The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-06-27

CoRDER, Mo-, June 4.-Wheat harvest
has Just commenced in this locality, wheat
is good but down considerably. Corn
looks we'll in places. Potatoes are fine.
Oats poor, almost a failure.
POSTMASTER.
WAVERLY,J June 23.-CrOps are very good
in this section. Wheat harvest has begun
and, as far as l know, farmers are pro-
crossing splendidly. The apple crop will
not be as good AS last year. Hay will be
better than last year, aud there is a larger
acreage OF wheat.
q. M. B%ICKFoRD, Postmaster.
Judge Filing, of the county court, who
resides twenty-five miles southeast of
Lexington, will begin harvesting his
wheat next week, and is of the opinion
that the crop in the county will average
Is bushels to the acre. He began har-
vesting u splendid crop of clover Wednes
day. The clover had fallen down some
what, but with good weather, it a be
handled all right.
GREENToN, Mo-, June 25.-Wheat har-
vest in full blast; crop fine; more than an
average acreage to harvest. Prospect Tor
a good corn crop improving every day.
Oats good. Potato crop immense enough
to feed county officials through a financial
crisis. Hay much better crop thar we
have had for "a number of years.
All kinds OF small fruit in abundance;
apples probably not so good.
THos c. TEBBs.
WATERLOO, Mo-, jun A.-Corn as a
general thing is very backward this
spring. l have seen some good corn, and
some pretty bad. Oats, l fear, will be
almost a failure; owing, maybe, to the
fact that the farmers could not SOW seed
early enough. There will be a good crop
OF wheat, although the weather has cut
the crop short five bushels an acre. In
this section the crop will average 20
bushels per acre. Harvest has commenced
in earnest, and | think it will be over by
the LIST of July. POSTMASTER.
NAPOLEON, Mo-, June 25.-One farmer
said il he could save his wheat in the con-
dition it was now in, it would bring him
about 80 bushels to the acre. Another one
said about % bushel per acre. Last Mon
day the binders began to rattle in the
field.
Corn has a good stand, what there is OF
it. One reliable farmer said he had to
turn IL acres over to the green weeds, on
account of being so wet. The farmers will
not have very much clover hay, timothy
will be a fair crop. There was not much
oats sown in thisp part.
WELLINGTON, June 24.-The farmers
in this neIghborhood are all busy blowing
corn and getting ready for harvest. Some
of them have a lot of wheat cut already
The wheat will make a fair crop, from IL
to Is bushels per acre. Where the soil is
very rich, and the wheat grew rank, il
has been damaged u good deal from rust
Corn on the low lands has suffered a gOod
deal from rain. What few fields of oats
there are are looking well, the acreage il
small. Potatoes promise a big yield. II
nothing happens to them from now on
some of the potato diggers will have tc
use crowbars to prize the big fellows out
of the ground. CATAMoUNT.
GRAND Pass, SALINE COUNTY, June 25.-
Wheat is excellent in Grand Pass town
ship [adjoining the Lafayette county
line.-EDI No rust or worms to amount
to anything; will average 20 bushels pei
acre. Harvesting begun on the I'D
Sixteen binders of one make were sold il
this immediate neighborhOod. Corn is
rather small for the time of year, bu
looks well, and in good condition. Hardl!
any oats sown here. Potatoes also lool
i . -. - .,.l-t - On aA-t
u gallon. Small fruit in abundance
/ Apples and peaches will be scarce. Thu
. prospect for Il good hay crop was neve
: better. w. j. VoGT, Postmaster.
I went by rail to Higginsville and Alma
l there went north s miles 1.-THE whea
u acreage is the largest ever known in tn
d county. The wheat stand is very good
1 but the heads are short and not well filled
The yield will not be as large as expecte
three weeks ago. Cutting is going on blu
II only q small part was cut up to Thursda
night, not exceeding 10 per cent.
Z The amount of corn planted is small
t not an average, and the planting was late
8 That on wet land is in bad condition
q being foul, and turning yellow. Most {
u the corn on high ground is in fair to goo
n condition and is better than | expected t
see. ROBERT HALE.
CoNCoRDIA, Mo-, June 25.-The farmer
= of this locality began cutting their whea
last Monday. The prospect for a goo
r crop is better than it has been for a goo
y number of years, There was more whes
sown last year than there had been ft
many years.
y There were sold something like $50 sc
binders in this town this year.
r Corn is not as far advanced rs it migl
have been, owing to the continual rain
although the prospect is fair yet.
-, The oats crop is a failure this year. p
y tato prospect is good-better than it HI
, been for many years. Fruit and ht
~ prospect also good, better than Gommo
IN MAYHEM, Mo-, June 25.-We are ha
ing beautiful weather for harvest, and Il
busy click of the self binders can be hea
from every side. The acreage OF wheat
/ this vicinity is very large, and the vie
i' promises to be from % to 30 bushels =
y, acre, of fine quality. Grass is very goo
y with fine prospect for n large hay harve'
o. Potatoes are of good quality. A gre