The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-23
TIE YIELD OF CROPS.
Reports from Indiana, Ohio and Illinois Indi-
cate a Good Yield.

The Indiana Farmer will this week con-
tain special reports from every county in the
State on the yield of the cereal crops. These re-
ports show that in the northern Indiana coun-
ties the average yield per acre is fifteen bushels;
central counties. twelve bushels, and southern,
eight bushels-the average yield per acre for the
whole State being eleven bushels. The actual
area Of wheat harvested, according to the best
attainable data is 2,560, 900 acres. This shows
the production for the year to be %, 169, 900
bushels. This is about in accordance with pre-
vious stimates, and differs but little from the
estim ates of the National Department of Agri-
culture, but very considerably from previous re-
ports sent out by Secretary Chamberlain, Of the
Ohio Board Of Agriculture
There is very large crop Of oats. The re-
ports show that the yield is thrty-fv bushels
per acre, and the crop is one of the largest ever
produced in the State. A large part of the
wheat area was plowed up and oats planted in
stead. From the best data at hand the oats
crop is estimated in round numbers at 20, 000,
600 bushels
In Ohio the wheat crop is below that Of Indi-
ana The reports make the average yield per
acre little below nine bushels. This would
make the aggregate production for the year
oats in Ohio is thirty-fve bushels per acre, and
the entire crop about 40. 900, 900 bushels.
In Illinois the wheat crop is the poorest of any
Of the great winter-wheat States, though spring
wheat, in the northern sections where it is
grown, yielded largely. The returns show that
the entire wheat crop of the State will not ex-
coed IL. 500 900 bushels. The largest crop of
oats ever grown in Illinois was produced this
year. large area of wheat was plowed up in
the spring and put to oats. The yield per acre
| iS nd Ia will he's
lis. 500 900 bushels
Excepting nconsderabe per cent. corn is
SO well matured aSto be out of danger of frost
in Indiana and it is not likely now that the
latest of it will be in the least damaged The
largest crop ever grown in the State was that of
1879 being ID, 482, 300 bushels The crop of this
year will exceed that considerably. The area in
corn is 400 $50 acres, and the yield per acre
will be- according to the best estimate 3S bush
els. This will make the crop of the State 49,
sos, $40 bushels. Corn Is maturing better than
it has in several years, and will weigh heavy.
Hay. in several sections, is reported above an
average crop, but taking the yield in all sections,
there will be a full crop.
The average of the corn crop in Ohio during
the last FIVE years. was about 90. 400, 900 bushels.
The yield per acre this year. on an area above
the average, is 384 bushels. and the product will
be about ll3, 275, 900 bushels The crop is ma
turing in excellent condition, and is not likely
now to be damaged by frost. The hay crop is
fully an average one and was saved in fine con-
diton.
The area of corn in Illinois is above 1900 600
acres. In many sections Of the State the condi
tion is reported considerably above average.
The crop is maturing rapidly, and there is but
little at this date that frost could harm. The
crop will be one of the largest and best ever
grown. being estimated at about 275 000 900
bushels The hay crop area is something over
3 900 900 acres. The yield per acre has not
been 80 large as in previous years. but the crop
was saved in good condition.