The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-11-03

1he Summary Of the Crop Reports Made 4
Il the state hareau ~ statistics.
The final bulletin OF the State Burea,
o. Statistics upon the agricultural pro
functions OF Indiana during the last Scaso,
was Issued last week. Considerable ear.
has been given 20 the collection and com
piiati0n Of the information. and the yer,
Essential merit Of accuracy Il clairncs
Ter The report. II i further elaine Il TIA
the hnal statistics accord with the esti
mates made in the monthly bulletin.
which have been issued during tie sea.
son. beginning with April.
WHEAT.--A summary Of the statistic.
upon wheat show yield II 46.e2s 64a
bushels. and an acreage OF a.O63 sig
while last year 30.C25, ,c68 bushels we're
grown upon 3.20l,547 acres. The acre
age In three divisions of the state Il ~
follows: Northern division. compfis-
ing twenty-feven counties. S44. .159 scres
central division, flirty-onc counties ~.
5o,S62; southern iivision. ihir.y-four
counties. sb3.537. The weld in these
three divisions Was: Northern. 3. III 1s3
bushels; central, zI,iyos2d, and south
ern. l6 0s6.433
CokS.--The corn crop. IL IA shown I'M
the returns, IL very much larger than
was expected. aud care hss been taken
the bureau assures, 10 verify the figures
I'm various ways and from many sources
Of information During the lat two
months Of the season the growth OF corn
was remarkable, and some counties re-
ported the crop the largest for several
years. The total yield this year II Il5. W
Ss9.7s7 bushels and the acreage Is 3.3i2. II
-. The acreage last year was 3.l35.-l
l1S and production |, ,387.D75. Acreage
or 1S62 --Northern division. e75.6f7i'
lcres; central, 1851, ,033 acres. and south
'rn, 966.0o3 acres. Yield-Northprn a; n
'ision, 32,620.5s1 bushels; central. a.
~. .375 southern, 80, ,9e6.84l.
OATs.--Thc aggregate production ist
ne largest ever grown il the state. The
'cresge Was 6S4.S22, and the number ofr
'ueheIs l6,614.5l6. Last year the pro-t
|uction was IA. 396.6I7 bushels. that ora
$50 was 1851 ,959. and In 1879 Il wasI-
5,59s.5lS. The largest crop grown pre-
ions % this year was IN 1879.
RYK.-One Of the minor crops Of the
tate, the acreage was only 3G,695 andi'
be yield 546, 400 bushels. Last year the q
icld was 20S,9l2 bushels from 1855 i
crcs. III
BARIEY.-Tho yield IL more than
Eenty bushels 10 the acre, and Is larcelvaI
J excess or that OF 1881. From 42.212 N
res, l,I38,7I7 bushels were produced fl
lille last year the acreage was 26.23e ir
ID the yield ST.. .364 bushels. w
FLAX. Seventeen counties grew noel
X, seventeen others had less than 100 70
res each, and but ~ Of the 81 counsicsth
'ceed 1000 acres each. The counties pe
owing the most flax are, Sails acres Ia
Wabash, 56.567 10 Huntington, 4e.55s'm
Randolph. 47.572 in Madison, 15.g.5lot
Grant, 1o,O05 in Henry, 3i.705 in Allcnlw,
,204 in Benton, and ~ 40 in Delaware.
\ the other counties fall bclov 2OO03
res each. The acreage was l37.sl4,'us
d the bushels Of seed grown o05, ,45l. |sn
ToBACco. Tho area Of tobacco ih;s'e>
ar was 1884 acres, and pounds pro-'m,
ced 1888. .4S6. Last year Tie area wasan
,6l5 acres and production 6,5e5.7S 81
unds. Twelve counties are rcporteiw,
growing no tobacco. The acreage insp
nr counties exceeds 900 for each. viz :di,
arrick, 4l73 Spencer, 1900: Pike. 1.-th.
!, and Dubois, 1.O62 acres. All thc.Tr
ler counties falling below loco cachl
4 thirty-four counties reporting less|
IN ten acres each. l;ss
HAY.-Therc wcrc 9S4, 4,oS3 acres in|ye'
'adow, which produced 1899 .94d tons II; rs
81 years acreage was 9S5, 500, and pro-I-a,
cti0n 1,303, ,2l7. Tho three previously
lrs wcro : little below last year inI
'duction. The hay crop Of this year,
70 Be the largest grown in'prl
state. ioo
APPLES AND PEAcHEs.--Tho fruit cror'iis
Y below the average. The yield ofW'