The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-08-04

jured. Wheat fair crop. but still in
the shock. and being damaged. But
few oats or meadows saved
Henry County-The heavy rains
for the past two weeks have entirely
destroyed the oats crop, badly DAM
aged the wheat and will injure the fax.
Streams are all high and the country
flooded. Corn looks we'll.
/ Howard County-Wheat, very little
threshed, but in damaged condition,
mostly in shocks yet. All cut green.
or mixed with grass, is moulding; cut
when dry still safe. Corn on high
ground is doing well, but suffering on
low. Oats are all down. Potatoes
still promising an average yield.
| Hamilton County-The wheat crop
was more than an average one, but
the late rains have damaged it SO that
there will barely be half crop. Oats
are also spelling in the field, though
the yield was never better. Hay
promised to be the largest crop the
county ever had, but barely one-half
will be saved in good condition. The
prospect for large corn crop is good.
Potatoes are plenty and cheap. No
fruit of any kind.
Huntington County-Wheat two
thirds of crop. Oats above an aver
age. Corn never promised better.
Hay good. Flax, large yield. Buck
yield; not rotting yet. Vegetables ex-
cellent and abundant. Fruits of all
kinds practically failure.
| Hancock County-Clover and flax
are a complete failure, oats are not
far behind Timothy will fall at leas
one-half below an average. Corn in
low and unditched grounds is q COM
plete failure re-. The crops can Wtaa aver :.
some parts of the county, has been
ter, and great deal washed away. In
| other parts portion can be saved,
| not, however, to make third OF a
crop.
jackson County-Wheat is half a
crop and half damaged by the wet
| Oats and hay a heavy crop, oEe-fourth
| damaged. Corn will be three -four tbs
only.
| Jefferson County-The crops are
all rotting on the ground. The farm
ers will not be able to save the little
oats, hay, etc there is left. Heavy
rains every day.
johnson County-Corn badly dam
aged. Wheat mostly in the shock
and badly damaged, and of poor quail
| ity. Oats good but badly blown down
and hard to save. Hay good and
saved. Potatoes extra good and large
yield.
Jay County-Spring grains, such az
oats, corn, ETC., large yield. Wheat
rather above an average crop but in
| jured probably ten per cent. by rains
/ during harvest, it having stood IN the
field goud while for want of weather
to secure it. Potatoes are good. A
small amount of fruit.
Knox County-The wheat in this
county is in poor condition; not more
than one third can be saved. Corn
looks we'll.
Kosciusko County-Wheat has been
harvested in good condition. Corn,
potatoes and oats are in great abund
| ance; never better.
Lake County-The oats is badly in
jured. Corn is very fine. Hay is
badly damaged by rain; at least fifty
| per cent. below ordinary years. Pota
toes are very fine but early ones show
| signs Of rot.
Laporte .County-The corn crop is
| good. Wheat one-third Of a crop.
much having been plowed un and
| sowed in oats, which gives large
crop. Hay unusually good and nearly
all up in good shape.
Lawrence County-There will not
be more than two thirds of a crop OF
corn, and not more than enough wheat
for seed. Hay, a great deal spoiled by
the rains. Oats, very little saved.
| Do{ofooc GOD v,o1I
Madison County-The prospect for
a crop of wheat, corn, or oats ia this
county is indeed gloomy. From all
sections come reports that the rains
for the past two weeks, has about
blasted the hopes of farmers.
Miami County-Crops are good,
never better, but the late rains have
done immense damage. Wheat that
has been carefully shocked is all right.
| Corn is looking well.
Monroe County-Corn is good, ex-
cept on the creek bottoms. Wheat,
| about half in the stack damaged; the
| balance in the shock almost destroyed.
| Oats, half harvested and in bad con-
| dition; the balance fat on the ground
Hay. three fourths will be saved, most
| Of it damaged. Potatoes are begin
ming to rot in the ground.
Montgomery County-The average
of wheat will be about ten bushels to
the acre. Corn on the uplands and
\ creek-bettoms will be simply Immense
| None will be raised on the fat lands
Oats is splendid; about half crop
will be harvested.
| Morgan County-Wheat is not
| stacked, and sprouting in the shock.
Hay and oats not half saved. An av-
erage crop of corn.
Newton County-No wheat worth
| naming. The oats and fax crops are
| greatly injured by storms and rains.
With fair weather, however, these
crops may yet be mostly saved. Corn
| promises splendid yield.
| Noble County-Wheat averages
three -fourths of crop. It was badly
damaged by rust and wet harvest.
Oats and corn, an unusually large crop
IS expected, although the former is
somewhat injured BY heavy rains
| knocking it down. Potatoes will be a
| large crop. Fruit none to speak OF.
| Owen Gounty-There will Re fair
average wheat crop, and it is in good
shape. The largest oats crop for years,
but it cannot be saved Hay crop
| good, but badly damaged. Corn on
| the uplands never better; on the bot
tom lands badly damaged by high wa
ter. The potato crop is very good.
Parke Heavy rains have
thrown down the corn and sprouted
the wheat Wheat, one-half crop;
oats, two-thirds of a crop; potatoes,
full crop; grass. full crop, but poor
| quality; corn, on the uplands, full
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