The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-09

being common. The quality is extra. Dat
, were never finer in this section-have not beef
80 heavy in years. Corn is looking very well
, and there 10 every promise OF large crop.
KALAMAZOO COUNTY.
J ScHooLoRAFr.-In answer to your inquiries
would say that the wheat in this vicinity is al
secured in excellent condition; and a better
yield or a better quality has not been raised
here for the last decade. Il. V. Munger had
thirty EIGHT bushels per acre of the Clawson
variety. Abel Fellows cut and threshed, from
two acres, ninety -seven bushels OF the same
variety, both OF superior quality. Other ac-
counts OF the yield OF wheat more than confirm
the above statement. The prospect FOR corn
crop never was better, and the yield Of oats and
barley has not been exceled for years. All
about secured, and some threshed. Farmers
are selling as fast as they thresh their wheat,
which has been bringing from eighty five to
ninety-f cents; but little down now.
GALEsBURd.-Wheat is all secured, and in
good condition. None uncut. AS to the quality.
1t is excellent; and az to yield, while there are
fields that will give forty bushels to the acre,
rs some farmers report after having threshed,
the average, relying on the best opinion OF
the best judges, will be nearer twenty bushels
per acre IN this township. AS near as / can
asc ertain, the townships Of Climax and Rich
land will give fully twenty five bushels to the
acre; while the oat crop in both these town
IS unusually large. The yield Of oats in this
township Is not above fair; much smut in
them, and the crops grew unevenly. Corn,
throughout this entire region has attained q
very large growth; but it Is two weeke late. A
1t needs rain now, and must have it, or be in
jured badly. Clover and timothy oil secured
a very large crop OF each, and OF excellent quail
ity. The yield Of barley, as Ear as heard from, IS
called good. The threshers have Just begun
their work. We hear Of fourteen, twenty, thr-
ty, and forty bushels Of wheat to the acre. as
the yield in different localities The Cawson
IS mostly raise here, and yields, farmers say, the
BEST
KALAMAZOO All the wheat in this county |
was cut by last Saturday night, and at this time |
one-half, if not more than half of the oat
'rop, Is in sheaf The wheat has been secured
n the best condition. The acreage is larger,
md the crop as good, il not better, than ever
sfore the average by good and careful OBJ
Iervers, being put at twenty to twenty five
bushels per acre and the threshing thus far
confirms this opinion. In ri parts Of the coun-
> except few localities in the western town
hips the yield is enormous and the quality
Iery fine, in several instances, reacqing 35 and
% per acre. Clawson is the prevailing variety
aised This with US Is truly the year OF plenty.
Oats are excellent. The prospects for corn,
'otatoes and other root crops are fattering.
The hay returns make the farmers laugh;
hey seek in vain for presidents, and the old
ut inhabitonts says mo, never, like this ~
there is not much rye or barley raised this
ear here. The wool crop Ga large one) has
cen gathered and sold at about 80 cents per
ound Apples do not promise as we'll as
ther crops, although they will not be fail
re. There will be peaches, grapes, pears, ETC.,
fair abundance
BARRY COUNTY.
HAsTINGs.-The wheat crop in this county is
i secured in good condition The acreage
as 59.252 against 50.629 in 1877. The aver
&c yield per acre will not be less than 20 bu..
nd so far as threshed it exceeds that estimate
= about five bu. to the acre. The quality is
zcellent, and is now being marketed here at
he rate Of about three car loads daily.
The oat crop is very large. and is now being
,cured IN excellent condition.
The acreage OF corn on the ground is about
teen per cent over 1878, and the prospect is
lat the crop will be fully as good as that of
'7s.
Fruit is almost failure. and there will be
1t enough in the county for home consump-
On.
There was very little barley raised in this
unity; but what there was has been secured
I'd is an average crop.
The acreage Of potatoes Is estimated to be
'enty-fve per cent. larger than in 1877 and
g prospect is the yield per acre will be fully
average one.