Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-07-24
rH,e wheat Crop.

This GREAT western staple OF llie gram
kind, has struggled on to maturity through
excessive heat, storms, showers, rust, scab,
BUGS and smut till the present. The only
wonder is, how upon earth it came oil sol
victorious in a. contest with the elements
from above, diseases and infinite litters OF
insects from beneath! The sacrifice a.
mounts to something however-perhaps
ten per cent. Had the weather and all
else been equal to the prospect several
weeks ago, the yield per acre would be O
yer large; as it is, the crop may be safely
set down as an average one certain, If not
rather beyond average. Some fields are
below average, but the number is less than
of fields that will over average. We have
heard of no failures, by which we mean,
fields that wont pay for harvesting. Lots
that fail to produce s or 10 bushels to the
acre will not pay for harvesting. Thirty
bushels to the acre may be called fail
Weld this year. We think the average
win not be so high as thirty bushels; some
farmers set it down at that, some over and
some under.
| We proceed from memory, to state re-
ports of farmers in various parts OF the
County:
In the HARMS and METcALF neighbor-
hoods, south of Platteville, the yield was
never better.
| In Lima, wheat is injured by rust, and
it had to be harvested early; some fields
are excellent; yield estimated at an aver
age with last year. In Harrison and
Jamestown, the wheat was never better;
there was little winter wheat put in-far-
mers have not very much faith in winter
wheat ought not to be dropped alto
|gether.
/ In Patch Grove and Cassyille reports
vary; on some farms the chinch bug ha'
worked partial destruction; a communica
ton in another column asks for informa
ton about this new destroyer; some field
also have the smut; other accounts repre-
sent the yield of that part Of the County
as unprecedentedly large.
! In Fennimore we have heard of no com
plant. !. Mr, BurroN has new kind 0
wheat that no destructive agenttsshas attack
ed for three years; we believe in introdu
cling new varieties occasionally; the plar
has been successful among the Smelser far
npers, and they speak highly Of it.
Pr From Wingville and Clifton accounts
Fare fattering; we saw last week wheat OF
the GILBERT and CLIFTON farms that equals
any we have met with this year or any
former one.
On Grant river, north Of Lancaster, M
accident has materially injured the wheat
WIER has ten acre lot of the best he ev
er raised; WALKERS have also perfect
tcrops; DYER's has some smut.
JAS. JONES crop Of so acres, on the
County Farm, will not be over half an ay-
erage crop, if that; the cause he is unable
to give; JAS. BARNETT. in the same neigh
borhood, has splendid crop; from all We
can find out, the timber lands throughout
the County, are. behind prairies for whea
this year; such has not been generally thu
case Other: years. ,.''4
WELcH's wheat on West Grant, ant
many fields in that section almost ruin
ed by smut. Vuraol is considered an in
fallible remedy for this disease; we have
heard several that tried it on their presen
crops say, that not a particle of smut car
be found in their fields.
From the like accounts we conclude, a.
stated at first, that the mineral region o
Wisconsin will produce at least an averag,
crop Of wheat---possibly over an average
Those best able to judge say there is
third more land in wheat this year thai
last, but then there are third more in
habitants to feed, or nearly that.