Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1877 — The Crop Prospect. [ARTICLE]

The Crop Prospect.

From our exchanges and correspondents throughout the state, we learn that the crop prospects are unusually good. Wheat, grass, and oats are uniformly reported in excellent condition. The cold, wet weather in May delayed the corn planting to some extent, and in some localities caused the seed that was planted to rot thus necessitating, replant ing; but despite these drawbacks the acreage of corn in the state will be largely increased. In some portions of the state, especially the central, the fruit crop will be very short, while in other parts of the state, principally in the southern, there will be an abundance, making a fair average for the state. In some central and northern counties the Colorado potato bugs have already made their appearance in large numbers, and the indications are that our farmers will be compelled tomake a vigorous fight for the tubers this season. Everything considered, the prospects are exceedingly favorable, and if the season should continue propituous, a new and more prosperous era will soon commence in Indiana. — Indiana Farmer. When we see a man standing out with an umbrella to keep the. raiu from his potato patch we know he is a book farmer. — Home Sentinel.