Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 29, 1895, Page 2

A . o TR A MR B same as fn 1892 and 1804; present condition | condition fine; average thirty bushels. Acre- | age of barley about the same; condition good; thirty bushels. excellent; average yleld twenty-five bushels. Oats will yleld smaller crop than in 1893 and 1894; In good shape and will yield forty bushels. Rye ncreage less this year than formerly and was mostly harvested for hay Not much barley fn the county at any time and very little this year; has been harvested yleld thirty-five buslels, More corn than in 1893 and 1894 and present condltions excel- lent; erop will average fifty to sixty bushels. Hay good. Potatoes fair, and will give forty to fifty bushels for the early growth; late poorer. Not much alfalfa planted; very poor. No_fruit_raised. CEDAR—As compared with 1 and 1804 the acreage of wheat at least 20 per cent more; present condition could not be better; estimated average yleld forty bushels per acre. Acreage of oats 10 per cent more this year; present condition could not be better average yield seventy-five bushels. Rye acr age about the eame; present conditions splen did; average yield forty bushels. Acreage of barlgy not quite so much as ‘03 of '04; pres- ent condition splendid; average yield fifty bushels, The acreage of corn, as compared with 1893 and 1804, is 10 per cent more present condition splendid; estimated yield sixty bushels, Hay, general condition’ and prospects oversupply: yield from two to thr tons per acre. Potatoes, large acreage and better than usual. Alfalfa good, and general | condition of fruit good KNOX—Wheat acreage the same as in 1803 and 1894, about 45,000 acres, and.ls now mostly harvestes the largest harvest in twenty years; yleld twenty bushels. Oats acreage, as ompared to 1893 and 1804, is about the same; harvest is the best known In the history of the county; yield forty-five to fifty bushels. But little rye sown and some of that was injured by frost The barley acreage for this year is much larger than last year or the one before; will yield thirty- five to forty bushels Acrea of corn is dbout the same; mostly good; will yield forty bushels, Hay very good. Potatoes very fine; will yield 100 bushels. Alfalfa doing well but not much planted. Cherry crop good, though other fruits injured by early frosts CASS—Slight increase in wheat crop over that of 1893 and 1804; present condition falr; average yield fifteen bushe's. Oats acreage increased over the last two 8; present condition good; will yleld thirty bushels. Rye crop less than in 1893 and 1804, there being little ralsed this year; present condition poor; will average ten bushels. Barley raised will he less than in 1893 and 1894; present condi- tion poor; will average twenty-five bushels. Corn acreage increased over that of 1893 and tho year before; Is now in very good shape; pastires burned out last year are now planted to corn; present condition good, but needs raing will yleld fifty bushels per acre, Hay crop short ‘and rather poor. Early potatoes good; late varieties need rain. Very little alfalfa raised In this county. Good yield of apples. SARPY—Wheat acreage this year about the same as last; present condition good; average yleld will be twenty bushels. A somewhat larger crop of oats than last year will be harvested; now looking good. Rye acreage 18 smaller than in 1893 and 1804, owing to Iate frosts; will average fiftecn bustels. Same acreage In barley as in 1893 and 1894; will yield thirty-five bushels. Corn acreage some- what larger than in the last two years; i geood shape and will yleld fifty bushels. iay wil yield a good crop. Potatoes will yield seventy-five bushels. Alfalfa has shown a marked Increase in acreage. Prospect for fruit, especially apples, was never better. OTOE—Acreage of wheat about the same; condition of spring wheat A 1, winter wheat fair; average yield from twenty to twenty- two bushels. Acreage of oats per cent greater than past two years; condition fair; average yleld fifty bushe! Acreage of rye from to 33 per cent greater; condition good; average yleld from twenty to twenty- five bushels. No barley this year. About the same acreage of corn; present condition fine; estimated yield fifty bushels. Condition of Nay from good to fine. Best yield of po- tatoes for years. No alfalfa here. Condition of fruit good. NEMAHA—Wheat crop will be one-third larger thap in the former two years; is now Dbeing harvestéd; will yield twenty bushels. Increase in the oat crop about the same, the harvested grain being excellent; will yleld fifty to sixty bushels. Rye crop one-third larger than last year; quality fair; will yield twenty bushels. ~No ‘bariey raised. Corn 20 per cent less than last year; In fairly good shape, though hot wind of July 16 reduced early pieces to half a crop; estimated yield thirty to thirty-five bushels per acre. Hay good. Potatoes good. Apples will be a fair crop, though the present dry weather is dam- aging them somewhat, RICHARDSON—Acreage of wheat not so large; conditin not as good as last year; average yleld, twelve bushels. Acreage of oats about the same as last two years; con- dition not 5o ‘good; average yield, eleven bushels. Small acreage of rye; average yield, twelve bushels. No barley sown. More corn planted than past two years; condition bet- ter than ever; estimated yiell sixty bushels at prosent outlook. Timothy hay is yielding one and one-fourth tons per acre. First for alfalfa and condition good. Prospect for peaches good. Apples not so good. Grapes very .ood. ON THE NORTHERN FRONTIER. Will Be No Calls for Relief on the South Dakota Lin The counties in the extreme northern part of the state, bordering on the South Dakota tine, are generally looked upon more for their importance to the grazing industry than for thelr assoclation with the actual agricultural counties. And yet, in spite of adverse cir- cumstances, these counties will greatly im- prove their condition over the past two years. In some of them irrigation has been intro- duced with flattering success, and in these there is a good crop of small grain. With one exception all will a fair corn crop and bay and potatoes will yield well, BOYD—Acreage of wheat 30 per cent less than 1894, but' 20 per cent ‘more than 1893 some already harvested; average yield fifteen to eighteen bushels. Acreage of oats about the same; was slightly damaged by frost; nearly all harvested; average yleld twenty- five to thirly bushels. Acreage of rye 30 per cent less age yield fifteen bushels But. little bar Acreage of corn 50 por cent greater than 1898, 25 per cent greater than 1894; needs rain, as dry, cold weather has made it backward; estimated yield thirty bushels, Hay is good and prospects fav:r. able for a large crop. Potatoes were never better; will yield 100 bushels to the acre. Oaly a few pleces of alfalfa. No tame fruits here. KEYA PAHA—Wheat acreage same as in 1893; some better than in 1894; present con dition poor; will average about five bushels. Outs same as 1804; condition poor; average yield ten bushels. Rye same as wheat and oats; condition poor; yiell about seven bushels, No barley. Corn same as in 1894; in poor shape; will average five bushels Potatoes will yield fifty bushels to the acre. No alfalta, no hay and no fruit. BROWN—Wheat acreage 10 per cent larger than In 1893 and 1894; is now being harvested and - will average ten bushels. Oats the same: now being harvested;. yield, thirty bushels. Rye acreage 5 per cent larger than | in 1893 and 1594, No harley. Corn crop is | equal to, if not larger, than in 1893 and 1884, with a yield of thirty bushels. Hay vory good. Potatoes excellent: will average 100 bushels. No alfalfa and no fruit. ROCK—Wheat screage, as compared with 1898 and 1894, is less; the present condition is good: in the valleys wheat never looked | as well; will yield about eighteen bushels. Oats acreage Is not so large on account of | searcily of seed; present comditions are gool except on uigh lands; will yield forty bush- els. Rye is very much less in acreage this year on account of scarcity of seed. Corn is hackward for the most part, though there are some good fields in the county. Unle: the weather from now on Is more favorable the yield will be light. Ray is much better this ‘year thau last; in the ecast half there will be about two-thirds of a crop; in the wost lesg, as there has been but little rain The potato yield will be heavy. No aifelfa to speak of and no fruit NORTHEASTUERN COUNTIRES. Thix Year's Crop Secms to Eeliy All Former Seasons. he northeastern counties this year have been compared o one vast garden. Nover before in the history of nortbeastern N braska has agriculture been so well re- warded. Small grains bave ylelded large harvests. The acreage and yicld of oats have | been unusually large, while the corn erop, from preseut indications, will be something unprecedonted in the history of the state. CUMING—Acreage of wheat 10 per cont | greater than Jast year; condition fine; aver- age yleld thirly bushéls. Acreage of cats largers- condition fine; average yitld sixty bushels. Acreage of .rye about tie same; estimated yleld fifty bushels. garly potatoes make a large past two years Hay will make late potatoes will with a few more showers | raised to speak of. small frufts about an average DODGE—Wheat acreage about the same as nd 1894; prasent condition good; will | yleld twenty to twenty-five bushels. ostimated at an Increase of 10 to 20 per cent over the last two years; nearly all good; will Rye acreage Elightly Increased over last year; present con- | twenty-five bushels. are extra good; good; yleld about Corn erop s increased 10 per cent over conditions good, not as heavy as first better than usual, average seventy-five what was Is dolng Fair crop of apples, early ones selling ported, but quall little alfalfa sown; STANTON—Wheat 20 per cent largel ge yield about eighteen Oats 20 per cent over last year at_condition fine; v The barley nearly all cut; ave the year before; pre to fifty bushels. average a little less this yea condition splendid; average yield fifty to fifty Corn acreage 1 1864 and 15 per cent over 18! on good, though some a little late; Hay s a little better per cent over present con- potatoes good and Alfalfa in good shape. ter than last year, but much Injured by late Three hundred acres of ets are looking fine. ANTELOPE—W heat this year than in 1893 or 1894; present condition A 1; now being harvested; will yield Oats 20 per cent larger acre- year; present condition extra good; mostly cut; will yield sixty-five bushels. Rye acreage 25 per cent less than in the last two years; will yield twenty bushels. same as last fine; average yleld thirty the same and small for Fruits are bet- frosts; will be thirty busie this time of Hay crop large and certain. This is the first year that alfalfa has has so far shown a good t about as usual. 20 per cent more and 10 per cent more than in 1894; present condition safe and will yield twenty bushe e than last yleld fifty bushels been sown, and it Apples and wild fru year than in 18 ge 10 per cent in shock; average Barley acreage th r and 15 now mostly in stack; will yield forty- Corn acreage is the 1894 and about Hay first-class. Po- eld in years. two bushels. falfa acreage nt more than any former year. Wheat acreage is larger than in previous years; and most of it in shock; average yield twenty-two much larger than in previous years and is larger than ad to be replanted; will yield about the same as Rye acreage ighteen bushe acreage much larger r before and in fine condition; average sixty-five bushels per acre. be two-thirds of a crop. the history Never such a po of the county yield liraer thia in prevous y ar be about three tons to th HOLT—Wheat acreage will be about 75 per cent of that of 1893 and 1894; present condi- tion good; will average twenty bushels. 80 per cent of the last in fine condition; will Rye acreage the same as last year and is mostly harvested; is in fine ondition and will yield thirty bushels. ley acreage this year will be about 60 per 3 and 1894; present condi- Corn acreage 80 per cent of last year and the year before; present condition small; cannot estimate yet. good, and there will be a heavy crop. potatoes will years and is now vield fifty bushels. cent of that of 18 Only a small fruit ylelded crop in t2: years altogether the UP IN THE BIG NORTHWEST. ry Produces nod Crops. There Is an- empire of territory in morth- west Nebraska: that has*for years been looked upon as the especfal field for the grazing in- It 1s a section as yet sparsely settled and has never been regarded favorably by grain farmers. o fthese counties produced hardly a spear of Wole townships were practically de- populated because the people there could not sustain themselves on the this great section has produced a crop, which, while not as large as in the more favored in eastern and southern Nebraska, was far ahead of the expectations of the most All will haye plenty of smali grain, corn, and, what is most important, hay. terests of the state. Last year many year than in either 189 dition backward; will yield six bushels per Oat crop smaller by one-third; present late weather too cold; will average twelve bushels per No barley raised. by one-third than i yiell twenty-five bushels per In some localities hay is excellent, in or 1894; present con- very scarce. ather has been too cold. alfalfa as in former years; will yleld three tons to the acre. SHERIDAN- Same acreage of present condition verage only three Probably a not very good and will and of good quality; will average 1894; will average five bushels, alfalfa grown No fruit except wild, sown; will give a good ave No rye and Corn acreage about No alfalfa and no fruit, BANNER—Wheat acreage this year 50 per cent of the last two years; rather late, just beginn'ng to ripen; estimafed yleld, thirteen 4 about 75 per cent; late, but yield zood; estimated at thirty-five bush- two years; outlook is falr, but crop will be per cent larger than in last two years; is also a little late; est the bost hay erop for three years past cage has heen increased 50 pe two tons to the dance of wild fruit acreage the same as probably a little less and will yield yield over five bushels. Oats about the samo present; will yield fifteen or twenty bush:ls. p 15 800d, aud yield will be Immenso. and wiil yleld Little alfalf thirty to fifty but In falr shape at acreage the. same as same as wheat and cats; condition fair; will larger acreage will yleld twenty bushels. two years; WO years; present 100 bushels. Finall amount of good coudition mount of fruit this year LOGAN—Acreage of wheat about two-thirds ge of the past two ¥ tion only falr; average yleld eight to ten about 40 per [ cent of last year's yleld; just commencihg to rlpen, cstimated yie from twenty to twenty-five bushels. Acreage of rye about 40 per cent of last year's; cut and in shock; estimated yleld twelve to fifteen bushels. Acreage of corn 35 per cent greater than either of the last two years; condition good, just in tassel; will yield from forty to fifty bushels under present conditions. Hay was never better on bottom lands. Potatoes aro in_good shape, but cannot estimate yleld. Several pieces of alfalfa sown this year are doing well. No fruit except wild, which is abundant. CHEYENNE—As compared with 1803 and | 1894 the acreage of wheat is about 60 per cent less; present condition fair; average yield about fifteen bushels. Acreage of oais nearly 80 per cent less; condition fair; average yleld forty bushels. Acreage of rye 40 per cent less; present condition poor; average yleld ten bushels, Acreage of corn 50 per cent greater; present condition fair estimated yield twenty-five bushels, C eral conditiod and prospect of hay good Potatoes will yield 100 bushels per acre Acreage of alfalfa as compared with former years is 300 per cent greater and the yield will be six tons per acre. Fruit conditions and prospects are only fair. DEUEL—Acreage of wheat only 50 per cent of the acrcage of the past two years; average yield, six bushels. There will be but few onts, the acreage being only about one-fourth of former years; average yield, fiteen bush- els. Condition of rye bad; acreage small; cannot estimate yield. No barley. Acreage f corn twice as large as In efther of past two years; backward on account of cold weather; cannot estimate yleld at this time. General condition of ‘ay is good, and there will be a large crop. Potatoes are in good cendition, the acreage greater and yleld will bo large. Never was so much alfalfa sown and the yleld will be large. JOTTS BLUFF-—Wheat acreage this year more than 1893, and the same as 1894; present condition very good; none harvested yet. Oats somewhat larger acreage than In 1893 and 1894; very good. Fully as much rye as last year; not a large acreage, however, but excellent. Very little barley planted, about the same as usual, and now in fair condition. Corn acreage Increased over the last two years, but there has been too much cool weather. Hay Is being cut and Is the same as usual. Heavy increase in acreage of po- tatoes; yield will be 200 bushels. This has always been an alfalfa county, it having been introduced right along with the canals in 1588 and 1889. The acreage has been steadily in- creasing year by year, and this year is quadruple. New alfalfa’ is making ‘a good stand; the old §s baing cut a second time, and is ylelding two to three tons to the acre. No fruit to speak of. SOUTHW RN COUNTIES, Whole Secti s Burat Out Last Year Renping ¥ tiful Harvests. Xt to the far northwest, no part of Ne- braska suffered more severely from the drouth in the years 1803 and 1894 than the section made up by the southwestern counties. These countles, on either side of the Republican v ley, have this season fully retrieved their losses of the last two years. Small grains have yielded fairiy well; but it is in the corn crop that the brightest prospects are held out. With but one exception, every county reports a largely increased acreage, and with that one exception the condition of the crop is reported as better than ever before in the history of the valley. - Hay and pasturage seems to be all that could be desired, while the potato crop will be unusually large. HARLAN—About one-ntird as. much $7heat sown as in previous two years; present con- dition good; average yield twelve bushels. About the sagie acreage of oats; good condi- tion; average yleld forty bushels. One-fourth of the acreage of rye as compared with last two years; in falr coadition; average yleld ten bushels. No barley. Acreage of corn fully 50 per cent greater; in good condition; will yield forty-five bushels. Potatoes are more than good; will yield 250 bushels. Acre- age of alfalfa has been increased 33 per cent, and will yield six tons to the acre. FRONTIER—Acreage of wheat consider- able less than past two years; condition good; average yield ten to tweive bushels. - Acreags of oats less, much being replanted to corn; présent condition only fair. But little rye and barley. Acreage of corn largely in- creased; condition fine; estimated yie'd forty bushels. Will be a good crop of hay. Po- tatoes large and of excellent quality, but only few in a hill. Acreage of alfalfa is increased. Very little fruit, RED WILLOW—Very little wheat planted as compared with former years; poor, but a small portion of it worth harvesting; average yield from five to twelve bushels. But little oats sown; part of it worth harvesting; will average elght to twenty bushels. But little rye sown this year. Little or no barley. Acreage of corn 30 per cent larger than last two years, in fact, largest acreage ever planted; condition most promising; estimated that yield will be the largest in history of tho county, but can make no figyes now. Hay prospects superb, never better. Acreage of alfalfa this year is much larger than ever and yield someting remarkable. Fruit was damaged by eariy frosts; prospects fair on that which escaped. HAYES—Larger acreage of wheat and con- dition better than for the past two vears; average yield ten bushels. Oats in fair condi- tion, with an increased acreage; average yleld twenty-five bushels. Very little rye sown. More corn than ever before; condition g00d; estimated yield thirty-five bushels. Po- tatoes and alfalfa good. HITCHCOCK—Decrease of nearly 90 per cent in acreage of wheat; that not dried out in May is in fair condition; average yield ten bushels. About the same acreage of oats as in the past two years; one-half crop dried out in May; balance in fair condition; average yield twenty-five bushels. Very little rye Sown. Acreage of barley about the same; average yield twenty bushels. Acreage of corn about cne-third less; present condition g00d; _estimated yleld thirty-five bushels, but if late rains come will g0 ten bushels better. Hay is in good condition and still growing. Potatoes in good condition, and will make an average yield. Three times as much alfalfa and in excellent condition. Not much fruit in this county. FURNAS—Acreage of wheat, as compared and 1 , 20 per cent le: present is very good; estimated average yield twenty bushels. Acreage of oats will be 25 per cent more, with present conditions for a crop fine; average yleld fifty bushels. Rye crop will only be average; present condi- tions medium, with fifteen bushels yield. Barley not raised extensively. Corn acreage | 33 per cent more than last year; present conditions _never better; will yield fifty bushels. Hay generally very fine and pros- pects never better. Alfalfa acreage is ten times better than ever before. Potato yield fine and large. Fruit generally injured by late frosts. CHASE—Wheat acreage, as compared to 1894 and 1893, 25 to 33 per cent less; present condition, some very good and some ver bad; yield from three to fifteen bushels. Oats 33 per cent less than 1893 and 20 per cent less than 1894; some pieces good, others fair; average yleld from five to forty bushels, Rye acreago will be 50 per cent less than 1894; present condition fair; some pleces under diteh will yleld forty ‘bushels, while others from five to twenty. Barley acreage is from 25 to 50 per cent less, there being little planted; present condition fair; yleld ffteen to forty bushels. Corn averages 3 per cent | less than in 1893 and 1894; present condition good; estimated yield thirty to fifty bushels. | Hay first-class, with the largest yield ever known. Potatoes the finest ever known in the county. Alfalfa is 500 per cent increased in acreage, and the conditions are the best; this year's yield will be one to one and a half tons per acre, first cutting. There is 1o fruit raised in this county. DUNDY—Acreage of wheat will be but half of last two years; in good condition; average yield twelve bushels. But half the acreage of oats; present condition good; average yleld thirty bushels. Rye agreage but half of last year's; In good condition; average yield fif- teen bushels. No barley. "Acreage of corn 50 per cent greater than either of the past two years; good color and in good condition; will yleld forty bushels, Hay s the best the county ever had. Acreage of alfalfa fully 100 | per cent’ greater than last year and in ex- cellent shape. No fruit fn this eounty. LINCOLN—WHheat acreage somewhat smali- er than In last two years, on aceount of scarcity of seed; present condition good on irrigated lands, poor where not-irrigated; will yleld on irrigated lands about twenty" bush- els. Oats about the same. Rye the same, and also barley, which will yield twelve to twenty bushels, Corn 5 much larger this year on irrigated lands than last year, smaller on uplands; present condition small but growing rapldly; will yield thirty to fifty bushels. Hay good; there will be five times as much prairie hay this year as last. Po- tatoes very good; will yield 100 to 300 bushels per acre, Lincoln county wiil market more than 500 carlendy of potatoes this season. Al- {nlr yield, forty to seventy bushels. Acreage of rye small; much of it was frost killed and | was” turned under; will yield fifteen | bushels. But little barley. A ge of corn | 10 per cent greater; never more promising; will yield forty 8 soventy bushels. Hay 1§ falfa ylelds enormons, three times as much as Inst year,, Very little fruit. RAL COUNTIES, Crops of Gratn and Corn 1 Had Been Looked The farming ‘population of central Ne- biaska took &' gléomy view of the situation up to June 1' Décoration day, however, In- augurated a period of seasonable rains, which greatly improved the prospects for small grain, and which sinsured a large corn erop. Now many off the counties report an esti- | mated yield of mixty bushels of corn to the acre, with falrly abundant crops of small grains, YORK—Wheat acreage this year not over 26 per cent of that of 1893 and 1894. Pr ent condition fair; will yleld twelve bushels per acre. Oat crop double that of last year; present condition fair; will yield twenty-five bushels per acre. Rye about the same; in falr shape, and will give about twenty-five bushels. No barley. More corn this year than in 1893 and 1894; will yield forty to sixty bushels, Hay fair; prairie variety small. Potatoes fair; better than in 1893 and in 1804. Over 50 per cent more alfalfa this year. Fruit fair, but damaged some by late frost WHEELER—Wheat acreage smaller this year, owing to lack of ‘seed; present crop shows best acreage ever known. No thresh- ing done as yet. Oats, smaller, owing to lack of seed, but specimens shown are the finest ever raised here. Rye about the same, and compares favorably with other small grain. Very little barley sown. Corn acreage larger than last season, and I8 now in fine shape. Hay will make an average crop this year. Potato crop iudicates a large yleld. Alfalfa is raised only in very small patckies, but looks well. Good outlook for apples, with sone cherries, DAWSON—Wheat acreage will show 35 per cent decrease thig year, with present condi- tions fair; yield will be twelve bushels, with thirty bushels under ditches. Oats 50 per cent less than in 1893 and 1894, with pros ent . conditions favorable; will yield thirty bushels. Rye, acreage, as compared to 1893 and 1894, 60 per cent less; present condi tions poor, though good where -under irriga- tion; yield, ten bushels. Very little barley &rown, though present conditions are fair; will yield twenty bushels. Corn, acreage 40 per cent larger than in 1893 and 1894; pres- ent conditions good, though poor stand in places; estimated yield, twenty-six bushels; Hay good. Potatoes are fine, and will aver- age 200 bushels. Alfalfa yleld will be large. Very little fruit, BUFFALO—Wheat acreage, as compared with 1893 and 1894, not so large. Dry weather has injured the crop and some had to be replanted. Oats much larger than last year and in excellent shape; will average fifty bushels. Rye will yield an average crop, though general condition poor. Barley yleld will be small. Corn crop is much larger this year than last, and pr condition never better; will yield fifty bushels. Hay not very good on upiands, but an enormous crop on the lowlands. Potatoes doing fine; acreage large. Considerable increase in alfalfa over ear. Apples and small fruit the best ever known. ADAMS- acreage, as compared with 1893 and 1894, about 70 per cent; at present good and will yield fifteen to thirty bushe Oats 10 per gent better this year than las and is now ahont half in shock; will yield thirty to seventy bushels. The rye crop this year will be about,90 per cent of last and is now in good,condition; will yield twenty bushels per acre.. Barley will give about half the crop of last vear; s about half in shock and will yleld thirty bushels. Corn acreage is 10 per cent larger than in 1393 and 1 is extra good and will yield forty to eighty bushels. 'Hay is good this year, as it has been rainingtwo to four times a week. Potatoes goodi! Alfalfa 50 per cent better than dast year, and some of it has been cut threa times, .Fruit fair. HALL—Wheat has about half the acreage of 1893 andl less than. half of 1894. It has been nearly all harvested and yields twelve bushels per acre. ' Oats™hay 25 per cent more acreage than in 1893 aid 1864 and ¢s partly harvested; will yield fortyfive bushels. Rye about the same acreage as il 1893 and 1894; was partly ruined by ‘early“dry spell; will average twenty bushels. Barley acreage about one- sixth less than last year and only one-third the acreage reported fn 1893; is now about harvested and ‘will yield forty bushels. Corn acreage in 1893 ‘was 62,000 acres; in 1894, 77,000, and in 1895 is 91,000 acres; present condition most promising; estimated yield sixty to eighty bushels per acre. Hay is very good. Potatoes are in fine condition and will yleld abundantly. Alfalfd acreage trebled over last year. Early fruit scarce; prospects for later fruit good. VALLEY—Acreage of wheat in 1895 Is about the same as in the last two years; present condition excellent; will yleld ‘about fourteen bushels. Oats about the Same; present condition excellent; will yleld thirty- five to forty bushels. Rye this year has a slightly increased acreage; present condition fair; average yield fitteen bushels. Barley acreage is small and does mot cut much of a figure. Corn is much increased and s now tassling; needs rain; rather too early to make an estimate, Hay crop will be light. Alfalfa excellent. Potatoes fine and will yield a large crop. No fruit. MERRICK—Little wheat sown. Oats fif- teen to twenty per cent larger acreage than in 1893 and 1504; now mostly all cut; will average forty-five bushels. Rye about the same and mostly cut; will average twenty bushels, No barley sown. Corn about the same as in 1893 and 1894; present condition good; will average forty bushels. Hay will yleld an average crop. Very little alfalfa in Merrick county. Fruit fair. Potatoes good and will yield large. CUSTER—Whedt acreage as compared to 1893 and 1894 has been 75 per cent in differ- ent localities, due to dry weather; some Is now ripening and the average yield this year will be about fifteen bushels. Oats are 90 per cent of last year's acreage, and are now belng harvested; average yield will be about forty-five bushels. Barley acreage In this county always small, though the second growth is well filled and straw is good. Corn acreaga 20 per cent greater than last year's; present condition s fine; estimated ~ yield, thirty bushels. A fair crop of hay. Poor stand.of potatoes, though more than average acreage was planted. Alfalfa good and will average two tons to the acre. Currants and berries light. Apples and peaches better than for two years back. BUTLER—Wheat acreage 60 per cent less than in 1593 and 40 per cent less than in 1894; with fair average condition will yleld fourteen bushels per acre. Oats 20 per cent more than in 1593 and 30 per cent more than in 1894; present condition good, but heads are short; will yleld thirty bushels. Rye acreage about 60 per cent less than in 1893 and 1804, as many flelds were plowed up during the early spring drouth; present cou- dition fair; yield wiil be twelve bushels. Bar ley, no materia),change from last year, with present condition. falr; yleld, twenty-five bushels to the' agre. 'Corn_acrcage 10 per cent more thap 11893 and 1894, though crop depends upon ranfall of the next ten days; will yleld forty bushels to the acre. Hay crop in good coudition, but rapidly drying up. Potatoes good; yiekl sixty bushels per acre. Alfalfa good and Yarger yield of fruit than last year. HAMILTONWiieat acreage In 1895, 13,000 as compared i 14,000 iu 1893 and 19,000 in 1894; spring wheat s good and will make average, | crop; average yleld fitteen bushels.: Oats planted are 000 acres in. 895 as compared to 49,000 in 1863 - and 49,000 tn 1894; present condition good] will yield thirty 'bushels. Rye acreage in 1895 1,200 as compared to 600 in 1893 and 700¢h 1894, present condition falr but with poor-stand. = Corn as compared to former vears ‘Nill be large; acreage in 1895 15,000; -/ 184 13,000; in’ 1893 73,000; present condifon fine; early corn in fine shape; late corn doing nicely. Hay will yield a light crop. - Potatoes in prime condition and will yield immense crop. Alfalfa in good conditon. Apple orchards well laden and fruit in g shape. SHERMAN—Acreage of wheat this year in round numbers 38 20,000, as compared with 27,000 last year; condition good; average yleld from twenty to forty bushels. Acreage of oats 9,000, as compared with 15,000 last year; in good shape; average yield forty bushels Acreage of rye somewhat less; average yleld twenty-five bushels. Small acreage of bar- ley, but all In good condition. Acreage of corn about the same as last year; present condition fine; estimated yield forty bushels Hay is good on lowlands, rather poor on uplands, Potatoes will yield 100 bushels Acreage of alfalfa is small, but still larger than last year. Prospects are good for large crop of apples. COLFAX—Acreage of wheat less tha either 1593 or 1894; condition good; average yield fifteen to twenty-five bushels. Acreags of oats is about 9) per cant of the acre of the past two years; ususually good; aver- eing cut and the yield is bountiful. No al falfa raised save as xperiment. Trees that survived last year's drouth are growing large quantities of fruit GREELEY—Acreage of wheat 10 per cent | Breater than last year, and 15 per cent | greater than in 1893; present condition ex- cellent; average yield, elghteen bushels. Acre- age of oats 15 per cent greater than in 1894 and 20 per cent greater than 1893; condition good; average yield, from forty-five to fifty | 'bushels. About the samoe acreage of rye; | In good shape; average yield about twenty | bushels. Acreage of barley about the same, and in good condition. Acreage of corn i3 about the same as last year, and 5 per cent greater than 1893; present condition fine; es- timated yield, forty bushets, with a contin uance of present favorable. conditions. Hay crop 18 excellent. Potatoes will yield an average of 150 bushels. An Increase of 26 per small. Acreage of corn Is about the same as last year and much more than in 1§93 could not be better; estimated yleld ffty bushels. Hay is in excellent condition. Po tatoes wiil yleld about 150 bushels. An In crease of about 10 per cent In the acreag | alfalfa, and two crops have been cut; condl tlon fine. Frult prospects this year are bet- ter than ever before in the history of the county. CLAY—About_ the same acreage of wheat as in former years; all cut and in shock; yleld six bushels. Acreage of oats about the same; average yleld seven bushels. Very lit tle rye sown and mostly used for pasture, No barley. Acreage of corn 20 per cent greater than last year; in good condition; es timated yield forty bushels. Hay is short [ but will ‘make a fair crop with late rains Late potatoes promise we.l. Apples will yleld well HARLAN-—Acreage of wheat about 60 per of the acreage of 1893; average yleld six to ten bushels. About the same acreage of oats; condition good, generally matured; average cent in the acreage of alfalfa; will yield four | Yield from twenty-five to thirty = bush tons to the acre. Fruit prospects are fa- | vorable MADISON—Slight fnerease In the acreage of wheat over past two years; condition ex llent; average yleld, twenty-two bushels. Acreage of oats 25 per cent greater; present Acreage of rye about the same; fully maty ave ge yield ten to fifteen bushel Ver little if any barley sown. Acreage of cor | fully 25 per cent ‘greater than 1594 and 30 | per“cent greater than 1893; condition excel [ lent where clean, lot of it weedy; estimated condition prime; average yleld, ffty-five | vield from thirty to forty bushels. Hay will bushels, some pleces golng as high as elghty- five bushels. Acreage of rye one-third greater; mostly all cut; average yield from twenty-five to thirty bushels. Smaller acre age of barley, but an immense yield; mostly cut and shocked; average yleld, fifty bushels, some places as high as ninety bushels. About the same acreage of corn; condition excellent, | | vie'd a good average crop. Potatoes are in | Rood condition and will yleld a full crop; | acreage not large. Acreage of alfalfa full double that of last year and condition cellent Fruit good | PHELPS—Acreage of wheat about the | same; condition good; average yleld, spring twelve bushels, winter ten bushels. Larger but slightly backward; good color; has plenty | acreage of oats; condition good, about haif of moisture and growing rapidly; too early to estimate the yleld. Hay will make a big crop. Potatoes good and yleld will be im ense. Acreage of alfalfa light, but condi- on promising. Fruit condition and prospect good. POLK—Very little wheat sown in this county and what there Is will not go more than ten bushels to the acre; condition poor. Double the number of acres of oats sown than ever before. Just in the midst of harvest; con- dition good; yield will not be less than thirty bushels. Very little rye sown. As many acres of barley were sown as in former yea present condition good; yield will be at least twenty-five bushel Not as much corn planted on account of increased acreage of oats; prospects never better at the present season of the year; estimated yield at least thirty bushels, some estimating it at from forty to fifty. Prospects for hay are good, but there will not be more than two-thirds of a crop. Potatoes were never better; will average from seventy-five to 100 bushels to the acri No alfaifa to speak of in this county. There has never been a time in this county when there was so much fruit as this year. HOWARD—Acreage of wheat this year, in round numbers, 17,000, as compared with 21,000 acres In 1894 and 25,000 acres in 1893; present condition good; mostly harvested: average yield fifteen bushels. Acreage of oats same ap past two years; condition very good and mostly harvested; average yield forty bushels. Acreage of rye 3,000, as com- pared with 1,700 in 1894 and 2,000 in 1893; condition fair; mostly cut; average yleld fiteen bu; Acreage of barley less than Dast two years; condition very good; average | yleld thirty-five bushels. Acreage of corn 75,000, as compared with 67,000 in 1894 and 50,000 in 1893; condition of early corn good, late corn not so good. Upland hay only fair, lowland and valley good. Pota: s in ex cellent shape; average yield 200 bushels. NO alfalfa raised until this year; present condition fair. Fruit is in good condition. IN THE SOUTHERN TIERS. Thexe € Same Story of Favorable Prospects. The southern Nebraska counties are among the best in the state and fully deserve the comparatively large crops which have elther been harvested or are now maturing. In one or two of them there has been a shertage of moisture; but even in these counties there will be a:fair crop. SALINE—But a slight increase in the acre- ge of wheat over former years; average yield will be from eight to ten bushels. There is an increase of at least 2 per cent in the acre- age of oats over the past two years; have been largely threshed; average yleld thirty- five bushels. Acreage of rye is about the same; average yield ten to fifteen bushels, Very little barley raised in this county; av- erage yield will be about twelve bushels, There is a 10 per cent increase in the acre- age of corn over past two years; present con- dition, green and rank, well advanced and well cared for, not hurt by hot, dry weather; estimated yleld from forty to sixty bushels. Wild hay above the average and a large in- crease in acreage of tame hay. Prospects for potatoes good; yield will be above the average. First year for alfaifa in this county, General condition and ‘prospects for fruit never better. All small fruits made big re- turns. Apples will make a heavy cro THAYER—Wheat acreage about the same as in 1893 and 1894; 90 per cent was frozen and was then plowed over; will yield eight bushels. Oats, 20 per cent increase over 1893 and 1894; present condition good; will yleld about twenty-five bushels, But' very little rye planted; present condition good and will yleld about eighteen bushels. Barley about the same and fine; will average eighteen bushels. Corn acreage about 16 per cent over 1893 and 30 per cent over 1894; is in very fine condition and will yield forty-five bushels. Grass is short. Potatoes will make an average crop. Very little alfalfa planted, but what has been is fine. A full crop of peaches and about one-half a crop of apples. NUCKOLLS—Wheat acreage this year about 10 per cent of 1893 and 50 per cent of 1894; has been harvested and will yleld from four to six bushels. Oats about 50 per cent of the crop of 1893 and 1894, 1s mostly in shock; will yield ten bushels. Very little rye raised here. Very little barley. Corn acreage 10 to 20 per cent greater than 1893 and 1894; needs rail will probably yield forty bushels. Hay crop short. Potato acre- age large and quality fair. Poor show for fruit, as it is very dry. GOSPER—Wheat acreage, as compared with 1893 and 1894, 60 per cent larger; present conditions are that new ground will yleld full crop, old ground one-third crop; average yleld eight to. ten bushels. Oats 40 per cent heavier; present conditions fair; average yield twenty to thirty bushels. Rye acreage will be 50 per cent heavier than in 1893 and 1894; present conditions fair; average yield ten to twelve bushels. No barley this year. Corn acreage 25 per cent larger than in 1893 and 1894; present conditions never better; yleld will be fifty bushels, Wil have a full crop of hay and also of potatoes. No alfalfa. Fruit yield small GE—Acreage of wheat about the same as past two years; average yleld, ten bushels. Acreage of oats somewhat larger than last two years; average yield, twenty-five bushels From 10 to 156 per cent increase in the acre- age of rye. At least 100 per cent increase in the acreage of oats. About the same acreage of corn; present condition of early corn poor; late corn good. Condition of po- tatoes only fair, and yield will be light Prospects for fruit only fair. LANCASTER—Acreage of wheat about one-half of last year; condition fair to me- dium; average yleld, five bushels. Acreage of oats per cent greater than last year; present condition good; average yleld, forty bushels. Rye this year is practically a fail ure; yield this year will not be more than five bushels. Barley is fair, and the av- erage yleld will be fifteen bushels. Acreage of corn in round nambers this year, 171,000 acres, as compared with 166,000 acres last year; present con dition bad; average estimated yleld, fo bushels. Potatoes gool and will yield sev- enty-five bushels. Hay is bad, and will not make more than one-half a ton per acre the entire county over. Alfalfa will yleld two tons to the acre. Condition of frult very good. SAUNDERS—Acreage of spring wheat is the same as in 1893, and there is about one fourth as much fall wheat; present conditions fair for spring wheat; will yleld elght bush els, Larger acroage of oats than in 1893 and 1894 now In fair shape; will yleld thirty bushels. ' Rye almost a total fallure. There has been very little barley raised. Corn acreage very much larger than in 1593 and 1894; present condition fair, but needing rain; will 'yleld thirty-five bushéls per acre. Hay will average a falr crop. Potatoes fair; will yleld large. Alfalfa acreage the same as | former years, and looks falr. The fruit is small, but will give more than the average crop. ADAMS—Acreage of wheat less than past two years; nearly all harvested; average yleld twenty bushels. Acreage of oats 20 per cent greater; all harvested; average yleld forty- five bushels. About the same acreage of rye; average ylgld twenty bushels, Barley la very through harvesting; average yield ¥ bush els. About the same acreage of rye; present | condition good, mostly in shock; average six bushels. Barley about the same acreage; condition just fair; av:rags yii11 about tweaty bushels. “Largest crop of corn ever planted; condition never better; estimated yield sixty bushels. Hay in fair condition. Potatoes will yleld well. Alfalfa is an inf industry and farmers have just commenc to sow. Late frosts killed nearly all the fruit WEBSTER—Acreage of wheat in round numbers, 10,000 acres, as compared with 15,000 in 1894 and 17,000 in 1493; mostly in shock; average yleld from five to twenty bushels. Acreage of oats, 16,000, as compared with 14,000 last year ang 15,000 in 1883 weedy, but mostly harves(ed; average yiel twenty bushels. Acreage of rye slightly in- creased over past two years; average yield twenty-five bushels. But a small acreage of | barley. Corn is a greater crop than ever be- | fore ‘in the history of the county; acreage 77,000, as compared with 71,000 last year and 151,000 in 1893; present condition A1 average | yleld, estimated, sixty bushels. Present con | dition of hay is good. Potatoes are in the best of condition and will be the largest | vield for years. There is a large Increase in the acreage of alfalfa and the yield will be large. There will be a small crop of apples. KEARNEY—As compared with 1893 and 1804, the acreage of wheat is about the same; present condition good: estimated average yield about seventeen bushels. Acreage of oats is much larger; present condition the very best; average yield from thirty to sixty bush Not 80 much rye as in 1893 or 1894 but present condition good. Acreage of bar- ley about the same; condition good; | mated yield from fifteen to twenty. | bushels.” The acreage of corn, as compared to two previous years, is much larger; pres- gnt condition the best ever known in this county, and estimated yield from thirty to seventy bushels. Hay crop is good. Potatoss ¢ in splendid shape. No alfalfa raised to speak of, and the general condition of fruit only fair. JEFFERSON—Acreage of wheat 21,000—40 per cent less than 1894, 37 per cent less than 1893; all harvested in good condition; average yleld six bushels. Acreage of oats, 25,000, an increase of 27 per cent over 1894 and an in- crease of 13 per cent over 1893; harvested with but little damage from rains; average yield ten bushels; much of it cut for fodder, which reduced the average yleld. Acreage of rye somewhat larger than 1894 and about the ‘same as 1893; crop poor, mostly har- vested; average yield five bushels. Acreage of corn 111,000, an increase of 11 per cent over 1894 and an Increase of 53 per cent over 1893; carly planted a little damaged by dry weather; late promises three-fourths of a crop; estimated yield twenty-eight bushels. Upland hay better than in 1893 and 1894, but will not make a full crop. No alfalfa raised until this year; doing well, Late potatoe will yield sixty to seventy bushels. Apples promise good crop. RCHED WELL SOAKED. Rain Falls in the Dry Reglon of Southeastern Nebraska. PLATTSMOUTH, 'Neb., July 28.—(Special Telegram.)—Cass county was treated to a splendid rain early this morning. The rain tefl in torrents and the Burlington's gauge at the local depot registered nine-tenths of an inch. A bounteous corn crop is now as- sured, the rain coming at the most critical stage, when that cereal is going through the shooting period. There are dozens of flelds In this vicinity which will yleld seventy-five bushels to the acre, and a fair estimate for Cass county is an average of fifty bushels, | Farmers have just concluded their harvest of small grain, and the yield is an abundant one, Oats will easily average forty. bushels, and wheat twenty, and the quality of both is unusually excellent. The evil effects of last year's hot blasts will be more than equalized by the abundant yield which is now assured for the present season. UNION, Neb., July 28.—(Special Telegram.) —A heavy rain with little hail fell here at 5 o'clock this morning. Corn crop assured if 1o further rain comes, ELMWOOD, Neb., July 28.—(Special Tele- gram.)—An igch of rain fell this morning and some hall, but no damage. Corn is in good condition. Small grain is about har- vested, WAYNE, Neb, July 28.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A fine rain fell early this morning which assures the corn crop, which promises to be much the largest known in the county. NEBRASKA CITY, July 28.—(Special.)— This city and vicinlty was visited early this morning by a heavy rain, nearly two inches of water falling. It was accompanied by some hail, but it is not thought any damage was done to the crops. This rain 1s worth thousands of dollars, as corn could not have gone longer than a few days more without rain. An immense corn crop is now assured and the people are correspondingly happy. The yleld of small grain is also larg FREMONT, July 28.—(Special.)—There was a light shower here at about § o'clock this morning, which laid the dust in fair_shape, but was not heavy enough to be of much benefit to the corn crop. There is every indication of more rain, and it is badly needed in this vicinity. A good many oats were threshed last week. The yield reported ran from forty to elghty bushels to the acre, averaging between fifty and sixty. STANTON, Necb., July 28.—(Special.)—Lin- coln showers during the night and this morn- ing have cooled the air and restored the waning spirits of many farmers who had be- gan to fear a repetition of the hot winds of a year ago Onts T DUNBAR, Neb., July 28.—(Speclal)—Oats have all been harvested and many are thresh- No Nerves Quaking No Heart Palpitating No Dyspeptic Aching 1s_yleldlhg forty Corn will be a” small yleld unless raln comes within a few days. DE WITT, Neb., vesting 1s finished and threshing begun. Oats is making a fair Wheat to *sixteen WAKEFIELD, Neb., July bo contemplation cent of the acreage of 1894 and 75 per cent | will continue so. for the business. lots nine years ago for $1,200. His in in connection $600 and sold was to use them his manufacturing enterprise, but Turner price and got the is running from acre; oats from average of bushels an acre. It is f of the state ever Is growing fast and stands the dry weather woll with an about sixty-five correspondent paid $120,000. means that PREFERRED DEATH PROVIDENCE, She says on June to Boston and was married. wig told her she was not his wife, owing to ge certificate, marriage she says her husband quickly dissi- Her parents are well-to-do R. I Ludwig York. he had lived denied there has been He treats the mat- pated her saving of Centerville, view today any marriage ceremony. Wife of a Guerl Antonio band of gueril Consul General Boston Journal for his boarding house! Boarding hou then asthmh, constantly.” Bprings, Nebraska, Hood's Pills LO0D nine, Mucous P implos, Copper C Any part of the Honal guarniy. n Temole, CHI irrigation district county, Nebraska, at their office at th house, In sald district, up to 2 of the 16th the bonds is 825,000 of sald cach and ¥, ate of Nebraska, bivable n installm to reject_an Custer oount order of the bourd’of directors, made iis 22nd day of July, 1895, ¥ TES, President METCAL! to fifty bushels (Special.)—~Har- LEVATOR, ther Big Improvement for Wakes of the state. vator up in time to grain_crop of this has been a good and threshing twenty FALLS, 8. D., Juiy 28 immense crop this state this from the following figures concerning the sale of binding twine: interviewed the that subject and earned that the sale of twine o far this year exceeds by 500 per cent the total all of last seaso Fitty-four cars of about 25,000 pounds have been sold from here, for which the farmers Twine is about 2 cents ale last year, which farmers have s: as a result Inst year a pound and a haif or two pounds would bind an acre of gratn, thi quires from three to five pounds TO DISGRACE, neher Attempts to rovi 1. Jul The at- tempted suicide of Mattle Haywood, an ac- music teacher of has created a sensation. It is al- leged that she was betrayed by Paul Ludwig, a newspaper man who came here from the west, where he had worked in Chicago, Mil- Louis, Kansas City and Omaha 7, with Ludwig, she went Recently Lud- After In an inter- with n Chief Arrives, uly 28.—The steamer Yu- muri of the Ward line, from Havana, brought this city today Mrs. domo and her two children. the wife of Captain Perdomo, the head of a a fightgrs, Who was captured by the Spanish forces near Havana, impris- oned at Mora castle, and was rol prison upon the intervention of United States Williams and was eported from Cuba. He arrived in this city las e The clergyman that ex- “Nobody ever went forth to fight displayed a knowl- houses and se strife is always intestine Saved by Hood’s Is the experienco of many who take Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Ruix Per- Mrs, Perdomo is sed from t week. humanity. Read the following: “1 have been in poor health since I was 20 years old and I am now 61 Had it not heen for Hood's Sar- saparilla and Hood’s Pills my days on earth would have ended. At first I had catarrh in its worst form, No medicine did me any good except Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which has no equal as a blood purifier. I have not only been benefited in health but in- creased In weight from 100 to 172 pounds. Ido all my housework without any help. and only Hood's is what I take and Hood’s Sarsaparilla Hood’s Pills on hand Mgs. R. A. GATTEN, Blue oasy to buy, easy to easy n offect. 25 cents. POISOK Primary, Boo ondary or Tes A SPECIALTY cu: 1118 permanently cured in 16 to You can bo treated nt home for the same price under same guaranty, If lyouprefer to come here wo wil contract 0 pay railrond faro und hotal bills, takel nt, ored Spots, Ulcern on ody, Halr or ¥l Syphilitic BLOOD POISON th Arantee to curo, Wo solicit the most obstis ante ouses and chal cane we cannot cure baffied the skil rows fullin al the most eminent phy; B600,000 capital behind our uncondis roofs sent senied on Bl t sealed pr ourd of directors of Custer Ash lock ¢ August, 159, for by sald Irtigas bonds belng in 000 of wald bonds cach. Al of sald mds drawing interest at the rate of 6 per seml-annually. of sald bonds payablo at the office of the State treasurer the final amount bonds payablo in ) years from thelr date, sald bonds 5 aftor ton years from The board of directors reserve and all bids. Ad- Metealf, Seo., Nebraska. Is below the bushels por 28.—(Speclal )= Last Thursday Turner & Brewer of Wayne of this place his lying fifty-five feet along the switch, at the north end of Main street, and will begin right away to put up This deal has been ne time, The new firm has other elevators, not only at Wayne, The with Where Three miles Parker threshed oats d between ninety and 100 bushels is