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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
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grasses. The season has been most favorable, 
and all crops, especially corn, are exception¬ 
ally fine. Fruit is doing well, and the outlook 
is gratifying. There will be peace and plenty 
here when harvest comes, j. o. L. 
Jackson. Hinds Co.—No wheat is grown 
from center to Gulf line in this State. Corn, 
oats, potatoes, root crops, grass and cotton 
have larger areas and are in much better con¬ 
dition than the average for late years. To¬ 
bacco, broom-corn, sorghum, pinders, not 
largely grown; but more so than usual. Pros¬ 
pect for all fruits, excepting perhaps apples, 
very fine. May was a dry month, which with 
us insures good crops. More attention than 
usual to stock and fruit. H R. w. 
West Point, Clay Co.—No wheat grown 
in this section; oats, fair crop; no rye; no 
barley. Irish potato crop good; corn crop 
promising; hay crop promising; pasture 
good. Too much rain is injuring crops on low 
land. h. h. h. 
Yazoo Crrv, Yazoo Co.—Corn, cotton and 
oats are looking fine, and prospect good for 
large crops; acreage about the same as usual. 
Seasou has been late, but weather fine, and no 
overflow this year—first time we have missed 
one in four years. Fruit crop will be large. 
Cotton is the main crop, and it never had a 
better showing. C. k. c. 
Texas. 
Bennett’s, Red River Co.—Compared with 
1884, corn is somewhat better. Cotton, late 
but very good. Whoat, somewhat better. 
Oats, better. Other crops about the same. 
Fruit, good. No grasses to amount to any¬ 
thing sown here. The oat area about the 
same,jor probably more than in previous years. 
J. M B. 
Dallas, Dallas Co.—Throughout the State 
the acreage in wheat is less than last year, 
but the yield will be better, but, as usual 
there will not be more than enough to supply 
home demands. Nearly all wheat is now in the 
shock and thrashing has begun. Oats are 
fine, larger area and yield fully an average. 
Some localities report the crop down and 
badly tangled from the continual heavy rains 
in past few weeks. Very little rye and barley 
grown here. Average crops of potatoes and 
vegetables: w T e only grow the early varieties; 
they will not keep duriog the hot summer 
montha. Corn uioro than an avaraga crop; 
good color and in fine condition except on 
low lands, where it has been drowned out; a 
large portion has had sulllcient rain to insure 
the crop. We can get plenty of roasting ears 
from field corn. Grass never better; pastures 
good; stock in fine condition. Cotton back¬ 
ward—too wet, had to replant in many 
places, but a very good stand aud in fair con¬ 
dition now. Large numhers of complaints 
coming from different localities regarding 
the “careless” or web worm and lice; some esti¬ 
mate as high as 50 per cent, loss: reports 
probably exaggerated; a valuable report of 
the full extent of damage cannot be made at 
this time. With seasonable weather the out¬ 
look is favorable for the main crops of the 
State. Fruits had a fine prospect early, but 
were damaged by the heavy rains, especially 
grapes. I have about 3,000 vines that huug 
full two weeks ago; now half gone from the 
rot, and in many viueyards the loss is still 
larger. Blackberries suffered from the con¬ 
tinued drought last Summer; those that lived 
through are producing well. We shall have an 
average fruit crop. r. r. r. 
Gould, Rusk Co.—Wheat has not been 
sown here, as a crop, for some 15 years. This 
season some Nicaragua Wheat was sown as 
an experiment, and it has done well—harvest¬ 
ed. Oats are fine ; area nearly double the 
average of late years: harvesting now. Rye 
and barley, very little sown; about the same 
as usual; harvested. Potatoes are raised for 
home consumption only, and are good. Sweet 
potato crop is uot fully planted out yet; grow¬ 
ing very welL Garden crops not so good as 
common. The grasses are beiug experiment¬ 
ed with. Tobacco aud broom coru not raised 
as crops. Coro is very promising, but need¬ 
ing rain; acreage slightly increased; some is 
tasseliug and silking. Cotton is about as good 
as usual at this season; area about 03 com¬ 
mon. Sorghum small crop, looks well. Su¬ 
gar-cane is doing well; area about an average. 
The fruit crop is large and earlier varieties 
ripe. D. c . p, 
Marshall, Harrison Co.—This section is 
principally planted in cotton, but for the last 
few years mauy of our old cotton fields have 
been seeded for pasture. Bermuda Ura«s is 
the maiu reliance for grazing. Cow-peas, 
potatoes, oats, rye, barlov, all do well and are 
extensively cultivated. It is cheaper to buy 
wheat from the rich prairie lauds, than to 
raise it. Sorghum and Ribbon Cane are both 
cultivated, and succeed well with proper culti¬ 
vation. We have an abundance of fruits this 
season. Prospects very, flattering ; for all 
crops, except cotton—too early to determine 
as to it. w. a. r. 
New Mexico. 
Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co.,—The aver¬ 
age of wheat, corn, and oats is about the same 
as during the last three years previous to this, 
not much of either raised in this part of Ter¬ 
ritory. Crops fair for the area; garden crops 
good on good ground. Hardly any peaches; 
apples plentiful, what there are; grapes half 
crop. No special crops raised, such as cotton, 
tobacco, broom-corn, sorghum etc. J. M. 
Arkansas. 
Hot Springs, Garland Co.—Truck farming 
and fruit raising are specialties here. The 
peach crop will be immense. Plums are a full 
and apples a fair crop. Grapes are looking 
fine. Small fruits are very plentiful. The 
truck patches are yielding very well. Potatoes, 
both sweet and Irish, are growing finely. J.s. 
Hot Springs —The country here is moun¬ 
tainous, and of poor, washy clay or gravel 
soil, and is not fit for anything but truck 
farming aud fruit; the .latter was never bet¬ 
ter. We are having a very favorable season, 
which is our great dependence here. Peaches 
are immense; apples a fair crop; plums good; 
grapes looking splendid: potatoes, both sweet 
and Irish, are doing well. j. s. 
Judsonia, White Co.—This is strictly 
a fruit-growing section, one of the finest on 
the continent. We finished shipping straw¬ 
berries May 25th, began April 27th. The sea¬ 
son usually begins April 15th. Peaches are 
the heaviest crop ever known; apples, pears, 
plums aud grapes the same. Blackberries 
and raspberries never winter-kill, and they 
are now bending under their loads of ripe 
fruit. The acreage of coru, oats and grasses 
is about 20 per cent, more than last year, and 
that of cotton about 20 per cent. less. All 
looking well, though at present needing rain. 
C. P. B. 
Searcy, White Co.—No material change in 
wheat, corn, oats, rye; very little grass. Gar¬ 
den crops injured very much by cut-worms. 
Fruits of all kinds promise well. h. s. h. 
Siloam, Benton Co.—Wheat a half crop. 
Peaches plenty. Other fruits half crops. 
Corn looks good; but too much rain. Oats 
look well. Potatoes plenty. c. r. 
Texarkana, Miller Co.—No wheat, rye, 
barley or grass raised to any extent. Corn, 
oats, potatoes and the root tribe do well. Cot¬ 
ton is a leading crop. Tobacco, broo-mcoru 
and sorghum grow well and all kinds of fruit. 
The grape has been tried here for the 
last nine years, and has proved a success. 
With proper attention almost anything will 
grow here. a. l. g. 
Van Buren, Crawford Co.—Our export 
crop is principally cotton, and, although very 
much of its area was a second time planted, 
it now looks first-rate; the area is constantly 
increasing under this and all other crops, at 
least 15 per cent, yearly. Fruits of all kinds 
will bo a fair average. Sorghum is raised 
only for domestic use as sirup. Latterly quite 
a large interest is being worked up in small 
fruits for early market North and North-west, 
and it pays exceedingly well. lu tobacco not 
very much is attempted, but what there is 
looks well. Wheat will be an average, but 
we export none, but are priucipally supplied 
from the North. In the elevated part of this 
county apples are always a great success. 
Summing up, no crop looks like a failure. 
dr. l. c. w. 
Kentucky. 
Bergen, Mercer Co.—Corn, potatoes, roots, 
grass an average. Wheat will not make the 
seed. Oats, hemp and tobacco large area. 
Broom-corn, rye, barley aud sorghum not an 
average. We don’t raise cotton. The con¬ 
dition of all crops is good. There is a good 
prospect for an average crop of all kinds of 
fruit. G. e. 
Butler, Pendleton Co.—The leading crops 
in this section are tobacco and corn. The 
acreage of the first falls short of last year, 
say 20 per cent. Of the corn a greater quan¬ 
tity is planted, amounting to probably 2fi to 
25 per cent. More oats sown than usual. Rye, 
barley, potatoes, roots, gra^s, etc , are grown 
in this immediate section only for home sup¬ 
ply. Wheat almost a total failure, owing to 
the severity of the Winter; not more than 
the seed sown last Fall will be saved. Apples 
plenty: of other orchard fruits scarcely any. 
Small fruits about an average crop. 0 . A. w. 
Carlisle, Nicholas Co. —Area of wheat 
about an average of late years; condition, 
bad. About 10 per eeut. of what was sown 
will be harvested. Corn, oats, rye, potatoes 
and grass very good. Not quite as much 
tobacco set as usual. Prices for same rather 
low, Apples, pears, plums, currants, straw¬ 
berries and raspberries will be a good aver¬ 
age,particularly apples. c. \v. H. 
Clinton, Hickman Co.—Compared with 
average crops for the last five years, wheat 
acreage is 80 per cent.: condition 35; corn, acre¬ 
age 110. condition 110; oats acreage 100, con¬ 
dition 80. Tobacco crop not fully set yet, but 
the acreage will be above the average. Pota¬ 
toes and sorghum acreage small, but about 
average amount is planted. Peanuts increased 
acreage. Pasturage and grass damaged by 
dry weather, condition about 40 per cent. 
Peach crop largely above average. Apples 
and other fruit about one-half crop. J. d. t. 
Cynthiana, Harrison Co.—Wheat is a fail¬ 
ure. Oats 50 per cent, greater acreage than 
usual; promising full crop. Corn 25 per 
cent, above an average in acreage, and fully 
as good as usual. Potatoes the usual crop; 
Colorado bugs very destructive again. Grass 
a splendid crop. Garden stuff doing well. 
Tobacco is claiming a good deal of attention 
from our farmers, and is promising a fine 
crop for this season. Fruit is going into the 
hands of specialists. J. a. n. r. 
Flagg Springs, Campbell Co.—Wheat has 
been plowed up; will uot average more than 
five per cent, compared with other years. 
Corn, about an average acreage; looks well. 
Rye, about 25 per cent. Barley, five per cent. 
Potatoes, 75 per cent. Clover, a full crop. 
Timothy, not very good; about 50 per cent. 
Tobacco, about 80 per cent; a little earlier 
than last year. Sorghum, *25 per cent. Good 
prospect for all kinds of fruit, except peaches. 
Growing crops look well. w. t. sick. 
Greenville. Muhlenburg Co.—Corn, area 
100; condition 100 per cent. Wheat, area 75; 
condition 40. Oats, area 75; condition 50. 
Rve, area 100; condition 100. Potatoes, area 
100; condition 100. Grass and clover, area 
125; condition 50. Garden crops, area 100; 
condition 100; Tobacco is our special crop; 
but little broom corn and sorghum raised here. 
Large fruit is about 75 as to condition. Small 
fruits, area 100; condition 75. d. b. s. 
Lexington, Fayette Co.—We will not raise 
20 per cent, of a wheat crop. Acreage of 
corn has increased and it is looking well, but 
can not tell what it will make yet. Oats have 
increased. Barley will not make more than 
wheat. There is a great quantity of tobacco 
raised here; it is a new crop with us. I have 
raised three crops; do not think there will be 
as much raised as last year. No peaches, but 
will have some apples, and cherries Straw¬ 
berries and raspberries good. B. F. p. 
Lovelaceville, Ballard Co. — Tobacco, 
corn and wheat are the main crops here, but 
there are some oats, potatoes, sorghum, grass 
and clover. Corn, area average; condition 
bad. Wheat one-third of a crop; condition 
good. Tobacco three-fourtbs of a crop; con¬ 
dition bad. Grass, three-fourths of a crop; 
condition good. Potatoes full crop. Clover 
good crop. Peach crop good. Apples medi¬ 
um. Fruits generally good. j. T. T. 
Manchester, Clay Co.—Wheat, area 100 
per cent.; condition 40. Corn, area 110 per 
cent.; condition 110 per cent. Oat area 125 
per cent ; condition 110. Rye, area 50 per 
cent.; condition 50. Potato area 100 per cent.; 
condition 110. Grasses, area 120; condition 
110. Garden crops area, etc., 100 per cent. 
Better prospects than for years for all kinds 
of fruit. J. R. B. 
Owensboro, Daviess Co.—Wheat badly 
winter-killed; will be about one-half crop; 
quality good. Fruit prospects good. Corn 
and oats never better, Tobacco the staple 
crop; very backward on account of dry wea¬ 
ther; will not be as many acres planted as 
usual; very little rain since June 1st. J. H. h. 
Paris, Bourbon Co.— Wheat very poor— 
not one-fourth of a crop. Coro looking well, 
urea large. Potato area as usual; lookiug 
well. We are raising large crops of tobacco in 
Blue Grass counties, having a good season 
for setting plants. Grass is.tiuer than usual. 
There will tie a large amount of hay cut. 
Apples are promising a good crop. Spring 
was late, but weather very seasonable since. 
J. H„ 
Ripyville, Audersou Co.—Weather very 
dry for some time, with wheat not more thau 
20 per cent, of an average crop, about 50 per 
cent, being plowed and put in corn and oats. 
Corn about au average crop in; but small, 
looking healthy. Oats about 50 per cent, 
more put in than ever before; looking well, 
but short on account of drought. Potatoes, 
none raised for market, looking well; bugs 
very bad. Meadows very short, probably uot 
more than 00 or 70 per cent, of an average. 
Toliacco about 50 per ceut. of what was put 
in last year, not all done setting yet on ac¬ 
count of dry weather. Apples abundant. 
Peaches none. Small fruits plentiful. Pears, 
the best for years. J. m. n. 
Warsaw, Gallatin Co.—Wheat acreage 
aud condition 50 per cent, short. Corn and 
oats average crops. Potatoes average. Grass 
(Timothy) one-third short. Tobacco a fair 
area; condition good. Prospects for all kinds 
of fruits are excellent. j. j. p. 
White Mills, Hardin Co.—Area of wheat 
smaller than last year; condition, a good deal 
worse, badly winter-killed. Oat area larger 
than usual; prospect very flattering for an 
abundant yield. Potatoes, a small crop. 
Grass, a small area, but it locks fine. 
Corn, largest area planted for several 
years, and in fine growing condition. 
Tobacco, about an average crop. Fruit pros¬ 
pects fine for all kinds. s. r. tv. 
Tennessee. 
Bolivar, Hardeman Co.—Wheat, area 45; 
condition 50 per cent. Oats, area 115; condi¬ 
tion's. Rye, area 100; condition 65. Cotton, 
area 100; condition 100. Clover, area 100; 
condition 50, Grasses, area 100; condition 75. 
Potatoes, area 100; condition 95. Garden 
crops all good. Sorghum, area 90; condition 
100. Peaches, area 100; condition 100. The 
drought of last Fall and freezing out of 
clover and the small grain crops were very 
damaging. Off year with apples, e. p. McN. 
Columbia, Maury Co.—Wheat one-half of 
area of 84; nearly a failure—frozen out. Oat, 
rye, barlev. potato, root and grain areas are 
a full average; condition of all A. No. 1. 
Berries, peaches, peats, apples and grapes 
never had a better show. j. g. b. 
Dandridge, Jefferson Co.—Wheat area 
60; condition 50 per cent. Corn area 110; 
condition 99. Oat area 120; condition 105. 
Potato area 100; condition 100. Grass area 
100; condition 80. Clover area 75: condition 
(50* Millet area 200; condition 100. Cane 
area 100; condition 100. All berries are fine. 
Apples very few. Peaches more than the 
trees can bear. w. M. w. 
Flat Creek, Bedford Co. — Wheat, area 
10; condition, 80. Corn, area 110; condition, 
100. Oats, area 150; condition, 100, Rye, area 
100; condition, 100. Potatoes, area 100; con¬ 
dition, 100. Grass, area 100; condition, 120. 
Fruits, area 100; condition. 200. k. j. p. 
Franklin, Williamson Co.—Corn acreage 
110, prospective yield 90 per cent. Wheat 
area 70; yield 60. Oat area 120; yield 95. 
Rye, little sown here, two-thirds of an aver¬ 
age. Potato area 75; condition 85. Grass 
area SO: yield 75. Broom corn area 110; 
stand good. Sorghum area 90; condition 75. 
Cotton, little planted and backward. Tobacco 
area 110; prospect good. Fruits of all kinds 
will be abundant. Gardens two weeks late, 
but over an average. e. g. b. 
WESTERN STATES. 
Ohio. 
Antiquity, Meigs Co.—The area of wheat 
is equal to that of last year; the crop will be 
only one quarter. Oats an average of area 
and condition. Potatoes are looking well. 
Corn backward, but a good stand and looking 
well. Grass on thin land almost a total 
failure. Garden crops backward. d. s. 
Chardox, Geauga Co.— Season very wet. 
The acreage of the various grain crops, grsss 
and potatoes about an average of past years. 
But little rye or barlev raised in this section. 
Owing to wet weather, com was planted 
later than common, but is looking we'l for 
the time of planting. Wheat, oats and grass 
are growing splendidly. The prospects are 
that they will give more than average yields. 
Potatoes planted late; bugs pleuty. Fruit 
will be rather scarce. Worms are taking the 
leaves from many orchards. This might be 
classed as a dairy region, although some sheep 
and young stock are kept. Dairy products 
aud wool, very low. Farmers generally 
well-to do. A. T. 
Chillicothe, Ross Co —A large acreage 
of wheat sown last year, but about two-thirds 
of it was plowed up; the remaining one-third 
will make about one-half a crop. About 
four times the usual amount of oats was sown 
and the staud is lookiug well. Potatoes are 
about one-half larger than last year.and pros¬ 
pect good. Meadows are short on account of 
dry weather. There is fully 50 per cent.more 
coru in thau usual, and it bids fair for a good 
crop. The fruit crop will fall a little below 
au average. Of sorghum there is only enough 
for the farmers’ molasses. Tobacco the same. 
T. M. H. 
Circleville, Pickaway Co. — Area of 
wheat about 10 per ceut, below the average; 
from present condition aud prospect it will 
uot produce the seed sown last Fall. Corn, 20 
per cent, above the average; condition, above 
the average. Oats, 50 per cent, above the 
average area; condition, fine. Rye, average 
area and condition. Potatoes somewhat above 
an average area; prospect very promising. 
Meadows 30 per cent.below the average; con¬ 
dition, promises only one-third crop. Clover 
entirely frozen out. Broom-corn an average 
area planted. Small fruits an average crop. 
Average eroo of swe lling peaches; budded a 
