VOL. XXII.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1887.
NO. 26
WHEAT AND COSH.
The National Department of Agriculture reports the eondidition of -wheat In
the United States at 84. 9 per cent of an
average for June. The following table
gives the average condition in June for
the past six years in the States named.
1887. 1886. 1886. 1884. 1883. 1882.
Ohio 77 85 56 82 60 99
Indiana  88 90 <B 84 07 KB
Illinois  88 90 40 70 51 88
Missouri  94 U0 St »' 70 108
Kansas 72 65 M H« Mt 113
Michigan  84 90 94 91 Mi 103
Kentucky 92 101 3d 9» 77 10B
Tennessee. 88 101 48 97 85 lis
New York  91        98        91        98        S3        84
Pennsylvania  74       95       67      ion       97        99
Maryland 85      9>;       74      99      98     109
Virginia ss       97       50      97      Ml      no
Teias  65        73      100        98       Ml        N
California  84       99       58       93       88        77
Oregon  99     100      88     102      90       98
In the spring wheat States the increased
acreage is ti per cent more than of last
year, and the June average condition is
87.3. Taking previous year's area and
condition as the basis of the estimates for
this year's crops, they indicate a crop of
winter wheat of 280,000,000 bushels, and of
spring wheat 148,000,000, or a total of 428,-
000,000 bushels.
The wheat crop of England is not promising, as the season is lateand unfavorable.
The same is true of France at latest dates.
In Germany the outlook is better, aud so
is it in Austria and Hungary.
The stocks of last year's wheat and corn
at the 21 leading makets, and in transit,
are shown to be as follows, as compared
with previous years in June.
Wheat, l.u. I '..ru, l.ir
Total June 6, 1»»7 65,971,000 16,140,000
Previous week  86,168,000 li'..7M.i«»
Total June 7,1888  61,226,000 12.702.i««l
Total June 8,1885 66,230,000 8,309,000
Total June 9, 1881  40,447,000 11,273,000
Total June 10,1883  42,222,000 17,337,<»«>
Total June 11,1882 30,9o>i,ono 12,909,1X10
Total June 12, 1881  34.592,000 16,018,000
The exports of wheat, and flour reduced
to wheat in bushels, and corn, from Sep-
tember to June, the current year, as compared with like periods in other years,
are shown as follows from the American
ports and Montreal.
Wheat, bu. Corn, bu.
1W6-7 _  112,860,00.1 33,962,001
1SM5-6    08,0«,000 51,325,000
1884-S    98,325,000 41,188,000
ls83-4    81.871 ,ooi. 29,627,1X10
1S62-3  108,798,00.1 33,1121,0011
im-a  93,1 in....i        mjhmw
1880-1  129,779,000 67,476,001.
lg^80  132,582,000 75.496.UXI
1878-9  112,676,000 , 01.553.ixxi
These condensed statements of condition of crops, supply and movements of
grain, will give intelligent and thoughtful farmers au ideaof future prices,sh..uld
there he no extraordinary events to modify and change the situation. Several of
our leading farmers write us that they
have already lieen ottered 70 to 75 cents
for the new crop when harvested.
THE SKIVE WELL CASE.
This gnat and troublesome case has
just lieen re-decided. At the last decision
liefure the present it was in the interest of
the thousands of innocent purchasers and
usersof driven wells and pumps, for the
very good and common sense reason that
driven wells were made and used long
before Col. Green thought of patenting
the process. But the lawyers having secured a hearing of the case before the
Supreme Court of the   United States, that
body has seen lit to reverse the decisions
of the lower courts, and declares that "the
invention had neither been anticijialed
nor used by others in a manner to invalidate the patent." This will be unwelcome
news to many thousands of farmers and
others in the State, who have at some
time used these wells. In each case it is
said the owners of the patent will serve notice for payment of $10 and enforce their
claims promptly by law. The amount
of their royalties in this State alone will
probably reach $500,000; in Iowa perhaps
as much more. It is useless to try to
avoid payment, in the hope of a reversal
of the decision or relief in any way. It is
a gross injustice but will have to be borne,
for aught that we can see to prevent. But
we caution all interested to make sure
that they are not paying the royalty to
some self-appointed agent of the company
in whose favor the suit has been decided.
Hundreds of imposters will be abroad
representing themselves as entitled to collect the royalties. It should also be remembered that many who are using the
driven wells have already paid royalty to
parties authorized to receive it. Of course
such need not pay it again.
(generat flews.
Postal Card Correspondence.
Falls, the blast went off, blowing off the
heads aud arms of both men.
The grain elevator capacity of Chicago
is 28,850,000 bushels.
Burglars are at work on the farmers in
the vicinity of Paris, 111.
The will of the late ex-Vice President
Wheeler gives $25,000 to the cause of home
missions.
A sharp shock of earthquake occurred
at Sunimerville, S. ('., at 10:37 Sunday
morning.
Secretary Lamar is a Jersey cattle fancier, and lias a small herd at his home in
Oxford, Miss.
There are 108 cotton mills in the sonlli,
of which 38 are hi lieorgia, 27in Tennessee
and 20 in Alabama.
An American company has contracted
to survey 38,000,000 acres of land in Mexico
for one-third of the tract.
All the machine shops ofthe country
are full of orders and have excellent prospects for the rest of the year.
James ('. Flood, the California millionaire, is said to be a very sick man, and the
public may expect to hear of his death at
any moment.
Maine is the champion l>ear State. The
State last year paid nut$3,000 In bounties
for killing 000 bears. The State pays $5 for
the two ears and the nose   of a bear.
One of the most destructive storms ever
known in that vicinity, visited Grand
Forks, D. T., last Thursday. About 72
buildings were leveled and two persons
killed.
The American association of Nurserymen, Florists and Seedmen held their 12th
annual convention at Chicago last week.
John Freeman, of Knightstown, is vice-
president for Indiana.
While J. A. Ryan and Harry Treloar
were drilling out a blast which had missed
fire   in the   Paint River mine, at   Crystal
HNUI
Rush Co., June 18.—Wheat ripening;
roads dusty; plenty of raspberries ripening; farmers cutting clover for hay.
K. N. K.
CI.A.BK Co., June 18.—Hot and dry; very
bright and hot sunshine all the week;
growing crops beginning to suffer for
rain. <;. P.
Randolph Co., June 18.—Very warm
on the 17th, 01° in the shade; fine weather
on wheat, bnt it is needing rain at this
date. VY. J. D.
IIi.NitY Co., June 18.—Everything in
agricultural line is flourishing and prosperous; just a little bit dry; no rain for
ten days. S. A. R. B.
Franklin Co., June 20.—Some corn
laid by; barley cut; beginning to cut
wheat and clover; ground dry but nothing is yet affected. A. W. B.
Crawford Co., June 18.—The first wheat
cut was Tuesday llth inst; the first clover
the 15th; the weather has been unusually
drv and hot; the sky   uncommonly clear.
J. M.J.
Wasuinoton Co., June 20.—Wheat
ripened earlier than last year; harvest began the Kith, but the greater part of wheat
in this county will 1* cut this week.
< >. M. M.
CASS C June IS.—Wheat   ripens very
fast, ready to cut iff some fields; oats aud
corn in excellent condition; good crops
anticipated; strawberries plenty.
T. B. H.
Wayne Co., June
has been splendid
work of all kinds;
proved by the   dry
18.—The past week
for advancing farm
wheat is much im-
weather; barley and
blue grass are being cut. .1. M. ('.
Jkifkrson Co., Jnne 20.—Wheat not injured by rust as feared; gardens, and especially potatoes suffering for rain, and if
it does not come soon the early crop will
fail; corn growing rapidly. F. L. M.
Gkkknk Co., June 18.—Wheat harvest is
progressing rapidly; there will be something less tlian an average yield, but the
grain is good; we are suffering from a
drouth with exceedingly hot weather.
W. B. S.
Clinton Co., June 18.—Wheat harvest
begins in the county to-morrow and much
of the wheat will be cut next week ; all reports concerning the crop are good; some
Clinton county wheat will be in market
by July. E. H. S.
Switzerland Co., June IS.—The weather has been unusually favorable for harvest; barley out 13th, hay and clover also;
wheat on 15th; potatoes are in need of
rain ; 17th was the wannest day since the
beginning of the month; dense fog on llth,
15th and 16th. C. G. B.
Wavnk c..., .June 18.—We are experiencing a drouth,  having had   no   rain for
rain last evening with a small streak
visited by hail and wind; some corn is
hip high and very clean, some six inches
and very dirty; oats heading out; wheat
ripening fast and will do to cut about the
25th, in some the blades are red with rust;
apples will be scarce in this county.
I. B.
Hknrv Co., June 18.—Wheat harvest
will likely liegin next week, a week or
ten days earlier than common; much
clover hay is being put up in fine condition; such favorable weather for this
work seldom occurs; corn is growing
rapidly and promises a great crop, potatoes also; there is great encouragement for
farmers, and of  course  other   people too.
W. D.
For the Farmer.
Kdltorn Indiana Farmer:
.John M. Staid says ill the Farmkr of
the 18th, "Drive faster."
His idea is a good one, if he means less
time in the field, and more work thereby.
But fast driving there is not the best plan.
No work is well done that is hurried.
Give yourself and team time to eat and
rest. When you go to the tield, go to stay,
not on the fence or plow-beam, but to
work at a fairly steady gait. If your team
becomes hot or jaded give it a fresh drink
Of water and go on. Horses, as a rule,
will drink but little directly after their
morning or noon feed, but drive them for
two hours and they will drink heartily,
and are not apt to drink too much at noon
or night. Don't hurry out in the morning
or after dinner, but take time to rest, both
man and beast, and when you go to the
field you are ready for a steady gait, a vast
amount of work and that done in good
order.
Don't rise too early in the morning nor
stay in the field until the sun goes down,
if you wish to live long and prosper. Take
time to look after the pigs, calves, colts,
chickens, etc., as it diverts the mind,
rests the body and increases the nickels iu
the end. The man who stays in the field
from daylight until dark never has time
to properly do anything, and as a result
never lias his affairs in good shape—in fact
has so much to do that he really accomplishes nothing.
John M. is right, only don't drive too
fast. Come again, John, as your advice in
the main is verv good.
Sullivan Co. ■ T. K. ('.
GAS NOTES.
The gas wells in the vicinity of the city
seem to be going down at a satisfactory
rate of speed, and our next issue will probably report success or failure of one or
more of them. A successful How of gas
was reached at Cicero, Hamilton county,
on the 20th. On the same day the well at
New Castle was shot and a Ham.- 20 feet
high followed the lighting of the gas.
Hartford City is said to have tiie best well
yet, with the enormous How of 1H,(kni,ih8I
feet daily. A Buffalo company is reported
as buying the Fairmount well with the
intention of piping the gas to < 'hicago.
This, if true will be the   biggest gas enter
prise yet. Our city authorities are ex-
two weeks; corn, oats, and grass doing ! pected to pass a gas ordinance much more
well, but beginning to need rain; wheat j favorable to consumers than the one pro-
in good condition, except red rust in \ posed by the Standard Oil Company, and
places, and will be cut earlier than com- I which the representative of that Company
in.>n; health generally good; stock   doing   declares will not be accepted by them.    ]
well.
Kosciusko Co., June
W. S. R.
18.—We  are hav-
is to be hoped that this is true.
The Irvington well is near 500 feet down
ing the best of growing  weather; a  good   and'prospects are favorable.