, 1877-05-22
TIE CROPS.

KANSAS.
Spee'al Chrrest,onasncs ef The Tribune.
lEAvsswoRrn, Kari., May lB.-ft the bust.
ness energy of Chicago, evidenced In its
bra,can railways, stretching to aud beyond thc
Missouri Valley, Is any tndcx oi the Interest
telt In the growth, welfare, and prosperity Of
tho southwestern watershed Of tho Missouri,
a lew lines Ut faithful aud correct report upon
crup prospects In Kansas and West Missouri
may and will Interest even CIticago's Change.
antl others Of her merchants thau thosc dealing
ID turn, wheat. and live stuek.
There arc two elements, or, rather, ore elc-
mcnt and oue insect, which Just now arc tt1rcat.
ching tho future crnps Of the States OF Kausas,
Missouri west of Granl Kvcr md Icfrerson
City, Iowa west Of Des Motncs City, and Ne.
braska. The element Is rain, tile excessive fail
Of which, at this seas, far si,rpaAses any e1pe-
rIcncc for tic past twcnty.thrce years; for tho
writer l,as rssissc! II, the Missouri Vuiey thus
long. Yet 1t Il true In this, In 80 many other
caAca, that It's att III Wind ttaat blows no good:
Tor Lhu ruin las botlrd no Kuul to tho E1ass-
h.ppcr.
:Tnv grasshopper eggs wcrc deposIted last
fall In twelve or thirteen counties In
3itssuurt,-mainly LII the extrrme southwestern
couatcs, nnd the haIancc In tile extreme north
western oues,-'n all Of central and eastern
Kailsas. tave the must Of the eastern tier OF
cot'.ltics, With parts ot tour Of tho second tier
wtat lion tue Missouri 1lnr, aud extending Into
wcstcrt, Kansas i,l irregular outings for not
uvcr 0Mc-fuurth Ut tho d!ktauco luyonl tho GEM
tire. inst aud west. Vi the State.
- Il M must ts remembered, M L. sstImat!n9 rroo
prescut population ot Kansas lies In tho eastern
luurlli Ut tue territorial area Ut the Btatr;-tl,ut
w. Gust OF a !iue ,lear twenty miles east
from the sixth principal meridian of uue!c
lying q l.ttIu wcst Of WiDileHl, Junctlun City.
aud C!ay Centre, Or east Ut Wirhita, Ali'cnc,
anl Washington. IT s'oulu be further stutc.l
tllat east ol lhis llns tnc propDrtiol Of earn,
excess VI The ut,g-llnlt; willie west or Of along
thus line les tue '1ost successful wheat setlIol'
Ut the state.
Osinx to the grasshoppcr cgg deposit Of last
fall tlIe acreage Ut Whit In the last section
nntcd,-the true wheat .egiun ot tho btate,-
WIS less prr ninu ttiau tnc preceding. yrar. but
when tue ]asgs, inc1ehse Of Population III the
western sectiun u taken INTO consideration. tho
real titnhnutlnli lu acreage will bo iar less ttlan
n,a,y l'ays csts:nalcd or reported. The ayrcasc
III tic ca4t.r r., fourth OF lie Btata and West
Missouri y probably decidedly less, ior tho
presence Of tht 'hoplet, or fear thereof, fright:
ec.tlera into ths thu Oldest section u thu State.
wi! hardly rcstore or approximate tue eQuill-
bt!un Of tho erop Ut what u 1o7u.
The very heavy Ealns to which have already
WI ~ GAtt!aEH6 bHH WHtAk III ttlG GQte
ton. lands, 1aye WasLcaawayye festive 'aop,er,
or 80 impaired us digestive organs that 1t IL
hardly Probable that tue dalnaRu done this year
will strously alle:t the total Of tho wIcat yipll,
i'rof. ltlcy .avs lat scarce onv.thrd Of tic
eggs remained to hatch, aud lis expression Of
tle resulting crops ls verY hopeful,
In tnc 'hoppcr Iald oi 1s15, thu "yaFntnts,"
.shelr way - 'lloppes'. .-!"ne ,-yc Laramis
'platns ind British Amcrica,--.Jirn9 1oth, aad
by TIC 18TH weEc n>ofe than half gone,
ual We were left solitary and alono
ey },. Juns 70. With tle sleaue.t leld., innocent
in very many cases. Their departure Ii 1865,
whcu they did very little damage, though moro
abundant by far tuan this year, was q week
!st.r tlan !n ls75: From Thu + will be ev'dsnt
that their stay With us Gun harlly exceed tllrLy
days u1urc, ot Which, Il many days arc wet, tIla
bright, dry weather, during which alouo do
tncy sst nust'' will be very greatly eircunl.
On The 10Th lnst. the rainfall wps the heaviest
here, in Lvaycnworth County, oi any
s!ugs day known, since lsu5, aud p"s-
slbly suce 1e53-soyernx the Garth
eyei, INCHES ln deptt.,. where there txIsts soao
wash away mlltttulcs Of the 'hoppcrs.
We fear almost nothing fron rust to our
wheat, owing to our naturally we'll drained
lau1s aud clear, pure atmosphere with well
nigh continuous winds. iaeucv. as above, from
thu present outlook, set down Kansss Tor \
rousiug yield OF whcat, and uo not txpeet to
llear n'u.n .nore slgulng from tho hopper In
:his scctlun-unttl tts next raid.
II Is too early ~ foleease the corn CROP
though the vet weather Inns prevented and
l1slponel much planttpg,-sttll thluk the
new settlers will rnake up any deHstclgy upon
tnl. s~lnt, from sheFs acreage a1nong tue set.
tiers I'll 1871.
our yield Of fruit will DO tho laE9est tue State
las ever had. ln ny oreharA,-anu the saa,u Ii
true OF many ot my neigh6ors,- s,-peaeh, pear,
pluln. apple, cherry, q"tnce, aud all small
tru!ts. aud thu gEapc-sIncs. nrs al loa.icl be-
You'd any reasonable capacity " bear. aud every
Intelligent hurtleulturist muat clip sad pinch
sell0rsreasiy, to insure eltller Size or saye tbs
Dur hay-espp, VI Which VIC export but little,
aud n,ustly to g. Louis, viii likewise be sbun.
daYt- OIL
Special DttpaseA 10 7ns 7t4asas
BALiNA, Saliuu Csa, kau.. May 11.-With
VaTiaus 4rsie1s and machines Ut destruction,
assisted by tue birds, tugethcr wlth scyrre
told Storm the 'hoppcrs h4ss betOms nearly
extinct In thls loe*l'ty, aud tho vt.tire COM
ulunlty reluicc ln tho prospect Ut the largest
yal.s1 u pFlcu las brought lato uaaket tl4d $nalt
lots VI wheat reulalntnx In tbs hap1A Ut xsowsra.
very laTKU breadth ID being plated 10 corn.
We haye Lad very heavy raluS auEuE thr past
irw days, aud Tho soil u thoroughly soaked.
Sp<etai NspaseA 70 Ia 1sr$aaA
BAXTER hvR1sas, h4u., aay 1l.-We hsTe
been having very line growing weather. Oats
booking dne. Peach Rnl apple trees are loaded
with t1uit. This psoslsets fof tba farmers ln
t1ls !ocaiisy are very promlstux.
ap<aas o.spaseA 10 1as 7stauaA
pot bs better. W. arc pluwinx for corn, but the
ffeDut fr II II t1X. IT, a