The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-09
Excellent Crop Prospeets-They are Far
Ahehd of Last Year.

Our advices las far as receiyed) from all
parts Of this region, on both sides Of the
Ohio river, are favorable TO the growing
crop Of wheat and grass, and also to fruit
Of all kinds. The general prospect e1'
ceeds that Of last year. The same cheer
ing prospects are reported in our ex'
changes from other parts OF the country
The Chicago Tribune OF Wednesday has
advices from the greater portion Of the
State OF Indiana, which indicate, proba'
bly,, the largest harvest ever known In
that States history. The correspondent
who has canvassed the State on behalf oil
the Tribune writes as follows:
SIN instituting my inquiries, in addition
10 ascertaining the condition Of the grow
ING grain and the acreage, also diligently
inouired Of the farmers what they were
doing In the way OF using fertilizers. In
seye5ty.eight Of the ninety-two counties
fertilizers are being used; In some TO
large extent, In others not 80 much, but
with good effect. In most Of the counties
the substance used Is barn yard manure
and refuse vegetable matter. The farmers
throughout the State are fast learning the
eyil OF constant rotation in crops, and the
great advantage OF letting their land resi-
Tor season in order to recuperate Ill
wasted elements. In many instances
found that the husbandmen OF our state
are paving some attention to the chemical
knowledge which is 30 requisite II they ex
meet to continue having good farms. They
are finding out that II particular crop DC
raised year after year upon a soil whict
contains in due quantity a chemical In
gredient adapted to that crop, the ingredi
emit will be exhausted, and the field lei
comparatively barren.
In order to overcome this evil many o
them are using the process termed greer
manuring" on land that has been impoy
erished In the way mentioned. This i
nothing more than raising on the wasted
land such a crop as barley, rye, or buck
wheat, and ploughing 1t in while green
In doing this there Is laid up in the soil al
abundant store OF all the necessary ele
meuts required for the next crop, beside
gaining Encouragement and loosening o
the soil, both Of which are favorable t
fertility. In four counties bone-dust hal
been used extensively and with marked
effect, This in especially the case in Jen
nings and Floyd Counties, where tn,
wheat-yield will be this year greater thar
it was ever known before.
Gypsum Is being used in some localities
but It has been learned that lime tend
eventually to make the soil poorer, unlesl
other manures are applied at the sam'
time, and the jolly Granger will meet yot
with the maxim:
'Mueh llme and no manure
Makes both farm and farmer poor"
To take the State over, it can be sale
that the farmers are keeping apace will
the times, and are farming on mort
scientific plan than in days gone by. TIL,
quality OF the soil is being studied, ant
where Nature has failed to place neces
sary element 1t is being arti6cially sup
piled. This year, il Providence is willing
i Indiana will reap the grandest harves
ever known in her history. Eyerywher'
spring blowing is being pushed, prepare
tory to planting the crops that have no
vet been put in. The fruit will be fine, !
late frosts or "cold snaps" do not do til,
buds injury. In giving the fruit prospect
all small fruits, such as cherries, CurraIts
plums, grapes, blackberries, raspberries
ETC., are included.
The prospect is one that should caus'
the most chronic grumbler in the countr,
to be happy and centented.
In addition to its advices from Indiana
the Tribune publishes, in the same issue
the following dispatch in regard TO pros
poets in Illinois:
HILLsBoRo, Montgomery county, III.
April 6.-Weather warm and grass grow
ing rapidly. A good many acres Of oatl
have been sown, but the work has beer
somewhat checked by frequent shower
during the last ten days. The prospect o.
wheat is splendid, and the only trouble
now is that the farmers did not reserve
enough corn ground, as none Of the wheat
died out SO that they could plow 1t up.
know Of farmers with three or four teams
and hands to work them that have but
ten or twelve acres Of corn ground, and
are not able to find any to rent, but there
is enough old corn on hand for another
year. A large quantity Of old wheat still
in first hands. Fine prospect for all kinds
OF fruit. Peach trees in blossom.
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