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VOL. XIII,
ONTARIO CROPS,
Roporte of tiro Bureau of Industries for
September.
Following is a summary of reports melt,
ed by the Bureau of Industries on the staple
crops of the. rovinae, end revised estimates
of the produce of orops, based on returns by
731 correspondents, made under date of the'
mrd inet.:-
^rAs will be aeon by the appended table,
the yield of fall wheat throughout the pro-
vineo is oven better than appeared by the
August report of the bureau, the average
being 24.3 bushels per acre, as against an
estimate of 23.3 busbela by the lust report ;
or a total product according to the former
of 21,280,643 bnsbels, as against 20,974,720
bushels by the latter. Many correspond-
ents state that tbo result of threebing show-
ed that the crops suffered far less than was
expected, by; the rains which prevailed over
large areas of the province during tho har-
vest eeasou. Though the grain sprouted in
some localities, and though, as mentioned
in the A:tguat report, there aro pretty gen-
eral complaints of rust in low-lying fields,
still, as a whole, the crop was hurvoeted
surprisingly good condition, the result, no
doubt, of the cool, breezy weather, which
followed tho rains of early harvest.
Bennie w'1IEAT.
Seldom, if ever, has there been a bright-
er prospect for spring wheat than there was
this season at the time the fields had ob.
twined their growth and were just approach-
ingnuilurity . Notwithstanding the retard-
ing influences of rho late spring the plant
had neide a very strong and luxuriant de-
velol,rment-the straw was thick and heavy
and the heads largo. As the grain began
to ripen, However, 1t showed -signs of being
badly altapked by rust, iedueed and en-
cenreged by the dull, murky weather, with
frequent showers, which prevailed. The
Augu.t report expressed sone apprehensions
rte to Aho effects of this visitation ; but its
ravages have turned out to be much more
serious than they worn at that time suppos-
ed to be. Throughout Weetern Ontario the
orop is, hi fact, almost wholly destroyed,
only a few fields on high and light lands
giving even a fractional yield. Much of
the spring wheat 1s not worth threshing ;
the farmers are cutting it in large quantit-
ies for fodder, or casing the shrunken grain
for chicken feed. Tho midge, also, has
been very active in tho heads of wheal ;
but its effects are entirely overshadowed by
those of the rust, The reports from East-
ern Ontario, the great spring wheat region
of the province, are morn reasaurmg.
Though there is considerable rust, as well
as )ridge and weevil, and though the ex-
pressions of the correspondents are not
nearly so glowing as they were at the date
of their August advices, yet there appears
to be reasonable hope that the grain will
thresh out a fair average. The berry, how-
ever, is shrivelled and inferior. Owing to
the very unsettled weather, harvesting oper-
ations are not yet completed except fu a
few westerly and southerly localities. Tak-
ing the province as a whole, there will pro-
bably be a deficiency in the spring wheat
product, many farriers being obliged to
purchase their supplies of flour and seed.
The quality of the grain, too, will be poor,
the rust being more fatal to tbo finer var-
ieties than to goose wheat and other coarse,
bearded varieties. The figures returned
estimate the 101131 yield for the province at
this date at 9,226,796 bud a thagainst
aAn stat14,-
373,524
bushels esti
port, a reduction of over one-third.
1AI)L51 C3n0r.
The e condition of the barley crop as indi-
cated in the August bulletin is verified in
every particular by the later returns as now
received. The growth of straw was urua-
nally long, and except in ono or two looal-
ities, the grain was a full average in plump-
ness and weight : but the bulk of the crop
was permanently damaged by the storm of
August 3rc1, which extended pretty general-
ly all over'Ontario. To make matters still
worse, the oeather Banco Oaet data has been
broken and unfavorable, causing the barley
harvest to be considerably delayed, and
the crop in many cases to bo housed in a
damp and unfit condition. Correspondents
generally estimate that from two-thirds to
four-fifths of the barley crop of the pro-
vineo is disoelored by the rains, and none
of this will grade higher than No. 2 at tho
best. In cousermenee of the continued bad
harvest weather the estimated aggregate
product, by the Iaet returns, is some 039,-
000 bmBhols, or an average of about ono
bushel per aero leas tban the estimate of
last month.
050 01)00.
The prospect for the oat crop is less far-
citable,
avDiable, nccordingto the latest reports, than
it was earlier in the season. Owing to the
unusually rank growth of oats, the general
lateness of the season end the August storm,
the ripening period was delayed 0onsider-
ably past the ordinary time. It 10 under
such conditions that rust is usually devel-
oped ; and tho weather ,and temperature
being likewise conclueive to it, a large pro-
portion of the oat crop of the province be-
came speedily affected by this scourage.
Li Western Ontario only the earliest sown
$olds, or those in high Bitttatioas, escaped
and ripened to perfection, Li the eastern
part of the province, in the Lake Ontario
group, the prospect is slightly more 000000-
aging ; but throughout north-eastern On-
tario the erop is so late that farriers do
not expect it to ripen till the frost comas to
their assistance. Tho blank varieties mein
to bo more susceptible to rust than the
others, In the Lake Erie district, oats
were seriously damaged by grreehoppees
during the growing season, The estimated
average product of Anguat fs diminished by
nearly two bushels per acre, owing to tho
labor development of met and tits unfavor-
able harvest weather.
0121E AND 5)1100.
Ube reports as to the condition of the
rye crops are substantially the same es
those made to the bureau last month. In
the weateru portion of the province only 411
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, SEPT. 18, 1885.
occasional field le grown, and there it is re-
ported a good Drop. In the east tho average
sown appears to bo diininiehin annually
tbs roporta as to its condition thin year are
extremely varying. There will probably be
a fair average crop both as to yield and
quality.
Since the date of the Augnat report the
pea crop, like other spring crops, has been
considerably Impaired by the continued
cold and wet weather. At that time there
wart generally a heavy growth of straw,
and, with a few exceptions in which pre.
mature ripening had been forced by hot
weather- in July, the pods ware of good size
and fairly well filled. There wore a few
traces of Inilrlow, but they were too excep-
tional to cause anxiety. This disease has,
however, been greatly developed and ex-
tended during the recent rainy period,
principally on low, rich, heavy lands, From
thie enuee chiefly, and also from shelling
out, the ostinnated aggregate yield for the
province has boon reduced from 16,400,520
bushels to 14,335,663 bushels ; yet, should
this estimate be realized in threshing, it
will still be s fair average crop. A largo
proportion of tlmpea product has been bar -
vested in good condition, showing a good
sample. Wliat remains is difficult to har-
vest, as the excessive moisture produces
abnormal sprouting and blossoming, and
the rain and wind boat down the straw.
Tho grain may bo saved, but in most cases
the straw will bo valueless for feeding pur-
poses. It is gratfying to observe that the
brig has been almost entirely absent tide
year.
EBTI1ATma rIELn.
The following table gives the revised esti-
mates of above mops according to roturue
dated Sept. 3rd, compared with similar cud -
mates dated August 6th.
uesinn5
nrs03La. run 00.50.
Sept. 21,280,543 21.3
Fall wheat...
Aug. 90,374,720 23.3
t`ept. 0,226,7811' 11.3
Spring wheat..
Aug. 14,373,524 18,0
(Sept. 16,376,639 27.1
Barley
Oats
Aug. 17,015,671 28.3
Sept. 50,334,474 86.6
Aug. 50,124,614 38.3
1,251,704 16.0
Bye ........ {Sept.
Aug. 1,2,0%934 16.6
{Sept. 14,306,663 22.4
Aug. 15,400,620 25.8
Pone
The Presbytery of Maitland.
This Presbytery met in Melville
church on Tuesday last. Twenty
ministers were presort and about fif-
teen elders. Leave to moderato in a
call was granted to the congregations
of Ashfield and Molesworth. Appli-
cation was made bo the Augmentation
Fund for enpplemenbs to Pine River,
St. Andrew's, Lucknow, Dungannon,
Langsido, Belgrave, Fordwich and
Gerrie. Papers wore road from the
Free Church Colonial Committee,
Edinburgh, Scotland, certifying Rev.
Mr. McKenzie to tho Canadian
Church, wlio was accordingly receiv-
ed es a Probationer of the Church.
Mr. McRae was instructed to take
necessary steps to reunite Ivlolssworth
and Trowbridge. Committees for the
current ecclesiastical year were ap-
pointed on the State of Religion,
Homo Missions, Sabbath Schools,
Temperance and Finance. Mr. Mo -
Naughton laid his resignation of •the
pastoral charge of Walton upon the
table, which, after bearing delegates
from the congregation, was at his own
urgent request accepted. Ale. Muir
was appointed to declare the congre-
gation vacant on the 20th inst, Mr.
.floss to be moderator of session dur-
ing the vacancy, It was decided to
send all delegates to tho General As-
sembly by rotation. A. conference
was hold in the evening on the ques-
tion, "How to 33061)10 regular attend-
ance on church ordinances ?" when
addresses were given by Messrs. IYIo.
Nabb, Brown and D. Cameron. The
next regular meeting of the Presby-
tery will be hold in Wingham on the
15th December.
Night watchman Peter Alayes, of
Toronto, not feeling web, left for
home shortly before midnight, but on
the way fell down and bled to death
in a few minutes from hemorrhage
of the lunge.
His Excellency tho Governor-Gen-
eral started from Ottawa on Friday
last on a visit to Manitoba and the
North-woet Territories, Whilebthsre
His Excellency will drive the first
spike in the railway line from Loth.
bridge to Dunmore,
In the military camps this year
special attention is to be paid to rifle
praotico. Every man will fico his
twenty rounds at least while in camp.
Tlie Northwest campaign has dombn-
strated the importance of good shoot.
ing, and certainly soldiers aro not of
much eervioo unless they aro middling
good markernen. All, of oouese, oan•
not be creek shots; but ,all should
know how to shoot,
ICRICKPT MATCH.
B1IIsHELe Ira. LI1TO180.
Last Monday Brussels criokotere drove
to Listowel endplayed a friendly game with
the team of that town. Thoy have an ex-
cellontground and aro as gentlemanly a
crowd se can be mot with. In the opening
of the matob Brussels was sent to bat, fac-
ing the bowling of Morpby and Hay. The
score book showed 62 to the credit of the
visitors before the last wicket dropped. In
making up this number Harry Dennis got
22 when lie was run out, Jas. Hyslop 11
and D. Boss 10. Listowel then took the
willow and did not relinquish it until they
had secured 86 rules. 11. B. Morphy, who
is ono of the hest players in the province,
made 38, E. Gabel 10 and C. Hacking 14.
J. riitohon had the satisfaction of bowling
Nerpily out, something that has not been
dons on their own ground before. Brueaels
made 46 in their 2nd innings, of which
Dennis meds 15 and Kitchen 19, The
home team only had 23 to make to boat
their opponents, this they did with the loss
of 4 wickets. Brussels was consequently
defeated by 6 wickets. W, J. Ferguson and
J. Forbes were the umpires, andJ. It. trent
scorer, The following is the BOOre.
BRUSSELS.
lot Innings.
Donnie, run out, b 1I. ISay, 92
D. Roes, b H. Ilay, 10
Laird, o W, Hay, b Murphy, 1
Kitchen, b Morphy, 4
Currie, b Morpby, 0
Veal, a Ferguson, b Morphy, 4
McLennan, b Morphy, 4
McNaughton, o Hacking, b Morphy, 0
Hyslop, c Gabel, b W. Hay, 11
Miller, not out, 5
5. Ross, b W. Hay, 0
Byes, 1
Leg Byes, 0
Wides, 0
Total, 62
2nd Inning.
Miller, b W. Hay, 0
McLellan, b W. Hay, 6
J. Ross, b Forgeson,
Laird, o Gabel, b W. Hay,
Dennis, c Hay, b Hooking,
I). Ross, b Ferguson,
Kitchen, o \Y. Hay, b Morphy,
MaNangbton, a Morphy, b Hacking,
Veal, c Ferguson, b H,Hay,
Currie,
Hyslop,
13yes,
Leg Byes,
Widal,
Tota.,
Grand Total,
LISTOWEL.
1st Innings.
Morphy, b Kitchen,
R. Hay, b Dennis,
Ferguson, b Dennis,
Gabel, b Hysloy,
Sloan,b Hyslop,
Hacking, stumped,)
W. J. Hap, b Hyslop,
H. Hay, b Hyslop,
Nelson Hay, o Boss, b Hyslop,
W. Hay, stumped, b Kitchen,.
T. Flay, not out,
Byes,
Leg Byes,
Wider.
Total,
2nd Inning.
Morphy, o Dennis, b Hyslop,
Ilacking, b Kitchen,
W. J. Ray, not out,
Ferguson, b Kitchen,
11. Hay, o J. Ross, b Kitchen.
H. Hay, not out, •
Byes,
Leg Byes,
W ides,
Total,
Grand Total,
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Morphy,
H. Hey,
W. 3. Hay,
Ferguson,
Hacking,
Kibolten
Dennis,
Hyslop,
1
0
16
0
12
7
0
1
0
2
2
1
46
108
38
2
0
19
0
14
4
0
0
1
3
1
1
3
66
0
3
14
1
2
1
0
1
23
100
01ST03EL,
Both Innings.
i}: 13. 111. R. W.
102 .1 39 8
108 4 88 1
42 1 11 '2
Ise 1 8 '2
8 0 6 0
206 10 102 el
11119ae51.5.
Both Inninge.
13. M. R. W.
120 2 60 3
42 0 21 2
78 6 21
240 7 10'2 10
5
Galt is to have another roller rink,
John .Richardson, Dorchester, and
E. W. Johnstone, of Barrie, have
been matched to wrestle at London,
for $100 a side in October, best 8 in
5 catch-as-catch-oan.
The mortality from smallpox in
Montreal and suburbs Iasi week up
to Saturday morning was 117. Tho
disease is reported to be epreading
rapidly in the village of Ste. Cline•
gonde, adjoining the western limit of
the oily.
Saturday being school children's
day at the Toronto Industrial Exhibi-
tion, there was an immense gather-
ing of little ones. The receipts up to
Saturday night show an increase
over those of tbo same period last
year of about $220, wbioh is consid-
ered very satisfactory taking into 60 -
count the. cold and wet weather of
last woek.
NO. II.
YOUelte LIBIItALB.
The convention of young Liberals
met at Toronto last Thursday, dele-
gates being present in largo force
from all parts of the Province. After
organization the convention ohoss
committees on constitution, nomina•
tions and resolutions, A. F. Meta.
tyro, Ottawa, was in the chair.
It was decided that tate association
be called "The Ontario Young Men's
Liberal Assooiation." The following
officers were then elected :-Honorary
President -Hon. Ed. Blake ; Presi.
dent -A.1'. McIntyre, Ottawa ; let
Vice.President-A. M. Taylor, Brus-
sels ; 2nd Vice -President --J. At.
Clark, Toronto ; Secretary -T. C.
Robinette, Toronto ; Assistant Secre-
tary -J. Kennedy, Toronto ; Treasur-
er -James Gilmore, Toronto.
Resolutions were passed approving
of manhood suffrage ; that Canada
should make her own commercial and
extradition treaties, and condemning
the Franchise Ad.
Cten adaa,u IWevies.
The gate receipts at the Provincial
Fair reached $11,500.
The trial of Scott was concluded
last week at Regina, and resulted in
his acquittal. A11 the Indians were
released on their own bail,
A young lady of Barrio has died
from the effects of wearing corsets
too tight, which caused her ribs to
overlap and grow together.
Dr. B. A. /Jowly, of Simcoe, has,
we believe, been offered the position
of assistant physician at the Toronto
Asylum for the insane.
A Bruce farmer who was bitten by
a cat three weeks ago, had to be
smothered last week between feather
beds. The medical men could do
nothing.
Andrew Laing, of Arkel, killed a
cow the other day. It was an old
miloh cow that had been round Mr.
Laing's barnyard for years and years,
and when the carcass was opened a
butcher knife was found inside. Mr.
Laing remembered loeing it two years
ago.
Frank Powell, of Turnberry, is
dangerously ill from blood -poisoning.
It seems ho had a felon on his thumb
and he must in some way got poison
into the wound. His arm 15 now
terribly swollen up to the shoulder
and has been lanoed in several plaoes.
The annual general meeting of the
shareholders of the Toronto, Grey d,
Bruce railway was held last week H.
C. Hammond in the chair. H. E.
Suckling acted as secretary., The
Board of Directors was re-elected for
the ensuing year as follows :-Hon.
R. M. Wells, H. Hendrio, H, E.
Suckling, H. C. Hammond. W. Whyte,
Henry Beatty, John Macnab, H. W.
Nanton, and E. B. Osler,
Courtney and Conley have challeng.
ed Haulan and Los to row a double
scull race and two single scull races
for $500 a side each race, distance
in each rape to bo three miles with
turn. In singles Conrtney is to be
pitted against He'nlan, and Conley
against Lee. The races are to bo
rowed in the order named, and the
first moo within four weeks from date,
day, and place to bo mutually agreed
upon.
The September crop report of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture shows a reduction in the
spring wheat average since the last
report, from 05 to S6. Winter wheat
promises a total yield. of 217,000,000
baehele. Tho corn average shows a
redaction of no point, standing at 05,
agains3 96 in August. The crop has
bean very slightly damaged by frost,
and another ten days iti11 place it out
of danger. Cotton has suffered sevor-
ly from heat and drought, the average
being reduced from 061 in August to
87. '
Tho Brantford Telegram says: -
At one of tho city cburohee Sunday,
one of the sidesmon, or uburobward-
ens, wad absent, and, a certain rail-
road conductor was requested to go
round with the offertory plate; he
dict so, but had only called at a eoup-
le of pews before the force of habit
assorted iteelf, and the amateur .Dol,.
lector, whipping out his punoh and
putting the plate under bio arm ex-
tended his hand to a lady in the con-
gregation with a bland "Tiokst,
please." A Brantford congregation
never smiles in church, but the mem-
hors of rho ono referred to bed a bard
matter to eonbrol their facial muscles
on thio occasion.
Jumbo, Barnum's big elephant,
was killed by the care at St. Thomas
last Tuesday. He wile valued at
$100,000.
Joe. Laing, of Montreal, has taken
formal leave of the amateur riinke,
and issues a challenge to row Priddy,
Homer or Hamm a rape from two
miles up, for any part cf $1,000.
The Ontario Beekeepers' Associa-
tion have resolved to show it collec-
tion of their prodneba at tete Indian
and Colonial Exhibition in London
next year.
Tim issue of scrip and land war-
rants to volunteers will b0 cammen0-
od by the Department of the Interior
immediately on tho receipt of the cer-
tificates to he given in each case by
the Militia Deportment.
IIanlati telegraphed on Saturday
to his sister-in-law, Miss M. Suther-
land, to come to New York, ant bring
along the children as be fel Afro.
llanlan inteud to stay there. Aliso
Sutherland left Toronto on Tuesday.
A crank, who represents himself
as John Greenwood, the English ex-
ecutioner, Ivan waiting around the
Hamilton Police Stiction last week.
Ito said he was waiting for a: telegram
from Chief Stewart to go to Regina
to hang Niel. Iie carried the eepliauc•
es of his trade with him in a valise,
The following gentleman who took
part in quelling the North-west rebel-
lion have been allowed their examinee
tions by the Law Society as a com-
pensation for tbo time loot to them.
H. T. Brook, his bar and solicitor
examination ; Erneet Langtry, his
solicitor; A. G. Alurray, his bar; G.
EI. Murray and S. A. Jones, second
intermediate ; E. Iierslinw, his first.
Rumors are prevalent in -railway
circles at this time to the eil'eet that
Joseph Hickson, for so many years
past General Manager of the Grand
Trunk Railway, has tendered his res-
ignation. It is further said that Mr.
Bell, of Belleville, for many years
solicitor of the Company, will take
the vacant position, also, that the
rumour regarding the C. P. R. tak-
ing over the Great Western system
is likely to bo verified before many
months elapse.
A. prize fight was arranged between
two young women in Australia. The
pugilists came up defiant and jaunty
for the first round which ended in a
mutual knuckle down, each receiving
a blow squarely on the nose. At the
expiration of the allowable interval
the referee called "time" but the an-
tegonists had lost all vim and both
were weeping over the possible dis-
figurment of their faces -a calamity
compared with which the loss of, the
fight was nothing.
There is at Aloniroso, P. E. Island,
Mrs. Graham, a lady who has lived
to the wonderful age of 110 years.
Mrs. Graham is yet in full possession
of her mental faculties and can dis.
cuss from memory about the events
of nearly a century ago that aro to
us almost aucienb history. ,She was
a little girl when tho American rev-
olutionary war broke out and was in
the bloom of womanhood when yet
Napoleon was only dreaming of glory
at Corsica. Mrs. Graham lives with
her youngest daughter, who is about
60 ; indeed, in'the ono boueo repro.
eentabivos of four generations live,
The lady's age, can, we learn, be fully
authenticated, and wo presume slim is
the oldest person living in Canada.
Tho St. Thomas Times says :-
Throe of the buffalo belonging to the
Wild West combination were taken
sick at the driving park last week,
and it was thought two of them would
die. Dr. Evely, veterinary surgeon,
was sent for, but the genius Bos was
tinnily, and all efforts to give them
medicine proved abortive while they
were upon their feet. A number of
lariats were brought in requisition
and the animals rendered helpless,
when the medicine was administerod.
One of the trio, a remarkable fine bull
bison, beoame aosolutely furious while
the lassoing was in progress, bellow-
ing and roaring with mingled pain
and rage. One of the cowboys nar-
aowly escaped being killed during the
operation. Ho was standing in front
of the buffalo and made a throw with
his lasso, but ho miscalculated the
distance, and the noose failed to con-
nect. The big brute then made a dash
for him and he was knocked down,
and would have been trampled to
death had nob ono of his companions
by a good throw succeeded in encircl-
ing the animals nock in the noose,
and by a quick jerk brought bine to
his knees,