Vol. XLVI. No. 1954. 
NEW YORK, JULY 9, 1887. 
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Entered, according to Act of Congress, In the year 1887, by the Rubai. Nkw-Yobkeb, In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. 
SPECIAL. 
WEMWIll lit HARVEST BS? 
SPECIMEN ESTIMATES OF PRACTICAL 
FARMERS IN ALL PARTS OF . 
THE COUNTRY. 
Favorable Outlook in New England. 
DUBIOUS PROSPECTS IN THE NORTH¬ 
WEST. 
CORN PROMISES THE HEAVIEST YIELD 
OF YEARS. NORTH, SOUTH, 
EAST AND WEST. 
APPLES SHORT, EXCEPT IN MICHI¬ 
GAN AND NEW YORK. 
PEACHES A FULL CROP NORTH- 
SHORT IN THE SOUTH. 
Potatoes a full crop in the Eastern, Middle 
and. Haul hern States, and in all the West¬ 
ern except Illinois, Min nesota and Indiana. 
COTTON, A LARGE CROP. 
Wheat short in Nebraska , Dakota, Indiana , 
Ohio, Team., Kan., Ills., Mich., and 
Irma ; else where a full crop, or above an 
average. 
The Hay Crop is heavy in Maine, Ver¬ 
mont, Mass., Pa., Ohio, Tnd., 8. C., 
Fla., N. C., Va., Md., Kansas, Color¬ 
ado; medium in N. V. and Mich., and 
light in Neb., Dak., Ills., Iowa, Wis 
Minn., Kansas, Term., and Lower Can¬ 
aria. 
Tobacco will be short, as judged from the re¬ 
ports th us far received. 
Oats: Large Crops in Fla., S. C., Va., 
N. Y., Ohio, Va., Mass., Kansas, 
Minn., Iowa, and Canada ; short crops 
in Ark,, 'l'enn., Md., Ills., Mich, and 
Nebraska. 
A Revised Summary Next Week. 
EASTERN STATES. 
Maine. 
Bangor, Peuobscot Co.—There has been a 
large increase in the area of corn for canning 
hereabouts. Flint corn an average. Barley, 
ditto. Buckwheat has it smaller acreage. 
Potatoes about the usual area; looking well. 
Root area larger. Garden vegetables' an aver¬ 
age. Small fruits quite as good as usual. 
Apples not well set. Pears a poor crop. Hay, 
new, good; old, light. Pastures fair. The se¬ 
vere drought at the eud of May injured or re¬ 
tarded most crops, and cold weather has had a 
bad effect ou corn. H l. 
Bjddkkord, York Co.—Corn is backward 
aud sickly. Oats looking well. Potatoes 
promise an abundant yield. Huy about au 
average. Apples aud small fruits, with the 
exception of strawberries, are light crops. 
H. V. U. 
Lkwiston, Androscoggin Co.—We had an 
early spring, but during May it was so dry 
that corn, and, in fact, all seeds failed to ger¬ 
minate, but the geutlo rains during the whole 
of the first week of June brought the greater 
part forward aud all now look very flue ex¬ 
cept where hills have entirely failed to come. 
The area of the various crops is about the 
same as usual. Grass never looked better and 
a heavy hay crop seems to be assured. Hay 
or grass is the crop of Maiue. Gardens are 
looking well, except cucumbers, squashes, etc., 
ou which the bugs have been unusually destruct¬ 
ive. Small fruits promise au abundant yield. 
Apples and pours about an average, j. i>. r. 
Winthrop, Kennebec Co.—The grass crop 
will be above the average. Apples will be a 
small crop throughout Maine. The three last 
years gave us an abundance; this year the 
trees are resting. There is a great deal of 
sweet corn raised in this section for canning. 
Hoed crops and grain about the usual amount 
planted with a good prospect ahead. Have 
had a three days’ rain which was much needed. 
p. h. s. 
New lIuinpHhire. 
E. Barrington, Strafford Co.—Acreage of 
grain small. Corn aud potatoes backward 
owing to a very late spring. Small fruits 
good crop, on a small acreage. Grass abund¬ 
ant. Fruits promise a fair crop. First crop 
of peaches for several years. w. B. s. 
Dover, Stratford Co.—There is more corn 
planted here than for five years. The crop 
looks promising. Barley is about the only 
grain raised here; it looks about an average. 
Potatoes about the usual area; crop about av¬ 
erage. Garden crops fair. Small fruits above 
the average. Orchard fruits below. Hay and 
pasturage a fair average. j. m. h. 
Vermont. 
Bridgewater, Windsor Co.—The follow¬ 
ing crops are fully up to the average, both in 
area and quality: com, wheat, oats and po¬ 
tatoes: but very little rye, barley or buck¬ 
wheat is raised in this section. Garden vege¬ 
tables are looking fine; but a little later than 
last year. Hay much above the average. 
Pasturage better than for many years. Ap¬ 
ples almost a total failure; not one-quarter 
crop. w. o, r. 
Newport, Orleans Co.—Corn, wheat, oats, 
rye; about an average area; all looking line. 
Very little barley or buckwheat grown, 
but there is some rough or Tartarian Barley, 
known here as “Indian Wheat” Potatoes are 
increasing in area, generally looking well, but 
many complain of a bad staud,and some have 
had to replant on account of chilled seed, the 
severe cold gettiug into many cellars last win¬ 
ter. Root crops decrease as ensilage increases. 
Not one-tenth as many roots grown for stock 
as 10 years ago. The growth of villages has 
led to a somewhat increased attention to mar¬ 
ket gardening, and the markets are abundant¬ 
ly supplied with vegetables anil small fruits. 
Many youug orchards of the iron-elad tree 
fruits, mostly apples, are coming into bearing 
and the sale of apples from below is mostly 
cut off. The Wealthy and Scott’s Winter are 
the leading winter sorts. Grass for hay and 
pasturage never was liner. There is consider¬ 
able old hay on hand, aud much more will be 
cut thau can find barn storage. Creameries 
are being put iu all over the country, nearly 
every town having one and the larger towns | 
two. Hop-growing, once extensive, has de¬ 
clined three-fourths, yot there area good mauv 
yards yet kept up and the crop prospect is 
good. No tobacco, flax, broom-corn or clover- 
seed grown for market. T. n. u. 
St. Albans, Franklin Co.—Corn is good 
aud promises a large yield. Not much wheat 
raised. Oats, rye aud barley arc good crops; 
so is buckwheat. Potatoes are good; not so 
many bugs as heretofore. Gardens are doing 
well. Small orchards look fair. Grass looks 
well aud promises a fair crop. Pastures were 
late, but the late rains have come in season so 
as to keep the stock iu thriving condition. 
C. H. H. 
West Rutland, Rutland Co.—The acre¬ 
age of corn, wheat, oats, rye, buckwheat, and 
potatoes is not heavy, but more corn, oats and 
potatoes are raised than of any of the others, as 
most of the farms about here are engaged in 
dairying. Corn, oats and potatoes are all 
looking well, though they were delayed a lit¬ 
tle in the fore part of the season by dry wea¬ 
ther; but since the rains have come on I think 
they have made up for all that they lost. 
Clover hay and pastures are all looking well, 
although in some places the meadows were 
winter-killed. I never saw the gardens look¬ 
ing better than now. There is a larger growth 
of strawberry vines, but there is not more 
thau one-half a crop of fruit. Other berry 
bushes I do not think suffered badly last win¬ 
ter, as we do not hear any complaints. Apple 
trees are well set with fruit, but it is too early 
to know whether there will be much of a 
cro P- T. B. w. 
Mama oh use t t*. 
Bernardston, Frauklin Co.—Corn area a 
little above an average; staud uneven, owing 
to dry time in planting. The same is true of 
potatoes. Oats are lookiug well; rye, thin; 
a good many' pieces badly winter-killed; ap¬ 
ples not up to au average. Hay on newly 
seeded laud, good; on old meadows, light. 
Pastures never better. Standing grass to 
make ftrst-quality hay, sells for fS per ton 
Some think it pays better than to cut aud feed 
to stock, either for milk, butter or beef. 
There are 225 caus of milk sent daily to Bos¬ 
ton from this town. e. c. h. 
Fitchburg, Worcester Co.—I think the hay 
crop promises a full average; pastures in good 
condition. Small fruits unusually good. Apples 
and pears fair crops with foliage and fruit 
unusually free from fungus thus far, so much 
so that the application of a solution of sul¬ 
phate of copper, etc., may not yield any sat¬ 
isfying results. Grapes promising, with very 
fine and vigorous foliage. j. f. 
Northboro, Worcester Co.—More corn is 
grown from year to year than formerly. Rye 
and barley are almost entirely grown for for- 
*o crops. Buckwheat is but little grown, 
aud early potatoes quite extensively. This 
and neighboring towns are mostly giveu to 
milk production, that is, nearly all the farm¬ 
ers produce milk for the city. One car leaves 
this place daily, while one or two are filled 
at the stations between here and Fitchburg 
daily. e. s. 8. a. 
Westfield, Hampden Co.—Crops on an 
average are looking welL The hay crop will 
bo 100; pasturage, 100; rye 85; oats, 100; corn, 
100; potatoes, 110; tobacco, 85; apples, 50; 
strawberries, 100; raspberries and blackber¬ 
ries bid fair to be abuudaut. Pear trees are 
well set with fruit. Grape® look poor. 
L L. 8. 
Rhode Inland. 
Narragansett Pier, Washington Co.— 
Corn, oats, potatoes, and hay are the princi¬ 
pal crops here. The areas planted are about 
the same as in the pust five years. Some 
farmers are sowing barley iustcud of oats. 
Oops are backward owing to cold weather. 
T. G. H. 
Connecticut. 
Moodus, Middlesex Co.—This estimate is 
based on the average personal report of 15 
different individuals, with regard to their own 
crops, located in different portions of the 
township, 100 being taken as a good average: 
Coru, acreage, 100; appearance, 105; oats, 
acreage, 75; appearance, 60; rye, acreage, 135; 
appearance, 70; potatoes, acreage, 120; appear¬ 
ance, 100; garden vegetables, acreage, 110; 
appearance, 105; hay and pasture grass, acre¬ 
age, 105; uppearance, 100; fruits, acreage, 95; 
appearauce, 95. E. A. w. 
Stratford, Fairfield Co.—Area and out- 
look of crops in this section about the same as 
in the past five years. Corn rather backward; 
potatoes are especially good; grass and rye 
promise well; orchard aud small fruits good; 
strawberries* a large crop. Potatoes, com, 
hay, some small fruits, "garden truck,” aud 
some onions are the principal crops of this 
neighborhood. e. w. o. 
MIDDLE STATES. 
New York. 
Albion, Orleans Co.—The general outlook 
for crops is good. Coru better than usual; 
area small. Wheat up to the average. Oats 
below. Barley good; area not as large as 
usual. Large area of potatoes, and they look 
well. An extra amount of land is under 
early beans and they are fine, more being 
planted. Hay up to the avex-age; small fruits, 
especially cherries, not so abundant. 
J. A. B. 
Amsterdam, Montgomery Co.—Crops are 
above the average. There having been plenty 
of snow, the ground was in excellent condi¬ 
tion. We have had seasonable rains, j. s. 
Arcade, Wyoming Co.—The hay crop will 
not be an average; the meadows wore badly 
heaved out by frost last winter, on hilly land, 
aud then the first two weeks of May were 
very dry; but siuce then there has been plenty 
of rain. Now it is getting dry again. There 
won’t be any haviog to amount to anything 
until July 5. Very little oats sown here, but 
that which was sown early is looking very 
promising. Only those people who used man¬ 
ure mi' artificial fertilizer with their grain last 
year, have seeded to grass this year. Dairy¬ 
ing is the leading industry here, and the milk 
is drawn to cheese factories. The cows are 
giving a large flow of milk this summer, as 
the pastures are good. There is plenty of feed 
for cows yet, and they are not shrinking 
much. Early potatoes are looking well. 
Late planted are coming up very unevenly, 
and are looking weak and poor; about the 
average area was planted. G. G. 
Boonyillb, Oneida Co.—Weather rather 
dry. Hay looks as if it would he rather less 
than the average; acreage as usuul. Oats 
and potatoes are looking well; rather late. 
Acreage about an average. Pastures very 
good; but not quite up to an average. Milk 
yield short. p. b . 
Charlton, Saratoga Co.—The areas of 
crops are an average, except that there is 
less of corn and oats. Grass a bountiful crop. 
Cora small, but of good color. Pasture better 
than a." average. Wheat aud rye backward; 
somewhat thiu, but n full average. Oats and 
barley average in condition. Apples medium, 
and pears about the same. Bountiful rains 
June 21 and 22, which will carry winter aud 
spriug grain through. Larger area of pota¬ 
toes Condition average. f. d. c. 
Cockburn, Ulster Co.—Wheat aud rye are 
average crops. Coru und potatoes are looking 
good. Hay is about half a crop. Oats will 
be very short on account of late sowing 
and dry weather in May. Garden vegetables 
aud berries are looking well. Apples and 
pears will be good crops. Of cherries, plums 
aud grapes there are none at all. Root crops 
are good, but there are only a few farmers 
who raise them in this neighborhood, j. s. 
Coopbrstown, Otsego Co.— The prospect 
for small fruits never was better. Pears pro¬ 
mise a large crop; apples good where not hurt 
by tent caterpillars which never were so plen¬ 
tiful as this year. A larger acreage than 
usual has been planted to potatoes, which are 
looking fair. Cora has beeu more planted 
than usual—backward, but a good stand. Oats, 
acreage one-third larger than usual; lookiug 
splendid. Meadows are not quite up to aver¬ 
age; a drought in May last hurt them quite 
badly. Pastures are fairly good, and stock is 
looking fine. Hops, which have been the 
main money crop for the past 20 years, in this 
county, were almost a total failure last year, 
and what few were harvested were poor, and 
the price was low. The acreage this year is 
thought to be reduced oue-half in this county. 
Those remaining are not looking well. Some 
yards are good, but many are half “miss-hills’ 1 
