The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-10
tFor the Democrat.l
TuscARAwAs TOWNSHIP, May 80, 1875,

TUsCARAwAs TOWNSHIP, May 30, 1875.
FRIEND MCGRE0oR ;-As the editor Of u paper,
always gladly received and eagerly read you no
doubt spend much time in reading the journals
from all parts Of our extensive country, and thus
CLEAN therefrOm valuable information for your
many readers. OF course, we 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 Inn
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 h6pptrs 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-
tion have done but little or no injury and are
being rapidly destroyed by birds floods, fires, fast
ings and prayers, Again the cry of chinch bugs
is raised and as often decred and that acres upon
acres hopelessly winter killed, now give promise
of liberal yield,
Now, Mr.. Editor, you will confer favor by CIV
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 unfrendly winter, we are expecting three
quarters of a crop. Some farms make an excel
lent showing, some medium and some very poor;
unfortunately for me, mine Is one Of the latter, 80
,nnronisinO that a nnct m have little or no use
for my Reaper except in oats,
BY the way, InotiCe in the Repository loaned me
Il don't take it) quite list Of well authenticated
accidents happening by the use OF Reai Cut Reap
ers, and in your last paper several short squibs
mere empty declarations without the shadow oi
argument intended for reply. l am led to con-
clude that a controversary is about to ensue upon
the comparative danger or safety to human life 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 Hreir 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. T. straus
bury was moving with Russell rear cut ma
chine, and finding his machine upsetting inward
to the knives, he made leap to escape them. Mr.
strausbury was then as he now is, one of the mos
active men of these parts and yet, with Al his ac
tivity and strength, could not prevent the Russell
from RNing intuGrd, or, with leap escape harm
for his heel was so badly cut us to disable him To-
seven weeks. AS many of our farmers have neve'
seen a Rear Cut Reaper, they will no doubt accep
the invitation extended, by the makers OF thu
Peerless, as appears in your last ISSUE to-wit:
"ErGy farmer in Stark county can secure list
serious and fatal accidents during the coming jar
said 10 have occurred By the use Of Rear Cut Ma
chimes The Peerless is a rear cut machine, and ptt
be on the ground Farmers can hare an opportunity
Of examining this rGw heGd ana bloody bones, dn'
form their oWn opinions" Respectfully yours,
]. Y. NJ.