The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-13
THE CORN CROP.
A Week of Hot and CrOwding Weather Puts
the Crop Out of Danger from Frost.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE following crol
summary will appear in this weeks issue of the
Farmers Review:
The corn crop had week Of hot and crowdine
weather, and the majority of the reports re
ceived at the close of the present week indicate
that the crop is well past any serious danger
| of frost. In portions of Illinois, Missouri, Kan
sas. Iowa and Wisconsin the grain is alre ady
sufficiently matured to resist any injury from
| light frosts. The general averages indicated by
the reports during the past four weeks have not
changed in any particular degree. In a general
full average yield in Ohio. Michigan,
Indiana and Minnesota. The aver
age yield is the lowest in Illi-
nois Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa, and
ranges low in Kansas and Nebraska. The aver
ages given last week varied from only
slightly. The average for Illinois, according
to reports from twenty-five of the PRINCIPAL corn
growing counties, is between 81 and % per cent,
and five of the counties report that the crop Is
out of all danger from frost The most en-
couraeing reports from Illinois come from Lee.
Ford and Morgan counties. and are the only ones
reporting prospect of full average yield The
average is lowest in Edwards and Mercer
counties.
In twenty counties of Iowa the general average
ranges from SO to 63 per cent In Cass and Car
roll counties the reports show the crop will give
a full average yield. In Madison. Decatur, Mar
ion aud Appanoose counties the average falls to
from 20 to 80 per cent. of an average yield The
telegraphed average of GIL per cent. sent last
week should have been applied to Iowa instead OF
Ohio
In Kansas the lowest average reported is %
per cent. and the highest 100. The average for
the State ranges from GO to Y per cent
In Missouri the average for the fifteen scat
tered counties falls below 80 per cent, with a
general average of SO per cent.
In Wisconsin some of the counties indicate
very low averages. In Grant. Fond du Lac and
Sheboygan counties the yield is placed at from
10 to 10 bushels acre. phe average for the
State runs very low.
Fully one-half the counties of Minnesota pre-
dict full average yield. In Pipestone county
the yield promises to be the largest ever raised
in that county.
In Michigan the yield will be nearly full av
eraee, and in Indiana will probably exceed the
yield of year ago.
In Nebraska the yield will be fully s. per cent
of an average yield.
The reports continue to indicate that early
planted potatoes promise fair yield while near
ly all late planted potatoes are very poor. lndi-
eating generally less than one fourth the usual
yield The average for the total crop will ex
coed very little more than one-half the usual
yield
Late rains have improved the pastures some
what in Iowa and Illinois, where the grass in
many sections is reported short but green. In
other large sections pastures are reported dry
and short. and cattle lean. In many portions of
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota and Kansas
corn is being cut in large quantities for fodder
Hogs reported light but generally healthy.
Hog cholera is reported in Jasper county, ILL
nois, and in Usage county, Missouri, hogs are
dying from an unknown disease.