The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13
The Tobacco Cr0p.


abont the growing crops. expressed the
opinion that, discounting the exaggera-
uons Of planters as literally as its
knowledge of The facts seemed 10 justi-
iy, tie crop would not exceed three
iourths OF a yield. or about one hun
dred and forty thousand hogshcadS.
Since that time. however the rains have
been almost continuous. aud we think
proper this morning 10 alter orr figures
Our correspondents in Southern Iui-
nois and Southern Indiana have given
~ weekly reports OF the condition OF
The crops since the lst of July In
Southern Indiana the damage 10 the
weed amounts To almost total dcstruc-
ton. Ia the bottom lands. we do not
know OF "a single planter who will save
u pound. The greater part sf lndiana
tobncco is grown upon lowlands. except
il Spcacer md Dubois Counties. where
the culture of the plant il about equally
divi.,ed between the bottom aud up
lands. In Warrirk County the crop !
almost total loss. The highest estimaf
placed upon il being that only 10 pc.
cent vii he secured. Ia Dubois an'
spencer. il j. csIinaicl that TWENTY-FIVE
per cent may be made. hut the gentle
men whose information last wear We
found 10 be the IN )st accurate. write u
that il j. impossible 10 make more tlaa
fifteen per cent of the amount planted
II this view of the case he correct the
WELD in these two counties would not
~ycrcd ouc-lalf TO three .fiftlis of last
,ear's crop. These three constitute the
heaviest tolarco growing counties. aud
we estimate The southern Indiana crop
ai about our-third less than that pro-
'lu'cd las: year when two-th;rds Of an
average was male.
" IN out going into details. we would
state ilmt there j. "a prospect nj present
Tor good ,wo-lhirhs yield IN Illinois
run, of the planters express
The opinion lhat this estimate is too high
hv hff We know. however. that the
proportions "f increase ia the plants set
thi> year over last. was far higher ia
Illinois than ln ANY other portion OF the
iulrUrn growing cou try iu This vicinity.
anI while n l8~ suffered egusllv ~
much. IL nor more ihln other sections
h rains aud ioods, il will still produce
- ar"~ crrl,.
ln krnineky. however. The greatest
MASTER ia- L,'en met. TO begin with.
fnor. l,iinfs wero ~; than could be
iiol..Il, cared snr. aud hea,rc fl'e rains
cane. tyid,iiees were nof wanting tbai
2, ,,.si deal of the weed woull be lost
s,sin, the inahili'- of Tie planters to at
Isrh II. TIE rains -hd Goods overlook
i'ani irvc totally destroyed every plamt
iu uir lnwlandf. while mast OF that un
a 4
J,rypn's Mills. Dyrusburg. Spottsville.
,cuillriown. Calhoun. Livermore. Curd~-
viia.. Dvcnsborc. Murray. Birdsville.
r,cdvnia. South Carrolton. Carrsville.
llmk k.yilL.. Madi-onvillc. llopkiusville
sud NOrionvlle, all report that not more
inan half an average crop Is Still
-iannl:ag. aud that good PARTON OF that
/. lrcuched Dihcr localiiies while they
have not suffered such direct loss ~ that
rrlnried from the points named, are
necessarily neglected on account of the
impuSsihiIity OF working IN the ticld>
and rt.uort that only about onc-tl'ird oi
The crop planted has been cultivated
tLe remainder being ovcr-run with
weeds aud grass: One correspondents
SAYS:
ilifl CIV N't'~ "h'' w
in ihc season liousht | never saw any
thing better than my crop. Now two
thirds oi il j. ia weeds. aud allow "a
l,i il 30 and save what | can ot the rest,
wlihough the fields are over boot top IN
mud.
From ait this Intelligence. gathered
( nm ,arivus sources and careful. reli'
able mcn. tho Courier now believes thai
iher rrop in the region of country EN-
hlpccd in circuit of one hundred miles
about this city. will not exceed slXi.
per cent of m avsr~py. ard that fully
three fiflhs OF what IL saved will he OF
interior quality. and so place our iudg'
lmenl on record. = Evansville Courier.
~ The Bedford Gazette is in favor o'
calling a special session of the icglsla
,,.o Lao tho .,overn.r for tbe DurpoSp %