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VOL. XIII.
DETAILED CROP REPORTS
By Well Known Farmers From Wheat Growing
Counties and Districts In Oregon.
We -commence this week publishing returns
from 200 circular letters sent out through the
"wheat growing districts, chiefly, of Oregon
-and Washington. The answers come in shape
of replies to printed questions, and we sum
each up briefly, nsing the language of the
writer, so far as possible, but abreviatiug so
as to be able to afford space for the whole in a
single issue, as what we receive for another
week will be published, and the matter of this
week's will also be included, in the issue
of next week.
The questions asked were:
How does acreage of wheat (both Fall and
Spring) compare with the acreage of 1880 in
your vicinity? What will be the yield of each
(Fall and Spring wheat) in your vicinity.
and how does it compare with last year?
How will quality of wlicat compare with
last year!
Please give some facts relative to the oat
crop?
Please add any facts of interest to other
crops or farming matters?
The reader must bear in mind that state
ments made ajl refer to a comparison of the
present crop with the yield and acreage and
quality of grain and other products in 1SS0, at
whi'ch time we had a remarkably good yield,
and the quality of grain was also very fine in
this region, but yield and quality were poor
in 1880 East of the mountains.
Also, remember that each writer gives his
opinion of the crop prospect only, and while
an experienced farmer can judge closely, it is
only justice to our correspondents to say that
we often give their opinions without qualifica
tion, preferring to make this general qualifica
tion as a preface to the published reports.
Necessity of brevity on our part induces con
densation of reports in closest possible space.
We are very much pleased with this experi
ment, and believe that it will furnish a correct
idea of agricultural prospects of the whole
country, as we intend to extend it, before wo
conclude the effort, to all parts of the whole
region of Oregon and Washington, and to all
agricultural products in every direction. It
certainly is one of the most valuable efforts
ever made to arrive at just conclusions of crop
prospects. We are assisted in the matter by
Col. J. R. Farish, of the Interior Merchants'
Agency, who proposed that we should tiavel
throngh the State to learn the condition of
crops, which was simply impossible, bat we
have sent out blanks to well known farmers,
aiming to thereby, as near as possible, to dis
tribute these reports over each county and
each neighborhood. Each man speaks only
for his own immediate vicinity, except where
otherwise stated.
Answers dated from Salem come' from a
wide region, some from the red hills South,
from Salem prairie, from Waldo hills, etc.;
the same is true of Eugene, Albany, Junctiou
and all other places, so far as we are able to
distribute them, but another year we shall
try to secure representation much'more per
fectly than now, or as perfectly as it can be
done.
Willamette t alley.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Thomas Humphreys, Hillsboro About
same acreage Fall wheat, sown on stubble;
about SO per cent, increase of Spring wheat;
Fall wheat will average 25 bushels, that on
stnbble 20 bushels, 5 to 10 per cent less yield
that 'SO; Spring wheat 20 bushels, increase of
20 per cent, in yield, every indication that
quality of grain will be superior and yield 15
per cent, iu excess of last year. Oats prom
ise yield at least 25 per cent, increase with
10 per cent, more acreage Potatoes and
vegetables full average. Hay crop, except
clover, which has done remarkably well; below
average. With good harvest weather and
reasonable prices Washington county fanners
will at close of present year be O. K.
8. A. Holcomb, West Union About same
mount fall wheat, and not quite so much
'spring wheat sown here; fall wheat will go 22
tmahels, wine increase over 1880, spring wheat
10 to 18 bushels, which is some better; quality
of wheat promises to be as good as for any
year in 35 I have been in Oregon. More oats
own, and they are ten per cent, heavier than
last year, say 40 bushels per acre. Hay not
ao good as last year; potatoes good; apples i
ot a crop. A few fields of both fall and spring
wheat will yield 40 bushels, where the ground
was well cultivated. All onr land here would
yield about the same if properly cultivated at
the right time. There is a vast amount of
very poor farming done; the ground is foul
with wild oats and other trash that accounts
for the average being so lew.
Hoses Dillaboy, Keedville Spring wheat
will go about 25 bushels; fall wheat 20 bush
els, some increase on last year's yield in this
vicinity. Oats will go about 40 bushels; hay
crop light; gardens look well; apple crop
short near here.
James Bruce, Cornelius Fall wheat, 10 per
cnt. greater acreage; will yield About 25
bnahebj, w liich is an increase of 5 to 10 percent.
Spring wheat, acreage about the same, yield
will go from IS to 25 bushels, a gain of 8 per
cent.; quality 10 per cent better, unless some
drawback occurs. Oat crop will be 10 per
cent, increase of acreage and in yield per acre,
fruit will be abundant; vegetable gardens
never lookad better, the yield of hay will be
Hi per teat, greater than last year.
YAMHILL CO0NTY.
Emmit Olds, Lafayette Fall and Spring
wheat about same acreage; each will average
20 bushels, which is same as last year. Quali
ty will be good. Fall oats will go 35 to 40
bushels per acre and one-fourth more Bown;
Spring oats good but one-fifth less sown. Hay
is iigm, mree-iourtns to one-nan a crop; lur,
Johnson has rye 8 feet high ; gardens look well.
Geo. Y. Davis, Bellevue Fall wheat has
less acreage and will go about 18 bushels,
about same as last crop; considerable more
spring wheat has been sswn and if there is no
rust it will go 20 bushels, considerably iu ex
cess of 1880; quality promises to be good.
Oats show a large acreage and look well. The
yield will be immense. I judge it will be 30
per cent increase. Farmers have sow n con
siderable barley, which looks better than ever
was known here before. Potatoes arc abun
dant but the apole crop is not large.
R. R. Laughlin, North Yamhill Fall wheat
acreage increase 20 per cent; yield will be 20
to 25, and some fields will produce 30 to 40
bushels; spring wheat acreage 20 per cent,
less, and will yield 12 to 20 busi.els:- wheat
yield fully as good as last J ear; quality as
good. Oats may be less acres, but very good,
over an average; the few fields of barley aver
age well with any year. Gardens are good,
especially potatoes, of which more are planted
and vt ill be a good crop.
1$. B. Branson, Sheridan Acreage of fall
and spring wheat the same as last year; fall
wheat will go 12 bushels, 20 per cent, decrease;
spring wheat 10 bushels, decrease 30 percent;
quality of all grain good. Oats better than
tor years, with 15 percent, increase of acre
age. Potatoes' and all vegetables are much
better than for years. There w'ill be an in
crease of 25 per cent in pork; pastures aie
better than for 10 years; butter production
increased 10 per cent; more improvement in
fencing and building than for 4 or 5 years; if
we can get a reasonable price for farm pro
ducts we shall bo prosperous next year.
I. C. Robinson, Amity Fall wheat, acreage
same, or a little less; will average 15 to 20
bushels, (somo going 33 and others not more
than 8 to 10) which will be one third decrease,
while spring wheat, with decreased acreage,
will average 20 to 25 bushels per acre, and
some will go over 30 bushels. This is better
than in 1880. The.quahty will be good of all
wheat. Oats are sown on older and often foul
land, but they,never. looked, better, and will
go 30 to 40 bushels. ' Very little barley or rye
grown; potatoes are plenty. A great deal of
tall wheat was sown on toul land and the
Winter was favorable to wild oats, so a great
deal of such will (or should bo) cut for hav.
I see fields that will yield 15 to 20 bushels of
wild oats, winch, it let stand for the header,
will near all lie on the ground for seed iu
coming years. This causes a good pait of our
failure in wheat. It is not the fault of soil or
climate, but poor cultivation, and use of lazy
machines (the headers). 1 can t cuss the head
era loud enough, but they ha e done enough
harm to take years to redeem our soil. There
is an unusual amount of summer-fallow.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
T. K. Williams, Powell's Valley Less tall
wheat sown; same extent as, usual of spring;
fall wheat 15 bushels, a decrease; spring wheat
20 busheb; some improvement; quality, same
as last year. Oats will go 35 bushels per acre.
Hay, average crop; potatoes good crop; pears
good yield; plums lair; apples scarce; (lice
nearly gone) corn and vegetables promise well.
CLACKAMAS COIT.NTY.
Theodore Buckman, Canby One-fourth
more Spring wheat; yield of Fall wheat 18 to
20 bushels, 3 to 5 'bushels increase; Spring
wheat 15 to 20 bushels which is 5 to 8 bushels
more than in 1880; the quality of all wheat
will be good. Oat crop more promising ;
clover good; timoth one-fourth less; potatoes,
more planted and yield doubled; gardens
splendid, no better in 14 years residence; fruit
same as last year, quality good, not effected
by the aphis; berries are abundant; people
healthy and prosperous, and the Fakmkk
well appieciated.
Win. Phillips, Clackamas Acreage Spring
wheat increased 10 percent.; Fall wlicat same;
Fall wheat will go 25 bushels, the dry Spring
weather was favorable to it; the increase of
yield is 5 per cent.. Spring wheat will go 25
bushels, which is some increase, say 3 per
cent ; Spring wheat is better quality. Oat
crop better every wav than last1 year at same
stage, but another rain is needed to perfect
oats and late sown wheat. Potatoes did not
come up well and frost injured all kinds of
fruits. The aphis (apple louse), has about
disappeared, but slugs destroy cherry leaves
and are Killing the trees.
J. T. Apperson, Oregon City Fall wheat,
one-third more acreage and w ill go at least 25
bushels, which is 15 per cent, more than last
year; Spring w heat, same acreage, vt ill yield
20 bushels, which is 10 per cent increase;
quality of wheat fully as good as last year.
Oats, acreage one-fourth less will go about 40
bushels, which is at least 15 per tent, better
than 1880. Fruit crop larger than last year,
but uot an average; hay crop fully at erago
with 20 per cent increase of acreage over
but year, mostly clover;' potatoes one-fourth
acres les, j ield about same as last year.
POLK COU.NTY.
J, B. Stump, Suver Acreage of both fall
and spring wheat about same; fall wheat will
go 20 bushel:, falling off of 15 percent.; spring
wheat 15 bushels, falling off of 10 per cent;
the quality will be "extra," Oats will uot be
as good as hut ear by 15 per cent.; timothy
hay very light, but wild oat hay jdeutiful;
many acres fall wheat troubled with oats
have bcen'cut as wild oat bay.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
Samuel Robbins, McCoy Average fall
wheat, Bame; will yield -20 bushels, 5 per acre
less than in 1880, quality fully as good, if not
better. Spring wheat, small increase acreage;
will go 15 bushels, which is same as last year;
quality full good. Oats much better than last
year, both as to quality and quantity, will
show at least 10 bushels per acre increase in
yield. Fniit'crop better than last year, espe
cially plums and small fruits. The potato
crop very good. There is a considerable summer-fallow
in this neighborhood, which is in
very good condition for seeding.
Isaac Ball, Ballston Fall wheat, same acre
age, yield will be about 18 bushels, falling off
of two bushels; Spring wheat, a little greater
acreage, will go 20 bushels, about same as last
year; quality good. Oats will be 5 per cent,
better. It is possible that rust may mako a
difiemnce, but there is no rust now. Potato
crops are very good; apple crop light; plenty
of pears and pluinsj hay crop good. Fall
wheat as good as last year except oats. Crops
on hill laud much better, say one-fourth, than
last year. ,
E. C. Hall, Buena Vista Fall wheat, samo
acreage; will yield 22 bushels; about same as
last year; spring w heat samo acreage, will go
18 bushels, which I think a little better than
last year; quality good of both kinds. Oats,
same acreage, or a litlo more, and quality
Sood. More barley this year, and about
oublo the quantity of potatoes will bo raised.
R. F. Wells, Independence Acreage Fall
wheat same and that of Spring one-eighth less,
with more summer fallowing than ever before.
Fall wheat 23 bushels against 20 bushels last
year; Spring wheat will average 20 bushels, or
more, with no sigh of rust, two bushels increase;
quality will be as good or better. The acre
age of oats the same and yield will bo one-
third greater trom both inter and spring
corn is backward but vegetables look remark
ably well. Hay crop good; timothy no better
than last year; wild oat hay rank and abund
ant at $3 to $5 per ton.
Thomas Pcarce, Eola Acreage of fall wheat
inceased 5 per cent., will yield 25 bushels;
same as last year; spring wheat, increase 10
Eer cent., will yield 17 bushels, against 20
ushels last year; quality excellent. Oats, the
acreage same, will probably yield 30 bushels,
against 25 last year. A little barley sown,
which will yield 30 builiels; not sufficient at
tention given to root crops. I have a small
patch of suirar beets, which will vield lareelv
and pay well for winter feeding. Potatoes and
general garden crops are good where well
tended. This view covers tne red mils; in the
valley wheat is not so good as last year, while
oats are probably tuny up to it.
BENTOy COUNTY.
C. E. Moor, Corvallis Fall wheat has
greater acreage, will average 20 bushels, a de
crease of 5 bushels per acre; less acreage of
spring wheat, will yield 22 bushels, which is
4 bushels increase over 1880. When fully
cleared of wild oats, the quality will be some
better. Spring wheat is as clean in the field
as iu other seasons, but fall wheat is generally
very foul with wild oats, hence the light
yield. The oat crop is more than an average
in all respects. Hay in great abundance. Ap
ples, pears, plums and all kinds of fruits are
plenty. Potatoes extra; corn ditto; acreage of
summer-fallow is fully up to an average, and
greater effort is being mado by almost every
farmer to put his land in extra condition.
Win. Garlinghouse, Monroe Reports J less
fall wheat and one-tenth more spring wheat;
fall wheat will yield 18 bushels, same as 1880;
spring wheat will go 20 bushels, which is a
little increase; so far the prospect is better
quality. Oats about same acreage; Scotch grey,
fall sown, will yield 15 per cent, more; spring
sown 20 per cent, more; quality of both supe
rior. Hay good; 'aniens extra, especially
potatoes. There is an unusual amount of well
prepared summer-fallow really for early fall
sowing. Hogs scarce. Harvest late.
George Shultz, Monroe Spring wheat, in
creased acreage; fall wheat, same as 18S0; fall
wheat will go 15 bushels, same as last year;
spring wheat 20 bushels, some increase; qual
ity is probably better. Oats are better than
usual. Prospects are very bright here; gar
dens look exceedingly fine. There have been
purchased in this vicinity binders, steam en
gines and Best's portable grain cleaners
things greatly needed.
MAKIOX COUNTY.
Taomas Cross, near Salem Acreage of
spring wheat a littlo short of 1880; fall wheat
will go about 25 bushels, which is a little bet
ter than last year; spring wheat will average
15 bushels, which is a little short. Quality of
wheat good. Fruits and vegetables a short
crop, frost doing much damage.
J. W. Thornbury, Gervais Acreage fall
wheat same as 'SO; yield will be about 18
bushels, 10 per cent leas thau last. Spring
wheat 10 per cent, less acreage, yield 20 per
cent, less, 'say 14 bushels. Quality of wheat
will lje good. Oats about about same in acre
age and yield. Hay not so good.
II. D. Mount, Silverton Acreage Fall
wheat increased 10 per cent.; Spring wheat
8 percent.; Fall wheat will yield alxiut 27
bushels, same as last year; Spring wheat will
yield about 18buthel, fallingoffUO per cent;
Fall wheat good quality; Spring looks well.
acreage ui oats same a mj; prospective yield
30 to 40 bushels, a small improvement. Hay
crop contiderably shorter, but enough for
home use; potatoes an average with last year;
fruit short, except plums, which will bo plen
tiful. Hops, on account of late fiosls, will
not bo ao good as expected.
FRIDAY, JULY
G. C. Aplin, St. Paul Fall wheat will go
20 to 30 bushels; Spring wheat same, and
quality better than last year and the yield
considerably greater. I have been here since
'45 and never saw any better quality of wheat.
The oat crop surpasses any I ever saw here.
Apples a limited crop; plums and pears good;
hay limited; potatoes good and gardens look
well.
A. H. Cornelius, Marion Acreage of Fall
wheat 20 per cent, increase and Spring wheat
thr-t much less than 'SO; do not think Fall
wheat will go over 12 bushels, which is 2J
or 3 bushels less than last year; Spring wheat
will go 17 bushels, which is 2 bushels increase;
qlality will be good if there is no rust. There
is more oats sown, say 10 per cent., and will
average 35 bushels now against 25 bushels iu
1880. Rust shows on blades of wheat in sev
eral fields, butlhavcfoundnoneon the stales.
Land that was plow ed in the Fall and again
in the Spring will yield 5 bushels more than
where they neglected so doing. Fall wheat
has an nnusual amount of wild ats this year.
rotato crop good; apples about as last year;
plums more plentiful.
il.
Charles Miller, Jefferson One fourth more
extent of fall wheat; will go 20 bushels; same
acreage of spring w heat, will yield 20 bushels;
yield of fall wheat about same as last year;
spring w heat ono-fourth better; quality very
good. Less acreage of oats, but quality good,
especially in winter oats. Timothy hay is
very light; farmers are all cutting wild oats,
which aro getting to bo our principal crop for
hay; vegetables and fruits of all kinds are
plentiful.
J. A. Huflmaii, Salem Prairie Fall wheat
same acreage and wilt go 20 bushels per acre,
one fifth decrease; spring wheat has increased
icrcage and will go 25 to 28 bushels, which is
considerable increase of yield. Quality of
wheat all good. Oats, increased acreage, will
yield 40 to GO bushels against 30 to 35 last
year. Hay crop very light in comparison
with two years past; rod and white clover do
well. Fall wheat large and grain plump; no
indication of rust. Potatoes full averagn;
com is average.
C. W. Thomas, Stayton About the same
acreage fall wheat and little spring wheat
sown; will go 22 bushels, and good quality.
Oati not quite far enough advanced to give
7;-''a'J ulars; promises much better than last
yer, uut ihb iiuib may jes ue uui snur uy
dry weather. Some fields of wheat, between
Stayton and Marion, are badly smutted and
ruined for market; how extensive this is, I am
not informed. I sowed ten acres of winter
oats last July; they made excellent winter
pasture, and I expect to reap 0U0 bushels ol
oats oir the patch in a few days.
J. W. Batehellcr, Butteville Perhaps a lit
tle increase of acieage, and both fall and spring
wheat promise 20 bushels per acre, w liicli is a
little better than last year, and quality quite
as good. More oats sown and look extra well,
ought to go 30 bushels, or more. Grass good
aud stock look well; fruit looks as though it
might bo average. -The word "vicinity" is too
indefinite; suppose you send to one man in
each school district, give him more time, tell
him what you wish, and he might give you a
much moro satisfactory report.
J. II, Settlemier, Woodburn Acreage of
fall wheat 10 per cent, increase; Spring wheat
same as last year; yield of fall wheat 23 bush
els, which is 10 per cent, decrease; spring
wheat 18 bushels, same as 1880; quality of all
wheat better. H-avy yield of oats of best
quality, 20 per cent, increase and 10 per cent,
greater acreage. Too early to be precise about
spring grain. As to fruit, apples better than
for some years; pears are very fine; plums
and prunes breaking down with the finest
quality of fiuit; cherries were excellent. Hay
crop now being cut is only fair; garden crops
ami potatoes all look very fine.
Wm. Harris, Brooks- Moro fall wheat than
last year, but ono third less spring wheat;
fall will go 25 or more bushels; spring not ad
vanced enough to estimate, but looks much
better than at this time last year; quality will
be very good. The oat crop is much better
than common. Farm and garden products
aro No. 1 in this vicinity, except corn, for
wmcu weauir lias wxn wucoiu. run wueat
harvest has commenced with good prospect.
II. A. Johnson, Salem Who as a county
officer has been through Salem prairie, and to
Jefferson, writes i Acreage of fall wheat about
the same; will average 20 bushels; one-fifth
more spring wheat in and average should bo
18 bushels; quality of wheat good; oat crop
good, same as 1880. Fruit about half a crop;
berries of all kind very abundant.
J. W, Grim, Aurora Acreage fall wheat
10 per cent increase; very little Spring wheat
sown; fall wheat will go 22 bushels, which is
5 per cent, decrease; spring wheat 20 bushel',
wnicn is J) per cent increase, i ne quality
will be much better than IbhO. Oats will be
50 per cent, greater yield than last year.
rruu crop ugui as in inou, uut in quality uci
ter. Potatoes and gardens booming. Hay
crop on new land is good, but old meadow
will yield but a light crop.
O, W, Dimick, Hubbard Area of spring
and fall wheat the samo. Fall wheat will go
20 to 25 bushels, and spring wheat 20 husheli
per acre. Average yield perhaps betUr than
lastvear. Quality promias well. Tho oat
crop is about the taina area and promises a
better yield than laatycar; leas potatoes were
plauttd here. Myself and brother have I'M
acres of liarley that looks very fine; I think
will go 75 to 60 bushels per aero.
22, 1881.
CINN COUNTY.
R. A. Irvine, Lebanon Acreage fall wheat
15 per cent, increase; spring wheat 15 per cent
less than 1880; fall wheat will yield 20 husii
els, which is not so good as last year; spring
wheat will go 14 bushels, which is a falling
off; quality of fall wheat is average and spring
not so good. Oats will go 30 bushels and are
better than in 1880, with tne acreage about
the same.
James Finlayson, Albany One fourth more
acreage fall w heat and one fourth less of spring
wheat; fall wheat will average 25 bushels,
which is 5 bushels better than last year;
spring wheat will go 27 bushels, which is a
gain ot bushels, and quality will be equally
good, Tlio oat crop is only excellent and will
yield on an average 55 bushels. Gardens aro
excellent; apple and pearcropi are very good;
cherry crop was heavy and good quality; I
sold 250 gallons. Berries of all kinds very
abundant.
W. M. Powers, Shcdd Acreage fall and
spring wheat about thu same as '80; fall wheat
will go 25 to 30 bushels, which is 8 bushels
increase; spring wlicat will go 25 bushels,
which is 5 bushels increase and thn quality
will be superior. The oats aro the finest I
ever saw grow in this Stite, with acreage
same as last year and an increased yield of 10
bushels per acio over 18!0.
S. P. Brock, Shcdd Ono-tliird moro fall
wheat sown, and one-fifth less spring wheat.
Fall wheat will go 25 bushels against 1!) last
year; spring Wlicat will yield 20 bushels
against 17 last year- Quality is much improv
ed. Acreage of oats, same as usual; think tlioy
will make 40 bushels. Quality ot wheat best
raised in past 7 years; poor white land sown
from the 2.th of April, until 10th of May has
the best crop raised on such land ii 20 years,
as it was put in well, ami better than laud
put in sooner.
C. P. Burkhait, Albany Same aica of
spring and fall wheat sown as in 1880; each
will average 25 bushels, which is better qual
ity than last year, and the yield will be
ireatcr. Pi osnect for oats is for a larger cron
than usual. Wheat, oats, barley, buckw heat
and potatoes all piomiBe a gi eater yield, uur
farmers foul encouraged at the present pros
pect, and hope for a fair price for products.
Will write an extended account of the cereal
products of Linn county as soon as I can tiud
time.
John Luper, Tangent Fall wheat'is greater
acreago by 20 per cent. ; will yield 25 bushels
on summer-fallow and 15 on stubble, which is
5 per cent, decrease on summer-fallow, and 25
per cent, lets on stubblu ground. Spring
wheat will average 18 bushels, a little Icbs
than last year. Quality same as 1880, if it
is tree lroni rust. Uats t increased acreage,
and promise of better yield. Timotliy mead
ow very light, J short, but is moro than made
up by cheat or chess sown on flat ground last
fall; much wild oat hay is being cut; vegeta
bles good and plenty; fruit light on acLOunt of
late fiost; all wheat fields ale stiuck with
rust, but as winter wheat is well along it will
not be hurt. Spring wheat may bo injiiied;
can't tell to what extent.
T. M. Miinkers, Scio Ten per cent, more
acresspring wheat; fall and spring will average
20 bushels, which is 10 percent improvement
in spring grain; quality all promises well,
Tho oat crop was never better and is 30 per
cent, improvement, with same extent. Hay
crops arc very light; small amount of potatoes
planted, but very fine; gardens very- line;
sweet potatoes look quite well; some very fine
tobacco,
Walter Post, Peoria There will only lie iu
this vicinity four fifths the acreage of '80 of
fall wheat and three fourths that of spring,
yield of fall wheat 10 per cent, less, and of
spring same; full wheat will average Hi I. Mali
els and spring 13; fall wheat good quality,
spring wheat, may bu to. Oats show one tilth
moid acreage and one fifth more yield and ate
the best foi eeral years. Timothy hay f of
a crop; apples J a crop; plums a good yield;
potatoes i letter, and same true of all ganUn
truck.
F. 8. Thayer, Mount Pleasant A littlo in
crease in acreage ot spring wheat; fall wheat
about same. Fall wheat will go 20 to 25
bushels, about same as last y eat; spring wheat
18 to 20 bushels, about same as 80; quality
will bu good. Oats are about usual acreage
and look better than last year. Meadows are
light and hay will be scarce. Vegetables of
all kinds are good quality and plenty; apples
scarce ami plums and. prunes plenty.
LAS'K COUNTY.
J, C, Bushnell, East of Eugene Acreage of
fall wheat about the same, will go 27 bushels,
greater yield; spring wheat J less acreage,
will go 25 bushels, which 20 per cent, greater
yield. Quality of all wheat A No, I. Acre
age of oats not so large as formerly,- but is of
excellent promise, More barley sown than
any previous year, and is coming into moie
general favor. The open, warm Winter and
ileuty ol rains starting weed suds early iu
Vinttr gave moro inducement to spring
crops, because gave cleaner laud. There Is j
moro sunimer-lallow than usual, and season
for it most favorable ever known in Oregon,
As a rule, crops average butter than for years.
T, I), Edwards, Kugcno- -Acreage lioth fall
and spring wheat, same as last year; fall
wheat will go 15 bushels, anil spring wheat 20
hiuhels. Itotli con.i kially reduce! yield;
quality will be very good, Oats seem to lie a
gnat deal better than 'h0; barley will double
list year's yield; hay is good; vegetables aro
splendid, but iruit is ngni.
NO. 23.
John Simpson, Siuslaw One-third lc33 fall
wheat, will go 13 bushels, against 22 J but
year; spring wheat, acreage J more, will avw
age 35 bushels, against 10 last year. The
quality promises to bo good. Oats, acreage
more and i better yield. Has been through
Douglas county, which adjoins Siuslaw on the
southeast, and the complaint there is that fall
wheat is not good aa last year, and Lanecounty
farmers make the same complaint in some lo
calities, Oats are good and look' fair, bottria
Douglas and Lane counties.
M. N. Foley, Siuslaw More fall wheat
ftiwn, yield will be 20 to 25 bushels, which
looks much better than 18S0; about the usual
amouut of spring wheat, will yield as well aa
fall, which is great increase. Quality decided
ly better. Oat crop large and the best 1 ever
saw here, aa an average Every farmer in this
valley will havo a good crop; thu trouble is,
tliev do not expect to get much for their
grain. Lano county should aid to build a good
wagon road to tide-water on tho Siuslaw, and
then wo would have a market close at home.
There has been 31,400 given by private
individuals for that purpose.
J. S. Churchill, Mohawk Only fl as mnch
fall and $ as much spring wheat; fall wheat
will go 18 bushels, against 10 last year, anal
spring wheat 15 bushels, samo as 1830; qual
ity will bo good. No winter oats, spring crop
twice the acreage, anil will yield better, say
30 bushels with fair quality. Hay crop not no
good; potatoes good; hops, prospoct excellent;
more corn and buckwheat in cultivation; more
suiuiner-fallowim! and uround is well worked:
a greater number of calves, pigs and rhickem
ate raised; fruit is abundant; moro enquiries
as to what tho Faiimkr says about prospects
of wheat and price.
Roscoe Knox, Cresswell Considerably more
area of winter wheat, will probably average
18 bushels, about samo as 80; hardly as mush
spring whoat, without mishap will average 18
bushels, which would bo 2 or 3 bushels bettor;
quality of all win at very good. Oat crop
equal m acreage and hotter ill appearance.
Much larger acreago of barley and butter
quality; potatoes look well and large crop
planted; hay crop abundant and I know"ttf
some fields of spring grain that are cut for hay.
Cluts. Bennet, Goshen Acreage fall whoat
not quito so much, spring whoat same; fall
wheat will yield 20 bushels and spring 18,
about same as in '80, and tho quality will be
as good or better, Oats and barloy promise
far butter crops than last year, abo tho buy
crop is better, Tho flax crop exceeds any' for.
iicr year, and potatoes and other vegetables
are better than last year, notwithstanding late
frosts. Much moro summer-fallow this year
than formely, in order to rid land of foul stuff.
A. C. Jcnuiug, Irviug Acreago fall whoat
20 per cent less and spring wheat 20 percent,
increase; the yield of fall wheat will average
20 bushels against 22 last year; spriug wheat
will go 20 bushels, an increase of 3 bushels,
and quality will be samo as last year. Onts
uro 20 per cent increase of auros and will yield
35 bushels against 30 bushels ill S0, and are
better quality. Apples and plums aro little
more than half a crop; potatoes will yield I
inoru and hay (timothy and clover) less than
last year.
Charles Dillon, Cheshcr- No fall wheat
sown here; acreage spring wheat, about the
samo; will yield about 20 bushels, whioh is 6
bushels increase. About 400 octls oats, same
as last year; will average, I think, .10 bushels
per acre; last year went 20 bushels. This is
hi tire foothills, but littlu wheat is town; the
soil is more adapted to hay and oats; vegeta
bles do well Jicre.
Hnulhrrn Oregon,
linuULAH WtnNTY.
1). V. .Stearns, Oakland- -Five to ten percent
more fall wheat hjwiij 5 per cent, more spring
whoat; each will probably yield 20 bushels
per auie, which is one-fifth improvement. The
inwpeet it that tho quality ot nil wheat will
o much better. Havo made jniiiiiriuf. and
all fanners expect good crops and say the
giuin will bo very full mid plump, as the
weather in mi cool and lavoraoiu lor it to nil.
Vegetables aro good, and tho fruit crop large.
J. il, Martin, Looking Glass About same
acro.igii of fall and spring wheat; wheat fields
will uveiHge 18 bushels, which is better than
IH.1U, uinl quality win bu better. Uat crop as
very gxl, (short straw but well headed and
tillrtl, will yield about 30 bushel. There has
bw-n considerable corn plantod iu this valley
this season, from which 1 think we will get a
good yield, say 40 to tiO bushels per acre.
Corn can be grown and made profitable iu this
valley if rightly managed. I think, iu course
of time, vour city will tie supplied with corn
fid licei from this valley. The fruit crop is
abundant, and much better quality; vegeta
bles never looked utiicr.
D.8.K. Buick, Myrtle Creek- Spring wheat
ten per cent less acreago; fall wheat will tts
20 bushels on low and III on hijdi land; about
20 per cent, decrease; spriug wheat 18 bush)
also one fifth decrease, Oats are better, s.iy
10 per lent. Wheat is uenaiullv well lilUd.
and letter quality than u.n il. Barley not Mr
good as usual; corn not average; early pota
to- good, but latu varieties aro altackiul by
bug. May is a full crop.
JACKSON COUNTY.
C VV. Myir, Ashland Acreage of wheat.
aUiut the same as IHS0; whe.it shows in
crease in yield ami in this county, uuixr the
California line, lit lu dittliictmu is made be
tween fall and spring wheat. This year's
product will h lirst duality, m lulu last ?uir
our wheat was No. 2 Oats aiu liht on ac
count of dry uiatlicr in Ma, thu iliyisl I
have known litio in 2.1 ye,.r, last years nop
of cereall wm poorest but grown hnu, Hay
crop is mediums corn, beans urn! "spuds" ar
promising; probably thu hist crop of ttiitw
ercr.rautd hero.