WEATHER CROP BULL:
Of the Indiana Weather Service in co-opera
lion with the VnitedStates Weather Bureau
for the week ending Saturday,   May 28,
1S92.
The precipitation and temperature were
much deficient, and average sunshine prevailed; the rains which fell on four days,
were local and lighter, except in the northern portion, were more continuous and
heavier rains fell. L'ght harmless hoarfrosts occurred on a few mornings. During the few fair, sunny days, some corn
was planted and plowing done In the central and southern portions, little or none
in the northern portion. Wheat is heading, but it is growing very rank and yellow, and probably Injured in some fields.
Oats and grass are in fine condition, and
fruit still promises an abundant yield.
SOUTHERN POBTION,
Seymour, Jackson Co.—There has been a
slight improvement in the weather conditions during the pa.t woek, but the season
is still  very backward; considerable oorn
and some melons  have been planted, but
moat of the work awaits favorable weather.
The wheat crop is exceedingly promising,
and many fi-Ids have headed.   Small fruit
is falling  off badly, but   berries, apples
and peaches will be abundant.   Cutworms
are destroying the young plants in some
locaUUea.   There   was .alight hoar-frost,
abT-glfi- _!Sf!BBg»p-*3_r the morning of the
2-3.; hail on the 25th - damaged wheat and
corn ia some fields.   Rainfall, 0.45.
-""'ow Albany, Floyd Co.—Weather conditions have improved some this week;
less rain and a little higher temperature
have been beneficial to all crops, and much
planting was done; farmers are nearly
done planting corn and consequently they
do not feel so despondent as they were last
week.   Rainfall, 0 50       *
Columbus, Bartholomew Co.—The
weather has been more favorable for farm
work during the past week, but it was
rather too wet still for corn planting; **e
had a couple bf light frosts the past week
bat no damage was done.  Bainfall, 1.15.
Worthington, Greene Co.—Very little
plowing or planting was done during the
past week, the weather being too wet
and cold; corn that is up looks yellow and
its growth is slow; wheat is heading but
the excessive moisture and low temperature are rather injurious; we need warmer
weather and less rain.   Rainfall, 0.74.
D.Qonia Springs, Warrick Co.—Rains
h»ve ceased being so excessive, but wheat
is now more than at anytime showing the
evil eflectsof too much rain; it is very
much spotted or uneven on uplands; all
low lands seem almost a failure; there the
wheat is stunted and yellow; possibly
tha crop will not be nearly as good as last
.ear; some corn was planted during the
*«.-:.   Riinfall, 0.58.
Mt. Vernon, Posey Co.—Very little rainfall and cool temperature prevailed; two
thirds of the corn was planted this week
•n the uplands; in the Ohio and Wabash
overflowed lands, the best in the oounty
"»corn, but little has been planted yet
and it may not be all In before June 10th
°r later; a la(e fall may still give a good
cr°P.   Bainfall, 0 00.
Princeton, Gibson Co.—Wheat looks
-•Jite fine; it js heading out and very tall
an,i in danger of falling down; not much
«m has been planted yet, but farmers are
Busily preparing the ground and a fair
*roP "will be planted yet if the ground
eepsin order; meadows and pasturage
fan lQ fine con<"tion; the plums have
aaen ofi much; the apple crop is good.
"Mnfall, 0.35.
Vevay, Switzerland Co.—The rain during
e week has been less copious with three
_____ t we»ther of which farmers availed
selves by planting corn; thegronnfl
r,   ■ VJ - .'_      *--/
©*!>>      iConiinues in an untlllable condition, too
£c^£}jVet;  pastures are growing  luxuriantly
' and an unusually fine and heavy crop is
anticipated; strawberries are in market;
they are tasteless owing to the wet weather;
the fature of the crops is at present less
assuring than a month ago.   Rainfall, 0.39.
Marengo, Crawford  Co.—Wheat is beginning to head; the weather most needed
is pleasant sunshine for wheat and to enable farmers to finish planting corn; the
prospect for fruit is not so favorable as It
was some weeks ago.   Rainfall, 0.31.
Butlerville, Jennings Co.—The rains of
the past week have further delayed corn
planting although some fields were
planted; black smut or blasted head has
appeared in some wheat fields; on flat
ground it is turning yellow, but in most
fields the wheat is heading nicely. RainfaU, 0.83.   ,
OENTBAI. POBTION.
Indianapolis, Marion Co.—But little
rain fell in showers on a few days" only;
but the temperature remained low with
only average sunshine. On the favorable
days of the week, much corn was planted
and plowing none; wheat is heading and
still In fair condition: grass and pasturage
and vegetation in general is in most dour'
isbiDg condition and fruit is promising
still a good crop.   Rainfall, 0.70.
Franklin, Johnson Co.—Riin fell on
four days;. corn was planted , the latter
part of the week; the ground is now getting in good order to plant and much
will be planted in the next few days,
if no rain; the weather is yet too
cool; and vegetation is growing very slow
only; warmer and dry weather Is needed;
a light frost occurred on the 23d. no dam
age.   Rainfall, 0 40.
Mauzy, Rush Co.—Farm work is still
much retarded by the wet condition of
the ground; much corn was planted during the week, but the ground Is too cold
for most of the growing crops. Rainfall,
0.52
Connersville, Fayette Co.—Farm work
was still delayed by wet and cool weather;
warmer and dry weather Is much needed
Rainfall, 0.74,
Richmond, Wayne Co.,—Conditions not
muchchangedjsince last week; the weather
is too oold of nights for vegetation to grow
much; 39° and 40° have been registered
the past week; so far this month - we have
had 5 76 inches rain and more is in sight;
there is a fine prospect for a big hay har
vest; very little planting has been done
the past week.
Ashboro, Clay Ca.—Wheat is declining
because of wet and cool weather; meadows
are making but little growth; some corn
was planted the past week; but planting
Is still very much behind and much
ground is yet to be broken; strawberries
are beginning to ripen.   Rainfall, 0 80.
Cambridge City, Wayne Co.—Much corn
was planted up to Wednesday, when the
rains began again with a thunder storm
there was a light frost on Tuesday morning; in some places the ground remained
so wet that it could not be prepared for
corn; in other fields the growing corn has
suffered so from the copious ralns,that some
will have to be replanted. Rainfall, 0 55.
' Shelbyville, Shelby Co.—The excessive
rains have greatly retarded corn planting ; so that it is now nearly three weeks
late; the cool wet weather has-been of advantage to the wheat; grass and corn al
ready planted; the strawberry crop has a
tine prospect.   Rainfall, 0.86.
Farmland, Randolph Co.—Some corn
was planted but farmers had to stop because of the wet; the rains were not heavy
but just enough to keep the ground too
wet for planting; the total rainfall during
this month, so far is 7.40 Inches;, light
frosts occurred on three mornings bnt did
consequence.   Rainfall,
no  damage
0.90.
NORTHERN PORTION.
Batch's Mills, LaPorte CO.—Weather
was good for farm work this wezk; very
little rain fell and corn planting was rapidly pushed; about one-third is planted;
here and there a field of corn is up; planting this season the latest ever known
here; wheat looks good; grass is doing
fine; oats is fair, not first class; itis
washed by late rains; apples and peaches
are full.
Marion, Grant Co.—Cool wet weather
continued; corn planting is not finished
and in many fields the breaking is not
done; wheat and oats are growing too
rank on account of the continual wet
weather; we must soon have dry veather
and warm or lose heavily.   Rainfall, 1.02.
Columbia City, Whitley Co.,—Cold and
wet weather still'prevalls; there has been
but little sunshine in the past week; there
was a heavy hoar frost and ice formation
on exposed vessels on the 21st, frost again
this morning the 28th; a feeling of discouragement pre. ails among the farmers;
but little corn planted in this county,
some planted on Tuesday the 24th, none
planted since.   Rainfall, 1 38.
LaPorte, LaPorte Co.—The low temperature and wet weather, have been very
discouraging to famers and retarded corn
planting; if the rains should not stop soon
the ground will keep wet too long for
plowing and planting and it would be impossible to raise a crop; potatoes are rotting in the ground and have to be replanted.   Rainfall, 1.87,
Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co.—The ground
having been kept too wet to work, by the
Bhowers of the last seven days, very little
has been done yet in this locality toward
planting corn; wheat looks well and promises an abundant yield; oats is ln fair condition ; the prospect for fruit is good; pasturage never better.   Rainfall, 0 84.
Angola, Steuben Co.—More or less rain
fell during the past week and no corn
planting could be done, which is very discouraging; there is but little planted
yet; wheat and grass, are turning yellow and don't look so well; more
sunshine is needed; the spring of 1S69 was
just as wet as this and corn was n6t
planted till June and the result was a poor
crop.   Rainfall, 0
Delphi, Carroll Co.—Thus far we have
had this month 8.12 Inches of rain and 17
days on which the precipitation has varied
from about 0 06 inch to 1.61 inch, making
it impossible to plant corn, and indicating
a gloomy prospect for that cereal; fears
are entertained that wheat will be too
rank.   Rainfall, 1 29.
H. A. Huston,
Director Indiana Weather Bureau.
Per C. F. R. Wappenhans,
Local Forecast Official, U. S. Weather
Bureau Assistant,
Discontent, and Needed Legislation,
Million Indiana Farmer;
The farmers and laborers of Indiana are
not as happy and contented as they should
be. There are many readers. Why? One
reason is because of our last Legislature,
it being one of the grandest swindles that
was ever imposed on the people of the
State bf Indiana. They promised the people everything, until they were elected,
and what was the result. The people sent
in petition on top of petition, and they
heeded not tbeir call. Such legislators as
our last are only fit to fill our State asylums and poor houses, because they only
increased our taxes, and high taxation
brings on despondency and despondency
creates insanity.
A neighbor said to me only a few days
ago, I have lived here on this farm now
just nine years, and I bave paid out a little
over 11,000 for taxes and I haven't saved
one cent for my wife and children, over
and above a living. S.me will say: Oh,
work a little harder and live a little closer
and you will come out all right in the
end. True, the farmers have adopted the
"eight hour system," eight ln the forenoon
and eight in the afternoon, but don't
think that is all we need. We need a Legislature that will say we will do away
with aDout one-third of the offices in Indiana, and we will cut the salaries of the
other two-thirds down to about mechanics' wages, which would be more than
two-thirds of them could earn, if they
were thrown out of offlce; then I think
the farmercjuld affjrd to hitch up once
in a while and take his family a pleasure
trip, as well as an aristocratic offlce holder.
Harrison said in his last message that
we were a|prosperous people. I don't consider that we are a prosperous people as
long as farmers that were prosperous 15
years ago have to borrow money and
mortgage their farms to pay their taxes,
which some farmers have had to do here
in Monroe county In the last two years.
So I say the farmers have a reason for being discontented, and I hope the farmers
will not rest content until our Legislature
goes to work and lifts the great burden
from over the people that our last Legislature imposed upon us, against our wills.
Let us hear from other farmers what they
have to say on the subject.
Monroe Co. Taxpateb.
Sugar Corn for Fodder.
Editors Indiana Farmer; »
Would like to have a few articles on
best mode of planting, cultivating and
mode of curing the sweet corn, fodder, eto.
Also state time to plant and amount of
fodder it will produce to the acre, common field varieties. Long live the Indiana
Fabmer. Edqab T. White.
Henry Co. ^
—We do not know that our Experiment Stations have investigated the subject of growing sugar corn for feed, but lt
is of enough importance to warrant their
consideration. X. A. Willard. In his Dairy
Husbandry says that evergreen corn has
given him the best results in milk of any
variety of corn he has tried. It gives him
by analysis a much larger per cent of albumen, dextrine and sugar than field
corn, while it has considerably less of Indigestible fiber. Sugar corn is not so large
as field corn, and will not produce as great
a yield of fodder, but what we contend for
is that it gives more food that stock will
eat and digest, and is therefore the better
forage crop. As we have said before, our
stock ate up the sweet' corn fodder clean,
while they rejected the larger part of the
field corn fodder, although it was cut
early and green, and was put up in good
shape, and run through the cutter.
Sugar corn for feed ought to be planted
thickly ln rows not more than three feet
apart.. It may be planted any time up to
the middle of June. We prefer to plant
about the 5th for fodder, but advise planting a portion of the crop earlier, for roasting ears, and seed. Judging from the way
orders are coming in and the number of
sample packages that are going out from
Huntington & C.'s. to- our subscribers,
there will be plenty of seed of Stowell's
evergreen next spriDg.
Stop lt Quick.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please stop my advertisement ln your
For Sale column, of seed corn for sale by
me. They have taken all the seed I have
and it seems as though they would take
the cobs, too, if you don't stop it right
away. Yours truly,
Jolletevllle, Ind. H. J. Radbr.
The death of a member of a band of Gypsies at Brazil has given rise to the report
that the deceased had yellow fever, and
an enquiry Is under way,