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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, APRIL 10,1886. NO 15
VOL  XXI.
THE CROPS.
Acreage and]Condition of Crops in the
Central West—Condition of
Live Stoek.
We publish our first monthly report for
the season on the crops. The condition of
the wheat crop in these central winter
wheat-growing States, as shown in the
condensed tables by States, is no doubt a
fair indication of the same in the whole
winter wheat growing belt. Usually
March weather is the most severe on the
wheat _plant, but that month this season
was not specially hard, and in many localities reports show that the weather was
unusually favorable, while in others too
dry weather was reported. It must be
said, however that the season to date has
been backward, and while the plant nnder
a few favorable days of sun and showers
began to look green and grow, the last
days of March and first of April have be«n
cold, and growth has been checked,
though no damage is reported.
WHEAT SUMMARY.
Indiana—Per cent of average in area 94,
condition 91. Last year same date, area
83. and condition 68.
Ohio—Per cent of average area 96 condition 92. List year game date area 92,
and condition 78 per cent.
Illinois—Pjr cent of average area 90,
condition 90. Last year same date, area
86, condition 60.
Last year there were but 14 ounties in
Indiana which reported a full average
area, and but ten counties which reported
the condition of the plant at 100 per cent.
It will be noticed that this year 49 counties
of the State report 100 for area, and 28
oounties 100 on condition. The reports
from Ohio and Illinois stand about relatively the same in these respects as Indiana, which show the condition of the
wheat plant much better than at the same
date last year in all these States.
CLOVER AND TIMOTHY.
Indiana—Clover 85, timothy meadow 93.
Last year same, clover 71  and timothy 91.
Ohio—Clover 84, timothy meadow 91.
Ltst year same date, clover 90 and timothy
91
Illinois—Clover 81, timothy meadow 90.
Last year same date, clover 78 and timothy
94.
APPLE AND PEACH BUDS.
To reply to the question of "per cent of
buds alive," we have for Indiana, apples
88 peaches 70.
Ohio—A-pples 85, peaches 67.
Illinois—Apples 85, peaches 62.
RYE AND BARLEY.
These crops are more largely grown in
Ohio than in eitherof the other two States.
The area and condition do not differ much
from that of last year, at same date. We
refer the reader to the table of averages by
States for present area and condition.
LIVE ST^CK.
In all three of the State* the condition of
live stock is reported high, shoeing generally freedom from disease, and good winter
management. The table of averages by
States show the per cents in this respect
on horses, cattle, sheep and swine.    u
INDIANA—AVERAGE BY COUNTIES AND DIVISIONS.
The following table gives the averages
in per cents compared with a full average
area and condition at same date in other
average years, and not of any particular
year:
Indiana Counties.
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Benton	
Carroll	
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La none	
Marshall	
Miami.	
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Porter	
Pulaski 	
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Steuben	
Wabash	
Wells	
White	
Whitley	
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Boone	
Clinton	
Delaware...	
Fountain	
Oram	
Hamilton..	
Hancock	
Hendricks	
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Jay	
Johnson _	
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Morgan	
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Parke	
Putnam	
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GENERAL  NOTES.
The leading corn-growing States report
corn as not marketed, 781,000,000 bushels,
against 700,000,000 last year.
In the 13 leading wheat-growing States,
including the winter and spring wheat
belts,   the best  reports from  all quarters
show about 82,000,000 bushels of wheat in
the hands of farmers, millers and local
warehouses, and not including "visible
supply" elsewhere, against 121,000,000 ln
same hands last year, being a d» crease of
39.000,000 bnshels.
Hogs were sold close the past season,
and those on hand for summer packing
will be lighter in weight than usual it is
believed.
The present outlook for a good crop of
small fruits is very much better than at
this date last year. March did not damage it.
Exports of wheat, and flour reduced to
bushels of wheat, and of corn from American and Canadian ports from September
to March during the several years named
areas follows:
Wheat. Corn.
1885-0  89,182,000 33,90l,0f0
1884-5 1 _... 74,928,010 25,390,000
1883-1 _. 81,088,000 31,329,000
1882-3....„  86,145,000 16,875,000
1881-2  71,79 ,00) 21,874,000
1880-1  92,176,1-00 41,391,000
1879-80 99,288,000 42,392,000
1878-9   81,300,000 31.671,000
AVERAGE BY STATES.
The following is a summary of the averages by States:
Wheat, per cent of average crop sown...
Wheat, average per cent of condition....
Clover, per cent of condition	
Timothy, per cent of condition	
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Peach buds, percent alive _.
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APRIL 1.—REMARKS OF REPORTERS.—INDIANA.
Allen Co.—Wheat under snow,  weather
wet and cold.
Wabash Co.—Wheat on sandy land splendid, clay land not so good
Carroll Co.—Some oats sown.
Marshall Co.—Dry winter and stock looks
well.
Miami Co.—Large per cent of cherries
killed.
Lagrange Co.—Live stock in fine condition and healthy.
Cass Co.—Wheat a great deal better than
expected.
Porter Co.—Bees 90 per cent for condition.
Jasper Co.—Large per cent of small grain
already sown.
Kosciusko Co.—Clover  badly   "heav*id
out."
Grant  Co.—Prosperous,    excapt   hogs,
cholera killed large numbers.
Montgomery Co.—Prospects  for  small
fruits excellent.
Fountain Co.—Never had  a finer pros
pect for wheat.
Rush Co.—Hog cholera in some localities.
Wells Co.—Fine weather during March.
Fayette Co.—Oats  about all  sown and
large acreage.
Monroe Co.—Oats all sown.
Warrick Co.—Ground covered withsnow.
Jennings Co.—Average crop oats sown.
Floyd Co.—Stock healthy, wheat fine.
Oibson Co.—Wheat past week changed
for the better very much.
Perry Co.—Farmers well up   with farm
work; cherry and plum buds all right.
Clark Co.—Meadows were damaged last
fall by drouth and grasshoppers.
Harrison Co.—Wheat good on well
drained land.
Daviess Co.—Early sown wheat fine, late
not so good.
ILLINOIS.
Sangamon Co.—Weather fine, oats being
sown.
Effingham Co.—Snowed all day; farming
backward.
Madison Co —Condition of stock very
high.
Scott Co.—Lots ef hog cholera.
Shelby Co.—Wheat is good stand and
farmers hopeful.
Cumberland Co.—Wheat very fine.
Saline Co.—Wheat is above average for
time of year.
Union Co.—Oats all sown.
Clay Co.—Wheat improving; oats half
sown.
St. Clair Co.—A few farmers are sowing
spring wheat.
Clark Co.—Three Inches of snow this
morning.
Bond Co.—Heavy snow to-day.
Edgar Co.—Considerable hog cholera.
Pike Co.—Wheat is better than for three
years.
Washington Co.—Oats half sown; snow
on the ground.
Crawford Co.—Snow storm to day.
Pope Co.—I think peach buds are killed.
OHIO.
Alien Co.—Clover badly frozen out.
Hocking Co.—Everything in good condition.
Hardin Co.—Crops generally in fair condition.
Clinton Co.—Where fertilizers were used
wbeat looks wells; oats half sown, and
considerable sod broken for corn.
Logan Co.—The crop outlook this spring
is very fine.
Miami Co.—Peach trees are about all
gone here.
Brown Co.—Wheat sown broadcast looks
badly.
Defiance Co.—Live stock fine condition.
Auglaize Co.—Wheat sown early is hurt
by the fly.
Van Wert Co.—Prospects of crops never
were better at this time of year.
Putnam Co.—Clover hurt by March
freezing and thawing.
Fayette Co.—Wheat prospect very fine.
Lucus Co.—Very little rye or barley
in this county.
Fairfield Co.—Spring very backward,
cool and wet.
Delaware Co.—Live stock fair condition.
Licking Co.—Crops generally promise
well now.
Erie Co.—Grapes and pears in good condition ; bee*) fine.
Two months ago James Duncan, of Normal, was swindled out of horses worth
f6,000 by "Buck" Moore, who was recently murdered at St. Paul, Minn., presumably by J. D. Martin, who was Moore's
partner in the fraud. The pair also swin-
led other Illinoisans by giving mortgages
on valueless property in Iowa to which
they had no claim.
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A cyclone destroyed a negro church, in
which funeral services were being held, in
Cullock county, Alabama, four persons
being killed and ten wounded.