People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1896 — CEOPS OF INDIANA [ARTICLE]

CEOPS OF INDIANA

V. B. Bureau, Indlanupolln.

Weekly Bulletin No. 3, Monday, April 20,1896. Warm, favorable, sunny weather during the week improved everything growing; trees are all green, and all vagetation advanced rapidly, but there were only few light showers at the beginning of the week, and rain is needed much everywhere. Wheat, barley, rye and young clover have much improved, except wheat and young clover on clay ground, which are rather short and thin on the ground. Grass, pasturage and meadows, although short in many localities, looks quite green and vigorous. Much gardening has been done. Oats sowing progresses well, and in the southern and central portions most is in and some coming up. Plowing for corn progresses rapidly, ex" cept in few counties; some corn has been planted in the southern portion, but farmers in general delay planting, fearing the cutworm. Tobacco plants are coming on well in Switzerland county. Peaches, cherries and plums are all in bloom, but apples are backward in some localities and the bloom is not as thick as last

year, but in general so far the fruit prospects is excellent at present. NORTHERN PORTION. Lake and Porter counties-Oats about all sown; everything growing nicely except wheat, and clover on clay soil, but rain is needed; farmeis pushing work; some corn plowing. Laporte and St. Joseph counties—Vegetation received fresh impetus from warm weather; wheat and grass have grown rapidly; fruit buds rather far advanced for time of year, with some fear of late frosts; oats seeding about finished; plowing for corn, and some potato planting; Elkhart county-Oats about all sown; wheat, grass and all vegetation need rain; fruit seems in good condition. Steuben and Dekalb counties—Weather very favorable for wheat and grasses; oats nearly all in; little or no plowing for corn; need rain. Noble county—Rain needed for wheat and pasture lands; oats sowing in progress; wheat has improved; considerable gardening: fruit in good condition. Marshal] county Splendid prospects for everything; rain needed, however; oats about all out; plowing for corn; fruit prospects good. Kosciusko county —Oats about all in; gardening nearly finished; most wheat looks promising; plowing for corn. Whitley county—Wheat and grass look well—week developed growth rapidly; fruit trees generally in bloom, but peaches are nearly all dead -killed by winter; oats nearly all sown; some corn plowing; rain needed. Wheat and grass have made good growth with returing warm days; fruit in bloom, with fair prospect. Grant, Jay counties—Oats seeding continues but will be finished in a few days wheat and pastures look fair, but all vegetation needs rain; corn plowing in progress; fruit prospect good yet. Huntington county—Wheat and grass doing finely; some potato plauting, warm weather brought out f rue blooms; rain needed. Starke county—Very warm all week; prospects fine for all fruits; rain

needed.

H. A. HUSTON,

T I Director.