Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
IOWA CROP ITEMS.

The harvest of Taylor county is
good, and farmers generally rejoice,
says the Lennox Time Table.
The Fort Dodge (Wcbster county,
Messenger says the weather is good
for corn.
The Belle PLANE Denton county
Union says: These heavy and con-
tinuous rains must seriously damage
the crops. The outlook is very prOm-i
Using.
The Panora Guthrie county, Te-
dette says the most it can gather con-
corning crops of all kinds, is that in
some fields they are good. in some
fair, and in others they are worth
very little.
| The Jefferson Bee says the harvest
of barley in Green county is going on
at rapid rate, while wheat will be
in readiness next week. Farmers are
already making preparations for the
coming contest.
The Carroll Herald Carroll coun-
ty) says the recent rains have inter-
fered with the barley harvest, and In
many instances have injured the
grain. This is to be regretted, as the
crop was fine one, and the quality
promised to be first-class.
G The Oskaloosa '(Mahaska county,
| Herald says: VIM. L. smith Will
v this year put up 400 tons OF tame hay
4 and IS tons of prairie hay. He Will
J, also harvest 5000 bushels of oats. Mr.
e S. informs us that the hay and oat
crops are good, much better thar
= was anticipated.
!, The Stuart (Adair county, Locomo
= tee says the barley crop is largt
= one. and the opening prices will b,
> low-they are now low, and yet larg'
receipts of new and unsaleable bar
= ley would soon glut the market
:, hence no liable quotations can b.
4 given.
n. The O'Brien Pioneer says Warner
70 Walker has handed them specimen
i of the barley raised on his farm i
q, Parker township, O'Brien county
which is the best filled we have nc
ticed this season. The barley ha,
" harvest has commenced and the vel
will be more than an average.
n The Northern (Emmet county, w
dictator says the generally receive
e. opinion among practical farmers
that the poor wheat crop this season
y attributable to poor seed. IL
10 claimed that wheat which has bee
ey thoroughly soaked in the shock
stack will produce healthy plant.
do The Humboldt Kosmos (Humbol'
ell county, says: The wheat crop is g
~ ing to be much better than was .e
at pected. The late rains have made
NJ, change in the appearance of thing
49," and the crop, though light, bids ia
The to be of good quality. The corn Gro
wn which is the principal crop in IL
ST. country, could not look better.
The Corning Gazette, Adams cou
ma ty, says the farmers are now in t
ma midst of the barley harvest. That
axe those who raise it are. 1t is report
jest that the yield will not be large.
ese though the berry is plump. This "
probably prove to be the case W
icl- wheat, and is all the best, for GO
IN quality of grain, with small turn'
iof will bring more money than the
posite.
nes. The Cerro Gordo Republican 81
ore. they have been told by several far
me efs tnat Wneat OH new s'ou''
got much better than on ola grou"".
The Harlan Herald, Shelby cour
man says: The wheat harvest comm
ces this week, and the yield is rep
ress ed to be above the average.
pect northern and western portions of
dld county have an excellent crop, WI
mas in the immediate neighborhood
own Harlan and some parts Of Fairy
and Monroe townships the crop
that baen sliohtly injured by the dro