Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-02

wild grass is heavy. some very me
prospects for apples, etc.
JOHNSON.
TECUMsEH, July From reports
received from different parts of the
country the prospects for good wheat
crop are very flattering. But corr
and oats are looking well and the
prospects for hay were never better.
SEWARD.
SEWARD, July Crops of this
county look frst-rate. Wheat never
letter, 90 per cent above average.
Corn doing well and good prospects.
DODGE.
FREMoNT, July Corn excellent
stand, prospect never better. Wheat
in some parts of the county affected
with rust. Indications of n fair crop.
CASs.
GREENWOOD, July 1.-Since we had
rain our small grain in this vicinity
looks extraordinary well. Bright pros
pect for corn. Hay never was bettcr.
PLAT.
COLUMBUS. July L. Small grain do
ing fair, not the usual acreage. Hay
unlimited in amount. Flax not one.
MERRICK.
CLARKs, July 1.-The prospect for
an abundant crop of hay and small
grain has never at this time of the
year been so f1attering as at the pres
ent time. For the last ten years far
mers have never been so jubilant over
the prospuct of an abundant harvest.
CoLFAX.
SCHUYLER, July 1.-Grain of all
kinds is doing well and good prospects
of fair average crop. Some fine pieces
of very rank and heavy wheat are
damaged by rust. Corn is coming for
ward at an astonishing rapid growth.
While the farmers are having a fierce
struggle to keep down the weeds.
There is plenty of grass but there will
be but small amount cut except tor
home consumption.
FURNAs.
ARAPAHoE, July Corn and
vegetables are looking splendid.
Wheat and other small grain will be
a little better than half crop generally,
owing to damage by chinch bugs and
some by hail. Best crops taking
everything) that we have ever had
here.
IND1ANoLA, July 1.-The prospect
for hay crop better than has been
known for years. Rye Is extra good,
and there will be a large yield where
it has not been damaged by the hail
storm. There is a good prospect for
wheat and corn at the present time.
The rye crop is harvested in several
localities.
CUNNING.
WIsNER, July 1.-The refreshing
rains during the past ten days have
made small grain prospects favorable
in this vicinity. Corn %isgrowing fast
with fair prospect.
ALBION, July Small grain, such
as oats, barley, rye and wheat, are
looking quite fairly with having so
much wet weather and will give us far
better crops than we had last year.
Twenty-Five per cent less wheat has
been put in and twenty-five per cent
more corn planted, which is coming on
nicely with u present warm weather.
Take 1t all around it may safely be
said our grain prospects are tlattering.
PLATTE.
PLATTE CENTER, July 1.-The grain
crop in this vicinity is very promising
and barring accidents it will exceed
IN previous years production. Corn,
although backward, is healthy, and
should we have a late fall there will
be a large yield. The hay crop is
likewise large and l expect to see
hundreds of tons of it left uncut and
burned.
LANCASTER.
FIRTH, July 1.-The wheat crop is
generally damaged in this locality by
rust and chinch bugs, and indications
point that the wheat crop will be very
poor; but corn looks fine and should
the prospects continue as at present,
we will have an abundant yield. The
average is larger than in any previous
years and grass crop is heavy and will
be a good yield.
GENEVA, July 1.-The crops in this
vicinity are generally looking very
fine, especially the wheat crop. Some
pieces Of corn are looking well; that
which was planted early. But so
much of it was planted late that it is
very backward. There never was a
better crop of grass on the ground
than at the present time. The farm
ers are making hay and marketing it
at 80. 30 per ton, bringing it to town.
All kinds of trees and shrubbery are
making a very heavy growth. The
general lookout is good, although the
late hail storms have done considera-
BILE damage, but it is confined to small
strips. A few of the farmers in this
county, south and west of this place,
have received a sprinkling of the hail,
and the crops were badly cut and some
trees were entirely stripped of leaves,
and many limbs broken off. There
have been heavy rainfalls of late.
HASTINGS, Ia, July THE hay
crop will be very heavy and of good
quality. Oats fair, wheat fair average
but acreage small, rye heavy. Corn has
a good color, and is all the way from
coming up, to waist high. The listed
corn is very weedy.
Brooks, Ia, July l. Grass looks
splendid and oats look fair. Wheat
won't make a half crop, and it is very
short. Corn is t~olerably good CON
sidering the lateness of its being
planted.
PREscoTT, Ia, July Wheat,
since the late rains, is looking better
and will be a fair crop. Oats good,
hay splendid, corn late but doing
well.