Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1914 — BIG INCREASE IN CORN AND WHEAT [ARTICLE]

BIG INCREASE IN CORN AND WHEAT

Small Crops a Failure Due to “Spotted” Rainfall in State While Principal Ones Thrive. Indianapolis, July 9.—An interer fflng j esult of the unever distribution of rainfall in Indiana is shown by the monthly report of the bureau of crop estimates, just issued by the local office of the U. & -weather bureau. Of the principal crops in Indiana, only corn and wheat now show a notable increase in field. The report is (based on an estimate of the coming crop, made July 1, by the department, a® compared with the normal yield for the previous five years** period. This comparison shows the Indiana wheat crop to be 2,100,000 bushi el® above the average, the corn crop to be 6,333,000 bushels above i the average. Oats fell 13,866,000 bushels below the average and barley 31,000 below. Tlie potato yield also is 2,082,000 bushels below the average. Apparently Ore moisture that fell in this state was of noticeable benefit only to the two principal crops, wheat and com. Much of the rainfall was “spotted” so that farm products requiring a shorter maturing season than wheat and corn suffered from drouth. Hay, timothy, clover, pasture, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, apples, pears, blackberries, raspberries and watermelons all fall below the average. The yield of cantaloupes and A peaches will be slightly above the average. The failure at the small crops and the success of the large crops is attributed directly to the irregular rainfall