Telegram-herald., 1891-09-25
SAVED MANY MILLIONS
Corn Safe From Frost and Q Rich
Yield Assured.
The HOT SEPTEMBER WEATHER DIDII
kxesiisnt Condition OF the Crop
IhreuThout the North western States
-othsr Cereals suffer somewhAs
From Drought.

New HAMPTON, Ia, Sept e4-The
last two weeks OF extremely hot !
weather has placed the corn crop be-
yond the danger OF frost Four-fifths /
of it is now hard and denied There
has been little injured along the
streams, but not , per cent of the crop.
This assures the most bountiful crop
all around that was ever known ia
northeastern Iowa The yielssof fax
and barley is simply phenomenal
There are many instances where tina
crop this season pays for the land as
sold last winter.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Sept 24-Herman
Stockenstrom, assistant secretary of
state, who Is the only representative
Of agriculture in the state government
since the legislature refused to revive
the board of agriculture, said
that the remarkable eight-day
September torrid wave had had a
curious effect ON the crops. 1t had
enabled the farmers To mature corn
crop which Seemed certain of destruc-
ton by frost, but the price had been
reduced from 40 cents bushel to 70
cents. sold from the wagon The bad
effect of the heat in other direc-
tons had more than neutral
lied the good TO corn. Consider
able wheat and oats had been burned
up. There had been SO little rain that
farmers found the ground SO hard and
dry that it was difficult to prepare il
for winter wheat seeding. From some
Sc tions, notably Goodhue county,
there had core reports of scarcity of
water, and farmers in some cases were
having to drive their stock several
miles to water. The Mississi ppi river
and the lakes are lower than for many
years.
MADISON. Wis, Sept. 24-Reports to !
the agricultural bureau of the state
from all sections of the state say that
the recent hot and dry spell has utterly
ruined fall pasturage- Pastures were
short during the entire summer, but
indications were that they would pick
up before fall, which prospect is now
ruined. Corn, which was backward be-
cause of rain at planting time, has
ripened considerably during the last
two weeks. In the central and north
ern portions of the state it has suffered
some from frosts. The officials at
the agricultural department estimate
that the corn crop will average a
three-fourths crop. Tobacco has been
little damaged by frosts and most of it
is in sheds by this time.
BISMARCK, N. D., Sept 24.-For the
last ten days the heat in North Dakota
has been almost unprecedented for this
time of the year. 1t is, however, doing
no damage to crops for the reason that
they are all harvested and in process
of thrashing. Rain is needed to assist
in fall blowing, but for nothing else.
The western part of the state. the
stoclS-raising section, had a heavy fall
of rain this evening and danger from
the numerous prairie fires that have
threatened destruction to the grass is
avoided. Thrashers in the wheat Sec
ton of the state show unprecedent-
ed averages Of grain of the
highest quality. Commissioner of
Agriculture Helgeson says the yield
will be $4,000. 900 bushels CT wheat
sure, and no damage from the elements
at present Help is badly needed to
assist in thrashing. but barring this
trouble there is absolutely nothing to
complain Of. Moth Dakota this year
thrashes the biggest crop in its his
tory, and unless calamities arise in the
future will save It.
LANSING, Mich, Sept. 24.-Secretary
Reynolds of the state board of agricul-
ture says that the warm weather of the
last two weeks has placed corn beyond
all possible danger of frost and has
done much to improve the condition of
late potatoes although the latter will
suffice IL the warm weather should con-
tinue much longer without rain.
BLooMINGToS, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-The eff.
fccts of the remarkable spell of Sep
TENDER heat upon the pastures of this
county are plainly visible. The grass
is burning up and some of the
farmers are beginning to feed
their stock. The streams are nearly
all totally dried up. Ono can
step across the Maclinaw, the largest
stream in the county. The dust lies
from an inch to three inches on the
streets and county roads. The leaves
are falling from the trees prematurely.
Such heat and drought combined are
not remembered by the oldest inhab-
itants.
CHAMPAIGN. H.. Sept 2A--The OK
treme heat and drought in this county
still continues In this city and Urbana
most Of the wells and cisterns are dry
and there Is much distress among those
who cannot afford to take water
from the watcrworks. From all sec
tons of the county complaints are
heard on account of the scarcity OF
water. Live stock In suffering and
only those farmers who arc lucky
enough to possess deep tubular wells
are able 10 water their stock.
FREEronr, H., Sept 2A--Creeks,
wells aud clstcrns are drying mp In this
section because Of the lack Of rain
Tho dry. hot weather has literally
burned mp the pasture and farmers a.s
compelled to feed their stock.