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VOL. XXVI.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., AUG. 29,1891.
NO. 35
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN*--
Ofthe Indiana Weather Service in co-operation with the United States Weather Bureau
for ths week ending Saturday, Aug. 22,
1891.
The heavy well distributed rains, warm
weather and average sunshine which prevailed during the week In all portions of
the State except near tbe northern border,
have been very beneficial to corn, pasturage, potatoes, etc., if favored now by dry
and warm weather corn will make an excellent crop; the rains put the ground in
excellent condition for plowing and most
of the great acreage of wheat ground
broken, is ready for seed; many thunderstorms passed over the southern and central portions of the State and many barns
were struck by lightening and burned
with crops and stock.
SOUTHERN PORTION.
Seymour, Jackson Co.—A week of excessive rainfall, abnormal high temperature and deficient sunshine has retarded
the maturing of the corn crop, which is
now "made" and needs only abundant
sunshine and a dry atmosphere; watermelons also have ripened slowly, but fall
pasturage and late vegetables have been
greatly benefited; much ground has been
broken for wheat, and sowing only awaits
favorable weather ^conditions; on the
night of the 16 th the neighborhood was
visited by the severest electrical and rainstorm that has been known here in 20
years; the electrical display was exceed
ingly brillant and at most, continuous for
two hours; there fell 1.68 inches of rain In
40 minutes; a number of buildings were
struck by lightening, and corn forests and
fencing were much damaged by wind.
Rainfall, 3.15.
Marengo, Crawford Co.—More or less
rain has fallen on six days ont of the past
seven days; the rains have generally been
gentle and favorable for com, which looks
well; for pasturage and all growing crops,
a little more sunshine would have
been probably still better for vegetation.
Rainfall, 2.42.
Butlerville, Jennings Co.—The continuous rain has put the ground in fine
condition for plowing for wheat, and a
ull acreage will be sown this fall. The
wet, warm weather has been favorable to
the growth of corn, and most of the fields
•will make a good crop.   Kainfall, 2.59.
Worthington, Green Co.—The past week
has been wet and sultry, rain fell every
day, except on Monday. We are becoming very uneasy about the corn in the
low bottoms; 11.33 inches of rain fell since
August 1. Peaches and grapes are cracking open, and they are rotting. A heavy
electrical storm accompanied by heavy
rain, passed over this city Thursday
evening.   RainfaU, 7.62.
Troy, Perry Co.—The weather during
the past woek has been favorable for
corn, and the rains put the soil in good
condition for plowing.
DeGonia Springs, Warrick Co.—On Mon
day, during a thunderstorm of two hours
and 30 minutes duration, 3 inches of' rain
fell; three barns and two straw stacks
Were struck by lightning and burned.
°ne barn contained 30 tons of hay, a new
Wagon, mower, etc; ft hired hand, six
horses and a mule were saved, in another
bam two mules were killed. Rainfall,
8.80.
Mount Vernon, Posey Co.—Several
"Osvy thunderstorms passed over the
county on Monday, accompanied by heavy
rains, which revived corn, late potatoes
and pasturage, which are now in good
condition. A barn was struck by lighting and burned, with hay, several horses
and farming implements.   Rainfall 4.40.
CENTRAL rORTION.
-Indianapolis,Marion Co.—Sufficient rain,
warm weather and average sunshine, were
beneficial to corn and pasturage; if in future moderately dry and warm weather
shonld prevail to mature it and frosts come
too late to injure it a good crop of corn
will be gathered.   Rainfall, 3.17.
Sheibyville, Shelby Co.—The much
needed rainfall has come and a full corn
crop is now assured all over the country.
The. ground has been well broken up now
and fall work is well pushed forward.
RainfaU, 1.99.
Mauzy, Rush Co.—The rains during the
week have been of much benefit to corn;
in some localities the rainfall has been
very heavy and corn was blown down.
Rainfall, 1.36.
Farmland, Randolph Co.—Corn is not
suffering now for the want of rain here
and is doing fine at present; pasturage is
also in good condition.       RainfaU, 0.71.
Biomington, Monroe Co.—A most terrific thunder storm passed over the city
Thursday evening; during nearly an hour
there was a constant sheet of fire from the
heavens and in such close proximity that
the people fled to the ceUars through' fear;
several buUding,were struck by Ughtning
but the heavy rain extinguished the fire.
Near Clear Creek the wind and rain did
much damage, tearing down timber and
destroying the standing corn. A barn was
partiaUy destroyed by a strong gust of
wind. The loss in Monroe county wUl
amount to thousands of doUars.
NORTHERN PORTION.
Point Isabel Grant Co.—Several good
showers have helped corn and other growing crops very much, but not enough rain
feU to soften the ground for breaking or to
help the wells, many of which are failing.
There has been some breaking for wheat,
but most of the wheat fields wiU be sown
to corn unless more rain falls soon. Rainfall 0.89.
Angola, Steuben Co.—jThe weather has
been very warm and but Uttle rain fell. It
is too dry to plow for wheat and it wiU be
late getting in the wheat unless it rains
enough soon. Some cornfields are doing
weU; others need rain much. Pasturage
is becoming short, and the water is getting low; it is a long time since we had
a good rain.   RainfaU, 0.18.
Shideler, Delaware Co.—There was a
very nice rain on Friday which wiU make
good faU pasturage.
Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co.—The large
amount of rainfaU and high temperta-
tare which prevailed during the past week
has caused a great improvement in the
condition of corn and pasturage. Potatoes
are a good quality, although as a rule,
there are not very many in a hiU. The
ground has been in excellent condition for
plowing and the farmers here have their
wheat ground mostly broken.
H. A. Huston,
Director Indiana Weather Service,
Per C. F. R. Wappenhans,
U. S. Weather Bureau Assistant.
Chas. Rowlings, of Miltown, found a
fair sized pearl within an oyster. The
stone is f uUy three-fourths of an inch in
diameter and in the judgment of local
jewelers is one of the first water.
Last week 1,515 barrels of nutmeg melons were shipped from Seymour to various markets, a gain of 68 barrels over the
preceding week. The crop this year wiU
be the largest ever raised here.
Richard George, a Washington street
restaurant-keeper, was caught by a
swindle, which a hard one to guard against.
He paid one dollar charges on an express
package and got a brass ring.
Balem Tulford, a fifteen-year-old boy,
lost his life at Bloomington on the 22nd.
A blast had just been discharged in a weU,
when he went down. Before he could be
raised to the top he was poisoned by gas.
In the northern part of Martin county
the cattle are affected with a very mysterious disease which aflects them in the
throat and legs. They are dying off by
the score. No one knows what the disease is.
Andy Schwear, a German, is under arrest at Tipton on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. He had
been duping farmers with the beUef that
he was an agent for a German colony
company.
A large number of Indiana's aged citizens have been "caUed higher" during the
past week. Peter King, near Wabash, aged
87; Wm. Murphy, of Carmel, 81; Nathan
Lighthall,of South Bend,70;Emile WilUs,
Tsrre Haute, 90; Oliver Craven, Lebanon, 79,
and Wm. Mull, near RushviUe, 62, are
among the number.
The severe storms of last week did much
damage in the central and southern parts
of the State. The foUowing are some of
the casualties: Seventeen hogs belonging
to Frank Morrison, near Garfield, were
killed by lightning, lt also destroyed
Noah Garber's barn in Wabash county,
and a barn belonging to Wm. Sloan, this
county, containing hay, a cow, and a number of pigs, were burned. A barn belonging to N. C. Plummer, of Oakland, was to-
taUy destroyed and four horses were cremated. A barn belonging to Wm. Cox,
Shelby county, containing all his wheat
and farm implements was destroyed.
Mrs. Hodgins, near Noblesville, lost a barn
containing 500 bnshels of wheat and 50
tons of hay. Isaac Lamb, at Elnora, was
killed by lightning. A horse was killed at
the same time.
as much hay per acre as formerly,
although the stand of timothy on the
ground is good. The land is situated in
the Kmkakee marsh country. I am inclined to think the fertilizer should enrich
and also have a tendency to warm the soil.
State the probable cost per acre, the amount
per acre and the best time for applying,
and oblige S. M. B.
You need nitrogen in some form, for one
thing, and some lime probably. The
common slaughter-house fertilizers generally cost $35 per ton, and you should use
300 pounds per acre at least. Potash is
de ficient possibly. In that case you shonld
buy ashes from Canada, and apply them
at the rate of 200 pounds per acre. The
cheapest renovator, however, is clover.
It will loosen up the soil and bring up
fertility from a depth that timothy roots
do no reach.
Will you do many readers the favor to
state the existing law in regard to destroying noxious weeds, and name those thus
classed. T. G. McC.
Moore's Hill
Only the Canada thistle is outlawed.
Farmers are finable in sums of from Jl to
$25, and road supervisors in the latter amount, for aUowmg them to grow.
Barn _lan wanted.— I should like
some of your readers toglve, through yotir
valuable .paper, a plan for a farm barn. I
want a barn large enough for a farm of
160 acres. My object is to do general farming. Where can I get a book describing
farm building*, especially barns?
OraDge Co. Subscriber.
Who has such a barn as our subscriber
asks for?   Let us have a description.
Wild Onions.—I send yon some specimens of what I take to be wild onions.
Plaase tell me if they are wild onions?
Are they fit to eat, or are thejr poison, and
can they be improved by cultivation?
Farmland. E. R.
They are wild onions. They could be
somewhat improved by cultivation in good
rich soil; but what is the use when we
have already many better varieties than
you could possibly get from this in several
years?
Qtuexg until Qusmxts.
MtiU MSWS,
WUliam Orr, the oldest citizen of White
county, was killed by the cars at Monon.
Sick-headache? Beecham's pills wUl
reUeve.
Henry Krick and wife, of Mishawaka,
have celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary.
Leavenworth has a watermelon on exhibition that weighs twenty-eight pounds
grown in Crawford county.
, In onr city two horses were kiUed, and
two boys were drowned in Pogue's run,
which was on a rampage.
Mrs. Hacker, of ShelbyviUe.was terribly
burned Xty an explosion of natural gas
which she was Ughting in her cook fetove.
Give yonr name and address when asking qnes-
llons. Many queries go unanswered for failure to
observe this rule.
Correspondents who desire an Immediate reply to
their queries should enclose stamp for the purpose.
Where can I get oU cake meal and linseed meal? H. T.
At any flour and feed store. G. A. Van
Pelt, this city keeps it.
WiU some reader of the Farmer please
give instructions concerning the building
of wire and picket fence, and obUge
Perry Co. . J. W. G.
I send you by mail a small can containing plums of two varieties, which I would
Uke to have named. L. P.
Wayne Co.
The roundish plum is probably the Lombard. The other answers the description
of the Purple Gage. The plums were too
much decayed to be fit to taste.
Fertilizers for meadow land—I
would like to know the best and cheapest
fertilizer for a timothy meadow when
barn yard manure can not be obtained.
The land is high marsh, black, loamy,
sandy soU. The land .has been in timothy
several years and I find it is not producing
Wants remedy por hog cholera.—
Does the State Board of Health manufacture a hog cholera remedy ? The disease
is raging to a terrible extent in this locality.
Fairmount, Grant Co. W. S. L.
The State Biard of Health does not take
charge of such matters. They belong to
the State Sanitary Commission.
Who can name a remedy that has proven
satisfactory in this disease? We regret
to learn that the swine plague is prevailing
in several other localities in our State.
Rubber gloves—1. In the ladies department some time ago, there was an
article by a lady, in which she spoke of
rubber gloves that women use to protect
their hands in dish washing and other
work that is hard upon the hands. Can
you inform me through your paper where
such gloves can be obtained, and the
price? J. J. H.
Winamac.
They can be. had at the rubber stores,
and sometimes at the drug stores. The
price for short gloves is $1.25, and f 1.50 for
long.
Drilling wheat—.odder.—1. Does it
pay to drill wheat with a one horse drill in
corn field? Or would it be better to wait
until corn was cut, and drill with a two
horse drill? 2. Does it pay to husk the
corn from the stock, leaving the fodder to
mulch the wheat? The fodder is worth
about 15 cents per shock—12 hills square-
to feed cattle. A. T. W.
Jefferson Co.
1. It depends on how early you can get
your corn out of the way. If it is going to
ripen late, you had better use the one
horse driU.
2 If you have stock enough to eat the
fodder, it is worth more to you than
15 cents per shock. Read Mrs. Meredith's article on this subject, in an issue of
the Farmer sometime last winter. Save
fodder is my advice.