New-York tribune., 1885-07-21
TIE CROPS IN NEW.HAMPSHIRE.

UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE YIELD OF HAY AND FODDER
HARVEST UNUSUALLY LATE.
trRoN AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rR'"uNh'
HOLLIS, N. H.. July 1S.-lt IS evldent thaV
only drenching rain or Barnums =" Greatest Show y"
ror will nterrupt the farmers In their hayng. Th's
"a one OF the hottest dryes and best days for MAKING
hay that Ncw.Hampshire can ever expect; inc AIR
r.d.ent of the most eghtful fragrance. making IL
Measure to be out-ofdoors, and while the NOUS
are covered with the new-mown grass "~
newly-cut green fodder nearly everyooay nAs
cone to tho circus. "Ths is Baruum's day In ia''
have driven many miles this morning to get snoo on
nv horse that l. too may 90 to the cirous-for nave
om,sea e,rbt chd two of them little more than
sixteeu that would take them-and every blacKsmh'n
shop was locked and barred, for the workmch haa en
To the show" at Nashua, seven miles away. ino
farmers began passing my shoppngpiaee ~ oA!"sn''
with their loads who going in "just 70 see 'n0
rarade" and this afternoon their wives and chidren
want into town to see the curostes, ana lhc
ou,ting the tumblirg and the performing elephants
Wa heard much com plaint mouth ago about tine nay
CROP for 1t had been severely anectod oy 'ne urS
weather OF the spring and summer ana not moro '"'"
three fourths OF crop of last yoar-whcn WAS o'
shout 70 per cent of that Of 1sS3was expected Inc
latter part of the first week in July there came hc!
r.,ns which resulted In wonderful change In tho cond
t,on Of all of the crops Hayng. which usually oeshs
Immediately after July (and only severe drou'n pre-
vents general at that time)' ala not ocs"
III tho present week. and the conditions are laVorape
for an average crop throughout the state. In 'h''
county (ailsboro,, also in Cheshire and Rockncna"
Counties there gain the crop Of last year. whe
the other seven counties small percentage OF loss
On account tho low price OF wool ana tue SNORT crop
of hay last year, the number OF sheep Kept ~ tne
farmers had considerably diminished ana thc presen'
cron had not shown an Improvement. many OF the
farmers would have disposed OF nearly all OF ther sheep
before winter
c,,ar.,ie land which tarucd out poorly last year
i now devoted to hoed crops and many farmers nave
u.ed grass lands for raising green fodder 10
helm cut tho hay crop. Farming seems 10 DO
done in q most thorough manner IN t"'
part of the country. 1t is done systematcay' upon
new methods and with machinery showing tha' '"o
farmers are reading people aud are ready 10 Improve
upon suggestions Nearly farmers table has upon
t the ..miweekly or weekly TRIBUNE. and hear the
highest cncomiums upon 1t in comparison with other
newspapers In the farmers say that they couio
not do without IT, and those who do not es apie 10 SUD
scribe for It borrow from aGer IN %t producing
hence hs large stock OF must be kept up either 10
supply the creamery or the !Snc q, tb.
meadows being ploughed up 70 raise crop Oh az
rsran grass which makes geoa doIaer a. anu s 70 seed
down the meadows with grass or rye Ihere mas aiso
been unusually heavy growth oi a pnt n and
from some points may vast acreage OF grow
der The ensilage system is rapidly growing
in favor and several h farmers ssrssrs have .I.s
tnrned M that were drouhkilled year ago
and sowed oats fodder They are now beginning 10
cut this fodder leaving 1t on the hed ana curing as
they do hay. " 49,, ,
All the crops are at least weeks later than usual
has beon aa increase in average OF potatoes owing
TO the demand for starch-making aud there promises 70
trouble but the farmers freely Paris green and
hope to prevent the havoc mat mas Desn % nane ~ & R
v,ous years. Fruit trees have oiossomco nnei' a"u
Cue crop is anticipated