, 1881-05-25
nne-flfth larger this year than INIT; ton much
inin. Fnrll,ers Nru not feeling very EOul III


this scctloii. .'~.
FAC COUNTY.
sp,ttat ptspatfh to Tn Chttae, Tst5anA-
sAe Tx It'll Ia" Nay 81 s1sa't Sn3 'n,r F'a cxsSUnt S
snn latu allOut two werks for oil farming
ns!ial;; Small grain, II sown tltck, will prob.
npy ys sS as xsi'ss ssa s5Gpb III liz S* se!S nsars sss
immigration tic !tt,rGaRo of MI grim Will bc
crssc oyer last ysar ,t ht I'll tc y aysragr e sr
rcnt. Too tn,tcl, rnin for uuttlnE +, crol,s.
| Farmers arc unGtMl. cfnss, md willie tlloy
arc hotnE f9r FUR returns ,yrt nrc preparing
! fur tlif worst. 1t Will tAke M exceptionally
S' vsSs sf ecss cors ~ %tseras Ss s nSs!nfS et I'll
coluptctetl; uAality very pt'or.
| sCorT COUNTY.
svtttai Ditpateh to 7nt t'htsata Trtbmn!.
nAy;ES1n'r m 1 My MThS wsat',Sr y
ciuleti, aiai Q greAt ,teal of grim Is up, and
luuklng we'll. Grnss Promises to la ii large
erDp. x Rnnt ttcal Of G0tn Is already plant
81. md son,e y Up. wv I'eys l'ed few 'lne
biz for siIial! grnill. Tho npplc crol, looks
promising. Winter wheat wns not tx.ctIsiye.
b, tY. sdwii. It ts not promising q Euotl Yield.
I mTsrs n are n e uta slrts x II e az ros
vancu IN vegetation In the tl'nn rs stncn
silUw ilisappenrcd,- LESS thnn tllOnth nEa.
STONY couSTY.
| Special ntspatea to 7h* t,hleaQo Tribune.
EEyAn;A dn May AG2r n tls , ,e@iy tyyf
att IN t!la ground md nli up; ilax H. Minnr!y nll
wartl as 'lsuat At this seas1f % It the ys9r, tle
rs!s rn w5k S5s not ero So %f a9S e WI srentar cr
breadth OF oats md iiax tn tho groind THIS
year than ever bcfure, but there Will not be
lho !lsnal acreage Of corn planted. Farners
Ts y s" sx sfs d, a at ti'e tar csr o Il mGfoRs l
Rrnnntl within n week, which will t,u nearly
nccntup!tslletl II tic wrAtller continues favor
nl,c. Good fnrn,-llands are scarce MID lii tie
mantl ut goott wngus.
| UNION COUNTY.
| Special l,tspateh to Ths Chftaao Tribune.
ArroX, 1a., Mny M.--Scedlnv I'LL done:
Season abnut len tnys, tato; prospects fnr all
crops gnotl; acrcuRe abdnt nj average. ilnve
teS Trv We t9o 5 is + aTnx 1 !o Gd' rteS eS
now; weather mora favorable for the last
ten tlays. Corn nb0ut lnlf plantcd; will DO
finished Within tho nextten dnys, th9 wentlier
permitting Farmers confident, asltl arg not
talking tllaArcc. rs at y0ro.
HARDIN COUNTY.
sptaat Dtfpstea 10 1ns a'h!raao Tribune. =,
ELnonA, ln.. May 9i.-Wllent mid 0nts I'LL
HoWl, nllA s00klliE wclf, considering tho tli1,n
thnt 1t hns bGpn 8uW1l. Corn tw6-tlilrtS
pinntcd. Sensol two or three. weeks lator
tEnn uslta1.s Snaaller acreage of sinall grain
IN consequences Of lntr,iess nft tlle sensni,.
Ground somewhat too dry Mow, Rt,d ITO ILL
cury Intltcatli,g 10 degrees fur two mornings
past. Much OF tile furM work Inns beef, dt,ilU
loo l,,iriedly to be thorough. Only QUO i'll
stance OF batl seed corn henrtl OF.
HAMILTON COUNTY.
Special Dispateh 10 The Chicago Tribune.
WEliJTI:ft CRY, 1a., May M.--Whent ntltl
oats all sown. FlnX J,lst commenced. Corn
nearly NIL planted. Work llas bceli tlo,lo very
rapidly owing to late sens0lf, md crops nrc
Sa %sa '%S as wse2s a eo s Aafsss !SsSss Is M @
cci,t, oats i$5 lcr cont, con- corn O, per cent, tiax
800 per cent,--part OF corn land and all new
breaking. There is no lack Of ruin. Far!n;
crups.
HARRISON COUNTY.
Sptttal Dtspateh to Ths Chicago Tribune.
hnaHE i,t ia NIX sn1l Isio Frai ;a'lr nsye1 n,1
e!s'ie,l Gi tnsi' us,is % bit Il Is ii % Fen % eoits" @
The acreage tnrgcr than eyer bufUrc. III the
Missouri Valley snme OF tho lu,4 IS very wet
flle farmers usually are feeling well pleased
With the outlook.
1rESltl. COUNTY.
&, Special Dttpafeh to gne Chicago Tttbuns-
| Mr.. PLEASANT. H.. May A.-Crops nre OK
!' !a'si'ess' ef Ii tho ss' se,'son. Msa'iS%s ncvei
f SFs efo noe ber hr1 ars s oya l woter Ht sf ses
|
: owing to tic tlryllcss Of tho scnson., TIL
seeding for this scnson lIas advanced yer,
rapidly. Spring grnfn IL up a1ltl looking tnc
Thero Is . small acreags Of spring whea
planted, but large lti nNts at>d cnrl. Fruit !:
promising well, l,--in fact, crops Of MI klMd'
tw!eNt excepted3 never WIS more promising
.ilil the farmers NJ! are fecltltE julllant oVei
their prospects. No scarcity OF ruin yet. =.
HOWARD COUNTY. *,
Eptt;af ptspateA to The Ch}eaoo Tribune, "
CItEscO, H., A[ay A.-SIl!a!l Erntn nll sowl
md complaining will be finished this week
lnte III connllencIn9 their spring work, Lu
tho favorable weather nlld ttne colluttion o
tho soil ellnblcd them to rush business, arlt
tho finish Is nearly as early rs usual Thgr'
ncreage of wheat Is slIal not more that, one
; fourth tile usual AI!lount, wllile . larEt
nllIol,nt Of INK l,as been sown TO take 1t
place. Ch[ncll bugs arc showing thenselvel
selves ~ fearful that much damage to WIN
wheat is sown viii be done by them. a mlcl
larger aerenge Ut nuts s0Wil tlAil Inst yenr
linye llad 1nat rain enough, and MI crops, IN
hnttcr thaIl usual ut this scas0n of tho yent
Farmers are generally hopeful OF tho ont
| cninc, rs they are not depending entirely OF
wheat, ns heretofore.
1It'alHoLpT COUNTY.
Special DIpateh to Tnt Chicago 1rtb1iAs.
llu,tnOl.pT, H., May A.-Thu crops on tn
hest elnss Of lnnd aro ll0w looking t'obly, b,l
on tint laMtl nrg s0nlewl,Rt backward nr.
wredy IN spots. Farnrrs are backward abols
. great many Of them lad mora o. less to husl
, this spring, hut NJ Il general thing they nr
nav wei! under why planting, generally CON
! ,nenced Mny III. llavo lAa moro rain thy
: wartl,. and farmers lools for goott crop o
rar,,, but hot 81, IRrEt al, creag0 us lust yeai
; VIII ben large 9crgag9 Of oais SoWit this scl