Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-09-18
The Corn Crop.
Reports on the Corn Crop from
the Various States in the
North and Northwest.
Cold Weather and Frost Have
Damaged it Materially in
Places.
On the Whole the Prospect is
Good for a Fair Yield.
A Most Horrible Discovery i'm
Chinatown.
The Corn Crop.

The Corn Crop.
ITS CONDITION IN THE NORTH WEST.
CHICAGO. Sapt 15.-The corn crop
of the northwest having arrived at
the most critical period of its growth,
| the associated press to>day telegraph
ed its correspondents, ordering a report
of the condition Of thecorn crop in
| their various localities. The follow
ing is the substance of the reports re-
ceived:
DEsMoINEs, Sept. 15.-Returns re-
ceived by the state register and the
STATE agricultural board from every
county in the state show the condi-
ton of the corn crop TO be fully up to
that reported in August. There
has been no damage from frost
| and in most localities the crop
is out of danger from frost A care
full estimate places the bushels yield
this year, for Iowa at 265, 600, 900
whcih is an increase of 13, 900, 900 over
last year.
IN ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept. 15-The
corn crop in this and surrounding
counties is the best in many years.
Corn planted in June will require less
than two weeks 10 mature. The out
look is very good.
In the northern part of the state re-
ports are quite favorable, pointing in
some localities to yield fully twenty
per cent above the average of former
years. The only damage reported
anywhere is from the heavy rains, but
this is not sufficient to affect the gen
eral result, which few more days of
good weather will make all that could
| be desired.
IN MINNESOTA.
ST PAUL, S-pt. Is Reports from
| various sections of the state point to
considerable damage to the corn crop
from frost. Cool weather during the
latter part of August put the crop back
so that the early frosts have cut down
the yield as much as 121 per cent. in
some localities. 1t is estimated that
| so per cent. only of the full crop can
be counted on. In many OF the more
favorable corn growing sections the
yield is very large and the crop Is
practically safe.
IN NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN, Sept. ia careful esti
mate of the corn crop in Nebraska,
places the yield at considerably
greater figure than has ever before
been known. The state board of ag
riculture places the yield for the state
at $3.50 600, 600 bushels. the weather
is very favorable, and there is little
fear of danger from frost.
CORN SUFFERS FROM EARLY FRoSTs.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 15.-In an inter
view with an associ ated press reporter
this evening State Emigration Agent
| FL. III. Young made the following
statement: The corn crop of this state
has suffered very considerably from
early fros in many localities, aud
the unusual cold weather ruling dur
ing the latter half of August and up
till within few days ago prevented
the crop from maturing as early as
common, and a considerable proper
ton is not yet sufficiently advanced
to be secure. The extent of the dam
age / am not able to give, but
from such information as l have
I believe 1t must amount to fully
124 per cent. It is safe, as | ann sure
to put the condition as low as 80 per
cent. and the yield at 87t per cont. as
compared with an average good crop.
Railroad reports and special advIces
from a variety of sources support the
above estimate.
Major McLaughton, of the Standing
Rock Indian agency, Dakota, says
that the indians on that reservation
raised 9, 600 bushels of corn this sea
son, all of which is in good condition
and not materially damaged by the
frost.
Col. Tyner, of Fargo, says that the
wheat in north Dakota will average
about IS bushels to the acre and av>
erage a No grade.
Other Dakotians confirm his estI-
mate.
AUGUST TOO COLD FOR CORN.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 15.-From
observations taken at the office of the
state board of health it appears that
the weather during August was colder
by Al degrees than during any pre-
yIoas August of which we have rec
ord. or course corn has made very
slow progress toward maturity, and
unless the weather in September Is ex-
ceptionally favorable, there is little
hope that the crop in parts of the state
will fully ripen. There has been no
killing frost in Michigan, and It Is not
thought the crop can now be injured.
no DAMAGE BY FROST.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 15.-The Indi>
ana Farmer, an agricultural weekly
of this city, which has an organized
bsreau of crop correspondence, will
give the following in its next issue:
There has been no damage to corn In
Indiana by frost. The crop In the
|, southern half of the state Is now suffl-
GENTLY aatured to be out OF danger
from frost In the northern half Of
the state the late corn, which IS
about 80 per cent. of the crop OF that
section. might be kurs from
, hard frosts during the next seven
DAYS, but after that there wilt be no
danger from frosts in that part OF the
state. The general crop, as to condi-
lion and yield in the state, will be
above the average.
Some counties, taking 100as an av.
erage, are reporting 130 pr cent for
condition and probable yield. There
will be more bushels of merchantable
, corn grown in Indiana this year than
ever grown before.
CORN FULLY MATURED.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Sept 15.-rhe
,, corn crop in this vicinity has not been
effected by frost and has passed the
danger point, being fully matured.
In this county the crop Is above he
! average, but in some of the cour-tie:
south it has been somewhat effected
by drouth. The probable average
!, yield in this section will be 40 bushels
CORN IN GOOD CONDITION.
oil ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 15.-Brief dis
patches from several agricultural ccu'