Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-09-05
Letter from Ohio.
WAs.IlSGroN G. II. Onto.
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WAs.IlNGToN G. II. Onto.
August "a, 1874.
EDlTOR CLARION:
Through your yalua-
bic paper, we lea. n of the crop prospects,
Pic. Me Seasons, Sc. of our former meme
in Frederick Co., and right GLADLY We wei
come each Monday arrival of the DEAR
OLD CLARION. SO well are we kept posted
of affairs around our Old home, that we inn
or:nc we almost see them rs they really
are. We notice with pleasure the steady
advance YOU are making in al! your var
i9us ayoca.ions, an Improvements. l"1r
town is surely growing. Your mountain
riches are being more fully developed, and
every thing be speaks progress. After pc
r;lsins the "Clarion' this morning, |
thought it might be well to exchange ideas
and compare our crops Of Faycttc Co., with
those of Frederick. During the early part
of the season, from April 20, to July 10,
we had very little rain, not enough to pre-
vent our horses field work. Since then
VIC have had the best of seasons. Wheat
never was better, the early drought cut the
hay crop short. But TIE corn prospect
never was surpassed here. Some fields
have passed hands at $4,000 per acre to be
ho~ut4l down. The demand for hogs, in
cnn-cl,,encc of so fine a corn crop is great.
They are now passing hands readily at six
cents gross, and scarce at those figures.
Oar l;lue Grass pastures are now finer
than ever saw them in Jane. Many ear
" mown meadows will yield Letter sec
ond crop than their first. There vii! he y
m'lri larger crop of wheat sown than u@n-
Al. most If our farmers are done plowlng
and expect to begin seeding sept LIST.
Fruits Of all kinds abundant. Peaches are
filct ever saw, and abundant at ~ cts
per y .shri Melons are raised ny quaint
iin. t:rrc ard by ahArt every farmer. lhrS
Ar" ~ luscious rs the celebrated Anne
Arundel Co., melons. We lave !'ern hay
iny :" .llcrcs>ion o? Pie Mics al Washing
;oo ;'.ls season. Aug. lst our li!er;, Of
NE Temperance order held u grand Pic
Nc Oh the Fair Ground. Speeches, "2nss
~ ! rlus:c were the nr'l9rUl the day. AU-
..,l-: 9Th, the t,rangtrs held y jolly Big
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