The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16

Acreage planted one-fifth more than last
year; leading cereals are wheat, corn and
oats prospects excellent for all grains; no
insect pests; hog and cattle crop a visible in
crease over that oof last year; fruit all binds
in fine condition; mineral products soft
coal in inexhaustable quantities; have
good schools and efficient teachers; farmers
contented and hopeful.
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
Acreage planted one-third more than last
year. Leading cereals, wheat and corn. All
grains look fine, and are in a iiourishing con-
dition; hogs and cattle-a large increase over
that OF last year; no loss 10y disease; have
considerable immigration f. ON last year, and
up TO the present time about 10000: fruit Of
all kinds never looked better, and an album
dant crop is anticipated. Mineral Products
Large discoveries Of lead and zinc in all parts
of the county. Have good schools, and they
are well attended farmers, as a rule, are
cheerful and happy.
LINN COUNTY.
Acreage planted twenty per cent. more than
last year. Leading cereals, wheat, oats, rye
and corn. Crops look nne and promising.
There are 10000 hogs, $1,000 cattle, and 1000
sheep in the county-thirty per cent. more
than last year. and no loss by disease: no in
sect pests Of any kind. Immigration during
the last year and up to the present, 1000 to
800. Fruit never looked SO well as now.
Mineral Products-Plenty of good coal. Elk.
cellent school facilities. The people generally
are contented and cheerful.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Acreage planted 50 per cent. more than
last year. Leading cereals are wheat and
corn. Prospects for abundant crops, very
fine. No insect pests. Hogs and cattle are a
large increase over that of last year. About
5000 emIgrants have settled in the county
during the last year Frui: all in flourish
ing condition and looks exceedingly fine.
Excellent schools, well managed. Farmers
chez rful and anticipating good times ahead.
CowLEY CoUSrY-DI>TRICT OF ARKANSAS
Acreage planted more than last year !;
leading cereals are corn, wheat, oats, rye and
barley; prospects very good all grain look
ing fine. No insect pests; 1000 to 800 emf
grants settled during the past year. Fruit
prospects the best ever known in this coun-
ty. Good school facilities. Farmers are
cheerful and in the best of spirits.
MARION COUNTY.
Acreage planted "a more than last year !;
leading cereals wheat, corn and oats pros
poets for all grain are splendid; no Insect
pests. Hog crop, 1900 TO 600; sheep crop,
5000; cattle, 500 TO 10 600; no loss by dis
ease. About 1900 emigration during last
year and up TO date. Fruit prospects very
fine, and farmers are in the best OF spirits.
Have numerous and good schools, which are
well attended.
LEAvESwoRTH CoUNrY-DIsTRIcr OF ToNsA-
NoXIE.
Acreage planted about rs per cent. over that
Oflast year. Leading cereals: corn, wheat,
and oats. Prospects for all grains very good.
No insects. Hog and cattle crop, increase
over last year, about . per cent; no loss by
disease. Fruit prospects excellent. Farmers
hard at work and are cheerful and ex pectant.
OTTAWA COUNTY.
Acreage planted 80 per cent. more than last
year. Leading cereals: wheat, rye and
oats prospects good for abundant crops OF
all grains; no insect pests. Hog and cattle
crop, large increase over that of last year.
immigration during last year and up to pres
ent time, 800. Fruit looks fine and flourish
ing and farmers feel happy and contented-
Have excellent school facilities.
RUSSELL COUNTY.
Acreage planted six times more than that
OF last year. Leading cereals are wheat, CORE
and rye. Prospects very fine for crops OF all
kinds no ms cts. Have about 1900 cattl
1000 hogs and IA, go sheep in the county: no
loss by disease Good school facilities. Farm
ers In good spirits and confident Of an album
lant harvest.
ELLSWORTH COUNTY.
Acreage planted, 30 per cent. more than last
year; leading cereals, wheat, corn and oats !;
prospects fine TOR the different grains no in
sect poets hog and cattle crop large increase
over that Of last year have some emigration
to the county; fruit crop looks well; have
good schools, well managed; the farmers, As
. class, are contented and satisfied.
NORRIS COUNTY.
Acreage planted, - per cent. more than
last year; leading Cereals, wheat, rye, oats
and corn; grain prospects are very good NO
insect pests; hog aud cattle crop, q large in
crease over last year; fruit crop large and In
fine condition have considerable iInmigra-
ton into the county good schools and plenty
of them; the farmers appear cheerful and
sanguine of large crops.
SALINE COUNTY.
Acreage planted, 20 per cent. more than last
year lea ling cereals, corn, wheat, rye, oats
and barley prospects very fine for all grains
hog ard cattle crop about the same as last
year; no disease fruit in fine condition good
schools in abundance and farmers generally
cheerful and hopeful.
CRAWFORD COUNTY.
Acreage planted one-fourth more than last
year; leading cereals are corn, oats and
wheat: prospects for all grains excellent; no
insects hog and cattle crop large increase
over that of last year; have some emmizra-
ton into the county; cannot estimate the
number; fruit crop in dne condition, and
farmers are cheerful and happy; have the
best of schools, well managed and well at
tended.
LEAyxNvoRTH coUNTy-prsTRIcT OF SALT
CREEK.
Acreage planted ope-third more than last
year; leading cereals are wheat corn and
oats: prospects for all grain good; no insect
pests; hogs and cattle about the same as last
year: fruit prospects are fafteriog, indeed.
and farmers appear eontented and happy
have good schools which are well attended.
NORTON COUNTY.
Acreage planted one-half more than last
year; leading cereals, wheat, rye and barley:
all grains look unusually fne; no insect
pests; hogs and cattle about the same As las,
year stock is Al! In excellent condition, and
farmers are jubilant; have considerable EN-
migration into the county daily good school
facilities.