JUNE 21 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 393 
Edgerton, Johnson Co.—Although in the 
midst of a protracted drought, crops are look¬ 
ing remarkably well. Corn is generally a 
good stand and clean, and there is a larger 
acreage than usual planted. Wheat and Oats 
are looking well, although they need rain. 
Flax—of which there has been a considerable 
amount sown—does not promise, so well. 
Corn is worth 28c. per bushel; wheat, 81 ; 
hog6, $2.80 to $3. With these prices we have 
no room to complain. a. b. n. 
Oskaloosa. Jelferson Co.—There is an in¬ 
creased acreage under wheat and the yield will 
be fully up to the average. Corn prospect ex¬ 
cellent—a large acreage has been planted to it, 
and all is in fine condition, the season having 
been favorable for tending it. Potatoes, good. 
Apples, one-third of a crop ; other fruits, nearly 
a failure. E- s. 
Larned, Pawnee Co.—It is very dry here, 
so much so that all oats, barley and millet are 
drying up. Corn looks well and grows finely, 
though some pieces roll somewhat in the heat 
of the day. Wheat is not over one-fourth of a 
crop in this county, according to present indi¬ 
cations. Harvest has just commenced ; some 
pieces will yield about 15 bushels per acre. 
8. 8. D. 
Trot, Doniphan Co.—Fall wheat will aver¬ 
age 15 bnsliels per acre in this county ; spring 
wheat not more than 7$ bushels. The pros¬ 
pects are that apples will he three-quarters of 
a crop; peaches, a failure; small fruits not 
more than half a crop. Potatoes will be a full 
crop. Barley and oats arc in good condition. 
t. w. H. 
Neosho Falls, Woodson Co.—The wheat 
crop never was better. Of corn a large acre¬ 
age was planted ; it looks well, but needs rain. 
Early potatoes are nearly a total failure. 
Fruit is considerably below the average, owing 
to frost in March. With rain soon we antici¬ 
pate generally good crops. R. p. h. 
Girard, Crawford Co.—The wheat acreage 
in this county is small, but the prospect is fair 
for a good yield. The corn prospect is extra¬ 
ordinarily good. There is an extra-good stand 
and the crop has been well worked. Early po¬ 
tatoes are good. Fruit will be an entire fail¬ 
ure, except grapes, which are very fine. 
J. B. 
Topeka, Shawnee Co.—The prospects for 
wheat, corn, oats, rye, potatoes and all kinds 
of small vegetables are good. Wheat will be 
ready for the reaper about the 20th instant. 
Fruit of all kinds will be short—no peaches. 
The weather is very fine and the general health 
good. This is meant for this county only. 
J. J. F. 
Concordia, Clond Co.—The crops have been 
injured somewhat by the storm and hail on the 
30th nit., hut corn and potatoes will wholly re¬ 
cover, and the wheat will make three-fourths 
of a crop—say an average of 15 bushels per 
acre. There will be an abundant supply of 
peaches and small fruit, but no apples. 
3. E. 8. 
Hutchinson, Reno Co.—The prospects for 
good crops this year is very poor. Wheat and 
oats are almost entire failures. The corn 
crop looks very well, but grass-hoppers are 
destroying it in localities. The counties in the 
southwestern portion of the State will not 
raise enough for bread and seed. e. s. h. 
Junction Citt, Davis Co.—Owing to the 
dry fall the wheat crop will be short—not 
more than one-half. Corn and potatoes at 
present bid fair to be largo crops. The un¬ 
usually cold winter for this section destroyed 
nearly all the fruit, except small fruit. 
A. P. T. 
Olathe, Johnson Co.—Wheat is about half 
a crop—about 10 bushels per acre. Corn never 
looked better at this season of the year. Po¬ 
tatoes will be far above an average crop, if 
nothing happens in the latter part of the sea¬ 
son. Fruit of all kinds is an entire failure. 
J. M. G. 
Mound Citt, Linn Co.—Wheat is half a 
crop in quantity—quality above the average. 
Corn promises well—very clean and in good 
condition. Early potatoes are poor; late, 
can't tell. Fruits of all kinds, except grapes, 
are almost a total failure. a. f. e. 
EASTERN STATES 
Maine. 
Skowhegan, Somerset Co.—We had a back¬ 
ward spring; consequently, our sowing and 
planting were both late. We have had con¬ 
siderable rain during the first ten days of June, 
with cool weather aud several frosty mornings. 
Wheat and corn have generally come up well, 
but make Blow growth. The acreage of wheat 
is on the increase. Potatoes are just breaking 
the ground. The beetle is abundant every¬ 
where. The apple crop is very promising; 
many trees that bore well last year are full 
again this year. Our recent rains have given 
the grass a wonderful start, and the hay crop 
will probably be equal to any for several years. 
Wages by the season are $12 to $16. Butter Is 
worth 12 to 15 cents per pound; eggs, 11 cents 
per dozen, 6tore pay ; round hogs, 5 cents ; 
hay, nice, $10 per ton. J. h. l. 
Norway, Oxford Co.—Recent rains have 
made the prospect for hay very flattering. 
Corn is badly injured by frost, and presents a 
very discouraging aspect. Wheat and oats 
look well. Rye and barley are not much cul¬ 
tivated here. A fair crop of apples is antici¬ 
pated. Pear trees have, fruited abundantly 
Grapes wintered uncommonly well, and are 
laying ont. a big season's work, though they 
are backward. The issue of the war going on 
between the farmer and the beetle will decide 
the fate of the potato crop. u. h. u. 
IVew Hampshire. 
Tamworth, Carroll Co. — Winter wheat 
was somewhat winter - killed hereabouts; 
spring wheat is doing well thus far. Corn 
and potatoes are just coming up; potato 
beetles arc loitering around waiting for the 
coming crop. The apple blossoms were abun¬ 
dant, and fruit lias set well, but the extremes 
of beat and cold we have, will, I fear, injure 
the crop. There was a heavy frost the morn¬ 
ing of the 8th met. No other fruit is grown to 
any extent in this section. n. a p. 
Seabrook, Rockingham Co.—Not much 
wheat near here. I think there are more corn 
and potatoes planted hero than last year. Potato 
beetles are in great numbers. Potatoes plant¬ 
ed early look well, those planted late are not 
up yet. Pears and peaches promise well. 
Apples blossom pretty well, but are blighting 
badly, and it is more than probable the crop 
will be light. Currant worms are very de¬ 
structive both to Currants and Gooseberries. 
e. l. o. 
Hudson, Hillsborough Co.—The prospects 
are good for corn and potatoes. Little or no 
wheat is raised in this section. This is the 
‘“off year” for apples, yet there is a prospect 
of a fair crop. Pears promise an abundant 
yield. a. e. c. 
Vermont. 
Burlington, Chittenden Co.—The month of 
May gave ub no rain, and at its end we began 
to fear the consequences of the drought; hut 
the. first day of June brought us fine showers, 
which have continued frequent. The weather 
has been cool and cloudy. We had damaging 
frosts iu this vicinity on the last week of May, 
injuring early crops to some extent in some 
localities. The apple crop will be lair. Corn 
looks well and promises a usual crop. Pota¬ 
toes are growing well, and will doubtless be a 
large crop if the bugs do not cut them down, 
which is feared, plenty of them having ap¬ 
peared. Paris-green will be freely used if no 
better substitute is found to destroy them. 
This is not much of a wheat-growing country. 
A few farmers grow enough for their own use ; 
but all sowed grains are looking well. All 
things considered, we look forward to a grati¬ 
fying harvest. c. c. r. 
Vernon, Windham Co.—The season opened 
in this county about two weeks later than 
usual. Some warm days, bnt much cold 
weather. Rye is in blossom and looks well. 
Not much winter wheat is raised here. More 
spring wheat was sowed than formerly, and it 
looks well. Oats were sown late, but they 
have made a good start. But little corn has 
been hoed yet—some farmers have just finish¬ 
ed planting. A larger acreage of potatoes has 
been planted than last year. The beetles are 
out in full force, and we shall be obliged to 
use Paris-green to save the crop. For the “ off 
year,” the fruit prospect is good ; there was a 
good show of blossoms. A frost on May 24th 
injured the grapes very much in the valleys. 
Copious rains of late give promise of a good 
hay crop. If the balance of the season is 
favorable we shall have a bountiful harvest. 
,i. c. A. 
Newport, Orleans Co.— I find a sudden 
change in the weather. It is cold enough for 
mittens in out-of-door work. Grass is looking 
well, and my June-grass, orchard-grass and 
clover are ready for the scythe. Com is well 
up; spring wheat is thickening, and spiring 
upwards rapidly. There are good settings of 
fruit on apple, plum and cherry trees. In 
short, everything but prices is looking well for 
the farmer. Only the best butter can be sold 
for 12c. to 13c. ; the common sorts are slow at 
8 c. If this is not hard-pan. where shall we 
find it? On the night of June 7 there was a 
severe frost, cutting down about all the corn, 
bean vines and potatoes that were up. Fortu¬ 
nately the season is so late that but little of 
such crops is yet out of the ground. Those 
that were will have to be replanted. It did not 
hurt me much, being bo close to the water. 
T. H. II. 
Massachusetts. 
North Raynham, Bristol Co.—The season 
in this part of the State has been cold and 
backward. Excepting during the last few 
days in May — which were very hot—there 
was but very little rain in that month, 
and grass had begun to suffer. There will 
hardly be au average crop even with the 
best of weather during the rest of this month. 
A good deal was killed by the white worm last 
summer. Potatoes are looking well where not 
killed by the frost, which was not very severe 
right here. This is the fourth year of the 
Colorado beetles, and, according to my expe¬ 
rience, they have doubled every year. Corn is 
backward and look3 rather yellow. Little or 
no wheat is raised in this locality. Rye is not 
looking very well, so far as I have observed. 
Ttiis is the “ off year” for apples, and. as trees 
blossomed very little, there cannot be much 
fruit. Pears and peaches have set well and 
promise a good crop, although they are not 
much cultivated. Iu regard to grapes. I have 
made no inquiries, but, judging from my own, 
I think there will be a fair crop. A good many 
strawberries are raised in this section, but I 
cannot say whether a good yield is expected 
or not. generally. One of my neighbors, quite 
an extensive grower, thinks his crop will be 
light. Pastures are not as good aR usual. The 
principal money crops in this section are. poul¬ 
try, milk, strawberries, potatoes and cabbage. 
T. o. L. 
Amitekst, Hampshire Co.—Wheat is not 
much grown here. Corn-planting is just over 
and fully as much lias been planted as last 
year. The acreage of potatoes is larger than 
last year. The elegantly striped gents from 
Colorado came promptly to time, as numerous 
as ever, and the prospect for a large crop (of 
the aforesaid gents) is unusually fine. The 
acreage of tobacco will be larger than last 
year, and the Havana variety is gaining in 
favor and will lake, the place of seed-leaf to a 
considerable extent in some places. The pros¬ 
pect for a large bay crop is good The bloom 
of apples was unusually good for the “odd 
year,” and the fruit has set well, but is badly 
punctured by the curculiocB, which are very 
abumlaut this year. The prospect for a large 
crop of pears is uncommonly good, Hie bloom 
beiug very heavy; standard t rees set four 
years will bear for the first time this year. 
Peaches, the buds of which were reported 
(from an examination of a few garden trees) 
as about half-killed by the winter, prove not 
to have been materially injured generally, and 
the crop will be large for this region. Grapes 
give x>romise of a good crop. Strawberries 
are beginning to ripen, and the vines are 
loaded with green fruit. Plenty of rain during 
the last three weeks. l. w. g. 
Shelburne Falls. Franklin Co. — We do 
not raise wheat enough in this section to men¬ 
tion. Corn and potatoes are not far enough 
advanced to tell much about them yet. I think 
there is a good average amount of both started. 
Field potatoes are hardly out of the ground 
yet, hut there are swarms of beetles waiting 
for them. Fruit trees blossomed well, partic¬ 
ularly Pears aud Cherries. Apples bid fair to 
be an average crop and there will be an extra 
crop of pears. Grass is also looking better 
than usual. Grapes blossom well. l. a. f. 
Monument. Barnstaple Co.—Wheat is not 
raised in this part of the State. Corn is well 
up and looks well. Early potatoes were in¬ 
jured by a late frost, but have started up and 
look nicely. This is not much of a fruit sec¬ 
tion with the exception of cranberries, and it 
is rather early in the season to form an opinion 
as to this year's crop. a. w. b. 
Rhode Island. 
Pawtuxet, Providence Co.—Wheat is not 
cultivated in Rhode Island ; corn is to 
some extent, and looks well. Potatoes prom¬ 
ise well now. It is the “nit year” for apples, 
and there will be very few in New England. The 
prospect is very good, for n large crop of pears 
and strawberries. Blackberries and Raspber¬ 
ries were winter-killed badly, and the yield 
will be small. Peaches are not cultivated 
largely, but promise more than au average 
yield. h. g. g. 
Connecticut. 
Hartford, Hartford Co.—We live in a very 
rich and fertile valley where, in former years, 
tobacco was King, bnt of late years in conse¬ 
quence of the decline in price and inferior 
quality of the above crop, many of the rich 
acres formerly devoted to it are now culti¬ 
vated in small fruits.garden produets.potatoes, 
oprn, aud other grains. Grass has till within 
the last two weeks, looked very poorly; but 
the late extremely warm weather, together 
with timely rains, has had a most surprising 
effect, and the prospect is now good for an 
abundant hay crop. The high price of pota¬ 
toes the past season, has led to the planting of 
an increased acreage this year. They are 
looking well and have received one hoeing 
already. The Colorado beetle is making us its 
annual visit, but the first crop of potato bugs 
at the present writing. June 10, is still nn- 
h&tched- Corn, which is growing in favor and 
receiving considerable attention. Is looking 
finely (my patch of Blunt's prolific included). 
Oats, rye, etc., are nlso looking well. Of 
strawberries there will be an abundant crop, 
the first of which was picked in this vicinity, 
June 7. Grapes, raspberries, currants and 
other small fruits are lookiug well or other¬ 
wise, according to the attention they have re¬ 
ceived. Pears and cherries promise to he 
plentiful, but of apples there is nothing to 
be said. E - A. G. 
Woodmont. New Haven Co. — Onr Reason 
in this section is backward by reason of cold 
and wet weather, but the grass is looking well. 
Nearly double the usual amount of potatoes is 
planted, owing to the high prices they 
( brought this spring. The potato bugs are 
plentiful. Corn planting is not finished yet. 
Wheat is looking fine, but there is not a large 
amount raised about here. Rye bids fair to be 
a good crop. Oats are backward, but if the 
season is favorable, they may come on and do 
well yet. Market gardening is carried on about 
here quite extensively, it. being but six mileB to 
New Haven. The milk business Is quite an in¬ 
terest here, the farmers raising and peddling 
their own in and around New naven. F,. p. 
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co.—Crops are good 
in their present condition. Cherries and Pears 
are in bloom. There will he fair crops of both. 
Apples did not bloom full this year ; many 
trees hardly made a show. Grass promises a 
glorious crop. The winter grains look well. 
Corn has as yet hardly got to a point where 
one can prophesy its yield. The potato beetle 
has, so far. been less troublesome than usual 
this year, though if of last year’s sort, tl_era 
is yet ample time for its appearance, s. b. 
West Cornwall. Litchfield Co—The pres¬ 
ent condition aud prospects of meadows and 
jiastures are very good. Corn is fine ; wheat 
and rye are medium ; oats and barley, very 
good. Potatoes are coining up well. Local 
rains have injured the crops in some sections ; 
hut here we have had just enough, t. s. g. 
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SOUTHERN STATES. 
Virginia 
Newmarket, Shenandoah Co — We have 
had a severe drought here this spring; we 
have had hardly any rain since March. I have 
traveled over a large part of three counties 
around me and find the drought pretty general. 
The season is about a month later than usual. 
Prospects for wheat are poor; it will be below 
an average crop, Corn is looking well, but 
short yet. Oats will bo short. Early potatoes 
are almost a failure Cherrius are in abun¬ 
dance. and there are fine prospects for a large 
crop of peaches, also for plenty of apples, 
grapes, etc- The prospects for fruit are far 
better than last year. We are troubled much 
with insects of all kinds on vegetables, plants, 
etc. The Colorado beetle’s first brood appear¬ 
ed about the 25th of May. Bees are doing 
finely, having dry weather aud plenty of fruit 
and clover blossoms. Prices are as follows: 
wheat, 97c. to $1; corn, 45c. to 50c.; butter, 
12£c.; eggs, 8c. Farmers generally are in 
good cheer. h. n. 
Morrisontille, Loudoun Co.—The weather 
has been quite cool for the last three or four 
days, owing to a severe hail-storm which 
occurred on the 6th, destroying in its course 
wheat, corn, and garden prodnets. Wheat in 
this part of the county will make an average 
crop. Corn is looking reasonably well. Our 
time of planting is from 25th of April to 10th of 
May. Potatoes are looking well now. The 
early crop will be fit for use by harvest, which 
will be about 25th inst. The fruit crop will 
make a good average so far as we can judge. 
We are having quite seasonable weather, in 
consequence of which our meadows and past¬ 
ure fields are doing well. Clover fields are in 
fnll bloom, from which hay will be made about 
the 15th inst, “ Hard times ” is the cry of every 
one ; money scarce and produce low. Wheat, 
$1.12 ; corn, $1; oats. 25e.; butter, 9c.; eggs, 
8c. per doz. G. w. w. 
Fredericksburg, Spottsylvania Co.—Wheat 
on an average in this section cannot be 
more than three-quarters of a crop on ac¬ 
count of the dry spring. The market price for 
it now is from a $1.12 to $1.20 per bushel. 
Corn is looking quite well. The market price 
is 40c. to 47c. per bushel. Oats will be nearly 
a failure, owing to (be dry cool spring, Its 
price now is 3So. per bushel. There are no 
late potatoes planted, here and the early ones 
are looking very well : ju ice from 60c. to 75e„ 
according to kind and quality, l think the 
prospect for fruit is unusually good. The hay 
crop will not be more than three-quarters 
of an average. We have some orchard-grass 
already out and mostly in the barn. r. f. m. 
Lovettsvillb, Loudoun Co. — The pros T 
pcct for wheat is very good—better than last- 
year. The corn Is looking very well, but it is 
yet, too early to tell how it will be. We arc 
just planting the late, or the principal crop of 
jjotatoes. so that it is too early to jtrophesy 
their yield, The prospect for fruit is very 
flattering. As we had no fruit last year, the 
trees are very full. The weather is very favor¬ 
able for vegetation. j. w. c. 
West Virginia. 
Parkersburg, Wood Co.—We had quite an 
extensive drought until after June, and wheat 
is short in straw, and has suffered very much ; 
