THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
per cent, in acreage of wheat and an increase 
of corn of 25 per cent.; corn is growing finely; 
so is grass. No fruit to speak of—the country 
is too new for much except wild fruit which 
is good. Late frosts destroyed tame grasses 
sowed in the Spring. c. E. D. 
Byron. —Wheat area 10 percent, of an aver¬ 
age; condition 75 per cent. Corn area, 110; 
condition 100. Oat area, 90; condition 100. 
Rye area 40 per cent; condition 75. Potato 
area 100; condition 90. Apples will bear 50 
per cent, of a full crop. Plums and berries 
75 per cent. w. h. h. 
Liberty, Clay Co.—Wheat will not make 
over 50 per cent, of a crop. Corn, late; heavy 
rains cannot- make over 75 per cent. Oats, 
promise full crop. We raise but little rye, 
barley or sorghum. Potatoes, full crop; also 
apples, cherries, plums, strawberries, raspber¬ 
ries. Blackberries killed back; paach trees 
nearly all killed. Fine crop of grass, if we 
can have dry weather to make our hay. Gar¬ 
den vegetables all fine. j. w. c. 
Milford, Seward Co.—We have had a 
cold, wet Spring, favorable to spring wheat, 
oats aud rye, but late for potatoes and corn. 
Apples a failure; a few in some orchards. 
Small fruits light. Cherries none. Compared 
with the last two seasons, corn area is 120 per 
cent.; condition 100. Wheat. 80 per cent.; 
condition 100 per cent. Oats, 100 per cent,; 
condition 100 per ceut. Potatoes, 110 per cent.; 
condition 100. Late rains helped. Grass, 
tame. 120 per cent.; condition 100; wild, 70 
per cent.; condition 100. Fruits, 120 per 
cent.; condition 40. j. C. H. 
Pawnee City, Pawnee Cc.—Area planted 
to corn, as compared with last year, 105; con 
dition, 100 per cent. Oats, area 90; condition, 
110. Very little wheat raised in this locality. 
Potato area about 100; condition, 100. Corn 
and oats are the principal crops here; both 
looking well. Corn in good condition, as the 
season has been favorable for cultivation. 
Some fields had to be replanted, but generally 
a fair stand was obtained the first planting. 
Late frosts injured fruits to some extent on 
low lands, but the geueral outlook is good, 
except for peaches—there will be none. Ap¬ 
ples from present appearances will be abund¬ 
ant. Cherry trees are loaded with fruit. 
None but the hardiest raspberries aud black¬ 
berries survive the Winter. j. H. L. 
Sterling, Johnson Co.—Wheat, rye and 
barley but little raised; condition above the 
average. Oats, average area; condition much 
above an average. Same of potatoes, grass 
aud flax. Some sorghum raised; condition 
below average. Corn is the principal crop; 
area about an average; eoudition below aver¬ 
age—perhaps about SO. Good crops of berries. 
No peaches; other fruits about half crops. 
c. E. 8. 
Superior, Nuckolls Co.—About one-fourth 
less w'heat than usual; looks well. Rye just 
in bloom; promise of a full crop. Oats not 
much raised; outlook good. Corn is king in 
Nebraska; fed mostly to hogs and cattle with¬ 
in our own State. On account of the unusual 
amount of rain aud late Spring interfering 
with planting, corn is very irregular. It is 
not quite au average compared with other 
years. Grass is growing finely: mostly native 
prairie grass. c. w. 
Syracuse, Otoe Co.—We bad a very cold, 
backward Spring, but it was earlier tbau in 
mauy places reported from lu the Rural. 
Small grains were sowed the last of March 
and first of April, aud are looking splendid. 
From the 5th to the 10th of May the weather 
was cold aud considerable damage was done 
by frost, especially on the bottoms. 1 plowed 
my early corn and potatoes the second time 
on June 1st. D. e. s. 
Dakota. 
Altoona, Beadle Co.—Wheat area 30 per 
ceut. over last year; condition, 50 per cent, 
better; corn on old laud, 25 per ceut.; corn on 
sod, early, 15 per cent.; corn on sod, late, five 
per cent.; condition 20 per ceut. Oats, area 
25 per ceut. more; condition 40 per ceut. bet¬ 
ter. Potatoes about the same area, but con¬ 
dition 25 per ceut. better. Roots, 20 per cent, 
better on 10 per cent, more area. No grass 
save prairie. Sorghum area 50 per cent, 
more; condition 100 per ceut. better. No 
fruit but strawberries aud currauts—50 per 
cent, better. Copious rains the last four 
weeks and prospects of an abuudaut harvest. 
Bramhall, Hyde Co. —Our country is 
new; first settlement in Spring of’82. Hence 
little chance for comparison. Area this year 
considerably larger than last, as will be the 
case each succeeding year for at least 10 years. 
Principal crops, wheat, flax, oats, potatoes 
and corn. Some barley and rye raised, but 
not extensively. Area of wheat about one- 
third larger than last year; flax three times 
as large; oats about the same; corn twice 
as large. Last year crops failed from drought. 
This year, up to this time, is exceedingly 
favorable and crops bid fair to be a success. 
The different kinds of fruit have not been 
tried sufficiently yet to give any facts con¬ 
cerning them, but think they will do well. 
No tame grasses as yet. All kinds of garden 
crops are a success. w. l. t. 
Beulah, Douglas Co.—This county was 
settled three years ago. Corn, 50 per cent, 
increase; condition good. Wheat, 25 per 
cent, increase; condition very good. Oats, 
25 per cent, increase; condition good. Bar¬ 
ley, 100 per cent, increase, condition very 
good. Potatoes, 50 per cent, increase; condi¬ 
tion very good. Flax, 50 per cent, increase; 
condition very good. No fruit except a lim¬ 
ited quantity of strawberries, currants, etc., 
not doing well. We have never had so good 
a prospect for good crops as now. Rain abun¬ 
dant. e. G. 
Crow Lake, Jerauld Co.—This section has 
only been settled three years, most of it only 
two. The cultivated area is consequently in¬ 
creasing, and is three times larger than last 
year in wheat, corn, oats, barley, potatoes, 
peas, flax and roots. All look as well as, or bet¬ 
ter than, last year. Gardens are fine; very 
little tobacco, sorghum or rye raised here yet. 
Small fruits are getting started and do well. 
Apples, cherries and plums have been put out, 
but too short a time to do anything. 
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Gladstone, Stark Co.—Our country is very 
new—first crop iu 1882. Wheat double the 
area of last year; promises a big crop. Corn 
about the same; late frost cut it; looking good 
now. Oats three times the area of last year. 
Barley and potatoes about the same as last 
year* Country too new yet for rye or tame 
grass; plenty of wild hay. Small areas of 
sorghum, tobacco and flax last year; yield 
very satisfactory. Small fruits looking 
splendid, too early to say anything about 
apples, pears and cherries. w. n. b. 
Glen Ollin, Morton Co.—Our country is 
new; cultivated area as compare d with 1884,300 
per cent.; prospect of crops 133 per cent. No 
fruit. We have had plenty of rain. Prairie 
grass never better. Land being taken very 
fast. D. p. b. 
Goodwin, Duel Co.—Acreage of wheat 10 
per cent, increase, and never better stand and 
color, since the settlement of the Territory. 
Oats spotted in sections. Barley coming on 
nicely. Rye, corn and roots not enough raised 
to form an estimate. Gardeus hurt by late 
frost of June 8 and 9. Fruits are not culti¬ 
vated here to any extent; but small fruits will 
do well if properly taken care of. Potatoes 
and grass are always good crops. No special 
crops. Flax looking nice. *** 
Hackett, Barnes Co. —Acreage of wheat, 
oats, and barley larger than last year, with 
prospects of tine crops. Considerable corn 
has been planted. Garden crops are doing as 
well as usual. e. w. h. 
Jamestown, Stutsman Co.—Wheat area 15 
per cent, less than last year; oats 40 per cent, 
less than last year; barley 20 per cent. in¬ 
crease. The prospects for heavy crops are 
good. h. s. 
Man DAN, Burleigh Co.—The acreage of 
wheat and oats iu this section is 50 per cent, 
over last year’s; that of corn 75 per cent. 
Potato area about the same. An increase of 
25 to 40 per cant, of barley. AU kiuds of 
small grain looking well; corn backward. 
J. B. H. 
Marcy, Oneida Co.—Wheat acreage about 
two-thirds; has wintered finely. Cora not 
more than one half average, very small, but 
stands well. Oats full average aud looks lu 
flue condition. Rye about usual acreage and 
looks very fine. Winter was very favorable 
for all winter grains. Barley a very limiced 
acreage; looks weU, but backward, owing to 
the late and cold 8pring. Potato acreage 
one-fourth, and many planted late owing to 
the backward Spring. Grass very promising; 
acreage somewhat increased. Garden crops 
about two weeks late, but coming ou finely. 
Fruit prospects now are limited. j. w. w. 
Meckling, Clay Co.—As compared with an 
average of lute years, wheat, oats, rye and 
roots are, both in area and condition, medium. 
Cora, barley, aud potato areas large; eou¬ 
dition good. Garden vegetables iu area aud 
condition medium. Sorghum area medium; 
condition good. Flax, lately introduced, largely 
planted on newly broken land. m. o. 
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