People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1895 — STATE CROP REPORT. [ARTICLE]

STATE CROP REPORT.

From The (J. S. Weather Bureau at Purdue University. WEEK ENDING MONDAY, SEPT. 30. Cool, fair weather predominated, with good rains only in localities in northern portion on one day. Light frosts occurred on two mornings in localities, but there was not anything to be injured except, perhaps, a few tender plants, a few late tomatoes or sweet potatoes. Corn is all safe from frost, and most ot it is cut and in shock; in some localities all is secured and hulling has begun ; the tops make good fodder and hay is scarce. In general the yield is very good; in some localities it is the greatest crop for years. A fair crop of tobacco is all housed "in good condition. A good crop of millet and buckwheat is being harvested and a fair amount of sorguna is being rendered. Potatoes are not a good yield, except in few’ counties of the northern portion, where the crop is heavy. Turnips, pumpkins and melons are an extraordinary crop. A fair crop of sweetpotatoes are being dug. Apples and cider are in such abundance that there is no market for them, and in some localiuies there are not barrels •enough to hold the cider. Most of the wheat is all sown ; the early sown w’heat, rye and barley are coming up nicely, but there are fly in the wheat in localities and it must be resown. Farmers in general are satisfied with this year’s harvest.

NORTHERN PORTION. Good rains fell on one day an most localities, and cool, fair weather prevailed. Frosts occurred on several mornings ; they were light and only injured perhaps a few potatoes, tomatoes and other tender vines. The corn is nearly all in shock and milling has commenced in some localities. The crop is large everywhere. Millet and buckwheat are large crops ; in Stark county the buckwheat crop is hiavy. Turnips and cabbage are good crops and melons and pumpkins are good crops, in Carroll county extraordinary. Field tomatoes matured fast and are abundant. Cider and sorghum making Continues. Pasturage is green but still short. Potatoes in general yield a good crop; in Cass and LaPorte counties the crop is a failure ; in Kosciusko, Lake, Huntington, Allen and St. Joseph counties the crop is large. Rye is coming on fine in J/iami ; the largest crop lias been sown ever since Indiuna became cultivated ; also in St. Joseph county the acreage sown to rye is very large. Wheat is nearly ail sown and coming up; liy injured early sown, wheat and it lias to be resown in Cass and Whitley count ies. Wei Is and springs are dry. and stock water is scarce in Warren. Kosciusko and Porter count ies.