The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-17


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The grass-hoppers have done no daus-
age here worth mentioning, and there
are but very few here. We have
had very fine spring since the rains
commenCed-about the st of April We
are having an abundance ofvegetabies
peas, lettuce &c, and new potatoes
are Just coming in. Corn is doing finely
and oats will be the largest crop eyer
raised here.
Wheat will probably not be over ore
half crop, owing to late sowing tcaused
by the presence Of G. H. and the dry
weather and freezing out. 1t stands thin
on the ground but is doing finely now
and will no doubt yield to exceed the ex-
pectations of most persons The chinty
bugs are not much feared this year, a.
they cannot propagate or work much in
wet weather, and the wheat has got the
start Of them. Our wheat was too early
for them last year, and many farmer
raised as high as 40 and45 bushels per
acre. And our farmers and millers have
done fair business the past winter and
spring. shipping -four to Texas, Indian
Territory and Kansas.
We will also have fair fruit crop AND
everything here seems quite PROMISING
for better times this year. Our city IS
going forward some this year in the wa,
of improvements and buildings. A Wa
ter Power, on Spring River adjoining the
town and r. h. depot, is being construct
ed. Our Railroad is being extended 20
Oswego, Kansas, to connect with the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas r. II.
Our lead and zinc mines are extending
continually and doing well which keeu
more money in circulation here than
perhaps in other parts Of the West.
The part of this State so fearfully in
tested by the grasshoppers this spring is
about wholly confined to ten or twelve
counties North of us on the Western Dor
der of the State, near 10 the Missour;
River, VIZ; Bates, Cass, Jackson, La
fayette, Johnson, Henry, Platte, Clae
and Raw counties. One can form No
idea of their numbers or the devastation
they work without having seen some
thing of them. That you may form sorae
idea Of their numbers heard private
letter read from a gentleman in ackson
county, in which it was stated that q.
neighbor living between Kansas CITY
and independence, being anxious to save
fine large orchard Of fruit, employed
laborers to dig large wide ditch around
the entire orchard, and the ditch filled.
so full that the stencil from their decay
ing would frighten horses passing on the
road. They literally take everything
green, and have entirely stripped the
trees Of foliage and have killed the young
trees
At last accounts the farmers who co q
obtain seed corn were planting it. in.
hopes that they would soon leave,
The infested region is among the very
best and oldest and wealthiest agricultu-
raj regions of the West being the OLD
paradise of the Mormons, but owing 10
short crops for past two years there is no
doubt considerable suffering among the
people, They have had to remove all
their stock to other regions for pasturage
and many persons are leaving.
Many OF the newspapers headed by
the St, Louis dailies, have seen proper to
ridicule Governor Hardin for his procla-
nation setting day for fasting and
prayer, but do not think the people OF
the State generally have any sympathy
with this spirit.
1t has come our turn to have Consti-
tutional Convention and the savans are
exhausting themselves on a bill of rights
The most important question seems to
be whether to declare Missouri in the
Union or leave it an 04eH question.
would like to make visit to Ohio
and see you all, but cannot well leave
these times. My health is pretty good
now
Let us hear from you.
Yours truly
NJ. G.. MCGREGoR