The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
Reports Made at That Time In
dicate That the Farmers
Have Very Little to Com
plain of lust at This Time.
WHEAT CROP BETTER
THAN WAS EXPECTED.
Corn and Oats Are Also of a
Promising Nature--Mrs. vir-
ginia c. Meredith Made an
Interesting Address.
OBy Walter Ratliff.)


Another meeting OF the wayns
County Agricultural and Horticultural
society has been held This. the July
neeting. was held at the home of the
secretary Walter Ratliff. North West
Fifth and School streets. Saturday. Be
ing az ell day affair. many of our city
guests ton6 advantage OF the street car
lines and arrived before those from the
country could reach the point by other
means of conveyance, SO that by noon
many guests were present to help
spread the two large tables that had
been prepared for the occasion and
many partook of one Of the famous pic
mic dinners that are so common at the
summer meetings of the society.
Following the meal. several OF Tho
city people took occasion to go TO tho
wheat field nearby and watch the har-
vesting machines. They also in
spected the fruit bearing frees. the sur
roundings Of the secretarys home. SO
that by two O'Clock they were ready for
the afternoon session OF the society.
This was called to order by the presi-
dent, Isaac Dougan. who dispensed
with some of the preliminary work.
and called for the committees reports.
Little to Complain OF.
From the reports given by Caleb
King. Frank Clark, w. IA. Lowe, the
president. and others. IL was shown
that the farmers at this time have
very little to complain of. The wheat
crop has been far better than expected
and the yield in bushels will be mate
rally larger than former estimates.
The quality of the grain is equal to
that of former years, and farmers are
expecting already TO secure not less
than ninety cents a bushel as soon as
ii comes from the threshing machines.
Although corn is backward and very
uneven i'm heighth, the recent rains
have given it an impetus and with
favorable fall there will be an average
crop of this kind.
Oats that were thought TO have been
affected by the green bug are now
heading. and the number OF bushels
this year viii be equal il not greater
than the total yield of last year. Con.
siderable speculation was INDUCED i'm
by the members of sne society as to
the cause of the brown condition OF tho
blades of the oats plant Many
thought that it was the green bug"
that had been the cause OF this trouble.
but upon examination it has been
found to be more of fungoid or fun
gus growth. within the cell walls Of
the plant itself.
Grass Grows Well.
There have been but very few years
of late. when the young grass has made
better growth than at the present time
with the exception OF spring sown
which in many localities Will
have TO be resown.
Under the subject of fruits, Nathan
made the chief report He
said that the early spring was most
favorable for an abundance of all
kinds of fruit. but the late frosts and
freezes were so severe as to have vir-
tually caused an almost entire loss
from fruit bearing trees. II Is not
since so many Of the APP
pies and peaches have fallen, that
these fruits will be much over ten,
or fifteen per cent of an average crop.
the evil conditions not only being
found among the summer varieties
but those Of the later sorts as well.
There Are Few Pears.
But few pears are to be found on
any of the trees at present, while
the plums are almost all gone, except
the Damson variety which seems to
have withstood the effects of the
weather and resisted the attacks OF
curculio. Among the small fruits the
strawberry was not full crop. owing
20 it's lateness in coming into bearing
Among the grape growers there seems
o be quite difference I'm the pros
1ect for fine grapes. TreIlises seem
o have exposed the tender branches
90 much to the cold winds and many
rape growers will have but very few
punches. Enough however, will be
grown in this country to satisfy all
hose who are lovers of this kind OF
ruit. An idea was advanced by one
# the members that it might be due
o too much electricity in the air for
he proper development Of the fruits
md the growing of crops, as during
uch years where same conditions
xisted a more or less failure was
ound in the yields of both.
The best loaded fruit trees in this
locality are found on Mr..
,;ark's farm near New Paris, O..
where not only pIumbs but apples are
ound in great abundance. which is