Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1878 — The Sowers. [ARTICLE]

The Sowers.

The Chicago. Inter- Ocean, in a recent issue, says: <f We have reports from Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, lowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and. from Illinois. AU unite with one voice in saying : ‘ Prospects for winter wheat never better.’ Large sowings of spring wheat are expected. The mild winter has given opportunity for outside labor, and all work is well advanced and ready for spring. Great complaint continues On account of bad roads, which prevent toe moving of grain in Wagons. The frost is alt out of toe ground in lowa, and spring-wheat sowing commenced a week’ ago. Nebraska also reports a large number of farmers sowing spring wheat,”