The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
INDIANA CROP ITEMS.

There is going to be a large crop of
whortleberries in the marshes north and
west of Disko this year.-North Manchester
Leader.
The wheat crop of this county is being
harvested this week, and the prospects are
that the yield will be about two-thirds of
an average crOp.-GreenSburg Standard.
Harvesting of wheat is now in progress
in different sections of the county. The
crop this year will be light. but better than
was at first MISREPRESENTATION Re
publican.
The clover crop is immense. Perhaps no
other year saw jennings with such yield
of clover hay. The second crop will bring
thousands of bushels of clover seed.-North
Vernon Republican.
The wheat has been making a rapid
growth during the past two or three weeks
and the farmers are very much encour-
aged over the prospects. What looked like
a half crop some time ago now promises
an average yield.-Thorntown Argus.
Wheat harvest has begun. The crop is
much better than was anticipated a few
weeks ago. The grain stands thick on the
ground. is well matured and will be of good
quality. 1t is believed there will be much
wheat shipped from here this year, a thing
that has not been done for three years.
MiddletoWn News.
Harvest is "all the rage at present. The
reaper and mower is heard in every direc-
ton. Next week the thresher will chime
in. In the meantime the plow will con-
stantly enliven the growing corn, and here
and there the new hay crop will be loose
pressed for immediate sale in the city mar
ket.-Rising Sun Recorder
Farmers are being agreeably disappoint-
ed with their wheat While the stand on
the ground is not SO good the cool wealth
er enabled the heads to make a good
growth and fill out with DlumD grains
If the wet weather does not spoil the wheat
in the shock, Perry viii have enough for
bread, with many buShel OVer.-Cdnnel-
ton Enquirer.
The harvest of wheat has begun in ear
nest all over this section of the country.
Within the past three days hundreds of
acres of the golden grain have been shorn
and the sheaves are piled up ready for the
thresher to begin its work. The harvest
is meeting with the expectations of the
farmers and the yield will be above the
average Richmond Item.
The statistical records taken by the as
SCISSORS show the number of acres of tim
othy meadows in Whitley county in 1897
to be 1885, One firm who has been pur-
chasing timothy hay in the county has
paid over $45, 900 for hay in this county and
a part of Noble county. Besides this sew
eral local buyers have paid out several
thousand dollars for hay. On the whole, it
is safe to say that $4,000 has been paid into
the farmers hands in Whitley county for
timothy hay from July l, 1896, to July l,
1897. Estimating the crop this year at one
and one-half tons to- the acre land many
fields will make two tons per acre., we will
have yield this year of 20,052 tons. This,
at 81 per ton would bring $40 1854 cash to
the farmers of the county. Estimating that
one-half of the crop will be required for
home consumption it will be seen that over
$4,000 can be realized out of the timothy
hay crop in Whitley county this year pro-
vided it is saved as well as it was last
year-Columbia City Mail.