Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-04-02
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We of Southern O. are experiencing one
now. We had slight rise Of water Ill
creeks about the first Of the month caused
! bv thawing. which started most Of the heavy
| ice then on streams, but since then we have
! had no rain or thaw. Streams now are MI
very low The ground AZ dry NJ August,
| and frozen as deep as at any time this win
! ter.
! Every farmer YOU meet asks "what do you
/ think about the wheat and tn" answer
I rung anywhere from half II crop tc all ruin
| ed Certainly, never saw wheat go into
! winter looking better and come out looking
worse. The drill rows show n mass Of dry
wheat, seemingly rs dry rs cured hay.
! You can scrapc up hanlSfnl OF this dry
stuff without root adhcring. Thi. is the
way it looks, now judge tor yourself rs t.
the prospect. This applies to lin" at least
from east to west, across the state through
| Columbus and south to Ohio river The
northern part of the state may be AS bad bat
of it cannot speak knowingly Well, you
wonder what the farmers say about it, Some
say they would rather sec failure than q
big crop to market ut so cents othcrs,say if
we had the straw, the wheat might 60, bat
/ the general feeling is regret that crop
should he lost even at low prices As n rule
we rotate crops, corn to wheat, to grass.
Many sowcd their timothy last fall while
seeding, while others sowcd clover and ii no.
thy in Feb hence to pillow up for corn wonld
necessitatca great loss in grass seed. Blue
grass pastures where we Away look for ear
" Pasture frequently in March is now AZ
dcnd looking az the wheat fields, and just
think, the whole of this dreadful drought
brought about by the Ground Hog.
His day is doomed in Ohio. Petitions
miles long have been sent in to our lrgi-la~
turc asking law passed to change his day
to Jan. 2, winch will md his winter aninn'h
sooner (whcn he sees his shadow
Business generally dull-merchants advcr.
tisc goods down at rock bottom prices gro
GERS handle staples on close margins (All for
CASH to induce trade.
dollars less per month than one year ago.and
then they (thc hands) have the best side of
these low markets, and bad wheat prospect.
Forage for cattle as n rule scarce,-fDddcr
nearly all ftd yet owing to generous feeding
during the extreme cold winter stock looks
well.
Not very many sales, only where parties
are going west.
Quite m exodus from Faycttc and M.d-
son counties this apling to southern Kansas.
Almost have The fever enough to go, with
an idea of locating some time in the near fu-
turc.
A letter from friend there written from
Harper, Kan. March Is, said, gardens made,
oats sowed, potatoes planted, and here VIC
are March 25, ground frozen 2 feet deep,
mercury to ncighborhood OF zero half the
, mouth
Hog cholera still prevails in parts Of the
county.
Fat sheep are beginning to find their way
to Buffalo and Baltimore markets. NY next
ncighhor is feeding I 900 wethers, to so
about middle of April and rs soon thereafter
as they can I've sheared.
The new Court House at Washington is
about completed, cost 100000. Yhc clock
thereon cost $3Ol2, is third largest in the
L. s., can be heard strike miles. I don't
write this because the taxpayers are proud
of 1t (tle clockl we think one to cost one
third as much would have given equally as
good time.
Listen some morning you may hc.r the
echo OF that immense bell around Catoctin
muNnillN. e. " l.