The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-07-27
16e Crops Of Central iowa.

The Age OF the 2lst inst gives the
following reports Of the harvest, crop
prospects. &C., - just received, by tele-
graph from e pshts indic.ted, the
localities repoling following the North
Western railroad across Cedar county
and through the fertile center of the
State. @4S@~ ~
Lou Moor.-Wheat will yield abeut
IL bushels per acre, oats S, to 60, barley
80 to 4o,rye fair, corn extraordinary.
De Win.-Wheat average crop quality
good v oats large crop, barley large crop
and good; corn large and very good.
Whedtland.-Rye good, barley not
equal to last year, wheat good. oats bet.
ter than last year, corn aud potatoes
never better. ... t......
Louden.-Wheat, barley, oats, and
other small grain, good, prospect for
corn never better. l..,..,,.,,..
C1arence.-Wheat crop is less number
Of acres this year than last, the yield IL
estimated 8 per cent per acre less than
last year. Rye, so per cent less than
last year, yield about the same, barley
about the same number of acres, fair
yield per acre, heavy as last year, oats
about the same number Of acres, stands
heavy with good head and prospects of
better crois. -.., ..... .....
1San,Uood.-Three fourths Of the en-
tire surface sown and planted. one fourth
is small grain, barley, rye harvested,
wheat half cut, prospest Of fair yield,
equal to that of last year, one half Of the
surface is corn. prospects good.
MechanicsriHe. Wheat average crop
oats and barley better than last year,
corn ahead Of anything ever seen IN
Iowa. ..-. i.....
Wheat will be light crop,
oats and corn good.
MI. Vernon. Corn Is good, and pros
poets OF heavy crop. rye threshing, it
turns out lighter than expected, wheat
and oats harvesting, prospects good.
/ Bert,un,.--The wheat crop is not SO
good as last year, oats about the same,
rye average fair crop, corn, extra goot.
harvesting is about half over. ! .n.p.
Cedar Rapids. Wheat 10 per cent
oats 100 per cent, corn 100 per cent bet
ter than last year, thc weather is favor.
able and farmers arc improving the
time.
Bc'icplaine -Harvestlng has fairly
commenced in this locality, wheat will
average nbout fifteen bushels to the acre
aud more acres planted this year than
last, corn still favors a very heavy crop,
also more planted than last year.
Nor,coy Wheat and oats are about
half cut, prospects are that the crops
will be better than the average, corn
never before at this time of year looked
as we'll as now, rye and barley all in the
stack in good shape. ~
Blubsto,nn.-W average crop,
barley. corn and. oats, double the a.
mount sowed this year over that of last
Year, and better yield than has ever
been known in this section.
thc,sea.-Wheat crops were damaged
by rust and chintz bugs, farmers esti-
mate crops at l2 bushels per acre, the
quality is not SO good as that Of last
year, oats and corn are very good.
/ Tuna Gy.-Wheat is looking better
and is being cut very fast, prospects Of
! about two thirds ola crop, oats are bad
~ blown down, there will he considera.
bic loss to harvest them, barley is head
ing about 40 bushels per acre, out is
badly stained and will grade low, corn
excellent.
earnest, wheat is light, not more than
half the usual crop, oats and barley fai"
! prospects, corn splendid.
! MurshoNtoWn. - Wheat, farmers claim
small crops, harvest has commenced,
! there is some new wheat in market,
barley, an average Drop, stained some,
rye, very good crop, all harvested, oats
badly lodged ,sbut will yield fair, corn
good, never looked better.
State Center.-rhe prospect for small
! grain of all kinds is good, wheat viii be
nearly all cut this week, it will AVERAGE
about twenty bushels per acre, the
prospect for corn is better than that Of
| last year.
Nerada. The croIs are doing well,
| about one. fourth Of the wheat Is har-
! vested.
-Ames.-Wheat, average yield, good
quality, oats, heavy crop, good quality.
barley twenty per cent above average,
poor quality, rye, none raised corn
twenty per cent above average, good