The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-16

ONE. it is still standing in the stock.
Eats are a good yield, above an average,
mt # will REQUIRE dryer weather to save
hem without damage. Rye istolerable,
With but little sowed. Barley noke OF
INV consequence sown. Potatoes Will
make = large yield. The great danger
10 be feared by all the crops is too much
rain.
Victoria Township, Knox Co., Aug.
Com is backward. but promises
heavy crop if frost holds off for month. |
It has been very wet, with three severe
rain storms that Frustrated oats so badly
that they did not get up again; they
have to be cut one way, and will not be
over one-half a crop. A larger amount
was sown than ever before. Wheat hut
little sown; thin en- the ground, and not
over ten bushels per acre. Rye is light.
Hay is light, not over one-half crop
on an average, and badly damaged BY
the late rains. Potatoes-A large
amount planted, which look well. 90
not think this township will fat over
two-thirds as many hogs in the last few
years. All who could get their shoats
in order sold last spring.
Onarga, Iroquois Co., Aug. 1O.-Ihe
weather for several days has been
fine. The farmers are all busy among
their oats and fax. A fair crop will be
the result, much more than was antlcl-
pated one week ago. Corn on the low
est land has been damaged some on the
high ground the crop never bid falrer ;.
The area of corn in Iroquois county is
the largest that has ever been Pianted.
The first flax of the season was brought
in to-day though somewhat injured.
Farmers feel ighly pleased with thell
present prospects.
Whitehall, Greene Co., Aug. 9.-The
wheat was not as badly damaged by the
rain as at first reported. The crop is
short because much of it was winter
killed. Corn is all right. Farmers will
have enough to sell. but the consumers
will suffer.
Bloomington, H., Aug. 10.-Heav,
rains have visited this section again to
day, and the farmers are looking blue.
Winters, 10 Daviess Co., Aug. o.
Crops are as follows in this county
Wheat two-thirds of a crop; oats, heavy
corn full average; hay, extra heavy
tobacco, good. The weather has beel
favorable. Harvest is two-thirds over.
Spring Hill, Whiteside Co.. Aug. o.
Wheat poor, not half crop; oats Il ful
crop, fifty bushels per acre; corn, pros
pect good, but rather late vegetables,
iull crop and no beetles; hay, ligh
crop. and badly injured by the heav.
rains also wheat and oats; rye is rattle
light.
Casey, Clark Co., Aug. 9.-Since tn
rains corn promises good full crop
oats AID hay about thirds destroye
by rain; large crop of wheat cut, bl
about one third destroyed by the Ia,
: raiEs.
Roanoke, Woodford Co., Aug. o.
Small grain is much damaged in qualit
and diminished in quantity by WI
weather, oats, especially, being dow
cannot be saved without great loss
corn on high ground is luxurian', b
g late, an easy prey to an early frost;
!. low ground it is playing out; potato
;, are good, though there are indication
II Of rot.
n Sciota, McDonough Co., Aug. 8.
E. Spring wheat will yield ten to twel
,e bushels per acre rye is above an ave
n e crop; oats are very heavy Gro
is but damaged by wind and rain; co
/. never looked better this time OF yea
i, potatoes look extra we'll.
os IOWA
III Millersburg, Iowa Co., Aug. 8
- Wheat will not'average more than e'e
Ia ten bushels a. the outside; oats l
much better, and will go from forty
sixty in many places; barley and rye
a,y considt red tair crops; the grass crop
a. liyht: corn in this immediate vicln
al promises fair crop.
-, Scranton, Greene Co., Aug. 10
~ Farmers are in the middle OF the VIII
- harvest. but owing to the very
'n weather in July that crop is very Pc
" only about two-thirds of a crop. and I
y badly rusted. Oats are very light.
ns ley was splendid in quantity. but ow
- TO the very heavy rains in the time
,ha harvest. it is badly injured. Corn on
'"e high ground is good, on the low dro'
ed out. Flax is remarkably good.
also potatoes.
{. AlmOraI, Delaware Co., AuS. L,
ar We are now in the midst Of small g
six harvest. Barley is an average crop,
3 o: raised sparingly. q wet harvest fol
up. oats an average crop, but very os
orr fallen; wheat badly crinkled and bill
silly ed cannot average in Delaware cou
cry to exceed eight bushels to the acre. {
the is late, and will yield well II frosts ;
han Off
had Sibley, Osceola Co., Aug. SC
the are very fine. Barley threshes from
ty-five to sixty 1--WE bushels per q
me wheat is estimated to yield twenty
A TO twenty-five bushels; oats. nifty to
enty; corn is first-rate. The storm
7. no, reach US, and no chinch bug or
worm. Farmers are all jubilant
Chester, Howard Co., Aug. -"
and oats are ripening slowly ana P
Use an abundant harvest-farmers
m menced last week. The hay cr'
.ood splendid; corn looks fair.
Is to Leighton. Mshaska Co., Aug.
prty- Wheat will not average over five
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