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WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, AUGUST 12, 1881. Issued every Week by the riXLAMKTTK VAUnr.lt IBMtlllN'U TEKMS OK ,UDSCI'IITIO. nejcr, (Pm-tage M). In adranec ljnontns, (1'oc.Uae paid), in achaiiev . Um than 8i montiM will he, per month . 8.60 . I.S ADVF.ltSISINO KATES : AdvcrtlOTWiiUwill he Inserted, proildlnxtn ic csspeclabtc, at the followlnif table ol rates : One Inch of apace r month MO Three Inchei. of swe cr luontl JW Oaehalf column per month Joo Oae column per month .. so00 iSample copies tent free on application. l"ulilleation Otflco: No. & Washington Strict Lp stairs, roonw No. & ami &'. 1ETAILEI KOP KEI'OKTS Bj Well Known Fanners From Wheat Growing Oountlei and Districts In Oregon and Washington. Wo publish returns tin week from two hundred circular letters sent out through the wheat-growing districts, chiefly, of Oregou and Washington. The answers come in shape of replies to printed questions, and we sum each up briefly, using the language of the writer, so far as possible, but abreviating bo m to lie able to afford space for the whole in a ingle issue, as what wo rcceivo for another week will bo published, and the matter of this week's will also be included, in the issuo of noxtsweck. The questions asked were: How does acreage of wheat (both Fall and , m ot,i Spring) compani with the acreage of 1880 ui your vicinity? Wluit will be the yield of each Fall and Spring w heat) in your vicinity, and how do.ii it compare with last yeai? How will quality of wheat compare with last year? Pleas-o give some facts relative to the oat crop? I'lcaHc add any facts of inteicst to other ;rops or fanning inattcis? The render must bear in iiiiml that statc nents made- all refer to a comparison of the tcscnt crop witltho yield and acreage and jality of giain and other products in 18S0, at wiich time we hall a lemarkably good jield, aii tl e quality of grain was also very fine in thUregion, bat yield and quality were pool in L!80 East of the mountains. AUri, lumumber that each writer givis his opinioi of the crop prospect only, and while an experienced fanner can judge closely, it is only just'eo to our correspondents to say that we often giio their opinions without qualifica tion, preferring to inako this gcueial qualifica tion as a preface to the published repot ts. Necessity of brevity ou our part induced con densation of repot ts in closest possible space. Answers dated from Salem come fioiu a wide region, soinu from the red hills South, from Salem praine, from Waldo hills, etc.; the sainu is true of Kugene, Albany, Junction and all othi r places, so far as wu are able to distribute them, but another year wu shall try to hociiii) representation much moie per fectly than now, or as perfectly as it can be done. Vfllluuirtte Vtllcy. J .WASIIIN.IplN CIIUHTV Tliomas IIiiinpliroYs, Hillsboro ' About o'-J Alii samo acreage Fall wheat, sown ou stubblo; about 20 per cent, iucieaiio of Spring wheat; Fall wheat will averago 25 bushels, that on stubble 20 bushels, 5 to II) per cent less yield that '80; Spring wheat 2(1 bushels, ilicmi.se of SO per .'.'lit. ill yield, every indication that quality of gram "ill Im supeimr ami nld I.i pet cent, in excess of last year, Oats pioiu iho yield at least 25 per cent, iuei ease with 10 per tent, inum acreage Pntito. s and vegetables full nvciiigo, II IV clop, except .-(over, whiih has dnmtieiuatkably well; below average. With giiod harvest weather and rcHoiiaMt pines Washington eoiuity fainurs will at close of pienent J ear bo (). K. S. II. Powell, near llillsboio -About 10 r cent, more spring wheat; fall wheat will go 25 bnshels, rn iocrcasu this year of 5 bushel; spring wheat 20 bushels, an inereasii of 5 to 8 ii.islit'lt p-r aero; wheat looks well, but is too ' long straw. Xo winter oats near here; spring oata look well and promise to turn out 40 I bushels per acre, where last year they did not yijjM over 25. .Meadows look well, and in this -immediate vicinity will yield 3 tons to the acre, ou nior bottom Summer and fall apples half a eiop, and u inter apples almost a total failure; pears like apples; plum i a good crop; pastures green ami good. Mr. I'owell lie.s 5 miles southeast of llillshoro, near what is known as Hams' lliiduo or Faimiugtoii, and reports hisimmediaU' ieuuty. Si. A. Iloli'oinh. Wist Union -About Kanm mount full wheat, ami not quite so much spring w heat sou u heie; fall w heat w ill go 22 bushel, ,i,i,n increase, ovt r Wi'iO, i nig heat llito IS buslieln, which is some bitter; qualit) it' who i( ii. noises to I hi as good as tor any year ui 55 I line Uvu ill Or. gun. Mure oat's iivjj., am', ,.n) il l.i ten ki n,i l.i.ivui ;!.... last year, say II) bushels per acre. Hii) not good as 1 ist ) car; potatoes good; apples 3 ot ,i crop. A f.iw lields of Urth tall and spnng wheat Mill ield 10 bush. Is, where the ground was mil cultivates!. All our laud here would yitbl all, iiit the aiii.ii II p.oiieily cultivated at the light tune. Theie I a ast amount of' tory Pihm: firming dime; the ground is foul witii wild ats mid ollur trash that acvounu foftho auiago King mi low. Moses Ddlaboy, lieelulle Spring wheat illgii..lut 25 busheU; fall wheat 20 bush, els, s..i.i .lureaixi ou last ye.u'a n.M in this vnjuity. tl.iU will go aUut tO li.uliels; hay evop fi.-hf gilstuiu I sk well; nppb. crop holt near lieiv. .lames lliuvu, Coiiielms- lall wheat, It) vr .ut. gleatir ailiue; will ul,l about 25 buahels, w hich la u lucn'ie of ft to 10 percent. Sxiujt wheat, i ivago almut the sune, )nld will go fiMiu IS to 25 bushels, a gs.in of S ht s'nl.; quality 10 mt cent U'tter, unless some driuwuL oeiurs. Oat crop will U 10 ht rout. iucJVJMi of aenugo ami in ield p. r acie. 'l lilt will Is' abundant; ege'table gil'ilelis mivi'i' iKkl U'tter, the ield of ha j mil Ik' ft er i tut. givaU'r tlmu last iar. YtMIIIU. tMl'STX. John IIiohii, NewU'ig-Iie'iease of 10 per emit, in aerea.go fall wheat; will probably yield 25 InulieU to the acre, which is some impiseiiieut; spring wlieat, 15 percent, in eivirt of iieicage, will Uil I 20 buihels, uhieli i iviJed improvement on crop of ISSO; qiisl if Y ill '" H'x' A little iioie ana i f laud in !,. uud roiniu of a gool icld, cannot Cue how .uxli. Fanuern uod to cxeieiMi mine cue in cleauiug their vds imliig to late nut fruit efO is not as good as but ear. J. M. Conlee, West Chehalem Tlierc is more fall grain and aliout same of spring wheat as last yearj fall sown will go 20 to 25 bushels, which is better than 80; spring wheat 10 bushels, which is an increase, and quality of wheat is better! about same acreage of oats and will average oetter if there is no 'rust; winter oats better than ever before. Homo rust in oats, but none yet in wncat, anu don't think there will be. Wheat is too near ripe to damage now. If an esters arc running, a piece of barley was cut June Kith, and is stai ked ready for threshers. C. J I. Burch, Amity One-eighth more fall win tit, stubble land, will go in bushels, sum-inei-fallov 25 to 30; 5 bushels decrease in yield; spring wheat, less by one fifth, will yield 10 bushels, which is 3 to 4 bushels more than '80. Wheat is damaged by wild oat and other foul growths. Oats are better by 3 to 5 bushels per acre; probably such are the indi cations. Alex. Keitl, McMinnville -Summer-fallow will go 25 bushels, stubble land 15, a less yield than last year; spring wheat 20 bushels, 5 to 10 percent, better than 18S0; oats will be good; timothy hay short; wild oats and wheat hay abundant. Kmmit Olds, Lafayette -Full and Spring wheat about same acreage; each will average 20 bushels, which is same as last year. Quali ty will Iks good. Fall oats will go 35 to 40 bushels per acre nun one lourm more sown; Spring oats good but one-fifth less sown. Hay is light, three-fourths to one-half a crop: Mr. Johnson has rye 8 feet high; gardens look well. (!eo. V. Davis, Hellenic Fall wheat has less acreage and will go about 18 bushels, about same as last crop; considerable more spring wheat has been sewn and if theio is no rust it will go 20 bushels, considerably in ex cess of 1880; quality pi onuses to be good, I vteo ui uirf iiuunti iiuiiiiolo vr an. j-js-- 0iU Bh8W a iargB acrcagB nlu look W,.H. The I yield will bo immense. I judge it will be .'(0 ner cent mcroaso. Farmers hae sown con siderablo barley, which looks better than cer was known hero before. Potatoes are abun dant hut the nptilc ciop is not largo. II. H. Laiighlin, North Yamhill Fall wheat acreage increase 20 per cent; yield will be 20 to 25, and Mime ficl Is will produce ,"0 to 10 busheU; spiing wh. at acreage 20 per cent, less, and will yield 12 to 20 busnels; wheat yield lully as good ns last car; quality as g.Hid. Oats may be less acics, but very good, overall average; the few fields of bailey aver age well with any year. Gardens are good, especially potatoes, of which more ate planted and will bo a good crop. !. H. llrauson, Sheridan Acreage of fall and spiing wlieat the same as last ear; fall wheat will go 12 bushels, 20 per cent, decrease; spring wheat 10 bushels, deciease 30 percent; quality of all grain good. Oats better than loryeais, wim iu per cum. increase oi ucre- age. Potatoes anil all vegetables arc much better than loryeais. mere win ou an in- civasu ot 23 per cent in pork; pastures aio better than for 10 veais: butter production increased 15 percent; moie improvement in fencing and building than for 4 or 5 years; if we can get a reasonable prico for farm pio- ducts wo shall bo prosperous next year. I. C. Kobinsou, Amity Fall wheat, acreage saufe, or a little less; will average 1.) to 20 bushels, (some going 33 and others not more than 8 to 10) which will bo ono third deciease, wlulo spring wheat, with decreased acreage, will averago 20 to 25 bushels per acre, and some will go over 30 bushels. 1 his is better than in ISSO. The quality will be good of all w heat. Oats are sown on older and often foul land, but they never looked better, and will go :t01to 40 biuhfcls, Very littJIe barley or rj e gi own; potatoes are plenty. A great deal of tall wheat was sown ou foul land mid the Winter was fa.uablu to wild ,oats, so a gleat deal of such will (or should be) cut for hay, I seu fields that will yield 15 to 20 bushels of WHil oats, wliuli, II letstauil tor the lieailei, will near nil be on the ground forsiedui coming ) t ars. 1 Ins causes a good part ot our failuix in wheat. It is not the fault of soil or climate, but poor cultiwitii.ii, and use of lay iuariiii.cn (tlie heaucrs). J can t cuss me lieaii . I.iloml enough, but they ha. 'e done enough harm to take eai s to redeem our soil. Theio Is an unusual amount of siiiumer-fullow. MI'l.rNUMAII 'OlT.T. T. K. Williams, Powell's Valley Less tall wluat sown; samo extent as usual of spring; fall wheat 15 bushels, a decrease; spiiug wluat 20 hualieb; some improvement; quality, same as last year. Oats will go 35 bushels per aore. Hay, average crop; potatoes good ciop; p-.ua good yield; plums lair; apples scarce; (lice iiiiiily gone) com and vegetables promise well. CI-ACKAMAH IW.NTV. F.dwat.1 Fin Us, Damascus One-tenth more fall wheat, which will jield 25 busheU to the acre; increase of 5 bushels; spring w heat w ill show one-tenth more acies; will turn out IS bushels, against 15 last year; quality is im proved, The oat crop is fully oue-fouith bet ter than last year and more sown, tiai.leus and all vegetables very tine; apples scarce; plums and pnais good; hay only common. Levi Itobbius, Molalla -Probably I more fall w he.it sow n, and about same amount as Usual of spring wheat. Fall sown will go 25 budieli; spring Suii20 or moie; quality a lit tle better tnan 'M). Oat crop is the best that we have had of lite je.ns, being earlier sown; will av.-iage 15 to 50 bushels now, against 30 lait )i.i. I, tit.whui h...Iiumi3 faVoraiiii, wheat haivcet will U-gin July 20. Fall wheat ou new lin.l or summer-fallow is excellent, and will go 25 to 10 bushels. IHy crop light; aUo the apple crop; garden vegetables good; in my lields of peas iaiM.1 in tins wriuit), wiiivli look wen, t'hailes Wilson, tUouville -Fall wheat will yield 25 biuhels avcragt, which is better than last ear; spring wheat 20 lusln U,w Inch Is some i.icnaM'; yield is two or three bushels better all round than 'Nl. IIcn4er Clops of oats and Utter tilled; ou lull laud over aver age, swamp hud fair. 'I lie pea crop, win re sowed, tins ) ear the U't tor several ears Xo bugs in pods. M. It. Hnwu, Kajjb' Cre. k -Five per cent, moie fall wlu.it sown uud will tin it oil' 20 ' bushels in r acic, not so good m S; spring wheat alMiit samo selvage and will go 25 bushels, which is a good deal U'tler than last year; ouility all good, Fall oats psnl, mil go 30 I.ushels; spnug oats 25 to 30; pi as a lav unto crop and yield unusually well now, say 30 bushels per acre; hay is light and will be scarce; vegetables good and fuut is Utter, eapivulK plums and pears. Theodore Hucktuaii, Cauby One fourth iiioro Spring wheat; vield of Fall wheat IS to 20 bushels, 3 to ft bushels increase; Spring wheat 15 to 20 bitihtts which u ft to S bushel; iuoiv than in I8X; the quality of all w heat will bo good. l Ml crop more promising ; clover good; timoth oiic-fo'irtli less: potatoes. lucre planted and yield doubled; gardens splendid, no Uttir in II years nuideme; truit aaine as last ) car, quality good, not itlctisl by the aphis; bcrricn am abumUl.ti people healthy and prorperous, and the Fvl.Mli; well ppnvuli-l. Wm. Phillips, Clackamas Acreage Spring wheat increased 10 percent.; Fall wheat same; Fall w heat will go 25 bushels, the dry Spring w eather w as favorable to it; the increase of yield is 5 percent. Spring wheat will go 25 bushels, which is some increase, say 3 per cent; Spring wheat is lictter quality. Oat crop better every way than last year at same stage, but another rain is needed to perfect oats and late sown w heat. Potatoes did not come up well and frost injured all kinds of fruits. The uphis (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 will go at least 25 bushels, which is 15 per cent, moie than last year; Spring wheat, same acreage, will yield 20 bushels, which is 10 per cent, increase; quality of wheat fully as good as last year. Uats, acreage one-fourth less will go about 40 bushels, which is at least 15 per cent, better than 1880, Fruit crop lsrger than last year, but not an average; hay crop fully average with 20 per, cent increase of acreage over last year, mostly clover; potatoes one-fourth acres less, yield about sime as last year. tolk coevrv. I. S. Townsend, Perrydale Fall wheat 25 bushels; spring 20 bushels, which is an in crease; quality good. Oats will yield much better this year; much more hay this year, chiefly wild oats, timothy being short. Pota to crop and gardens good; fruit moderate crop. II. C. McTimtnonih, Lewisvillc Fall wheat i increase of acreage; will go 25 to 35 bushels per acre, w hich is 5 bushels increase; 40 per tent, moie spring wheat, which will yield 20 to 30 bushels; yield good as lat year; quality will probably be better. The weather has been favorable for oats, and they will yield 30 per cent, more than last year. So far aa I have noticed gram is better niled and plumper than in '80. No sign of rust at present, or of smut or blight in this vicii.ity. Hay crop is aver age. Some fields of bailey are sown, and they arc 20 per cent, better than last year. W. M. Walker, Zeiia One-third less win ter wheat will yield 20 bushels, 3 to 5 increfse over '80; spring wheat increase of icrcs, yield will lie 20 bushels, 5 increase over '80; quality will be better. At least one-fourth increase of oat crop. Apples only half a crop; plums about an average; timothy meadows light. J. 15. Stump, Suvcr Acieage of both fall and spring wheat about sime; fall wheat will go 20 bushels, falling off of 15 percent.; spring wheat 15 hushtJs, falling oil of 10 per cent; the quality will be "extra." Oats will not be as good as lat year by 15 per cent.; timothy hay veiy light, but wild oat hay plentiful: many acies fall wheat tumbled with oats have been cut aa wild oat hay, Samuel Kobbins, McCoy Averago fall wheat, same; will yield 20 bushels, 5 per acre less than in 18S0, quality fully as good, if not better. Spring w heat, small increase acreage; will go 15 busliels, which is tamo as last year; quality full good, Oats much Utter than List year, Uith as to quality and quantity, will show at least 10 bushels per acre increase in yield. Fruit crop better than last year, espe cially plums and small fruits. Tho potato crop very good. There is a considerable sum- mer-lallow in this neighborhood, winch is iu very good condition for seeding. Isaac Hall, Itallston- Fall w heat, same aci e- age, yield will be about 18 bushels, falling off of two bushels; Spring wheat, a little greater acieage, will go 20 bushels, about same as last year; quality good. Oats w ill be 5 per''!ccnt. better. It is possible that rust may make a ilitleinnce, but there is no rust now. Potato crops are very good; apple crop' light; plenty of pe.us and plums; liny crop good, Fall wlieat .us good as. last ear evceiit oats. Crops on hill land much better, say oue-fouitli, than last year. I'. C Hill, Ituent Vista Fall wheat, same aeitage; will yield 22 bushels; about same as last year; spring w heat same acreage, will go IS bushels, which I think a little bitter than list year; quality good of both kinds. Oats, sime acreage, or a little moie, and duality good. Mote barley this yeir, and about doutilo the quantity of potatoes will be raised. It. F, Wells, Independence Acieage Fall w heat sainu and that of Spring onc-cighth Icjs, w ith more summer fallow ing than ev er before. Fall wheat 23 bushels against 20 bushels last V ear; Spring w heat w ill average 20 bushels, or more, with no signof rust, two bushebt increase; quality will be as good or better. The acie age of oats tho same and yield will be one thiid guiiter from both Winter and .Spring sowing; potato crop good, acreage inci rased; corn is backward but vegetables look remark ably well. Hay crop good; timothy no Utter than last year; wild oat hay rank and abund ant at $3 to f5 per ton. Thomas Pearcc, F.oli Acreage of fall wheat increased 5 per ant., will yield 25 busliels; same as last yeai; spring wheat, increase 10 per cent., will yield 1" bushels, agaii.st 20 bushels last year; oirility excellent. Oafs, the acreage same, will piobably yield 30 bushels, against 25 last ear. A little barley sown, w Inch w ill ield 30 bushels; not sutlicicut at tention given to loot crops. 1 have a small lt.ifi.li ill uiliiai1 li.lt, vi in,, 1, ..'ill i ...1,1 l,i. ,r, ill ami pav well foi wintir fiediug Potatoes anil general gaideu crops are good wheio well tended. This view covers the red lulU; in tho villey wheit is not so good as last year, while oat ale pio'nabU lull) up to It. mwros (t)i'NTV. J, C. .It uuiugs, Junction -Oiie-teiith more fall wheat sow nj w ill ield 20 bushels, not so good as 'HI; spiing w heat, less laud sow ll, will yield IS bushels, an increase; some rust lieu', but as yet does no htiin. One-titth more oats; villi go 35 to 10 bushels, improved qunl llv ; apple.- uud plums not J a ciop; potatoes good; timothy hay light. J. A. Husluiell, Junction Less fa'l wheat than usual by 1-5, and very little sown at any tune; villi v. ield 25 bushels, and spring wheat 22 bushels, which is an increase- of twenty per cult. Quality of all wheat will be Utter'tlian list year. As far as I can leant there will bo llc"'-l,'d acieage oi oats, aim iney promise wwi; more oarie sown man in lormer years, luitatoes, eablugo and garden v egetables w ill be A No. 1; fruit of all kinds abun laut and good; a great deal of laud is Uing rested and mumer fallow id this vear, and considerable wheat laud will be mow u for hay ou accoaut of wild oats iu it. C K. Moor, Corvallia- Fall w hr.it lias greater acreage, will average 20 bushels, a dc creiso of ft huahrls per acie; 1cm acreage of spring wheat, will yield 22 bushels, which is 4 bushels increase "oier 1S0. When fu'ly cleared of w dJ ait, the quslity w ill lie sivno Utur, Spiing wheat u as clean in the field as iu other seasons, but fall w heat is generally v cry foul with wild oaU, hence the light uld. The oat crop is moie than an average in all reelects. Hay in great abundance. Ap ples, pea,, plums and alt kinds o tiuiti ate p eii.y, Potatoi s extri; com Jut..; acreage ' summer-fallow is fully up to an average, and greater illort is Uing made by almost every fanner to put his Uud iu extra "condition. Wm. Oarlinghouse, Monroe Reports J less fall wheat and one-tenth more spring wheat; fall wlieat will ield 18 bushels, same as 18S0; spring wheat will go 20 bushels, which is a little increase; so far the prospect is better quality. Oats about same acieage; Scot.'h grey, fall sown, will yield 15 per cent, more; spnng sown 20 per cent, more; quality of both supe rior. Hay good; Bardens extia, especially potatois. There is an unusual amount of well prepared summer-fallow really for early fall sow ing. Hogs scarce. Harvest late. (leorge Shultz, Monroe Spring w heat, in creased acreage; fall wheat, same as 1830; fall wheat will go 15 bushels, same as last year: spring wheat 20 bushels, some incicase; 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. Howard Kbert, Summit No fall wheat sown. This is called Alkie Valley. Spring wheat, increased acreage over 1880, and also yield; will turnout 30 to 40 bushels to the acre. Cannot yet say as to quality. Oats will be on enormous crop on account ol goon sea son, and better quality than for years. Not near ripe yet, however. Hay is not so heavy; potatoes look well and promise a gieat yield. Jite frosts killed all fruits and ber.ies. MARION COtlXTV. I). 11. bafollett, Mission Bottom, near Hi ooks Fall wheat has some acreage as in '80 and will go 28 to 35 bushels; spring w heat will turn oir 18 to 30 bushels; no rust in this neighhoihood. Timothy hay was 20 per cent decrease; potatoes good; vegetables all good; apples good and plums extra, f'rain of all K1I1.IS 1 llllllK IS llie uucai iiuauie n c ,i.iu ever had in this district of country. Jacob Siegmund, Mehama Ten per cent, more fall wheat and will averago 15 bitshels, yield of grain, with inci eased acreage, same as 1 st year; only a little spring wheat, which w ill turn ou' 12 to 10 bushels, about same as ISSO. Quality good. Oats a fair average. 1 notice in one of my field" one in twelve of the heads wilting, caused, I think, byminute wca vil in the joints. Potatoes and all vegetables vers good. (borgoS. Downing, Sublimity Hardly as much act cage of fall w heat, and the same of spring sown as last year; winter wheat will go 20 bushels, avciages with ISSO; spring 18 bushels, some increase; quality appeals to be improved; aits good but less acreage, though w ill yield as many as but year. Wheat great ly injured by an insect or worm iu the straw, near tho second joint from the ground. It did sonic dam.r'e last year, but is much more seri oils now; i,ilv fall wheat is hurt worst. Should this wu. in work on our spring grain, the crop will begieatly injured. I call it a worm, but the egg is laid by a very small fly, and they are propagated aud matured in the straw. O. 11. Phelps, Kast of Sublimity Ten per cent, increase fall wheat; will average 21 bushels per acie, but new land will far exceed that; increase, yield over 1880, 3 bushels. About same acreage spring wheat; will aver age 18 bushels, 2 bushel's increase; quality seems to be superior. Oats ten per cent, less acreage but good quality, and some cases of smut; w ill as erage 35 busliels, some claim 50 per acre; they show ten per cent, increase in yield. Apples not half a crop; pears and plums over a pi age; hay crop light; more improve ments than for many years in way of grubbing land and new I fencing. Worms iu wheat stalks ou old land and will do some damage, and farmers will feel cirect more or less. Wm. .Tory, Bed Hills, south of Salem Far less fall wheat sown, and aliout samo acreage of spring; fill wheat looks as if it would yield 30 bushels, w hich is 5 to 7 bushels, increase; spring 15 to 20, abrutas last sear; I think the beiry is better; oats far better than last year; also grasses of all kinds as the .season has been uioro damp, mid caused a heavier growth of vegetables. There seems less desire to sow large acieage, but to sow early on summer fallow, on considerable land each year. Spring wheat does not do so well iu the lull country after about the third crop. Win. Taylor, Stipp P. O., Waldo Hills Acreage of wlieat, about same as iu '80; all wheat will average 20 bushels, which corres pond with last year; quality will compare with other years; oats are better than com ni'o'n and w ill go 40 bushels to the acre. Pota toes and other vegetables ate doing well; hay crop lighter than common; health generally good. Thomas Cross, near Salem Acreage of spring wheat a little short of 18S0; fall wheat will go aliout 25 bushels, which is a little bet ter than last year; spring wheat will average 15 bushels, w hich is a little short. Quality of wheat good. Fruits and vegetables a short crop, fiost doing much damage. 11. I). Mount, Silverton Acieage Fall wheat incn ascd 10 per ecut.; Spnng wheat 8 percent.; Fall wheat will yield about 27 busliels, same as last year; Spring wheat will yield aliout IS bushels, fallingotl 20 per cent.; Fall w heat good quality: Spiing looks well. Acreage oi oju same as -mj; piuspoctivc yield 30 to 10 l.uthils, a small improvement. Hay crop considerably shorter, but enough for home Use; potatoes auaieiage with last )ear; fruit short, exiei I plains, wuii.1. w," U plen tiful. llop, on account of late frosts, will not lie -o good as expected (!, C. Aplui, St. Paul-Fall wluat will go 20 to 30 bushels; Spring wheat sime, and quality U-ttor thin last yiar and the yield eon-idi rablj gnater. Ihivebctii I ere since '45 and nev er saw any liettc rqiulitv of w heat. The oat nop surp.scs any I ever saw here. Apples a limittd ciop; plums and peaia good; luy hunted; potatoes good and gardens look w ell. A. II. Cornelius, Marion Acreage of r'all wheat 20 per cent. iucrcat,e and "spring w heat that much less than 't0; do not think Fall wheat will go over P.'i bushels, which is 2 or 3 bushels Itss than l.ist sear; Spiing wheat w ill go 17 bushels, w hich is 2 bushels iuciease; quality w ill U- good if them is no rust. There is moio oats sown, say 10 per cent., and will aurage 35 bushels now agunst 25 bushels iu ISSO. ltnst shows on blade of wheat in sev eral helds, but 1 have found none on tho staUs, Laud that w. us plow ed in the Fall and again iu the ispiing will yield 5 bushels more than where they neglected so doing, FallwheJt has an unusual amount of wild eats this vevr. Potato crop gixs.1; apples alwut as last year; plums more plentiful. I Charles Millir, JetVer&on One fourth more extent of fall wheat; will go 20 bushels; same acrcae'e of soring wheat, will vield !M hushrlt. s ield of fall wheat almut same as 1-utiear: spring wheat one-f.urth Utter; quality very go hI. l-ss acreage of oati, but quality good, tapeeiuiy in wiuur oaw. uuiotliy bay u very light; fanners are all cutting w ltd oa!, whicat arc ge'tuig io be our principal crop for hay, icgetabUs and fruits of all kinds are plentiful. J. W. Thornbury, Oervais Acreage fall wheat same as '80; yield will lie about IS bushels, 10 per cent less than last. Spring wheat 10 per cent. lcs acreage, yield 20 per cent, less, say 14 bushels. Quality of wheat will be good. Oats about about same in acre age and yield. Hay not so good. J. A. Hnflman, Salem Piairie Fall wheat same acreage and will go 20 bushels per acre, one fifth decrease; spring wheat has increased acreage 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 00 bushels against 30 to 35 last year. Hay crop very Tight iu comparison with two vears past; red and white clover do well. Fall wheat large and grain plump; no indication of rust. Potatoes full average; coru is average. C. W. Thomas, Stayton About the same acreage fall wheat and little spring wheat sown; will go 22 bushels, and good quality. Oats not quite far enough advanced to give particulars; promises much better than last year, but late oats m ly yet be cut short by 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 Bowed ten acres of winter oats last July; they made excellent winter pasture, and I expect to reap 500 bushels o' oats otftlie patch in a few days. J. W. Batchcller, Butteville Perhaps a lit tle inci ease of acreage, and both fall and spring wheat promise 20 bushels per acre, w hich 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 and stock look well; fruit looks as though it might be average. The word "vicinity" is too indefinite; suppose you send to one man in each sciiool district, give him more time, tell him what you wish, and he might give you a lunch more satisfactory report. J. H. Settlemier, Woodbnrn Acreage of fall wheat 10 per cent, increase; Spring wheat same as last year; yield of fall wheat 23 buih els. which is 10 per cent, dtcrease; spnng wheat 18 bushels, same as 1880; quality of all wheat better, ll.avy yield of oats of best quality, 20 per cent, increase and 10 per cent. greater acreage. Too early to be precise alout spiing grain. As to fiuit, apples better thin tor some vears; pears aie very hnc; plums and prunes bteakiug down with the finest quality of fiuit; cherries w ere excellent. Hay ciop now being cut is only fair; garden crops and potatoes all look very tine. Win. Harris, Brooks More fall wheat than last year, but one third less spring wheat; fall will gp 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 are No. 1 in this vicinity, except corn, for which weather has been too cold. Fall wheat harvest has commenced with good prospect. II. A. Johnson, Salem Who as a county officer has been through Salem prairie, and to Jefferson, w rites : Acreage of fall wheat ahput the same; will average 20 bushels; one-fifth more spring wheat in and average should be 18 bushels; quality of wheat good; oat crop good, same as ISSO. Fruit about half a prop; berries of all kind very abundant. " J. W. Grim, Aurora Acreage fall wlieat 10 per cent increase; very little Spring wheat sown; fall wheat will go 22' bushels, which is 5 per cent, decrease; spring wlieat 20 bushels, which is 20 per cent increase. The quality w ill lie much better than 1880. Oats will be 50 per cent, greater yield than last year. Fruit crop light as iu 18S0, but in quality bet ter. Potatoes and gat dens booming. Hay crop on new land is good, but old meidow.N will yuld but a light crop. G. W. Dimick, Hubbard Area of spring and fall w heat the same. Fall w heat w ill go 20 to 25 bushels, and spring wheat 20 bushels er acre. Average yield perhaps better than astyear. Quality promit.es well. Tho oat crop is alxjtit the same area and promises a better yield than last year; less potatoes were planted here. Myself and brother have 60 acres of barley that looks very fine; I think will go 75 to SO bushels ptr acre. LIN COUNTV. A. W. Stanard, Brownsville Neaily doub le fall wheat sown and will go 25 bushels, an increased yield; spring w heat, i less, will go 15 to 18 bushels; aliout same as lost year; quality as good, if not better. Prospect for oat crop considerably better than last year, as many winter oats were sown, which look splendid; spring sowing much better than last year. Bailey w ill yield much more and vege tables all look better than usual. There ha been double the qti intity of ground summer fallowed than any pievious jear. Timothy hay is not as good as last year but cheat hay U very heavy. P. II. Wigle, Harrisburg Fall wheat will go 15 to 20 busliels; spring Wheat, 12 to 15 bushels, which is a little better than 'SO. Do not think the berry will be as nlumn. Oats are excellent; will go from 30 to 40 busliels; some pieces wilt go more than that -GO without doubt. Barley looks well above the average. Th potato crop promises well; apples will be scarce; wheat does not filk well in tho head, omo-Ii .If tho held emp'y, caused b" io much rain; many pieces fall wheat scalded and hli-ted in spots, which will reduce the aver age; many fields are cxctlleut, but it is com moii to find blasted heads iu many fields I hive sen. P. T. Brock, liaise) One-fourth more fall wheat sown, and iqual area of spring. Fall will so 25 buihcls, ir.crea.-e of 0; spring 20 bushels, increase of three. Quality will be pood. Oats splendid; were good last year; moiv sown, but few apples, other fruit good; potatoes good and lots of them; hay is good ..iid the inctet of it I eivr baw. Taking all things, the crops are the best since 73. F. M. Kuir, HaUey Ten per cent, less Ml wluat and will ield I ' bml.ela; about same acreage, spring wheat, and will yield about Hi bushels; a little less than list year spnng wheat hardly so good quality;' fall wheat Utter than in 'SO. Ten percent, moie spring oaU sown; about same acreage of fall, and quality and yield much better this year. Harvest beginning in earnest; haying is over and crop is good; corn, what there is, i not very promising owiuir to Utean.l .,hi ...,.,... root crops of hll kinds are excellent, but littTe tUx in this vicinity but whit there, is is good ."some mat on spring wheat, but I think it has done but little damage as yet, U'lug confined to blades. K. A. Irvine, Lehinon Acreage fall w heat 15 percent, increase; spring wheit 15 Percent less than 1SS0; fall wheat will yield 20 bush ' ----- ....v. mi, unil u ousn- uch is not so good as last year; spring will go 14 bushels, which la a falling ality of fall w Lcat u ai erage and spring els, which wheat w nil. .-,,.;(,. , .,..., VH41I i.cai is average and spring not so good Oats will to Sii hiwd.,1. ..'i ..?. Wtter lhau in l?S0, with tne acreage about I the same. Abncr D. Gardner, Fox Valley Fall wheat will yield on average 20 bushels and spring sown 15; acreage and yield about samo as last year; quality good. Oats will average from 40 to 50 bushels; vegetables are line and fruit rather light. 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 Utter than last year; spring wheat will go 27 bushels, which is a gain of 5 bushels, and quality will be equally good. The oat crop is only excellent and will yield on an average 35 bushels. Gardens are extellent; apple and pear crop) arc very good; o lerry crop was heavy and good quality; I nhl 250 gallons. Berries of nil kinds very abundant. W. M. Powers, Shedd Acreage fall and i-iring wheat about the same as '80; fall wlieat will go 25 to 30 bushels, which is 8 bushels increase; spring wheat will go 25 busliels, which is 5 bushels increase and thn quality will be superior. The oats are the finest I ever saw grow in this State, with acreage same as last year and an increased yield of 10 bushels per acre over 1880. S. P. Brock, Shedd One-third more fall wheat sown, and one-fifth less spring wheat. Fall wlieat will go 25 bushels against 10 lost year; spring wheat will yield 20 bushels against 17 last year Quality is much improv ed. Acreage of oats, same as usual; think they 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 ou such land in 20 years, as it was put in well, and better than land put iu sooner. C. P. Burkhart, Albany Same area 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 greater. Prospect for oats is for a larger crop than usual. Wheat, oats, barley, buckw heat and potatoes all promise a greater yield. Our farmers feel encouraged at the present pros pect, anu nope ior a iair price ior products. Will write an extended account of the cereal products of Linn county ns soon as I can fiud time. John Luper, Tangent Fall wlieat is greater acreage 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, less on stubble ground. Spring wheat will average 18 bush. Is, a little less than last year. Quality same as 1880, if it is free from rust. Oats J increased acreage, and promise of better yield. Timothy mead ow very light, J short, but is more 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 account of late frost; all wlieat fields are struck with rust, but as winter wheat is well along it will not be hurt. Spring wheat may be injured; can't tell to what extent, T. M. Muukers, Scio Ten per cent, more ocresspring wheat; fall and spring will average 20 bushels, which is 10 percent, improvement in spring grain; quality all promises well. The oat crop was never better and is 30 per cent, improvement, with samo extent. Ilay crops are very light; small amount of potatoes planted, but very fine; gardens very fine; sw eet potatoes look quite well; some very fine tobacco. Walter Post, Peoria There will only be in 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; fall wheat will average IU bush els and spring 13; fall wheat good quality, spring wheat, may be so, Oats show one fifth more acreage and one fifth more yield and are the best for several years, Timothy hay $ of a crop; apple- J a crop; plums a gooel yield; potatoes 4 better, and same true of all garden truck. F. S. Thayer, Mount Pleasant A little in crease in acreage ot spring wlieat; fall wheat about same. Fall wheat will go 20 to 25 bushels, about same as last year; spring wheat 18 to 20 bushels, about same as SO; quality will be good. Oats are about usual acreage and look better than last year. Meadows ore light and hay will be scarce. Vegetables of all kinds aie good quality and plenty; apples scarce and plums and prunes plenty. LANK COUNTY". Georga Belshaw, Eugene Same acreage fall wheat as last year; will yield 20 bushels, against 30 last year; 10 per cent, loss spring wheat sown than '80; will yield 23 bushels, about 2 bushels decrease. Quality of wheat looks better than last year. Ten percent in creased acreage of oats and w ill go ten bushels per acre, increase over last year. Much sum mer fallow ed land lessens acrcago of spring groin, and the foulness of land lessens yield fall w heat sow n on stubble land, full of wild oats. Oats and barley are both better than they have been tor ten years past, ou account of favorable weather. Garden vegetables are much better than usual. Thomas Barbre, Dexter Acreage of all wheat about the same; fall sown will yield 20 bushels, spring about 15 bushels, which com pares with 'b0 in every way, except that qual ity is better. Oats are less acreage, but vield per aero will be double and quality improved. x lie nop e-rup promises a larger yieia man in '&0; potato crop will be double: yield of barley ono third increase on double the acreage; hogs, oeci cattie and mutton snoop are scarce. T. J. Dunton, Camp Cicek Aliout same acroage fall wheat, spiing a little short of last yeir. Fall sow u w ill average 20 to 22 V bush els, an increase; spring aliout 25 bushels, one thud Utter; ears well filled, graiu plump and better than in "80. Oats better tlian for years and some fields will turn olf 70 bushels per acre; lastiar they were below tho average. Some intcreot in hop culture here and the crop will bo short of last year; but few arms on the vines and if warm weather continues the yield will 1 light; they are now forming the bur and it is very dry and hot. J. C. Bushnell, Fast of Eugene Acreage of fall wheat about the same, will go 27 bushels, I greater yield; spring wheat i less acreage, w ill go 25 bushels, w hich 20 ner cent Greater yield. Quality of all wheat A No. 1. Acre age of oats not so large as formerly, but is of excellent promise. More barley sown than auy previous year, and is cnuung into more general favor The open, wann Winter and plenty of rains starting weed needs early in Winter gave more inducement to snrinc crops, because gave cleaner land. There is 4 more summer-fallow tlian usual, aud season for It most favorable ever knovrn in Oree-on. As a rule, crops average better tlian for years. T. I). Edwards, Eugene Acreage both fall and spring wheat, same as last year; fall wheat will go 15 bushels, and spring wheat 20 bushels, both considerably reduced yield; quality will Im Tory good. OaU seem to be great deal liettor than 80; barley will double last year', yield- hay U good; vevwUble. are splendkl, but fruit is light
