, 1880-04-07
Together with tho Present Out
look for the Fruit Yield.
Farmers Cultivating the Soil Accord.
ing to Scientific Principles.
The Largest Harvest, Probab1y, Ever
- Known In tho State's History.
Crops in Illinois tho Farmers arc
Doing-Wet Land.
INDIANA.
Spttiat Dhpafch 10 The Chicago Tribune.

Tho result. however. nf tho Investigation Just
finished. which wis made for tho purln'sc Of
Nsccstntnftg as nccurHtcs ns possible tho pros
poet for the coming wheat 'larvest And frsiit
yield, WIS 50 satisfactory TINT tho work hns
been plcnsuro In tnstitutinK my inquiries. III
addition IT. Nsecrtntning tho condition of tho
growing grain anil tho ncrcnHp. ntso diligently
inquired Of tho farmers whit thoy wcrn doing
In tho way nf using fertilizers. In soycnty-clght
OF tho nincty-two counties fertilizers lire telnE
used; in somo ton lar4e extent, in others not 81
much, but with yood cfFcnt In most
Of tho counties tho substance used ts
bart,-ynrtl ,nnnure and refuse vegetable
matter Tho farmers throughout tho State nre
fnst learning the oyil Of cunstutit rutatfon In
crops, md tho grcnt advantage of letting tler
lal,d rest for season In order to rceupcrute liz
wilstcd elements. III many instances found
thAt tho husbanlmen Of our State aro rnying
some Intention to the chemical knowledge which
fs 80 rcqu{st If they expect t0 ct,httr,,p having
good futtnE. They nrc tinllng out that II n pur-
uc,iIar crup be r,aIscd ycur AftGr year upnn Il
7oil which contniMa In due 1tinnt!ly chemical
Ingrelic,t nlnptcd to thnt crop. the ingredient
will be exhausted, md tho field left cnnlpnr,i-
tlvciy barren. In order TO overcome this evil
many Ut them nro using tho process termed
"Kreen MATURING" Oh land TINT has
been Impoverished III tho why mentioned.
This Is nothing more thun raising on tho wrstcd
laul such u cr0p RI barlcy, ryc, Or huckwheat.
A1!a pio"HH IL Ill WHiaE Brees. III Anlu8 thts
there s laid up III tho soil Ill abundant at4re of
oil tho necessary ctolnci's requIrc. for tho next
crop, besides gaining rcnrra.nKcsntrt and
loosening Ut tho soil, both OF which ,lre f1ror,.-
BIZ to fertility. In four counties bone-l1st has
been used extensively and with .nlrkctt effect
Ths IL especially tho casa in Jountngs AMI Floyd
Counties, where tho wcnt- yie!d Will bo this year
or,mtcr thon II ,xna evcr ,tnn,yt, hefnr,
n,..,a,,, ts ,,. ,.o, u, a,,,,,. i,oo1i.oa t !.
gypsum ID pehR uhou III soulc !oel1'Itcss nht IL
hQY been learned thut limo tends eventually tn
applied ut tho s!1le time. and tho folly GranKer
will nsst yGn ,,,,,. VII, t,,t1 tho n,axi'n
makes both tnrHa anti 1ar1ner poof.
~ TAKE THE sTATa OVEN,
It can be sad TINT tho TURNER'S aro keeping apnce
t!lie plum TIM, ii .lays Eonc by: Tho Yui.llty ii
the soil ts being studied. anl .wheru NAturp bus
.x a vii reat, ,6e .racst rya
eysr knowl u her history: Exerywhore sprinK
plowlng 10 being pAsheu, prcpnEatory 70 plaMt-
ir.'lt wll, n 70 1o ei a atG fFosts snps
,,gnanccs aIj sn' Tr!,;ts s,int, ss ,Hrriss n,,r.
etc ira tngi,ttrj. IuyariMhly when II sn1nnurss
Bpn Is nude nr tho wheat It Is In ratcronco with
the Grul' sOwtt iii 1873 atll cut III 1911.
Follnwtns ta u report from every county In
The stn,e ar1anseMa M ~ lt "ltnbtYt!cai order. Tho
chronic arnlnoicr In the country to be happy
"ao co'''e''ea' .n.vs
,s,, =. ,,sa9 mpAas. Nv, ,r,,a. ,a.u.,. .,,,,,
ata In r. tni,,es, r ~ s.H T. H III. . n1.9 .,
ipples viii % 10 psnty sm1it frait viii % Go aun. @
a"'t' ATTY
81 -,,t,, ,u,,,rt ~ ,r,,,.+ ., l., 1o-o H.. .,, =.
ls7s, one. fourth. 0n sa,y nui :iay ssl il IL
uuryest viii ia ,,i,o1t ths sntnn Ia ast yt.r.
,,rtJnI
Farmers jul,llunt nyer prt,spcos for whcnt.
Stool hralt}iy nild thrIfty With 0ntul cnIor. in-
crease Oygr imst yelra Weld \; mr. cc,,t
Peacies. apples and ponrs yut uni,I;nisd. "en''
uouNE.
Number Of acres wl,c,.t sown last fall onc-ilfth
satsr .ia tnn l. M s1s ~ sr @ aFS . .e
f'enct trees nil dead. Apples and other fruits
will bo plenty. ,,
nkS1oN,
rrca.os than ast yoar % Fet oxeei ee['
lont.
n"o"H'
SURFACE a OF County iit very rough. Wheat look
per cent Pegshes wil! 10 sent t6 tunrket by tho
""so'4 '''4' "e n, ~ .naronm M e4' "o''"'
~, nLH.1foien.
last ycar. stool looking Splendid. Men whit,
know say fruit Of oil kinds is still unin1uscd
Rnd WILL pc plenty.
o1tA"fohn. ...
oh
1..s,s @ eno ptusns soW!uk " pgT cent.
U1mH ..H & ntuR , ~ ~ Ky uAGcatcat coua4toh. REACHES
saaa Apl"eo sI4l s~feo'
otAah. .--..-,.....-.
An Increase Of 70 per cont over tho acres Of
Wheat eowh u lsiS, with prospects the sumo.
Ieaen an4 Mpplo oluanraa @ very extensive III thls
euo''' AFo'S aoo w.. ~ 'o"ue" oo"A'
.--...., oAsseoLf.
Tho incTehso Ia wheat ovor Inst ycnr will bo Fl
per cent, due tD IN t!tGrc!se II! neroA9u. Their,
Will pa tMicG NJ mncn ftnit u8 Inst yEQf.
cAss.
Acreage growing whcot ono third lnrpet thnn
last year. Harvest promises an fIicrrtst, OF ID
per cent. Pouch buds much swol!eJl being llnbo
70 late froSt8. Fruit, however, will bo plentiful.
CLAY.
There wifi be sIlQilt incrtase oyer Inst yenrss
WHEAT Yield, Htuol ii must ltMnlit1Ha IN ~ns] ~,
condition, Very Uttto fruit r,.iscG ht.ro
CLINTON
Amouut Of wheat sown Inst fail vii, oxeao,
pruYIuus yeur Nv uuc-ful1rth, II thnrD nr4s f,T
inuro hcayy trusts tho yfud viii be imImsnss a.
The sane Gin be saij If frnit. ~ '1s''o'
nro.ru,t.
u1oAtut. .
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