The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-17

well, Some was injured seriously last fall
| by the fly, and went into winter quarters in
poor condition. 1t looks bad now. The last
| half of February was hard on the crop, and
March is about the same Under favorable
| circumstances farmers do not look Tor an
average crop
MADISON COUNTY.
Summitville-Wheat looks bad owing to
continued dry freezing through February
| and thus far in March. The prospect.for an
average crop is doubtful.
MIAMI COUNTY.
Birmingham-Winter wheat has been ex-
posed for some time, and is badly injured.
| Farmers are holding. Peru-It is doubtful
| about getting an average crop this season.
| The last ten days was hard on wheat.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Browns Valley-Winter wheat was in good
condition until ten days ago, but has suffered
| some from dry, freezing weather. Thirty
| per cent. of last years crop is IN first hands.
| NEWTON COUNTY.
| Observation-Disclosures freezing and thawing
| for the last thirty days have damaged wheat
| 90 per cent. 1t made start, and may show
/ up better later. Farmers have no old wheat
| to spare. Mount Ayr-Conditions favor an
| NOBLE COUNTY.
Marion-With favorable weather there
| may be threefourths of a crop. February
and March have been very trying. Not over
Is per cent. of the old crop is on hand.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Orlcans-The outlook is fair. Winter
| wheat has commenced 10 grow, but the
| weather has been severe on it for the last
fourteen days.
PIKE COUNTY.
observation-disclosures are not as favorable
| as they were. No snow has protected wheat
for thirty days. There is some complaint Of
wheat being killed, especially on clay soil.
Farmers are holding.
PORTER COUNTY.
| Furnessville-Wheat came out looking
| green and bright. Thawing and freezing
since have made it look dull and brown, but
so far no reports are made of winter killing.
Conditions favor an average crop, but the
acreage is much less.
PULASKI COUNTY.
characterization of wheat are far
from trst-class. Many report that the crop
has been badly damaged. 1t has just started
to grow. Indications point to three-fourths
of full crop. Little wheat remains on
farmers hands.
RANDOLPH COUNTY.
Trenton-The outlook is good. The ground
| is frozen. Old wheat is most all sold.
RUSH COUNTY.
Ar,ington-The general conditions of
wheat are not good. On all thin land, ald
| wheat that was sown late February and
! March have got the best of it. Considera Die
wheat was put out with poor seed, con-
| sequently poor stand.
SHELBY COUNTY.
Flat Rock-A few reports of winter-killing
| are made, but not more than usual March
| so far has been dry and freezing injuring
| the wheat to some extent Winterrowd-
IL this dry, freezing weather continues
| wheat Will not amount to much. No growth
as yet. The latter part of February and
March so far have been bad. Some 1884
wheat is still on hand. The 1885 is all
gone.
| sTEUBEN COUNTY.
Frem0nt-Wheat looks fair, but the
weather is not favorable. Frost is not out
of the ground sufficiently to make wheat
grow. Some complaint was made last fail
of the Hessian fly.
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY.
Walkerton-The Hessian fy did great
deal of damage last fall. The crop stood
the winter well.
Upton COUNTY.
Winheld-The weather has been and is
trying. A good deal of complaint is made
of Hessian fly killing or working on wheat.
Very little old wheat remains. None selling,
vANDERBURG COUNTY.
Evansville-The condition of wheat is fair
More damage occurred during the past week
than heretofore, but mostly on poor hill
lands. Wheat has not commenced to grow.
The weather is too cold. Farmers look for
good average crop,
vIGo COUNTY.
Terre Haute-Wheat was somewhat dam
aged by freezing and thawing, more so on
clay lands than sandy. Very little 1885
wheat is unsold. Seelyville-Wheat was
badly killed by recent freezing and thawing
Conditions for an average crop are not favor.
able. The crop has not begun to grow. Nc
1885 wheat is on hand.
WABASH COUNTY.
Wabash-The last twenty days wheat sui
fered by freezing and thawing. Prospects
are only far. ODe-ffth of the 1885 crop is
| on hand.
| WARWICK COUNTY.
Bonneville - The general condition oil
wheat is good. small percentage was win
ter-killed. Wheat is growing a little. Far
mers are disposed to hold what little is left
of the 1885 crop.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Salem-Conditions are unfavorable for an
average crop. Late-sown wheat is badly
winter-killed. February and March were
seVere-much freezing and no snow. Wheat
is not growing any yet. Very little is selling
One-fourth the 1885 crop is on hand.
WAYNE COUNTY.
Richmond-No report is made of winter
| killing so far, but this week has been very
hard on the crop. The ground is bare. NJ
signs Of growth yet.
A Northern Missouri Orchard.
Prairie Farmer
The site of the orchard on my home farm
is high prairie land, sloping to the north
east. 1t has been in corn for number o
r | years. We began preparations for the or
. chard in the spring, as soon as the groun'
} was in condition to work, cut the stalks an,
plowed and prepared the ground as for
good corn crop. Then we went to a hom
nursery near at hand. and. purchased 10
two-year-old trees, viz: ten Ben Davis, tel
Minkler, twenty-five Missouri pippin, thiI
; ty geniting, ten winesap, five early June
, five willow twig, and five other kinds. Tn
ground between the rows we planted t
beans. 1t was ''grasshopper year." and tn
devouring pests ate up the beans, diggin
: two or three inches to eat the roots. Ii
e consequence of this visitation the trees mad
: a very poor growth the first year. Next sea
D son and for the four succeeding years W