, 1876-08-24


'AcrcaGe 1878 sakcn. Acreage 1874 taken.
THR RETURNS.
Adams--Corn crop injured beyond recovery On
low. tlat land, and that TN upland needs rain to
oats afs nearly a failure; hundreds OF acres
never cut; grain light. Meadows aud pastu'es in
Dond-Dry weather has commenced to tell To
some extent on corn md pastures.
BDone-Corn is not in an average condition, and
eat W.. sn"s oa failure and
most, Of the crop harvested will not pay for
oats Vii, nvcruge little ovcr half crop; some
report 10 bushels per acre thrcshed.
barley almost failure. l5roUm.corn ia in uyer.
ss Fnn sg"t sn F1Gss
potatoes have heen injured by tho potato-bug, and
not up to the average.
oat crop which. With grass, arc among our ps!uci-
Buseau-corn on high lands good; failure on
Tho crops q oats and spring wheat. which arc
the only small grains produced 10 any extent, were
oats not turning out more than Is bushels
PET ,.srs, a,'d weigh from 10 to 20 pounds to The
Calhouil-Corn slightly Improved s,ncc July 10.
The late destructive storms III the lower part ot tho
county havr almost connterhalnnced the gain:
oas. poor crop; badly damaged; graln light;
carol!--Spr!nE wheat almost tatluro-a large
harley much injured by rain and chinch.bug.
chins big, aud Yields only Is bushels Of tdreshrd
Corn Is maturing ycsy:fass, and. With no an-
favorable September wcather, will make m aver.
Gasa-oats and spring wheat destroyed by rust.
Dry weather has CAUSED the corn to flre, and re-
dnces the prospect for good crop. although recent
Champaign -froon.-corn Is ra!acd largely, aud
in the north part of the county good deal Of fax.
Ths oas erop Hwing 10 eISstsasc iS; M salns - dnns
Corn Is caring well, but needs rain, and some
Judges esttnnte that tho crop may cons up to that
clark-Hay saved tn good condition. and Is the
largest crop. by Is per cent. ever put IN.
vented lhe cultivation ot corn which IL very wesdy
and will not average more tha1 t hait ~ crop.
Il. e. NSsh .s ~ snfs
been very destructive on cnrn and wheat
Corn somewhat Injured by wlrs.worm, but what
by month Ut dry weathef.
cook-insccis have not Injured any crops. either
Gu cun,bcrlsnd-Jnne and July rains have destroyed
thu chineh .hugs, the great pvsts 10 corn and
wheat rascrs for years.
Corn al1nost m entire failure. owing to excessive
neWitt-Bltght md. bosers lnye damaged ma.
jorty Of the apple orchards 10 this county this sea-
num- more than In the ptcv3utd i've years.
Oats failure owing TO rntt-we!ah from IL 10 g.
pounds tu tho measured bushcs-but very small
nat sery little sprinr wheat cut, and that badly
scatbett. -
Dui,ago-oats very light weight and light yield.
caited by rHet and llot, dry weather.
Corn Is very forward fur tho scaaon and the stand
Ia very good.
EdEhr-Whcat mRtuEed well, and saved In good
condition. ..
Corn Ia caring we'll. but was greatly damaged BY
wet weather tn plowInE scas0r.
Oats did not nntnre. owtag to wet weather, aud
the grain il very light,
EKinghan,--1hs continued ra!as In the cnrly part
Of thu srnsDn rn1nel thu corn crop. On rolling
lands this crop II fair average. but on tue level
la,lt!s tl,cso il in cs,rn.
nne-third Vt the what crop was badly winter
killed.
Fayctte-~Corn IL suffering for want Of rain. Good
showers At thla time would MAKE the heaviest crop
of corn ever raised In this county.
Furd-ExcctsiSc saus hive ueurly destroyed the
crops In t..lk county.
Frank!ln-ro1n, crop has bren injured by wet
weather, followed by drought.
Fulsun-Cnrn w prairie landt In fair condition,
md with early rain. will make average crop. on
tilHtrr lund. cur, Ii suffering ycry much for fa!u
NH viii In n very nnnr cron ut tiIs hret '