, 1881-04-01

rNsrl during the ten .,:,ls. TlIIs experience ~
interesting. Tho if,nrtr-Ifr<' Ut thu StIl uit.
RiiyH sectli,.K will i,n late. "ht VIZ nrc Inclined
To believe that IN urcntpr pco al Br"nl fnrttitln
could happen tn tho farmers tim 10 1T forctsl
Il, whit iii tic nth :s,t Of april lcfure 1lit
thur In tl,ulr aGetl. Thu experience 0f farmers
Htlt,,vs that tho tntest fnwu wheat 1As done tho
best IN TINT lnrHo part of minnesota III which tl!e
crnp Inns bren injured t,y blight. Tho early
atsWInHs of tho last few yenrs hnyu irsultr'l III
lh1 wheat rrathsng the Mast sensitive stnKr Of
growth twncn tho 9rnln WAS III tho milk ur
lo,,Xh, Jlht ut thu pcrEut Ut tho t,tnnatlon Of
tho EutIssIicr heats. 10 this cHuso ls
hcilevcd To bo due tho widespread
prevalence Ut blight for several successive sra-
suns. Thu wheat crnpa III the ftc'l River Wiley,
h.vtng been planted later. hAvc escaped tho
b,stl,lg effects Of tho summer hente. IN this
riew Of tho cnso 1t will tserhnIs pruve fartlnate
II tho seeding thls ycnr shal he lclnycli two or
three weeks Inter than thnt nf last yrnr. a
winter OF deep al,ows Is II favnrnblo omen Tor
Enu.l cr0i,s There IL utmost no fr0st anywhere
tl.iLcr tho thick cutiiterpnuc which Inns covered
tho saeuf1lg forces Of vegetation, and whu
they awaken they will dlspny n vlg,'r which will
surprise those WIN nre strangers to tho rnarvuls
nf a Minnesota spring. Thcrn Is sotnc npprc-
henRto1, test tho uut,A.lnl ,tcpth Ut tue sNnw
ahnlt!d tW followcd by t!oos IN tho valleys.
hfs will only In the event ot tlcnvy rnlIls
md rGin must como SOON to nuu tho sllow to
receive Il,
y letter from few miles cast Of 1t. Louis says
tho wllent III TINT section has sploutcsl secoNd
time, ind tho Inst two three tiAys has killed II.
no tlMt ttlcre cn1l1Dt hc my but poor crop. Il
lottcr from NcurYetnwn. lii tho hrnrt ut tho
bl1e-grnss rc9!ol, Of Kentucky. snys they cAii-
not posspy ol,tnfn nloro thhn twp-thfTtls III
mitch or u wheat crop ~ last yenr nnd IL tho
wcnthor turns btld It will 10 barciy half. 4 let
tor from kannazoo. Mich, says TINT some
farmers "aro III town l,lytnH spring wtlcnt for
phlIlttng nn land sown last full to wltsr wslene.
Inwn LETTERS speaking Of tho stock Of unr'i In
field md crib, give Il very sllscGur1ng Mccoti1it
of tho situntlon. They statc that tllo tctd cursi
Is hot yot nppronohublo uu Aceullnt Of tho deep
SHOW. uHd when reacliCtl will hnrtfly l'r lit for
,nnrket. Most Of TINT Iii bns hus nscatly bccn
will he fe to stock. ns thorc IL TO prospect Of
gralss beforc tho lst uf Mny.
Tho settlement prico for oyerpine lard dciiv-
crtl April contracts hns hcun liked ut al0.59.
j. r. Lester ~ Co. Five tho following ns con-
clusiuns from II lnrHe number Ut rcpltcs to
questions Iistutf:
Thu spring continues very caitl md backward.
Not II fllrrnw ttH* 1rcn powct1 III my State Gtst
ol tho Mssissinl, n''tl II, immense S, Hmnaf p!
Wisconsin,, it,va. l ai'd Scbi1.ska. -
ltclmrts trntn tho winter 'vhcat belt give
n1th1r seSrnRE Rss et}Sr }Ss fr y m sf m % nes Ut
promises; Missouri! next: thei, Illinois, Mtch!-
ta. ohIt, ind insa Wntcr WHEAT H., hug ;"
| wheut hns s,,lteres! the iupst. -
The great bulk or tho winter wheat was sopn
itio. @ LIN md I Is nnw % ,,sss l,r,v h IFS ,nost try-
INK ordeal; hccc wo rcsnrtl IT ny oo curly vet
70 determine for or ngni,lst tho tlltfmAto results
with twt fect Of SNOW in Mlnncsosn, with SHOW
twelve 10 eighteen inches In NubrIskH. with twH
pussibls under my circumstances to 1,t IN h big
tcrenge Ut spring wtcut. an to tho qlinntity Or