The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-09-22
Communications.

For the News.
Notes on the Crops in Highland and !
Adjoining Counties--A Large Fam |
lily Gathering -- The Greenfield
Fair Grounds, &c.
SUGAR TREE RIDGE, O., Aug. 31st
Mn. BoARDMAN I have Just
returned home from a trip through Ad-
ans, Ross, Brown and Highland ooun-
ties, thought perhaps it would be Of
some interest to your readers to have
my notes upon the crops Of the differ
ent localities through which I passed.
In Winchester tp., Adams county,
Wheat willavorage about 10 bushels per
acre; Corn and Oats only half crop;
Grass very light. The eastern part Of
Brown county about the same. The
southern and eastern part Of Highland
county will not average more than 9
bushels Of Wheat per acre; Oats good,
but little sown; Grass very light.
The late rains will work wonders, and
help che Corn greatly, but still we can
not calculate on an average Of more
than 20 bushels per acre. From Mar
shall, along the road to cambridge the
Corn is much better. Wheat injured
by the frost, but will yield about 10
bushels per acre; Grass about half a
crop. From cambridge, down the
Paint Valley, the Wheat crop is much
larger than the crop was last year, and
the grain Of a much better quality
The farmers along the valley say their
crop will average about II bushels per
acre, and the Corn crop is set down at
two-thirds Of a crop. Along up the
North Paint Valley it has been quite
seasonable. The Corn is set down at
a full CROP Wheat will average about
10 bushels per acre. From Frankfort
to Greenfield the Wheat crop will aver
age with the other sections above nam
ed, while the Corn may be set down at
half a crop. From Greenfield to Mar
shall, via New Petersburg, about the
same as from Frankfort to Greenfield.
On my return home I called at Mr..
HENRY PARRoTT's, near South Salem,
Ross county, on business. 1t was the
day of their family meeting for social
entertainment. I learned, while there,
that they hold these meetings once each
year. There were present at this meet
ing SO Of the name of Parrott, and III
Of the connexions, being 200 in ALL
The dinner was gotten up on a grand
scale, and nicely arranged on two long
tables, under canvas tent, covered
with 800 yards of muslin. Thirty-eight
married couples were seated at the first
table, and all seemed to do ample JUS
tice to the good things set before them.
Next came the young people, who be-
haved themselves with the strictest de-
corum. After dinner a number Of ad-
dresses we're given by some of the old
men, who recounted with animation the
stirring scenes through which they had
passed. 1t seemed from their discours-
es that several Of them were among the
pioneer settlers of Ross county About
five o'clock in the evening the older
persons adjourned to their homes, while
the youngsters cleared the tent and
made active preparations for an even
ing party. The tent was lighted by
four large lamps, and everything passed
off nicely. 1t is seldom that we see
moro robust or better set of young peo-
pie together. Long shall I remember
this pleasant gathering, and the kind
ness shown me on the occasion.
The next day 1 called on that prince
Of good fellows, THos. murray, Esq,
President Of the "Union Agricultural
Society,"" who kindly volunteered his
services to give me a carriage drive
over their beautiful Fair Grounds at
Greenfield. I gladly accepted this op-
portunity Of visiting the finest Fair
Grounds in the State. The arrange
ments are admirable. The ring is just
one-quarter of a mile around it, and
one-third Of the distance will soon be
surrounded with seats, just far enough
book from the ring to give a nice prom
onade. Every ten feet along this vast
area Of seats, good step-ladders win be
placed, so that persons can reach the
topmost seats without interrupting any
person. Each scat has foot-board
for persons to walk on, so that no one
need be interrupted in going to and
from the seats.
Another grand feature is the pure
spring water, brought from the hill, four
or fye hundred feet distant, by means
Of wooden pipes laid from two to four
feet under ground, 80 as to afford plon-
ty Of good water for all purposes
They are building three more Halls,
one for Farm Products, 80 feet by so,
and fvyo voovo aorH on p..A ......-. e.