Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-29
CROP NOTES.

Rust is injuring wheat in some parts of
California.
The scare about rust In wheat in Ncbrss.
Ia, has somewhat subsided, although the
damage 10 certain localities ia considerable
The crops in Washington couaty, Nebras.
ka, are said TO never have looked better than
they do at present. The weather is Just as
the farmers would have 1t.
The wheat crop of Fleming, Mason,
Lewis, Nicholas, Bath and Rowan counties,
Kentucky, will be far above the average, and
the wheat is said to be the finest raised in
this section of the state for many years.
Indianapolis Sentinel: The harvest is
being gathered, and the abundant reward
tor harvest labor greets the husbandman on
every hand. The wheat crop is SO abun.
dant the croaker has no profession left to
pursue.
The Dallas Herald says many of the farm.
ers in that vicinity have finished harvesting
their wheat. and are preparing to plant cot
ton. Two crops during the same season on
the same ground ought to make farming lu.
crative.
There are more than 100000 acres of
cotton lands in Texas. which. if cultivated,
Wonld yield larger crop than that produ-
ced in the whole United States at the pres
ent time. Texas now raises 0ne-fifth of the
whole crop, and more than any other one
state in the union.
In the vicinity Of Beaver Dam, Wis, the
prospect Of large wheat crop never was
better. Corn has sickly look in most Sec
tions. There are great fears for fruit trees,
as there seems to be an insect at work which
causes the leaves to turn brown as ifscorch-
ed. Small fruit looks WE'LL
Nearly all the wheat IN Missouri Is cut
and shocked, much of it is stacked, and
some of it has been threshed out and is IN
our market. Itproves TO be of good quality,
very full, plump and fair and free from in
ter mixture. The crop last year was large,
but that of the present year will be larger
and better.
| Farmers in certain sections of Ohio, 1t is
reported, have been notified by anonymous
letters that unless they drop their reapers
and 60 back to cradles their barns will be
burned. A fellow who would write let
ter of that kind wouldn't swing a cradle if
there was not patent reaper in the world,
but he would steal the whole wheat-feld If
given half a chance.
Little Rock Gazette: Arkansas is get
ting to be considerable of a wheat growing
state. The crop for this year is estimated
at Z, 100000 bushels. When it is consider.
ed that the crop of the great state of Ken.
lucky is estimated at only 5000, 900, Ten.
nesee at 10000, 600 and Texas at Il, 600, 900
bushels, the relative importance of Arkan :
sas with her I. 900 900 bushels will be read
lily perceived and appreciated.
Topeka (Kan) Commonwealth: Har.
vest comes so early this year, that the wheat
fields could easily be made to Weld sec
ond crop of some kind. In 1875 when the
young grasshoppers made several paintings
of corn necessary, there were many fields
not planted until the last two weeks of
June, and yet, on all such fields there was q
heavy yield of corn. What could be done
then can be done now. Let some enter.
prising farmer make the experiment.
AT meeting of the Michigan pomologi.
cal society recently letters were read show
ing the condition of the fruit crops of that
state. All give accounts of more or less
damage BY the late frosts, but it seems to
be after al net go great as has been appre-
hended, especially in the case of peaches
which promise fully as good crop as ap.
pies. Grapes have suffered more than any
other, while the finer kinds of cherries have
suffered much but apples, pears, peaches,
plums, and berry fruit, will all be from me.
dium to full crops, especially in the hilly
counties bordering the lake shore aud on
elevated rolling land in the interior, where
the advantages of good atmosphere drain
age are enjoyed. However, Hillsdale coun
ty, one OF the highest In the state, reported
the worst damage of any county in III,
Safe.
The Pioneer-Press serves up the crop out
look in forty or fifty points as follows: TIL,
present condition Of the crop more than full
fills its early promise. It is in splendit
condition it stands thick and vigorous anc
strong-not yellow spot anywhere in tn,
wide levels Of its lusty greenland all tn,
present appearances betoken an unprece-
dentedly large yield. The rumors that rus
had developed in some localities seem I,
have slight foundation in Minnesota, thouel
some of the wheat fields of northern low,
are affected by it. and the chintz bug is doin,
some damage in Iowa. But in Minnesota
the crop is everywhere in state of magnifi
cent vigor. In some localities severe storm
have lodged the heavy grain in spots, bu
the damage from this cause is insignificant
and is being rapidly repaired by the fin
weather. The chief danger to the crop no,
seems to be from severe wind-storms, and
these are escaped there is danger from to
much rain-which would cause the crop t
run to straw. But under the influence Of fh
present bright, hot weather the wheat
heading out finely. The next two or thre
weeks will be the most critical stage in tn
growth Of the crop, and the weather will
/. Q subject of deep concern to the farmers an
I. to the great interests which are depender
! upon the prosperity of the farmers. Th
: other small grains share in the exuberar
growth Of wheat; but corn, owing to th
long spell Of cool weather, which has bee
!. very favorable for wheat, is quite backward
/, but should pick up rapidly il the preser
: hot weather continues.