VOL. XXVII.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., MAY 14,1892.
NO. 20
_______ AHD  MUCIN.   BUILDIHG AT THE
WOBLD'S FAIB.
Located at the southern extremity of the
western lagoon or lake, and between the
Klectriclty and Transportation Buildings,
is the Mines and MlniDg BuUdlng. This
building is 700 feet long by 350 feet wide-
Tbe galleries are 60 feet wide and 25 feet
high from theground 11 ior,and are lighted
on the sides by large windows, and from
above by a high clear Story extending
around the building. The main -fronts
display enormous arched entrances, richly
embellished with sculptural, decorations
emblematic of mining *and its allied industries.
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
0/Ihe Indiana Weather Service in co-operation itilhthe United States Weather Bureau
for the week ending Saturday, May {7,
1892.
High temperature, with Uttle sunshine
prevailed; the rains, although frequent,
were badly distributed and local; in the
southern portion, the amonnt was deficient in most counties, but in the central
and northern portions, many thunder
storms passed with heavy rains, especially
so in the northern portion; the warm
weather asd rains were beneficial to vegetation In general", "which has advanced
most rapidly; wheat, meadows, pasturage*
• •«*- gardaa T6getabhw-w»-_r "-most-Steel.
lent condition; rye and. oat?, - where
planted, have improved, but there was
none or but little plowing done or corn
Planted; in the northern part of the
State, the so excessive and frequent rains,
caused the inundation of many fields.
SOUTHERN POBTION.
Columbus, Bartholomew Co.—Farm
work has been much retarded by wet
weather; very little corn has been planted
yet; wheat is looking well; clover and
pasturage is showing up nicely. K jinfall,
0.S3. -
Vevay, Switzerland Co.—Farming operations have suffered delay because of frequent rains which several times were
quite heavy; still the interruptions were
without serious consequences; potatoes
are growing thrifty and garden vegetables
«nnot be surpassed in quality and perfection Dy crops of former years; peaches appear more doubtful than several weeks
"go, many healthy appearing blossoms
were examiued under the microscope and
*M -°un<i that the germ was soft and
Jellow; the wheat prospect continues
Praising, especially that sown in fertll-
,   80il:  kdybugs  appeared  May  lst;
« are numerous and busy at work;
much sunshine is needed.   Rainfall, 0.78.
, ".ntinSbur., Dub<>i8 Co.-Whoat is
•_.._.» Dice with Prospects of a large
WW Uke last year; oats are in better con-
Ut«..    u.yearthanlasti Pas^reis fine;
S_!°cklnthta loealityi8ln Kood <*>»-
hind V account ol rain farmers are be-
Plam T farm work: there is no corn
__._- ? potatoes; having too much rain
"""lot plant above.
tte'wLv6"7 C°-Tne weather dnring
wheat ^ ,aS wU*onb\e to farm work;
•gel., a,°,overare doing weUjpastur-
*heat^. _aDd8tcck in falr condition;
twJ"? timothy in overflowed fields is
0Tlv»ng but rye is killed.
Seymour, Jackson Co.—There was a
slight improvement in weather conditions
during the week, but the season is still
very backward and all farm operations are
seriously delayed; some corn has been
planted, melon plants are ready for transplanting; all growing crops including
wheat and not excepting fruit are in gocd
condition and promising an abundant
yield; forests and orchards are in full foliage, and with the continuance of seasonable growing weather the outlook is encouraging; the area to be planted to spring
crops, oats excepted, is considerable larger
tha_i usual.   Rainfall, 1.01.
I.Princeton, Gibson Co.—Wheat has improved considerably and there are but few
poor fields; no corn is planted yet, farmers
are backward with plowing because of
much rain; there is a fine prospect for an
abundant fruit crop; pastures are splen-
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log ont J.iranclng rapidly; rye is head
-All veg-
^"on-sadU,?,
--Off Out- __ "*=»    "*•-_■"•*•*** J ('J"1"'
•*o_h- «   .!! °°m ta P-^ted bnt not very
^*«£d    w? 'J.   excellent;  K^eral
g°oa.  Rainfall,036.
1iSft°n,,Greene Co.-Wheat never
f^«kabylC,°.trand graSS aredoiD*
••"Provinc.   ,   -;the condition of oats is
•*>  __._. °WlDg for oorn l8 a ™* to
-^w_at»        '  ***»»"»«>' weather is
tn- Ra_,^n^warmwithfew ^ow-
trees are almost in full leaf. Rainfall, 0 87.
Mavzy, Rush Co.—All vegetation is
growing very rapidly; forest trees are
leafing; on Tuesday the most severe ball
storm occurred ever known in this locality; many hail stones were as large as
hens eggs; many windows were broken
and fruit trees were injured by having the
bloom knocked ofi.   Rainfall, 0 00.
Connersville, Fayette Co.—It was entirely too wet for farm wbrk but fine growing
weather; warm and wet; a thunderstorm
with heavy rain passed on Tuesday. Rainfall, 0 70.
Glenwood, Rush Co.—A most severe
thunderstorm with heavy rain and hail
passed over on Tuesday afternoon; hail
fell as large as hen eggs and walnuts and
great damage was done.
R'chmond,   Wayne   Co.—Cloudy and
f£    Jfa, *Htlu..tf-£nt.<t*tpt
week has been marked by warm weather
and excessive rainfall; oats sowing has
been much delayed and the young oats
has been damaged in low places by water;
no corn is planted yet; plowing for corn is
abont half done; wheat is growing; it
looks well where it was not winter killed.
Rainfall, 5 36.
Hammond, L*ke Co.—Heavy rains during thewjek have flooded all the low
lands; cellars are full of water. A heavy
wind and rain storm passed through the
central portion of this county Fridayeven-
ing; doing great damage to crops
fences and trees.   Rainfall, 4 31.
Logansport, Cass Co.—Wheat is looking
very well and promises good results; the
heavy rains on the lst and 5th of the
month have retarded plowing and planting very much; tho fruit crop promises
well.   Rainfall, 2.74.
Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co.—The large
amount of rain during the week has
greatly retarded spring work; it has
pushed the wheat along almost too
rapidly, but it has been beneficial in
germinating the oats nicely; that
which is already in the ground; a large
crop of oats will not be sown; pastures are
in excellent condition.   Riinfall, 1.88.
H. A. Huston,
Director Indiana Weather Bareau.
Per C. F. R. Wappenhans,
Local  Forecast Ofllcialr.VS.—Weather
Bureau Assistant.
MINES AND MININQ BUILDING AT THE WORLD'S FAIR.
did and live stock in fine condition.
Rainfall, 0.95.
New Albany, Floyd Co.—It was unusually warm and all growing crops made
rapid growth; wheat, oats and grass bid
fair to make a full crop, so also fruit; the
weather was favorable for farm work and
much corn .Js being planted. Rainfall,
0.45.
Marengo, Crawford Co.—During the
week there was remarkable fino growing
weather for all crops; the ground keeps so
wet that corn planting is behind and very
little is planted yet.   Rainfall, 0.61.
CENTRAL PORTION.
Indianapolis, Marion Co.—Warm and
rainy weather was beneficial to growing
crops, which are in flourishing condition;
plowing and planting was interrupted by
frequent rains.   Rainfall, 1.22.
Franklin, Johnson Co.—R_in fell on five
days keeping the ground too wet to work
and little corn is planted; it was warm
and wet and conseqnently all vegetation
grew most rapidly; wheat has made a wonderful growth in the past two weeks, but
in many fields it will be very thin; very
little oats has been sown yet; grass and
clover are booming; shade and early fruit
trees are in full leaf; grape vines havea
growth of from seven to ten inches and
promise to be full of "fruit.   RainfaU, 1.20
Shelbyville, Shelby Co.—The frequent
showers during the week stopped all plowing and planting; the Shelby county
whoat crop is now estimated at 95 per oent
with increase of acreage over last year to
bring it to 100 per cent.   Riinfall, 0 90.
Cambridge City, Wayne Co.—All crops
are doing well; some corn was planted before the rains began; one week of dry
weather would see all the corn planted.
Apple, pear and plum trees are wonderfully full of bloom; the cheniss were not
so badly injured as supposed, they will
yield about one-half a crop; strawberries
will probably fall short one-fourth; maple
rainy weather prevailing rendered the
ground too wet for plowing; the warm
rains have wonderfully improved pasturage and-brought out bloom and leaves of
fruit and other trees; wheat is much assisted by present weather conditions.
Rainfall, 1.27.
NORTHERN PORTION.
Haw Patch, Lagrange Co.—Rain every
day on two days very heavy rain; no farm
work was done during the week; corn
planting is retarded seriously; wheat is
getting too big.   Rainfall, 7.75.
Point Isabel, Grant Co.—The rains every
day duriDg the week retarded farm work;
but little corn has been planted yet and
the ground is too wet to work ln for several days; wheat and grass are in good condition where the water does not stand; the
prospect for frnit is still very flattering;
considerable hall fell last Sunday af ternoo
but little damage was done. Rainfall,
4.60.
Marion, Grant Co.—Farm work Is; at a
standstill on account of excessive rains;
many farmers have not planted any corn
yet and much that was planted must
doubtless be replanted again; . many fields
of wheat and oats are nnder water and
have been for a month; this will kill of
course; much of it; fair weather is needed
much.   Rainfall, 3 55.
Angola, Steuben Co.—Rains every day
caused high water and overflows; farm
work is at a standstill; the weather has
been good for wheat and grass; pasturge
is in good oondition; stock doing well.
RainfaU, 504.    .     •
LaPorte, LaPorte Co.—Rain on five days
of the week; great damage has been done
to roads and bridges; aU low and bottom
lands are covered with water; corn plant-
gis greatly delayed; pears'and cherries
are in bloom; one day of sunshine only during the week and lt ends with a raw
Northeast wind.   RainfaU, 6.27.
Colnmbia City, Whitley  Co.—The past
A Bit of Nature.
"Spare the thickets and brambles, and
the clump of wood all fresh from nature.
What is a farm, especially to the children,
when nowhere near is any nesting place
for birds; no spot on which wild flowers
may grow? A perfectly clean farm is not
a thing of joy, but a painful sight. In the
wearing strife after a UveUhood, it is refreshing to ramble through a real bit of
wilderness. These thickets, desirable as
they are, should not, however, be scattered
about indiscriminately." S3 says a writer
in the New York Tribune.
And this reminds of something we once
wrote on a similar subject. We advocated
setting apart a quarter section or more of
wUd woods, in different portions of the
State, to be forever let alone, or given up
to dame nature to treat according to her
own sweet will. Such wild woods, with
their grard trees, of all varieties, tangled
vines and dense undergrowth, 50 years
hence would be the most charming resorts
for the Hoosiers then'living. They would
attract visitors from hundreds of miles
away, and in their way, would be the
wonder of the time. We hope the next
Legislature will see the wisdom of making
a small appropriation for the purpose.—
Eds.
The Black Crowned Night Heron.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The bird sent you by Mr. S. E. O'Neil,
of Dupont, ind., and handed to me for examination, ls a fine specimen of the
Black Crowned Night Heron, (Nyctkorax
nea»m..),commonly called'a Qaawk Squawk
or Quabird, on account of the squawking
noise it makes, when rising to fly.
It is a regular spring migrant in this locality, and is said to breed in the lake region in the northern part of the State.
They nest in May and June. The delicate, almost luminous yellow buff mass of
feathers on their breast, -has been the
cause of mucb reseach on the part of naturalists, who as yet have never found
what use the bird puts it to. When rubbed
with the hands it goes into a fine yellowish powder.
Another peculiar feature of this bird Is a
saw or tooth-like projection on one of its
toes. This is not found on any other bird,
and its use has also, so far, proved a mystery. Fletcher M. Nok,
Taxidermist.'