The new North-west., 1881-07-08
Haz.npous CONDITION or CROPS.
Some Of the Many Causes Of Blight or To'a'
Destruction.

While In some, or indeed many, localities |
the prospects of an abundant harvest are
diiated upon I'm glowing terms, and In stiii
other regions large yields are already gather
ed and out Of harms way, II Is astonishing
20 see how very many are the destructive
agencies with which the cereal, root ana
fruit crops have to contend. The following
IA partial list, showing that each communi-
ty has lis own particular drawback:
Iowa farmers estimate the loss In the State
this spring from bad seed at S2,Ooo,ooo.
Hail storms have seriously injured crops
in Vernon county, Wis.
In Boyle county, KY, the fy has almost
destroyed the wheat crop.
Salt is being used largely by some Wiscon-
sin farmers on their spring wheat, hoping 10
enhance the yield, or prevent failure.
About two-thirds Of the apples In ohio
have blighted and fallen of the trees.
Locusts are splitting the limbs OF fruit
trees In oconee county, S. c., SO that they
die.
The Island Of Cyprus Is overrun with
locusts which are destroying the wheat crop.
The cut worm Is doing some damage In
the neighborhood of Fort Collins, Colorado.
Cumberland county, H., Is troubled with
chinch bugs, which have destroyed her corn
and wheat crops.
The caterpillar seems to be troubling
some parts Of the Wet Mountain Valley,
Colorado and the grasshoppes are also de-
yastating some portions Of the State.
Wheat birds have totally destroyed large
fields Of the growing grain of McLennan
county, Texas.
In Fannin county, Texas, grasshoppers are
found In millions, and farmers are In great
state of alarm. E ..=.
Nevada Is completely oyerrun with grass
hoppers. They consume CROP leaving
nothing green behind them.
Whole fields of promising strawberries
have been ruined in Long Island by minute
wire-worm that attacks the roots.
Grasshoppers are on the march on the
Tuckee, CAL, meadows. They ate up forty
acres Of prime wheat for one farmer.
The crops In extensive districts Of Indians
have been SO thoroughly damaged by wire
worms and grubs that replanting has become
necessary.
Colorado potato bugs are as numerous a
ever In Barton county, Kan, but large
acreage has been planted. Farmers arr
fighting them with Paris green.
A parasite has appeared In the orang
groves of the West Indies, Florida and Call
fornia that has ruined vast numbers o: trees
and threatens TO seriously interfere witt
orange culture.
In Eastern Virginia the oat crop is genei
al and almost total failure, though there ha
been an exemption from insects, and othe
vegetation will approximate an averag
yield. ....s-
The heavy rains of the past week did con
siderable damage to the growing grain an
fruit trees, especially pears, both in Queer
and Suffolk counties, New York.
The Charlotte On. CO. Observer announce
the appearance Of the seventeen-year locus
in that vicinity by millions, and they q
eating up everything. ....
The Kentucky State Commissioner Of Al
riculture, In monthly bulletin just issue
says that the drought In May has done mo
damage to wheat than was anticipated an
there cannot possibly be more than tw
thirds Of crop. Corn has suffered fro
bad seed and drought and must be late
maturing. Hemp and tobacco promise we
Thousands Of green beetles about Tucso
Arizona, infest the vineyards and destr
grapes, unless paper bags are put over .
clusters
Bedrock Qdaho) Democrat: We lea
that there Is great danger Of visit from
crickets, which means q devastation Of
the crops. Already they have destroyed
the vegetables on several ranches on Bur
river, and their slow, though unceasing q
sure, march Is north, 90 that we may expt
them before the crop now growing has be
harvested. In some places on Willow ere
they have made clean sweep.