The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-03

TUsCARAwAs TOWNSHIP, May 30, 1879
FRIEND MCGREGoR AS the editor of paper,
always gladly received and eagerly read you no
doubt spend much time in reading the journals
from all parts of our extensive country ana thus
CLEAN therefrOm valuable information for your
many readers. OF course, VIC understand that
you cannot condense all you hear, see or read that
would be of interest or profit to your patrons The
farmers in this vicinity are anxious to learn some
thing of definite and reliable character concern.
cerning the prospects Of the coming crops Never
in the past have we been so unable to determine
ANYTHING satisfactory upon this subject. The i'm
preston generally prevails that the crops of grass
and wheat will be quite short, but the reports are
too contradictory to justify any conclusion. One
line of testimony asserts that the h0pperS are
spreading over and devastating the crops through
out the entire West and with equal force 1t Is as
serted that they are local in their work of destruc-
ton. have done but little or no injury, ana are
being rapidly destroyed by birds, floods, fires FAST
ings and prayers. Again the cry OF chinch bugs
is raised and as often decried, and that acres upon
acres hopeessly winter. killed, now give promise
of q liberal yield
W..
ing us your opinion of the prospects In general as
you sum them up from the means at your com
mand. In this township we have not so much as
seen hopper or chinch bug, and despite bitter
and unfriendly winter, we are expecting three
quarters of crop. Some farms make an excel
lent showing, some medium and some very poor;
unfortunately for me- mine is one of the latter, 50
unpromising that expect to have little or no use
for my Reaper except in oats.
By the way, Inotice in the Repository loaned me
II don't take it) quite list of well authenticated
accidents happening by the use OF Real Cut Reap
ers, and in your last paper several short squlDS
mere empty declarations, without the shadow OF
argument intended for reply. am led to con-
clude that controversary is about to enSue upon
the compa rative danger or safety to human lie as
between Front and Rear Cut Machines. This IS a
subject in which farmers are directly interested,
and entitled to all the light available, as also
bound to supply all facts within their knowledge
bearing upon this subject.
The farmers in this section need no argument
on this subject to decide their opinion long since
made up by the narrow escape with his life OF one
of our most highly respected citizens Mr. ] straus-
bury was moving win huhsel rear CUT Hlo
chine. and finding his machine upsettng inward
to the knives, he made leap to escape them. Mr.
strausbury was then, as he now is, ono of the most
active men of these parts and yet with all his ac'
tivity and strength could not prevent the Russell
from titing inDdrd, or, with leap, escape harm,
for his heel was so badly cut as to disable him for
seven weeks AS many of our farmers have never
seen Rear Cut Reaper, they will no doubt accept
the invitation extended, by the makers of the
Peerless, as appears in your last issue, to-wit;
Every farmer in SGrk county can secure a ltst Of
serious and fatal accidents during the coming fair
said 10 hare occurred by the use Of Rear Cut Ad-
chimes. The Peerless is rear cut machine, and ,ra
be on the ground Farmers can hare an opportunity
of examining this rdlO head ana bloody bones and
form their OlDn opinions" Respectfully yours,
]. NJ.