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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JULY 2, 1892.
NO. 27
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WBATHEB OROP BULLETIN
pmtaf /Stotes Department' of Agriculture
Weather Bureau. Weather Crop Bulletin]
ofthe Indiana Weather Service, in co-operation with the Agricultural Experiment
Station at Purdue University, ending TuesdayJune 28,1892.
In the central and southern portion of
theState, the weather was quite beneficial
to crops; light local rains, less than average, fell only on few days; the temperature was In excess with plenty of sunshine, but in the northern portion, excessive rains fell nearly every day in most
counties, and violent thunderstorms
passed over the northwestern counties
doiDg much Injury. Corn is growing rapidly every where, and the weather inthe
southern and central portions, permitted
good cultivation; the wheat harvest in
the southern portion, is finished in moat
field,*-, nearly so In others; in the Central
portion, much has been cut and the harvest will end next week with a good crop,
but in the northern portion, nothing has
been done yet, and in many fields, the
wheat is badly lodged and very wet;
clover is being cut yielding a heavy   crop.
SO UTHERN POBTION.
Worthington,     Greene    Co.—I tain fall
temperature and sunshine were beneficial
to all crops; but little rain  fell and- that
was-badly- dintr ihute_U~-3»______in,.-he
midst ot wbeat harvesting; some have
finished cutting, others are jast beginning; the grain is fair and the yield will
be good; corn is growing finely, and potatoes are doing fairly well. Bainfall, 0 40.
Vevay, Switzerland Co.—Since June the
5th, delightful weather prevailed, interspersed with refreshing rains, which were
of especial benefit to pastures, corn, tobacco and potatoes; wheat rye and oats
are in peifectipn and profusion; the only
deficient crop will be onions, formerly the
lesding staple in this county, but now superseded by tobacco; the fruit crop lingers
in uncertainty.   RdnfaU, 0 56.
D-Gonia Springs, Warrick Co.—Hot
days and warm nights prevailed; the
wheat is nearly all in shock; the crop is a
good average, both In quality and quantity; clover and grass are the best for
years; corn is small but healthy.—Rainfall, 0.93. ■
New Albany, Floyd Co.—Weather conditions were very favorable for growing
crops and harvesting; much wheat has
been cut and the quality and yield are
first rate; apples continue to drop, and
what is left wlU be of poor quality; the
Might on pear and apple trees has been
very destructive this season, many trees
are killed.   Rainfall, 0.65.
Princeton, Gibson Co.—The weather
was very favorable; about three-fourths
of the wheat is in shock, and the yield is
satisfactory; the rapidly growing corn
looks fine; that in the river bottoms has
°ily just been planted; clover hay is being cut, it Is a heavy crop; we have a big
• "op of raspberries and blackberries.
RainfaU, 0.12.
Troy. Perry Ca.—The rainfall was below
a^1*88 Md tenlPerat»lre and sunshine
above; these conditions were very bene-
ncial to aU crops; corn stands well and is
growing rapidly, farmers  are very busy
"vesting their wheat; early potatoes
w"lmak«.» fuU crop.
"'^ Crawford Co.-The   rainfall,
_r_- 8v<>«-_e and temperature above-
"na very beneficial to all crops; the aver-
m,__r_-nper8tare WM above80 degrees on
«^nfa_u8(;.Mheati8 nearlya)i-aa-^ested-
,2"^- Bartholomew Co.-The past
t farm Very ^oraMe for all kinds
%tLZ   'v"""" one-third of   the
«" has been harvested and one-half of
the clover hay cut, there is a heavy crop of
clover; timothy will not bs nearly as
good as last year; oats is looking well.
Riinfall, 0 05.
Mount Vernon, Posey Co.—The wheat is
all safely shocked; threshiog will commence on the 29th inst.; corn planting in
the Wabash low land, will be finished this
week.   Riinfall, 0 13.
Seymour, Jackson Co.—Daring the past
week weather conditions have baen very
favorable to the growth, cultivation and
harvesting of crops; wheat is mostly harvested, and threshing has commenced.
The crop will exceed the average in quantity and quality. Corn and othor growing
crops are making amazing progress, and
the improvement during tha past two
weeks is marked; the melon crop;will be
late; there ts promise of the best.fruit
crop for several years; no noxious insects.
Riinfall, 0 42.
CENTRAL PORTION.
Iudlanapolls, Marion Co.—The weather
was beneficial to crops; less than average
rain fell in showers and except the last
days the temperature was excessive with
much sunshine; the wheat harvest has
commenced in earnest and an excellent
crop is being cut; corn is growing very
rapidly.   RainfaU, 0 36.
Miuzy, R ish Co.—The rainfall and
temperature were in excess; on six days
the   latter  was  above  average;  corn is
. weeds; there passed eight thunder storms
growing very fast; oat_-__*  headed;  thei^.^      t seven ,jays>  -B_i_.f_.Uf 3 7.**,.
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wheat harvest has commenced; stock of
all kinds arcin good condition. R»infaU,
1.97.
Franklin, Johnson Co.—Wheat cutting
has commenced: the heads are a good size
and look well; the grain is plump and
good; the crop wUl be below average on
account of being thin on theground; corn
is growing fast and is in fair condition
considering the wet season; potatoes are
exceUent and a few have been dug; grapes
are growing nicely and wiU make a good
crop; several thunder storms passed but
little rain fell.   RainfaU, 0 45.
Connersville, Layette Co.—The heavy-
rains at the beginning were not beneficial
to crops but more than average temperature and sunshine were favorable; a
heavy thunder storm passed on the 21st.
but without doing much inj ary. Riinfall, 1.20.
Farmland, R indolph Co.—R Unfall above
average was not favorable but sunshine
and temperature above average were
beneficial to wheat, corn and oats; farmers
are watching their chances between rains
acd use every hour that will permit
plowing; corn is doing fine; but is almost
too wet.   Riinfall, 1.45.
Ashboro, Clay Co.—The earlier part was
too wet and not favorable to crops; harvesting has begun; there are many light
heads and farmers anticipate low yields;
corn is all planted; the acreage is below
average; early corn is in good condition.
Rainfall, 1.12.
Cambridge .City, Wayne Co.—The
weather has favored the corn; the wheat
harvest began on Friday; in some fields it
will hardly pay to cut the wheat as it has
not filled out well because of much moisture.   RainfaU, 1.03.
Rockville, Park Co.—Numerous showers andabaifdanceof sunshine have been
of the greatest good to corn and grass; the
harvest has fairly begun, with promise of
as good a yield as last year. RainfaU,
0.94.
English, Crawford Co.—The wheat har
vest Is drawing to a close: the crop proves
to be heavier and in better condition than
for many years; oats will be light; corn is
in excellent condition.
NORTHERN   PORTION.
Point Isabel, Grant Co.—The last seven
days haye not been very benefiolal to
crops; rain has fallen every day but one;
farmers are kept out of the corn, which
needs tilling very badly; there has been
too much rain for wheat; frutt is falling
off badly.   RainfaU, 118.
LaPorte, LaPorte Co.—The temperature
and sunshine wero beneficial for every
thing; the ralnf ill has been excessive and
the small lakes are higher than usual at
this season.   Rainfall, 2 45.
Logansport, Cass Co.—Rainfall Injurious
to wheat and corn, but the temperature
and sunshine were beneficial to all crops;
wheat is blown down In places and in
many fialds the heads are not filled; corn
is doing well; clover is ready to be cut.
RainfaU, 0 37.
Hammond, Lake Co.—Heavy ralnfaU
and Uttle sunshine were Injurious to
crops; several disastrous thunder storms
passed.
Hitch'. Mill, LaPorte Co.—Riinsand
thunder storms nearly all the week; corn
Is doing well on sandy soil but it looks
sick on olay and wet lands; oats is badly
injured by hard washing rains and by the
water standing on it In many places;
wheat is injured some by rains which
have washed the pollen off considerably,
so it will not fill as well as usually, the
straw is heavy and lf it Had not been so
wet, there would havo been a heavy crop;
gardens are sodding  over with grass and
Warsaw, Kosciusko Co.—Thunder showers occurred every day,"causing discouragement among the farmers; wheat is
lodging, weeds are growing, and the
ground is thoroughly fl_oded; the corn on
the uplands is growing but in the low
lands it is little good; wheat is ripening
fast, but no machine could stand in the
wheat fislds now; some clover has been
cut.   Rainfall, 2 20.
Haw Patch, La Grange Co.—R iln every
day and everything at a standstill; the
Kilns have been injurious to wheat, clover
and fruit, the sunshine to hay making;
wheat can not yield more than 50 cent of
last year's crop and the conditions are getting worse every day; itis impossible to
make clover into hay.   Riinfall, 2.09.
Michigan City, LaPorte Co.—Rain fell
everyday except one; most of the rains
were accompanied by wind and heavy
thunder; most of the fields havo large
ponds on them and in the low lands are
drowned out; the wheat and grass on the
uplands are very rank; the rains have
damaged the fruit badly; corn on the uplands is growing very fast; during the
thunder storms lightning struck several
times; on no day shone the sun. Rainfall,
3.19.
Angola, Steuben Co.—It was too wet for
wheat but the rainfall was beneficial to all
crops and also the temperature and sun
shine; rain fell every day; everything
needs more sunshine; if this weather continues, it will be bad for tbe hay making
and for the maturing'of wbeat. Rainfall,
_i 34.
Hammond, Lake Co.—The excessive and
continuous rains during the past few
weeks have flooded the low lands; and the
water is encroaching on the higher land;
a higher level has been reached thau at
time this season; during a ho ivy storm
which passed over this section of tbe
country on Thursday, several buildings
were struck by lightning.   Riinfall,  6 48.
LaFajette, Tippecanoe Co.—The weather
during the last week was not very favorable tothe growth of wheat. RainfaU,
112.
H. A. Huston,
Director Indiana Weather Bureau.
Per C. F. R. Wappenhans,
Local Forecast Official, V. S.  Weather
Bureau Assistant.
What the Farm Should Be.
g[The following paper was read byS. Jett Williams,
before the Posey Co. Farmers' Institute].
In order that a person engaged in agriculture may at all times be able to reap
some benefit or derive some Income from
their farms they must, necessarily, to
some extent, engage in general farming.
In this latitude, and especially in this
county, every farmer should engage In the
cultivation, at least, of wheat, corn, clover,
a few potatoes, and for tbe sake of rotation of crop?, oats and rye. All grounds
seeded to wheat the fall previous, should
be sown in clover the next spring. A
small timothy meadow is almost indispensable to the successful farmer. He
should have a few cattle—at least enough
good cows to produce an ample supply of
milk and butter the year round—hogs for
hi** own use,aud some to sell,—a flockof nice
sheep to make the farm look home-Uke, as
well as for the profit there is in them—an
apple and peach orchard whioh takes but
little room, and well kept, is an ornament
to the farm as well as a source of pro fit and
pleasure. Then some plums and cherries
—other small fruits and berries, a few
pears, chickens and turkeys, and last, but
not least, a good kitchen garden, well fertilized, well filled with a variety of choice
vegetables for use on your table spring,
summer, and fall, and some to store for
winter use.
Give us such farms and such farming;
fencing well kept up; horses comfortable and all stock sleek and fat; something
comethlag coming in all the time, something ready for market at all seasons, and
we will hear less grumbling and complaint about prices, monopolies and taxation.
Wife happy and smiling, children contented and playful, husband at home during the long winter evenings, reading his
books and papers, while the good wife
either knits, sews, reads or romps with
the children and you have the farm as it
should be.
But ah 1 says some one, It takes too
long to get such a farm; it requires too
many years of honest, plodding toU. The
young man says: "I cannot wait, I want
to get rich sooner." Too many of our
young women draw back and scout the
idea of commencing lifej with two rooms,
a rag carpet, and common split bottom
chairs. Tbe speculative spirit is rife in
our day, and the thought of years of honest toil, and the farm for a competency,
brings nothing but mental disgust to the
young farmer who wants to accumulate
riches rapidly.
This speculation does not stop with the
young men of our farms, but extends to
their sisters also. He leaves the farm to
spe-iu'atein tie mercantile business and
stocks. Sne prefers to take small chances
of being happy with a rich husband to
much greater chances of happiness with a
careful, plodding, industrious farmer.
Despise not the farm, young man; be
not ashamed of your position as the farmer's wife, youDg woman; for there is no
place under the canopy of heaven where
content and happiness is more realized
than on the farm. Do not envy your city
or town cousin for the fine clothing and
style in which they live, for if you knew
the high pressure at which they travel to
keep up these appearances, you would
only pity them.
To have a firm lnsuch a condition and
state of cultivation, that it is both a pleasure and profit, require, years of honest
toll, but the labor is not unprofitable nor
unpleasant. Some drudgery must be
done, but the result amply lepays for all
your labor, and while nearly 90 per oent of
those engaged in merchandizing faU, there
are but few farmers who are industrious,
reasonably economical, and avoid speculation, who reach the age of forty years,
without havin? gained at least a competency.