The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-25

ing dry fall. Blackford: On account of drought
III got poor start and made poor growth. liam
iton: A large per cent was sown very late;
too late TO make much growth before winter set
in. Hendricks: Very poor START growth small.
Lagrange Growth was favorable Porter:
Small growth plants small shelby; The
growth was small on account OF dry weather
Sullivan: Early sown got fairly good start In
the fail, but the late went into winter quarters
In weakly condition. having mace put small
growth Allen: Seed terminated poorly; much
OF it sprouted and persisted before coming out or
The ground; the condition OF that which did
some Up. even to the present tlme' mas Deen
and Backward Clark The dry ground
&c seeding time and late sowing
growth was small Jennings: termination
was rather poor, and plant did not get good
start but made some growth and very much
improved in condition. Lake: Condition and
growth fair Randolph: Condition rather weak
ly: on account of drought after the plant came MP
il made slow growth. Steuben: Condition IA
not so badly affected by drought: the growth was
good. Vanderburg: The stand was reasona-
bly, fair; condition favorable; growth slow and
backward. Union: On corn land was In good
condition and fair growth had been made, but
fallow land il was SO dry the sprouting was
not good. and the result was small plants and
poor growth. Wells: Small growth Carroll:
Very dry in some parts of county. rendering the
condition only medium and growth poor and
slow. Gibson: The drought was 60 severe that
the condition of wheat unfavorable and the
growth slow and backward. Greene Not ia
vorable on account of drought: thin on ground;
backward growth. Johnson: No moisture; poor
growth Marion: Unfavorable condition
ana backward growth. Montgomery:
The growth poor and backward Or
angs: Condition favorable; growth
somewhat backward. Posey: Did not make a
vigorous growth on account of dry weather; con-
dillon bealty. Whitley: Did not get good
start before winter set in; the growth was slow
and backward. Hancock: Owing TO a hard
winter wheat looks badly. No growing weather
rs yet. Madison: The fall growth not
large as usual. The plants generally look feeble
and stuDted. Huntington: Only fair condition.
Strong and healthy Warrick: The plant il
small. but seems to possess good degree of
vitality. Decatur: Late sown made but little
fall growth. Fayette: Did not come up well;
IL looks brown; some fields badly winter-k killed;
has not started to grow. Henry; 1t 10 small
and looks yellow, yet during the past week there
has been considerable change IN color. Rush:
Freezing and thswing have damaged It materi-
ally. Dearborn: Present condition OF wheat is
not good; on loose clay soil the plants are badly
thrown out by freezing and thawing De Kalb:
Condition only medium. 1t Is too early to tell
what the crop promises Floyd: About two
thirds of the crop looks well and the stand is
good. Frank lin: There was so little moisture in
the ground that after the wheat came up it
could not grow. and it went into winter quar-
ters with small roots and poot condition to
stand the frosts Of winter consequently the
present condition is not favorable. Howard:
Only fair condition, Growth not good Jasper:
Condition fair. Jay: Looks very unfavorable at
Jefferson: The early sown is looking pretty
well That which sown after Sept 25 has
not done well. Kosciusko: The condition is
feeble and the plant looks badly: perceptible
growth Lawrence: About half the crop was
sown 30 late it did not make much fall growth;
the condition is fair Monroe: Plants are small
but healthy looking. and have started off nicely
60 grow, Morgan: 1t Is almost impossible to
form correct estimate yet, bur present in
dications are that the outlook bids fair for
average crop. Noble: The growth poor.
Ohio: In favorable localities it is looking well;
still there is a great deal that has been injured
by spring freezes. Pike The condition is
1nArkably good considering the severity of tho
winter. The growth has not been rapid this
spring as yet
The following shows the conditions diseases
and losses of farm animals in Indiana:
Scarcity Of feed has caused much larger per
cent 20 be in thin flesh than In former years,
but horses generally reported in good health
and ia fair condition regards flesh. The loss
from all causes is not above the number for ordi-
nary years. With cows, cxen and other cattle
the loss may be somewhat higher, principally
from want of sufficient feed and care. With the
exception of some cases of fooE-rot, sheep have
wintered well. The loss Is principally from
exposure and dogs There has been no serious
loss OF hogs since the beginning of winter.
Their condition at THE time is higher than one
wear ago. vet not in az good flesh.