Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-07-09
SMELSER.

49, ''fHNHe 10 lOt-
ward and promises o yield of IS to |
20 bushels to the acre. Oats better
than for years and bids fair to har-
vest so to 60 bushels per acre. Corn
looks well considering the season,
rather small, but with favorable
weather there will be an average
crop. Fruits show badly-say one
fourth of crop. Hops look we'll
We have III acres in that will yield
one thousand pounds to the acre.
The potato crop is at the mercy of
the potato bugs. and there are more
of them than Greeley men in our
town."
wATERSTOWN.
Mr.. Jacob Scott writes: "ln an
swer to your request for crop reports
| report as follows from observation:
Wheat a good growth and now fill
ing rapidly; the chintz bugs have at
tackled some fields but the grain ia
so far advanced do not think they
will materially injure the crop
Oats and corn were planted late, but
are growing rapidly. Potatoes very
buggy. Grass is good, never better.
Apples small crop, and cherries and
plums almost failure"
PLATTEvILLE.
Mr.. N. w. Bass writes THE
crops in the town of PlaJUeville never
gave greater promise than az the
present time. Wheat, oats and bar
ley are very heavy. | have seen
corn larger at this time of the year,
but with favorable season we shall
have heavy crop. There are some
bugs on the potatoes, but not enough
to materially injure the crop: In
deed, our farmers are in happy
state of mind over the crop pros
pect."
WOODMAN.
Mr.. George Brown writes. "Ex-
cepting corn the crops in this town
are all advanced and promise a good
yield. Wheat and oats look remark
ably we'll i; the same for barley and
rye. Most pieces of corn have a
healthy color, and with favorable
weather the next six weeks we shall
have fair crop. Grass good. POI
tatoes doing extremely well under
the circumstances. The Colorado
bugs are marching upon them by the
thousands"
BLUE RIVER.
Mr.. w. w. Sylvester writes -
winter wheat, but little sown, but
the few pieces | have seen are excel
lent. Spring wheat is good-about
an average. Oats and barley the
same. Rye is heavy. Corn is small
for the season but is growing fast
now. The bugs have the potato
crop as usual. Fruit, very poor
prospect for both cultivated and
wild Wild grass is excellent, but
the tame grasses are bing run out by
the blue grass. The chintz bug has
appeared in several localities, but has
not done any damage as yet"
MELVILLE.
Mr.. VIM. Horsfall writes: The
crop prospects have prom ised no bet
ter for many years than now
WAeat is heavy, oats is as good as |
ever saw for the season. Corn is be-
hind previous years but never came
forward faster than now,is healthy
color, and may yet average WE'LL
Notwithstanding the ravages of the
bug potatoes promise good yield
Grass is very heavy. The fruit crop
is q failure"
LIMA.
Mr.. E. p. Dickinson writes -
"Crops in the town of Lima are gem
orally looking well at the present
time July 81. Grass and wheat are
extra good. Oats middling. Corn
bids fair for good crop, although
rath er late. Potatoes are promising
we'll even though bugs are plenty
Apples and plums not more than half
crop"
MARION.
Mr.. G. A. Blanchard writes
"Small grains look well, and we ex-
pect good crops, especially of wheat
and oats. Corn, although backward,
is growing very fast, and there is a
good prospect for q fair crop
Fruits are almost a failure"
WATERLOO.
Mr.. W. b. Slocum writes: "The
present condition OF general grains
promises an abundant harvest. Corn
late but doing well. Potatoes grow
faster than the bugs. The fruit crops
will be light"
MUSCODA.
Mr.. Ralph Carver writes: "Wheat
middling or worse. Oats good
Corn rather poor, but season-old;
rains may make good crop. Fruit
scarce. Potatoes buggy and uncer-
tain ~