New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
INDIANA.
WHEAT FIFTEEN PER CENT BELOW LAST
YEAR-OTlIER CROP PROSPECTS,
FAVORABLE


FROM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBCNE.I
INDlANAPOLlS, May 12.-'IHE TKIBUNEs last re-
ports of Indiana crops were from returns mp to
April .. Those below are to MAY :. Iwenty-sx
counties were then reported and returns are gwen
below for iorty-hye, far repre- ehtatIOn Of the
whole state in its different sections. The inst re-
ports said that the wheat crop was looking up, and
the later ones rs rule confirm them The northern
section then showed the best condition now some
of the worst reports come from there owing TO
con iuued cool. dry weather. which has Affected
other crops az well. The kind OF SOIL l. also igey
influential. The crops 10 be really made bet oeen
now and harvest, and il is possible for the plant TO
e. shoot ont " between the date of these returns
and the middle Of June 10 am extent that viii con-
siGcrably affect the aegr cato yield H. tie south
err half of the state the warm spIlng weather th4t
ha, prevail ed most Of the time FOR three wceL, has
brought vegetation rapidly forward and fields
which early IN the season wcIo CycsOrts 10 their
owners have given them hope OF far TO good
crop. Very few counties report full crop rs
liecly, but there are many of them a. those re-
porting a worse condition q month aro. II was
expected two months ago that the loss IN Indiana
would he about y 600 900 bushels Should fair 10
good weather prevail and the lly and bag not be-
come more than ordinarily noticeable II looks al
present rs if the loss would not bee over from
6.OOO. 900 to 100000 bushels, OF about - per
cent below the crop OF last year
The expected shortage in the wheat crop has
stimulated corn-p planting, which began ~ the
southern cOun'ie, i'm the latter part of April and
about the first of May. The ground is reported in
fine condition and the acreage will be slightly in
creased over last year.
Oats will have about the usual acreage, though
in the northern section the sowing was late Less
than the usual amount of haxsecd sown.
Grass Is reported good in all sections. Fruit viii
show slight falling of from frost mostly peaches.
which generally Will be small crop. Apples
promise we'll also small traits rule. With fair
weather the general crop prospects are very
favorable.
ANGoIA-Thc wheat looks we'll and there Will
be "a full crop, with an increase /, corn acreage.
Peaches were wiuter-hllled almost wholly.
AUBURN.-Wheat has improved IN the last
month. Frost did much damage to fruit IN tins
county.
BLooNNGroN.-Wheath has not improved in con
dition since April -, and farmers are planning
more corn, nOi expecting over thrcc-iourthS crop of
wheat. Peaches and small irnils were largely
hi ed by frost and also aOout ou~-half the apples.
BIuFrroN.-Wheat Will yield about three
fOurths crop, though more promising than
month ago. Peaches were killed last winter, but
other fruit promises well.
BooNvLLE.-EvcDthngi j. IN good condition and
the wheat will give nearly, OF quite, an average
Yield. If II does not get setback.
BRAZM.-Part of the wheat looks better. and
promises a larger yield than was thought possible
month ago. when its condition was very bad bar
altogether the crop not expected TO be more than
o-thIrds as large as last year.
BROOKVIILE.-Whea looks better than a month
ago and if fair conditions ensue VIII give from
two-thrds TO thTee-fourths the usual crop.
BRowNsTowN.-Whe looks better and promises
more than month since. A little more corn is
being planted than last year Very little fruit was
killed by frost, and that mostly peaches.
CANNELToN.-Late rains have much benefited
the wheat. The February floods have prevented
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