The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-24

last year. Oats: Acreage, S,OOO, slight IN
crease in acreage; prospect for good crop
and of an excellant quality. Corn: About
same acreage as last year; crop in good con-
An increase of Is per cent. in acreage; crop
in good condition; prospect for fair crop.
Fruits: Good prospect of apples, all that Is
raised worth mentioning in this county.
Flax is being raised in very great quanti-
ties.
HANcocK-Wheat: Acreage, IL $40, an in
crease of IL per cent. over last year; will
average % bushels per acre, an increase OF
% per cent. Oats: Acreage, 1866, decrease
of 5 per cent Cree very heavy, Corn:
Acreage, 49, 452, an increase Of 10 per cent.
over last year. Crop clean, and IN better
condition than at the same time last year;
will yield 10 bushels more per acre than last
year Potatoes: Acreage, go early, ,S9I
late, an increase of 8 per cent. over last year.
Crop growing nicely, and prospect for large
crop. Fruits: There will be a large yield
of apples, pears, plums and grapes; few
peaches. Much fax sown, now ripe, will
be heavy vield-about 5000 bushels.
HENxY-Wheat: Acreage, 5000, same as
last year; yield, % bushels per acre, an in
crease of 10 per cent Oats: Acreage, 5000;
fair crop. Corn: Acreage. 10000, a small
increase; not in as good condition as last;
less yield. Potatoes; Acreage, 1000 early,
2.OOO late; same IS last year; prospect not
very good. Fruits: All kinds good with the
exception of grapes, which are a failure on
account OF the frost.
HowARD-Wheat: Acreage. 1900, more
than twice the number of last year; average,
% bushels per acre, 30 per cent. greaterield.
Oats: Acreage, $500, about same aSlast year;
good crop. Corn: Acreage, 6.0O0, about
1000 acres less than last year; crop in much
L IL xxf.trr
fine Potatoes: Almost usual crop; condi-
ton is about the average. Fruits: Late APP
Piles in fine condition, not many early; very
few peaches; cherries plenty and fine.
JAY-Wheat Very nearly all in; will
average Is bushels per acre. Early potatoes
in market. and very good. Corn, for the
season good. Oats and flax very good. Very
few apples or peaches in this county,
JAcKsoN-Wheat: Acreage, 13,O25, an in
crease of 600 acres; average, 90 bushels per
acre, 75 per cent. better than last year. Oats:
Acreage, 1916, an increase of 10 per cent.
over last year; the crop will be unusually
large Corn: Acreage, As 936, an increase
of Is per cent; the crop is in good condition,
with prospect for a greater yield than last
year Potatoes: An increase in acreage;
prospect for good crop. Fruits: Abundance
Of all kinds; peaches fine.
JEFFERsoN-Wheat: One-third greater
acreage; will average IL bushels per acre
quality superior, but yield not so great.
Corn: One-fourth more planted; looks
healthy, is growing nicely, and promises an
abundant yield. Potatoes: A decrease OF
80 per cent. in acreage; the prospect for
good crop is fair. Fruits: All kinds splen-
did and abundant; best peach crop tor years
JoHNsoN-Wheat: Acreage 10000, an in
crease OF 80 per cent; will yield - bushels
per acre, probably double the yield of last
year, il being of so much better quality.
Oats: Acreage 10000, a decrease of y per
cent; the prospect Is now very fiattering for
good yield, Potatoes; Not cultivated as a
crop. Fruits: All kinds abundant; peaches
meadows promise an abundant yield.
Kxox-Wheat: Acreage $1,000, an in
crease of 20 per cent. over last year, averaging
Is bushels per acre, decrease of 10 per cent.
IN Weld, but of much better quality.
Oats: Acreage 10000, about 80 per cent.
above former years; quality better than
ever known before Corn: Acreage $4,000, a
decrease of 20 per cent; quality excellent.
nearly as good as last year; yield per acre
somewhat less. Potatoes: Acreage 5000
early, 200 late, a decrease of 80 per cent
crop of early potatoes remarkably good; late
very fair. Fruits: Apples are not half
crop, and rather poor; peaches good, large
yield; pears, small crop; trees largely killed
by pear blight; trees have appearance OF
having been struck by lightning.
KoscIUsKo-Wheat shows an increased
acreage of 80 per cent; yield of 20 bushels
per acre-15 per cent. greater than last wear.
Oats are more than an average crop. Corn:
The prospects are better than for years. more
acres having been planted than usual. Pota-
toes will De good average crop; no bugs as
yet. Fruits: Apples and peaches plenty,
with an abundance of small fruit.
LAwRENcE-Wheat shows an increase in
acreage of per cent; will yield 10 bushels
per acre-about the same as last year, but OF
a better quality. Oats. Large increase in
acreage and yield very good. Corn; Acre
age larger than last year; yield promising.
Potatoes; Greater acreage; prospects very
good. Fruits: Peaches good; apples fair;
small fruits promising. Hay crop, which is
now being cut, will be very large.
MAD1soN-wheat: Acreage, 10000, one
third more than last year; an average OF %
bushels per acre, nearly double the yield.
Oats: Acreage, 5000; prospects for a large
crop. Corn: Acreage, $4,000; condition al
this time much better than last year; pros.
pect never better. Potatoes: Twice as many
planted as last year, and in fair condition.
Fruits: ALI kinds will yield full crop ex-
cept peaches There will be an increased
amount OF fax All kinds of grass are in
good condition and yielding largely.
MoReAN-Wheat: Acreage 80, 600, an in
crease of 20 per cent. over last year; ayerag
ing Is bushels per acre, yield 20 per cent
greater than last year. and of better quail.
ity. Oats: Acreage 5000; good crop; fine
quality of grain. Corn: Acreage $4,000, q
decrease of 10 per cent; condi ion not SO
good as last year by 10 per cent. Potatoes
Slight decrease in acreage; prospect for early
never better; late good. Fruit: All kinds
in good condition.
MoSRoE-Wheat: Acreage 5000, a slight
increase; average, 20 bushels per acre; yield
10 per cent. greater than last year. Oats
Acreage 10000, and the best crop ever har
vested. Corn: Acreage 10000. a slight in
crease; condition of crop as good as last year
at this time prospect of yield the very best
Potatoes: Acreage. 1900 early: condition
good; prospects fa.tering Fruits: Apples
average crop; peaches, enormous yield, with
trees breaking down, bat fruit not so large
as usual; all other fruits and berries plenty
MONTGOMERY - Wheat: Acreage, 22,344
twice as much as last year, averaging q