BEPOBTS OH THK IHD.AXA CB
We have the follow ing pointed and interesting rej-orts from eorrespouents ou
the yield of wheat and oats, and the condition of the crops from the counties ot
Indiana. These reports are from intelligent, observing and practical farmers,
whose cp'-ortunity to learn the facts are
ex..lent. It will be noticed that in some
conuties the_ nc_e__ prices, will fully
make up for deficient yields.
WHEAT YIELD.
Five counties in the State average. 1 IS to
is bushels per acre each. Twenty-four
others averaged 10 to 15 bushels _e h. The
lowest averages were in eight counties,
which made from 3 to 5 bu . els each per
acre orrly.
OA_.
Nineteen counties averagt _ *i) to 40 bushels each, only one of these going to to, one
to 38 and the others dropping I-elow this.
Twenty-one others averaged 10 and under
211 bushels. Five counties being the lowest average-, made 5 to 10 bushels only per
acre.
CONDITION OK COIIX.
Thlrty.no counties report the highest
condition, from 75 up to Io0, three only
reaching the latter per cent. Twelve counties report tbe condition at _ to 70 per
cent, and eight put tho condition at i*> and
under A0 per cent. Hut one county re-
•orta aa low aa 25. -
condition ok irl.ii imtatokm.
Ten counties report 75 per cent and
above. Sixteen put the condition at 50
and under 75 per cent, and the remainder
of the counties run from   10 to 10 per cent.
Miami Co.—Corn is two weeks late maturing, but If frost keeps oil" a little longer
the crop, though short, will be fair in
quality and quantity. Wheat .10 bushels
I _r acre for county. T.
Tiiton Co.—The corn crop will bo 80
per cent of an averago yield. Wheat averages 12 bushels per acre, for tho county.
I'otato crop   very  short.   Fine   pastures.
Farmer.
* LaI'oiitk Co.—Corn better than expected.
This county will produce nearly an averago crop. The wheat averago In the county from tho machine is 15 bushel per aero
and quality good the threshermen report.
Potatoes nearly three-fourths of a crcp.
Practical Farmer.
Fulton Co.—The condition of corn is 80
per cent of a crop. The rnins in August
and since help it. Wheat 10 bushels per
acre.   Potatoes H. per cent of a crop,
S.W.
Hamilton Co.—Growing wheat looks
flne, good crop sown. Corn will make a
fair crop. It is now 15 to 20 percent below
an average.   Pastures are excellent.
D. L.
Omo Co.—Wheat in this county averaged seven bushels per aero only. Corn
promises  near three-fourths of a crop.
II,
Cass Co.—Corn is 75 per cent of a full
crop for this county. Wheat made only
10 bushels per acre for an average in the
county. Potatoes about one-fourth of a
crop. M.
Jay Co.—This county never had so poor
a corn crop as this year, and the samo is
true of potatoes. Wheat averaged 7 bushels per acre for the wholo county.
>*. II,
Wabrick Co.—Corn is better than at
lirst thought to be. It will go to _ and 00
per cent of a full crop. Wheat made 12
bushels per acre on an averago. Potatoes
a failure. IS.
Si___r Co.—Oats wore a failure this
year. Corn is 80 per cent of a full crop-
Wheat only made six bushels per acre.
Potatoes one-fourth of a crop. S. C.
Jam'kb Co.—Wheat in quantity and
quality was a good crop. Corn will make
a full crop if frost stays oil* a few days
longer. Potatoes one-half a crop. Sorgum
three-fourths of a crop. H. C.
Knox Co.—This county averagt-1. bushels of wheat J>er acre, and quality good.
Our corn crop will lie about IX) per cent
only, and potatoes _. per cent of a crop.
J. W.
Tii-rt_-ANoi* Co.—The whole county
won't average more than four bushels of
wheat per acre. Corn promises to be a
full crop. Potatoes not a one-fourth crop.
Sorgum a full crop, and the same is
true of tobacco. I..
Davii_* Co.—Corn Isaliouttwo-thtrdsof
a crop. Wheat nine bushels per acre.
Sorgum a full crop, aud potatoes one-
fourth crop. It.
Sullivan Co.—Corn promises now
three-fourths of a crop. Wheat averages
10_bushels J*er acre. Potatoes one-fourth
of a crop. it. li.
Pokey Co.—Com one-third of average
yield. Whoat made 13 bushels *>cr aero.
Sorgum lint .fourths of a crop, and jk>-
tatoes one-fourth. J.
Carroll Co.—Wheat made H bushels to
the acre, and corn will be something over
three-fourths of a crop. Sorgum is a big
crop,and potatoes one-half crop. ..rowing wheat looks excellent. 1*. S.
Hknrv Co.—Corn promises sixty per
cent of a crop. Sorgum is a full crop and
potatoes one-balf. P. C.
SiiKLiiv Co.—Corn is maturing In lino
shape. Wo will have ni por cent of it full
crop.   Wheat averaged 11 bushels per acre.
S.
Hii'LKY Co.—liay was tho only full crop,
except buckwheat which ls 110. Corn 10
por cent of crop. (Inly a tasto of apples.
A good acorn crop will fatten somo bogs.
Wo had 10 bushels wheat to the acre, and
tlie potato crop is .0 per cont only and
sorghum throe-fourths crop. Hops .'WO
pound to the acre. 11.
Uknton Co.—Wo havo a full averago
corn crop well matured. Wheat wont 10
bushels per aero. Little over ono-half crop
potatoes. B. M.
Blackford Co.—Tho August rains
greatly helped corn and It will make a
fair crop, though considerably I _ow an
average. Wheat averaged only about four
bushels per acre.   Potatoes one-half crop.
I. II.
Jefferson Co.—Corn will make three-
fourths of a crop. Sorgum three-fourths
and potatoes 30 per cent of crop. Tobacco
a fair crop but late. W. II.
Porter Co.—Corn may make ono-half a
crop. Wheat went to 12 bushels per acre.
Drouth waa severe here. S. It.
Montgomery Co.—Oats and wheat
yielded poorly, tho first averaged five
bushels, and the latter 20 per acre. Corn
now promisos 95 per cent of a full crop,
and sorgum about tho same. M.
DeKalb Co.—Our wbeat averaged 18
bushels per acre for the county. Corn is
three-fourths of a promised crop. Sorgum is a full crop. Potatoes _ per cent,
Oats went 38 bushels per acre. More
wheat sown this season than every before,
and looking line. ti. I..
Noble Co.—Wheat averaged IS bushels
in this county. Corn promises half a
crop. Hay was a big crop. Potatoes less
than half crop. <'. H.
Franklin Co.—Wheat made nine
bushels per acre. Corn promises three-
fourths of a crop. Potatoes a very fair
crop, and sorgum a full average.      J. P.
Allen Co.—Corn is one-half a crop, and
wheat  averaged eight bushels  per  acre.
Oats went to 17 bushels to  the acre in this
couuty.   Potatoes not fourth of a crop.
M.T.
For*-1., in Co.—Corn will be . per cent
of a crop. Wheat made 10 bushels to the
acre. We have a good potato crop, Iioth
Irish and sweet potatoes.   Sorgum flne.
II. M.
Washington Co.—Corn will go to _
pereent In condition for a crop. Wheat
made seven bushels j>er acre. Potatoes
fair to good crop, _rgutn a big crop.
1. M.
Wa'hkkn 'Co.—Corn will make '."0 per
i _it of a full crop. Wheat went to 10
bushels an acre, and oats 15. Sorgum is a
big crop, while potatoes are one-half crop.
A. P.
Moniiok Co.—Wheal, grass and clover
are growing finely. Moro wheat sown
this yoar than usual. Corn will make
three-fourths of a crop. Wheat averaged
only livo bushels *>or aero for tho county.
Potatoes one-half crop. W. K.
Wiiitlky Co.— Corn below half u crop.
Wheal 10 bushels and oats 20 bushels per
acre.   Potatoos one-fourth of a crop.
J. II.
Wavnk Co.—Corn will mako about one-
half a crop. Wheat mado eight, and oats
20 bushels per acre. Potatoos ono-half a
crop.   Sorgum !«_ pur cent.
ItANDoi.i'ii Co.—Corn lielow one-half a
crop. Oats made 10 and wheat live bushels per aero. S. T.
Moriian Co.—Corn will lie al-otit one-
half a crop. Wheal was tho nearest a failure I ever knew lt, only throe bushels
averago por acre for the county. Somo
Holds wero of course bottler. I".. F.
Clark Co.—Corn will l*o three-fourths
of a crop. Wheat average 10 bushels por
aero. Orchard grass was our best crop,
yielding 10 bushels and ovor *>cr aero.
J. S.
IIoone Co.—Wo havo an average crop of
corn. Whoat mado eight, and oats 15 bushels per aero. Potatoes aro throe-fourths of
a crop, and sorgum a full crop.        A. C.
Greene Co.—Corn will bo over ono-half
a crop. Whoat eight bushols and oats IS
Potatoes one-_alf a crop. I.. A.
I_rtiioi_mkw Co.—Corn will bo half a
crop. Wheat made eight bushols and oats
15 per acre.   Potatoos one-fourth crop.
J. A.
Union Co.—We havo about 35 per cent
of a corn crop. Whoat mado nino bushels
and oats 12 per acre. Potatoos one-fourth
of a crop. H. W.
Kosciusko Co.—Wheat averaged 18bush-
cls per acre in this county, and oats 25.
Corn is 80 per cent of a crop now in condition. We havo three-fourths of a potato
crop. 1.15.
Written for the Indiana Farmi-r.
Handling- the Stable Manure.
BT JOHN M. ____
Tlio large majority of farmers havo not
manure trenches and pits. It is useless to
talk to them about such things. Thoy
will not get thom. In many cases, perhaps a large majority, it would l*o bad
policy for them to get these things.
Farming is not sentimental, but economic.
We are not fanning for our health, but for
tho money there is in it. It is proper to
write against skinning land and robbing
the soil, for that does not pay in the end,
itis bad financial policy. And tho controlling question in farming Is, Will it
pay T Now, very many western farmers
would find that fancy stablo floors and
manure cisterns would not pay them.
The cost and trouble would amount to
moro  than the  Valuo of  tho  additional
mauure raved. The real value to us of so
much nitrogen or phosphoric acid is not
what some German or Massachusetts
chemist may. figure it out to be, ".but what
we «ran get for it from our land in increased yield of corn or oats or wheat.
Hence the real value of manure Is less in
the We. t than in tho Fast. It may bo
proper for the Kastern farmer to save all
tho stable manure in the best condition,
when for tlio Western farmer to do this
would bo bad linaneial policy, hence poor
farming.
Hence I -hall wrile for them that have,
and will have, solid lUnirs, minus manure
gutters, ete. Now, wo have two objects to
accomplish: To keep the stables clean
mid healthful, and to save manure. Tho
same measures will accomplish both objects. As tho manuro is unwholesome In
the stables and cannot bo.well saved without lieing removed, tho lirst thing to do is
to get it out of the stithies; and this has becomo necessary sines we have got past tbo
period of moving tbo stable from tho manuro, or of building a new one. We must
remove the mnnurc, and as near all of it
as we can. Part of this manure Is liquid;
henco If wo make a good job of getting tho
iimuure out of tho stables, wo must have
an absorbent. For western farmers the
most economical absorbent Is straw. Wo
have straw in abundance right on our
farms. Wo havo more than we feed. A
majority of us allow a largo part of our
straw stacks to rot down into manure.
Wo wish to get it Into agood condition as a
fertilizer. Now, if wo uso it liberally for
bedding, wo will got it in yet better condition for fertilizing tbo ground, and at the
samo timo wo will savotbo animal manuro
liotter. Straw is a good fertilizer, if It is
used liberally for bedding it will al__rb
practically all tho liquid manuro. Absorbing tlio liquid manure of the animals
rots tho straw sooner, henco fooncr Ills it
to nourish plants, on tbo other hand, puro
animal manure decomposes too rapidly.
It breaks down in such a way that its
valuo is largely reduced. Mixing it with
straw retards decomposition, and thereby
prevents waste.
lty using straw llbcrably for bedding.wo
koop tho animals clean and give them a
comfortablo bod. Wo also keep tbem
warmer for straw ls ono of tho poorest
known conductors of heat. It is made
better for bedding by cutting It.
It Ik apparent that in tho handling of
stable manure wo should mako liberal uso
of straw. If in addition we sprinkle a littlo land plaster In tho stalls night and
morning, vory littlo manure need bo lost.
Land plaster is a very powerful absorbent.
It also acts to prevent the escape and loss
of ammonia.
If straw and land plaster aro used as directed, wo have the material for a splendid compost heap. Decomposition will
not 1_ too rapid and thore will not bo loss
of volatile elements. Tho compost heap
should bo under cover and bo kept level or
a littlo lower in tho middle. I find it a
plan to feed tlio pigs on tho manure hoap
two or threo times a week. Tho pigs root
tlio stuir around searching aftor stray
grains, and thus lino and mix it well together. I prefer to compost the stable
manure, but if treated as abovo suggested
thero will bo very littlo loss of fertilizing
valuo if tbo manuro is hauled from tho
stables direct to tho Golds; unless tho fields
are so hilly that the surface water will
carry the mannro away bodily. Stables
should be cleaned out twice a day at least,
morning and evening.
f.uincy, 111.
.The Wilkes throo-year-old stallion Alcy-
on, owned by Dr. John Wilbur, of Palmer,
Mass., and valued at ?10,000,wa.. burned In
a barn near Iowa City,Ia.,on tho 1st of Oct.
Tho horse was sent here recently for
brooding purposes.   No insurance.