, 1876-07-12


Just prior to tho harvest propcr,-hcncc farm-
er can put in couple Of weeks proiltah1s in
harvesting rye, aud then be In good condition
for Ills barley. wheat, or oat field. Winter
wheat Is an unpro1table crop in this vicinity,
md less aud lcss is put In every year. Tho
mIldncss Of the winter led many to believe
spsing would open carly, and tho farmers
,cro ltght-heartcd and buoyant ian unusual
condition Of mind for farmers} In the pleasant
anticipation Of unusually favorable conditions
for sprlng-work. In March the truth dawncd,
aud It became painfully apparent tho spring
would be d backward one; and tic excessively
cold weather Of March and April, and cold ralns
OF May, delayed The farncrs' work. At lust
rushed In u manner peculiarly IN keeping With
Tho customs Of our country. Barley, oats, aud
wlcat wnrn soun III, and sale from the alternate
chills and heat, cold rains, and frosty nights
Which followed, and which completely ruined
wlthal srfiousty damaged tlle fruit crops q Tits
section. Tho next question which puzzled tho
farmer was, ~ How to got tho corn Int" 1t has
places wherc your correspondents has bccn,, hu
has seen tlno IU-tcrc field of corn Q foot higher
ltlan the fence {Ju'y ~; while IN adjolntug Held,
la nl,ich tho land was equally ~ goot, was
scrubby, With STALKS froul inches 10 foot In
height. --....-.. .........-
THn eEoRET wAs IN PLANTING.
Watching the oppui tunity, md rushing the crop
In, had moro 70 DO with The quality OF corn tlais
year than during the last five aeasous. Some
farmers, who were determined to llayc good
crop anyhoav, cultivated their coET-aelds ovcs as
maiy as three times: mud each time, before they
could plant tho corn, tug rain had beaten tho
ncw)ytu!tiyated aeid IS bard and g even as 4 4
Id brought with 1t, not only q It's healing in
Rucnees," j" but also the cllnch-bugs, which COM
menced to deyour tho slender stems Of wheat
md barley almost Us soon as tlluy had foreed
their way out Of their earthly abode, In H. few
weeks, the shrewd farmer saw that his
WHAT AND DAnLHY CltorB WE'RE TOTAL FAIL
uRB;
and your correspondent knows OF hundreds Of
acres Of wheat and barley TINT was ploHcd un-
ruins Of Junu aud July havo literally flooded
sotae localities. Low lands, that in ordinary
scnsons nnkc excellent pasturagc for herds Of
cattlc, arc inundated; fields whcrc farmers cut
tons Of wild hny are 30 soft and wet that It
would be tho height Of folly to ventura near
them With either i mowrr Or q fumbcr-wagon
Until after harvest, and not then unless the
rain ccase4; rigors, creeks, and streams, all
proportions, and, ln many. p]nccs, assume tic
appearance OF wide expanaes Of Wator; low laud
Ii comparatively worthless for corn this ycar;
aud eYen ths almost tropical weather Of tho
has bocn occasioned by the excessive rain. 1t
> would not he surprise to bear that stock
ralsers hereahouts werc ut their Wits end to
find food enough for their catt'o before t1Iu win
ter Is out, and, even at the present time, pas-
turagc Is acarce.
TIE ALMOST TOTAL DESTRUCTION
OF tho wheat anu barley crops in Northwestern
lilIuoi6 1nakes II important to know how much
this SECTION will contribute In the way Of oots
and corn. The ont-crop already rests upon q
solid basis Of Rsccrtaiucd facts, and, unless some
very unforeseen oycnt,.-as, for instance, tori.
BID hnil.yturm,- should lay It 1iut, Wo NAV n,-
lirlpate the largest yield ot oats ever known in
this part Of the country. Oats yielding from IS
to I'd bushels to tho acrc, and ssling at so 10 IS
wheat selling at Is to IS cents por GuahGj. nns1
yicllIpg (wlien not totally DESTROYED by chtnri,.
bugs OF Ti,st> Ii 10 Is bushels t,cr atrx 1hn
farmers have fouutI thIs OuE ns ts shown hv ire
Following tabu. prenarcd ~ vnnr cnrrcs1on1' ny
ent after obtaining statstirsI rnnnrts fr,,m slx
counties, OF tbe p,lrnber al acres t,f ssch kinL -