Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-06-24

looking badly, and will, at best yield
but y partial crop. Much rcpahting
was necessary, and whole fields were
replowed and planted the second time,
Much of the crop looks yellow, but with
u continuation of the present favorable
weather will soon recover much Of the
lost ground. We estimate the area
planted at | 200 900 acres with n strong
probability that the returns of our re-
portersNill reduce The area TO | 100 ,OOU
acres.
Oats-The cool, damp weather, while
in few cases 1t has retarded seeding has
promoted the growth Of that actually
IN the ground. IL stands thickly on
the ground in most fields, and while 1t
has not yet made an unusual growth
has II healthy and vigorous appearance
which with the assistance OF warm
weather will place it fully up to the av-
erage crop of the past ten years. Prob
able acreage, 100 600.
Potatoes crop is fully up to
the average of the past ten years. In
many localities the Colorado beetle has
done more damage than during the past
two or three years, but the liberal mp.
plicatlon of Paris green has prevented
much loss from this cause. We eSti-
mate slightly increased acreage over
the average of the past ten years, and Il
probable decrease as compared with
that of last year. Low prices and Il
wet spring have combined to diScour-
age the extensive planting OF this crop.
Hay-This crop will be, after corn
the most variable one of our State. In
Af "A - A
counties the cut will he very large, but
in many of the northern and western
counties 1t will be below our average
for the past ten years. We estimate
the area to be cut for hay ut $500, ,0OO
acres. The yield will probably not be
far from 5000, 900 tons.
Fruit-Our crop of apples will be q
hove the average in amount, and TINS
thus far has been subjected to no di-
mmishing cause in portion of Lam
caster county it was nearly all destroy
ed by local hail-storm, but the area
thus affected is so limited that it Will
affect the crop of the county but little.
Small fruits are and will be unusually
abundant III the eastern and central
counties and the falling off in the west
ern part of the State will be more than
balanced by the production in the east.
Straw-b berries and cherries are retailing
June 1S) In our markets at prices
which will hardly repay the cost of pro-
duction. Cherries have been somewhat
injured by rain, and failure to discard
those SO injured has kept prices down.
The rapid growth and early season
seem to baye enabled the plum TO get
ahead of the curculOn, and we expect
an unusual crop of this fruit most OF
the trees are too full to produce the best
quality of fruit, and some of our best
growers have removed portion of The
crop so that the remainder may he
properly filled up. The main danger
to plumS now is too much moisture
which will rot them on the tree before
they are fully ripe
Live Stock-ONing to the early sea-
son aud rapid growth of pasture our
live stock is IN rather more than aver
age order. Some loss has been caused
by the wet aud changeable weather,
which has brought on pneumonia and
colds, and the loss from this cause is
i3 considerably above our annual aver
age.
LIST OF JURORS for August court
beginning Monday, August 2Srd, and
loStinu vcO weeks