People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1896 — State Crop Report. [ARTICLE]

State Crop Report.

by rotting. A very large crop of cabbage is growing. Millet is a good crop. Tomatoes are ripening slowly; the crop is large. Pasturage is excellent. Peaches and grapes are abundant. A second growth of grass is being cut. Some cherry trees are a second time in bloom in Scott and Owen counties, and early apple trees are in bloom again in Owen county. Plowing progessed rapidly; in some localities plowing is done. Seeding wheat, rye, oats and timothy has begun under favorable conditions, except in some parts of the southern portion, where the ground is too dry. Thrashing is most done. Clover hulling continues; in some localities the yield is light. Lake county—Corn prospects excellent, no frost, average good largest growth of stalks ever known; fruit abundant. Porter county—Slight frost reported, with little damage; corn maturing fast, some cut, will be safe from frost next week; plowing for wheat progresses. LaPorte county —Corn will be a heavy crop, best for many years, will be safe from frost by middle of month; wheat sowing progresses but few peaches left. St. Joseph county-Work pushed rapidly, and many seeding wheat; some still plowing; corn cutting in’progress; tomatoes plentiful; much cider being made; grape crop enormous. Elkhart coun-ty—-Some wheat sown, some up, as also rye, next week greater crop of wheat will be sown; considerable corn in shock, frost will do no material damage; peaches plentiful. Steuben county—Plowing for wheat nearly finished; corn cutting in progress and fodder very green, will be safe from frost by 15th; apples dropping badly, second growth of grass being cut for hay; clover seed light yield. Kosciusko county—Favorable weather for corn cutting, plowing and some seeding; many sheep dying from head disease; tomatoes yield well. Fulton county-Plowing pushed; thrashing all done; clover seed being hulled, of good quality but small acreage; corn doing nicely and mostly safe from frost; pickle season about over.

Whitley county—Cool, but no frost; corn being cut, nearly all safe from frost, is a good crop; plowing progresses; grass good. Allen county-Plowing progresses; corn matured and is being cut, nearly half now in shock. Adams county-Favorable weather; corn maturing nicely and ready to cut, will be safe from frost in ten days; large crops of apples and cabbage; ground in bad condition for wheat sowing; seeding begun. Wells county— No damage by cool weather; few rains; plowing progresses rapidly; little seeding done; corn in good condition and much ready to cut, will be large yield; wheat and oats thrashed, some good. Miama county —Weather cool; corn on high ground well matured and being cut; potatoes being dug, large in size and yell'd good; wheat plowing progresses slowly; cabbage growing rapidly. Cass county —Corn safe from frost, except that on low ground; pastures excellent. Carrol county —Some rain, cool nights, no frosts; plowing progresses rapidly; corn cutting commenced, some a little green, will be of good quality. Benton county—Oats thrashing not yet done; corn safe from frost; pastures good. Jay county— Light rains; corn maturing fairly well, still much soft, some being cut; all kinds of fruit abundant; plowing progresses rapidly- H. A. Huston, Director.

Bulletin Agricultural Experiment Station. Cool weather prevailed, with local rains. Corn matured very rapidly; most is cut and in shock, and the late planted corn still out will be beyond danger from frost within a few days. In most localities the corn crop is very large, and some farmers wonder what they will do with all the corn. Tobacco is nearly all housed. Buckwheat is in good condition, but not safe from frost. In most counties a great crop of good potatoes are beidg dug; in low lands they are ruined

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