The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-24
COMING CROPS.
Granger Views on the Result
OF the Crops.
Fruit and Wheat Hurt-Corn Good
NO Oats Expected.

generally conceded t. be the mos, remark.
abe on account of he long and continuous
cold weather in The history of the ate.
and the weather wise are hard put to for an
explanation OF the phenomena, while
fIrmers, as a rule, content themselves as
best they can under a sense of disappoint-
ment at the tardiness of the coming Of ia
vorable weather for their spring work. As
| 70 the eff, cts upon crops, there seems TO be
a diversity of opinion, some maintaining
that they will prove short and poor, while
others as stOu ly assert that the severe cold
will prove especially beneficial to reals
As To fruit, the same differences of opinion
exist, many saying all fruits, even apples,
are completely destroyed, while o,h-rs
claim no damage has as vel
been done to any fruits, and without
future severe weather, there will be
an abundance OF peaches, bIackberries,
gr ,pes, and all other kinds Of fruit
A reporter yesterday interviewed quite
numt er Of Leading farm, rs who were In the
city, as TO their views Of the prospects, and
found them in The main as follows:
BENTON COUNTY.
A genilems an from this CT uuiy said, $50
far there has been nothing done In my
county toward planting. The ground has
not vet been free from frost, and Is very
vet ard ht avy. The Usage river is unusu-
silly high, with li'Ile pro .pec's of any de-
clue until after the regular spring rise is
over. Wheat On tie open praIrits is some
what damaged, and in more exposed I'll ices
badly fir, Zen out, but In tie timber lands
aud bottoms il looks remarkably ~ei, and
gives promise of y good crop. though il has
grown but 1t lie 4, yet. O-e advantage,
| however, Is, IL is well ard deeply
rooted, and will stool unusually
Iar.e. But little oats is likely 10 be
so1n on account Of the backward spring,
but most of the farmers are preparing TO
! PIT In an extra quantity OF com. Oh the
Did crop there Is sill an abundance on
! hand. and in consequence stock Is IL faIr
condition ard an uuu ually Urge quantity
| has been keit over. This will Ihsure a
heavy supply of marketable cattle next fall,
and OF stock hoss there will be- sn album
dance. Farmers, On the whole, ere we'll
/ fixed, ~ with a reasonably late fail IL Is
my opinion the present yeir will prove one
! OF the best crop years We hsve ever bad
PETTIs COUNTY.
! Several leading grsngers of this county
were seen, who 10 the main b-lieyed thai
wheat was badly damaged. Fruit wOuli
/ be a total failure. The grass crop would
be short, but this year would pr We uEu
sualIy prolific for corn. Sock was in good
coudli on and abundant, with prospects Tor
a very heavy hog crop uext winter.
| SALINE COUNTY.
But one geutiem an could be found from
this county who said he thought wheat on
the prairies was badly damaged, bat where
protected promises were for very heavy
crop. The cold weather would probably
prove detrimental to this years barvestS,
but il was sitter all worth three years
msnuring in rejuvinatiDg old grounds.
This Dug Il TO prove the best cOrn &c ison
for twenty years past. The cold weather
would also prove advanti geous in destroy.
ing vermin. Cattle were In fine condition
and abuI dant In his county, hogs bad done
we'll but were somewhat scsrce.
HENRY COUNTY.
A gentleman from the neighborhood oil
Windsor said wheat was damaged to some
extent and very backward, but it was im-
possible to say anything d, finite about il
until the weather changed. 1t was Begin
ming to show signs of growth, prospects
were favorable for a good corn crop. All
ideas of q heavy oat crop was about aban-
doned, stock had come through the winter
in fair condition with little loss.
MORGAN COUNTY.
"Wbeat in our county, said a success
full farmer, els looking extremely well with
q good set but very backwa d growth.
There will be little or no osts soWn but lot:
of corn and potatoes wilt be put in, o.
these we expect good crops. Our stock is
in good condition, especially 70 the timber
lands and there is an abundsnt supply ol
hogs. sheep and cattle. There will also be
good many mules 10 market L do no
think fruit is hurt as yet with che excep
ton of blackerries, and they, think, arr
entirely killed.
A Cooper county man from pear fio
Grove, said: Il have heard my little
complaint about loss in wheat, I'd so la
as have observed do not think y Is hur