The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-07-22
CROP NOTES.
MARSHALL CouNTY.

OhOE NOlES.
MARSHALL COUNTY.
Plymouth Democrat: The hay crop i'm
this section is good, and the yield will be
more than double that of last year. We
also notice that the oats crop is very sne.
PARKE COUNTY.
Rockville. Patriot: Mr.. John Orerrnan.
who resides about four miles northeast of
Rockville, and is one of the oldest farmers
in the county, was in town Monday, and in
formed us that the wheat crop in his NEIGH
sborbood would be almost a fsilure-5hst il
would not average more than ten bushels
to the acre.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Salem Democrat: The farmers tell, Ms that
during this glorious hot, moist weather the
corn actually grows a foot week. This
season is undoubtedly the most favorable
to rapid growth we have had for many years.
20 some fields we see corn now over horses
back, which will produce a large vield,evsa
II we should have no more rain.
TIPPECANoE COUNTY.
Lafayette Dispatch: Commissioner Her
shey reports the farmers around Dayton
making full time in the harvest field. He
estimates a fair crop, though he thinks the
weevil did considerable damage, still, not so
much as first reported. The corn is grow
ing finely, and some of it is beginning to
Sassel out already. The yield of corn. he
estimates, will be larger than for several
years past.
MORGAN COUNTY.
Martinsville Gazette: great portion of
the wheat crop has been harvested, and, as
usual, there are good and bad fields OF this
grain. We hear of some pieces that will
Gxro
Oats are turning on. first rate. Potatoes
promise an enormous yield. In some places
they have taken the rot, owing to the con-
tinued wet weather. We think, though.
this is confined TO those patches planted pre-
viOUs to the cold spell. Corn is thriving
finely, and if the farmers had been allowed
opportunity to keep it clean. the crop, no
doubt, would turn out abundant.
WARREN COUNTY.
REPUBLICAN: We do not think the wesvn
is doing much harm in this county. The
rust is much worse here this season than
last, on account OF the wet weather. Some
pieces of wheat are injured by the rust. All
kinds of hay is good, and fall pasture is
making very fast. The oats crop is abund-
ant and this grain will be- plentiful
this fall and winter The corn ia
growing finely and Will be all right vet if
the frost is not too early. Our farmers have
had hard work this season, but will win the
day and succeed in lighting down tie weeds.
Potatoes are large and sound Every one
who planted will reap. q bountiful harvest
and potatoes will be cheap, dirt cheap this
tail. Peas, beans, beetS, squashes, pump
kins, and, in truth, all garden truck are
plentiful and still growing. The only source
OF complaint we have had this year has
been the rain, but it has made as an ;abun-
dSnt living.
RUSH COUNTY.
Republican: An extensive tour through
the southwestern portion of this COUNTY,
which is perhaps the best wheat producing
convinced us thatthere will not
be more than third, or perhaps only the
fourth of an average crop of wheat har-
vested. The wheat is affected both by the
scab and rust Many fields show more
weeds than anything else and will. net be
cut. It ripens slowly, and will
probably not be entirely garnered
at the close of the present week.
L 9 oat fields present splendid appearance
and promise all unusually abundans yield
for the number OF acres sown. MucA of the
meadow land was seriously Injured by the
extreme cold winter, and the crop of hay
will be light. Corn is IN an excellent condi-
ton and promises heavy yield. Here and
InoIt is poor, Wccuy u6iu, ana IA El0 best
bottom fields there ars spots that hsrye been
drowned oat-presentiDg stunSsd, yellow
appearan3s-but for the most part tie stalks
exhibit dark green, healthy appearance
and are well advanced.
DUBOIS AND SPENCER COUNTIES
Correspondence Evansville Courier:
Crops on the low grounds are ruined.
The tobacco and corn in the bottoms can
never mature except in very sandy soil, 1t
is impossible fcs the farmsrs to work the
low grounds, and even tie hill CROPS SIRE
very materially damaged. The ground has
been too wet to plov or even harrow, for
the past ten or twelve days, and the
rains of Friday, Saturday, and yes
terday and last night win keep the
plows out fer still longer time
and the resalt W iIl be that our cr1ps will not
come up to what we have all anticipated
heretofore The oats crops win amount to
but little. and many fields win not be har-
vested. The wheat is all harvested but not
garnered, and fears are entertained that it
will mould or spront befoss it can be put in
the gamers. The mead .vvs have suffered
greatly. Many farmers had moved their
grass before the recent rains, and will lose
all that not in the barn or stack. A large
portion OF grass will be lost entirely on ac-
count of the grounds being too wet to use
machines, and our farmers will be COM
PEELED to resort to the old mode of moving
by hand with scythes, and our meadows are
too extensive to be saved in that way. Alto
gether, our cop prospects are anything but
fattering.