The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02

croy abDIs the same as last ears with no less
disease; have some immigration; cannot es-
innate the munger; fruit prospects excellent;
no minerals developed 10 speak Of; have
GOOD schools and plenty Of them farmers do
not com plain, but appear TO be in good spirits
and hopeful.
JACKSON COUNTY.
Acreage planted, 20 per cent. more than last |
year Leading cereals, wheat, corn, rye ana |
oats. All grains are in a1lourishing condition |
and promise to yield a lar.e crop NO lnsects |
The hog and cattle crop is a considerable IN
crease over that of last year; have considera- |
BILE immigration into the county iruit LOOKS
fine and farmers are in the best OF spirits anu
hopeful; no minerals developed; have good
schools which are ably conducted.
CRAWFORD COUNTY, DISTRICT OF CHEROKEE.
Acreage planted, - per cent. more than last
year; leading cereals, wheat, corn and oats;
grain looks very fine and promising; no III
sects: hogs and cattle a large increase over
last wear; have had large immigration into
the county, and still they come, numbers I'M
| precedented; fruit all in fine condition and
farmers in good spirits and cheerful; have
good schools well managed; mineral products,
principally coal in ineXhaustable quantities.
DAVIS COUNTY.
Acreage planted, Is per cent. more than last
| year; leading cereals, wheat and corn; pros
poets GO d /; no insects; hog and cattle crop
| about the same as last year; have some I'M
| migration; fruit crop promises well farmers
all feel cheerful and happy; no minerals TO
speak of; have "A thoroughly organized school
system, and plenty of good schools ably man
| aged.
sEDGEwICK COUNTY.
Acreage planted a more than last year;
leading cereals are wheat, oats and corn
some barley and rye; the prospects of grow
ing crops very fine and large yield Is antici-
mated /: no insects; have great many cattle
and few sheep in this district; cattle do mol
suffer from disease, numbers rapidly increas-
ing: immigrants coming in by the hun
dreds daily; a wonderful immigration TO
this county fruit crop is good, mostly peach
e., some apples and cherries; farmers sencr-
ally jubilent over the fine prospects anu eS.
nest soon to be delivered from present enbar-
easements many have their farms mort
gagged; no minerals developed yet, 1T Is SAID
c,al has been discovered; have good schools;
there are few district that do not have a
school six months every year.
CLAY COUNTY.
Acreage 90 per cent. more than last year;
leading cereals wheat, corn, rye, barley ana
oats: wheat Is looking splendid and we pre-
dict an abundant yield corn is now being
nIanted is generally a sure crop; no insects;
have 10 600 hogs, u 100 cattle and Zoo sheep
|! ,b. estimate given is in due bounds; no loss
| nv disease since January 1873, with a natural
| increase: about 1000 immigrants settled In
| this district last year and to present date;
| fruit of all kinds in fiourishing condition
and looks week; stock in goo conditlon ana
| farmers generally a month to six weeks
| ahead of work Mt this time of year; every
thing looks lovely and the agricultural
poose- occupies an elevated position; min
eral product, gypsum, fire clay and coal;
neither have been worked; school facilities'
| first-class; good school houses and plenty oil
them scattered judiciously all over Gay
| county; Clay Centre has
| ELK COUNTY.
Acreage planted, twenty per cent. more
than last year; leading cereals are wheat,
| corn. oats, etc. /; crops look finely and farmers
are sanguine and cheerful no insects; hogs
| and cattle about the same as last year; sheep
have increased thirty per cent; have some
Immigration into the county; fruits look tine
| and a full crop is anticipated; no minerals;
have good school facilities In all parts OF the
county.
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Acreage planted, ten per cent more than
last year; leading cereals are wheat, corn,
| rye and barley; all grains look well and the
| prospects Tor large crops are very fatterlng;
| no insect pests; hogs and cattle same as last
| wear some immigration and farmers are
| cheerful and confident :. mineral products;
have coal in paying quantities and several
| mines are being worked successfully; have
| plenty good school-houses and good schools
i'm nearly all of the ten districts OF the county
CHASE COUNTY.
Acreage more than last year; leading cere-
| ais corn and wheat; crops look fine and Inc
prospects.are excellent for a large yield; no
insects; hog and cattle about the same as last
| year have some immigration; fruit crop IN
splendid condition and large yield expect
ed; farmers are generally in good spirits and
feel confident and hopeful; no mineral pro-
ducts; have fine school facilities, and our
teachers are second to none In the state.
| RENO COUNTY.
Acreage % per cent. more than last year
leading cereals, wheat, corn and oats; pros
poets are very fiattering; no insect pests i; IN
crease in stock about 50 per cent; immigration
last year was very large, from 1900 to 5000;
fruit is in fine condition; stock looks well,
and farmers generally are cheerful and hap
py no minerals; have fine schools, and they
are well attended.
EDWARDS COUNTY.
Acreage 800 per cent. more than last year
leading cereals are wheat, barley, oats, corn
| and millet wheat looks excellent and prom
ises an abundant yield no insect pests; cat
tie crop same as last year; immigration ,scO
in the last year; no minerals; farmers are
iubilant; have good schools and school
houses.
BOURBON COUNTY.
Acreage u over that Of last year; leading.
| cereals are wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley
| prospects never better than at present; no
insect pests Number OF sheep, 4,5o; increase
in one year about 400 cattle, 9Oo; increase
| aO0 Hogs 1900; increase one-half over
that of last year. Immigration-some l,scO
in the last year and up TO the present time.
. | All crops are fiourishing, and the prospects
5 were never as good as now; farmers are
, cheerful and happy. Minerals-coal in abun-
| dance and worked extensively. Fruit looks
fine and large crop is looked for. Have
good school facilities; have Lightweight
: school houses in the county.
RICE COUNTY.
Acreage Is per cent. more than last wear
, leading cereals wheat, rye, barley and oats.
All grains look fine and fiourishing: no in.
: sects. There will be a large hog and cattle
: market this year; bat little loss by disease.
/. Have had a large immigration during the
l last wear. estimated at 5000. Fruit all killed
hv froSf On the latter part OF March. There is
bu, little complaint and farmers generally
All. cheerful and confident No minerals 10
t speas, of: have good public schools and plen-
ty Of them.
JEWELL COUNTY.
, Acreage planted, 10 per cent. more than last
, year. Leading cereals are corn, wheat, rye
oats and barley prospects never better; all
cereals unusually forward, and the season IA