The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-06-04
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MORRIS COUNTY.
DUNLAP, May 81, 1875.
In reply to your circular OF inquiry
relative To the farming prospects in
this vicinity, will say Winter wheat
Is looking well, and most all headed
out. Oats looking well. Corn looking
well, and receiving the second plow-
ing. Fruit scarce in this vicinity; but
few orchards; chinch bugs plenty, the
ground being literally covered with
them; few gFasshoppers. No means
are being used to destroy them. The
farmers are hopeful, and show by their
industry that they do not want TO call
for aid nGxt winter. r. II. ".
Usage COUNTY.
READING, May 81.
Wheat in this township, Arvonia,
Usage county, an average quantity );
quality, GO per cent. on an average.
Corn and oats-The former has a good
average in both acreage and quality;
the latter 20 per cent. acreage; looks
well, as also does rye. No fruit many
trees, both peach and apple, killed by
winter and borers. GrasshOppers not
numerous, and doing no material dam
age vet. Some chineh bugs. No
means are being used to destroy either.
n. A. PRRRILL.
QUENRMo, May q.
The acreage OF wheat In Agency
Township, Usage county, is One-fOurth
larger than ever before; but, although
some fields promise abundant harvest,
the average yield will be not more
than one-iourth q crop. About the
same area of corn planted as was put
in last year, and all doing well, with
the exception of Is very few fields in
jured by grasshoppers. Oats widely
planted; more than ever before, and
all heard from doing well. Much flax
sown, some injured by frost, some lit
tie by insects, but most of it doing
well. Nearly all fruit, except straw
berries and gooseberries, destroyed by
frost or winter freezing. Raspberries
and blackberries killed to the ground.
There will be a few peaches, and but
very few apples. On my own trees,
which bore some fruit last year for the
first, there is not an apple blossom,
and but few peaches.
WARNER CRAIG.
GREENWOOD COUNTY.
CHARLESTON, june /.
Prospect for wheat, corn and oats
could not be better. Hoppers and
chinch bugs have done no damage vet.
Farmers in excellent spirits.
w. A. PATsON.
EUREKA, May Is.
Wheat never looked more promising
than it does at the present time. About
tho nnonfffu ~ laSf
At least ten per cant. more corn plant
ed than ever before. The stand is eX-
ceptionally good, and the crop promis-
es, so far as the present condition is
concerned. to exceed that of any pre-
viOus year. Oats good. Peaches full
average crop. Very few apples. No
grasshoppers. Chinch bugs have done
some damage in \ very few localities.
EDWIN TUCKER.
LENA VALLEY, May 20.
In reply to your request, would say
that the farmers in our valley feel
somewhat encouraged of late. About
the 18th of the present month the bugs
first made their appearance, and we
had about made up our minds that we
were about gone up, but we haYe had
several rains, which has given us good
courage. They are doing but little
damage. And as for the grasshoppers
they are not doing any harm, and
there are but few here. There is but a
small proportion of small grain sown,
and It does not look as well rs we
would like to see it. But corn and
gardens are doing first rate. We
could not ask iC better. AS to the
fruit business, everything that is old
enough to bear is all right. We feel
that everything will work right from
this on. L do not hear any more talk
of not raising a crop this season. 1
will drop you card Occasionally-say
about once week, if you can bear
with us. JACOB w. ELLIS.
EUREKA, May q.
Let me say the crops in GAINESVILLE
township are all right Corn, wheat
and oats are looking first rate. No
grAsshOppers, and but few chinch bugs
as yet. They have done little or no
damage, and will not If rain continues
to fall as heretofore. The farmers, as
far as l know, seem hopeful of good
crop and better times. MAX.
CHASE COUNTY.
BAZAAR, May 90:
The extent of fall wheat crop will
average with last year in quantity and
quality, at this time. Spring wheat
greatly reduced area; looks well now.
Larger crop of corn planted. Several
farmers crowded the season and had to
replant extensively; nearly all replant-
ed now; looks exceedingly well. Av-
erage amount of oats sOwn; look first
rate. Rye good; no flax; no castor
beans; no fruit worth mentioning, ex-
cept IgraPes. Previous to the rains
some complaint was made on account
of chinch bugs in small grain; hear of
no bugs or hoppers now. Farmers are
in good spirits, and nobody has Cali
fornia fever. The greatest drawback
is scarcity of feed and provisions.
There Is not bread sufficient to do the
nennle until harvest in the township