will be light crops. 
There is quite au interest here in the bee 
business; the prospect for a good crop of 
honey is very fair. a. e. m. 
Brookville, Heruando Co.—I have just 
returned from a drive through Addison 
and Kutlaud Counties. Crops of all kinds are 
looking well; very little wheat or rye is 
raised here. What little I saw is fully up to 
the average. Oats are spotted and uneven, 
perhaps slightly below the average, and the 
area 85 per cent less. This is the principal 
sowed crop. Corn in average condition; area 
below. Potatoes above in both. Grass is our 
mainstay aud promises a full crop on a 
more than average area. Altogether there is 
less land under the plow than for many years. 
Fruit of all kinds promising. e g ft. 
Cambridge, Lamoille Co.—The acreage of 
oats, corn and potatoes is twice that of other 
years. The maple sugar crop was large; ap¬ 
ples promise to be abundant. Crops are all 
looking well. L. K. c. 
East Hardwick, Caledonia Co. —Condition 
of wheat quite au average; area rather above 
the average. Condition of corn backward, 
and it is poor in color; area below the aver¬ 
age. Oats looking tine, and above the aver¬ 
age acreage. Barley in good condition and 
forward; area above the average. Potatoes 
late, and a small acreage. Grass loukiug fine, 
and quite forward. Prospects for apples, 
plums, strawberries, raspberries, and currants 
much above the average. No June frost to 
do any damage as yet. w. H. b. 
Grand Isle, Grand Isle Co.—Wheat, area 
100; condition 100 per cent. Rye, very little 
raised. Corn, just planted; area 10U. Oats, 
area 110; condition 100. Barley, area 85; con¬ 
dition 100. Potatoes, area 105. Grass and 
clover, area 100; condition 00. Buekwheat } 
area 60. Fodder corn, area 130. Pears, very 
full of fruit. Apples, average KH). Small 
fruits, large crops. Grass needing rain. 
Some corn not coming well, on account of 
drought, Beaus being planted; area 110. 
J. A. g. 
St. Albans, Franklin Co.—Wheat is look¬ 
ing well: not as much sown as usual. Corn 
looks well, but was planted late. Oats are a 
reliable crop and about the usual quantity. 
Barley, more is aowu than usual aud prospect 
of a fine crop. Potatoes are looking tint*, and 
I think au impiovement has been made in the 
way of planting them. Grass is a fair stand, and 
with a little rain the crop will be quite au 
average. The root crop looks well and 
is an average. Apples are quite a fair crop, 
probably an, average judging from present 
appearances. Pears and grapes are doing 
well and will be an average crop. Plums and 
cherries are small; so far are not quite up to 
former years. O, h. h. 
WestCharlkston, Orleans Co. —The Spring 
was rather late, but being very dry, more 
wheat, oats, barley and potatoes than usual 
have been put in. Gentle showers since May 
31 have given crops a great impetus, and there 
is now fully an average prospect in grain and 
grass. There never was a heavier set on 
apple and plum trees than now. Strawber¬ 
ries a good crop. Raspberries sadly winter- 
killed. _ C. F. w. 
Massachusetts, 
Agawam, Hampden Co.—More corn aud 
potatoes are planted than usual. About the 
usual acreage of tobacco and grass. All crops 
are looking well and promise a large yield. 
Hay will be quite a heavy crop; farmers have 
begun to cut the grass and set tobacco. All 
garden crops are looking well. No late frost 
in Spring. Rye is heavy and will be good 
in amount both of straw and berry. A large 
crop of strawberries is being picked this year. 
J. o. 
Amherst, Hampshire Co.—The acreage of 
corn, potatoes and oats is about the same as 
last year; all are backward but looking well. 
Prospect for a large hay crop never better. 
Apple trees that did not bear last year because 
of late frosts, will bear a large crop this year. 
Pears and grapes promise only moderate 
crops. Strawberry crop the largest for sev¬ 
eral years; other small fruits promise welL 
L. W. O. 
Boston, Suffolk Co. — The hay crop, 
owing to wet weather, looks uncommonly 
fine and bids fair to exceed an average. The 
potato acreage is short; owing to the contin¬ 
ued heavy rains, much of the low lands was 
under water until too late to plant; from 
those planted the yield will be good. Fruits 
of all kmds promise very large crops. Gar¬ 
den truck looks well. j. p. b. 
Duxbury, Plymouth Co.—The fruit pros¬ 
pect is very good with the exception of 
peaches, of which there are none, aud many 
trees are killed. The grass crop will be good. 
Corn, oats and barley look well. j. e. w. 
Ccmmington, Har pshireCo.—On the Green 
Mountain ridges corn, usual area; much just 
coming up; early pieces looking well, later 
than average. Potatoes above average area; 
planttug still going on; early plots doing well; 
not many bugs. Grass usual area; backward 
but of more than average promise. Oats and 
barley average. Apples above average pro¬ 
mise for odd year. Pears abundant promise; 
every little tree is fruiting thisyear. Same 
with plums—not many grown here. Straw¬ 
berries extra. We raise no roots or other 
special crops worth noting. This is essentially 
a grazing distrtet, cut up into small farms, 
devoted mostly to dairying, stock-raising, and 
fruit, mostly apples. J. w. o. 
Falmouth, Barnstable Co.—The areas of 
the common field crops are about the same as 
the average of late years; condition good,but 
backward. The prospects for fruits were 
never better; everything blossomed full. 
c. H. G. 
Goshen, Hampshire Co.—The area of all 
crops is about the same as usual. Corn back¬ 
ward. Other crops looking well. Grass 
heavy. T. p. l. 
Grafton, Worcester Co.—A larger area 
has been planted to corn aud potatoes than 
usual. Oats, barley, and rye are cut green 
for fodder. Not many apples—the “odd” 
year. Pears promise well. All other fruits 
are not largely raised in this vicinity. 
E. A. E. 
Highland vii. lk, Norfolk Co.—Apples will 
be a fair crop in this section, but the long, 
cold, wet, windy weather of Spring has seri¬ 
ously injured some of the pears, especially the 
Bartlett and Clapp's Favorite. The Chicka¬ 
saw family of plums are just as bad as ever. 
I would advise all, in this part of the country 
at least, to cut them down and use them for 
firewood. t. t. 
Holliston, Middlesex Co.—Corn 10 per 
cent more acreage than for the last ten years; 
late but present indications are good for av¬ 
erage yield; season late. Oats average for 
the last ten years. Rye and barley winter¬ 
killed; 10 to 20 per cent, below an average. 
Hay and grass best in 20 years. Potato pros¬ 
pect good; plenty of bugs. Apples, “off’’ 
year; canker-worms none. Peach buds killed 
by frost in December. Small fruits plenty. 
o. D. F. 
Leyden, Franklin Co.— Corn an average 
amount. The prospects for average crops of 
oats, rye and potatoes are good. Grass looks 
light and 30 per cent more fodder corn will be 
planted this year than usual. The apple crop 
will be light; other fruits medium. The 
canker-worm is doing some damage near 
here. n. f. 
Marion, Plymouth Co.—The area and con¬ 
dition of corn, oats, rye and patatoes are about 
the same as last year. Grass promises very 
well. There is a prospect of a large crop of 
apples and pears. Peaches a total failure, 
many trees winter-killed. Strawberries not 
a full crop. Season 10 days late. h. w. e. 
Miller’s Falls, Franklin Co.—The usual 
areas of roots, oats, grass, etc. More corn 
and potatoes and less tobacco than in former 
years. Very little broom corn and sorghum. 
Prospect good for all kinds of fruit but peaches. 
Corn and potatoes are late, but looking fine. 
Grass excellent. s. s. 
Shelburne Falls, Franklin Co.—The 
area of wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, pota¬ 
toes, roots, grass, field aud garden crops, 
about as in the past. Apples a medium crop. 
Peas, plums and strawberries heavy crops. 
Grapes indicate a full crop. Grass best for 
years. Fruits, grasses and roots all very pro¬ 
mising. Everything far ahead of the usual 
condition at this season. d. c. m. 
Warwick, Franklin Co.—A large acre¬ 
age of potatoes has been planted here, and 
although the season is backward, crops are 
looking exceedingly well. The apple crop 
will be large. Peach buds and many of the 
trees are killed. Farmers who have been 
large tobacco growers are now planting more 
corn. The area and condition of crops, as 
compared with an average of late years, are: 
potatoes, area 95, condition ‘JO; corn, area 
80, condition 78; grass, area and condition 95; 
apples, 90; peaches, 0; small fruits, 82; Oats, 
area 00, condition 40; barley, area 40, condi¬ 
tion 30. F. s. w. 
Wahpeton, Richland Co.—Acreage of 
wheat as compared with that of the last two 
years, is about 100; condition 110. Oats and 
potatoes, acreage and condition average. 
Corn, rye, barley, etc., but little grown. The 
acreage of Timothy is much greater than ever 
before, and looks fine. About 5,000 acres of 
tlox sown this year against 500 last; generally- 
promising. There is a general tendency to 
6took raising, without cutting down the acre¬ 
age of small grain. The season has been 
quite favorable so far, and those who tilled 
their land well will harvest large crops, bar¬ 
ring hail. a. w. h. 
Wilbrxham, Hampden Co.—Wheat and 
rye are below the average of former years. 
Rye aud old mowings are badly winter-killed. 
Corn aud potatoes fully up to the average. 
Apple, cherry, aud plum trees blossomed full; 
but the fruit is falling badly. A small, black 
insect is eating into the apples, and another 
one is eatiug the stems, and whole clusters of 
fruit are thus destroyed. d. l. b. 
