;0L XIX.\^1 £p     INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JUNE 14,1884.
NO. 24
THE CROPS.
#L-k4 of the Crops and Live Stoek
in the Central West.
■LiirttUr reporters give very full ro-
-l. Mi. condition ot the crops in the
:-.i! Wei to June 1, as shown in detail
•_.._«.!.<-. <>ii this page of the Indiana
i.isl. As t*for», we publish the re-
.,'. t ImluuM by counties, and also for
, *u:.-, Ohio and Illinois, by averages,
j,: _.<• Ic-diiiR crops. It should be ro-
j..«-ol thatas a rule our reporters are
. j>ut, practical farmers, all interested
tC-.-'aliuw, »nd therefore capable of
j.-t avurate reports. With few ex-
. in they state that the month of May
..t.ralil. for wheat, oats and grass,
. .j r»il ind wet for early corn plant-
; .. !*• w counties only report May dry
: -il.anil these in southern Indiana
L "ffif il.
■v.: -1'iimpared with the 1st of June
..-.* ..f li.t year, the average condition
_,«.nip In I*er cents of a full crop is as
INDIANA—AVERAGES BY COUNTIES AND DIVISIONS.
The following table gives  the averages  in per cents  compared with a full average
area and condition at same date in other years, and not of any particular year:
. ;-*
(milium.      Illinois.      Ohio.
       Si 81 82
■ .*■          -8 57 62
r.»* „irnres indicate at this date a
r-s. Tf»[> in Indiana this year of aliout
! ,i jiilfuslit-ls-.ln IllIriois3I,2O0,000, and
I _'.i-ift».i,i»» bushels. Of course this
. -.i.e presupposes good weather till
i.-«i tiul ullierwise favorable  condi-
•-.-A* Mureslated corn was planted
•.:i.itlv.ly late, but is more promising
.: u this date last year. The area
:>1ju compared with last year is as
i*. «veras;e percentof a full crop:
Inrliatia.      Illinois.      Ohio.
M        «9 IOO 100
■"■       102 103 101
•^(yirts intlicato that the condition
nr tt this date more than compen-
'. r th** exce** of area last year. But
f E-.-h depends upon the condition of
••..her in June and tlie first half of
r, w.pther the corn crop of 1884 be a
i "-.for not.
i.*-T»ting the threo States together,
•■<-. liiifin of this crop is 18 per cent
" ian at tho same date last year.
iTi-rnp—The condition in tho throe
*> is reported about .'1 per cent higher
i -W year.
•"-The present condition is also
l. N.ter than at this date last year,
'.-. in several counties apples are re-
'*'■ i* filling off tho trees considerably.
.■• *yir|__It will be noticed that a
^r sli.1i and healthy condition is re-
>'. ' r all kinds of live stock. For de-
' " th* minor crops reported we refer
■' -'Im antl averages given elsewhere.
*'*.• publish a letter from Hon. W.
■"•TiVrlain, secretary of the Ohio
'■'■'■ Acricultiire, giving a summary
""'litionof the crops of that State
:-' "r-t]* ol reporters.
E-UUJ OP IHDIASA BEFOBTEBS.
'"•rnifrr Co.—Our  farmers  are in
"•simf prngress.
**rn.-^Und of corn not good.
s--i-i Co.—Apples are dropping off.
r' f> -Corn is planted late.
'«•*"<_  Cc-Many     apple     blossoms
"*-.»jH.
Indiana Count-ks.
Norlhssrn l>lvlt*lon
Ailums..	
Allen	
llentotl	
Carroll	
Cass.	
OoKlllli	
F.lkharl	
Fulton	
Huntington
Jasner	
Kosciusko,
l-agrange,
Lake	
Lanortc	
Marshall
Miami	
Newton.	
Nohlc _.
Porter	
Pulaski	
Starke	
St. Joseph	
Sli'tilien	
Wabash	
Wells	
White _
Whitley	
Averaire ,
Oiltrnl IHvIbIoii
liliickford	
limine	
Clnv	
(.'Mil Ion	
Delaware.,
Fountain.	
Urant	
Hamilton	
Hancock.	
Hen-ricka—	
Henry	
Howanl	
J»y-	
.lohnsoll	
Madison 	
Marion „	
Montgomery
Morgan
Owen _	
Parke.	
Putnam....
ltandolph
Itush	
Shelby	
Tlpiiecanoe
Tliuon	
Unlou	
Vermillion
Vigo	
Warren.	
Wayne-	
Average	
f-ontlsfrn nlvlvlon
ItHrtholoruew
llrown	
Clark	
Crawlortl
llaviess.	
liearhorn-	
I>e*-rttur _	
Dubois	
Fayette.
Floyd	
Franklin	
Oiti-on	
Ureciie ....
Harrison-	
Jackson	
Jelt'erson.	
Jennings	
Knox	
I.a*vrence	
Martin	
Monroe.	
Ohio	
Orange	
Perry. -.
like	
Posey. 	
Klpley	
Scott	
Spencer	
Sullivan	
Switzerland
Vanilertiurg.„.
Warrick	
Washington...
Average.
Posey Co.—Dry weather injured wheat
clover, oats and grass.
Ferry Co.—Olover was badly frozen out.
Ripley Co.—Early cabbage promises
good—no worms.
Harrison Co.—Corn a fair stand. Fly
said to be in the wheat on the hills. No
tobacco set.
Dearborn Co.—Corn camo up poorly
Wheat Impaired by lly. Apples falling
off to some ox tent.
Piko Co.—Harvest will bo later than
usual.
Clarke Co.—Potato bugs a full crop this
year.
Martin Co.—Cattle scarce and high.
Washington Co.—Apples falling off
badly.   Wheat injured by lly.
Davioss Co.—Many are replanting corn,
poor seed being the cause.
BEMABKS OF ILLINOIS BEP0BTEKS.
Cumberland Co.—-Clover is good—crops
drowned onion bottom lands.
McDonougli Co.—Too cold In May for
corn, and very dry.
Wabash Co.—Weather has boon dry and
cool.
White Co.—May has been too   dry hero.
Henderson Co.—Corn all planted—
weather cool and dry.
Edgar Co Corn   is planted   finite   lato
this season.
Ij-wroneo Co.—The weather was too dry
during May.
Douglas Co.—Much corn failed to grow—
seed being poor.
BEMABKS OF  OHIO BEFOBTEBS.
Butler Co.—IJvostock doing lino.
Henry Co.—I^ito frost did no damage.
Brown Co.—This is a gootl tobacco
county, and tho prospect is good for a
largo crop.
Miami Co.—Crops looking well.
Van Wert Vo.—The heavy frost of May
injured grapes, raspberries, tomatoes and
beans.
Hichlaud Co.—Tho season is quite backward for corn, but the stand is a fair ono.
AVEBAGE8 BV STATES.
Tho following  shows tho  average condition of tlie several crops named by States
on June 1, 1881, according to our reports:
Wheat, percent of cotnlition	
Corn, per cent or av. crop plan ted..
Oats. **er cent oT coi.dttlon	
Flax, per cent .1 crop isown	
Clover. |H*r cent ol condition	
Timothy, per cent of condition	
Applet*, per cent of condition. 	
Hye, percent of condition	
llarley, per cent ol condition	
Horses, Iter cent of condition	
Cattle, percentof condition	
Hogs, per cent of condition...	
Hheep. per cent of condition	
R-,
81
82
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Wayne Co.—Corn small and backward.
Hamilton Co.—Apples falling off.
Delaware Co.—Wheat was injured by
wet weather ten per cent.
Tippecanoe Co.—May was too wet for
crops.
Porter Co.—Wheat has improved since
the May report, but is not a full crop.
Fulton Co.—Old corn scarce and high.
Adams Co.—As a general thing the prospect is good for the crops—wheat not a
full crop.
Kosciusko Co.—Apples falling off badly.
Elkhart Co.—Oats bettor than for years.
Marshall Co.—Wheat not looking so
well as a month ago.
Carroll Co.—Much corn is roplanted.
Miami Co.—Will have some cherries.
White Co.—Wire grass is taking the old
meadows.
Lawrence Co.—Apples dropping badly.
Monroe Co.—Corn Ls a fair stand.
Warrick Co.—Has been very dry here.
Jennings Co.—Apples falling off badly.
VISIBLE WHEAT SUPPLY.
The following was the visible supply of
whoat in this  country for the dates and
years named:
18*1. ISO.              1SS2.
bushels. bushels. bushels
January 1, wheat 3bfiD7,aso 21,Ml,WW 17,7<S7,<")
May 24, wheat I7.978.IKO LHI.Hfl.KB      -,«S,O0O
The exports of wheat from January 1,
l&84to May 21th was 10,072,000 bushels,
against 18,801,000 for the same period last
year.        ^^_^___^__
Why ls It that people boot a dog, shoo a
hen, and slipper round the corner when
they see a creditor approaching?