Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1924 — Page 3

- —- ~~~" jjjE nominee AND HIS WII e £ fe & '■“ •*. '4 » IB ■ V. ' :j I s<Ma" £i§r gXS f * 10 K hS rWMfl': yO 11 1| | '- * j fw i3BB- ; -W’«f * wSj * I■ I _,—... .i - --— % MR. AND MRS. JOHIJJ W. DAVIS A recent picture taken of the democratic nominee and his wife at iir home at Clarksburg, West Virginia.

RULES ELKS "WM| JO ' ' 22 t * 1 Fr fl / t " Fr 7 / ? / r ’ : s * JOHN G. PRICE WombM, 0. This photo shows to G. Price of Columbus, former at- *'■ general of Ohio, who was M grand exalted ruler of the uevolent anil Protective Order of , aDn . U . al mn(l 10, ’* p "leet- •'« Boston. Mass. t u’7 ly wa » Charles F. ucCne of Cambridge. . CREASE SHOWtf IN CORN CROP *■“* Os 8 Per Cent. °'er Last Year; Others wlow Normal of 8 IMM . cent (s ghown g r ' ~2™ T'‘ 3EO °f Indiana this CT; •« >■-. ...1.. ’h farm •. 1M r ‘ , ’°mptlred i MUion ''? d ° n ’ pUat - Th « I 11 n on July 1 it it. ■ Hlitorvof'M ' 10weBt |B ! eron o, .2““ " !n "' ;ini ‘ Indicates •Ml lea * ,r ° Xllna,el y 6R.000.000 PrOdU ’’*‘' 1 101 Bryant *, h r *** ,or t "f Geo. *«. tl v wJ eP ° r, " ,K "mail Uh<,a ‘- “t* *”•‘"’provemenr rop * " h "* * T “* report wi*2' ° lhe huy h.. r ,. , 7°" follows: of 8 W cent. ‘ r spared tiTl ,r " iUna ,hl " ,bo «t 12 n„r " ’ ye “ r T hiH *»<M **” lhan *“* th. f± l ‘ d anrl “ dOB so * * Plant J * * >re “"“hie to ** t* ront|nu any ,Oc * U,,M on ! »about m rainß *hlch Vi ‘ , ‘ 'hat wa , Bomp of ‘h« ' Bunted J*" *L f< ’ r COrn r ’maln i t y " ?anH and "‘* t ’year ka ~’ U ' ,or mr «• <603.000 „ t .res.

The coitttition of the crop July 1 was only 61 per cent, of normal, which is the lowest condition figure for this time of the year, in the history of this office. The total production on this basip, is forecast at 124.545.000 bushels. compared with 178.779,000 bushels shown for last July and 192. 616,000 bushels, the final estimate for last year. The stand generally is poor to fair, with many fields having been replanted several times. Low places in many fields in the northern part of the state were standing in Water July 1, and farmers have been unable to cultivate properly and in some places not at all. The condition of winter wheat in Indiana July 1 was 80 per cent, of normal and indicates a crop of 18.044-000 bushels, compared with 34,188,000 bushels harvested last year and a fiveyear average of 33,707,000 bushels. The crop is about two weeks later than usual and some difficulty is being experienced in cutting because of the rainy weather. Storms and insects have done some damage to the crop, but it has come out wonderfully in some of the southern counties. The spring wheat crop in Indiana showed a condition of 85 per cent, of normal on July 1, from which a total crop of 68.000 bushels is forecast. All wheat remaining on farms in Indiana July 1, amounted to 1,712,000 bushels or 5 per cent, of last year’s crop. The condition of oats in Indiana July 1 was 89 per cent, of normal, from which a total production of 63.154,000 bushels ig forecast, compared with 48,692.000 bushels harvested last year and the five-year average of 59.088,000 bushels. The crop is about two weeks late, but is heading out in

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good shape and will make a splendid crop if favorable weather conditions prevail. This is especially true in the southern part of the state where conditions are much better than for several years. The condition of barley in Indiana July 1 was 85 per cent, of normal, from which a total crop of 808.000 bushels is forecast,( compared with 690,000 harvested last year. The condition of rye in Indiana July 1 was 88 per cent, of normal, from which a total crop of 3.703,000 bushels is forecast, compared with 4,186,000 bushels harvested lust year. The potato acreage in Indiana shows a slight decrease compared with last year, and is placed at 73,000 acres, The condition July 1 was 87 per cent, of normal and indicates a total crop of 6.033,000 bushels, compared with 7.875.000 bushels harvested last year. The sweet potato acreage in Indiana is practically the same as last year and amounts to 3,000 acres. The condition July 1 was 86 per cent, of normal and indicates a total crop of 335,000 bushels, compared with 354,000 bushels harvested last year. Pastures in Indiana show a condition of 98 per cent, of normal July 1. The forecast for the production of apples in Indiana on July 1 condition amounts to 3.180,000 bushels of which 477,000 bushels is estimated to be the commercial crop. Last year's total crop amounted to 5.035.000 bushels, of which 900,000 bushels represented the crop for commercial purposes. The peach crop in Indiana on tho< July 1 condition is forecast at 182.000 bushels, compared with 415,000 bushels produced last year and 650,bushels in 1922. The soy bean and cowpea acreages for hay and seed in Indiana have again been materially increased over last year, and many corn fields have been planted with these crops, which will be used for silage and hogging off. —————o— ALL OVER INDIANA Bluffton —Crowds anxious to hear testimony in the case of J. M. Baumgartner, charged with a serious offense against a 14-year-old girl, caused the hearing to be held in a motion picture theatre. Marion—Grant < <lmty commissioners enthusiastically approved Sheriff Renbarger's purchase of two sawedoff shotguns for future war with bandits. Bluffton —Wells county fishermen are looking forward to a season of good fishing. Theodore Harsh, member of the county fish and game association, has arranged to place 1,500 large mouth bass in the Wabash river. Fairmount- The Kiwanis club distributed stickers to motorists to paste on the windshields of their cars bearing this greeting: “Howdy, friend,

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