VOL. XXVI.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., AUG. 22,1891.
NO. 34
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
0/the Indiana Weather Service in co-operation teith the United Slates Signal Service,
for the xoeek ending Saturday, Aug. 15,
1891.
The precipitation during the week was
different and local only in character: high
temperature prevailed all week with much
sunshine: the weather conditions were
quite favorable to corn, except ithat more
rain is needed, nevertheless the few showers did much good where they passed over.
Plowing for wheat continues in fields
where rain put the soil in a good condition. Because of the heavy crops of wheat
this year, threshing is not yet complete
and every information increases the value
of the yield as well in quantity as quality.
SOUTHERN PORTION.
DeGonia Springs, Warrick Co.—A good
soaking rain is very much needed for the
corn and to assist the farmer in preparation of the wheat ground; breaking is
pretty well along; a large crop will be
sown.   Rainfall, 0.27.
Seymour, Jackson Co.—The weather
during the past week has been decidedly
favorable to the growth and maturing of
the fall crops, all of which are in excellent
condition, much better tban at any time
before at this season, for many years.
Much ground has been broken for wheat
__d sowing will begin in about ten days.
With two weeks more of favorable weather
the bulk of the big corn crop will be ma-
tuied beyond danger of injury from frost.
Altogether the outlook is very encouraging.   Rainfall, 0.68.
Worthington, Greene Co.—Hot weather
with little rain only prevailed; corn and
pasturage are doing tolorably well since
the rains, but more is needed; plowing
for wheat is progressing rapidly. Rainfall,
0.11.
Troy, Perry Co.—The light rains on
Monday and Tuesday benefited corn and
late potatoes. Farmers are plowing for
wheat; a great deal of corn meal is being
hauled to the interior of Spencer and
Perry counties; distillers are paying
8 to 10 cents per bushel for apples.
Columbus, Bartholomew Co.—The weather during the past two weeks has been favorable for the corn; the three inches of
rain on the 3d prevented any serious damage to it, from drouth; breaking for wheat
has been in progress for the past 10 days;
pasturage is improving; oats, not half a
crop, is about all threshed.   Rainfall, 0.76.
Elizabeth, Bartholomew Co.—On the
morning of the 15th, daring a terrible rain
and thunder storm a veritable tornado
struck the village, several brick buildings
were blown down, and people were injured. People who arose in time to see the
storm say it was the most severe they ever
witnessed. The cloud was funnel shaped
and moved with the velocity of lightning.
Mount Vernon, Posey Co.—The weather
during the week has been hot; late corn
is firing up; pastures are burning and the
ground is too dry for plowing: farmers
are much discouraged by the extreme heat
and protracted drouth; there is plenty of
early fruit and vegetables.   No Rain.
CENTRAL PORTION.
Indianapolis,Marion Co.—Warm weather
continues; the few showers passing over
country were quite beneficial to corn,
which is maturing rapidly and although
short in some fields looks in general quite
weU. .Rainfall, 0.27.
Richmond, Wayne Co.—Warm and dry
weather continued, several times it looked
threatening, but only a few drops fell to
releievethe terrible drouth; it is 39 days
since enough rain fell to do good; pastur-
fgais about "doneup brown;" corn on
"-"■Sh ground is still stuggling to exist
some is now past help, unless rain comes
soon much will not make even fodder
other fields look well notwithstanding the
dryness; potato tops are about dried up
the yield of the late varieties will be short.
Rainfall, 0.28.
NORTHERN PORTION.
Marion, Grant Co.—We had a splendid
rain on the 11th, accompanied by some
wind which blew the corn down to some
extent; however, the damage done by the
wind will fall far short of the good that
will result from the rain. The crop of
wheat is so heavy that tnreshing is yet on;
the yield is excellent and of excellent
quality   Rainlall, 1.79.
Point Isabel, Grant Co.—The rain on
the 11th and 15th did much good to corn,
pasturage and other growing vegetation,
but much more rain is needed. Some
have done breaking for wheat, but many
others are waiting for more rain; should
sufficient rain fall there will be a very
large acreage sown to wheat. Rainfall
0.92.
Shideler, Delaware Co.—Wheat of good
quality is about half threshed; corn and
potatoes look very well; there was a rain
on the 15th; there is a pretty fair crop of
apples and grapes.
La Porte, La Porte Co.—Five weeks now
without rain except a loca shower in the
north portion of the county on the 9 th
inst. The extent of the injury from the
drouth can at present not be estimated as
a good rainfall might still prove beneficial.
Wheat 90 cents to-day, but only small
quantities are handled.
Angola, Steuben Co.—The week has
been very warm with much sunshine, but
two good showers in the latter part of the
week were refreshing for the crops, corn
especially needing rain very much; the
soil is still too dry for plowing; the week
has been a busy one; wheat gives a good
average crop and of good quality.
Logansport, Cass Co.—The rain of the
11th was very beneficial; it helped the late
corn and pototoes and put the ground in
good condition for plowing; the rain came
too late and the corn crop was short fully
one third.   Rainfall, 0.58.
Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co.—The weather
during the past week has been very favorable to corn and pasturage, both of which
have been making a rapid growth since
the rain on the 3d. Home grown melons
of good quality are now coming into market in abundance.   Rainfall, 0.38.
H. A. Huston,
Director Indiana W eather Service.
Per C. F. R. Wappenhans,
U. S. Weather Bureau Assistant.
t&mzx&l tgtaW-.
Mrs. James K. Polk died at Nashville,
on the 15th.
Severe hail-storms are reported from
northern Minnesota.
The number of foreigners entering England during July amounted to 9,000.
The funeral of George Jones, editor of
N. Y. Times, took place in New York on
the 14th.
Health officers have prohibited the sale
of milk at Galesburg, 111., on account of
the prevailing distemper among cattle.
Reports of the hay crop from the counties of 12 States show that while in some
States itis large, in others tho yield is
light. The best yield is in the States of
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.
St. Cloud, Minn., was visited by a severe
hail storm on the 15th. In some places
the hail was 15 to 20 inches deep on the
level, and hours after the storm passed
could be shoveled up like snow. Twenty
hours after the storm had passed Captain
Smith, of Minden, picked up a piece of
snow and Ice on his farm. The monster
was about two feet in diameter.
The little settlement of Campo, Cal.,
was destroyed by a cloudburst. Seven
houses were washed awayjane considerable live stock drowned, but there was no
loss of human life.
The corn crop of 1891 is estimated by competent authority at 2,000,000 bushels; wheat,
500,000,000, and oats, 622,000,000. Farm
profits will be fully a billion dollars more
than in preceding years.
The Treasury Department, so far this
month, has shipped to Western points
$3,840,000 in small money to move the
crops, making in all since the moving of
crops began, more than $6,000,000.
Two Chinamen afflicted with leprosy
were taken to the North Brothers' Island
on the 15th. Another Chinaman at Harrison has been declared a leper. Dr. Edson,
of New York recommends the establishment of a lazaretto on the Atlantic coast
for the isolation of cases of leprosy.
Meander, 1311.
Hon. I. V. Baker, Jr., Vice Pres _ Nat'1
Breeders Ass'n and owner of Meander,
Sire of Pamlico, 2:16%, writes, "Quinn's
Ointment I have used with great success
nearly 20 years. I consider it has no
equal." For Curbs, Splints, Spavins,
Windpufts and all bunches, use this reliable remedy. Trial box 25 cents, silver
or stamps. Regular size §1 50 delivered.
Address W. B. Eddy <fe Co., Whitehall, N.
Y.
Dispatches from Southern Nebraska and
Northern Kansas say those sections were
visited by a copious fall of rain, commencing at midnight on the 15th and lasting until daylight. The storm was specially heavy in Nebraska. It extended to
the west line of Kansas. At Kansas City
and Atchison the rain was accompanied
by a severe electrical storm. The rain
will be of incalculable benefit to corn,
which in some fields had begun to "fire."
Willie Houswald,fiteen-year-old'son of a
prominent farmer near Corydon, killed
himself by the accidental discharge of his
gun while out hunting. He climbed a
fence, with his gun cocked, and the triggers struck a rail, the contents of both
barrels penetrating his left side.
While drilling for water at the brick _
company's works, north of Hartford a 30
foot vein of bituminous coal was struck at
a depth of 80 feet. Because of the immense gas deposit here but Uttle excitement has been caused by the find, and its
development at the present is not probable.
Grant Newby of Carmel met with probably a fatal accident Tuesday evening. He
was working with a horse when the
animal suddenly became enraged and
began kicking him in the face. All
of his teeth were knocked out, several
ugly gashes cut on his cheek deep
and long, anl his jaw bone literally
mashed into a hundred pieces.
Several of Indiana's aged citizens have
died during the last few days. Mrs. Ruth
Johnson, of Fall Creek Township aged 91
years. "Uncle Abe" Weaver of Corydon,
aged 75 and Dr. James Keener, of Farmland are among the number. Another,
Mrs. Willis O'Neal, of Morgan county-
died of old age Thursday night, in her 71st
year. Mrs. O'Neal was one of the Pioneer
settlers of the county, having come from
Tennessee.
James Rairdon a wealthy and well
known farmer died at Peru aged 67 from
an internal injury received in attempting
to shoulder a sack of wheat. His pain
was so great that before death, his screams
could be heard half a mile away.
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A ten-year-old boy had his leg badly lacerated in a mowing machine near Moores-
vllle.
Thomas EUis, of Waynetown, found a
piece of a negro's thumb in his chewing
tobacco.
2—If you are Billious, take Beecham's
Pills.
A new son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Scott,
of LaFontaine can boast the ownership
of eleven grand-parents.
A boy with a cigar started a fire in the
mow of Sanford Moss's barn, near Anderson, and three horses and a bull were .included in the destruction.   Loss $2,500.
William Napper, of Cardonia, during a
thunder storm, was prostrated by lightning, and several hours later was found
wandering about the country mentally
dazed.   It is likely he will recover.
A severe storm occurred at Elizabethtown
on the 15th. Houses were blown down,
several people injured and the damage
placed at $10,000. A school house costing
$5,000 was cut into and one half utterly
demolished.
There has been another great eruption
near Columbus at the headwaters of
Flatrock, where the great unnatural occurrence took place a year ago. This time
the escaping gas has not been set on fire,
but stones, mud and water are said to be
hurled high in the air.
Mr. and Mrs. Bavid Fauts are probably
one of the oldest married couples living
in the State. Mr. Fauts is 91 years old and
his wife 88. They have bean married and
living together for 68 years, coming to Indiana from North Carolina and now residing near Peru. They are well known, beloved and respected in the community
where they reside.   Both are nearly blind.
Qftcxg smft ^tiswet-s.
Give yonr name and address when asking questions. Many queries go unanswered for failure to
observe this rnle.
Correspondents who desire an Immediate reply to
their queries shonld enclose stamp for the purpose.
Can some reader tell through the Indiana Farmer where the Early Crandall
black berry can be got? Will it stand the
winters here? A. Sub.
Is there a tariff on wheat, rye, corn, oats
and barley? How many bushels of rye
and barley did we export in 1890, and how
many did we import? S. F. B.
There is a duty of 10 cents per bushel on
rye imported to this country, 15 cents on
corn and oats, 25 cents on wheat and 30
cents on barley. In the year ending June
30, 1890, we exported 1,048,311 bushels of
barley, valued at $754,605; and 2,257,377
bnshels of rye, valued at $1,279,814. During the same time we imported barley to
the valueof $5,629,849, and rye to the
value of $115,657; the number of bushels ia
not given in either case.
What variety of strawberries are the
best to grow in the central part of the,
State, on which are the largest berries £nd
the most profitable? How to cultivate
and on what soil. A. G. A.
Lake Valley, Morgan County.
We asked our first question of the
State Horticultural Society at its summer
meeting in Bloomington last week, but
did not stay to get the reply, as we were
obliged to return home before the close
of the meeting. The Secretary will forward us the report on the subject soon, we
trust. Among the bast varieties here are
Warfield, Bubach. Harverland, Hattie
Jones, Eureka, Michel's Early and Gandy.
The cultivation is such as ought to be
given to garden vegetables. Have good,
mellow soil, and keep it well stirred, and
the vines will grow fast enough and bear
an abundance of fruit.
A man has been stealing hogs near Ha-
vanna 111., by first chloroforming them so
they would not squeal.