The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-05-28


of sweet potatoes; are setting $4,000
plants daily. No chinch bugs nor
grasshoppers to trouble them; and
though the cut-worms are very indus
trious at present, few days of hot
sun will drive them into their inscru-
table hiding places. Black-birds are
plentiful. Farmers are hopeful and
determined. j. V. CARTER.
ALLEN, May %, 1875.
In reply to your circular, I would
say lsL. No fall wheat in this section.
Spring wheat the best / ever saw
oats ditto; corn good; fruit about hall
a crop. ID. No grasshoppers. The
ground Is full of chinch bugs, lust
Matching out. Ii we do not have a
heavy rain soon, they certainly will
"clean us out" To your last | would
tie of Willow Creek, we say "Shoo ~
The people are very much alarmed
about the chinch bugs,
Resp'y, C. II. WITHINGToN.
EMPoRIA, May "a, 1879.
Wheat winter killed badly, but
the spring has been favorable Tor it to
stool out; has gained back much that
was lost in the winter; will be an aV-
erage crop in this part OF the valley,
unless damaged in the future. Corn
Large area planted; looks well. Oats
More sOwn than usual; is doing
we'll; bids fair for large yield. APP
pies nearly failure. Peaches fair
crop. Small fruits fair crops. Grass
hoppers numerous in places; done lit
tie damage 10 some few gardens other
crops none perceptibly. Chinch bugs
in wheat and oats may do much dam
age if weather is favorable for them to
breed. No means are being used to
destroy them. Farmers generally hope
full, and making a strong pull to sue
coed. Yours, a. G. WHITE.
HARTFORD, May "a, 1879.
send you what little know about
the crops in this vicinity. Fall wheat
is generally thin on the ground and
weedy, but there are some early sown
pieces that look splendid. Corn was
planted early and is a good stand and
looks very we'll. The cutworm has
done some damage, which put some of
my neighbOrs and myself to the trnub-
lie OF replanting. They went for those
cabbage plants that l got of Halberg.
Oats never looked better. There will
be no apples, cor nearly So" Peaches,
plums and cherries will be plenty.
Small fruits scarce, except some Varie-
ties. Gaasshoppers are very numer-
Gus in patches, and are doing some
damage to certain gardens. There are
none in ours. Their wings are one
fourth OF an inch in length, and the
general opinion is that they will soon
scatter, as they have done i'm times
past. They are not hurting field grain.
There are some chindh bugs. If the
weather is2dry, there will be more be-
lore harvest. Farmers are very hope
full, and show by their actions that
they are determined. Seed time has
come, and we believe that harvest will
also come. +. ID. MosHER.
EMPoRIA TwP, May %, 1875.
list. Fall wheat twO-thirds of crop.
Prospect for corn good, and oats also
good. Peaches an average crop. Ap-
plies and cherries one third of a crop.
No grasshoppers or clIinch bugs.
Farmers hopeful and determined.
There is a wide breadth of corn plant
ed, much more than for several years
before. Jos PEAK,
AGNES CITY, May %, 1873.
In answer to yours, l can say in re-
gard to crops in this locality: Fall
wheat is very scarce; q few pieces
will make about half crop, if nothing
happens to it hereafter. Rye is look
ing fine, and more sown than usual.
Spring wheat, oats and corn, there is
good prospect at present. Fruit
Peaches will be scarce; most of the
large trees badly winter killed. APP
pie trees not many large enough to
bear, and great many of them were
last summer, and some
killed. Grasshoppers and chinch bugs
some, but not to any alarming eX-
tent. Farmers generally hopeful of
good crops of spring grain.
j. HEAD.
EMPoRIA TWP, Fifth Month, 26.
The amount OF wheat sown exceeds
that OF any former year; few pieces
not damaged by winter, and a very
few plOwed up; balance about two
thirds of crop-say II bushels per
acre. Oats ditto. Small fruits of all
kinds a good crop; SO are peaches.
Only few apple trees bearing. mol
damage by chinch bugs yet. Hoppers
in some localities: have eat
an up one garden to my knowledge,
but are too small to do any general
damage. We all say 'samen'' to your
article on the protection of birds, as
we believe them to be the natural enc
my of all grain insects. The workers
are in good cheer. If the bugs and
hoppers fail, know not what will be-
come of the beggars.
ANDREW HINsHAw.
AMERIcUs TwP., May &c, 1875.
Our prospects for crops in Americas |
township are excellent Wheat. oats
md corn, all look splendidIy. Curl
Iruit croE VIII not be as large as last
year, but enough for home demand.
There are a few grasshoDpers and |
,hinch bugs, but they are not doing
.he crops any damage at all, neither
10 we fear them. We farmers of
Americas township have no DISPOSE
ION to "giye up the ship" but feel
lopeful and determined. We don't
expect to surrender orr claims in this
beautiful valley land to grasshoppers.
Rasp'ly, L. JAMEs.
CENTER TWP, May "a, 1875.
Your note is at hand, and.I take
pleasure in answering. So far as l
AYE heard, by inquiry, no grasshop-
1ers have made their appearance.
There are few chineh bugs to be
ound in places, but have done no dam
.ge so far. There is but little oats
OWA1 OGb hAdb LLCTG Is looks we'll 1
fall wheat is excellent, Of corn there
an extensive crop throughout the
ownship. 1t is generally q good stand.
nd never looked better at this time oil
he year. The farmers are all in good
pirits, and are expecting a good Weld
# everything that is sown or PLANTED.
Veay respectfully,
DARIUS CnAMBLIN.
JACKSON Twp, &c, 1875.
Acreage of wheat, corn and oats
Yearly the same as last year. Wheat
n upland is very light, with a few ex-
options; on the bottom farms it is
hin, but bids fair to I'LL well. Oats is
cry promising. Corn generally stands
veil, and never looked better this ear
=. Farmers who planted early did
lot get so good a stand of corn gener-
lily as those that planted after the
9TH of April, and some have planted
yer. One-half crop of peaches may
e expected. Very few apples. Grass
oppers are local in this township,
nd have done very little damage.
yerY few chinch bugs so far. We are
sitting these pests alone. Farmers are
opeful, and actively engaged On their
arms Teurs truly,
". S. Cook.