Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

lovely In his section. Corn Is ready
to cut. and potatoes ripe.
James Burton, OF Center Plains,
has twenty acres of grain sown, and
the best crop of corn he ever raised,
ready to cut.
Il. Cobb, of Maple Forest, Will sell
over 600 bushels of potatoes from his
patch. He is figuring on the invest
ment of the cash.
Fl. Davenport, Of Frederic, has
been forcing his garden, this year,
and as a result has cucumbers over
three feet In length.
Wilson Hickey, ex.supervisor of
Ball, says this world is all right, and
he will have the best herd Of Gallo
way cattle in the north.
DIR. w. II. Niles, Of Oscoda county,
has an extra crop of matured field
peas, and his buckwheat is well filed
and already in the shock.
Supervisor John Hanna, of Beaver
Creek, wants to keep ahead OF the
crowd, and had his corn in the shock
last week. A good crop.
Joseph Charr0n of Maple Forest,
has put in Is acres of wheat, and is
much pleased with the prospect as
well as with this years work.
J. A. Breakey, of Center Plains,
reports his sheep in better condition
than ever. He has assorted them
out, until he has model flock.
Supervisor Patterson, of Frederic,
had to leave his farm for attendance
at Court, much to his disgust, as he
would prefer caring for his crops.
M. Dyer Of Blaine says, everything
is all right, except one piece of po-
tatoes on the muck. which the frost
|caught in June, and again in August,
SO they are small.
Perry Ostrander had nine acres OF
fodder corn in the shock, last week,
and five acres of field corn to harvest.
He makes the dairy the leading in
terest on his farm.
III. Schneider, Of Grove, wears a
broad smile. While he was in the
"Fatherland" this summer the boys
put in large acreage of crops, and
all promise an abundant yield.
Conrad Howse claims the best pc
tatoe crop he has raised for years.
AS the farming season is nearly
closed, he is figuring on little cedar
and pine for winters pastime.
James Smith has begun his lum-
bering near the Sand Hill, but had
to come in from camp, to attend
, Circuit Court, and dropped in to see
how the avalanche" was sliding.
Mrs. ii. Funck and daughter, OF
South Branch, had to come to the
city alone, Saturday. Henry was
afraid the frost would get ahead OF
him. and cut the corn, so he couldn't
leave.
Benz Sherman, Of Maple Forest,
was called to town as a witness Ia
r the Circuit Court. He would rather
5 not come, as part Of his corn was
not in the shock, and was cut with
E the frost
: p. M. Hoyt, of Maple Forest, i:
not in love with crows. cutworms OF
r grasshoppers. They are too expen
: sive Tor the crops. He thinks free
use OF saked lime will protect from
:, the hoppers. Remember it, and try
!, il next season.
Hubbard Head returned from the
Buffalo Encampmeut last Friday
having visited at his old home II
= New York. He reports great los
among the farmers for the past fou
/. years in that section, but presen
|. prices will help them out, except OF
). fruit, which is very low.
d. S. Waldron attended the farm
o ers picnic, and came up town to visi
;. comrade Wsner with the Boys" III
l. reports too much rain on f. t. Wal
dron's heavy land, so much that tn
!, corn is choked with weeds, but al
immense growth Of fodder.