jou xxiii.       c j^Indianapolis, ind., Saturday, june &, i888.
NO. 23
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CHOP BEPOBTS.
Three Central Western States,
EYl
ffheat—In comparing  the  report  for
yg month  with  that of  June, 1887, we
, ^t for the three  central  western
ates of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, the
beat prospect suffers. The condition in
!ch State ranges from 35 to 40 percent
„wer than they did last year.   In the
uttera division of Indiana the following
unties average 60 per cent and over:
Ktiolcroew w Jackson 80
[ord 100 Jefferson '*>
»„_orn 60 Lawrence 80
',,..« J0 ohi° 7i
r-tikim  ™ Bipley 90
b50n .„ 85 Scott 100
furl-on 6" Vanderburg 76
Washington 75
The 3*4 counties in  this  section of  the
ate averaged  72 per cent.   The  lowest
Jverage being 50, was reported by Deca-
ir, Monroe and Switzerland.
The northern  section comes next with
_. jrerage of 50 per cent for the 27 counties. The following counties report 60 per
fjent and over:
r.kti_rt fio   LaQrangc GO
*Sf_lton 70  Noble	
Kosciusko 60
The remainder of the 27 counties fall be-
iw 60 per cent, the lowest being Adams,
Porter, 30 and LaPorte, 35.
The 31 counties forming the central see-
on are decidedly lower, the average be-
g only 30 per cent. The following hav-
ig reached 50 per cent and over:
•ncoclt :.ja  Shelby 65
Randolph 50
j* 1 Warren stands at the foot with 10 per
jest, Boone 15, Vigo,  Owen  and Mont-
omery each 20.   The latter county com'
JI*ins of the Hessian fly.
Corn—Although there was an unusually large per cent of corn planted this year,
fl'* condition falls from 6 to 10 percent
Wow that reported last year. This is
•Mefly owing to the  ravages of  the cut
{'orm. Their presence is reported from
1 parts of this State, particularly,, the
Dnthern section. In some localities the
"tire crop has been replanted. Insect
estsof all kinds Beem to be getting in
ieirwork pretty well. Illinois complains
■the depredations of the chinch bug,
^e worm, cut worm and fly, and Ohio of
ae cut worm.       ' '
I Oats-Xhe condition of oats as compared
' nth last month shows a slight  improve-
nent*  The outlook is good  for a good
K; [°P- The average for northern Indiana is
,''<. central 90, while the southern portion
*;^s but 79 per Cent.
J i.      ^ but Uttle  cultivated  in this
t,j 0r  'the wnditions being more favorable
P *v_,Y       rops than this-   Allen, Adams,
i tl th    ni°n' Craw*ford and Franklin be-
j  »•*-<> only counties  reporting, with an
|j "»■«•<* 72 per cent
■PI Live Rt~«i.   m.
»-.MeS*t0Clt~Tlle improved condition of
Kf*«ntofth«,iOWiDgitself in 'heimprove-
this
K-PerceDti
State  average 91,  and sheep
»*e«nh"pV-,,They *"> generally in good
W.J;    w eye and distemper arere-
FmiSUnfonco^y.
mit u,,,.    "" Promise of an abundant
■"sonth. average on  peaches for
8t". J Tit"1 BeCti0n of the State is 97 per
.*I5«   Ei i^n co-"»typuts its estimate
V* Antral counties in the southern
rD"ourer...P!,,rtlon8 reP<»-t 100 per cent.
n«f0r^nntles give 50 and under.   The
'hl-growtcW* tW°"woeks. -"-e favorable
""^ fruits 8trawberries  and other
"sm
*Rks
OF REPORTERS.—INDIANA.
§"lM-,*lfof1«Ly Co-~In m»ny fields not
h,H<a»U« «    *heat 'ffi11 head out and
^P^noe%!:m^nmuchofthat-
*•">« n-Z. ^°--The  cold    backward
""Wed-much  replanting to be
0ne,
i
LaPorte Co.—It has been very dry,
fruit not hurt by frost.
Franklin Co,—Weather favorable; millions of cut-worms.
Porter Co.—Wheat is mostly plowed
up; what is left is doing finely.
Boone Co.—No flax nor barley; too
much rain.
Delaware Co.—Wheat never looked
worse at this season of the year, but may
improve some.
Scott Co.—No flax, rye or barley cultivated.
Gibson Co.—Cut-worms are abundant.
A large per cent, of corn had to be replanted.
Fayette Co.—With recent rains wheat
has been improved some.
Jay Co.—Oats suffered from drouth.
Rain bas been greatly needed, and it came
on the 25th.
Owen Co.—Warm weather and copious
showers just now are making a wonderful change in the northern part of this
county.
Deaiborn Co.—Favorable weather during the month of May has greatly improved crop prospects, wheat, pasture and
meadows.
Decatur Co.—Stock of all kinds in good
condition. Cut worms have got in their
work in some localities.
Ripley Co.—Seasonable rains; ground
works mellow.
VanderburgCo.—Warm, growing weather; cut worms still at work.
Allen * Co.—It was very dry and cold
until the 25th, then we had a flood. Ten
inches of rain fell on the 26th, 27th and
28th.
Randolph Co.—Cold dry weather has
been hard on wheat, oats, corn and grass, j
but the warm rain is helping them.
Clinton Co.—Wheat of no account, corn
doing well, but cut worms are getting in
their work. The recent rains have helped
everything.
Fayette Co.—Corn has been badly injured by the cut worms and ants, and
much of it has had to be replanted; wheat
not a half crop; grass growing finely.
Ohio Co.—Frost and cut worms have injured potato vines.
Madison Co.—Having fine weather, but
cool, and plenty of rain.
Jasper Co.—Cold and wet; season a
month late.
Grant Co.—Everything is prosperous
but wheat and clover. Potatoes are fine;
sweet potato plants scarce.
Hancock Co.—Small fruits good.
Bartholomew Co.—Some corn planted
over on account of cut worms.
Jackson Co.—Cold dry weather and late
frosts until the past two weeks.
Warren  Co.—Weather rather  cool for
corn.V   .
Switzerland Co.—Pastures and meadows
shortest I ever knew at this time of year.
Cass Co.—Cut worms are playing havoc
with the corn.
Kosciusko Co.—Some corn not planted
on account of rain, and wheat not headed
out yet.
Harrison Co.—The cut worm is responsible for the low per cent of corn; many
have been obliged to plant over.
Crawford Co.—Notwithstanding the
army of cut worms the crops look pretty
well.
Jefferson Co.—Oats, clover and timothy
are improving and will finally reach 100
per cent.
Monroe Co.—Had ten days of good growing weather, but it is cool again. ''
Washington Co.—Corn on sod badly
damaged by cut worms; farmers busy
plowing corn.
Union Co.—Distemper and pink eye af
feeling horses in this county.
Howard Co.—We have had a soaking
rain; good prospect for corn and oats.
Vigo Co.—Two days in March killed
wheat and clover.
Vermillion Co.—We have had fine rains.
The weather has been warm and good for
crops.
Noble Co.—Corn damaged by cold and
rains. The cut worm is bad on sods;
much replanting—some entire.
RE.MABKS OF REPORTERS.—ILLINOIS.
Paulding Co.—Everything looking remarkably well.
Bntler Co.—There are but few peach
trees in this vicinity, but they will average 100 per cent.
Logan Co.—Cold and unseasonable up
to the 25th but we have had fine grow
ing weather since.
Henry Co.—Frost damaged cherries and
peaches considerably; plums and pears
an average crop.
Brown Co.—Cut worms more numerous
than ever before; much corn planted the
second time and still they are at work.
They have injured clover very much.
Hamilton Co.—Plenty of rain; pastures
good; good growing weather.
Morrow Co.—Wheat improving; weather splendid for growing crops. Never
saw gardens look better; small fruits were
badly winter killed. Frost killed some
strawberries.
VanWort Co.—Rains the first of the
week helped grass. Frost has done no
serious damage as yet. Cattle are a little
lower than usual on account of short grass.
REMARKS OF HEPOTERH.—OHIO.
Cass Co.—Frost cut apple crop short;
rain sufficient for the growing crops.
Lawrence Co.—We have had showers
recently, doing much good.
Shelby Co.—Wheat almost a failure 75
per cent of area put into oats and corn,
Clark Co.—Wheat will not make seed,
50 per cent plowed up and sown to oats.
Douglas Co.—Peaches % of a crop. The
weather has been seasonable here.
Effingham Co.—Chinch bugs very numerous. If rains continue, it will help
farmers out some. Late rains have improved the looks of everything.
Macoupin Co.—Wire worms working
hard on seed corn, and plenty of chinch
bugs, but no potato bugs. Plenty of rain
will improve things generally.
Clay Co.—Plenty of rain, and oats and
grass are improving rapidly.
Edgar Co.—The J*cool weather is propitious for the cut worm; some fly in wheat.
Pope Co.—Plenty of rain at present.
Cumberland Co.—Crops improving and
prospect brightening.
For general comparison we give below
the
AVERAGES BY STATES.
Indiana. Ohio. Illinois
Wheat, per cent of condition 5(1 55 4S
Corn, per ct aw crop planted 10} 99 103
Corn, per cent of condition.... _9 III 86
Oats, per cent of condition.... 8_ .-! 84
Flax, per cent of crop sown- ,2 52 75
Clover, per cent of condition. 61 70 41
Tlmothy.per cent of condition 81 79 CS
Apple, per cent of condition. 8S 94 72
reaches,percentof condition 49 81 S4
Rye, per cent of condition-... 81 si 71
Barley, per cent of condition 78 €7
Horses, per cent of condition 91 9-1 81
Cattle, per cent of condition- 91 89 79
Hogs, per cent of condition... 91 83 83
Sheep, per cent of condition- 95 SS 90
Wheat Growing**—Potatoes.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The writer was brought up to farm life,
and now asks permission to make two
suggestions to the farmers of Indiana.
FIRST ABOUT WHEAT OROWINQ.
As was the case the past win ter,so often,
wheat  is  winter  killed—frozen  out.    I
maintain  that there are two causes for
this:   One, that the "drilling" process, or
sowing broadcast  on fresh  plowed land,
and  "harrowing in," as it is called, both
fail to cover the seed deep enough to stand
the winter freeze.   Another cause of winter killing is  that not enough snow falls
ordinarily to protect the shallow covered
wheat.    I  therefore  suggest   that  each
farmer raise both oats and wheat.   Sow 6
to 10 acres  in oats.   After  the  oats is in
the barn   or rick,   let  your  hogs  on the
stubble just long enough to eat the (.leanings of   oats, having ringed their noses so
that thoy  cannot  root.   When  the time
comes for  sowing wheat, sow on the oats
stubble  broadcast,  three   pecks  to one
bushel per acre,and then with your breaking barshare, plow  in the wheat, turning
stubble and  wheat under, the plow running about four inches deep.   Run a light
harrow over the ground to smooth it after
the plow has done its work.   This is not a
new theory, but has been tested in other
States,  and is almost sure to warrant a
fine yield, as the  frost is not likely to kill
the grain.   This  will give  you  seed and
bread, if   all that  you drill  in should be
winterkilled. *
SECOND—POTATOES.
In the Farmer of April 28th, M. F.
asks: "Will land plaster do good on potatoes, enough to pay to use it?" I cannot say, but if he will plant his potatoes
in hills, and after dropping the potatoes
drop a small handful of slaked limo on
the potatoes and then cover moderately
deep, he will not regret the expense.
John.
A Good Manure Fork.
Editor* Indiana Farmer:
I have had 11 felt want for a suitable
fork to handle short manure, or any short
rubbish with, especially when hauling
manure from the livery stable. I asked
our hardware dealer if there was not a six
tine fork. He thought there was. I told
him to get me one, he bought three for a
trial, and soon sold them (after I bought
one and noised it about,) and now he has
a demand for them. The fork is like the
four tine, except it has six, but closer to
gether and making the fork wider. It is
just the thing for handling horse, or any
short manure with, taking nearly twice
as much as with the four tine, and will
not let it fall'through. It only costs 90ets.
I would not part with it for several prices,
as it saves time and vexation.
Sunman. John Bennett,
Joint Beekeepers' Association.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The next semi-annual meeting of the
Joint Beekeepers' Association of Boone
and Hendricks counties will be held on
Thursday the 14th of this month at Jasper
Fisher's, three milessouthwestfrom Pittsboro, and one mile northeast from Maplewood. We wish to perfect an organization or joint association of the poultry
raisers and beekeepers of the two counties
above mentioned at our next meeting.
All interested are cordially invited to attend. Ora Knowlton.
New Brunswick.
County and District Agricultural Societies.
Under this head we publish reports of
meetings, election of officers, etc., as they
are sent to us from time to time.
The 32d annual fair of the Rush County
Agricultural Society, will be held at the
fair grounds, at Rushville, beginning on
Tuesday, September llth, and ending
Saturday, September loth, 1888.
Frank J. Hall, Secretary.
An Electric street railway line was begun in this city on Monday last, and the
work of tearing up Meridian street and
placing ties and laying rails was commenced, but upon some pretext an injunction was placed upon the work and it
is discontinued for the present. The route
of the new railway is from the Union
depot north, on Meridian St., to the circle, thence east to Alabama St., thence
west to Tennessee, thence south to Market and east to the circle. When built it
will be a great help in getting the crowds
to the fair grounds, and we trust the injunction will soon be removed so that the
work can be finished by the time of the
fair.
Splendid weather, but a little too cool
for the corn.