VOL. XXVII.
81
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., APRIL 23,1892.
NO. 17
jjAHUFACTTJHES A-TDUBKBAX AETS
BUILD-HO. >--—--
Notable for its symmetrical proportions,
the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building ls the mammoth struoture of the Exposition. It measures 1,687 by 787 feet and
covers Dearly 31 acres, being the largest
reposition building ever constructed.
Within the building a gallery 50 foet wide
extends around all four sides, and projecting from this are 86 smaller galleries,
12 feet wide, from which visitors may survey the vast array of exhibits and the
busy scene below. The galleries are approached upon the main-floor by 80 staircases, the flights of which are 12 feet wide
each. "Columbia Avenue," 50 feet wide,
extends throngh the mammoth building
longitudinally, and an avenue of like
width crosses it at right an-      . '■'■
glee at the center. The
main roof is of iron and
glass and arches an area
385 by 1,400 feet, and has Its
ridge 150 feet from the
ground. The building, including its galleries, has
abont 40 acres of floor
space.
There are! fonr great entrances, one in the center
of each facade. These are
designed in the manner of
triumphal arches, the cen-
. tralarehwav of each being
40 ieet -wide   and SO feet
high. Surmounting these
portals is the great attic
story   ornamented    with
sculptured figures.
The building faces the
lake, with only lawns and
promenades between.
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WBATHBB CROP BULLETIN.
Of the Indiana Weather Service in eo-opera-
tion with the United Stales Weather Bureau
for the week ending Saturday, April 16,
1892.
The precipitation and temperature were
very deficient with but average sunshine
during the week; these conditions were
not favorable to crops in the ground, and
fruit; and their growth was retarded; ice
formed and hoar-frost occurred on several
mornings; the latter were not severe
enough to do much harm; still, some of
the peach and cherry buds; it is feared are
injured in some localities. Heavy snow
fell in tbe northern portion of the State
on Thursday. Early sown oats ls coming
up and some corn has been planted in the
quite beneficial to the agricultural interests, but the cold at the beginning was injurious to fruit, wheat and garden vegetables; on the morning of the 8th and 10th
ice was thiee-elgths of an inoh thick and
heavy hoar-frost on the 10th and 12th.
Rainfall, 0.54.
Vevay, Switzerland Co.—The temperature of the past week has been below the
normal and regarded as injurious to fruit,
but the freely circulating air with a velocity varying from live to 15 miles, prevented the; deposit of frost; a light
rainfall throughout the day of the 14th.
ended at night followed by a fall ln temperature of 22 degrees on the morning of
the 15tli, forming ice; the effect on vegetation is not yet apparent.   RilnfaU, 0 05.
Batlerville, Jennings Co.—The low tem-
Townshlp Libraries.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
You started the ball rolling for the re-astablishment
of the township library, and
■*<* gathering of farmers wiU roU It on, nntll -
it seems the next Legislature must take
fntu. d at it. if that body should think
o«t to replenish the old libraries It Is to
be hoped they will be able to devise some
means to keep them In easier access to the
People of the townships than some
o'the old libraries have been. This (Col-
_".?•!*- township Martin county), has had
anrir ysinoe sometime Inthe fifties,
•no I wiU venture the assertion that every
oooi. taken out and read has cost the
»wnship25cts., for librarian fees. The
wwnship is about 3 miles wide and nine
mues long, and the office of librarian is
^awardedtosomeonefor favor, recess of convenience of access. Very
"» People wiU ride 4 or 5 mUes to borrow
"°°m. and the same distance' to return
ol «„_peotaUy ** theJ mnst *™ through
whJ_i_Ubr*rybefore ""* «» know
*taJbook:it contains.   A teacher who
stm,^1. and raisod in iU* township, was
Z_r_*h6nI ■dTta*1 *« I»pB" to
to„.tvthellbrarydurln« vacaUon-she
Thk in ?W there was *** township Ubrary.
y»» uiustrates how mnch our people have
^benefited by a free Ubr£y. But I
freeliK„. beunderatood M opposing
to.^?"lef;farfroniit. »nt I thi.* in
bxW*P8*havinKn°townor enters of
^ess, would be greatly benefited b;
trtcL^.8?aUUbrarylneacl1 school dis-
«btt*__^. ttUBteo ml*ht csrase to be
d*m*biT SOh0°1 to  ■dMXfl    When
Cbld,eSt?otlonorloss. by requiring
™ «1book in good condition.
L. C. Fish.
Th     _. »■-■■*-*-■-_---■-
<holiJS!f.tt" three Italian subjects
*6* Orleans wUl receive $25,000.
MANUFACTURERS AND LIBEBAIj ARTS BUH-DINO AT THE WORLD'S FAIR.
southern portion;  but little plowing has
been done yet.
SOUTHERN PORTION.
Seymour, Jackson Co.—The weather
conditions during the past week have not
been favorable to farm work or growth of
crops; the temperature has been abnormally low; there were severe frosts.on the
9th, 10th, llth, and 12th., and ice formed
several days; small fruits are slightly injured by free zing,'but there are enough
Uve germs for an abundant crop; all other
crops are in fine condition; farm operations have been delayed by wet soil; but
much corn and melon ground is ready for
planting; altogeher, the crop outlook is
encouraging.   Rainfall, 0.33.
Worthington, Greene Co.—The weather
during the past week has been too cold;
retarding the growth of wheat, oats and
grass and vegetation in general; there
were frosts on the morning of the 12th and
15th, the latter, probably damaged the
peach crop more or less; the rains on
two days stopped the plowing which, with
the cold weather in the early part of the
month, has delayed preparation of fields
for corn very much.   Rainfall, 0 36.
Huntingburg, Dubois Co.—Wheat is
looking weU; it Is about 12 inches high;
oats are up and the planting of corn has
begun; fruit blossoms have been injured
by frost; peaches and plums the most.
Rainfall, 1 50.
DsGonia Springs, Warrick Co.—Wheat
and grass are growingrapidly,lt is too wet
to get muoh plowing done; a temperature
of 29 degrees with frost injured the peaches
sUghtlyon the 10th j cold drizzling rain
ooourred on the 14th.   Rainfall, 0.43.
Mount "Vernon, Posey Co.—The rains
during the latter part of the week were
perature of the past week, has retarded the
growth^of wheat, oats and grasses; apparently, the cold has kiUed about one-third
of the early plums and cherries, other
fruit seems not to be hurt. Riinfall, 0 60.
Princeton, Gibson Co.—The rains have
been beneficial but the temperature injurious to vegetation; wheat looks weU;
fruit has been slightly damaged by cold;
ice formed on five mornings during the
week; there is less water in the wells than
ever before.   Rainfall, 0 30.
CENTRAL PORTION.
Indianapolis, Marion Co.—The conditions of the weather were not favorable to
the advancement of crops; cool temperature prevailed; ice formed on several
mornings but it being windy and cloudy
no hoar frost formed; plowing fields for
corn is progressing slowly.   Rainfall, 0 44.
Franklin, Johnson Co.—Wheat has improved very much during the past three
weeks; it has a good color and at present
it looks as if it would make a fair crop;
oats is coming up and looks weU; clover
and pasturage is getting a good start;
peach, cherry and pear trees begin to show
the bloom; although the cool [weather a
few days-ago held them in check It is possible that the fruit was considerably injured by frosts the earlier part of the
week.
Ashboro, Clay Co.—The wheat Is suffering from the low temperature and wet
weather; fruit does not seem to have been
greatly damaged; oats sowing Is retarded
and general farm work-Is behind on account of the wet weather during the week.
Rainfall, 0.43.
Cambridge City, Wayne Co.—The temperature was much below normal; frosts
during the earUer part of the week, it Is
thought,     to     have     been    Injurious
to peach and cherry trees;  the early sown
oats is up.   Rainfall, 0 68.
Farmland,  Randolph Co.—The weather ■
has been very cool during the past seven
days; it is too early yet to tell  whether
frosts Injured the fruit; but it is thought
that it is safe so far.   Rainfall, 0 63.
Richmond; Wayne Co.—The weather
has been cool and raw during the past
week, with fierce snow storms, heavy
white frost, heavy showers of rain and
bright cool days; vegetation la at a stand
still; farming operations are delayed;
some estimate the wheat crop promises
an average others only about two-thirds of
a crop; the last two days of the week were
milder and with clear sunshine, with Its
genial warmth, it is rapidly developing
..-_-r_:s.,.,■.*;!_::, leaf, bud and flower and aU ■
7^ffi;;;i" ' nature seems stirred into
activety again. Rainfall,
0.61.
* Irvington, Marion Co.—
The weather has been too
wet and cold for working
the soil and the growth of
oats and grass has been retarded by the low temperature. The week gave'
about the average amount .
of sunshine, which was
beneficial to growing crops ;•
frosts on the 12th and 15th
Inst., slightly lDjured fruit
X trees; warm, dry weather
5fc» is needed.   Rainfall, 0.65.
NORTHERN PORTION.
LaPorte, LiPorte Co.—A
cold week; extremes of
temperature 22 and 48 degrees; considerable snow
fell but it aasjnearly all
disappeared at the end of
the week; the low temperature kept back and retarded the growth of all
vegetation and the wet
weather delayed farm work
very mnch.
Point Isabel, Grant Co.—The weather
has been cold and unfavorable to all growing crops: wheat and grass have been
checked in their growth; snow fell aU day
Thursday, interspersed by a very cold rain;
during the night the ground froze considerable; fruit has been injured some, but
just to what extent, can not be ascertained
yet.- RainfaU, 1.28.
Haw Patch, LiGrange Co.—The temperature below average was injurious to fruit
buds and garden; the rainfall during the
week was beneficial to wheat and olover;
frosts during the earlier part did slight
Injury; oats sowing is retarded by the
freezing of the ground and heavy rains
and snow; early potatoes would be better
out of the ground.   Rainfall, 0.99.
Columbia City, Whitley Co. The past
week has been cold, the ground having
frozen every morning, except one; the
temperature sank to 23 degrees on the llth;
there was a snow storm with a strong
north wind, lasting all day Thursday;
wheat and grass have been retarded in
their growth by the cold weather and very
little oats has been sown as yet. RainfaU,
0.36.
Marion, Grant Co.—The rainfall during
the week was beneficial to all crops but it
delayed the sowing- of oats; the temperature was below average and injurious to
fruit, especially the frosts on the 10th and
llth; for the most part, wheat looks fair,
meadows have gone through the winter
fairly weU; farm work is now progressing
rapidly after the delay caused by rains.
RainfaU, 0.85.
H- A. Huston,
Director Indiana Weather Bureau.
Per C. F. R. Wappenhans,
V. S. Local Forcast  CWHcial Weather
Bureau Assistant.