VOL. XXIII.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, AUG. 18,1888.
NO. 33
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
Of the Indiana Weather Service in Cooperation wltb the Signal Service.
Indianapolis, August 12.
Tbe condition of the weather In general
during the  week ending Aug.  llth was
quite favorable to corn,  and Its  present
condition Is excellent,  promising a better
and more  abundant crop  than  farmers
have reaped in many years.   Much sun
shine prevailed  during the week.   The
temperature  was cool,  especially during
the latter part of the  week.   Numerous
local rains fell, .accompanied by moderate
thunder storms during the earlier part of
t_.ew.3ek, esspecially in the southern portion, where the amount was above the average,  ranging from   0.53  inch  to  1.65
Inches; less rain fell in the central portion,
the amount ranging from 0 22 inch to 1 36
inches, and least in the northern portion,
where the amount ranged from  trace to
1.00 only.   Heavy  dews  were  deposited
during the night and corn apparently  is
not suffering for want of. moisture.   The
tobacco crop  in the southeast  portion of
the State is very promising, and  it is expected that the yield will excel that of the
lourpreceding years.   Potatoes, in many
bids, have ripened, and the vines are dy-
[ tog. The fallow ground is being prepared
J lornheat-sowing; in many fields, at pres-
f nit tie ground Is  too wet, and in others
| not wet'enough Tor" easy "plowing. * *~
DeGoniaSprings.—Chinch bugs and wind
tave damaged  our good earn  prospect
lomewhat.   On the 7th 1.52 inches of rain
Ml. Pastures  are  revived thereby  and
breaking for wheat made easy.   Rainfall,
165 inches.
Seymour.—The weather during the week
I was favorable to all growing crops, espec-
| ially to corn. The melon crop, one ot the
peate_st staples in this locality, is being
harvested, and the yield and quality are
'boye the average. Wheat threshing is
wer and the bulk of the crop marketed.
R'lnfa-1, 0.70 inch.
Vevay.—The most favorable weather
"nditions prevailed throughout the week,
frith refreshing rains, abundant sunshine
and cool nights. Although the tempera
'Me attained a maximum of 97°, the heat
*»» not oppressive but rather of a healthy
raaracter. Corn, tobacco and potatoes are
"w looked upon with absorbing expecta-
Uoa. Corn, being the leading crop, is re-
Ported throughout the country of unprecedented promise. Tobacco also, is expected to excel in yield the four preceding
W*». The potato crop will bs short.
•Vheat arrives in liberal qua'ntitie's for
Y^Pment and is firm at 72 cents. Peaches,
j***. apples, and other fruits are very
„ undant, perfect, but not large in size.
R«"faU, 0 53 inch. :    .
* vernoa.—Thefallowground is being
Prepared for wheat sowing.   Wheat firm
'Scents,  corn 50  cents.   Rainfall, 1.03
inch,
v^lphl*~Corn is beginning to feel the
otrain;   gardens  are suffering and
-,   nra2e must soon  begin to  shorten,
^ofra*... 6
PawThlD8t0n'~The weather during the
lure " haS b68n varlabI«; the tempera-
ta.b2ng6dfrom93to5G degrees. Thore
■niuiT1. 8nm°ient ^n 'or corn, and in
I Plow]/ the ground- ** rather wet for
«ssv r,,g' .Iu others, not  wet enough  for
Fort   n   g-   K^nfaU, 1-35 inch.
W,     ~~Extremely °°ld niShtf»; min-
l!lt-WM^HltUre'-4a0*   Wheat is nearly
"flit in
yield.
wop  poor in  quality  and
I °T,f thi» n?'~"A taunaer storm passed
^ot aP Won 'he7th which did a good
■'Bee, f *!f a8e by blowing  down corn,
needs rain, and promises a large crop.
Wheat is being threshed, and turning out
from 12 to 35 bushels per acre. Oits are
all cut, and yield a good crop. Rainfall,
0 23 inch.
Sunman.—The abundant rains ot tho
past week have been very favorable for all
growing crops. The corn crop may be
considered completed, a fall crop. Very
early potatoes are light, while later potatoes are better.   Rainfall, 1.53 inch.
Rockville.—The corn and apple crops are
very promising. Grass is growing as in
spring time, and pasturage is good. Rainfall, 0 26 inch.
Mauzy.—The earlier part of the week
was quite warm. Good showers occurred
on the 4th and 7th, with active thunder
storms. We need mere lain. Rainfall,
0.99 inch.
Franklin.—Temperature ranged from
105° to 58° the first two days of the week;
it only sprinkled on the third day. Rainfall, .38 inch. Turnip seed is being grown.
Corn looks much better than it did.
Richmond.—Almost continuous sunshine prevailed. Thunder shower occurred early in the week with high temperature. The latter part of the week was cool.
Temperature often below 60° at. sunrise,
with heavy dew. Corn _ begins to'need
rain although it is not sufiering much yet.
Potatoes have pretty much gotten their
growth; vines are dying. Rainfall, .32
inch.
- Butlerville.—The temperature of the past
seven days haa been about normal, with
much sunshine. The corn crop will be
the largest in years. This has been the
week of the Jennings county fair. ■ The
weather was pleasant and large crowds attended.   Rainfall, 1 54 inch.
Crawfordsville.—Very little rain this
week, but the C3rn does not ne_d it. Big
prospect for an abundant crop. Rainfall,
0.10 inch.
Lafayette.—Oats is harvested. Minimum
temperature Aug. 10th, 52°. Rainfall, 0.1
inch.
Marengo.—Wheat threshing is not end
ed yet. Plowing for wheat has begun and
the ground is in good condition. On the
7th inst. an unusual amount of rain fell
From 8:16 p. m. to nearly midnight 3.90
inches fell, most of it in about 30 minutes.
Rainfall, 7.20 inch.
Columbia City.—There has fallen here
only 0.56 inch of rain in the past four
weeks; none last week. Corn andpota.
toes are suffering; garden vegetables are
dying.   Pasture is very short.   No rain
Princeton.—Wheat all threshed. Corn
never looked better. One more good rain
will insure a bountiful .crop. Pastures
are very much improved since the last
rain.   Rainfall, 0.50 inch.
H. A. Huston,
Director Indiana Weather Service.
Per C. F. R. Waffenhans,
Signal Service Ass't.
orous. The result Is a reduced yield of
poor quality. Many fields of wheat in
this part of the State were plowed and devoted to oata or corn. Many other fields,
left standing, hardly paid for the harvesting. I seriously question whether the
average yield of Tippecanoe county—
which has good wheat soils—will exceed
five bushels per acre for the area sown.
The yield on the college farm was reduced
from over 33 bushels per acre tn 1887 to
about 14 bushels in 1888. The varieties of
wheat were BOwn in the central and level
portion of a 30 acre field, so as to be equally exposed on all sides. They were Bown
September 19, and a wheat fertilizer, about
200 pounds per acre, was applied the next
day. Owing to slight unavoidable differences in level of ground, the February ice
was unequally distributed over the wheat
plats. It was found impossible, however,
to estimate accurately the amount of damage in each case. Hence the yields of the
table have been calculated on the basis ot
the area sown and not on the actual stand
of wheat in the spring. The yields can
therefore only be rough approximations
to the exact truth. From a careful study
of the wheat plats I think it would be
fair to estimate the decrease in yield, due
to the ice, at from two to five bushels -per
acre. This should be borne in mind in
making comparisons.
In size the plats were 20 rods in length,
and the width was that of the common
two-horse wheat drill. The wheats grew
side by side in the order—this year—shown
in the table. Nos. 1,10,19, 28, 37,46 and
55 are duplicates of our standard wheat—
bearded Velvet Chafi—whose yields are in
bold type for convenience in making comparisons. The table also contains the average yields of all varieties that have been
grown here continuously for the last five
years, and the per cent of full stand.
TABLE QIVINO YIELDS AND STAND OF VARIETIES.
*-n'c__.      rees and timber.   Rainfall,
An8ol^-_T.
>ol &nd AJ^ Past seven days have been
Corn is doiDg well, still it
hooi
dry.
Written for the Indiana Farmer.
Wheat   Teats  at  Purdue   Experiment
Station.
BY PROF. W. C. LATTA.
The present wheat crop Is a poor one in
central and western Indiana. In the vi
cinity of La'ayette the weather was un
favorable almost from first to last. The
fall was too dry to permit a vigorous
growth. Then the wheat went into the
winter—which proved a very trying one—
in hardly average condition. In February
rain fell on frozen ground, collecting in
shallow depressions and freezing solid.
In all such places the wheat, whether ordinarily hardy or not, was totally destroyed. The general crop was in very
poor condition the lst of March, and the
drying winds of March and April further
reduced its vitality, so that in many instances the wheat entirely succumbed.
The late spring and summer growth was
not—and of course could not beY-very* vlg-
will be seen that Velvet Chaff, a bearded
wheat, heads the list as to average yield;
while Michigan Amber, a smooth, dark
red wheat, stands next. Some of the
wheats show a better average for the last
two years than those named above. Those
which have given the highest two-year
averages are here given in the order of
yield. They are: Egyptian 32.4 bushels,
Michigan Amber 312 bushels, German
Emperor 30.6 bushels, Velvet Chaff 29.0
bushels and Poole 28.7 bushels.
The Velvet Chafl and Michigan Amber
(Nos. 14 and 44 of  table) have  been quite
thoroughly  tested on   the college  farm.
They are hardy and give a good  average
yield.   The former does best on  the dark
soils, while the latter gives better satisfaction on the lighter colored and thin soils.
German Emperor and  Raub's Black Prolific promise well but have not been tested sufficiently yet.   We shall dis.ard, as
unworthy of  further  trial here,   the following varieties given above in the table:
Nos. 2, 3 (called also   Michigan Bronze), 4,
5, 6, 8,  9, 11,  13, 17, 18, 20,  21, 22, 23, 24, 26,
27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 42, 43, 45,49, 81,
52 c and 54.   We can furnish seed  wheat
of only two of the above named varieties,
viz.:   Velvet Chaff (b6arded)  and Michigan   Amber  (Purdue).   Parties  wanting
either of these kinds would do well to consult our advertisement in this paper.   We
shall soon issue a bulletin giving a detailed
account of wheat  experiments  at the experiment   station.    This   bulletin/and
others as  issued from time   to time, will
be sent free to all farmers of the State who
apply.   Address  postal card  to Director,
Experiment Station, Lafayette, Ind.
Aug. 3, 1888.
Name.
Bu. per acre,
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VelvetChaff.	
Martin Amber	
Diehl Mediterranean..
r.andreth	
Diehl Lane-aHer-	
Pultz-Clnwsein	
Raub's Black Prolific
Kodgers	
Olawso*.	
Velv.tChafl*.	
Hiif- tirade	
Dietz Longberry	
Zimmerman	
Mich Amber (Pur.)...
Xeve* Monarch (Itiley)
German Emperor	
raeernau'an	
I Mce; hee	
Velvet Chatt	
Gerir an Amber	
Diehl Egyptian	
Red IKus.ian	
European 	
Bodger.-	
Egyptian	
Mien. Amber (Riley)..
Nlerger........^	
Velvet ch-fl	
Pat.sonianTrlg''	
Emporium Scott	
Yazoo-	
McCraken	
Lancaster	
iVewMo". (Everitt)....
Fulcaster -.	
Hedges Prolific	
Velvet Chaff.	
Russian Hneootb	
W. Smooth Vel. chafl
Original Rejd _..
Wyandotte	
Perkins 	
Oolel Dust	
Mich.'Amher. (Fur.,
Smooth Scott	
Velvet Chaff.	
Fultz	
Poole -.	
Finley	
W. Beaided Vel. Chafl
Karly Bice	
B. Smooth Vel. Chafl
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IS cm. 62 a and 62 b did fairly well, but
small to calculate yield upon.
the area was
The per cent of full stand is merely an
estimate based on the appearance of the
wheats a short time before harvest. The
most reliable indications as to the relative hardiness and productiveness of the
different sorts are' to be tound in tho columns of "average yield" and "rank."   It
Written for the Indiana Farmer.
What's tobe Done With the Corn Crop?
BY W.   W. STEVENS.
Recent rains have insured the largest
yield of corn that this country has produced for several years. On both upland
and bottoms the crop will ho immense.
The question that Is now puzzling a great
many farmers is how can this enormous
crop be disposed of mo.t profitably. A
very few of the far seeing farmers, who
last fall and winter bought up and wintered over all the cheap pigs they could afford to carry, hit the nail square on the
head and are going to make money. Hogs
are going to command a good price and
the man who ha*, enough to get away with
his surplus corn is in luck. No matter
what enormous proportions the corn crop
may reach it will aHect the hog market
but very little, for the price of pork will
be regulated by the scanty supply, and
that thc hog crop is the shortest one v.o
have had for several years Is a generally
acknowledged fa 3t. To the farmer who
has a large surplus of corn and but little
stock to feed we would say feod what you
have to the very bist advantage; begin
early and feod late and put on every pound
of fat that the animal will take profitably.
What you lack in quantity make up in
quality. There is :i. much pre lit in one
pig or steer properly fed as there is in two
or three made ready for market in a slipshod, careless manner.
From the best information I can gather
there seems to be almost as great a scarcity
of feeding cattle a. there is of hogs, and
buyers think that prices are bound to remain firm with an upward tendency
through the season. It. isn't likely that
corn will command much of a price on
the market and about the only chance to
get rid of it profitably will be to get it into
stock if such a thing is possible.
James Hawkins, one of the most prominent farmers of Benton county, was accidentally killed Monday evening. He was
riding on horsatask when the animal
stumbled and fell, falling upon Mr. H.,
causing death in a short time.