The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-10
Crop Prospects in Mississippi
Valley Made Poor.
HEAT BLASTS coRNfIELps4
Potatoes Have Fallen Twenty Per
Cent. in the Past Month.
Iowa. ohio. Kansas. sinassosa. Dsr.t.
and Nebraska Give shs same Repors-
Hot Breath Of the siroec. soorshe-
the Thirsty Grain.


eI. rAuLs Aug 9--Ihe lowest temperx.
" .uIs xspo.sed during the day throughout
the Northwest was at Minnedora vheve
me mercury was 20 at o'clock this morn-
ing. winnipeg reported "A at thu SANS
nour. o'smarcE, n, D.. s.. ana 81. Win.
cent. MInn-s - II u too early to tell posS.
asely Wne1nef any damage resulted 10
crops rom iast nights frCst and today's
coU, "eaener. t
WasHiSeToS CrrY. Aug. 9.--There Is Z r.
uucuoh OF ah cereals reported by the sta-
usI,cai department. Of agriculture. The
aeciine rom Jsiy to August Ii from
oo.o W 100 IN corn, rom 944 to S3.2 il
spr'ns wneat. rom SIG to 70i Ia oats. ana
rom Geo 20 go u barley. Potatoes ~
uucsu arom slI 20 73.4, fan of 20 pes
cent, ibis INDICATES the disaster which
mas oeialien tne corn crops within thirty
GAYS.
me cause was aonormally high tompsr&
azure IN the central maize dis(ricts. with
an insuinciency OF rainfall The roturns of
u'ough's Wnicn cover broad arm, ana
sne severity OF effects producod, ~ morn
genershy depressing than hesiEnol servico
record OF temperafure appears % indicate.
One iact, the ciiehfing Of vesetation, & evI.
uenuy rom tne Dot winds that ncorchod
tne lower oasin OF the Missouri and 0hio
ssneys.
ING soutnern part OF the counttoe n Ia.
uiana ana Illinois received gTeatm damaeo
tnah the northwestern. II Knnsoo
sne severity OF the drought has culminated-
iowa ana Nebraska are nearly - - II
Status oi tne Onio valley, while kanone ~
.ne highest average OF all the statee Iho1o
mas neen considerable reductfon a H.
condi.lon IN spring wheat. amounting u
.uiiy . per cent ~ is less II t1e u1kotao
man IN any other spring wheat distkick
Inc average condition Is 50 IN Minnesota,
o. Ia lows. 81 Nebraska and 50 II the d.
Kotas. Inc latter Is decline Of Z points,
owing 70 nos winds. The oat crop + cer~
ssin 70 Dc one o. very low yield and prohos
o'y poor quality. Another crop ot kro0o
importance Is potatoes, which arc aI6o
oamsged oy the drouth, and low rato oe
yieia Is assured.
oL PAUL. Aug. a.-On account of tbo
not weainer ana lack of rain during tho
last few weeks. the former Estimates ok
,oo.ooU.Do bushels as the wheat crop II ~
Dakotas VIII prooaoiy oe little out " The
way. In south Dakota and Southern
1s suu e. an, sess = nes1,v y oveF. ue!,-
ss .s 'no y,sao WI y 'al.. Ane fA,,roeds
ase .eeA'y cloP repoIs on Wnicn tney
oas1 anslI essalna1es 0t .ne wneas y1elqs
NV ~ .now -" Mucu ansy are eosuk g
U os = .ney arg z nos ~ mIslaken ms ne yletd
@ W. .soa o.N coose e. vy00, ~ o,shs.1
ura 1,f ~. r.,, 49,, :. =
ure =, ~ .ns coln cLop = Iepol.ed Y nearly
al a. ol tne serI''oIy ~ tne nortnern psxt qk
Az az 800 ~. "a s s"ss '~ S.sy .zaN =
-. s,ss ',s; snu .lo 1aI neu s s.
80 snsn : sullu =, = ~, eno -, acsIaEe yasaa
eA.'ec'eu' ol xooas 10 so'voo'voV !, ousnols-
ooLoA 5us' .s W, aug, os--.aceoiulnk q ~
Isoors % .ns ssa's ooalu q setlcuituxS' Y: .
sn0 plssens 'nuseasaons Iss slow usel'ns qk
- posn's ~ % 'ne "rsas p1ospses sance g
esu,'a'o " Ans .ssu's " sus snfesf'-
1k nas osen : Ssppo'ns'lsn' = s.51,e5s
~ nios' sFc.lons 2 s1e s.1ts. A1e vis'o n
not SO great a. hnucipateo rom tne ep'
ae " slo~sak 1919 a. .o.h - !, oao<. =.
.nJu'eu lnuica1ons Aa. ~ sn.s olsy .v1e 3 ~
- = per csn. y e ssv1sss , olop c.m s.
leaizeu' Viis are o1u'y 'nJul.u I. y o'37ss Z
OF rus1. ApFies, rea0nes @no pe.1s AFs
aiinoss to.ai ianufe.
OhAHA, Aug. a-Aavlcss rom neaisy 4.
every county IN the stats show fhat ene
condition OF corn is far below ne avsragss
ssveial coun,lss y os,ns g. snAlesy lu.nsu 9y
VIC aos .;.as;'s 80 hs' ~ -. Sss.1 $500
wheat has Welded heavily.