The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28

aCieS VI Edily OulO IRON lieu river
seed that will be ready to ship by Aug.
l. Mr.. Bottom says his potatoes set
we'll and he never saw vegetables grow
so fast as here. He had potatoes as
large as quail eggs to the size of wal
nuts in forty days from the day they
were planted. Prospects never better
in any country. The first crop of
alfalfa is in the stack. 1t was very
heavy and put up without drop of
rain. Wheat and oats are heaping
and look fine. 3D..
Rudsburg, Wis, Harris & Hosler.
Small grain and hay never better.
Acreage of potatoes large and look
ing fine. If nothing happens we will
have large crop. -..
Irving, ILL.,, r. S. Funk:-Fruit crop
not very good. Prospects for pota-
toes, corn and hay very promising.
Wyoming, ILL.,, J. E. King:-Potatoes
will be light yield. Will have to ship
in potatoes. Will not be enough for
IOlut uCuldutl.
Elberon, a.:-Potatoes fine: pros
poets very good: all garden truck in
excellent condition.
Murray, Iowa:-Local conditions
favorable for a large crop of hay,
oats and potatoes.
Peterson, Ia.:-New potatoes coming
in freely, price 81 a bushel, prospects
fine.
Oswego, Kan. Prospects not so
promising just now, too much rain,
wheat and oats going to obstruction
and potatoes rotting in ground.
Presque Isle, Maine:-Hay good
crop, grain extra fine, few fields pota-
toes looking slim, but prospects never
looked better.
Almond, Mich. Season cold and
backward: prospects just now not so
favorable: acreage of potatoes small.
Clio, Mich. Local prospects more
favorable, rained all night, still rain
ing; potatoes looking we'll.
Edmore, Mich. Corn is late: some
potatoes little late; acreage smaller
than last year; fruit crop poor.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Will have
early potatoes to ship next week; dry
weather damaged crops considerable:
have had recent rains; late potatoes
looking we'll.
Mancelona, Mich. Large acreage
potatoes and fields looking fine. We
are looking for good crops this year.
Whitehall, Mich. Potatoes promise
a good crop; we need rain; acreage
about same as last season.
Brunswick, Wyo.: Great deal of
damage done by heavy rains; wheat
and oats suffered severely: thousands
of acres overfowed; potatoes are fine.
but acreage short, great many on bot
tom lands will be lost.
New Castle, Neb. New potatoes
coming; will have big crop. Crops
growing finely; best acreage for past
ten years; shipping season on pota-
toes will commence in ten days:
quality and yield promises to be of
the best.
Avoca, N. Y.:-Potato crop grow
ing nicely, looks as well as we ever
saw it; bugs not bothering and believe
potatoes now have such start that
they cannot damage crop.
Bless, N. Y, :-Grain looking good,
potatoes coming up strong with about
average acreage; farm help scarce, So
to 1925 being paid in hay fields.
Burlington Flats, N. Y.:-Potatoes
never more promising; acreage very
large.
,Canastola, N. Y.:-Potatoes looking
fine; cabbage fair; onions suffering
from maggots.
Clyde, hio:-Potatoes are fine and
early ones are selling at IS cents per
bushel.
Austin, Textile Texas potato
crop about over for this season. All
potatoes have been shipped, and good
price realized.
Chetek, Wis: Local conditions for
heavy crop of potatoes is now assured,
best prospects in years.