Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-08-02
Crop Conditions.


has been hot with an excess of sun
shine. 1t was also dry, except in
northeast counties, where good rains
fell In the dry counties corn IL hope
lessly injured on poor, undrained and
uplands, while in fair condition on
bottoms and good lands. In the fav-
ored counties it is generally growing
rapidly and recovering some from
previous untoward circumstances It
is uneven in all counties fromreplant-
ing and the effects of cold and rains
earlier in the season. Reports indi-
cate an excess in acreage and a con-
siderable deficiency in yield even
should rains come soon and condi-
tions favor Oats generally harvest
ed; crop fair to good, but not up to
expectations in many localities. Some
blowing for wheat. Wheat is thresh-
ing out fairly well to very good; CON
siderable smut is noted in many local
titles. Spring seeding grass rapidly
failing. Buckwheat nearly all sown,
and promises well. Rye fair to good
crop. Tobacco doing well where not
ed. Pastures over bulk of section
drying up and nearly useless; some
stock feeding. Early potatoes small
and few; late shortened by drouth,
but in fair condition in many locali-
ties. Glover seed, light crop. Mead
ows brown. Blackberries plentiful
but small. widespread rains badly
needed. Apples short, Pears plenti-
full some places. Peaches dropping
and ripening.
Continued drouth has
greatly lessened corn prospect; it is
very uneven and has tasseled out low
er than usual; looks like about %
bushels per acre. Potatoes few and
small from some cause. Apples plen-
ty, good in form and color, but under
sized. Glover seed, failure, Grapes
unevenly set; some rotting. Some To-
calities no rain for six weeks. Oats
mostly cut. .. ,
DEFIANCE.-Dry and hot. All grow
ing crops suffering. Corn being
ruined on clay lands, and looking well
on black. Fair oat harvest being
finished up. Wheat average about
% bushels. Pastures getting short.
Gardens need rain badly. Potatoes,
light crop. Grapes promise fair crop
where sprayed; others rotting badly.
] PAULDING.-Drya and hot. Pastures
dried up and stock being fed. EARLY
corn badly hurt; potatoes also. Ev-
erything needs rain, though some
light showers fell during the week.
Wheat nearly all threshed; half crop,
fair quality. Oats cut; small crop
Apples and pears still falling rapidly.
FULToN,-Dry and hot. Corn in
| e. MI feJ n 6c
rain along with all other growing
crops. Oats all cut. Pastures short.
Glover seed nearly a failure. Wause-
on, 73, 091.
HENRY. corn crop will be con-
siderably below the average; there
are some good pieces on drained
lands. but on clay undrained, not
more than one-half crop; uneven in
most fields; some tasseled. Wheat
being threshed out rapidly; oats also
I both good crop. Potatoes nearly q
\ failure. Pastures short and dry
Ridgeville Corners, IA, 0.0S.
PUTNAM. Hot and dry. Corn very
uneven; good on rich lowlands, very
poor on uplands and clays. Wheat
WELD very good in some localities.
Rye poor. All growing crops needing
rain ba.lly. Oats all cut, large crop
Wheat damaged by smut. Early po
tatoes small, late still look fairly well
Early clover burning up, and pastures
dried up.
LUCAS. Warm and dry. Corn has
been doing well, but the continued
dry and hot weather is making it rol
some; good rains will make gooG
CROP Oat cutting well along. Wheat
threshing in full blast, yielding from
20 to 80 bushels per acre. Pastures
dried up Early potatoes very small
Sylvania, 70, 600; Toledo. 75, 002.
: WooD. Very dry; rain badly need
ed for all crops, corn especially suffer
ing; it has tasseled and silked; the
tops are fired badly; a good rair
would make good corn crop. Pota
toes drying fast. Wheat threshing il
full blast; good yield and good quail
ty. Oats cut, average fair, some ligh1
and short. Spring seeding grass rap
idly failing. Potatoes poor. Bowling
Green, rs, trace.