The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
THE CORN CROP.
An Improvement Noted in the Prospect in
Indiana, Ohio and Minnesota.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29-The Farmers Review will
print the following crop summary in this weeks
edition:
cate an improvement in the outlook for the corn
crop in Ohio, Indiana and Minnesota, in all OF
which States there is the present promise of a
full, average crop. This is in accordance with
the tenor of the reports for the last three weeks
but in some instances, in the three States named,
tho outlook is declared to be unusually proms-
ing. In Belmont, Darke, Logan, Lucas and
Montgomery counties, in Ohio the yield prom
ises TO equal that of any former year, while re-
naming counties indicate yield ranging from
80 to so per cent.
In Fayette Henry, Jay, Lagrange, Morgan,
Montgomery and Pike counties, of Indiana, a
more than usually large yield is indicated. The
remaining counties reporting this week in
dictate an average yield from SO to 90 per cent
In Carver Meeker Ramsey, st. Louis, Sher-
burne and Wadena counties, of Minnesota, an
| average yield is indicated. The remaining coun-
ties reporting this week promise 90 to 80 per
cent. of an average
Barry and Saginaw counties, of Michigan,
promise full yield. Montcalm county has
the promise of only As per cent of an average,
| and the other counties range from 45 to IS per
cent of an average.
In Hamilton county of Nebraska, the outlook
is favorable for full yield, while Butler, Har~
land and Webster counties indicate fair yield.
In Douglas, Gage, Otoe and Richardson coun-
ties, Of Nebraska, the outlook is for less than
one-half the usual yield.
Ellis county. in Kansas, shows full average.
while Cherokee, Butler and Lyons counties
promise only 40 to 80 per cent. of an average
yield. In Ozark county the average falls to 30
per cent. In Vernon and Kenosha counties the
average Is SO per cent while Dunn Lafayette
and Sank counties give promise Of less than half
| the usual yield.
| In Illinois general improvement Of to 10
per cent is noted, but the general average for
| the State remains low. In Dupage, Green,
Henry, Madison, Stephenson ard Whiteside
counties the averages range from 40 to so per
cent In Bond, Cass, Coles. Crawford, Christian,
Fulton, Kankakee. Lake, Macoupn, Pulaski,
(, Shelby, Stark and Wabash counties the average
ranges from GO to 90 per cent. In Washington
county the yield will be less than 90 per cent OF
| an average.
| counties, running from 40 to 90 per cent In
| Ringgold and Wayne counties the average is &C
| per cent In Fayette, Jasper, Iowa, Crawford,
| Mitchell and Winnesheik counties the average il
| so to 20 per cent. In Cedar Davis and Linn
counties the average is 80 to 90 per cent.
The average in Missouri ranges from 30 to 65
per cent. The average for the State does not
promise one-half of an average yield
In Dakota, the yield of wheat is averaging
| from IL to Is bushels, and the grain is grading
| we'll.
| In Minnesota the yield of wheat ranges from
| to "a bushels. ruling very irregular
In many counties in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin, the ground is reported too dry to per-
nit or fall blowing, and the effects of the drought
are also still seriously felt, owing to the drying
| up of the pastures Unless relief by rain comes
shortly, stock will 60 into the winter in poor
condition.
Fruits reported as abundant in all the
Western States, with the exception OF Wiscon
sin. Hog cholera is reported in st. Francis
county, Missouri; Ringgold county, Iowa, and in
Christian, Greene, Pulaski and Shelby counties
of Illinois. AS rule, however, hogs are re-
ported as unusually healthy,