WEATHER CHOP BULLETIN. j.\*
Ot X_s Indiana Weath.r Servlc. in co-operation with
th. United State. Signal Serrlco for th. week ending
Saturday, Jnne 20, 1S91.
The precipitation during t_e week, although some rain fell in showers, was
badly distributed; while in few localities,
especially in the southern portion, excessive amounts were measured; inmost
localities of the other portions of the State
the measurements were exceedingly
small but with a temperature above normal and average sunshine, the weather
conditions in general were very favorable
to crops. The wheat harvest commenced
In the southern portion on the 13th with
an excellent yield, both in quality and
quantity; in the other portions of the
State, wheat has matured sufficient to be
cut next week; clover was cut nearly
everywhere with a somewhat short crop;
corn is growing remarkably rapid and
promises a fine crop; oats have improved
with the more favorable weather, in some
fields it is knee high and heading out;
fruit and berries still to be gathered are
abundant and of good quality.
SOUTHERN PORTION.
Seymour, Jackson Co.—The weather
conditions during the past week have
been very favorable to the growth of crops
and the progress of farm work; wheat is
maturing* rapidly and evenly and harvesting is in progress; the yield Will be
unusually heavy and fine; corn, oats,
grasses and melons are prospering, and
these with all fruits and berries promise a
full average yield. The stock is thriving
and but few noxious insects have appeared
here.   Kainfall, 0.78.
DeGonia Springs, Warrick Co.—Nearly
everybody commenced to cut wheat on
the 15th, a few on the 13th, of June;
many new binders are used; wheat is in
general very good; the best oats stands
knee high and is heading out; Morello
cherries are ripe and plentiful; apples,
pears and peaches are in great abundance,
also blackberries.   Rainfall, 0.37.
Troy, Perry Co.—The crops are all doing well; wheat is being harvested and
promises to yield well; corn is rather
backward but of good color;early potatoes
were damaged some by the continued dry
weather.
Vevay, Switzerland Co.—Another week
favorable to crops has passed; wheat is
ripening fast; the first was cut on the 15th,
in the upper portion of the county and
reported in excellent condition; tobacco
plants are growing thrifty; generous
rains have imported vigorous growth to
corn and potatoes; cherries and strawberries have passed and will be succeeded
by an abundant crop of raspberries. On
the 15th, at noon during a thunderstorm
1.15 inch of rain fell in 30 minutes. Rainfall, 1.23.
Worthington, Greene Co.—Very little
wheat has been harvested only so far but
some fields are ready for the reaper; next
week the wheat harvest will be in full
blast; corn and potatoes need rain very
much; there have only been a few local
showers; no grain aphis is reported in the
Wheat. in.this county.   Rainfall, 0.01.
Marengo,'Crawford Co.—The weather
has been very favorable to the growth of
all vegetation, but it has been too showery
for making clover hay; the wheat harvest began this week but most will be cut
next week.   RainfaU, 1.10.
Mount Vernon, Posey Co.—About one
half of the wheat in this county was harvested in this week, farmers are using
from one to three reapers; corn is growing
rapidly; clover is all harvested and the
hay is very good; the grape crop is very
good and dewberries are ripe. Rainfall,
3.17.
Butlerville,    Jennings    Co.—Excellent
gfowing weather; wheat will be ready to
cut next week; corn is growing very fast;
clover is being cut and yields a good crop,
potatoes look well; bees are doing well
both in swarm and honey; several violent
thunderstorms passed during the early
part of the week which did much damage.
Rainfall, 1.89.
CENTRAL PORTION.
Sheibyville, Shelby Co.—The rains were
badly distributed in some sections very
heavy in others very light; rains fell;
wheat is standing well; corn is growing
rapidly; the temperature was warm
enough but the little sunshine is only delaying harvesting.   Rainfall, 1.10.
Richmond, Wayne Co.—Warm weather
with occasional showers made everything
flourish, especially corn is growing very
rapidly; wheat is ripening and harvesting
will begin in a few days; pasturage has
improved; cherries and strawberries are
abundant and cheap.   Rainfall, 0.39.
Farmland, Randolph Co.—Wheat and
corn are in splendid condition. Small
fruits are abundant. Good rainfall around
us but only little here. Rainfall, 0.11.
Rockville, Park Co.—Corn is in fair condition but its growth has been retarded by
dry weather; wheat still promises to give
a magnificent yield, the harvest will commence next week; the clover hay crop is
fairly good and a great part of the ciop
has bsen well secured; timothy will be
about half a crop; potatoes have suffered
greatly for want of rain.   Rainfall, 0 38,
Mauzy, Rush Co.—Oats shows heads;
corn is growing nicely; wheat will be
ready to harvest within ten days; pasturage is good; the cherry crop is immense
and sells 75 cents to one dollar per bushel.
Rainfall, 0.40.
Franklin, Johnson Co.—The wheat harvest will begin next week and promises
an immense heavy yield; clover is being
cut but^turns out only a moderate crop,
corn ha3 taken a good start and is growing
very fast; oats and timothy are still improving rapidly; there will be plenty of
blackberries.   Rainfall, 0.60.
NORTHERN PORTION.
Point Isabel, Grant Co.—All crops suffered for rain till Thursday, when showers revived everything, but more rain is
needed; corn looks thrifty and is growing
rapidly; blight and aphis have injured
wheat some but it still promises an abundant yield; barley is being cut and prom
ises a large yield; clover hay is being
made; oats, grass and flax are short; there
is a large cherry and berry crop. Rainfall, 0.40.
Marion, Grant Co.—All growing crops
look well, the showers have been very
beneficial to wheat and corn; wheat is ripening and corn growing nicely; peaches
promise to be abundant.   Rainfall, 1 99.
Delphi, Carroll Co.—Although very
warm and somewhat dry, the weather during the week has been favorable to crops;
the wheat harvest will commence the latter part of next week and promises an
abundant yield.   Rainfall, 0.07.
Angola, Steuben Co.—Good growing
weather, warm with showers prevailed,
the ground is almost too wet for plowing
corn; the aphius has made its appearance
on the wheat and there is also some smut
on it, the wheat is maturing fast. Rainfall, 1.75.
Iiogansport, Cass Co. High temperature
and showers have had a wonderful eflect
on corn, oats and grass, in some fields an
insect is injuring corn; the midge is very
numerous on the wheat and will doubtless affect it some; all fruit is abundant.
Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co.—The moisture and warmth has favored the development of rust to some extent but it is not
serious yet; corn is doing well; wheat
promises an abundant yield; oats are im
proving but will not be a full crop; hay is
rather light and not even; potatoes are doing well; cherries are very abundant and
of good quality,   Rainfall, 0.32.
H. A. Huston,
Director Indiana Weather Service.
Per C. F. R. Wappenhan s,
Observer Signal  Service,  Assistant Director.
Shall the Government Loan Money?
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Mr. Cory honestly believes that the
Government should assume the function
of banker, and issue money to loan on
land mortgage security at one or two per
cent interest. That the Government
should establish sub-treasuries in every
county, become custodian of the farmers'
produce, advance four-fifths of its value,
and take all risks for one year. Admits
that it would be class legislation that
would place the finances and control of
the markets into the hand of a small part
of the population, but justifies his opinion by saying that it would then be controlled by "the producers of wealth, and
they would certainly make better application of it."
This he believes would infuse substance,
power and honesty into a Government
that now has, in his opinion, nothing but
form. Now I am honestly so diametrically opposed to his views that it is useless
for us to argue the question. I believe
the Government has no money only what
belongs to all its subjects alike; that all
share the burden of taxation by which
the money is accumulated in the treasury,
and to loan it out to all alike would
amount to nothing—would be playing
nonsence at great inconvenience; but to
collect it oil of all for the benefit of a few,
and for the express purpose of conferring
a lasting advantage on that few, would be
so extremely unjust that an enlightened
people are not likely to submit to it.
I believe, as a laboring man who has
labored on the farm and in the work shop
for near a half century, that the proposed
sub-treasury plan, by enabling the producer to withhold the necessaries of life for
exorbitant prices, would work an outrage
on the laboring masses, calculated to reduce them to a stage of serfdom.
Mr. Cory's sources of information'surely
differ from mine. He says: "In 1800 the
amount of currency .n circulation per
capita was $52 01, and in 1890 the amount
was only ?4 72. Now, according to the
statistical abstracts prepared by the Bu
reau of Statistics,* under the direction of
the Secretary of the Treasury, we find
that in 1866 the currenoy then in circulation was:
Legal tender notes }40O,780,_"3
National bank notes 28l,4l9,9\j8
Fractional currency    27,070,877
State bank circulation   19,996,163
Compound Interest notes 159,012,1.
One and two year notes (Act 1603)     3,454 230
Demand_notes_       272,162
Total J;92,0:5,78J
Making per capita ?25 49. Of this, how
ever, only $729,267,254 was in actual circulation, which would make the per capita
{20 78. Special payment then being sua
pendend, coin was only a commodity and
at a premium. There was in actual circulation at the beginning of 1890:
Gold coin _    .2D3,820,058
Sliver dollars  47,670,561
Subsidiary silver  76,601,830
Oold certificates  1_,_8.552
Silver certificates „ 262,629,716
National bank notes  211,378,963
Legal tender  346,681,016
Total ?1,392,_0,6_
Making per capita ?22 09. Besides there
was in the United States Treasury:
Gold ?303,581,_7
Silver  289*189,791
Total in Treasury .?_3,0/l,_l
And in the National Banks:
Gold t_,_l,610
Silver  11,2 .,401
Total held by Banks..- $93,931,011
Now Mr. Cory, here are the figures from
my source of information. Will you
please produce them from your informer.
I had seen similar assertions in the sophistical two penny sheets that are now
flooding the country; but I relied upon
my own observations and impressions,
until your statement caused me to look
the matter over, which, if what I had regarded as honest administration, has not •
published a false and misleading report,
is about up to my recollections.
I am not partial to the national banks,
never was interested in one; but believe
they are about the safest to the people of
any system we have had, nor can I see
how they can, with their ?211,000,000,—
less than one sixth of the circulation ofthe
country—control the finances of the nation. And now Mr. Cory you ask my
name and occupation. I am a mechanic—
a country blacksmith—own a little land
farm it very humbly, was a farm laborer
nearly half a century ago, and have been
more or less interested in farming all my
life, and when I look back wish it had
been much more and not so much less a
farmer. There is no great fortune in
farming, nor never was, but there is living comfort in it, and when a -man exercises patient industry, he will find pleasure in it, but if he exhausts himself in
striving to cover the earth, he is sure to
curse the very Government under which
he is protected and fret out his days, without ever having lived, but only lingered
for a season. M. B. Kerr.
Aurora.
Weather and Crops in California.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Weather is fine as it is possible to imagine, warm, growing weather. Irish potatoes 60 cents per 100 pounds, with a downward tendency. The yield is immense.
There is a glut in the cabbage market, 1,-
000 acres of them are in sight here. A
neighbor told me to bring my two-horse
wagon and get a full load, as it would be
quite an accommodation to have them taken off the ground,which he wishes to plant
in corn. There is not half a crop of apricots in this valley and less of prunes
Barley harvests over. The yield is good,
and the balers are trying the compress it
so it will not have to be sent out of the
State to find mow room—so they say.
A. Furnas.
El Modena, Cal., June, 17.
Bismarck'sTruthfulness.—Prince Bis
marck has always been noted for his love
of truth, not only in his domestic but also his private life. This desire for truthfulness was instilled into his heart by the
mother whom he loved devotedly, and to
whom he was a most tender and respectful son.
Once, when he was a little boy, his
mother when bidding him good night,
asked carelessly, "Aud did you eat your
broth?"
To her surprise the boy ran away without making her any answer, but he quickly reappeared and said "Yes," with great
glee. It seems that his memory had
failed him in regard to the broth, and he
hunted up his governess, Lottie Schmel-
ing, to make sure that he had eaten it.
His ideas in regard to the love parents
hold for their children were always outraged by the story of William Tell, who
was not a hero to his mind at all. On one
occasion the talk had turned on Schiller's
version of the tale, and Bismark said:
"It would have been nobler and more
natural, according to my way of thinking,
if, instead of aiming toward the boy, and
displaying his skill by shooting an apple
on his son's head, he had shot at the governor! That would have been nothing
more than righteous anger at an inhuman
mand!"