The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-01
CROP REPORTS.

At this season of the year our people are vitality
interested in all that relates to the quantity, quail
ity and monetary value of the productions, which
they so increasingly labor to bring forth, and, as
this has been an exceptionally abundant year. a
comparative showing of the expectations Of the
present harvest will be of interest. The following
compiled by the Assessors for year ending May,
1875 and taken from the statistics now in the
Auditors Office will speak for ITSELF
Wheat 40 62S acres, 8l4 Sl bu.; rye, 529 acres
6,874 bu buckwheat, 16l acres, 1892 bu. oats
25 23O acres, 9Sj 4S2 bu barley 494 acres, 10,9i9
bu corn, 26 S37 acres, 1905, ,566 bu.; meadow, 3d.
1856 acres, 1869 tons, clover, Hip acres (acres
plowed under for manure l 1853 1886 tons; fax
1870 acres 81 800 pounds fibre; potatoes 1870 acres
194,124 bu tobacco, "a acres, $3.50 lbs; butter
1,O66,259 lbs; cheese, l69,5l5 lbs; sorghum, 222I
acres l0l4 lbs sugar. 1875 gals syrup; maplesugar
in 1878, ,SO6 lbs sugar, 7,442 gals. syrup; bees
2,255 hives, 20, ,662 lbs honey grapes and wine 42
acres (planted in 1870 107 543 lbs grapes gather
ed in 1879 whole number Of acres in vineyard
In 1877, $685. gallons Of wine pressed IN 1877, 7O6
sweet potatoes S9.4O acres, 82l bu.; orchards, g.
421 acres, apples, 1s4 1S9 bu.; peaches, 1926 bu
pears, 2SO7 bu.; wool 179,567 lbs shorn.
It is estimated that the wheat and oats crop
will be from 10 to 10 per cent larger than 1877
while corn is somewhat backward. Reports OF
minor crops cannot yet be definitely Cleaned, al
though they with trihing exceptions will yield
larger returns The following from the Canton
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Commercial will
give as good an idea Of the present state of affairs
as can be obtained st present:
The yield of all small grain will be fully one
half more than previous years and in good order
great deal being stacked and going into barn.
The crop OF winter wheat will average twenty TWO
TO tWenty-eight bushels to the acre, and is mostly
harvested in Stark, the other counties being be-
hind owing to the lack OF getting adequate help
many farmers Offering as high as ~ per day, al
though the ruling price is Sl6O. Spring barley IL
looking excellent, with prospect OF twenty
five bushel yield. Corn is somewhat of, very
few good fields being seen, on account OF cold
weather, and will not yield full crop. About
potatoes there are conflicting accounts, some as
serting that good yield is expected, and others
that the hot weather has spoiled the hills, but the
general opinion is that the crop will be more than
an average one Potato bugs are not nearly so
plentiful as in former years. Oats will be more
than an average yield, II the last wind and rain
storms have not lodged them too badly, as Is the
complaint in some sections. Grain threshing will
begin In about ten days, and large proper
ton Will be done in the field, as there
10 not barn room enough for the enof.
nous cut. A larger hay (both clover and
timothy crop has been garnered than ever before,
and is nicely housed. The main staple here is
wheat and oats, the farmer not raising much Of
the others mentioned except for home consump'
tion and neighbOrhood accommodation. The
apple and peach crops will be simply immense,
as also the grape supply, but peaches DO not
promise much. The reporter then interviewed
the flower Mills OF Messrs Davis & Co. and Rank
Brothers, who occupy mills In the eastern part Of
the city. The former firm have q custom mill,
and buy large amount OF wheat, for which they
are now paying 81 for old grain. The senior
terViewer, and said emphatically that the crops
Of all kinds we're far In excess Of all previous
years, but for details would prefer TO give his
news next week. as the farmers were so busy
now that no reliable information could be OBJ
tanned. Mr.. Rank is paying the same for wheat
and states that he Is ubiant over the certain sue
cess Of the farmers this year, and In o burst OF
confidence said why, my dear sir, this section
Of the country never heard tell Of such an i'm
mense crop. We have the best land In Ohio, and
1t is showing Just what It can do. Last year we
shipped only q few thousand barrels of -four out
side Of our regular business, but this year 20 900
barrels will be an inside figure" Upon inter
viewing several wheat buyers, they although not
being able TO give figures for the crop about com
ing In still coincide In the general opinion Of Its
magnitude as given above. Altogether this sec
ton OF Ohio has reason to rejoice in the gener-
Osity of Dame nature this year, and will tend
greatly to settle the Vexed financial and labor
questions of the day.