The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
WHEAT CROP IS
NOT AFFECTED
OVER INDIANA
Yield Remains at 10000, 900
Blu shells Indicated Last
MonthAverage on Corn.
fBy Associated Press,

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May 10.-The
wheat condition in Indiana remains
practically the same as last month.
again indicating a 100000 bushel
crop for the state, according to the
report issued today by George C. Bry-
ant. field agent of the Bureau of Crop
Estimates. United States Department
of Agriculture. In only two counties
in the northern part Of the state has
Hessian fly been reported, but there
is a yelIowness on some Of the plants
that may prove a damaging disease.
A little of the bottom land along the
White and Wabash rivers will be
abandoned on account of floods last
month, but this is very small COM
pared with the total acreage. Many OF
the rye fields will not be harvested
because they have been pastured to
such an extent that 1t will be- more
profitable to turn them under and use
the fields for corn; the total acreage,
however, will be somewhat larger than
last year.
The hay acreage will be somewhat
less than last year because of the
condition of the meadows and the
ground can be used to better advan-
tage in other crops. The per cent OF
hay remaining on farms Is about the
average for this time of the year. The
condition of hay crops and pastures
is not as good as it could be; warm
sunshine being needed to start the
growth. While spring blowing and
sowing was somewhat retarded dur
ing the recent rainy weather they are
about up to the usual Much farm
help will be needed this month to put
in the average acreage of corn. The
condition of all live stock is good and
! the mortality for the past year was
| about average. The report follows:
Slight Frost Damage
The only abandonment of wheat
acreage is in the bottom lands in the
southern part OF the state and amounts
to less than $4,000 acres. The con-
dition of the acreage to be harvested
remains the same as last month, 100
per cent. While some reporters
thought the severe frosts during the
! latter part of April had done some
damage to wheat that had jointed, ii
was not verified on examination by
experts. Considerable of the wheat
| y
| into Serious damage, but most people
attribute It to the damp weather and
lack of sunshine. The Australian
Take-Al disease has been reported
from one Illinois county, but so far nc
reports of the disease have been made
in any Indiana counties. The symp
toms of this dread disease are a com
i plete check of plant growth, the plants
4 I'm do al
and die. The first appearance is II
spots which enlarge very rapidly.
Some rye fields that had been put
In for grain will not be harvested or
account of having been pastured tt
such an extent that it will be more
profitable to put the ground in Other
crops. This years acreage, however
will be somewhat larger than last
year.
Sunshine Is Needed
! Some good, warm sunshine is badly
needed to start meadows and pastures
The hay acreage will hardly be a.
large this year as last due to tn;
drought last year which left many o
the fields in very poor condition.
Up to the middle of April the spring
blowing and sowing was considerabl,
ahead of the usual. The rainy weathe
during the latter part of the month
however, retarded the work to suci
an extent that much extra farm labo
will be needed during May to get il
the average acreage of corn.
The mortality of live stock durin,
the past year was exceptionally Low
until the early part of the spring whel
much complaint was received of con
tagious abortion among cattle and in
fiuenza in swine, which caused man.
sows to farrow dead filters. Infiuenz,
was also quite serious among sheep
, The general healthfulness of all liv
stock at this time is EXCEPTIONAL,
good.