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VOL. XVIII. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, DEO. 8,1883. NO. 50. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER, j In tlio State of Indiana, Week Ending Friday Night, Not. .10, 1883. The weather the pant week has been exceptionally pleaaant for the season and baa favored the gathering of corn which would otherwise have been entirely lost. REMARKS Or REPORTERS. Cass Go—Rivera stilt high. Good fall weather and favorable for wheat. Winter not yet apparent. *THos. 11 Hki.m. Clinton Co.—Average temperature of week 8 degrees higher than ufttame week a year ago. E. II. Htai.kv. Crawford Co Zodiacal llght25th and26th. Very beautiful weather most of the week. Ground soft yet. J. M. Johnson. Franklin Co.—Winds have changed from N Wtol#J dally, and at night the reverse. Hecent high water destroyed much corn. Those who cap are getting In their crop as fast as possible. A. W. Butler Green Co.—Rivers began receding the 25tli. Much corn destroyed. Highest bar. 23.1(9, low est 29.23. . W. 11. Sqi'IRK. Gibson Co.—Four mornings and evenldga In succession have noticed a peculiar red cast to the sky. •• •-. Elisha Jones. Harrison Co —Have noticed sbootlng stars and meteors. Wheat looks green and covers the ground. Maoqie Hudson. Henry Co.—From 21th to 27th observed strange red light In Wands W, with haziness about sun In the daytime. Mean barometer 80.17; extremes 30.60 and 29.78. Mem rel. hum. 00.4; extremes IM and 42. Mean dew point81.2°; extremes 57° and 17". Prevalllog wind 8 W. W.Dawson. Howard Co.—Corn In bad condition aad but little gathered. Thanksgiving tlie warmest for years. Dr. J. McLean Moulder. Jennings Co.—Have noticed peculiar redness of sky before sunrise and after sunset nearly all week. J. P. Copk. Kosciusko. Co.—Corresponding week last year; highest temp. 30°, lowest 12°, mean 21.4"; 3 clear, 1 fair and 3 cloudy days, with 6 inches snow. E. M. Idle, j Lawrence Co.—Have had clear weather from Tuesday. Wind ls S W. Unusually heavy frosts Wednesday and Thursday nights Ava N. Burto-n. Miami Co.—Pink light in sky morning and evening from 26th to 29th. We have had 58.9C inches rain In past 11 months. D. M. Adams. I Monroe Co.—Average velocity of wind for last six days 65.9 miles per day. Storm of short duration Monday; wind Mbnday 132 miles. After sunset Wednesday and Thursday sky remarkably red for an hour. Sky hasy. H. B. Wylie. Montgomery Co.—Weather from 25th to271b clear and warm, with beautiful sunsets. Sam D. Symmes Randolph Co.—8olarhaloon27th. Weather fine and December pleasant as May ls sometimes. W. J. DAVISSOX. HUSH Co.—Range of bar. on 28th .58 inch; thermometer for same day ranged 32°. Elwood Kirkwood. Switzerland Co.—Extreme variation of temperature characterises the week. Weather cooler Blnce the 27tb than before. Chas. G. Boi^rner. Vanderburo Co.—Rainfall during Nov. 7.15 inches. W. McK. B1.AKE. Wabash Co.—Mean temp, of Nov. 43 1°, being 3 8C above mean for last eight years. Four splendid solar coronas during week. Dr T. C. Hunter. Warrick Co.—Ground too soft to gather corn much. Jas. P. White. Washington Co.—Heavy thunder day and night of 26th. W. W. May. Wayne Co.—Temperature for Nov.'83, max. 68°, min. 9°, mean —.7°. Rainfall 6.48 Inches. Farmers gathering corn and plowing sod. J. M. Gh-ys. Wells Co —Weather moderate. Wheat growl ng nicely. Cattle doing well on pasture. Farmers despondent on account of failure of wheat and corn crops. N. GRKENriELD. condition or weather in Indiana roR WEEK ENDING FRIDAY, NOV. 30. Indiana. i Temperature. No, clear a I cloudy days! Kalnor snow ft -J JIM Allen. ! 68 Cana _ M Clark 1 M Clinton 58 Craw-ord....' »2 Fayette _' 511 Franklin ' 60 Oltsson - 68 t.reene — «J " i i ! M 111! 21 W.5 31 1*1.8 27 '4511 ■n too 25 .4*1.2; 21 SI .. •a l«» 24 443 Ml llanilllon.... 51 ! 25 ,1'i. Harrison ' 6? I 2t 110 Henry .; 61 | 2s l*i.» Howard ss ; 21 ISO Jar. I 65 ! 10 41A Jeff.-r.on ' ' Jei.nlnsrs i 6ft Kosc uaao....i 52 La Port*. Lawrence ..._< tt*. Miami -' m Mi.nrne ; CS Montgomery, a*. Morsran _ no Kando pb 60 Riiab 60 Bp-ncer ._.. Switzerland J 61 Vandei-burg-i 70 Vermllllou-.' Wabash 61 { 24 |40»! Warrick 67 24 ,4HA: Washington, ei 2l HI Wayne 69 28 41.1 Wells _l 58 21 \ZV.-' «,0.7o: ro.72; low 10.77; l.'.»ll I ou 1 0 7*! in Ml 10.6S1 4o.no: a i.ai: 10.4, 2 0 Hi: 2 0 2V OlO if -4! 2 1; 0 2 ii - 2 11 2 2- 1 20 ll.t> l< 32.li 'ji"'40'.i.r 211 39 1 20 «0.1 21 38.0. 19 10.0 22 112 0 17 |_> '27 IV_"sS " Jl I46S1 00.■» (0 60 "1" 'i'siC 10 9*. 2 ".95 2000 0 0 631 bO.M 3 0 611 2:i—ot lii.! 0 0.00 0OO0 00 00 0UU0 0000 0 0(a) O'OOO OiOOO 00O0 o|o isi 0 0 00 011.00 0,000 0 0.(0 .... lojn « 0 Oil O'O.OI ii.m) OO.'O •;o.oo «*o.(*a 00.01 00.00 0|0..<J 0|0OU 10.!*, 1 0 Bf. 10.60; 1 0.63 1 J.001 ...I looo 2i o'o on >{ *• •'o.uo 1000 OKI ls hardly tit to crib. Yet there is some good corn where they had good seed. Wheat.most of it, was pretty good; oats and potatoes good. Fruit rather scarce. There Is a great deal of stock raised and shipped from this township. C. •MISSOURI. Miller Co.—We are still having considerable wet weather. We have also had a short spell of cold weather, with killing frosts. Farmers are pushing corn gathering before cold weather sets In. Pastures have been good later than usual. Winter wheat looks well considering the time sown. Some fall plowing has been done. Continued wet weather has retarded this work considerably. N. J. 8. 0 0 00 010.00 0J.00 INDIANA. Washington Co.—The warm weather ls bringing out tbe wheat. The sowing waa very late. W. W. M. Tijton Co.—The rains have damaged corn; none dry enough to crib. Wheat looks finely. Clover crop short on account of wet weather. Hogs not plenty; some cholera. J. 8. V. Brown Co.—The water was two feet higher week before last than ever known beforsj. Washed off half the corn on the bottoms and damaged the rest so lt ls not at to feed only to hogs. Also washed the Iron bridge off the piers. _. II. M. Jay Co.—The early frost cut tbe corn crop abort about one-half, and lt seems that cholera ls trying to damage the hog crop to the same extent. Wheat was only about half (s crop; growing wheat doesn't look well on account of late sowing that was caused by dry weather. Other crops good and prices moderate. Horses and cattle doing well aud commanding good prices. J. G. I.aPobte Co.—Rainy or pleasant most of tbe fall, with not a flake of snow until Nov. 14, when we had about \_ inch of snow.slnce that day some rain but no snow. Corn poor and soft and mostly "pulled" tofeed to stock hogs, very Uttle husked tn the northern end of ihe county, but what little there is, is mostly done; corn some better In middle and southern part. Mrs. B. A. 1). Elkhart Co.—Corn ls a light crop and of poor quality. FuU acreage of wheat sowed, but Is being badly damaged by lly; have counted as many as 15 to the stalk. Stock of all kinds plenty and In good condition. Of our brick yards three miles east of Elkhart, one owned by John Boss turned out 3,000,0X1 bricks, and the yards of Samuel Thornton, 1,500,000. Elkhart ls building a three-story brick opera house. C. II. S Kosciusko Co.—The past season has been a rather poor one here on farmers. Last spring was very wet and cold, and a great many of us did not have good seed corn and had to replant It,' sts lt got a late start. After harvest came very dry weather and we had very early frost, which damaged tho corn so some of lt OUR WHEAT 8UBPLUS AND FOREIGN C0M- PETITIOH. The rapid Increase of wheat production In East India and its Importation by the European countries which are tbe principal buyers of our surplus, admonish the farmers of this country that the home market must be looked to more for the disposition of that cereal. During the first five months of 1882, the shipments of wheat to Europe from India waa 8,102 500 cwts, and for the same period of this year It was 13,720,917 cwts, belne more than double that of last year. Tbe low price abroad Is partly explained by this supply from India. That country ls said to be capable of Immense expansion In wheat production, and may at no distant day furnish the surplus to Europe for tbe most which uow goes from this country. In view of this contingency lt ls fortunate that manufacturing Industries are developing so rapidly in America, aud so greatly increasing from year to year the demand on our bread productions. The farm and the factory aro independent, and this diversified Industry must solve the question of our highest conditions of prosperity. We have the natural resources and facilities for producing on the farm and In the factory all that we need, and of exchanging one for the other. a ram on account of his beavy fleece. I took a sample of his wool from the shoulder, and compared lt with a sample I took from him at the same place last year In October. The sample last year ought to bave been the longest, having one month longer to grow. But the comparison showed that the wool this year was nearly twice as long as it was last year. Atthe State fair at IndlanapoUs this year I saw several premiums given to sheep tbat I am confident had from 10 to 12 months growth ot wool on them. The rules of the fair said "that all sheep would be excluded from competing for premiums that had been stubble or otherwise Improperly shorn, or shorn prior to April 1." Uow shall exhibitors prepare their sheep for exhibition next year? If they shear close after the flrst of April, they will get no premiums. If they stubble shear and get a heavy fleece, and the oUlcers bf the. fair enforce the rnles, they will be excluded from competing for a premium, orlfthe Judges can tell the difference between six and 10 or 12 months growth they would not be Ukely to get a premium. The Judges In the Bheep department ought to be capable of telling whether the sheep has five or 10 mouths growth of wool on them, and they ought to be well posted in the mutton qualities of the different breeds, aa that ls now, and will be In the future, the most profitable part of sheep husbandry. There Is a use and demand for all the different breeds, and tbey ought to be encouraged by our fairs by giving each breed a separate class. Then Judges would not be governed by prejudice, or previously formed opinions. There ls another mistake, I think, that Judges in the sheep department make; that is, giving too much weight to fineness of fiber. Tlie most important point ls, how mnch. money will the fleece sell for In tbe market, A 10 pound fleece at 30 cents ls worth more than a bIx pound fleece at 85 cents. Sol. Wright, Ghent, Ky. Reform in Agricultural Fairs. Editors Isdlana Farmer: The fairs for 1883 are now in the past. The larger portion of them were more successful than usual. It is now a good time for farmers, and especially breeders of thoroughbred stock, to point out the mistakes In the past, and try to have them so managed In the future as to give better satisfaction to tbe exhibitors. These falrsare intended principally to benefit the farming community,and should be so managed as to give tbe greatest encouragement to that Industry. The greatest difficulty the officers ot these fairs have to contend with is tbe selection of competent Judges in the stock department. They should be men that are not only competent, but men tbat will place the premium where it belongs regardless of ownership. I have seen a great many premiums given on aecount of the ovrner Instead of tho animal. Atone of the fairs that I attended tbls year, I heard one of the Judges say to an exhibitor, "We have got them on the little ewe." Tbe little ewe got the ribbon, but lt ought to have been tied on the owner. If possible the ludges ought not to be acquainted with the owner of the stock. They should be well posted in regard to the stock they Judge. A man may be a competent Judge of one breed, but a very poor Judge of another breed in the same class. For this reason the thoroughbred breeds should not compete with eacb other./ As a general rule, the men selected for Judges have decided In their own minds which ls the best breed, and when two or three different breeds are shown In competition, the premiums goto the breed that a majority of the Judges have previously decided is the best breed. One of the greatest mistakes made by Judges In the i Kansas sheep classes, is giving premiums to lmprop-1 Nebraska..™! erly shorn sheep. At one of the fairs I at-1 According to the annual report of the Commissioners of Internal Revenue the quantity of whisky in the country on the Istof October, 18.83, was HG.000,000 gallons, or about equal fo 2%gallonspercapltaof our population. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, the consumption of grain In the production of spirits was 27,000,000 bushels. » a. a> The Chicago Board of Trade was lately reported to have turned over as much wheat in one day as the whole State of Illinois harvests in a twelvemonth. Its speculative hogs outnumber two to one the live hdgs of the United States, and lt ls safe to say that the Board raises Ave bushels of grain to every one that Is produced by the farmers of the West. Tbe largest and best yields of corn this year are to be credited to the Missouri Valley, and to that section of tbe country lying west ef the Missouri River which forty years ago was believed to be a useless and mocking desert, and from which the explorers sent out by tha Government thought that settlers ought to be excluded by law on the ground tbat If they went there they mnst perish from utter inability to raise enough of anything to keep soul and body together. . em . The following shows the number of swine In the stateB mentioned, as returned for taxation, In the early part of the current year, compared with 1882— understood to represent all ages excepting In Iowa, where stock less than six months old ls not Included: Ohio In—ana........ Illinois Iowa.... Missouri tended this year I saw the premium given to 1883. -1,654,923 -,428,262 .2,684,202 .1,895.044 -.382.210 1,393,968 „ 879,118 Total.. 14,327,722 1882. 1,818,75 1.731,646 2,681,136 2,002.611 2.878 134 1,223 68! 725,000 14,985,881
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1883, v. 18, no. 50 (Dec. 8) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA1850 |
Date of Original | 1883 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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VOL. XVIII.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, DEO. 8,1883.
NO. 50.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER, j
In tlio State of Indiana, Week Ending
Friday Night, Not. .10, 1883.
The weather the pant week has been exceptionally pleaaant for the season and baa favored the gathering of corn which would
otherwise have been entirely lost.
REMARKS Or REPORTERS.
Cass Go—Rivera stilt high. Good fall
weather and favorable for wheat. Winter
not yet apparent. *THos. 11 Hki.m.
Clinton Co.—Average temperature of week
8 degrees higher than ufttame week a year
ago. E. II. Htai.kv.
Crawford Co Zodiacal llght25th and26th.
Very beautiful weather most of the week.
Ground soft yet. J. M. Johnson.
Franklin Co.—Winds have changed from
N Wtol#J dally, and at night the reverse.
Hecent high water destroyed much corn.
Those who cap are getting In their crop as fast
as possible. A. W. Butler
Green Co.—Rivers began receding the 25tli.
Much corn destroyed. Highest bar. 23.1(9, low
est 29.23. . W. 11. Sqi'IRK.
Gibson Co.—Four mornings and evenldga
In succession have noticed a peculiar red cast
to the sky. •• •-. Elisha Jones.
Harrison Co —Have noticed sbootlng stars
and meteors. Wheat looks green and covers
the ground. Maoqie Hudson.
Henry Co.—From 21th to 27th observed
strange red light In Wands W, with haziness
about sun In the daytime. Mean barometer
80.17; extremes 30.60 and 29.78. Mem rel.
hum. 00.4; extremes IM and 42. Mean dew
point81.2°; extremes 57° and 17". Prevalllog
wind 8 W. W.Dawson.
Howard Co.—Corn In bad condition aad
but little gathered. Thanksgiving tlie warmest for years. Dr. J. McLean Moulder.
Jennings Co.—Have noticed peculiar redness of sky before sunrise and after sunset
nearly all week. J. P. Copk.
Kosciusko. Co.—Corresponding week last
year; highest temp. 30°, lowest 12°, mean 21.4";
3 clear, 1 fair and 3 cloudy days, with 6 inches
snow. E. M. Idle, j
Lawrence Co.—Have had clear weather
from Tuesday. Wind ls S W. Unusually
heavy frosts Wednesday and Thursday nights
Ava N. Burto-n.
Miami Co.—Pink light in sky morning and
evening from 26th to 29th. We have had 58.9C
inches rain In past 11 months.
D. M. Adams. I
Monroe Co.—Average velocity of wind for
last six days 65.9 miles per day. Storm of
short duration Monday; wind Mbnday 132
miles. After sunset Wednesday and Thursday sky remarkably red for an hour. Sky
hasy. H. B. Wylie.
Montgomery Co.—Weather from 25th to271b
clear and warm, with beautiful sunsets.
Sam D. Symmes
Randolph Co.—8olarhaloon27th. Weather
fine and December pleasant as May ls sometimes. W. J. DAVISSOX.
HUSH Co.—Range of bar. on 28th .58 inch;
thermometer for same day ranged 32°.
Elwood Kirkwood.
Switzerland Co.—Extreme variation of
temperature characterises the week. Weather
cooler Blnce the 27tb than before.
Chas. G. Boi^rner.
Vanderburo Co.—Rainfall during Nov.
7.15 inches. W. McK. B1.AKE.
Wabash Co.—Mean temp, of Nov. 43 1°, being 3 8C above mean for last eight years. Four
splendid solar coronas during week.
Dr T. C. Hunter.
Warrick Co.—Ground too soft to gather
corn much. Jas. P. White.
Washington Co.—Heavy thunder day and
night of 26th. W. W. May.
Wayne Co.—Temperature for Nov.'83, max.
68°, min. 9°, mean —.7°. Rainfall 6.48 Inches.
Farmers gathering corn and plowing sod.
J. M. Gh-ys.
Wells Co —Weather moderate. Wheat
growl ng nicely. Cattle doing well on pasture.
Farmers despondent on account of failure of
wheat and corn crops. N. GRKENriELD.
condition or weather in Indiana roR
WEEK ENDING FRIDAY, NOV. 30.
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Vandei-burg-i 70
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