Year: 1867

Office crowded with fruitsets which he says IA fair
sample of he appearance and condition Of the orchards
apparent that win be profitable for orchard-ts there to
thin out their fu sets very largely-no only as means
feet fruit the present season, hat with view TO retaining
vitality enough IN them to enable them 10 develop irult-
buds Tor next years crop True, the curcuO. or frost,
or some other cause may render such thinning unneces
sary but III some way tho wise orchadist viii see that


letter from Hsdalc says the season there "a OF
unusual occurrence being cold wet and backward Con-
siderable planted three weeks ago, and is but
just coming out OF the ground Much seed has rOtted
some not yet panLed and this on the light soils where IN
order 70 have the Dent mature II Is thought planting
must be done by thc15tb Of May. sheep shearng Fair
was held at Hsdale juno l. and tnc sheep shorn as
any section can boast Of Fine rams are owned about
here which cost their owners from $50 TO 5000 Nor
ty aOIg sheep mas lot Deeh as great as one year ag
when they died by scores. Wheat crop promises well,
though somewhat injured by the heavy rains for mouth
past We badly need good wheat crop, as that Of last
year total failure and the year before the wet
spoiled It, The prospect of fruit crop OF all kinds Is
very promising though the blossoms are late IN making
their appearance.


MinpcsOtd.-The La Crosse RepuJHcan says that
everything in the vegetable line is coming finely
Wheat corn. and fact all the crops looking spen-
ddly I'm that portion Of the country The editor of The
Brodhend independent has been shown potato eai on
the under side OF which lie counted thirty eggs OF the
potato bug and thinks there is poor prospect OF raising
that vegetable theTeabOuts.


The I6k County Press says that the crops that county
are coming forward lively: Wheat and oats never gave
Is backward The wild fruit crop also bids far TO be
plentiful.



oa and crops never looked better than now Corn
and potatoes considerably behind but not enough TO
Justify the gloomy representations induged in by some
Many farmers have planted the second crop OF corn,
which will have ample time TO ripen before the first aI
pearance OF frost and experienced farmers inform that
planting may be safely continued until the 10th or 18th OF
the present month


NCbrdsLd.-I observe that farmers generally are
making more improvements than usual, and that more
land is being broken than for several years previous
With wheat at 81 to 50 per bushel and at about 81
per bushel farming is the most lucrative business any
engage in. There is State in the Union that
holds out great inducements TO energetic practical men
Nebraska. During residence here Of IL years, wheat
has failed but once and has been fair crop every
year. but at time has the prospect for farmers been
brighter than at present Wheat looked better at
this Of the year; complaint Is made OF corn
rOtng i'm consequence OF the cold rainy weather but
there sufficient time yet to raise good crop OF corn
1t is to be hoped that hereafter farmers will be more
careful in the selection OF seed and save great deal OF
trouble and expense The prospects for remuneIatIye
prices for tie next crop good The old crop OF wheat
Is almost entirely sold and although reports agree that
wheat generally looks well, they also agree that less
number of than usual have been sOWn. and that
prices must be high while the demands OF the Govern
ment for corn viii take all the that We raise at
fair price. believe that the day is not far OFF when Ne
braska viii be the leading wheat producing state IN the
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