People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1896 — State Crop Report. [ARTICLE]

State Crop Report.

Warm weather, with numerous local rains continued, except in the southwestern portion of the •state, where no rain has fallen for some time. Corn in the southern portion is maturing: fast and some is nearly safe from frost, while late planted will be in the beginning of September; in the northern and central portions corn more slowly, because of much rain, and it is in all stages of progress; with less rain it will be safe from frost by September Ist to the 15th; although rains did damage in localities by inundations, the crop will be exceedingly large. In the southern portion thrashing is done, in the central and northern portions, because of frequent rains, thrashing advanced slowly and much wheat and oats have been ruined in shock. Clover cutting and hulling progresses; a good crop of millet is ready to 6ut. The sorghum crop will be heavy in localities. Large crops of tomatoes, cabbage and beans are in good .condition; the gathering of tomatoes continues, buckwheat promises a good yield. An unusal large crop of tobacco is being cut, the season is about three weeks in advance. Potatoes will be a large crop, al-

though many are rotting in localities. Pears, plums and grapes are very abundant. Pasturage is in best condition. Plowing for wheat progresses only slowly because of wet weather add in the southwestern portion because it is too dry. Porter and Lake counties— Corn looking exceptionally well except on undrained lowlands, most of crop will be safe by September 10th; some fields badly blown down on 11th; plowing begun. but much ground rather wet. LaPorte county—Hot weather and very heavy rains; potatoes rotting; too wet to cut millet; corn looks well on sandy lands, but ground too wet in some fields.. Starke county— Corn good and maturing fast; potatoes rotting in ground; vegetables good. St. Joseph and Marshall counties—Corn generally doing well and the bulk of the crop will be safe from frost by Ist to sth of September, potatoes and other vegetables suffering by too much rain on lowlands, plowing progresses. Elkhart county-Corn promises good big crops; if wet weather ceases most ot‘ corn will be safe by September Ist, otherwise later. La Grange county—Heavy rains tmpeded thrashing and badly damaged wheat, hay aud garden truck on lowlands. Steuben county—Wet weather retards .maturing of corn, but with favorable coi ditions the crop will be safe by September Ist to 15; thrashing nearly done, but lots of wet wheat in stacks yet. Kosciusko county—On account of excessive wet weather corn will not be safe from frost until about September 14th, but a very large crop is promised; some damage by wind and hail; farm work prevented t>y wet weather. Noble and Whitley counties— Much heavy rain destroyed much corn, it is maturing only slowly, some will be safe from frost in about 15 days; later corn unless the rain ends will not be safe before! end of September; potatoes in lowlands are rotting; wheat and oats in shock are much spoiled. Adams, Jay and Allen couuties —Corn is matuing slowly during the'wet weather and probaly will not be safe from Irost until about the middle of September; in Allen county there never was a larger crop; some wheat and bats in shock yet in bad condition; potatoes are rotting; plowing progressed only slowly; apples, pears and grapes are very abundant; pasturage is in best condition; heavy rain fall in Cass county and plow-

ing progressed only slowly; much wheat and oats nave been lost because of much rain; corn is progressing and maturing well and it will be out of danger from frost in from two to four weeks; the corn crop and potatoes are the largest ever raised in, Cass county; Grant and Wells coun-ties-Much rain retarded thrashing and much wheat and oats are in the fields yet and not much plowing has been done; corn is still doing well and promises a large yield; pasturage is good but wet. Miami and Carroll counties —Warm and rainy weather continued; corn is quite green yet and it will require from three to four weeks of dry weather to put it out of danger of frost; the sorghum crop is very heavy; cabbages are heading large; much wheat and oats are m shock yet and are about ruined; potatoes on low ground are rotting; grapes and plums are abundant; not much plowing done. Benton county —Corn is progressing nicely and there will be a large yield, it will probably be out of danger from frost in the beginning of September, ex cept the late planted; thrashing has been delayed by rains and ■some oats are rotting in shock; potatoes are a good crop, some in lowlands are rotting, pasturage is excellent.

H. A. HUSTON.

Director.