VOL. XXVII.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SEPT. 17,1892.
NO. 38
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WEATHER GROt BULLETINxC«±4j»-me  very  cool  nights)  sunshine above
average; excellent weather for work and
to ripen early corn; but too dry for late
oorn; late potatoes are a partial failure.
No rain.
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau. Weather Orop Bulletin
Ofthe Indiana Weather Service, in co-operation with the Agricultural Experiment
Station at Purdue University, ending Tuesday Sept. 13, 1892.
Dry weather continued over the greater
portion of the State, near the end ol the
week, local rains fell, but only over few
fields fell sufficient to be of benefit to
growing crops or the soil under preparation. Cool temperature prevailed first,
warmer tbe last half of the week and there
was about average sunshine. Early
planted oorn matured very fast and much
of itis safe from frost; in the southern
portion, cutting has commenced and the
corn is. being put in shock; late planted
corn, because of the long continued dry
weather, is nol promising so well; potatoes and other still growing crops are inured by the drouth but especially pasturage and some farmers have to feed their
stock. Wheat threshing continues yet in
some localities; the millet crop now being
harvested is fairly gocd and the weather
has been favorable to curing tobacco; pears
and grapes are ripening in good condition
and are abundant. B3__u .e of the dry
condition of the ground, plowing and
seeding has been suspended in many fields
which still need preparing.
    — -   SOUTHERN PORTION.
Worthington, Greene Co.—The corn crop
is maturing rapidly but it Is uneven and
some has been damaged by the droutb;
many farmers have ceased plowing because of the dry and hardened condition
of the soil, but already considerable
wheat has been sown.   Riinfall, 0 05.
Seymour, Jackson Co.—Weather conditions during the past several days have
been unfavorable; the continued drouth,
low temperature and abundant sunshine,
while they have served to mature the
corn crop rapidly, have very seriously ie
tarded fall plowing and wheat sowing;
much wheat remains to be sown, and the
young growth from early sowing is sere
and parched; fall pastures are almost
ruined by lack of moisture, but live stock
continue in good condition; much of the
growing corn is well matured for the season, and in a few more days the entire
crop will be ont of danger from injury by
frost; crop of all late vegetables abundant
and good; peach and apple crops very
light and quality poor; grapes area gocd
crop; crops of "Mast" unusually heavy;
the fly is.cutting the young wheat in some
places.   Rainfall, 0 06.
Vevay, Switzerland Co.—The temperature of the week was below normal and
delightful; clear weather predominated;
in consequence of the dry weather pastures
have failed and farmers bave to feed their
stock; tobacco Is doing moderately well
and the outlook as to the final result favorable; this weather has been very good
for curing; corn varies decidedly according to location; on black hillside soil lt is
burning up, but en bottom land it is strong
and thrifty; potatoes are the most discouraging crop of all and will be below an
average.   Rainfall, 012.    -
Princeton, Gibson Co.—Most of the
wheat ground ia prepared and ready for
sowing and quite a large aoreage will be
sown; very dry and dusty weather and
no rain prevailed during the past two
woeks o ir fair is in progress, there is a
very fine display of stock, machinery and
farm produce.
Troy, Perry Co.—The dry weather continues; roads very dnsty; soil too dry for
plowing; cool nights and warm days;
corn ripening late; potatoes poor crop.
No rain.
DeGonia Sprlnjs, Warrick Co.—Temperature   abojt average (warm days and
Mt.^Vernon, Posey Co.—Wheat drilling
will be delayed on account of drouth.
RUnfall, 0 02.
New Albany, Floyd Co.—The first half
cf the week was very pleasant; the last
three days have beeu warm; maximum
temperature 87"; ground too dry for
plowing; pastures sufierlng for waqt of
rain.   Riinfall, 0 14.
Butlervllle, Jennings Co.—Breaking
ground for wheat is completed aud an average acreage will be sown, the soil being
in good condition; some fields are sown,
but the main crop will be drilled In this
week; corn is a fair yield and is f ist reaching maturity; ten days of favorable
weather will put it beyond injury from
frost; Irish potatoes are scarce and selling at 75 cents per bnshel; buckwheat Is
looking well and will be an average yield;
pastures rather short; live stock in good
oondition; grapes are plenty and sell at
alow price; the apple crop is a failure
with prices correspondingly high. No
rain.
CENTRAL POBTION.
Indianapolis, Marlon Co.—Dry weather
continued until the end of the week when
light rains fell, which were beneficial;
plowing had to be suspended as the soil
had become unfi", but after the rains it
will be probably finished; corn is maturing
fast and much tf it is beyond danger from
frost.   Rainfall, 0.40.
Veedersbnrg, Fountain Co.—The little
rain which fell was beneficial to crops in
general and the weather in general to
threshing of wheat, which still continues;
plowing for wheat and seeding had to be
suspended because of the condition of the
ground.   Riinfall, 011.
Irvington, Marion Co.—Dry weather
still continues greatly hindering the
growth of late potatoes and. the filling out
of late corn; it also retarded preparation
for wheat .sowing; pears and grapes are
ripening in fine condition and In abundance.   Rainfall, 0.20.
Franklin, Johnson Co.—The weather
continues cool and pleasant for farming and
farmers have been busy preparing the
gronnd and sowing has commenced
although the ground is rather dry; a good
shower fell on Monday which 4s quite
beneficial; considerable millet was sown
and Is now being harvested; it makes a
fair crop; early corn is ripening fast and
Is being put in shock.   R ilnfall, 0 20.
Ashboro, Clay Co.—The county Is still
sufierlng from drouth; the roads are dusty
and the small streams are drying up; corn
is ripening very fast and will be chaffy in
quality; seeding wheat Is just beginning;
many farmers are waiting for rain and
breaking is not more than half done; the
weeds have made an unusually .heavy
growth, is plowed nnder, and the outlook
for good seeding condition is not favorable
and probably the acreage will be light
compared with that of last year; wheat 63
cents and hard, dry ground will not stimulate the industry in this county; threshing is ended.   Rainfall, 0 28.
Farmland, Randolph Co.—The continued
dry weather is keeping the farmers from
sowing wheat; no rain of consequence fell
during the week.
NORTHERN POBTION.
Point Isabel, Grant Co.—The early part
of the week was very dry, so much so
that the preparing of ground for whea
sowing was suspended; on Friday night
a heavy rain fell which pnt the ground in
excellent condition for seeding, whiah
will now be p shed very rapidly; corn
continues to m   ore rapidly and if  frost
holds ofi, will make a fair crop; the clover
seed crop will be very light; fall pasturage
is good.
Warsaw, Kosciusko Co.—Corn is ripening fast, much of it is already safe from
frost, bnt many acres are good only for
fodder; clover seed Is ripening fast, much
is cut with a light yield only; seeding has
been pushed vigorously and one half Is in
the grcund in fine condition; an extra
amount of work is put on the ground to
increase the yield; stock is in good condition, but healthy hogs are scarce, as there
is cholera about; horses generally are
worked down thin.—Rain fall, 1 75.
Marion, Grant Co.—Dry we«thor nearly
all week hindered the sowing of wheat
until the latter part when good rains fell.
RainfaU, 0 98.
Latayette, Tippecanoe Co.—Suffering
from generally dry and dusty weather;
heavy rain fell south from here on Friday evening, with high winds and some
hall; one lif 3 was lost by a falling tree
during the storm.   Ralnfsll, 0.20.
Haw Patch, LaGrange Co.—You don't
seem to have received my last two reports;
I am unable to send them any earlier
Monday morning; temperature, maximum, 77", minimum, 50°; three cloudy,
four fair days, and rainfall 1 01; good
weather for seeding, poor for threshing
clover Seed and cutting corn.
Hatch's Mills, LaPorte Co.—Nice rains
on the Oth, 10th and llth which will help
late potatoes and pastures; many are now
sowing wheat; roads in good condition;
help hard to get; no frost at all; the
weather fine; bntter and eggs scarce and
high, many farmers selling milk to creameries.   Rainfall, 1.25.
Angola, Steuben Co.—The dronth is
broken; beneficial showers the past week;
one or two weeks will make late corn safe
from frost; seeding has commenced; pastures are rising again; potato crop is light,
also corn; frost on the 6th; no damage.
Rainfall, 0.92.
Michigan City, LaPorte Co.—The temperature has been about normal during
the past week and has been very helpful
to corn and fall vegetables; we have had
during this week sufficient rain; this has
proved a great blessing to the farmers in
putting the ground in suitable condition
for sowing fall wheat, in causing grain
already sown to grow more rapidly, and
brightening np tbe fall pastures; the
highest temperature, 88°, was reached on
3d and 9th; the lowest, 54°, was on the
31; the apple crop is an entire failure in
this vicinity; we have small crop of a
peaches and fair crop of pears. Rainfall,
1.48.
H. A. Huston,
Director Indiana Weather Service.
Per C. F. R. Wappknhans,
Local Forecast Official,   Assistant  Director. TJ. S.  Weather Bureau.
fate of all in June, and made possibly 20
bushels of No. 3 wheat, the whole field averaging 17 bushels. Tho late sowing being
of better quality.
This year I have 25 acres of June plowed
gronnd which has been cultivated twice
and rolled twice, which, I am confident
would start the wheat despite the dry
weather. Though my knowledge of farming In general, and wheat growing in particular is not past the experimental stage, I
am well satisfied tnat early plowing of fal- '
low ground or of sod of any kindis correct.
For a dry fall it is a decided advantage.
The moisture comes from below by the
force of capillary attraction. For that
reason I avoid doing anything to annul
its effect such as turning under weeds or '
manure. I spread all the manure thinly
on the poorest parts, and reap a rich reward In the wheat crop as well as in the
subsequent clover crop.
Treaty, Fbank Mcssman.
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Bean Harvester.
Editors Indiana Farmen
So many enquiries have come in this
season on the question of bean harvesters
and threshers that I am obliged to answer
through your valuable paper. There is a
very practical bean harvester made at
Caledonia, N. Y, it cuts two rows at once;
is drawn by two horses and will harvest,
ten acres a day. It cuts the roots off one
and a half inches below the surface, throwing the two rows Into one row behind. It
requires four men with forks or rakes to
follow the harvester and rake the vines
into bunches about the size of a bushel
basket. It cuts off all weeds and briars,
and leaves the ground In good condition
ror seeding to wheat or rye. The list
price is ?_0. Parties sending direct to the
factory get 20 per cent and 2 per cent off.
There Is a thresher made st Medina, N.
Y., which will thresh one thousand
bushels of beans a day. It has two cylinders, and a dust colleotor. It is of nearly
the same form as the common wheat
thresher. L'-st price 8450. I am not informed as to the discount.
There are farmers in Indiana who thresh
beans with the wheat thresher by redncing
the speed to five hundred revolutions of
the cylinder per minute. They say few
are broken, but the conditions of moisture
mnst be just right to insure success.
Benton Co. E. F. Churchill,. -
My Method With Wheat,
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Last season I plowed the half of a forty
acre field of fallow ground In June; the
other half was plowed after a good rain
the last half of August. The early
plowed ground was harrowed August lst and dragged with a six
horse drag September lst. and then harrowed tefore the drill September 15th.
The stand was excellent. The late plowing was rolled, harrowed, dragged and re-
harrowed before the drill. On this portion of the field a heavy growth of ragweeds had grown and was plowed under.
The wheat started fairly well, but during
the extremely hot and dry weather during
the last of September perished—and I had
to sow this portion over. The stand was
light from this Beeond sowing, and owing
to the favorable winter and wet spring
only was able to make a good half crop.
The other half had straw enough  for 30
Washington Letter.
From oar Regular Conespondent.
G. A. R. Encampment.—The citizen's
committee In charge of the G. A. R. encampment arrangements at Washington,
D. C. were compelled last |week, much
against their will, to turn down an application for free sleeping quarters for 1,000
men from Nebraska. The committee regrets this all the more because the nnmber
of applications from Nebraska has been
smaller than from any otb°r State, excepting, of course, the South, but it was
simply Impossible to furnish the accommodations, all having been allotted that
were at the disposal of tbe committee.
Months ago notice was sent to every post
in the United States that applications for
free quarters must be in Washington by
September 1, and all received up to that
time were honored, although there were
several thousand more of them than were
expected or originally provided.for. The
latest novel feature agreed upon for encampment week Is a monster out-door
concert, to be participated in by all of the
150 or more brass bands that will be in the
city. Prof. Sousa, late leader cf the TJ. S.
Marine band, will be the conductor.
bushels per aore, bat it met the common  of space originally asked f.r
France's threat to make no pait of her
,000 exhibit at the World's Fair unless
her demands for space were acceded'to by
the board has had the desired effect. The
rffnlals have decided to grant the amount