The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
Reports From Ksnosha and Sur.
rounding Counties Indicate
Great Harvest This Year
ONION CROP TO SET RECORD
Growing Corn is the Only Crop Which
Does Not Give promise of Being
Up to the Record of Racine
and Kenosha Counties

Present crop conditions in Racine
year for the farmers Of the section
which is we'll known as one of the
most productive localities Of the mid
die west. The rainfall has been such
that plenty of moisture has been pro-
vided for the growing plants and other
conditions have been very favorable
for most crops. Through the courtesy
of Thomas Piper, of Berryville, a
newspaper man was taken in an auto
mobile through the farming section
along the lake shore for personal
inspection of the crop conditions and
interviews with farmers well posted
on agricultural matters in the section.
The onion crop, for which the dis
tricts north and northeast of Kenosha
are famous appears ahead OF last
years stand. Piper Brothers, A. j.,
Thomas, and William, who have eighty
acres of this product, showed very
promising fields. The plants are
large, the stand is excellent and the
general tone of the fields indicates a
bumper crop. 1t is said that the
lightly acres on the Piper farms will
average nearly 800 bushels per acre
under continued favorable conditions.
Hansche Brothers on the lake shore
road, also have a large acreage of
onions. These fields also indicate a
bumper crop. On the Hansche farm
may be seen many acres of onion sets,
which have been contracted for by diff
terent seedsmen from all over the mid
die west The condition of this pro-
duct is very promising.
The hay, grain, cabbage, beet, and
other, crops ON the hansehe and PIPER
farms are far above the average.
Upon the farm of Thomas Piper in
Somers, may be seen lilo acres of cab
bage in excellent shape. The unpro-
ftable cabbaeo crop of last year kept
many farmers from investing in large
fields this season, but to those who
have planted have good prospects
The cat crop outlook for this sec
tion is better this year than for many
seasons past. On the H. M. Wallace
farm close to Racine, there are 200
acres of what is said to be the finest
grain ever raised in this section, if
not in the state of Wisconsin. The
stand is excellent and the stalks strong
and of a height seldom seen here. 1t
is estimated that the average height
of the grain on this farm is more than
FIVE feet, and the yield on some of the
land is estimated as high as 100 bushels
per acre. W. r. Taylor, proprietor of
the farm, lays the crop to careful Sc
lection of seed and good state of filth
of the soil. On this farm are 100 acres
of barley which rivals the oat stand
for f1attering conditions, also raised by
Mr.. Taylor.
Sugar beets which have on many
farms sllpplanted cabbage, also show
good prospects. A 100 acre farm of
this product ON the Durrand estate
north of Racine grown by Mr.. Fitz-
gerald Of the Wisconsin Sugar Beet
Company, is an excellent example of
what good farming can do for this
crop. Others have equally good
stands and the outlook is for a good
general crop.
Corn, while on some farms
makes good showing, is in
general below the standard for this
vicinity. Potatoes appear to be fair
Early tubers in many cases show good
crops.