The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-15
RAINS ARE
HELPING INDIANA CROPS
Reports From All Over the State Show That the
Rainfall Has Raised Crop Estimate
From Ten to Fifty Per Cent.

The whiting. whitening crops are be-
ing rejuvenated by the rains which
have been falling over Indiana for the
past two days. THE TIMES has re-
ceived reports from its correspondents
all over the county and printed them
from time to time for the benefit of
the farmers. and it now offers its read
ers boiled down information regarding
crop conditions all over the state.
Reports Encouraging.
Reports from over the state indicate
that the rain of Wednesday night, end
ing a drought of more than two weeks,
practically has saved the grain crop,
as well as greatly benefiting the to-
mato, late potato and fruit yields The
corn throughout the farming regions
of Indiana had reached a condition
where had rain not fallen within a
few days, the crop would have been
cut one-half in many places. Wednes-
day nights showers came just at the
| right time.
For more than a month no rain had
fallen. Corn and pasture lands were
burned dry. The soaking rain that
mated to have been worth at s250,000
to the farmers of the country adjacent
Ito South Bend.
Total Precipitation.
The total precipitation for Indian
apolis and vicinity was LOS inches The
precipitation here, however was not
nearly so heavy as that reported from
many places over the state
The various weather stations over
Indiana reported rain to the Local
weather bureau during the twenty -four
hours ending at Z o'clock yesterday
morning as follows: Auburn, 261
inches; Columbus. 2.42 inches; Logans.
!. ches; Cambridge City, IA inches; Vim.
| cennes. IL inches; Marion, IS of ar
inch; Panhandle of an inch; Wash
ington, 81 of a ninch; Lafayette, 3 O.
an ich; Evansville .01 of an ich.
G Many Counties Report.
Wednesdays storm frightened tn.
outlook and rejuvenated the scarce
pasture lands in the vicinity of Craw
louisville
Crops in vigo county were saved las
night by the rain. which. after a lon,
delay, swept the county.
a The heavy rainfall near Richmon,
4 was of great benefit to the growing
corn, but farmers declare that it is ia
from sufficient to meet the general de
mands. Grain growers about Rich
o mond declare that while the shower
were of great benefit they We're no
heavy enough to meet the unusual de
mand of the drought
Storm Does Damage.
Farmers of Knox county. indiana
and Lawrence county, Illinois, joine
n IN welcoming rain. Through an &C
!, companying wind storm did slight dam
age the precipitation will boost tn
crops.
IS Showers at Fort Wayne Wednesda
If night raised the estimate of the graf
,e yield from so to rs per cent through
out Allen county.
Conservative farmers estimate tn
"a rain last night will add at least l
$ per cent increase to the corn crop c
N Howard county.
:, Corn Crop Develop.
The bountiful rain at Princeton las
night together with showers at inter
= walls for the last two weeks, caused tn
= corn crop of Gibson county to develo
- wonderfully.
Farmers about Lafayette, thong
- agreeing that the rain did smalle
a crops good, assert that a heavier ia
is needed to greatly benefit the grain.
The showers were a boon to graf
growers of Clark county. Corn, espe
- cially near Jeffersonville, was helpe
lie immensely dthe present outlook
Or very Favorable for a big yield.
al Rain Proves a Blessing.
! Rain which fell at Worthington las
bt night was a blessing for the farmer
l. of this vicinity. For weeks this cour
ty has had but little rain and CROP
IN were endangered.
or Wednesday nights rain was the frs
or experienced in the district about &C
is lumbus for fourteen weeks Had Ii
ed showers come carrier more OF the Gro
would have been saver. As it is, tn