Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1911 — July Crop Report Main Products Issued Monday. [ARTICLE]

July Crop Report Main Products Issued Monday.

The July report of the United States department of agriculture crop reporting board, issued at Washington Monday shows the condition on July 1 and the yield an acre, 1 as indicated by the condition on that date, of the principal farm crops and the acreage of those not already announced, follows: Corn—Condition, 80.1 per cent of a normal, compared with 85.4 per cent in 1910, and 84.7 per cent, the average for the last ten years bn that date; indicated yield an acre, 25.5 bushels, compared with 27.4 bushels, the 1910 final yield, and 27.1 bushels, the average for the last five years; area planted to corn this year, 115,939,000 acres, compared with 114,002,000 acres in 1910. „

Winter . Wheat—Condition, 76.8 per cent of a normal, compared with 80.4 per cent on June 1, 1911; 81.5 per cent in 1910, and 81.4 per cent, the ten-year average; indicated yield an acre, 14.6 bushels, compared with 15.8 bushels in 1910, and 15.5 bushels, the five-year average. Spring Wheat—Condition, 73.8 per cent of a normal, compared with 94.6 per cent on June 1,1911; 61.6 per cent in 1910 and 87.8 per qpnt, the ten-year average; indicated yield an acre, 11.8 bushels, compared with 11.7 bushels in 1910, and 13.5 bushels, the five-year average. All Wheat—Condition, 75.6 per cent of a normal, compared with 86.1 per cent on June 1, 1911; 73.5 per cent in 1910, and 84.4 per cent, the ten-year average; indicated yield an adre, 13.& bushels, compared with 14.1 bushels in 1910 and 14.7 bushels, the five-year average. Oats—Condition, 68.8 per cent* of a normal, compared with 85.7 per cent on June 1, 1911; 82.2 per cent in 1910, and 86.3 per cent, the ten-year average; indicated yield an acre, 23.2 bushels, compared with 31.9 bushels in 1910 and 28.4 bushels, the five-year a-vrr.-<aSii»-.nw.-Aa. ,v-- .c-.-.-a

average. White Potatoes —Condition, 76.0 per cent of a normal, compared with 86.3 per cent in 1910 and 90.4 per cent, the ten-year average; indicated yield an acre, 81.7 bushels, compared with 94.4 bushels in 1910 and 96.9 bushels, the five-year average; area planted, 3,495,000 acres, compared with 3,591,000 acres in 1910. Hay—Condition, 64.9 per cent of a normal, compared with 76.8 per cent on June 1, 1911, 80.2 in 1910 and 85.7 per cent, the ten-year average; indicated yield an acre, 1.08 tons, compared with 1.33 tons in 1910 and 1.41 tons the five-year average. The state board of health is doing all it can to combat the spread of infantile paralysis, known in the medical worYd as anterior poliomylitis, and the county health officers have been sent circulars with instructions to impart the information contained to all doctors within the county. It seems almost assured that the germ that produces the disease is carried in the dust and the doctors are urged to create a sentiment against dust. The eating of candy in the street is discouraged, while the “all day suckers” which the children frequently eat are considered especially dangerous because they attract the dust and retain it until the child again inserts the sucker in its mouth. Manure dust is believed to be the particular harboring place of the germ that causes infantile paralysis and the physicians and newspapers are urged to create a feeling among the people against eating anything that is sold on the streets and not properly covered so as to prevent an accumulation of dust Serum treatments have thus far proved unavailing and the board advises complete rest as the most essential thing in treatment. New discoveries will be communicated to all physicians through the office of the county secretaries.

That a. local option election in which the voters express a desire to have licensed saloons is not sufficient to keep a unit wet for two years, despite a blanket remonstrance, was the decision handed down by the Madison county commissioners in dealing with a remonstrance for Union township, in which Chesterfield is located. Attorney Fred Van Nuys had filed a plea to have the remonstrance abated on the ground that a local option election had settled the matter in Union township for the ensuing t.wo years.

Deputies from the office of State Geologist Edward Barrett have completed the work of surveying the Mississinewa and Eel rivers for water power sites. They will now conduct a similar investigation down the Pigeon river, in Lagrange county, and will then go down the St Joseph river. The work will be completed, it is believed, by Oct 1. , Charles S. Grover, of FL Wayne, has been appointed an assistant examiner in the patent office on the recommendation of Chairman Lee, of the Indiana republican committee. Dr. W. T. Hargis has been appointed a pension examining surgeon at Tell City, in place of Dr. C. M. Brosher, dead. > ,