Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-07-09
THE CROPS IN GRANT COUNTY.
Near Twenty Tswns Heard from-smsli Grains
Promise an Abundant Harvsst-Corn
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- Crop.
Our request of last week for re-
ports ofthe condition of the crops
has been most generally responded
to by farmers throughout the county.
We publish below reports from near
twenty towns, all wIitton since the
last issue of the Herald. 1t will be
seen these letters note alike the
promising condition of all the crops,
excepting fruit:
FENNIMORE.
Mr.. James Jones writes: IL have
lived in this town IL years and have
never seen better prospect for
crops. Wheat, oats and barley are
as good as they can be at the pres
ent time. My only fear is they may
lodge. Corn is late, but growing
very fast. Potatoes are looking well
at present, but the young bugs are
just hatching out and the future of
the potatoe is at their mercy. Tim
othy and clover was never so good
crop. Some of our farmers have
their clover already in stack. Small
fruit in abundance, but apples are
not more than half crop. In
many orchards the trees are badly
damaged by little worm roAem-
Uiiug auu travelling iiAO thv meas
uring worm. This worm covers the
tree with web which hangs from
the limbs down to the ground, and
strips the tree of its foliage. Will
not some of our horticulturists in
form the fruit growers through the
Herald how best to rid the orchards
of these destructive pests? The
farmers of Feunimore are feeling
happy, not only over the crop but
also the political prospect, and pro-
pose to h,lp elect Grant and Wilson
in November"
PATCH GROVE.
Mr.. James a Davis writes: "In
this town the stand of wheat, oats
and barley is very heavy, with here
and there lodged piece. Winter
wheat and rye a full crop. Corn not
as forward as last year but looks
well and is growing fast, except
some fields planted on sod where the
grubs are working. On the whole
these crops promise an abundant
yield if the weather should continue
dry. Potatoes are looking well, the
bugs not iDjuring them much. The
crops of timothy and clover are the
heaviest known for many years
Apples small crop, pears average,
and all kinds of vine fruits have yield
ed we'll"
JAMESTOWN.
Mr. f. Lyster writes: The pres
ent condition of wheat promises the
best crop of this serial we have had
for ten years. Oats are very heavy.
Corn back ward, but an excellent
stand and an average crop is expects
ed. Barley good. No chintz bugs
in this section. Pototoes promise
well in spite of the bug depredations.
Fruit crops not over an average, with
pums failure. The late heavy
rains did considerable damage here
abouts, washing away fences and
lodging the grain"
WINGVILLE.
Mr. Thos. Laird writes: wheat
never looked better at this season
and appears now will yield heavy
crop. Same remarks apply to oats.
Corn behind last year but fully up
10 the seasons generally. The late
warm weather has caused a wonder>
growth in corn. Flax is the heaviest
| ever saw grown in this region
Grass now being harvested, turns out
a great crop. Fruits nearly total
failure. Farmers feel we'll over the
prospects for good crops generally"
BEETowN.
Mr.. Rob't Porter writes: "Crops
look promising just now-wheat and
oats never better. Corn back ward,
but week g growth such as we have
just seen will give it the stand of
most prosperous seasons at this date,
(July 6th.) Grass never better. Po-
tatoes and the bugs struggle for the
mastery but the indications predict
success for the "murphies." Fruit,
a short crop. An orchardist tells me
the cause of the young apples falling
off is the extraordinary growth of
wood this season that trees never
''wood" and "fruit" we'll the same
season."
GLEN HAVEN.
Mr.. VIM. Curtis writes "Small
grain looks remarkably we'll in our
town. Wheat is very heavy and
with favorable weather will turn
out the largest crop we have had for
many years. Corn small, but a good
stand, and grows rapidly. Potatoes
look we'll so far, with plenty of
bugs. Grass is very heavy. Small