The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
INDICATIONS
ARE FOR A
GOOD CROP
RECENT RAINS WERE NOT
HEAVY ENOUGH TO
DO VERY MUCH
GOOD.
Corn, Wheat and Oats Measure
I'D to Standard But Fruit
Yield Nearly Total

That crops in general through
out this section of the state will
Show a slight increase over the
average, both in quantity and
quality, in spite OF the very late
spring and infrequent rains this
season is the opinion OF agricul-
tural authorities. The corn
crop promises TO be a particular
1y fine one, and as much can be
said OF the wheat and oats. How
ever, the fruit yield is almost an
absolute loss, for practically none
OF the varieties remained in good
condition until the grove were
able to gather them.
The showing that corn has
made so far this season has been
particularly gratifying to the
farmers in view of the fact that
1T is one of the most important
crops. And the farmers are 60
ing 10 take advantage OF the
abundant quantity OF corn and
cut it for forage, to be used IN
place OF timothy hay, which is
almost an entire loss. One ex-
PLANTATION of the scarcity OF TIM
othy hay may be found in the
fact that very few farmers sew
ed it. The quality OF all that has
grown is so poor because OF an
abundance of white top that is
useless. The long periods OF
draught damaged the hay 10 a
very great extent also. Clover
hay, floweer proved to be first
class IN quality, and there will
be plenty of it, as many farmers
are planting second crop. AL
together, the hay crop for the
entire year will be only about
half of the yields in previous
years.
Threshing has been going on
for some time and from all APP
pearance the granaries OF the
farmers are destined TO be crowd
ed to their utmost with as nice
a crop of wheat and oats as they
ever contained. The wheat crop
rhfs year is slightly above the
average IN the amount harvested
and in the quality. Growers
say that wheat will average from
80 10 So bushels to the acre in
this section of the state.
The yield I'M other parts OF the
state will vary from 20 to 90
bushels to the acre. The quail
ity of the grain over the entire
state Is excellent. The oats
crop docs not promise as we'll as
the wheat, due to a lack OF
soundness in the grain. The
oats suffered more from the dry
weather than did the wheat and
because of that fact there will be
only an average yield. Rye suf-
fered in the same way as did the
oats and will prove only an or
binary yield.
The yield of early potatoes
proved an utter failure, but the
loss is somewhat made UP for in
the wonderful showing the late
potatoes are making. This mar
velous advance in the potato crop
rs accounted for only by the fact
that during the late months the
potato bugs have practically van
ished and are scarcer than they
have been for many years.
The late rains have had no
lasting effect on the crops other
than to keep the ground moist
ened. The rains have not been
severe enough to do any lasting
good TO the crops. The major
ay are to be congratulated on
having their wheat and oats
crops harvested before such
storm has occurred.
According to Henry Swain,
United States weather man and
crop expert, chances are good
for enough rain the rest of the
season to keep the cultivated
crops in fine shape.