THE RURAL NEW-YORKER; 
JULY 40 
cared for their vines have promise of plenty 
of fruit. Fullers’ teasel is raised quite exten¬ 
sively here,and rarely ever looked more prom¬ 
ising than now. From (30 cents to $2 per thou¬ 
sand are the outside prices paid for them, 
while from 75,000 to 200,000 from an acre 
give an idea of the yield. G. M. D. 
Canajoharie, Montgomery Co.—Prospects 
not as good as last year for average crops. 
Too dry. A rain has now set in which may 
relieve us somewhat. Hay, 75; corn, backward; 
wheat, where not winter-killed, average. 
Many pieces nearly all killed. Oats, where 
sown early, bid fair to give a full crop, ltye, 
an average. Barley none. Early potatoes 
have suffered from drought. Orchard fruits, 
50. Hops looking poorly. Cows are doing 
well; the flow of milk is equal to last year’s. 
T. O. W. 
Canaseraga, Albany Co.—As compared 
with last year, spring and winter wheat 
about 80; corn, as good ; oats, about two- 
thirds; barley, about two-thirds; potatoes, 
about the same; apples, good for the “off 
year;” hay, about one-half to two-thirds. It 
is very dry here, and unless we get min soon 
spring crops will not be as good as reported. 
Wool, 25 to 30 cents. F. M. 
Caton, Steuben Co.—Corn, oats,rye and bar¬ 
ley about the same. Wheat and potatoes off 
one-third. Apples not one-half crop; other 
fruits an average. Grass poor. J. m. 
Chatham, Columbia Co.—Early in Spring 
prospects for all crops were excellent, but 
lack of rain is making bad results. A good 
average crop of hay, but by no means a full 
crop. Oats are turning yellow from dry 
weather, but they will probably be a fair 
crop. Com doing well. No wheat or barley 
of any consequence raised; potatoes doing 
well; apples will be light. For other fruits a 
fair prospect. Cherries are terribly troubled 
with the black aphis. All insects are numer¬ 
ous, owing to the favorable weather in April 
for their development. No frost to kill eggs or 
insects. General outlook favorable for the 
farmer, but much will depend on early rains. 
J. w. D. 
Clinton, Oneida Co.—Com is slow; stands 
even; has good look; needed rain just falling; 
wheat in excellent condition; potatoes, good; 
but hardly so good as last year. Apples blos¬ 
somed rapidly; but a check in bloom, and 
young growth started a iierfeet plague of lice. 
For pears this is the “off” year, but they will 
be in good supply; grapes are very line; sor¬ 
ghum is not so much grown; hops so far are 
moderately good; cherries and plums very 
full. E. p. p. 
Clyde, Wayne Co.—Hay will average as 
good as last year; old meadows are complain¬ 
ed of as short; low meadows were injured 
somewhat by water; corn is promising a little 
better than last year; much of it is late, how¬ 
ever; low lands could not be planted till the 
last of May; oats and barley promise to be as 
good, if not better, than last year; wheat, 
good, and will be better than last year; no 
Hessian fly or midge to speak of; potatoes 
equal to last year's: apples bloomed to the ut¬ 
most—the bearing year—two weeks or more 
earlier than last year; the blossoms fertilized 
perfectly, for the trees averaged five apples to 
the twig, when the size of large peas; since 
they have fallen off at a tremendous rate until 
we haven’t one apple to five twigs; the com¬ 
plaint is general. The crop will be as short as 
that of 1882. Grapes, 10U; berries, 100; hops, 
00; pepperment, 90. w. x. 
East Hamli n, Monroe Co.—Cora poor, 
owing to poor seed it did not come out well. 
Wheat looks well. Oats are an average; bar¬ 
ley the same. No apples, pears or peaches to 
any amount. Apple orchards were full of 
blossoms, but the fruit all dropped, h. m. g. 
Franklin, Delaware Co.—Ours is not a 
corn section strictly speaking, but about the 
usual area is planted and is looking fairly well 
miH with favorable weather, from now out 
there may be au average crop, though we have 
had many cold nights so far. Oats about the 
usual acreage and until the past two or three 
weeks, they did finely; but the weather is now 
getting very <iry, and if it continues will 
greatly shorten the crop. Wheat, rye and 
barley are little grown, hay, our main crop, 
on the low lands along the streams will be 
much better than last year, while on the hills 
many old meadows were badly winter-killed 
and will be very light. Potatoes promise an 
average yield, but they greatly need rain just 
now. Apples will he a full average crop—fol¬ 
lowing the largest crop last year ever known 
in Delaware County. e. j, B. 
Fulton, Oswego Co.—Corn backward; 
wheat rather poor; oats, rye, barley and pota¬ 
toes about an average; apple and pear pros¬ 
pects good; hay poor; tobacco not as many 
acres as usual, k. h. 
Geneva, Ontario Co.—Com, backward; 
many fields had to be replanted; wheat, fine 
condition, 100; oats, fair, but being injured by 
drought; rye, first-class crop; bailey and 
potatoes, backward, because of dry weather. 
We have been having a severe attack of this. 
C. s. P. 
Greenwich, Washington Co.—Com acre¬ 
age about as last year; oats look fine; acreage 
about as last year; rye fair crop; potatoes do¬ 
ing well; acreage planted about as in 1885; gar- 
den truck never better; apples plentiful pros¬ 
pect; other orchard fruit, fair crops; hay, old 
meadows light; new seeded and clover, good 
crop: small acreage of flax sown, looking well. 
J. G. s. 
Hartwick, Oswego Co.—The only field 
crop that looks as well as last year at this time 
is the oat crop; apples, pears, plums and all 
other fruits are looking about the same. 
n. o. B. 
Himrod’s, Yates Co.—Wheat good crop and 
fail' average w T ith last year. Oats looking 
well. Rye is filling well. Barley never looked 
better. Potatoes and garden truck good. 
Apples, peaches, pears aucl other orchard 
fruits abundant. Grapes good. Clover heavy; 
hay grass light. Cora gootL G. a. b. 
Kingston, Dutchess Co.—Cora promising, 
planting was somewhat delayed by wet weath¬ 
er. Wheat and rye wintered well; acreage 
not large; crops fair; oats average, equals 85; 
no barley grown here; potatoes look well; 
bugs less troublesome than usual; full crop now 
indicated; growth in advance of last year this 
timo; garden truck in general also maturing 
rapidly; apples, heavy crop now indicated, by 
far too heavy; peal's below the average; plums 
loaded; eureulio very active, black-knot de¬ 
stroy iug every twig; peaches, very light yield 
promised; grapes, loaded beyond precedent; 
all small fruits abundant; large hay crop 
almost matured. H. H. 
Marlborough, Ulster Co.—Grain up to 
the average. Grass half a crop. Potatoes and 
garden truck average. Apples better. Peaches 
25. Grapes average. J. G. 
Phelps, Ontario Co.—Com is one-fourth 
less than last year; wheat a little better; oats 
five to ten bushels per acre; barley hardly as 
good; potatoes are lookmg fair; apples and 
peara less; peaches, none; trees dry iug; the dry 
weather has damaged hay* one-eighth; hops 
are hurt by the same cause. n. P. 
Rhinebkck, Dutchess Co.—Com backward; 
will need warmer weather for a full crop. 
Wheat a good average. Rye good in both 
grain aud straw. Potatoes a full growth of 
vines; outlook good. Of apples next to none. 
Pears and cherries a f a ir a verage. Plum trees 
and grape vines heavily loaded. Raspberries 
aud currants, enormous crops. Hay a fair 
average; much better than last year. 
j. l. v. w. 
Rochester, Monroe Co.—Wheat promises 
a full average yield, but the acreage is not as 
high as in former years. Corn has largely 
failed to sprout. Many r formers have replant¬ 
ed, but the corn crop is greatly retarded in 
consequence and the outlook is discouraging. 
Potatoes promise fail'. Oats are but little 
sown, barley largely taking their place. Bar¬ 
ley is looking fairly well, but is suffering 
somewhat from dry weather. The hay crop 
promised well early in the seasoiqbut expecta¬ 
tions have not been realized; the latter weeks 
have been too dry. Beans have met with the 
same fate as corn. Outlook not encouraging. 
Apples seem to be an entire failure. Alto¬ 
gether the farmers in this vicinity are not 
very much encouraged with the outlook, con¬ 
sidering the low prices that arc ruling. 
C. A. G. 
South Cameron, Steuben Co.—We had an 
unusually early Spring and every indication 
of good erojis, but the outlook is uot so good. 
We did not have any rain for four weeks and 
four days, until last week, Wednesday, when 
we had a good shower of about 30 minutes’ 
duration, but the ground is as dry as ever. 
Winter wheat, excellent; hay, about half a 
crop: early sown oats aud barley fair; large 
acreage of buckwheat; many meadows turn¬ 
ed over and sown to this grain. Good milch 
cows sell for $30. Seed buckwheat *50 cents 
per bushel. J. w. w. 
Pennttylvanla. 
Anthens, Bradford Co.—The average pres¬ 
ent condition and future outlook for the fol¬ 
lowing crops in this section, as corai>ared with 
the condition and outlook at the same date 
last year, are 25 per cent better:—corn, wheat, 
oats, rye, potatoes aud garden truck, apples, 
pears, peaches, and other orchard fruits, 
grapes, tobacco, etc. Hay is only 75 per cent 
of last year's crop. T. B. 
Avondale, Chester Co.—Corn, three weeks 
behind; wheat, better; oats, very good; pota¬ 
toes, very good. The apple crop will be a 
heavy one here if prospect holds good; grass, 
very good. J. H. t. 
Beechtree, Jefferson Co.— Wheat a fair 
average crop as compared with last year’s. 
Grass not so good. Corn more forward than 
at this time last year; oats and potatoes prom¬ 
ise good crops. Apples are good. G. B. 
Fair view, Erie Co.—It was extremely dry 
here since Spring opened, until the 17th, when 
we got a good rain, which has greatly revived 
things and future prospects. As compared 
with last year, eoru is 100; wheat, 125; oats, 
85; rye, 90, but iuerease. in area; barley, 85; 
potatoes, 80; hay, 75; garden truck, SO; ap¬ 
ples, 125; ; (cal's, 50; peaches, uoue last year, 
but some this and plenty near the lake; 
plums, trees overloaded this year, none last 
year; cherries, 125; grapes, 75. t. m. r. 
Glenburn, Lackawanna Co.—Oats, rye, 
wheat look better. Potatoes and corn back¬ 
ward; planted late. Fruit will uot be an 
average crop; hist year was the bearing year 
for most orchards. Onions, tomatoes and 
garden truck look well. The hay crop will be 
light; the cut w ill not exceed that of last year. 
H. N. 
Granville, Miflliu Co.—Spring opened at 
least two weeks earlier than last year, and 
everything has come on rapidly. Prospects 
excellent for a good crop of corn. Wheat aud 
rye badly winter-killed in some fields; hut the 
average will lie considerable aliove that of 
last year. Oats look vvelL A large crop of 
early potatoes, strawberries, cherries, peas, 
beans and all kinds of early garden truck. 
Peaches few, the trees failing to blossom. 
Apple and plum trees well loaded; pears not 
so good. Grapes, raspberries and huckleber¬ 
ries very promising. Farmers have com¬ 
menced to make hay; the crop will be double 
that of last year. H. m. r. 
Harrisburg, Dauphin Co.—Wheat, in the 
section inclosed by a line drawn south from 
Harrisburg to the Maryland, aud another east 
from Harrisburg to the Delaware River, will 
probably give a crop considerably above the 
average; but the average in the whole State 
will lie reduced by the diminished yield of 
some of the interior and northern counties, 
notably that of Center, w here the absence of 
snow diu'iug windy weather last Winter and 
Spring and the the ravages of the fly in 
Spring, have reduced the crop Car below 1 he 
average. The area of the crop is estimated 
at about 1,550,000 acres, and the possible yield 
at 19,750,000 bushels. Cora, condition varies 
greatly in different portions of the State; not 
only in adjoining counties but also upon ad¬ 
joining farms; that which was planted in the 
eastern pai't of the State, early, is in 
fair condition, but late planted fields are look¬ 
ing bad and will, at best, yield but a partial 
crop; much replant iug was necessary, add 
whole fields were replowed aud planted the 
second time; much of the crop looks yellow, 
but with a continuation of the present favor¬ 
able weather, will soon recover much of the 
lost ground. Area planted estimated at l ,200,- 
000 acres. The cool damp weather has 
promoted the growth of oats, which stand 
thickly; probable acreage 1,100,000; prospects 
fully up to au average. Potato crop is fully 
up to the average of the past 10 years; in 
man} r localities the Colorado Beetle has done 
more damage than during the post two or 
three years, but the liberal application of 
Paris-green has prevented much loss from this 
cause; a slight increase of acreage over the 
average of the past 10 years, and a probable 
decrease as compared with that of last year; 
low prices aud a wet Spring have combined to 
discourage the extensive planting of this crop. 
Hay, in most of the eastern and southeastern 
counties, wil 1 be a very lame crop, but in many 
of the northern and western counties it will 
be below our average for the past 10 years; 
estimated cut 2,500,000 acres. Yield probably 
not far from 8,000,000 tons. Apples will be 
above the average. Small fruits are and will 
be unus ually abundant in the eastern und cen¬ 
tral counties, and the falling off in the western 
part of the State will be more than balanced 
by the production in the east. An unusual 
crop of plums; most of the trees are too full 
to produce the best quality of fruit, and some 
of our best growers have removed a portion 
of the crop so that the remainder may be 
properly tilled up. T. j. e. 
Industry, Beaver Co.—Crops have all 
suffered from drought, especially the grass— 
clover is good but Timothy very light and 
full of “white tops” iu many fields. Corn is 
very small yet—cut-worms were worse than 
for many years past. Wheat, a fair crop— 
some now ripe. Oats look bad, but may yet 
be a fair crop. The apple crop will be light 
and pears very scarce. Roaches, a good 
yield, but few grown here. K. e. 
Lacyville, Wyoming Co.—Wheat and rye 
full average crops. Oats good. Corn fail'. 
Hay light—two-thirds of crop. Peaches a 
failure—trees winter-killed. Apples light. 
J. R. 
Miller’s Station, Crawford Co.—Wheat 
good, oats good, corn rather backward. Po¬ 
tatoes looking well. Apples a fair crop. Hay 
from half to two-thirds crop. J. b. b. 
Oxford, Chester Co.—Corn, early planted, 
looking well, later planting (fully two-thirds 
owing to wet weather) did not come up well, 
some having to plant, a second time; will re¬ 
quire late Fall to mature. Wheat, straw 
large aud the crop will be above the average. 
Iu some localities, mauy of the heads have 
been cut off by worms. Oats looking very 
well; heading now; will he fully up to last 
year’s if not injured by storms; potatoes look¬ 
ing well; hay, clover, very good; Timothy 
very light; apples, above the average; pears, 
will be short; pleaches, good; little or no 
tobacco planted this Spring. Crop has not 
been paying. J. h. 
Sharpsville, Berks Co.—Corn, 100; wheat, 
90; oats, 80; potatoes and garden truck, 100; 
apples and pears, 90; peaches aud grapes, 50; 
hay, 70; small fruits, 100. G. b. 
Sugar Grove, Warren Co.—As compared 
with last year, corn is 110; wheat, 90, nearly 
all winter wheat; oats, 105; rye, 95; barley, 
100; po til toes, 105: gardens and apples, 100; 
pears, 105; peaches, none, and none last year; 
plums, 150; grapes, 90; hay, 80. F. R. M. 
Tyrone, Blair Co.— Iu this and Centra 
County the severe cold of last Winter, which 
occurred when the snow had been taken off 
by a thaw, damaged wheat seriously. The 
Spiring was favorable, no frost after April 1, 
except on April 5 and 9, and then only 32 de¬ 
grees, Abundant rains in May and June,and 
much cloudy weather. This has been unfa¬ 
vorable for corn, and has rotted strawberries, 
which have also suffered by the Winter, as had 
the wheat plants. But it makes a heavy grass 
crop and line promise of oats, potatoes and 
other garden crops and small fruits. Cher 
ries uuusually plentiful. Apples promise well, 
although the “off” year; so do grapes; pears, 
a small crop). w - g. w. 
Utah, Indiana Co.—Crops compared with 
last year at this time, are about as follows in 
West-Central Pennsylvania : Corn, 105 ; 
wheat, 105; oats. 100; rye, 100; potatoes, 100; 
garden truck, 100; apples, 75; peaches, an en¬ 
tire failure both years; cherries, 200; grapes, 
100; hay, 75. _ J- t. m. 
New Jentey. 
Blairstown, Warren Co.—Wheat better 
than for several years. Oats good. Rye 
heavy crop. Corn not a very good stand. 
m. h. c. 
Bridgeton, Cumberland Co.—Corn, good 
take; waiting for hot weather; wheat, soon 
ready for harvest and a good crop; oats, never 
a better promise for a good crop—we are too 
far south for oats, the heat of June generally 
shortens the product.—[Oats are grown to the 
Gulf.—Eds.] Rye, good, not much grown; 
potatoes and garden truck, never better; 
apples, pears, and peaches, good show for 
fair crops. All crops grown in this section 
give promise of good returns. c. E. e. 
Cedarvillk, Cumberland Co.—Corn is 
small for the time of year; wheat above an 
average; oats, good—not many sowed; rye, 
straw large; garden truck, uncommonly good; 
apples good; peaches not so good as last year; 
early potatoes very good; sweet potatoes 
very small for time of year. s. s. 
Elmer, Salem Co.—Cora u little backward, 
owing to wet weather. Wheat looking well. 
Grass, a heavy crop where a stand was got 
last season. Oats and rye both good. Pota¬ 
toes, rather larger acreage planted this season 
than last. Early ones a good crop assured. 
Garden truck abundant, owing to continuous 
rains of May aud June. Apples promising; 
pears good; peaches none of any extent in 
bearing in this locality. Fruits slightly dam¬ 
aged by hail. B - w - 
Franklin, Ossett Co.—Cora, rather back¬ 
ward, owing to very wet weather; rye, good— 
the late rain put some of it down; potatoes 
rather uneven; some look very good, but a 
good many did not come .up well. Oue man 
planted some whole potatoes to fill out anti 
they have come up and look decidedly better; 
garden track looks well; lots of apples bloom, 
but I have seen more apples. w. v. 
Hanover, Morris Co.—Corn, backward; 
wheat, better; oats, promising; rye, the same; 
barley, none raised; potatoes, poor, crop will 
be a partial failure. Garden truck good; 
hay, 150. v. J. R. 
Marlboro, Monmouth Co.—The Rural 
corn bids fair to he a good crop. Wheat, rye 
and oats will be about au average; bay will bo 
at least a quarter heavier thau last year; 
peaches, scarcely half a crop; apples, about an 
average; potatoes promiso well, except the 
late-planted which don’t come up well, so that 
much replanting bud to lie done. v. W. 
Naughriohtvillk, Morris Co.—Corn came 
up badly; was planted even, and looks gener¬ 
ally backward and uneven. Oats promise a 
fair crop; wheat and rye, good; potatoes and 
