Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-11
" BY THE WAY"
Our Special Reporter nj iLansltsvilIs-Cxmp-
meeting irospects-Tho Tobacco Crop
and its Enemies-Naryest at

Our Special Reporter nj LandtsvilIs-Cxmp-
meeting irospects-Tho Tobacco Crop
and its Enemies-Haryest at
ITS Height
There is a general apprehension that
the Landisville campmeeting of 1SS. will
not be 30 largely attended nor SO religious
ly successful as in previous years-this |
may perhaps be q mistaken opinion on |
the part of those interested in its success, |
but indications at present point otherwise. |
Year after year prior to its opening has l
seen the grounds noisy with the sound Of |
the carpenter's q hammer or made dusty by |
the busy sweeper. The sweeper is there
doing his share to make the grounds pre-
sentable for the accommodation of visitors.
but no sound OF the mechanic can be
heard. The decayed leaves, the broken !
benches. and the fallen.dOwn fences that
autumn's winds aud winters storms have
lain low are being removed, but not one
building is being erected. For many
years-eleven in all, We believe-scOres
yes, hundreds Of religious pilgrims have
wsnded their ways to the Landisville
camp grounds until its fame was no longer
bounded by county or state lines.
The religious programme will be OF .
high order-s0me OF the most brilliant
and learned divines in the Methodist
church will be in attendance, lending
their eIoquence and experience to work
out it's success. The board of directors
have had a number of meetings, but have
not as yet fully completed their work.
Thursday, July 90, the camp will
open and prior to that date we
will announce their full plan of action. In
and around the village Of Landisville the
usual preparations are being made, and
Mr.. j. Is. Munich, proprietor OF the Syca-
more hotel, has greatly remOdeled that
old hostlery and added to its conveniences
for the visiting public who prefer its un:
restricted freedom to the - blue law - OF
the camp ground. Indications may be
deceiving. and VIC may yet see fOndest
campmeeting Of this year rank with its
former years successes. SO we hope.
Tho Tobacco Crop.
We do not lay claim TO the distinction
Of being tobacco prOphet-lObaccO prog
nostications are beyond our experience,
but to tell what VIC see and hear may not
only lie "ncwsy," but straw in the
phropLet's scales.
Landisvillc, Salunsa and Mt. Joy-are not
of 'S2. The cut-wOrm. caterpillar and
midget, have formed an unlimited
co-partucrship to do all in their
power to destroy the growing
plants. Some farmers have been
compelled to replant as often as four
times, owing to the havoc made by those
enemies of the growing plant. The other
day while going through the large patch
of Mr.. G. Hershey, east of Landisville,
some plants with leaves 4 to inches in
length are being cut to pieces. TO show
us how the cut-wOrm carried on the busi-
ness he dug up for lis screral--a dozen at
least-hard ut work on the tender
roots Of the plants, but what
were dug mp VIC know won't
"cut" away more stalks. In some sec:
tions you see the tobacco plants we'll un-
der way-thc leaves large, fresh looking
and growing nicely, while in others they
are small /; very small. The caterpillar
has also made his appearance. ln a talk
with IA planter, buyer and packer Of many
years experience at the large warehouse
Of CARRIER & Son, ltaphO township, lie
told us that this new visitor was doing
great harm in that section. lie did no,
speak in the most glowing terms Of the
outlook for the crop of this year, either,
anu Sllu ne never Know Cnc wOfmS 10 De
SD Tad. His opinion is echoed by many
others. We also find considerable guam
t;ty Of The 1es0-S1 crop held by farmers
little Of the former, but a great deal OF the
latter-and hope that the lucky lightning
may yet strike them.
The Harvest.
Hay making is nearly over aud harvest
ing in its height. The wheat crop of this
year cxcclis that of many previous ones
In this connection we may note the ad-
vance made by the Lancaster county far.
mer in the matter Of farming machinery
In years before it was a rare exception tx
see harvesters at work, and a harvester
and self binder was indeed u rare excep
tion-a novelty in the section in
which it was worked. This yea
you can 500 many of these combined
labor-saving machines cutting the golde,
grain and throwing the tightly bound shea
aside, while tho blade of "o our father
cradle" is dull with rust following non
usage. 49,,
All growing crops will be large thi'
year. In the field and in the garden yGl
can see what tells you Of a year of plenty