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VOL. XXVII. ,■- INDIANAPOLIS. IND., JULY 9,1892. NO. 28 WEATHER CROP BULLETIN United Stales 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 July 5, 1892. The weather was quite favorable to grow Ing crops and harvesting, rain fell only on few days and the amount was below average, except in the extreme northwest em portion of the State, were it was in e__ coss, cool temperature below normal and average sunshine prevailed, wbeat in the southern portion is all in shock and thrashing will commence next weeklln; the central portion, much has been eut and most of it is in shock, and the harvest has commenced in some localities in the northern portion; the crop in the south- em and central portions is good, both in quality and quantity, but in the northern portion, the heads of wheat are not filling good. Corn is growing very fast, even with the prevailing cool temperature, it is in good condition and stands well nearly every where. A fine crop of clover and hay is secured in the southern and central portions but in the northern, much has been spoiled by rain. SOUTHERN PORTION. Vevay, Switzerland C_—The weather -»-eehl_e_ig.-Ki_l- wilUsfx 'cleft- "and one cloudy day; and thei*-*inditions were favorable to all crops; \>\A especially for curing wheat; tobacco, pj atoes, and corn are of thrifty growth; th jJruit prospect is becoming more uncertt/n with the advancing of the season. _r infall, 0 02. Princeton, Gibson Co.-,' Tearly all wheat Is in shock and the thi sher will start next week; the condition* of the weather have been quite favorable and corn is growing very fast and is in good condition; pasturage is in fine condition fpr this time of the year; apples are falling ofl badly. RainfaU, 114. Marengo, Crawford Co.—The conditions of the weather were favorable to all crops and wheat harvesting; and wheat is all harvested In good condition; and also clover; oats would fill better with more win in a few days. R iinfaJ.1, 0 10. Seymour, Jackson Co.—The temperature the past week has been inordinately 1<Jw; a total deficiency of 38°; the sunshine has been generous and the precipitation normal; wheat-harvesting is completed and threshing is in progess; yield a full average and quality excellent; corn °n bottom lands is tasseling and everywhere tha growth is vigorous; the melon crop, Jackson county's staple, will be late and light; other growing crops inclnding Pasturage are in good condition; no noxious Insects. Precipitation, 111, De Gonia Springs, Warrick Co.—Stack ]ng wheat and plowing corn is the order *-ow; threshing commenced the 28th, y°nng grass and olover in the wheat fields is the best stand we have had for several yaws; tobacco is all looking well; early Potatoes good. RainfaU, .57. Troy, Perry Co—The -week has been ve .* favorable for farm work the soil in Rood condition; corn and potatoes doing e»;a-rood rain Tuesday and Saturday evening; a good deal of corn laid by. T^rtbln8ton, Greene Co.-Wheat har- wt la not over; one third of the wheat roller 8t,Hla-t-* an unusual occurrence e as late asthe 4th; corn is growing *<>U. RainfaU, 2 49. er*.!. Vemon' *«wy Co.-The cool weath- tvork Pa8t Week was favorable for tarm fipi.iiagood*fall**0:athe ^^s was bene- uc«l to all crops. CENTRA- PORTION. w_.6.ana^Us'MarionCo--The weather Mdingiyl6n01or toe wheat harvest and nearly all wheat ia in shock, promising an excellent crop; although it was continuaUy cool corn is growing very fast and stands very well everywhere. Riinfall, 094. Shelbyville, Shelby Co.—The weather has been very beneficial to growing crops and harvesting; the wheat crop is being secured in fair condition, and with increased acreage, it wU. make a fuU average crop; corn is doing well; the hay crop will not be as large as was expected. No .rain Farmland, Randolph Co.—The rainfall has been above average but it was badly distributed, as some localities report none while others report too much; the temperature, has been rather too cool for corn growing; wheat cutting has commenced here. RainfaU, 1.78. Franklin, Johnson Co.—Wheat is now fully rife and most of it in shock, a large portion has not filled well; it ripened in streaks and spots, tte upper part of the heads are of a - lighter color and have shrunken grains or no grain at all, while the lower part has good grain; farmers therefore cannot estimate the yield until threshed; corn is growing nicely and most is in good condition, although some fields are very weedy; a heavy rain and wind storm passed Saturday night. RainfaU; 1:00. ._Cjanbridg_L .City, Wayne Co.—Much wheat has been cut and with few excep tions the crop is said to be good and not damaged; corn on well drained land has been "laid by", it looks good and the rains helped it; oats is in good condition. Rainfall, 1:03. Irvington, Marion Co.—With the exception of rather low temperature the past week has been favorable to growing crops and farm work generally; wheat is abont one-half harvested in good condition and fair yield. RainfaU, 0.97. Ashboro, Clay Co.—The temperature has been low and it has checked the growth of corn; harvesting commenced under favorable conditions and a large percentage is in shock; corn is weU worked. Riinfall, 0.16. Richmond, Wayne Co.—The weather lately has been more favorable, the hot spell being over for the present; in fact it has been too cool on some mornings; on the lst it was 41 degrees; very Uttle rain fell and there was splendid weather for wheat harvesting; some report that the wheat was damaged by great heat a week ago; the corn and potato crops are doing well; a big berry crop is maturing. Rainfall, 0 39. NORTHERN PORTION. Hatch's Mills, -___Forte Co.—Wheat is turning yellow for the harvest and it is filling better than expected and it wiU be a nice crop; none is cut yet; oats still look bad; com is growing well; but little hay has been cut, and that which was cut is nearly all spoiled by rains; clover is rotting on the bottom part and it is lopping down in bad shape. RainfaU, 3.00. Mai ion, Grant Co.—The rainfaU was boneficial for all crops; also the sunshine, bnt it was too cool for corn; the thermometer at no time reached higher than 89 and it was as low as 37; wheat looks well and some has been harvested; corn is only growing slowly; fruit is falling short of expectations. RainfaU, 0.52. Warsaw, Kosciusko Co.—Rain fell on five days of the week; corn Is growing slowly only as it was too cold and damp; clover was cut, but it has been a poor week for curing and the quality is none of the best; wheat is ripening very uneven, some is rusting; by examination of my wheat I find that one-fourth of the heads are devoured by milkslot and six to ten grains in a head have rotted and nothing but the huU remains. RainfaU, 0.50. Haw Patch, LiGrange Co.—The weather was very unfavorable to crops- and hay making; but little work could be done and but little hay has been made; a great deal had been cut but rain spoiled it; corn is doing well but wheat Is not filling well ; if the weather permits cutting will commence after the 4th; 50 per cent of last year's crop will be a high estimate. Rainfall, 0.77. Delphi, CarroUCo.—By sample enclosed herewith you will see the unfilled condition of mnch of the wheat in this county; the causes assigned are first, beating rains when the wheat was in bloom, second, extreme sunshine on the tender growth. Angola, Steuben Co.—The rains at the beginning of the week were injurious to growing crops but most of the days were fair and permitted the working of the corn fields. H. A. Huston, Director Indiana Weather Bureau. Per C. F. R. Wappenhans, Local Forecast Official, V. S. Weather Bureau Assistant. MAKIUG GOOD B0ADS. Hon. P. S. Kenedy, of Crawfordsville, Ind., recently discussed the road question before tl^ Farmers Council of Montgomery county, this State. He urged the importance of repairing roads as boon as repairs are needed, and not waiting till they rapidly grow worse under such conditions. -Montgomery county he said, paid Into the county treasury over $13,000 annually for the privUeges of good roads, and yet the roads were continually out of good condition, growing worse, and such payment-was a fraud, for a tax payer did not receive what he paid for. The fault was with the road system, and this needed overhauling. We cannot do better than give Mr. Kennedy's discussion In part at least in hia own words. "It has been demonstrated, over and over, in many places, both in this country and Earope, that the cheapest method of keeping* a road in repair is actually, to keep it in repair—that is, never to suffer a break of any kind in the surface for a single day, nor suffer; water tostanduponltatany point, and to keep all side ditches and culverts well opened. Everyone who has traveled much on our gravel roads has frequently witnessed a small depression In the beginning of winter, that could have been leveled up with a wheelbarrow full of gravel, but which, when left till the following spring, required a wagon load of material to fill it. This a fearful penalty to pay for a little neglect. It is as shiftless and unwise as paying a thousand per cent a year for borrowed money; for the defect conld have been mended in the fall for twenty cents, but in the foUowing spring it cost five times as much. A smaU break in the surface of a road, where there is much heavier hauling and the weather is wet, deepens and widens with fearful rapidity. The old adage that "an ounce of prevention is better than an pound of cure," fits the matter under consideration as neatly as a kid glove fits a lady's hand. Ten cents worth of attention would often prevent a chuck-hole which a doUars worth of labor after a Uttle while wlU not fill. Bnt we can never secure constant attention to our roads under the system now in operation. Nothing is well done unless done by someone who knows how to do It weU, and who has an interest in having lt done weU. tinder our present plan, those who are employed to keep our roads in repair have but little information and experience to aid them in their work; and if they had both knowledge and experience, they are more interested in letting the road get out of repair than they are in keeping it in repair. The more they let the road get out of repair the more work it takes to repair it and ths more pay they get for the jib. The work is doue at odd times when the road Superintendent happens to have nothing else to do. If he is pushed with work on his farm or elsewhere, the road mnst go un mended till it suits his convenience to give it attention. Under snch a system, that constant attention so much needed, becomes utterly Impossible. I have no doubt that all are now at the point of asking me to suggest a better system, and 1 will do it. France has the best roads in the known world, and they are constantly kept in such perfect repair that it is no uncommon thing for a farmer there to haul a hundred bushels of wheat to market, at one load, with a single horse. In that country, road repairing is a trade that one is required to learn before he can secure employment In the business. The public authorities there recognize the fact that road repairing requires skill,-judgment, and intelligence—qualifications never thought of here. In France the roads are all divided Into sections, the sections being long enough to require a superintendent's entire time to keep it in repair. By this method the country has become supplied with skUled road menders who follow nothing else. They learn the business as one learns any other mechanical trade, and follow it all their lives. The sections are let ont to the lowest bidder for a serriei of years, and the sucoessful bidder is required to give bond with security that he will keep the section allotted to him in perfect repair aU the ;tl_ue. Doubtless it wiU take us some time to work into such a system; but I believe It can be done, and that some attempt ought to be made in that direction. That our present system of road repairing is inefficient, wasteful and unduly expensive, no one can doubt; and it is just as clear that we shall never have a better one unless the pubUc authorities can be induced to search for an improved method. What we want is some attempt at progress— some earnest efiort to go from worse to better. 0_r road commissioners are all wise men, and men of careful business habits; and all that is required is that they shall turn their attention earnestly in the direction of reform. Another question intimately connected with the road repairing is worthy of attention, and that is whether or not it is possible to induce those who haul on our roads to have an eye to their preservation. And here again we may go to France for the result cf much experience. In that country most of the heavy hauling Is required to be done on wagons with six inoh tread, and the hind axle enough longer than the front one to caus9 the hind wheels to run just outside the track made by the fore wheels. By this method the road is packed and smoothed, instead of being cut up into ruts and chuck holes. There certainly would be nothing inequitable in requiring those who haul on our roads to treat them with the same regard they would their own property. There would be no injustice in requiring those who persist in cutting up the roads with narrow tread wagons, to pay something for the unnecessary damage they do. A simple law requiring all who wish to use narrow tread wagons on the roads, to pay a small Ucense fee each year, to go into the road fund, would either stop them from unnecessary spoiling the roads, or compel them to pay for the damage done. In a great many of the old turnpike charters the toll" was regulated largely by width of the tire on the wagon —the larger the tire the less the toll; and this provision was fonnd to work with eminent success in preserving the roads and keeping them smooth and level. I_et us derive profit from the lesson."
Object Description
Title | Indiana farmer, 1892, v. 27, no. 28 (July 9) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA2728 |
Date of Original | 1892 |
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 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
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Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
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 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
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VOL. XXVII.
,■-
INDIANAPOLIS. IND., JULY 9,1892.
NO. 28
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
United Stales 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 July 5, 1892.
The weather was quite favorable to grow
Ing crops and harvesting, rain fell only
on few days and the amount was below
average, except in the extreme northwest
em portion of the State, were it was in e__
coss, cool temperature below normal and
average sunshine prevailed, wbeat in the
southern portion is all in shock and
thrashing will commence next weeklln;
the central portion, much has been eut
and most of it is in shock, and the harvest
has commenced in some localities in the
northern portion; the crop in the south-
em and central portions is good, both in
quality and quantity, but in the northern
portion, the heads of wheat are not filling
good. Corn is growing very fast, even
with the prevailing cool temperature, it is
in good condition and stands well nearly
every where. A fine crop of clover and
hay is secured in the southern and central portions but in the northern, much
has been spoiled by rain.
SOUTHERN PORTION.
Vevay, Switzerland C_—The weather
-»-eehl_e_ig.-Ki_l- wilUsfx 'cleft- "and
one cloudy day; and thei*-*inditions were
favorable to all crops; \>\A especially for
curing wheat; tobacco, pj atoes, and corn
are of thrifty growth; th jJruit prospect is
becoming more uncertt/n with the advancing of the season. _r infall, 0 02.
Princeton, Gibson Co.-,' Tearly all wheat
Is in shock and the thi sher will start
next week; the condition* of the weather
have been quite favorable and corn is
growing very fast and is in good condition; pasturage is in fine condition fpr
this time of the year; apples are falling ofl
badly. RainfaU, 114.
Marengo, Crawford Co.—The conditions
of the weather were favorable to all crops
and wheat harvesting; and wheat is all
harvested In good condition; and also
clover; oats would fill better with more
win in a few days. R iinfaJ.1, 0 10.
Seymour, Jackson Co.—The temperature the past week has been inordinately
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