Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-07-15
RUINED BY RUST.
Wheat In Large Sections of the Country
Not Worth Cutting.

wheat In Large Sections of the Country
Not Worth Cutting.
CHICAGO, July 10.-Prime has this to
say concerning crops the past week:
Taking the country Us whole, we have had
q week OF fairly good conditions We have had
some local storms which have damaged stand.
ing grain, and which have interfered to GER
tain extent with the gathering OF the winter
wheat harvest But all things considered, we
have done fairly we'll A good general rain
over the corn bolt would be timely and bene.
ficiaL
In southern Illinois the wheat Is now oil in
shock. Tho weather has been dry, and wheat
Is In excellent condition. Farmers will thresh
from the shock. Us usual. They ind the yield
per acre Is less than they anticipated short
time ago. The winter wheat harvest In central
Illinois is still In progress The crop has run
down greatly during the last three weeks
Some fields were stricken with rust, and oil
IRE more OF less blightcd, caused by small in.
sect in the first Joint below the head. Many
fields that gave promise OF twenty TO thirty
bushels IN acre will not make fifteen, and .
poor sample ut that Farmers will not be sell.
ers OF new wheat unless prices advance mater.
tally. The result Of the harvest hns quito
changed their minds with regard 70 selling
their crop In some localities they will not
have much more than enough for seed and home
consumption.
Farmers In eastern Missouri UP to July I
thought tho, ~ere going TO have q good crop
Of wheat on the averay.. But black rust
developed on the stem and straw, and in many
localities they will not average over one.fourth
Of crop Southern Missouri reports similar
condition Of things. The yield Is extremely
variable. from nothing 20 nfteen bushels an
md nda nj uc NJ what
which had been ruined by rust
Harvest has been under full Roadway this
week In central Kansas The largest proper.
tion Of the crop Is being cut by headers It Is
impossible TO give any intelligent idea OF the
yield, as Il is much spotted From i've TO eight
bushels n . conservative estimate on what Is
left standing. The movement will depend upon
the price II farmers can get nifty cents, free
movement is likely. In southern Kansas wheat
Is all In the shock The quality will be mixed,
some good and some very bad on account OF
rust Farmers are not going N sell freely at
forty to forty.Hve cents, which Is oil that is be.
ing offered Unle>B prices advance most OF the
wheat will be used to feed stock In eastern
Kansas three. Quaryers OF the wheat is in shock.
Wheat will be nearly all stacked and held for
later In the season. The quality is generally
good; yield from fifteen 10 eighteen bushels
In northern Minnesota the wheat has headed
out more or less short and In some counties so
close to the ground that Il will have 10 be cut
by mowers. Dry weather has reduced the gen.
eral prospects.
In North Dakota good deal Of the grain is
weedy and the prospects for crop are much
less than Inst season.
In South Dakota wheat mas nearly all headed
out prema lurcly on account OF the dry weather
during the most OF June. Hot winds have in
iurad small upaina coustderahlv The raiua
during the last two weeks have made q change
for the better In the appearances Of the crop,
but the damage cannot be m.died great
deal Of wheat has headed out not over 10
eight inches high. This, OF course, cannot
make anything but u light crop. while large
acreage will never be worth cutting.
in northern Iowa corn will average half be.
tween knee and waist high Most OF 1t 10 too
big TO pillow. Prospects are better than year
ago. Oats are heading out rather low down,
and In some localities are thin The crop may
be said TO be spotted-in some places exceed.
ingly promising. and in others just the OPP
posite. Grass Is being cut and IS heavy crop
The old corn has been very generally marketed
In Nebraska corn averages from three TO fou
feet In height The fields are free from weeds.
and the prospects for crop OF corn arc better
than the average generally ut this time.
In Illinois corn varies much with localities
In the northern portion OF the state corn Is
fairly good, but has been damaged somewhat
wha, by storms OF wind and rain In the cen
trail portion OF the stat. corn is doing fairly
well. but needs rain Outs are hen ding out
short and ara much In need Of good sou king
rain. The grass crop which Is an important
one in this section Of the state, promises to be
an average one Little has been cut yet In
southern Illinois corn 10 late and backward and
hears no comuariscn with tho crop in other
portions OF the state