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VOL. XXI.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JULY 10,1886.
NO. 28
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Condition of Crops and Live Stock in
the Central West.
Oar full reports to July 1st from the
three great Central West grain-growing
States shows a better condition than that
of thirty days ago. The wheat harvest
about two weeks earlier than usual was
nearly completed in all sections. The reports are pretty uniform In stating that
the grain is plump and line, much better
in this regard than last year. There are a
few exceptions, where fly worked on the
plant in May and early June. But this is
not reported general or widespread. In
the Northern Division of Indiana there are
six counties reported at 100 and above for
condition, 100 being full crop. The report
in this section being 110 for Carroll county,
an excellent wheat growing county. The
central division reports nine counties 100
and above for wheat, and the southern
division shows 20 counties 100 and above,
an advance of five in this respect over the
June report. While the northern division
shows three points, and the central four
points better condition than 30 days ago,
the southern stands about the same as to
per cents. The crop has been well harvested, and it ia now assumed that the
wheat crop is a decidedly better one in all
respects than last year. The condition at
this date last year was only 64 per cent
for Indiana, whereas it is now 90. Last
year the State grew according to our reports, near 30,000,000 bushels, and thus it
will be seen that the crops this year being
26 points better, will be well on to 40,000,-
000 bushels, if it does not exceed that
figure.
In Ohio the per cent of condition, according to our reports is also 90, and compared with previous years, reports indicates a crop of about 39,800,000 bushels for
that State.
Illinois is reported at 89 per cent, which
indicates also a large crop -for that State.
GENERAL NOTES.
The corn crop, as reported in area heretofore, is well up to the average, and the
condition at present is 88 in Ohio to 93 in
Indiana, indicating that if seasonable
weather continues as at present, this crop
will be well up to the average.
Oats in the three states is put at 90 to 94,
and this is an assured good crop in all of
them.
Clover Is also reported pretty high in
the three states—far better than last year,
Timothy meadow is not so good as last
year, many fields being reported full of
"white top."
We report potatoes this month, and this
crop is getting to be an important one.
The condition ranges from 89 in Illinois to
95 in Indiana, Ohio standing 90. It is too
early yet to tell what the late crop will be,
as dry weather in July and August so
frequently cuts it short.
Apples for the first time in five or six
years promise a good crop, being reported
85 to 90 in condition.
Live stock is also shown to be in very
good condition at this date.
We refer to the large table for details in
Indiana. In our September report we
shall be able to come pretty close to the
grain productions for the year.
!DIANA—AVERAOKS 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 Cohntiks.
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Adams -	
Allen. 	
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Carroll	
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DeKalb	
Elkhart ...
Pulton	
Hun Lington -	
Jasper.-	
Kosciusko	
Lagrange	
Lake	
Laporte	
Marshall	
Miami	
Newton—	
Noble	
Porter	
Pulaski	
Starke	
St. Joseph	
Steuben	
Wabash	
Wells	
White	
Whitley	
.Average	
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Blackford-	
Boone	
Clay	
Clinton	
Delaware 	
Fountain	
Grant	
Hamilton	
Hancock	
Hendricks	
Henry -	
Howard	
Jay..	
Johnson	
Madison -	
Marion	
Montgomery	
Morgan —	
Owen 	
Parke	
Putnam ...
Randolph.-	
Rush	
Shelby	
Tippecanoe	
Tipton	
Union	
Vermillion	
Vigo-	
War rep	
Wayne	
Average	
Southern III vision
Bartholomew	
Brown	
Clarke	
Crawford	
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Floyd	
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Kosciusko Co.—Some fly in the wheat.
Randolph Co.—Corn small and weedy in
many places.
Grant Co.—Bugs injuring potatoes.
Union Co.—Too much rain for clover
harvest.
Montgomery Co.—Wheat excellent in
quantity and quality.
Clark Co.—Plenty of rain past three
weeks. '
Posey Co.—Wheat rusted and much
light grain.
Jefferson Co.—Good condition of wheat.
Harrison Co.—Very wet last three weeks
in June.
Monroe Co.—Oats good, badly fallen.
Floyd Co.—Too much rain.
Jackson Co.—< >ats damaged by smut.
Franklin Co.—Crops fine—too wet for
harvest.
Qibson Co.—Kverything prosperous, but
prices low.
Jennings Co.—Threshing begun in
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Crawford Co.—Fine crop prospects.
Parke Co.—Harvest done in good shape
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Marion Co.—Low average on hogs as te
number.
OHIO.
Erie Co.—Small fruits never better.
Bees same.
Putnam Co.—Have some grasshoppers
here.
Jackson Co.—Crops generally fine, seasonable.
Hocking Co.—Crops fair to good.
Clinton Co Extremely  wet,   bad  for
hay harvest.
Van Wert Co.—Crops never better at
this date.
Auglaize Co.—Oats a very large crop.
Fairfield Co.—Weather wet, much hay
spoiled.
Licking Co.—Hay harvest fairly begun.
Defiance Co.—Too dry for corn.
ILLINOIS.
Scott Cj.—Wheat threshing begun.
Edgar Co.—Season very auspicious.
Saline Co.—Wheat very fine.
Effingham Co.—Heavy rains—will help
the oats.
Sangamon Co.—Clear and cool.
Wayne Co.—Chinch bugs very bad-
some hog cholera.
Shelby Co.—Weather very seasonable.
Camberlin Co.—Oats a little short—dry
weather.
Clay Co.—Chinch bugs doing much
damage.
Crawford Co.—Chinch bugs are injuring
corn and oats.
St. Clair Co.—Clover a big crop and harvested.
Union Co.—Hogs dying with cholera,
some lost all.
AVERAGES BT STATES.
REPORTERS' REMARKS—INDIANA.
Fayette Co.—Too much rain.
Huntington Co.—Hay damaged by
rains.
Wabash Co.—Never had better crop
prospects.
Marshall Co.—Heavy clover crop.
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PUTNAM COUNTY 8H0RTH0E1.S.
A Farmer reporter visited the "Indiana
Stock   Farm," the  property of  Mr. S. H.
Judy, and located about four miles northwest of  Greencastle, .Ind.,.one  day  last
week,  for the  purpose of  inspecting his
herd of Shorthorn cattle, of  which he has
about 70 head.   Mr.   Judy  has  for many
years been a Shorthorn breeder.   His original stock came from   Kentucky,  and he
has taken  pains to  purchase  and  breed
nothing but straight bred cattle.   He uses
none but Bates bulls,   the one  now at the
head of  his herd   being   Prince of Baby
42389, by 7th Duke of Hillhurat, 3422a, and
out of  Lady Place, who  was   by the exported 2d   Duke of   liillhiirst, 12893.   His
granddam was imported Princess of Raby
a pure Place  cow.   Prince  of   Raby is a
five-year old,   nearly   solid   red, _quarely
built,  has a long,   deep   body and short
legs, and   is in   every way   vigorous and
well made.   He exhibits a wonderful degree   of constitutional strength and vigor
and  as a   breeder is  hard  to  excel,   his
calves being   uniformly   very   like   their
sire   in form and color.   Besides his high
merit as an individual this bull is backed
by   an   extra   fine  pedigree,   as  can    be
seen  by  reference   to the names of sires
and   dams given  above.   Mr.   Judy   believes   in handling   his   cattle naturally,
and  has  refrained  from   pampering  or
forcing  them.   As a result of   keeping
them   in moderate   flesh he   has   secured
remarkable regularity  in breeding,   as he
stated that there is not now  on his farm a
single Shorthorn that is   slow or doubtful
or irregular in breeding.   His  herd is in
excellent shape, having access to plenty of
pure water and the  finest blue grass that
grows.   We noticed particularly   a bunch
of heifers under one  year of  age.   There
are ten in the lot, all by   Prince of Raby,
and part of  them of   the best and   most
fashionable breeding to be had.   They are
of the Rosabella, Fletcher, Phyllis, Knight-
ley,    Mary,   Elizabeth,     and    Serapbina
strains, and are excellent specimens of the
breed.   These hei fers   are  for sale at reasonable prices.   We noted also some young
bull calves which Mr. Judy intends to sell;
among them twe Garlands,  and one Sera-
phina that are  extra good.   These  calves
are by Prince  of Raby   and Baron ef Waterloo, 61611, and should bring ready buyers.   One of the many fine cows we saw
was Cactus 9th, with heifer calf, 2d countess of Raby wood.   Cactus 9 th is a Bates—
Fletcher cow  sired by  2d  Oxford Vine-
wood 33426, and out of Cactus  by Duke of
Belmont 38123.   She is a cherry red cow,
stylish, broad hipped, level, and full of
good points.   Another was Garland Duchess 3d,  said  to be  the best  cow  on Mr.
Judy's farm.   She  is by 10th   Earl of Oxford, 14161, out of Garland Duchess by 2d
Duke of Hillhurst (39748); granddam imp.
Garland  2d by 11th  Grand  Duke (21849).
S;ie is a large, heavy, blocky red cow, a
good rich   milker  and  brings  excellent
calves.   The  Duchess of  Knightley Sd is
another fine  cow.   She traces   through C.
Knightley's best blood and is one of the
richest bred and most valuable  cows on
Mr. Judy's farm.
Mr. Judy also breeds Jersey Red hogs of
prize winning strains and is prepared to
fill orders for that kind of stock.
The gamblers at Jeffersonville are being
raided and arrested.