, 1876-08-28
CROPS,

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4 Republican reporter had the pleasure Of
Dclaplalnc, Of Madison, Wis, who has been
making thorough trip through the Northwest
during the past two weeks fur the special Oh
jeet Of asccrtalniug the condition md prospects
Of the present crop. ua Las derived his in-
formation from the leading nslllera, grain deal
era, and extensive farmers, and has therefore
i very reliable knowledge Of the aitaaton.
From careful surrey Of the different Sec
tlons OF Minnesota, Gen. Drlapaine estimates
that tho yield Of wheat this year will be Bo per
cent Of wha1 would be tuif crop. In some
places the yield goes below one-half; in others,
twuthirds; 80 that the cstin,ate siIoVc Elycn
ia fair average. IL conversation with
M Fl s,se1' nts,eent III s tarp ~
observer, aud = n'an whose sLatrnents may be
relied upon, Gen. Dclap!ainc gave his own estl-
mates, which Mr.. Green Thought liberal enough,
julgiug from his OWN inquiry of TURNER'S, UNI
The knowledge Ut the crop that he hAl been ahle
to obtain. Mr. j. A. Christian, Of Minneapolis,
another well.knowu aud heavy .ntllrr, llad nude
extended inquiries, aud places the yield ct two
thirds an average crop. The acreage ls largeIr,
cheney, hir. Mellcu, Of the !irn, OF Cook, Mel
in a. milling n and grain operations, t6ink. ttat thc
yield w!il go re Ay:sEasgn nsrnp
-Q1t LI.c4Ft&EfNA t1EA+ Iva
viii sa59 It to bs 80. fhreshing has commenced
In solnc localities, and those who have thFeshel
arc disappointed III the yield. The berry Is
Sn,nll, and does not measure up to expectations.
Looking for tho cause Of the light crop It ~
believed tlat some OF the causcs Wcse "lthn
tile control Of the FARMERS and some were not.
Tho small sixe Ut the berry Is attributable IN
Gen: Dclapats,o cited notable INSTANCE. a
farmer had two tlctds sown ucar Delano, ono
| from his own seed and tho other froln seed OBJ
tanned farther north, where It was enttrcy free
thut the wheat froia this srrd Il. plump, full,
aud perfect, while the other ID snall, snrunkeh,
and stunted. 1t 10 well-setticd f.ct that y
| vigorous growth callnot bu ohtuinct from seed
| III which the germ las once st4Gted, however
slightly, In the previous season. Similar III.
stances TO the one aboTc might Be meutioncd
In W!nonA County, IN which thu fields Of grain
| from different seed show tho same significant
difference II tue yield; This cause, let L bs
farmers, and merits their careful consideration.
| A great many Zelda look green tnstcat of yel-
| low atter the grSln has been cut3 shuWllK that
the wccds were not Killed ln tae iail, hut Ivy
Eratn, choking It aud rstartlhg ita growth.
fhls cause, Of courae, WAS not Within the con-
troll Of tho farmers.
There d man!featly great Improvement =
commended. They have psohted by thetr cx.
81 tleir grain. They viii have i ii shape, to
ataad 6s5d siegs9t wet weather sAould It
From the observations made by Gen. Dels
plalue, the harvest ulBy safr]y 10 autd to ht
practically ended, aud, with faTorabln, weathe'
Tor few days longer, tho grain Will be saie
Some Of the automatic. biuders have beer, !
gratifying success, aud tho working VI nearly
I'll tbs different patents In the teld has beef
such - to enr0ufsge inventors to rehswed Ct