The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-13
CORN RUINED BY THE HEAT.
THE RAINFALL WAS NOT ENOUGH
 TO BE OF ANT BENEFIT.

 Thcre is Little Hope for the Kansas CroT
 and That of Iowa is Beyond Help-No Re.
 lief was Given by the Rain in Indiana
 People Drivsn Out.
 Chicago. Aug. 12.-Rain fell yesterday over great area, in the west. Including large part of Illinois, Iowa and Indi- ana. Reports fsom some points in this state indicate that in consequence there will be an average crop of corn. In other localities that crop had been toe much damaged to be benefited. In a few cases the stalks are said to have been burned by the excessive heat. In some sections the rain was accompanied by 8 high wind, which blew down corn. Pasture and potatoes were generally too for gone to be revived. The rain extinguished number of prairie fires. The yield of wheat is reported unex- pectedly large. The state wheat crop report now being compiled will agree very closely with that made by the government, but 1t is based on returns made not later than August 1. The southern, central and northwestern DOT tions of Minnesota received good drenching rain Friday night and yes terday morning. 1t was the first sub stantial rain that some of the sections had enjoyed for three months. The rain came too late for wheat, nearly all of the cereal having been harvested, but it's importance to the corn and po- tate crops can hardly be overestimated.
 Corn has been saved from what threatened to be utter failure. Some of the fields had been damaged beyond re- pair. A dispatch from Topeka, Kans., says: -
 Secretary Coburn of the agricultural department admitted yesterday that there was little hope for Kansas corn. In the western part two-thirds Is a failure. In the eastern part, where a partial crop was hoped for ten days ago, there will not be more than third of a crop at best, .and if the hot and dry weather continues half of that will be ruined. There cannot be over seventy five million bushels and probably less.
 State Senator Wilcoxson of Logan county says people are being driven out of western Kansas by the hundreds by the total failure of the crops.
 A special from Des Moines says: The officers of the state agricultural society agree in their crop estimates, that the reports sent by the weather and crop bureau have been approximately cor rect. President Evans of the society has tFayeled over the state and has met farrherS from ell sections. Speaking u1 the crop, outlook MT. Evans said: < e5
 'IIri more than one half the state yes terday's rain will in no way help the corn crops. It, is Beyond help. Steady rain for a week would not appreciably increase the yield. Sections to which no relief from rain can come are about Des Moinee and the western and south- western parts of the state. In the east ern and northern sections the rain has been beneficial, although the improve ment is not great. The reason why rain will not help a large section of the state is that the hot winds came when the corn was in blossom and totally de- stroyed the crop"
 The reports from the Indiana board do not indicate substantial relief from the effects of the drought, the rains of yesterday being local and insufficient to give permanent relief.
 Corn in northern and southern Indi- ana on high ground and clay land is so badly scorohed that recovery is re- garded as impossible, and in such local ities the crop will be failure. On low ground 1t has been badly injured by dry weather, but seasohable rains might bring 1t out and result in good yield. In central Indiana the, condition is not 50 bad,i though the crop is not expected to reach anything like an average.