The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-20

Weather favorable. White: Late, but good
stand and growth vigorous. Pike Prospect Of
over an average crop. Brown: Not developing
as well as was expected; hot and dry; something
injuring center root. Scott: Injured by drought.
Huntington: Backward Fayette: Prospect of
bountiful crop. Howard: Good. Boone Grass
hoppers operating the silk. Putnam:
Never better. Floyd Cut short by lack of rain.
jefferson: Five weeks drought has reduced aver
age. Union: Crop improved by recent rain.
Vermillion: Fine. Pulaski: Never saw finer
prospect for a corn crop. Wells: Fine prospect.
Orange: Perceptibly injured by drought dur
ing July. Spencer: Badly damaged by drought.
Decatur Seasonable weather and we'll culti-
waited; prospects good Dubois: Needs more
rain than we are having Jay: Chinch bugs
are destroying much of it, otherwise we should
have an excellent prospect. LaPorte: Late
rains have made wonderful difference in pros
poets of corn Porter: Is growing most rapidly.
Shelby: Late rains have improved prospects
very much Wabash On river bottoms and on
well drained lands is excellent; on other land is
very poor. Wayne Doing we'll since rain.
Whitley: Has done excelently we'll for last two
weeks. Henry: We have assurance OF good
yield. Carrol Remarkable improvement re-
Gently. Crawford: Our county is now suffering
from protracted drought. De kalD Too much
rain In early spring. not enough now. Lawrence:
Drought has seriously injured it. Steuben: The
prospect is excellent Viso: A large crop is in
dicated. Lake: Have had rain recently. and is
growing finely. Marshall: The present appear
ting corn short. Jackson: Never had so fine
prospect on low lands before; some injury from
drought on high lands. Allen: The weather is
just right and it is doing we'll. Lagrange: Grub
and wire worm were very injurious. Martin: Is
needing rain. Switzerland: A fierce drought
from 18th of June to 22l July did some injury.
Bartholomew: Much above an average. Clay:
July was too dry. Johnson: Injured by drought.
Marion: Dry, hot weather is ihjuring it.
Of oats the reports say for Indiana:
Hancock Ne such crop raised in the
county. Pike: ly up to average. Hunting
ton: Tall andg lloyd First-cass in yield and
quality. Jeffe 4 splendid crop. Orange:
Large yield an excellent quality. Delaware:
An extra crop and all secured Wells: Grass.
hoppers are cutting oats. Decatur: Never had
better crop; no rust Parke: Have not seen
better crop in forty years experience. Shelby:
The heaviest crop for many years Wabash:
Have never had good crop before Henry:
Best crop ever grown i'll county. Lawrence:
Best crop ever known. Lake: Injured by dry
weather and grasshoppers. Jackson: Many
acres average over one hundred bushels; the
the finest crop we have ever grown. Clay: Best
yield for twenty five years.
Following is reported of the growing potatoes:
Scott: Suffered from dry weather. Hunting
tons Very backward. Putnam: Fine prospect.
Floyd Good, of both kinds. Irish potatoes are
worth 80 cents per barrel ~ bushels). Jeffer-
sor: Five weeks drought has reduced the
average Wells: Injured by black bug. Decatur:
Early crop good late practically abandoned on
account of bugs. Porter: Bugs eating potatoes
quite badly. Wabash: A large yield when not
injured by the striped bug. De Kalb Injured
by drought. Steuben: Fine, especially late