Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1882 — LIVE STOCK AND CROPS. [ARTICLE]

LIVE STOCK AND CROPS.

Encouraging Heportai as to Their Condition in Indiana. . Reports furnished in the Indiana Bureau of Statistics show the following concerning the condition of live stock and crops in this State: Returns have been received from 802 Township Trustees, an intelligent class of officers, ijepresenting about equally the whole number of counties in the State. The reports of crops are given on the basis of the following instructions to reporters—viz : “Let 100 represent the acreage of a year ago. The acreage of the present growing crop should be expressed by the same number if it is of equal extent, or by a higher or lower figure if it has been increased or decreased.

‘ ‘ The comparative conditions should be noted in the same way, except that the comparison should not be made with the condition at the same time last year, but with a fair average condition for any year, which should be represented by 100, by a lower number, if not a fair average, and higher if above an average condition.” With rare exceptions the reports were intelligently made, and the tables show the acreage and condition by per cents. It will be noticed that the condition of wheat especially is most excellent, equaling if not exceeding that of any previous year. The reports respecting condition of meadows and pastures show these not so good as. that of wheat. The reports from many of the counties state that the brought cf last year damaged the meadows and pastures, and give this as the reason for low per cents, of acreage and condition. This was more general ly true of the Southern division of the State than of the others. The reports in regard to the condition of apples and peaches are very favorable. The surplus wheat and corn from last year’s crops in farmers’ hands is reported to be very small—viz.: Percent. Per eent. of Wheat of Com Diviaione. on hand, on hand. Northern division, twenty-sev-en counties, average 22 29 Central division, thirty-one connties, average 21 22 Southern division, thirty-four counties 21 IS Total average for State.... 21.03 22 HOBSBS are reported in fair to good condition; in the Northern division of the State, twepty-seveq couptieß, the per eept, as-

fected by disease is 1.4; in the Central division, thirty-one counties, 1 percent., and in the Southern division, thirty-four counties, 3.3 per cent, are affected by disease. Harrison county, in the Southern division, reports that 21 per cent, of the horses are affected by “ pinkeye, ” and Crawford county, in the same division, reports 20 per cent, so affected. The other bounties in that division run from nothing up to 8 per cent. Thia division suffered greatest last year from the drought and short crops, and in many sections feed was scarce. cattle. Northern division—Three townships of Marshall county report 3-10 per cent affected by disease “murrian ” and " black leg.” All the other counties in this division report cattle in good condition. Central division—ln Morgan county 7-10 of 1 per cent, of the cattle are reported “starvation poor,” and the balance in good condition. In Owen county 1-10 per cent, affected by “ murrain.” and in Parke county, 2-10 per cent, by “ black-leg - ” Southern division—Lawrence county, 2 10 per cent, affected by “ black leg; ” Orange county, 1-10 per cent,, by * * hol-low-horn,” and Pike county, 7-10 per cent. “ very poor for want of food.” BOOS. In the Northern division of twentyseven counties, 3.3 per cent, of the hogs are affected by “swine plague or cholera ; ” thirty-one counties in the Central division, 2.4 per cent., and in the Southern division of thirty-four counties, 8.2 per cent, are so affected. Otherwise hogs are in good and healthy condition. SHEEP. The sheep affected in any way by disease is: Northern division, 2-10 per cent.; Central division, 2-10 per cent., and Southern division 4-10 per cent. It will lie noticed from this that live stock is in good condition. The Southern division of the State reports the lowest conuition, and it must be remembered that it was here that the severe drought of last season did the most damage. WINTER WHEAT AND RYE. The comparative acreage of 1882, as given here, is based on the crops of lasts year, 100 representing the acreage o last year, and a greater or less number showing the per cent, of increase or decrease. One hundred represents a fair average of condition of any year at this date, and a greater or less number the comparative condition. WINIER WHEAT. WINTER BYE. Condi- CondiCounties. tion Hon Acree, of crop, Acree, of crop, per per per per cent. cent. cent. cent. Northern Div. Adams 94 82 88 Al'en 101 «3 100 72 Benton 92 133 103 117 Carroll 102 104 100 106 Cass 107 100 100 100 De Kalb «« 69 100 88 Ekhait 102 95 80 00 Fulton 94 91 70 105 Huntington 97 68 83 91 Jasper 117 150 125 125 Kosciusko 97 87 92 90 Lagrange 11'3 101 Lake... 98 HI 84 100 1 a porte 105 99 72 50 Marshall 103 92 97 108 Miami 90 97 Newton 92 92 111 100 Nobe I's 89 100 100 P0rter.......... 98 133 87 187 Pularki 90 99 108 98 Stark 107 »8 86 88 St. Joseph 104 112 100 100 Steuben 95 192 .... Wabash 103 «1 94 89 Wells 113 78 100 100 White 119 90 ISO 112 Whitley 75 «« Average 100.4 95.0 96.1 97.8 Central Div. Blackford 108 I 116 77 83 Boone HI HO 107 96 Clay 105 120 100 125 C In ton 97 101 70 97 Delaware 105 * 108 70 100 Fountain 107 117 100 117 Grant 109 101 62 80 Hamilton 106 108 100 100 Hancock 108 126 97 100 Hendricks »7 H 3 100 100 Henry 108 124 75 100 Howard 1«5 99 82 99 Jchniwn 101 121 80 10« is in » ’■» S":---- 3 IS 3 IS Putnam 108 ™ 90 1 25 B„d o Tph 109 100 103 P 102 123 100 107 SfadbY 100 114 " 109 Th, on 118 106 1 00 1 " # Union 100 228 98 108 VermPlon .... 208 112 Vigo 94 109 100 100 warren::::::::: 98 *'« 97 97 Wsvne 87 98 100 100 Av’lage..lo4.2 1139 • «8.8 104.1 Southern Div. Bartholomew... J 99 J 23 99 110 Brown 200 108 88 100 “ark « 239 87 126 Crawford 112 J ••• Daviess 98 108 94 97 Dearborn 122 212 78 81 Decatur. 99 238 100 100 Dubois. 72 J} 8 78 87 Favette 97 1,8 ‘ 100 HO FfoyT::::::::: 229 j?’ 200 92 Franklin 99 222 93 92 Gibson 192 J 3 } 125 100 Greene 98 J J J 94 102 Harrison 97 ?! 7 JOO 114 Jackson 98 } 8 102 85 Jefferson ,?« } 2B 93 Jl2 Jennings. 229 J 32 95 108 Knox... 97 J B7 100 152 Lawreaco 198 242 95 117 Martin 79 118 87 80 m™::::...:: j 92 j 34 100 w Ohio 103 112 98 100 Orange 99 227 15 10 Perry 98 128 100 105 Pike......:.... 202 224 p llw y 106 120 100 100 Ripley H» 23 < 90 108 Scott 85 125 85 120 Spencer 97 106 82 81 Sullivan 104 108 90 100 , Switzerland 133 H» 100 115 Vandeiburg.... 96 100 99 ]OO Warrick...... . Hl 106 88 112 Washington.... 103 125 88 112 Average. 101.5 120.5 89.8 100.5 General average of State 102.1 111 101.7 101.1