The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-08-02
SHRIVELS THE CROPS.
THROUGHOUT THE WEST IN
TENSE HEAT PREVAILS.
Country Searched by Sun of Tropica
Fiercene>s-Mercury Passes the Century
Mark. q I'll in Some Cases Goes as HiEh a.
11O-Rain Sorely Needed.
Loss Wilt I:e Mi,innS.

n not win from the south swept all
,ver II inois, Iowa Minnesota ami OF b.
er Western states all day Wednesday,
sending the mercury u beyond all
records. in near V all cases the CEN
tnry marx wa passed. even on the
conservative governmental signal SER
vice thermometers. Private in>tru-
ments in some places are reported as
high as los in the shade. The heat
lasted all day and into the night. Veg
citation was led up and the corn crop
in many districts has "a he'd condi-
ton where even rain will no: save it.
The following reports are CLEANED from
the pres dispatches:
St Louis-l> degrees in the shade.
Quincy, I!l.-Thc mercury marked
lob degrees in the >ha lie.
Abingdon, Ill.-Th, therm omete:'
registered lol degrees in the shade.
Narshalltown. Iowa-The thermom-
cter re Il tered as high as lbs degrees
in the shade
Omah:: -Tcmpcra,u,e was 10, de-
grees i'll the shade. Great damage will
be dore 10 crops.
Boscobel. Wis. \ high. scurching
wind has been blowing here The corn
in thl, section Is 4 total failure.
New Hampton. Iowa \ hot south
wind blew all day. scrrcling veg ia
ton like the blast from Il furnace.
Holland, Mich-Ti heat has been
Intense her. tor several days. tn Their
mo meter register inr lOt de rec, in
the had
Kansas City. Mo.--Intensc heat pre-
H.. y.,J T..
and the corn crop in s,mc places has
been ruined.
Dubu ;ue. Iowa Wednesday was the
hottest day in the year, 100 degrees in
the shade. Wind, as if from a furnace,
blew gale.
Waterloo. Iowa -Thermom ater- reg
lstered lu3 degrees in the shade \
terribly hot wind prevailed, doing
much damage to the corn.
Minneapolis, Minn-The Mississippi
River is at iesent the lowest here it
ha been for many years Thermome-
ter showed Sc. degrees.
+ Bloomington. IlL-Wednesday was
the hottest day of al this unprecc-
dentedly warm summer. The mer-
curry stood above 100 most of the day.
Sioux City. Iowa-The Thermometer
went up to 10. de- rec, at the weather
bureau. Hot south winds blew, and
! immense damage was d ne to the corn.
| Emporia, kas. Not drop of rain
has allen here during the | ,st thirty
one day.. The result is that the corn
c OPP in this vicinity is ruined beyond
recovery.
St. Joseph, Mo,-The thermome ter
IJ@k 4 4,
! from the south, whitening the corn and
doing immense damage to vegetables
and other crops.
Nankton. :. ID For six days the
TEN, e"ature has been at 100 degrees.
Ncdnes Law it re = ist rel no degrees.
The hot winds have scorched the grow
ing crops beyond recovery.
Ccncorlia ka~ At this point the
thcrm meter reached 1O4 degrees, the
hi hest since the United States Sig
ma Office was established here in 1870.
Corn is greatly dam .ged.
Hastings. Neb Ito degrees in the
shade. i he high wind prevailing has
completely ruined the prospects for
c IN in Central Nebraska and no
amount of rain would be of any avail
now.
In 'erendence. Iowa-A hot wave
pa >sed over this sc .tion. making it the
warmcst ever known. The thermome-
ter stood 10 degree, in the shade for
xix hours. Crops are materially in
jured.
Des MOines, Iowa The heat hero
"Wednesday greatest in ten years &C.
cording to official rec rds. Agri"ul-
tural Iowa is in a deplorabe condition.
Many farmers are unable to ind feed
for their cattle. as the pastures are all
bare. and or water the. have to drive
them ten and Fl teen miles in pla 'es to
reach the rivers as all the wells ar /.
dry. 1t has not rained in many parts
Of the State for six weeks The corn
crop is almo>t beyond redemption.