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VOL. XXVIII. INDIANAPOLIS. IND. AUG. 5, 1893. NO. 31. WEATHER CROP BULLETIN. Department of Agriculture United States Weather Bureau. Crop Bulletin of the Indiana Weather Service in- Co-operation With the Agricidtural Experiment Station at Purdue University, Tuesday, August 1, 1893. The temperature and sunshine during the week were excessive, and although local rains prevailed over the State on the 26th inst, temporarily benefiting the growing corn and late potatoes, crops were reported at the end of the week as suffering from drouth, except in portions of Southern Indiana. The dry weather has affected the crops most severely in the Northern portion of the State,and reports from some of the northern counties indicate that the oats crop will be almost an entire failure. Wheat threshing is about completed, and plowing for fall wheat has commenced In some sections of the State. Late reports say that the quality of the grain is very good, but the yield is not so large as was expected. Without exception pastures are reported as very short and dry, and in some instances farmers have been compelled to feed their stock as in winter. Late potatoes, already suffering from drouth,'have been injured by bugs in all sections of the State. Reports again indicate that the melon crops will be unusually largaand flue. Pears aro in.better condition than other fruits, and grapes have evidently suffered but little injury from the dry weather. SOUTHERN PORTION. Switzerland Co.—All growing crops are suffering from drouthjtobacco needs moisture badly, and the crop will probably be short; corn is in fair condition, but cannot long resist the effects of the drouth; crop prospects are not nearly so flattering as they were one month ago; a light thunder storm passed over the county of the 25th inst. Rainfall at Vevay, 0.10. Franklin Co.—During the past week the weather continued favorable for threshing; a local rain on Thursday was advantageous to corn and grass; corn is growing rapidly on the uplands, but along the river bottoms it is too dry; the potato crop is good; blackberries are plentiful; rainfall at Brookville, 0.35. Jefferson Co.—Wheat, clover, and timothy were all harvested in good condition; moderate showers fell on the 26th inst,and corn, tobacco and potatoes were greatly benefited; all crops will soon be out of danger. Rainfall at Madison, 0 63. Dubois Co.—The week was dry and sultry, and proved injurious to corn and late potatoes; late corn is in faircondition;hog- cholera is prevalent fn the county, and many hogs are dying. No rainfall at Jasper. Greene Co.—Corn, potatoes, grass, and all vegetation were much benefited by heavy showers on the 25th and 2iith; wheat threshing is well advanced; there is some complaint of shriveled wheat, but the quality is generally good, and the yield large; corn on the uplands will be light. Rainfall at Worthington, 1.37. .Warrick Co.—Potatoes and corn aro suffering from drouth; pastures are very short and dry; threshing is well advanced. No rainfall at DeGonia Springs. Posey Co.—Corn is in good condition; the melon crop is large and fine. Rainfall at Mount Vernon, 0.57. Crawford Co.—Corn, potatoes and pastures were benefited by a refreshing shower on the 26th inst; wheat threshing is in progress, and the yield is large and of good quality; hay is nearly all made. Rainfall at Marengo, 0.25. Seymour—Heavy showers have broken the drouth and all growing crops are in fine condition; the wheat has all been threshed, and the harvesting of hay and oats is completed; the melon crop is ripening rapidly, and the yield will be abundant; many farmers are holding their wheat for an advance in price; plowing for wheat has commenced, and the usual acreage will be sown; the crop outlook, fruit excepted, is very promising Rainfall, 0.02. Brownstown—The weather has been favorable for the growth of corn; a heavy rain on the night of the 2Gth inst. was of much benefit to the growing corn; the wheat is nearly all threshed; flies are so numerous during the day that it has been found advisable to do all grazing at night. Rainfall, 1.00. Gibson Co.—The wheat yield is not altogether satisfactory, being much below the average of last year; corn is suffering from the drouth, and pastures are very dry; live stock, however, is in good condition; water in wells and cisterns is very low. Rainfall at Princeton, 0.40. Vanderburg Co.—The wheat yield averages about 22 bushels to the acre; the excessively hot weather was not favorable to farm work; corn and late potatoes are in need of rain; a severe electric storm passed over the county on the 30th inst. Rainfall at Evansville, 0.50. Perry Co.—Corn and late potatoes are suffering greatly from drouth; pastures are very short and meadows are burning up; wheat threshing is s(ill in progress, with an average yield of 10 to 15 bushels to the acre; the quality is very good. No rainfaU at Troy. Decatur Col—The weather has been hot and dry, except on the morning of the 26th inst., when a local shower temporarily revived the corn and vegetables; these crops are again in poor condition; pastures are dried up, and those who cannot use their wheat and oats stubble fields are compelled to .feed their stock as in winter; wheat and oats are about all threshed; both yield a crop in excess of the average; with the exception of pears and cherries, the fruit crop is a failure. Rainfall at Greensburg, 0 35. Bartholomew Co.—No rain has fallen during the past two weeks, and the ground is very dry; the corn is in bad condition and unless rain falls soon there will not be more than one-half or one-third of an average crop; some farmers aro feeding wheat to their hogs, it being cheaper than corn. No rainfall at Waynesville. Lawrence Co.—Excessive temperature and sunshine; all growing crops look bad on account of dry weather. Kainfall at Bedford, 0.67. Dearborn Co.—In the northern part they had a good rain on the 26th, other portions but few light showers; corn is Buffering for-want of rain; harvesting is finished in good shape; wheat is generally yielding about 20 bushels per acre; berries are almost a complete failure; tobacco looks bad; pastures are getting short and in some places water is becoming scarce; a good rain would make an immense amQunt of corn. RainfaU at Lawrenceburg. 0.33. CENTRAL TORTION. Randolph Co.—Favorable weather for farm work prevailed during the week; corn was greatly benefited by rains on the 20th inst., and is growing rapidly, a large crop being assured; late potatoes have beea greatly injured by bugs; a large amount of wheat is being stacked. Rainfall at Farmland, not known. Johnson Co.—The weather has been very warm, with much sunshine and little rain; there has not been a heavy rain since the 21st of June; the ground is very dry, and corn has been greatly damaged; on some clay ground the crop is ruined, the lower blades having dried up; on black ground the crop is in much better condition; potatoes have also been seriously injured by the drouth; pastures are very dry; grapes have apparently not been much affected by the dry weather, and are in good condition. Rainfall at Franklin, 0.30. Montgomery Co.—The drouth has been more or less injurious to all growing crops; a heavy rain fell Friday night, however, which will probably prove very beneficial. RainfaU at Ladoga, 0.70. Boone Co.—Wheat threshing nearly completed, the crop being fair; all other crops have been injured by the excessive drouth; several times since the last of May we have thought the drouth ended, but the rains suddenly ceased before the supply was sufficient; rainfall at Lebanon, trace. Hendricks Co.—The wheat crop is about all threshed, the quality being good; pasture, are very dry, and water in wells and cisterns is low; corn is suffering from drouth. Rainfall at Danville, trace. Marion Co.—The temperature and sunshine were above the normal; showers on the 25th, 26th and 30th were of temporary benefit to tho growing com, but the crop is in need" of more rain. RainfaU at Indianapolis, 0.46. Fayette Co.—Rain is needed very badly; rainfaU at Connersville, 0.27. Wayne Co.—There will be only one-half an average crop of oats, with the grain poorly rilled, owing to black rust; clover is thin and sunburnt; tobacco is in good condition/wherever rain fell; the grape-rot, which was bad, has ceased; blackberries are generally plentiful and of good quality; in many places no rain has fallen for some time and corn ' is suffering. Rainfall at Cambridge City, 0.29. NORTHERN PORTION Allen Co.—Potatoes have been seriously damaged by bugs; corn is suffering severely, but it is very clean; the late oats crop is a failure; reports from the northeastern portion of the county indicate that thore will not be more than half a crop of corn and potatoes; the wheat crop is good, the average hero being about 18 bushels to tho acre. Rainfall at Thurman not known. LaPorte Co.—The oats-crop, which is being cut, has suffered from lack of moisture; in the northern*, portion of the county the yield is light, but the quality is good; although the ground is very dry the corn is in good condition; potato bugs have disappeared; there will be a very light crop of apples, and in some orchards the crop will be a complete failure. Rainfall at Hatch's Mills 0.50. Newton Co.—An average crop of oats has been cut; the corn crop will probably be a complete failure if the weather continues dry. Rainfall at Kenton 0 03. Tippecanoe Co.—The drouth still" continues accompanied by high temperature; the corn has been damaged to such an extent that should rain fall immediately the yield would be much below the average; the meadows and lawns are extremely dry, and the ground is so hard that fall plowing will be difficult; oats threshing has begun. No rainfall at LaFayette. Cass Co.—The continued high temperature and absence of rain is very discouraging to the farmer; most growing crops would not average half a crop should rain fall immediately; pastures are very dry. No rainfaU at Logansport. Steuben Co.—Although two local showers fell during the week, corn, late potatoes and all growing crops are suffering from the drouth; pastures are very dry; the wheat crop has been harvested in good condition; the peach crop will not be an entire failure; Rainfall at Angola, 0.70. Whitley Co.—The week was dry and hot; there was no rain in Whitley county except a few light local showers; the pastures are dried up; corn and potatoes are badly damaged, some fields being entirely used up; the yield of wheat is good and the quality excellent: late oats are mucl_ damaged by. drouth;blackberries are small and dry; there is but little fruit. Rainfall at Columbia City, 0.10. Porter Co.—The dry, hot weather has been an injury to all growing crops; the wheat that has been threshed is of good quality, quantity not great; oats have mostly been cut in fine condition; it is thought they will be a little light on account of the dry weather; grass in pastures nearly as dry as hay, and not very plentiful. No rain at Valparaiso. * H. A. Huston, Director Indiana Weather Service. Per Edward E. Paddock, Weather Bureau Acting Asst. Director. TO RELIC OWNERS. Wood and Metal Wanted for the Columbian Plow. The Columbian Liberty Bell committee have forwarded from Troy, N. Y., all the swords, guns, chains and filings that they have received, which could not be fused into the Columbian Liberty BeU or availed of in the clapper, to Messrs. Deere and Co., plow manufacturers, Moline, HI. who have been selected to make the Columbian Peace Plow and who have generously offered to make it without cost to the committee. The Columbian Liberty Bell committee now desires wood and additional metal (wrought iron or steel) of great historical interest, which will be made up into the plow. Persons having control of such wood or metal are requested to send their contributions to the manufacturers at Moline. • Each contribution should be labelled, the label stating what it is, its history and giving the name of the owner. Contributions should be sent in at once. A complete record of each donation will be made and kept on exhibition at the World's Fair, with the plow beside the Liberty BeU. " . August Weather. The chief of the weather bureau directs the publication of the following data, compiled from the record of observations for the month of August, taken at this station for a period of 22 years. Mean or normal temperature, 73°; the warmest August was that of 1881, with an average of 79°; the coldest August was that of 1885, with an average,of 70°; the highest temperature during any August was 101° on the 12th, 1881; the lowest temporature during any August was .6° on the 23d, 1890. Average precipitation for the month, 3.52 inches; average number of days with .01 of an inch or more, 10; the greatest monthly precipitation was 6.70 inches in 1886; the least monthly precipitation was 0.46 inches in 1884; the greatest amount in any 24 consecutive hours was 2.86 inches on August 1st, 1875. Edward E. Paddock, Observer, Weather Bureau. Salem Farmers' Club was treated at its last meeting to a number of papers upon the subject of reasons for adopting farm life. Two of them are given in this number and more will follow. Sixty persons united with the Bluffton Methodist church on the 23d.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1893, v. 28, no. 31 (Aug. 5) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA2831 |
Date of Original | 1893 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
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Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | VOL. XXVIII. INDIANAPOLIS. IND. AUG. 5, 1893. NO. 31. WEATHER CROP BULLETIN. Department of Agriculture United States Weather Bureau. Crop Bulletin of the Indiana Weather Service in- Co-operation With the Agricidtural Experiment Station at Purdue University, Tuesday, August 1, 1893. The temperature and sunshine during the week were excessive, and although local rains prevailed over the State on the 26th inst, temporarily benefiting the growing corn and late potatoes, crops were reported at the end of the week as suffering from drouth, except in portions of Southern Indiana. The dry weather has affected the crops most severely in the Northern portion of the State,and reports from some of the northern counties indicate that the oats crop will be almost an entire failure. Wheat threshing is about completed, and plowing for fall wheat has commenced In some sections of the State. Late reports say that the quality of the grain is very good, but the yield is not so large as was expected. Without exception pastures are reported as very short and dry, and in some instances farmers have been compelled to feed their stock as in winter. Late potatoes, already suffering from drouth,'have been injured by bugs in all sections of the State. Reports again indicate that the melon crops will be unusually largaand flue. Pears aro in.better condition than other fruits, and grapes have evidently suffered but little injury from the dry weather. SOUTHERN PORTION. Switzerland Co.—All growing crops are suffering from drouthjtobacco needs moisture badly, and the crop will probably be short; corn is in fair condition, but cannot long resist the effects of the drouth; crop prospects are not nearly so flattering as they were one month ago; a light thunder storm passed over the county of the 25th inst. Rainfall at Vevay, 0.10. Franklin Co.—During the past week the weather continued favorable for threshing; a local rain on Thursday was advantageous to corn and grass; corn is growing rapidly on the uplands, but along the river bottoms it is too dry; the potato crop is good; blackberries are plentiful; rainfall at Brookville, 0.35. Jefferson Co.—Wheat, clover, and timothy were all harvested in good condition; moderate showers fell on the 26th inst,and corn, tobacco and potatoes were greatly benefited; all crops will soon be out of danger. Rainfall at Madison, 0 63. Dubois Co.—The week was dry and sultry, and proved injurious to corn and late potatoes; late corn is in faircondition;hog- cholera is prevalent fn the county, and many hogs are dying. No rainfall at Jasper. Greene Co.—Corn, potatoes, grass, and all vegetation were much benefited by heavy showers on the 25th and 2iith; wheat threshing is well advanced; there is some complaint of shriveled wheat, but the quality is generally good, and the yield large; corn on the uplands will be light. Rainfall at Worthington, 1.37. .Warrick Co.—Potatoes and corn aro suffering from drouth; pastures are very short and dry; threshing is well advanced. No rainfall at DeGonia Springs. Posey Co.—Corn is in good condition; the melon crop is large and fine. Rainfall at Mount Vernon, 0.57. Crawford Co.—Corn, potatoes and pastures were benefited by a refreshing shower on the 26th inst; wheat threshing is in progress, and the yield is large and of good quality; hay is nearly all made. Rainfall at Marengo, 0.25. Seymour—Heavy showers have broken the drouth and all growing crops are in fine condition; the wheat has all been threshed, and the harvesting of hay and oats is completed; the melon crop is ripening rapidly, and the yield will be abundant; many farmers are holding their wheat for an advance in price; plowing for wheat has commenced, and the usual acreage will be sown; the crop outlook, fruit excepted, is very promising Rainfall, 0.02. Brownstown—The weather has been favorable for the growth of corn; a heavy rain on the night of the 2Gth inst. was of much benefit to the growing corn; the wheat is nearly all threshed; flies are so numerous during the day that it has been found advisable to do all grazing at night. Rainfall, 1.00. Gibson Co.—The wheat yield is not altogether satisfactory, being much below the average of last year; corn is suffering from the drouth, and pastures are very dry; live stock, however, is in good condition; water in wells and cisterns is very low. Rainfall at Princeton, 0.40. Vanderburg Co.—The wheat yield averages about 22 bushels to the acre; the excessively hot weather was not favorable to farm work; corn and late potatoes are in need of rain; a severe electric storm passed over the county on the 30th inst. Rainfall at Evansville, 0.50. Perry Co.—Corn and late potatoes are suffering greatly from drouth; pastures are very short and meadows are burning up; wheat threshing is s(ill in progress, with an average yield of 10 to 15 bushels to the acre; the quality is very good. No rainfaU at Troy. Decatur Col—The weather has been hot and dry, except on the morning of the 26th inst., when a local shower temporarily revived the corn and vegetables; these crops are again in poor condition; pastures are dried up, and those who cannot use their wheat and oats stubble fields are compelled to .feed their stock as in winter; wheat and oats are about all threshed; both yield a crop in excess of the average; with the exception of pears and cherries, the fruit crop is a failure. Rainfall at Greensburg, 0 35. Bartholomew Co.—No rain has fallen during the past two weeks, and the ground is very dry; the corn is in bad condition and unless rain falls soon there will not be more than one-half or one-third of an average crop; some farmers aro feeding wheat to their hogs, it being cheaper than corn. No rainfall at Waynesville. Lawrence Co.—Excessive temperature and sunshine; all growing crops look bad on account of dry weather. Kainfall at Bedford, 0.67. Dearborn Co.—In the northern part they had a good rain on the 26th, other portions but few light showers; corn is Buffering for-want of rain; harvesting is finished in good shape; wheat is generally yielding about 20 bushels per acre; berries are almost a complete failure; tobacco looks bad; pastures are getting short and in some places water is becoming scarce; a good rain would make an immense amQunt of corn. RainfaU at Lawrenceburg. 0.33. CENTRAL TORTION. Randolph Co.—Favorable weather for farm work prevailed during the week; corn was greatly benefited by rains on the 20th inst., and is growing rapidly, a large crop being assured; late potatoes have beea greatly injured by bugs; a large amount of wheat is being stacked. Rainfall at Farmland, not known. Johnson Co.—The weather has been very warm, with much sunshine and little rain; there has not been a heavy rain since the 21st of June; the ground is very dry, and corn has been greatly damaged; on some clay ground the crop is ruined, the lower blades having dried up; on black ground the crop is in much better condition; potatoes have also been seriously injured by the drouth; pastures are very dry; grapes have apparently not been much affected by the dry weather, and are in good condition. Rainfall at Franklin, 0.30. Montgomery Co.—The drouth has been more or less injurious to all growing crops; a heavy rain fell Friday night, however, which will probably prove very beneficial. RainfaU at Ladoga, 0.70. Boone Co.—Wheat threshing nearly completed, the crop being fair; all other crops have been injured by the excessive drouth; several times since the last of May we have thought the drouth ended, but the rains suddenly ceased before the supply was sufficient; rainfall at Lebanon, trace. Hendricks Co.—The wheat crop is about all threshed, the quality being good; pasture, are very dry, and water in wells and cisterns is low; corn is suffering from drouth. Rainfall at Danville, trace. Marion Co.—The temperature and sunshine were above the normal; showers on the 25th, 26th and 30th were of temporary benefit to tho growing com, but the crop is in need" of more rain. RainfaU at Indianapolis, 0.46. Fayette Co.—Rain is needed very badly; rainfaU at Connersville, 0.27. Wayne Co.—There will be only one-half an average crop of oats, with the grain poorly rilled, owing to black rust; clover is thin and sunburnt; tobacco is in good condition/wherever rain fell; the grape-rot, which was bad, has ceased; blackberries are generally plentiful and of good quality; in many places no rain has fallen for some time and corn ' is suffering. Rainfall at Cambridge City, 0.29. NORTHERN PORTION Allen Co.—Potatoes have been seriously damaged by bugs; corn is suffering severely, but it is very clean; the late oats crop is a failure; reports from the northeastern portion of the county indicate that thore will not be more than half a crop of corn and potatoes; the wheat crop is good, the average hero being about 18 bushels to tho acre. Rainfall at Thurman not known. LaPorte Co.—The oats-crop, which is being cut, has suffered from lack of moisture; in the northern*, portion of the county the yield is light, but the quality is good; although the ground is very dry the corn is in good condition; potato bugs have disappeared; there will be a very light crop of apples, and in some orchards the crop will be a complete failure. Rainfall at Hatch's Mills 0.50. Newton Co.—An average crop of oats has been cut; the corn crop will probably be a complete failure if the weather continues dry. Rainfall at Kenton 0 03. Tippecanoe Co.—The drouth still" continues accompanied by high temperature; the corn has been damaged to such an extent that should rain fall immediately the yield would be much below the average; the meadows and lawns are extremely dry, and the ground is so hard that fall plowing will be difficult; oats threshing has begun. No rainfall at LaFayette. Cass Co.—The continued high temperature and absence of rain is very discouraging to the farmer; most growing crops would not average half a crop should rain fall immediately; pastures are very dry. No rainfaU at Logansport. Steuben Co.—Although two local showers fell during the week, corn, late potatoes and all growing crops are suffering from the drouth; pastures are very dry; the wheat crop has been harvested in good condition; the peach crop will not be an entire failure; Rainfall at Angola, 0.70. Whitley Co.—The week was dry and hot; there was no rain in Whitley county except a few light local showers; the pastures are dried up; corn and potatoes are badly damaged, some fields being entirely used up; the yield of wheat is good and the quality excellent: late oats are mucl_ damaged by. drouth;blackberries are small and dry; there is but little fruit. Rainfall at Columbia City, 0.10. Porter Co.—The dry, hot weather has been an injury to all growing crops; the wheat that has been threshed is of good quality, quantity not great; oats have mostly been cut in fine condition; it is thought they will be a little light on account of the dry weather; grass in pastures nearly as dry as hay, and not very plentiful. No rain at Valparaiso. * H. A. Huston, Director Indiana Weather Service. Per Edward E. Paddock, Weather Bureau Acting Asst. Director. TO RELIC OWNERS. Wood and Metal Wanted for the Columbian Plow. The Columbian Liberty Bell committee have forwarded from Troy, N. Y., all the swords, guns, chains and filings that they have received, which could not be fused into the Columbian Liberty BeU or availed of in the clapper, to Messrs. Deere and Co., plow manufacturers, Moline, HI. who have been selected to make the Columbian Peace Plow and who have generously offered to make it without cost to the committee. The Columbian Liberty Bell committee now desires wood and additional metal (wrought iron or steel) of great historical interest, which will be made up into the plow. Persons having control of such wood or metal are requested to send their contributions to the manufacturers at Moline. • Each contribution should be labelled, the label stating what it is, its history and giving the name of the owner. Contributions should be sent in at once. A complete record of each donation will be made and kept on exhibition at the World's Fair, with the plow beside the Liberty BeU. " . August Weather. The chief of the weather bureau directs the publication of the following data, compiled from the record of observations for the month of August, taken at this station for a period of 22 years. Mean or normal temperature, 73°; the warmest August was that of 1881, with an average of 79°; the coldest August was that of 1885, with an average,of 70°; the highest temperature during any August was 101° on the 12th, 1881; the lowest temporature during any August was .6° on the 23d, 1890. Average precipitation for the month, 3.52 inches; average number of days with .01 of an inch or more, 10; the greatest monthly precipitation was 6.70 inches in 1886; the least monthly precipitation was 0.46 inches in 1884; the greatest amount in any 24 consecutive hours was 2.86 inches on August 1st, 1875. Edward E. Paddock, Observer, Weather Bureau. Salem Farmers' Club was treated at its last meeting to a number of papers upon the subject of reasons for adopting farm life. Two of them are given in this number and more will follow. Sixty persons united with the Bluffton Methodist church on the 23d. |
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