New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15

small Rye and oats are looking very we'll
CoBURG-Corn- planting Is about half done ana
t6crc IL 10 per cent increase of acreage over las
ycar. Spring wheat and oats are loohlnE wei anu
the prospect is good for large crop OIL them.
CoGrMBrs JUNCTION.-FarmerS generally are
ready TO plant about onef0urth larger IN corn NV
/ cold and wet during the last few DAYS have inter-
fcred and should this weather continue 1t VIII nke
/ The crop late one. Not much wheat Sown, but u
| looks well Increased acreage in oats, winch
promise well.
/ CoxwAY.-The acreage in corn will DO large,
! tbongh not much of the crop has vet been put III,
| Tie weather being cold and wet. No winter wheat
/ soyn here Spring wheat, with small acfrig e
looks well. Fair acreage OF Oa's, which bid iar To
/ be 4 good crop.
CorvClL BIUTrs.-Corn-plantinG commenced
! about Nav !, and IS gong on finely though me
fully 10 per cent larger than last year No winter
/ wheat of spring wheat there Is a large acreage
/ sown. and this looks we'll There has been pienty
/ of rain. and everything points To good crop. But
/ little oats and barley sOwn.
! DANvuLE.-Corn was planted in exceptionally
good condition and very early The planting IS
/ now about over. As compared with last year, the
/ acreage shows about 10 per cent increase Winter
wheat is rather slow of growth but it viii get IN
| GOOD condition if there come small showers 10
/ nourish it for good hold Oats are looking
/ excellent and there is good stand. Crop pros
! poets splendid.
! DISCRIMINATION is not all planted yet, bnt
there will he more acreage this season than last No
/ winter wheat. The season has been tavoranle
| although some farmers have been croaBlng about
/ cold weather ana backward NtGttallon
EDpYVIIIE.-The crops have been poor for the past
| two wears hut farmers are making big efforts Tins
| season. But small portion OF corn has been
! planted although the ground is all ready. Acreage
sown: same a. 10 spring wheat. OF tins there VIII
be about onefourth the average CROP Grass Is rrSt
| rate Very few hogs IN stock. oats Will he the
largest crop raised here.
FARRAGUT-There will be a decrease Of about 20
per cent from last years acreage in corn. Planting
! is now under good headway, the ground beng IN
Il a.,t fh.,ra IL Inc
about half the crop of last year. Ii has been too
dry for seeding, but the crop looks reasonably We
Spring wheat is in fair condition. and more than the
usual acreage has been sown. Chlnch bugs are qul'e
numerous in the spring wheat but have done no
damage YET.
Fort MADISON - The corn crop is abOnt half
planted and the prospect for a big crop was never
better while the acreage IS very large. WINTER
wheat is looking well, and the crop promises to be
very large All other kinds of grain are dong
well.
FRANKLIN STA1IoN.-Corn is looking well here,
and the acreage 20 per cent larger than last year
The ground Is in very good order. Winter wheat
will pan ont average crop. Rye is looking thln
and not as well as at this time last year Oats are
looking fine and the prospect Is for an abundant
crop
GnBERr.-More ground is being put IN condition
for corn planting than ever before, and considerable
has already been pl anted. Little or no winter
wheat is raised here, but there an abundance of
oats sown and the crop is looking very hne
GLADSBROOK.-Farmers here have Just commenced
planting and the acreage promises 10 he very large
There Is winter wheat sOwn here but spring
wheat is looking well.
GREENFIELD.- planting is proceeding here
fayorally The acreage will be AZ least 10 per cent
larger than last year while the outlook is good
No VII eat Is raised here but oats plenty and the
oat crop this year will be 20 per cent larger than
last year.
UAMBrRG.-Thc corn crop viii he about the size
of that of last year. Some VIII have TO he rrplanted
1t trle too early to estimate the prospect for
other crops.
HuIsDALr MIIIs.-The farmers are getting their
ground IN nice shape aud the corn acreage is To he
Increased. No winter wheat is raised here. spring
wheat looks well. and oats are also doing finely.
KEoTA-Only half the corn crop has been
plauted here so far The acreage Is about the same
last year, but fully half he seed planted is from
Kansas and there is doubt of It's maturing IN tins
climate. Very little wheat has been sown here.
Oats are looking very fine while the acreage IN tat
cereal Is 30 per cent larger than last year.
KEoKCK-The farmers are hardly through plant
ing corn. The corn acreage viii be 20 per cent
larger han last year and what com Is up is l"ohhe
very well. There Is very little winter Wheat grown
here and the prospect Is for a two-thllds crop o.
wheat Oats doing we'll and the acreage is one
fourth larger than that of last year.
KuRotRNF.-Haf the corn crop Is planted and
the ground Is in excellent condition Inc acreage
will be 80 per cent larger than that o. last year.
Winter wheat IS looking well. ana thcIe Is Il pros
pcct of a good crop. Rye viii yield an average crop,
but the acreage is small. Oats are looking well,
and larger acreage OF tins gram was so"n TINS
year than last
l.
and the acreage oue-iourth larger than last year.
No winter wheat here to speak of, but spring wheat
is looking well. There is a large crop of o"'s and
the prospect Is Tor large crop Inc IIul pIOsp'''
was never better.
IACoNA.-The weather has been wet and the sea-
son backward, so that but little corn has been
planted so far, but the acreage viii Ice ouc-hilb
larger than last year. White: wheat j. cooking we'll
and so are all other cereals. In the rut line nearly
all trees winter killed.
LENox--The corn acreage is little larger than
last wear and the prospects excellent. The odt crop
looks well and the acreage y very large.
LIxNvIILF.-Vory little corn-planting has been
done here far but farmers are now hard AT work
and a larger acreage will be sOwu than last We q.
last wear the winter wheat crop was short here.
IhIs wear winter wheat Is looking very tine and
the crop promises 10 he % per cent larger than 1t
was last Spring wheat Is better than for three
years past and oats are looking very fine. With
favorable weather there Will bc full crop OF oats
and wheat.
LONE TEEE-Corn here was planted IN good sea-
son There j. an average acreage Most of the
seed corn had 10 be shipped from Nebraska OF
Kansas. There IS 10 wheat raised. There Is a
large acreage of oats and the prospect is for "a
large crop of that cereal Rye - locking well and
there will be All average crop Of 1t.
LoEIIIA.-Tho prospect for large crop of corn is
good although the spns lsa little late. The acre
aye IL larger than that of last wear. Ihc wheat
! acreage Is small ana not more than Onc-lourh Oi
! the usual crop Will he raised. Oats are looking
very well and there Will lac good deal OF flax Gown
| this year.
MAEENA-The prospect is for a splendid crop of
corn The acrcage is larger by 20 percent than last
wear and all conditions are excellent Oais are
/ looking well and the acreage is larger than last
! wear Dry weather prevails just now and the grass
/ is needing ram.
neutrality-suspicious. are just beginning
/ IN miami corn The acreage Is 10 be increased 40
! winter wheat raised here but spring wheat and
oats are plenty, and are looking well. The acreage
| OF oats IS very large.
/ MONDAMIN. The prospect is for good corn crop
| The acreage i. - per cent larger tEdu last year.
No winter wheat, to speak OF. Is raised here buj
spring wheat is looking very well Oats also look
! well.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ne-half the corn here has
been planted. There Is only little up, but is in
excellent condition, and the prospect Ia all that
| could be desired. About the usual amount of corn
! will be planted. But little winter wheat was sown
| here and " bat looks variable ana the