People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1895 — STATE CROP REPORT. [ARTICLE]

STATE CROP REPORT.

From The tJ. S. Weather Bureau at Purdue VnlverMtj. WEEK ENDING MONDAY, SEPT. 9. CENTRAL PORTION. Very heavy rains fell except in eartern portion. Late corn was much benefited by the rain; in Owen and J/arion counties some corn was injured by storms. Early corn is too dry to be helped; in Decatur, Delaware, Johnson and Marion counties some corn has been cut and in shock; there is not much corn, but plenty of fodder; in general, the corn crap will be good if it escapes early frosts. In Johnson county some late corn is not yet in roasting ear. Clover hulling continues and yield is good; in Franklin county threshing was interupted' by rains. Potatoes do not yield well in Boone, Owen and Rush counties. Tomatoes, cucumbers and beans are in good condition; there is a large crop of tomatoes in J/arion county; beans in Hancock county are not promising. Grass is growing rapiply green and there will be good fall pasturage; stock is doing well and there is plenty of stock water again. The weather was most favorable, and rye and barley seeding is in good progress; in' Randolph and Rush counties a large crop is sown; in Delaware and Hancock counties rye is coming up well. The ground is in good condition, and wheat has been sown in Delaware. Owen, Franklin, Rush, Union and Marion counties. Apples are abundant.

NORTHERN PORTION. Numerous good rains fell nearly everywhere except in the eastern part, helping late corn and all growing crops, if it escapes frosts there will be a great corn crop; it is now in excellent condition and maturing well and rapidly; in Grant county it is only ripening slowly; some corn has deen cut in Kosciusko, Allen and Adams counties; in Cass county cutting will begin next week; it is nearly safe from frost in DeKalb, Adams, Carroll and Cass counties; in LaPorte couuty corn not |“fired” by the drouth is in fine condition; in Whitley and Pulaski counties it will be the largest corn crop ever raised. Wheat seeding progresses everywhere, with the ground in excellent condition; some faimers holding back for fear of fly. Rye is coming up nicely; in Elkhart county it is almost high enough for pasturage. Clover threshingcontinues, with a fair yield of seed. Late potatoes are in good promising condition. Field tomatoes in Kosciusko county are not ripening satisfactorily and will be it danger of frost; in whitley county tomatoes are ripening fast. Sugar beets made good progress in Tippeconoe county. Fall pasture will be very good. A large crop of cabbage is in good condition in Carroll and Noble counties. Apples and pears are abundant; much cider is made in Whitley and Elkhart counties; in LaPorte county the apples all fell off, and in warren county storms injured the apple trees and crop. There are no grapes in Elkhart and Carroll counties. In Kosciusko county melons are so abundant that they are almost worthless.