Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1911 — INDIANA CROPS GET PRAISE [ARTICLE]

INDIANA CROPS GET PRAISE

Department of Agriculture Report! Grains Above Average. Washington, July 21—The department of agriculture reported on the condition of Indiana, bumper crops. The report shows that the acreage planted to corn in Indiana is 5,120,000, about the same as last' year. The condition of the Indina corn crop on July 1 is rated at 91, as against 84 on June 1, 1910, and a ten-year average of 85. The Indiana wheat crop also is immense. It is rated at 85, as against 78 on July 1, 1910, and a tenyear average of 82. The report makes a fine showing, also, for fruits, especially apples and peaches