People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1895 — STATE CROP REPORT. [ARTICLE]

STATE CROP REPORT.

From The U. S. Weather Bureau at Purdue University. WEEK ENDING MONDAY, AUG. 5. Cool, fair weather prevailed, especially during the nights, and no rain fell except in few localities of the central portion on Saturday. L’ght frosts formed on July 30th and 31st in localities in all counties of the northern portion, but they were too light to cause injury. Corn continues in best condition, although in some fields it needs rain soon, as it is still shooting and in silk and tassels and heading; it never looked better at this season of the year in most localities, and the yield promises to be immense in some counties. Oats threshing is nearly done, and in some localities the yield is better than expected. The growth of the tobacco is much retarded by the dry and cool weather. Old clover is being threshed, and the young clover is in fair condition, almost ready to cut, and promising a good yield of seed. Pasture in most counties is getting dry again, and on many farms cattle has to be fed. Late potatoes, beans buckwheat and millet are in fair condition, but soon need rain again. Apples, pears and plums are abundant. Fall plowing continues, and the ground is getting hard and dry, and plowing will soon stop unless good rains fall. ' CENTRAL PORTION. Cool, fair weather prevailed; a few good local storms fell on Saturday, much to the benefit of growing crops. Corn is still in good and promising condition, is still shooting and in silk and tassels; in Deleware, Decatur, Rush, Hancock and Randolph counties it needs rain soon. Most oats are threshed, and in some fields the yield is better than expected. Old clover threshing continues, with fair yield of seed, and young clover is nearly ready to cut; heads well filled, promising a fair yield. Early potatoes do notyield well, too few in a hill; late potatoes are in fair condition. Beans and sweet potatoes are no good in Hancock county. Rye is being sown for pasture in some counties. There are plenty of apples, pears and plums; in Putnam county the branches of the plum trees are bending to the ground, loaded with fruit. Plowing continues, but the ground is getting hard and dry. Pasturage in many localities is getting brown again, stock is being fed, and stock water is scarce in Rush and Hancock counties.

NORTHERN PORTION. The weather was too cool and dry for corn to mature rapidly. Light hoar forst formed on July 30th and 31st in nearly all counties, but they were too light to do injury. All growing crops need rain soon. Corn still looks well, but needs rain soon; in gen» eral the outlook for a good crop is still flattering; in Cass county, even with rain soon, the crop will not be heavy. Oats are nearly all threshed, and in some localities the yield is better than expected. Seed clover in some fields is nearly ready to cut; in Miami and Carroll counties the crop is short and poor. Grass needs rain much in Carroll county; it is still green and sufficient long to furnish pasturage. Melons are in good condition, but onions are a failure in Miami county. Apples and pears are abundant. Potatoes and beans are still in fair condition, but need rain. Fall plowing is progressing slowly; the ground is quite dry and hard. Rye sowing has begun. Stock is being fed, aud sttock water is scarce in Jay, Miami, Whitley and Tipton county- '