People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1895 — Crop and Weather Report. [ARTICLE]

Crop and Weather Report.

Indianapolis, June 18, 1895. Warm, dry, fair weather prevailed with heavy dew on most nights, local rains fell on one day but badly distributed, as no rain fell on many fields, light showers on some, and very heavy rains on few in most counties, especially in the central and northern portions. Rain is much needed for corn, potatoes and vegetables,- except in the few localities where good rams fell. Corn is in good condition everywhere; because of the dry weather it is advancing slowly, but stands well and of good color in well cultivated fields; good rains soon would insure an immense crop. Early potatoes suffer much, but still in most fields they hold their own; in some counties potato bugs are numerous. Wheat is ripening fast; in some localities the harvest is begun; next Week cutting will be done most everywhere; the crop will be but very small, as only in a few localities have the heads filled well, the plant suffered too much from drouth, rust and the fly Rye is ripening fast m many localities; it will be a fair crop in others. The fields have been plowed up and corn planted or the rye is used for fodder. Barley is being harvested in some counties; the crop is light. Oats are ripening; the crop will be very light and in some fields is too short to bind. The hay harvest has commenced but the meadows are dry and the hay is short, making only a poor crop. Clover is being cut every where; the yield is fair in most localities, heads well filled but the hay is short. Timothy is a total failure. Tobacco is nearly all set out. Apples and pears are still plentiful but apples are falling off very much. Cutworms have disappeared; in the north* era portion grasshoppers have done much damage in few localities. Water for stock is getting very scarce, in localities springs and wells are dry, and some* farmers are hauling water. Stock, in general, is in good condition; in the northern portion. stocK is sold or traded, as there is no pasture.

SOUTHERN PORTION. No rain fell in most counties; light local showers in Knox, Spencer and Greene counties, and good, beneficial rains in parts of Johnson and Jackson counties. Wheat has ripened fast and the harvest has begun in Knox, Bartholomew, Greene and few other counties, but next week the harvest will begin everywhere; the crop is very short, in most fields less than one-half of an average crop; in some fields the heads are well filled and the grain of good quality, but most> is light. Barley is being harvested in many counties; in Harrison county the harvest is ended, in Dearborn and Switzerland counties it will begin next week; the crop is only light. Rye is being cut in some counties; the crop is good. Oats are short, in some fields it is not high enough to bind; much of it has headed from 6to 12 inches high; in Washington county it is from 10 to 20 inches high, but in Lawrence county, in most fields, it is too short to cut. Clover cutting progressed rapidly; in most counties it is nearly all cut and housed; the yield of seed is fair, but the hay is short. Timothy is a failure everywhere, and in many localities too short to cut. Corn is still in good condition; it is coming on but slowly, but the plant stands well and is of a good color; the fields in general are clean. Potatoes begin to suffer for rain; some late po ta’oes are still being planted; many have not come up yet; bugs doing injury in Greene and Lawrence counties. Gardens are fairly well in most localities. Tobacco in Ohio county is nearly all set out; in Switzerland county about three-fourths has been set out; in some counties planting is delayed by dry weather. Apples and pears are still plentiful, but some are falling off; in Spencer county plums and grapes are promising. Creeks are low. springs and wells are diy and stock water is scarce in many counties. In Floyd county farmers are hauling water. CENTRAL PORTION. In the eastern part of Marion county and in parts of Bo- ne

courty heavy rains fell; in Rush, Owen, Decatur, Wayne and Fayettee counties light local showers fell; in many localities none. Heavy dew fell on several nights. Wheat, rye and barley cutting has commenced in many counties; wheat, in favorable fields, and where it escaped the fly and rust, headed well, but in general the crop is much below the average. Barley and rye yield a fair crop in many counties. Oats are short and in many fields it does not paj to cut it. The clover harvest progresses, it is a fair crop; in Boone county it is better than expected. Meadows are dry and pie hay crop poor; timothy is a failure everywhere. Pasturage is dry. and on some farms cattle is being fed. Corn is in good condition, promising a good crop with sufficient rain soon; the plant is of good color and stands well, although still small ; n clean fields. Potatoes are suffering for rain in most localities; m Owen county they are in good condition; in Fayette county the first crop was no good, many fields had to be replanted; bugs are doing damage in Union, Wayne and Park counties. Apples and pears are still in abundance, but many apples are falling off. Watermelons in Union county are fairly well. Stock on many farms is not in good condition. Springs and wells are dry in Owen and Union counties.

NORTHERN PORTION. The rains on the 12th were better distributed in the northern portion than elsewhere; in parts of most counties showers fell; heavy rain in Clinton, Tipton, Cass, Tippecanoe and Huntington counties. Wheat is ripening fast; in Warren county the harvest has begun; in most counties it will commence next week. In most fields the heads are well filled, but the straw is short; in general, the yield will be below average. In some localities rye is fairly well, in otliars some fields are plowed up for corn and in others the heads being not well filled the rye is used for fodder. Oats are very short. The clover cutting has begun in most counties; the heads are well filled. Timothy is a failure. Hay making has begun, but there is but little and the crop is short Much millet has been sown in Kosciusko county. Pasturage is dry. Corn is in good condition and stands the dry weather very well, but it advances only slowly. Potatoes wilt during the day but recover during the night; bugs are doing damage in Starke, Steuben and Porter counties. Vegetables and gardens are in most localities in poor condition. Apare falling off much. Cherries are ripe in Elkhart county and a good crop; in Huntington county cherries are a failure. Stock is being sold or traded in Miami county, as there is no pasture. On the 12th, in Elkhart county, immense herds of grasshoppers swooped down upon several farms and completely devastated all crops, nothing but the bare stems of wheat, clover and potato vines were left. H. A. Huston, Director Indiana Weather Ser’ce. Per C. F. R. Wappenhans, Ass t Director Weather Bureau.

The show given at the opera house Thursday. Friday and Saturhay evenings, was hardly up to the standard required to win profitable results in Rensselaer. In fact but three persons, Mr. and Mrs. Le Brandt and little girl, were entitled to any attention from a decorous audience The Leßrandts seemed to be very nice people, but were badly supported and badly managed. Mr. Ellis should take pains to have sufficient police protection in his opera house to save bis patrons from the outrageous cat calls, whistling and general racket that prevailed in the gallery last week. It is a feature that is a disgrace to the town and the summary bouncing of a dozen would-be tough boys is all that is needed to put a quietus on them. * Burk’s bridge has been accepted by the county and isopen to traffic. A heavy traction engine was the first vehiele to pass over it. The bridge is said to be a nice one and reflects credit I on the contractor. John Hack, of 1 Lowell.

A newspaper is to be started in Wheatfield. Arthur Hopkins was in Chicago Sunday-Tuesday. The city hall is receiving a new coat of paint this week. The wheat crop in the vicinity of Francisville is said to be splendid. Will Mossier and Moses Leopold drove over to Remington Monday. Miss Thompson of Chicago, is visiting at her father’s— Grandpa Cotton. John Norman and wife, of Valrao, made the Pilot office a pleasant call yesterday. E. M. Spriggs was down from Wheatfield Tuesday. He is handling real estate and loans. John Hack, the Lowell contractor, has commenced work on the new Stackhouse bridge. Engineer Bostwick had his fingers severely squeezed in a press at the Sentinel office a few days since. Prof. Weaver was at Lowell Tuesday night attending his band class. He is also teaching a band at Gillam. Chas. Chipman sports a purchased with the results of his own thrift on the farm, file is one of the best riders in town.

The case of James Rodgers, charged with an unmentionable crime, and that of Wm. Denniger, charged with the depot robbery, will come up for disposition this week. H. J. Bartoo, recently foreman of the. Republican printery was in Chicago, Monday, to purchase a new job printing office, which he proposes to locate in Rensselaer. John L. Hershman, of Medaryville, was a caller at the Pilot office a few days since. He is in quite poor health from the long care of his invalid wife, who died a few weeks hence. Fred Parcells had a very severe fall from a cherry tree yesterday morning. It is thought his shoulder is dislocated though it is too badly swollen at th is time for the surgeon to ascertain. Through some miscalculation there was no judge to hold court here this week. Judge Wiley intended to have his place filled the first of the week by another judge, but for some unknown reason no substitute arrived.