The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-23
THE CROPS.
Reports from Various Quarters.


Cedar Lake, Scott Co., Aug. u, 1875.
Ed. .4nti- Monopoiist
The wheat looks well here, except
that which is lodged, which is a large
amount OF the whole Oatsand potatoes
were never better than this year.
Corn is two weeks behind the season,
with prospects Of a light crop. Harvest
is in full blast and the weather fine.
IOWA.
lSelected for the Patrons Helper. Des
Noines, Iowa.
Cresco, Ia, Aug. 9, 1875.
The promise of an abundant harvest
was never so good as now. All we want
10 good weather.
Ames, Ia, Aug. 9.
Oats are fiat on the ground and not
very well filled; will be about two thirds
of an average crop. Flax well filled.
but Thin and weedy on the ground. Corn
now bids iair to BE- on average crop.
Russell, Ia, Aug. 9, 1875.
The crop prospects of this county are
not very tlattering. The wheat is near
Il
half crop; oats fully up to the average
Of years past; rye good; grass about the
average; potatoes will hardly come up
to the average Of past years.
Washington CO.. Aug. 7. 1875.
Well, our long, tedious harvest is
drawing TO close When | wrote you
. month ago we hoped ioI an abundant
harvest tut our hopes, with the wheat,
are blighted. Wheat is the poorest crop
since go, and the ground has not been
80 !ull OF water since then. Oats were
good but badly wasted, some being
moved, some "hogged down." and al
badly wasted Oats win be the principal
feed for y month, and no old oats left
Grain is all to stack yet, aud much hay
to cut. Corn still looks well, and numer
Gus patches OF buckwheat make us think
OF slapJaeks.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Argusville, N. Y, July, rs.
The season has been backward, there
is likely to be short crop, and the farm
products mus, be, in many cases, mate
rally reduced. Wheat. in many places
in this State, New York; has beer
killed by the cold winter and spring, 81
that there can not be a full crop.
Pi,tsfell. Pike Co., H.. Aug. 2, 1875.
Since Tuesday hast there has been n
immense rain fall in this vicinity, tn
heaviest being on Saturday, accompa
MED by q strong wind from the north
east which broke of and beat down tn
corn. As there IL a large amount o
wheat and oats unstacked, also a greA
deal of grass in cock and to cut, it is il
a precarious condition. The farmers OF
the Mississippi, bottom were forced to Gu
their wheat with cradles, and now tn
water is up TO the hands on the bundle
that are in the shock. The prospect 70
heavy damage is good.
Ripley Co., Mo, Aug. 2, 1875.
Rain in large quantities for the las
twenty five days and uncommonly hig
waters. Current river higher than it ha
been for twenty years past. Great dam
age done to growing crops. One-ha
the wheat crop is spoiled entirely. Cor
can't be better. Early corn hard enou-
to CRATE We have plenty of chinch bugs
doing no harm vet perceivable. Vege
ables are fine. Plenty Of apples an
peaches. OrApeS nave EOttcu, OAiy ia
crop. Stock looks fine and healthy, e.
cept hogs; they are dying with choler'
b. HASsELL.
Maienica, Ind, Aug. 5. 1875.
On the 18th il commenced raining an
has rained every other day since; SOM
times every day. Reapers swampe
down and we had to resort 10 the crAdt
Wheat commenced to sprout in U
shock. Stacking was not safe the on
resort was to thresh out of tn field IN
spread the wheat on the barn floor ~
stir it every day. Oats nearly all f
down. Flax damaged. Many meadow
not cut.
The Wheat Supply.
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