Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-08
LANOILLE COUNTY.
some Notes OH crop Prospects.

CdmJrdgG-Ihc season is rather late here,
but earlier than one year ago. We do Il
mixed farming in this section, hay being the
leading crop, us the main business is dairy
| ing in this section. Corn, wheat, oats aud
potatoes are all raised quite extensively here.
| For the past few years there has been quite
an increase in the acreage of wheat sown in
| this part of the county, with very satistac-
| tory results and think that the acreage is
on the increase every year. The amount Of
the other crops does not vary much from year
| to year. do not think that there is any
decrease of the amount of acreage. ut least.
Grass is looking llrst-ia,c, with every in
cation of II good hay crop, with favorable
season. Wheat aud oats are looking well
| for the time of year. There is but IL small
proportion Of the corn planted yet, as the
season has been cold and backward for
planting corn until the past week. | think
there will he the usual amount planted this
year, as the weather is warmer and looks
mere favorable now than it has done before
the present season thus far. see no reason
at the present time why the indications are
not favorable for good crops in this part of
the county.
!Stoue-The leading crop in this part OF the
county, and, indeed. the whole county, Is the
grass crop and to this date, have never
seen the prospect better. The winter was
favorable, the ground was all thawed out by
the extraordinary coat of snow, which went
off gradually, and so large part of it was
soaked up and received into the soil, leaving
1t in better condition atthe opening of spring
for grass crop than | have known it Tor III
years. The spring has been backward and
cold, so that grass, even now, is OF
small growth, but is much thicker
than it would have been if the Spring had
been forward. Recently we have had very
fine rain and it is now growing very fast.
| 1t would seem that nothing but consdera-
BILE droulh, within the next thirty days, can
prevent our grass crop becoming as
abundant as it has been for many years.
AS to other crops, l presume about the
same acreage as last year will be sowed and
planted. should expect some increase OF
the wheat and potato acreage, as the farmers
have for two or three years, especially since
| last season. realized excellent crops of wheat
| for Vermont, and may feel encouraged to
try more-though the low price of wheat
and -four may have the effect of nearly or
quite counteractng their encouragement.
do not think the acreage will be less than las
year.
The potato bugs have notyet made their
appearance in considerable quantity, The
price of potatoes is very good, and think
there will be q considerable increase in the
breadth OF ground planted.
From the observation have been able to
make, | should think that for some years
| oats had been more generally raised in this
part of the State than in others. With us.
1t is an important crop. think that the
same breadth will be sowed as last year
Corn s less cultivated than formerly, except
what is called COW corn. an increased breadth
of which is sowcd from year to year. The sea-
son is so backward that should expect less
than the usual acreage of corn would be
planted; but small part of 1t is yet in the
ground. With the exception of the grass
crop, which is constantly coming to be con
sidcrcd the most valuable and most impor-
tant crop / should look for but slight
changes IN the quantity OF land devoted to
other crops in this part of the State.