The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-07-10
sss. 'tal. County staas,.:
CHASE, JULY 10, 1873.
Chas:,.. K. Radcliffe, Editor.
,CrOp ReD9rtS.

=. go: (: Crop Reports, \.
ScHooIoRAsr. -Very.li.tlo wheat
in moving, and prices remain at
from 81 40 to 81 go. Since the
recent copious showers potatoes
are looking fine, and promises an
abundant crop. AT this time bot
a potato is for sale at tho stores,
and many peopleharo been with.
ont them on the table for several
wecks.~sA new bng has made its
appea,apce, which destroys the
potato bug and its knits, much to
the satisfaction Of potato. raieers.
DuEpEE. : The late rains i'm
prove the prospect of corn, ssoats,
and Sother crops. Wheat will
be half a crop or more. There
are many good pieces. The apple
!, tree blight it appearing on many
trees. 80, ,,,~ - -
LAwToN.-The, abundant rain.
has mado a cllangcNin the condi ,
ton of the GRIPS to about this ex:
tent: Wheat will fill better. Diell
wheat seems now TO be the best of
all the varieties. Treadwell is
light in the "heaG." Some fields
are already being cut. Grass, of
course in. pastures will improve
rapidly-anderihe ram, but mead
ows are past redemption. So are
oatssunless very late sowcd. Macy
fields are beaded outsabout; tingcs
high. Corusis coming on, as a
"timber, land. farmer says he can
"heakit grow'P In the Enioonli sht.
Potatoes are wet into the hill;
and,noxsif wheat fills plump :he
old promise Of seed time and har-
vest~will be fulfilled this year too.
Elk RAPIDS. Crops are looking
excellent all through this region,
and surpass those of tho southern,
part Of the State. We have had
no droath here and nothing to
retard the growth of our crops.
Wheat promises exceedingly well,
and oats, corn, barley aud potatoes
never looked better, The hay crop,
one,of our most important ones, is
very heavy, and with good wealth.
to secure it, will prove valuable.
An Informant front tsego Lake,in
Otsego county,reports that wheat,
oats and barley are all promising,
and that there is good prospect
even for corn, The first wheat ever
raised in this county was.hsrvested
last year, yielding over 80 bushels
TO the acre. Those who think
this county is 80 cold and frosty as
to- make farming an impossibility,
ought to come and take a look
and see how far they are behind
ns, this year at least. -r1
suILLsDALE, w heat, about same
area sown as last year, very much
spotted 10y winter killing, yield
will be under an average. Corn,
prospects poor, may get two
thirds crop. Oats very poor, not
half a crop.
JoNEsvILLE.-Whcat, killed bad
ly, the yield will probably be
about eight bushels per acre a.
gainst twenty bushels last year.
Harvest July 10th. Very little
oldwleat in the hands Of farm
ers, none in store. Corn prospects
very fine. Oats poor. 4,ss +. e,
CEETERvILLE. = WheatfaIly one
half;winter killed, prospects, poor,
less than half a crop. Corn, pro@
,nisiug.. Gate, "not an oat with
present prospect" - 'gas =
STURGrs.- Wh heat, badly killed,
probably not more than one filled
ofacrop will be realized, sripens
uneven. Corn, fair hut latc,
weather very dry. Oats, pros
pecis very poor. 49, ss - ss,i =,
:SIWurrr PIcEoN.-W Wheat, badly
WINTER killed, net half crop. lett
standing. Corn, prospects good.
Oats, none. an
= = ADRIAN Wheat I TO 1 less
than last year. Corn aud Oats
poor.
Wheat, may yield
from ! TO 3 crop. Corn and Oats
very poor, suffering for rain.
NrtEs. Wheat, injurcdin some
localities, yield not quite so large
as hast year. 2 Corn, late butlooks
well. Oars, very poor. 49, p
TEcUMsEH. Wheat, considera-
bly, winter killed; yield, probably
three.tourths Of a crop. Corn,
rather poor, but may yield i've
cigths ola crop. Oats, ono.Eall
crop. eat.
ST .Touvs Wheat. large area