The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12

Weather tcr The last two weeks yery 70,
SPricg whea, ard cats doing we'll. with
gO1l respect Of a large crop.
CLEtK WATER, Wright county.-Tbe
Ht- slEa s'riBy wheat was Injured bv
drought. pIi not come up until Aftsr the
rains. C'usider.ng all things, crop pros
pes ss so2d 50 iest year
FAkAINGrpS, Dskois couuty.-An crops
are iooS NJ nov as veil ss they did Isst
wear, spring Wheat h "a noi yet been in
Jur,d oS the drought Corn stare d., we'll
AiNNEAs'lIs-ih he prOspsc:s for spring
whest are better than last season NJ
in the history Of the State 20 coed O,,.
and barley growing we'll.
ILLISoIs.
BESrJN, franklin Co.-No RAJ, fo-
forty three days. Wheat oats ard corn
drying up in the fields. Pastures falling
fast BGt poor stand of corn. Outlook
for crops more gloomy than any year since
lS5i
DANvEKs, McCean Co-very poor pros-
pscts Tor oats. Never saw the GROUND 90
| dry IN Nav All crops are sutf ring
TALLULa, Menard ca. Eyerv,bipe
dr1ei uP. Spring wheat and oals a failure.
VI re corn planted than last year. Stand
| Bad
| 'LN'-NhA' 4 Il'e 10 OUTLOOK decidedly
GisaouragioS. The drought has shortened
the oi crop, retarded The growth Of corn,
and seriously II Ir,d gra-s and pssture
Mas was unPrec,dsn'edry dry.
OF. III, L-S.ile Co-Esery hing drvi,o
up. S,rIog wheat, oa's AID barley poor.
Great zeal OF clrn rvPiant,d. Stand bad.
FAIRFIELD, Wayne Co.-Ots badly
dsnsgsd by the drought. Pasture very
short rly-piauted corn doirg we'll.
Late-pianlsd did not come we'll: late.
P'oriy snt badly damaged. Outlook for
crops not as favorable "a last season.
CRAB ORCHARD, WILKINSON C,-Staud
"I corn very P,or-r OF. more han half cone
up. Drought has cut ps-tur.s short.
Late s5Sn winter wheat not hardly half a
crop. Gr specs Tor corn are not as good
as lss, year 5y 80 per cent.
DUkANCE NIDDeblgo Co The drought
has been very severe on small grain, a1d
bot light crop Is nCw looked Tor. Pas
,ur : are short. The yield of hay will be
smalL G. '0d stand oi corn generally.
SCUM ELGIN We ther cool. We have
hsd considerable more rain during the psst
week, aud the farmers now cry, Enough"
VI 5; crJfs are coming cut trey. Meadows
AID pastures lock much hett,r than they
did before the rsiu Farmers are yery
rusy now cultiys-iag.
IOWA.
OSsNGE CITY Sioux Co.-Youpp yrass.
oorP-rs cpunI"L from new breaking. Doing
d5mrgs TO wheat and oats. Many pieces
-0Vn With wheat and Oats aud DESTROYED bv
he 'hoppers have been plowei up and
planted with curn
NORTH llBEKTY johnson Co o-Wheat.
rye Il oats IrJulI-e well Good and of
corn ard growing we'll. No insect here
10 trouble grain. Have plenty Of rain Of
la:e.
CiDAR FALLS, Iowa Co-The drought
has injured tie spring whest, oats and
corn, So that We viii not have more than
Two hirds OF crop. There il coed
stand OF corn. The rains are helping, and
prospects III re- hopeful.
LYONS Clinton to.-Winter wheat il
loo H. hrsJ rate. Small grain very good.
Sra, il ii,ht, bat we'll rooted. Large
acresse Of corn planted. Some is fiae.
But httle rePiautirg
MICHIGAN.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-The prospects
Tor ali kinds Il cops in this section, par
ucuiarly ior vi ctr, hay, and frnit, never
were bsItrr than they are now. Very few
poor pI,css Cf what or grass can be fonpd
IN this k-ntl county or = ction Of Michi-
gan. O,t7 are doing we'll. and potatoes
look fairly vel. Tae weather of late has
r ben too cool fIr corn. but farmers say that
there Is Ilen Of time for it 10 come on vet.
Il ANS have en timely and plentiful, and
the Prospects are th At The late cool W ather
Will save us from the Juuslfrosts, which ere
. rather frrquent in this vicinity Apple,
peach, pear, srd plum trees are full, al
most overloaded, ard th,re will be a great
: abund 4nc- Of small fruits crop-uu-
less extremely untOward weather and other
evils occur hereafter
MIS- oURI.
IBERIA, Miller Co.-Winter wheat head
Ing o4t short. Dry weather haa isiur.d il
: badly Not BE- more than tw5-thirds of a
crop. Otts will be short. Corn a coed
-tgrd More planted than usual.
FORT LYON, B.nton Co-The drought
, has nearly ruined the wheat and oats. No
rain since the fr+f Of April Everything
IL burning up Winter whoa, heading not
over Fix inches hi-h Without rain soon
ihere viii be nothing raised here tins year.
ISIIANA.
| LIGoNTIR, Ind SOME of the farmers
are grumoIIrg about corn not coming
up Most all that was planted early hsd
10 he rypifui'd lint-d mine about ten
d u ago aud IT Il coming up nicely. Oats
Viii De t.l,TshIs good. Wheat Ia ali ont
10 head and about two feet high. There
will b. an atuEdauce of hay in tins lac,Ii-
". Ar having plenty Of rain here. Will
have n frutt except sppl : and pears.
| 1LENwo"D PlPe couuty.-Prosp poets for
a god crop # -pring wheat were never bet
~ Oi's are dpiu" well, but backward.
NJ gr HOPPER here. They are reported
/ over ihe lie ae-t, in D. k0ts, Matching in
patches. on wheat shout ali disposed of.
| hUTHINsnS, Mcleod cOuS ty-Ih. abun-
dant IA. = during Mag have been very IA
v1rab.s iIr small grain. Spr ng wheat
generally luuhin, veil me piece.
wsedy, wevsr
MArELrA, Watonwau county.-SmaIl
crain b.su.s 10 look splendid Some piece.
are 'hIa on the ground Weather cJol and
damp.
PLAMvrFw, Wsb ssh county.-Fiue rains
has h-Uught ont small grains and 9raas
am zingIy. Westhsr il fine for snriny
wheat Some complaint Of wheat being
Tho on the ground. Corn il b,ckw,rd
Considerable haI 0 be fe-pIanted.
KANSAS.
COUSCL GROVE, VI IRIS Co.-There will
not be over hal crop of winter wheat.
What there L il heading out fairly. Oats
making y good showing Corn looks first
rale Old whsa. all gore
hOCKFpRT, EJ1ks CJ-Tn this part of
Kansas ~ " 10 d imsgs from drought.
nave had good rtin- ever since the first of
April. CsOFs are IN fine condition Ex-
celient stand Of co n. Looking extremely
well. Winter wheat headed a. good
length
MoUST CARMEL Crawford Co.-Winter
wheat all heaC,d out in good condition.
More corn pltut,d than ever. No retIapt.
lng. Otts al right
AFFO d, S.sf1rt Co-Syripy ybea,
oais, ald barley cut short one-third by
drought Psrtu-es are drying ont Good
stand Of corn. Larger average than Last
Fear. Writer wheat j. heading out yery
short and viii have to be cut with headers
The severe weather Ia March and April
injured The crop severely. Outlook not a.
occur ging rs lat season.
HiAWhTHA, rOwn CJ.-Winter wheftis
heading ut low, but good stand. Cyra
ha7 maze good stand. Large acreage
planted General outlook for crops better
ihsn lat year. Rams plenty 30 far.
GAKDNEE, JJhfsgn Cp.-Olts and barley
thin Winter shvat heading out. Largest
;roP OF corn planted. Good -tard No re-
planting Flowed twice. rome chinch bugs
IN the ~hea, Have jI-t had good showers.