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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
JULY 4 
(Continued from page 457.) 
Miller. Hand Co.—The areas of wheat, 
oats, corn, barley and flax are all largely in 
excess of any previous year, and all are doing 
extra well. There never was a finer prospect 
than at present. A large amount of ‘'break¬ 
ing” is being done this Summer, a. c. e. 
Rapid City, Penniugton Co.—The areas of 
wheat, oats and corn are double what they 
were last year, and the crops are in finer con¬ 
dition than for several years. No rye and 
very little barley raised. Potatoes have in¬ 
creased in the same proportion as grain, and 
are in like good condition. No tame grass; 
wild grass excellent and promises a larger 
yield than for six years. Garden crops are 
now raised in this section, but very backward 
on account of cold, late Spring. Prospects of 
wild fruit poor; tame fruit is not old enough 
to bear. Orchards all too young. F. L. 
Raymond, Clark Co.—Wheat, since our re¬ 
cent rains, has shot up from 10 to 18 inches 
high, and is looking splendid; area about the 
same as last year. Additional ground is 
being seeded to flax. Considerable corn 
planted, but whore on new breaking the prai¬ 
rie squirrels have taken it out to a great ex¬ 
tent. Vegetables are looking well. t. m, 
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co —The pros¬ 
pects for fine crops never appeared better. 
This statement applies to all classes of farm 
products. The acreage of wheat is much less 
than last year, and the acreage of flax consid¬ 
erably larger. 6. c. J, 
Sykkston. Wells Co.—Area of wheat one- 
fifth more, and better put in than last year, 
and could not look better. Oats the same. 
Barley three times as much as last year, look¬ 
ing well. Areas of potatoes and roots in¬ 
creased: and they will doubtless do well, as 
usual. A good deal of grass seed has been 
sowed, and it is doing nicely. Flax is also be¬ 
ing sowed a littl e this year. Gardens are doing 
well. What little fruit we have started looks 
well. A good deal of sod is being turned, and 
many more acres will be cropped next year. 
_ D. H. 
Colorado. 
Saluda, Chaffee Co.—Our crop conditions 
are fully up to the average on about 10 per 
cent, larger acreage. Our important products 
are oats, peas, potatoes, rye, barley and wheat. 
Garden crops are good. s. J. s. 
Canada. 
Allenford, Ontario.—Wheat is almost a 
failure—winter-killed. About the usual 
amount sowu. Spring wheat is a fair aver¬ 
age crop. Oats, rye. barley, potatoes and 
grass are fair crops. Flax is growD in small 
quantities. J. M. G, 
Ayr, Ontario — Winter wheat average 
area sown, but fully 50 per cent winter-killed 
and all about two weeks late. Spring wheat 
average area sown and promises an average 
crop. Barley and oats the same a« last year. 
Potatotes not so many planted. We expect 
root crops to be up to the average of last year. 
Hay will be 25 to 40 per cent short; clover 
killed in old meadows.and badly “midged” in 
the new. Corn very little grown. Peas full 
average sown and promise well. Apples not 
half a crop. Cherries and plums less than 
half a crop Currants and gooseberries an 
average. Strawberries promise an immense 
crop. Garden stuff looks well, t. m. 
Barrie. Ontario.—Of fall wheat there is a 
larger area than usual: it looks well, and from 
present appearances more than an average 
vield. The Spring was verv late, consequent¬ 
ly spring grains not far advanced: hut oats, 
peas, and barley look well so far. Abont the 
usual onantitv of peas sown, and a larger area 
of oats than hitherto. Little or uo corn or rye. 
Potatoes, roots, etc., about usual acreage, bat 
too early to give an idea of prospect. Grass 
will be under average—in fact, looks poor. A 
good crop of plums and cherries: .just medium 
of apples and small fruits. Large numbers of 
trees have been winter-killed, M. J. 
Bridgeport. Ontario.—Fall wheat in parts 
of our country looks splendid. The apple 
crop is medium good. We expect a largo 
crop of strawberries and raspberries. Every 
thing is late. F. M. 
Caibtorville. Ontario.—The areas of the 
following crops are about the usual average. 
The condition is: wheat, 100 per cent, corn 
90. oats 100. rye 100. barley 100, timotbv 100, 
Red Clover 50, Alsike 100. Early fruit is pro¬ 
mising. R. b. s. 
Dawn Mills. Kent Co.—The number of 
acres in wheat is about 70 per cent, less than 
last war, with prospect of an average crop— 
say 20 bushels to the acre. Corn is about 10 
per cant, less than last year; prospect, not 
verv good; weather too cold. A good deal 
had to be replanted. The oat acreage is abont 
80 per cant, less than last year; and not a very 
vood crop on account of wire-worm. Rye is 
not grown veryjnuch, except for green fod¬ 
der. Barley has been failing for years; not 
much sowed this season; looks very well; the 
area is 20 per cent, less than last year. Pota¬ 
toes, on account of their low price, have 
dropped off about 50 per cent, from last year; 
but will be a good crop. Peas are a fine crop, 
acreage 50 per cent, over last year. Prospect 
for fruit better than for two years. c. p. 
Delta, Ontario.—Area of wheat a littlo 
larger than last year; condition compares 
favorably with an average of the three past 
years. Corn and root acreage very small; 
growth backward. Oats, barley and potatoes 
will compare favorably with the average of 
late years. There is considerable fall rye 
which looks well. Garden crops are late, 
though looking well. The bay crop bids fair 
to be better than we have had for years. Peas 
are looking splendid and of good quality. 
,T. E. B. 
Delware, Ontario.—About the usual quan¬ 
tity of wheat, oats, barley and peas sown. 
Fall wheat is rather light and will not yield 
as well as last year. All spring grains at 
present look very promising. Hay will be 
good, particularly clover and Orchard Grass. 
Potatoes look well (lots of beetles); mangels 
never looked better. All garden crops look 
well: peas in pod. Small fruits heavy crops, 
having escaped frost so far; apples medium, 
also cherries; no peaches; very few pears in 
this district. C. J. F. 
Edgkly, Ontario.—Fall wheat is better 
than last three years: will be a full average. 
The season is fully two weeks late. More 
spring wheat sown this year than formerly, 
but less barley. Very little corn raised—only 
for green food when pasturage gets short. 
Oats about the same as in other years. Pota¬ 
toes about the same. Clover is pretty good in 
new meadows. Timothy is short. Fruit of 
all kinds, such as apples, plums aud currants, 
are very short. Grapes are going to be an 
average crop. M. mct. 
Emerson, Manitoba.—In this section, say 
in a radius of 80 to 40 miles from here, wheat 
(all Spring) is about the same as last year. 
Oats and barley about the same. Potatoes, 
roots generally 10 per cent, lareer area. 
Grass for hay is all wild and plentiful. The 
season has been cold aud wet, so that seeding 
has been much delaypd, a few having not yet 
finished seeding. Flax has increased proba¬ 
bly 10 per cent. Ho fruits have been grown 
here for sal®. Btiawl ,orri@s, ronpborrioa (in 
suitable places), plums, a kind of high blue¬ 
berry. of which T forget the name, black cur¬ 
rants, and some others grow wild and of fine 
quality. J. G. H. 
Ingersoll, Ont.—Fall wheat promises to be 
an average crop, although few pieces can be 
extra heavy. All spring grain has more than 
average appearance: wheat and oats small; 
increased acreage. Peas about two-thirds of 
former acreage; extra good appearance. Bar¬ 
ley good appearance: small decrease In area. 
Hay, old meadows light; new, good. Apples 
light bloom; trees healthy and free from in¬ 
sects. Pears heavy. Grapes killed a good 
deal. Peaches all dead. Pasturage good. 
Plenty of milk. w. c. 
Hillsborough, Ontario.—Area of wheat 
below the average; condition, fine. Area of 
corn, average; condition backward. Area 
of barley and oats above an average; condi¬ 
tion backward. Grass, good; area, average, 
Apple prospects good. R. R. 
Listowel, Perth Co.—Less winter wheat 
sown than usual, but looks very well. Not 
much spring wheat sown, bub it looks pretty 
well. Corn sown only for fodder for the 
cows. Gats, about usual amount sown. Bar¬ 
ley, usual breadth bo wn. Potatoes, price very 
low; but more than ever planted. We are 
busy sowing roots now. and expect the usual 
amount to be sown; but the fly is very trou¬ 
blesome. Grass looks well for a heavy crop. 
A good deal of flsx is still sown, but the nrea 
is rather falling off. Fruit not very much 
grown; but little bloom oa apples, pears, and 
crabs: also plum9 nearly all killed. Small 
fruits look well. a. j, c. 
Mohawk, Brant Co.—Winter wheat an 
average crop; area one-third less than last 
year. Oats, barley, and peas promise average 
crops. Of corn about one half failed to ger¬ 
minate. Not many potatoes planted, and 
very few roots raised. Good show for small 
fruits. Early apples plentiful Winter 
apples very scarce. More small fruits than 
usual are being raised, and only about one- 
third as many potatoes. w. r. o. 
Nottawa, Ont.—Wheat, oats, and barley 
are tbe staple crops here, aud will all be a fair 
average. Spring erop3 are late, but the fine 
showersa few days back will bring them on 
fast. Hay also has a fine chance, although 
gome old meadows will be light. Roots are 
almost sure to be good, as this weather just 
suits them. Corn not much grown. Orchards 
are fair. Apples good, but the hard Winter 
hurt plums, pears, and some others. w. s. 
Port Rowan, Ontario.—Fall wheat is be¬ 
low an average crop, about 16 bushels to the 
acre. Barley, oats, and peas looking well, 
but late. Hay, new seeded, heavy; old mead¬ 
ows, light. Corn, mostly rotted in the ground, 
but what is up locks well; farmers are re¬ 
planting. Fruits, light crops. Potatoes and 
all other gardeu produce looking well. .T. a. 
Seaforth, Huron Co.—Less fall wheat and 
more Spring; quality good. Oats and barley, 
quantity about same as in former years. Po¬ 
tatoes. roots, and grass, about same qnan- 
tityas usual. Peas are sown in larger quanti¬ 
ties than for several seasons, the “bug” hav¬ 
ing left. Corn and rye have never been sown 
here to any extent. All crops looking remark¬ 
ably well. Prospects of all kinds of fruit ex¬ 
cellent. J. S. 
Scotland, Ont.—Wheat is looking well- 
equal to last year, which was above tbe aver¬ 
age. Corn looking well: planted late, and 25 
per cent, less than last year. Only about half 
the potato area of last year, owing to low 
price. Oats and barley about an average. 
Not much rye grown. Hay and grass splen¬ 
did. Only about one half the usual quantity 
of roots owing to tbe late Spring. Apples 
scarce. Pears above an average. Peaches 
very few. Plums covered with the mark of 
curculio. Strawberries good, but 25 per cent, 
less acreage. Other small fruit looking well. 
s. H. 
St. George, Brant Co.—Wheat 90 per cent, 
in area and condition. Barley, oat3 and peas 
100 per cent. Corn and rye not much grown. 
Grass 60 per cent. Turnips extensively raised, 
but just being sown. Apples below an aver¬ 
age. Small fruit aud garden stuff promise 
good crops, s. G. H. 
Stratford, Fairfield Co.—Potatoes as they 
now look are 50 per cent, better than last year 
at this time. Grass crop will be 35 per cent, 
less than last year. We are suffering for rain. 
R. W. C. 
Stratford, Ontario.—Fall wheat was sow¬ 
ed to about the usual extent in this vicinity 
and wintered well, as a rule. Prospects good. 
Spring wheat, average breadth, looks well. 
Oats are always a staple crop in Perth, and 
rarely fail. Barley not so much grown. The 
area will probably be less hereafter, as the 
passage of the Scott Act (Local Option Prohi¬ 
bition), will cut off the demand for malt. 
Hay promises an exceptional yield. It is too 
coon to apeak of roots yot, but t.ho nnnditiono 
are favorable. There is promise of au abund¬ 
ant yield of fruit of all kinds. Bees Buffered 
greatly from the long Winter, but tbe honey 
yield from both clover and basswood will like¬ 
ly be good. Cheese and butter-makers have 
plenty of milk, owing to good pasture, but 
tbe price is lower than for years, c. w. Y. 
Strathroy, Ontario.—Wheat area about 
the same as last year; condition generally 
good. Heavy corn; not much planted: looks 
well. Oats, barley, peas, potatoes and all 
kinds of garden crops look well. Grass is 
especially good. Fruit, from present appear¬ 
ances, will be a heavy crop; trees looking 
healthy, with a splendid set, although the 
Winter was the coldest for many years, the 
mercury falling 20® to 248 below zero several 
nights in succession; it is seldom all kinds of 
fruit trees look so well. G. B. 
•OrliscellaneousL 
A SAD CASE. 
We ventured to express not long ago in these 
columns our disapprobation that Mr. David 
Judd, the present “manager” of the Amerieau 
Agriculturist, should use the columns of his 
own paper to degrade his brother, Orange 
Judd, who, in spite of misfortunes several 
years ago, which would have heart-broken 
many, is now creditably editing a Western 
journal, while the Agriculturist is frantically 
gasping for breath and life. Not only does 
Mr, Judd scandalize his brother in his own 
paper, but circulars by the tens of thousands 
have been mail'd broadcast over the country, 
while paid advertisements have been sent to 
and published in other journals in order to 
gratify his insatiable hatred. 
From the July number of the Agriculturist, 
however, we judge that our protest has been 
unheeded, and that, goaded by desperation, 
jealousy and that madness which follows the 
determination of the Gods to destroy, Mr. 
David Judd’s persecution of bis brother. 
Orange, to whom ho Is under a load of obliga¬ 
tions for brotherly assistance during a greater 
part of his life, still goes on as ruthlessly as 
ever. 
The Agriculturist makes no direct reply to 
our well-meant protest, but, instead, inflicts 
upon its readers two columns of matter direct¬ 
ed against the Rural New-Yorker and its 
editors, so full of imputations of the meanest 
nature; so full of malicious aud false insinua¬ 
tions, while carefully, avoiding all positive 
statements, that they should both chill and 
sadden the hearts of all good people who read 
them. If the author or authors were stark 
mad, or if they aimed to deal a death-blow at 
tlieir own journal, already staggering under 
the pernicious influences which have ruled it 
for years past, they could not have struck 
more viciously, 
A few extracts and comments from these 
two columns will enable the reader to judge 
whether or not our estimate is distorted or in 
any wise unjust. Those who may wish to 
hear both sides fully, before judging, are re¬ 
ferred to the July number of the American 
Agriculturist, page 309. 
Editorial notes are quoted from Moore's 
Rural New-Yorker of 15 years ago, which 
speak iD commendatory terms of David W. 
Judd and A. S. Fuller, whose services were 
then secured as assistant editors of the Rural. 
The Agriculturist congratulates itself that 
they (Fuller and Judd) together with D. D. T. 
Moore, “the founder of the Rural, are now 
aiding to make the American Agriculturist 
valuable and acceptable.” It was uuder their 
management, however, that Moore's Rural 
New-Yorker was very nearly ruined, and it 
may reasonably be feared that these same 
individuals are measurably respousible for the 
suicidal course which is whirling the Agri¬ 
culturist to a swift destruction. 
Mr. Moore was the founder of Moore’s Ru¬ 
ral New-Yorker. He was not the founder of 
The Rural New-Yorker which, when the 
name of “Moore” was dropped, was changed 
in every way. 
The article further implies that, the Rural’s 
Experiment Grounds are but two acres in ex¬ 
tent. In New Jersey, alone, we have three- 
and-a-half acres under experiment, while the 
Long Island Rural Farm is nearly SO acres 
and Mr. Woodward's over 800, all of which are 
used as needed in our experimental work. 
The article cautiously states, further on. that 
the A. A. does not coincide “iu the vigorous 
declaration of Mr. Orange Judd that the Ru¬ 
ral editor was a ‘fraud and a charlatan.’' 
Here htg extracts from recent letters which 
the writer of this has received from Mr. 
OraDge Judd: “I can not but believe that 
some person?, fora purpose, have, in the past, 
misrepresented both my words and acts, to 
you.” Again he says: “When I saw a para¬ 
graph iu which one of my editors had spoken 
disparagingly of you, I rebuked him sharply 
lor it, aud expressed strong regret." Again 
he says, under date of June 20: “Now I say I 
never uttered or thought of any such express¬ 
ion. As I have written you, I know I have 
never bad the slightest such feeling.” 
Tbe article further refers to the Agricultu¬ 
rist’s experiment farm, to which, in compari¬ 
son, the Rural farm is but a “potato putch.” 
Tbe truth, however, is that the A. A. has not, 
and never has had. any land whatever as a 
part and parcel of that journal for experiment 
purposes. 
The article refers to our Mr. Woodward as 
one who has had no experience which is avail- 
aide in publishing an agricultural journal. 
There are many good people in the Northern 
and Western States, who know that there are 
few farmers, who have been more successful 
as farmers, and that there are still fewer who 
have studied the general economy and science 
of farming more persistently. 
The article speaks ambiguously of “absorb¬ 
ing the R, N.-Y.’*— that is, playfully to those 
intelligent readers who could not be deceived, 
but with intent to decieve those who may 
know little or nothing of the Rural’s high 
standing, prosperity and influence. Our older 
readers are aware, though our recent readers 
are not. that it is but a few years ago that we 
were solicited to purchase a controlling interest 
in the A. A. in order to bridge over the pecu¬ 
niary difficulties into which the Company had 
fallen. On the other hand the circulation and 
advertising patronage of the R. N.-Y. have 
increased every year — without exception — 
since tbe present Editor, with his father’s as¬ 
sistance, bought, out the paper—then Moore’s 
Rural New-Yorker, It has never since 
that time owed a penny, and it is now fully 
responsible for over six hundred thousand 
dollars. The A. A. speaks of its own circulation 
for 1885 as greater than that for 12 years past. 
We stand ready to stake from live to ten 
thousand dollars (the sum to be donated to a 
benevolent institution, whichever party mav 
be entitled to it), that Itscirculation is less this 
year than for eight years past; less last year 
than the year before, and so on until three 
years prior to Orange Judd’s failure. Here is 
a definite offer, if the A. A. will give us full 
security for payment. 
Tbe A. A. further boasts of its increase in 
advertising patronage. We have taken the 
pains to compare its advertising columns for 
1885 with those of 1884. and find, that with a 
single exception (when it was nearly the same), 
it is. month for month, from one column to 
two pages or more, less this year than last. 
The article in another part reproaches the 
