New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-01

DRorTn ~ THE corn nET-pAMAGE DONE
BY STORMS.

DRorTn ~ THE CoRN BET-DAMAGE DONE
pY STORMS.
pes Mo,ne-. July q The Iowa crop bulletin
issued to-day says. The last week has been me
wors, u the season. The daily tcmpcratur" aver
ages degrees above IN" normal pu III" 10TH the
temperature ranged from jon o. lo' Win winds
from twenty - thirty Ave miles an hour II wax
the -cycrcsi In eject upon vegetation ever known
IN Iowa. Light showers arr reported along the
,,eafern hor ler AMI ~ A icw localities ia thc IN
terror anorling temporary relief TN checking the
process II dcsiccatlln. Narabl" reports arr re
ccycd "a 10 the effects 81 the drou'h ana hot winds
upon corn In the central and southern districts
the damage Is much greater than ~ III" northern
belt The consensus ~ opinion seems % b. mat
about one-quarter Of the acreage planted Will VI IA
no corn ami bu, little fodder. with SPEEDY and
substantial relief the state At large may possibly
harvest one-half an average crop but every days
continuance OF present conditions VIII lower IN"
possibilities AMI reduce the output Pastures are
dry. ana feeding stock IS now general Lnte-sown
rnillct has not sproutcd. Potatoes ana nax are
greatly damaged. Thrn-hing returns show much
better Yields Of rye. wheat. oats and barley than
was expected Heavy showers are reported nj
points in Western Iowa this morning"
S. Paul July 81 severe hail and rain storm
struck Stevens County on the Pope County line yes
teriay afternoon lasting FOR an hour. Large hall
stones fe In the village Morris for over half an
hour DESTROYING all window lights the north
Sidc OF the buildings over LOO are reported
broken The gardens IN the town are ruined In
the surrounding country much damage to crops IS
reported The storm In strcalts, AMI dld not
20 but one-half mile north and the same distance
west The principal damage II crops. "a far as
learned was In the towns ~ Framnas, swan Lake.
parnen and SOUTH toward Hancock. Probably from
hoo to 1000 acres were destroyed totally, and IL
corresponding amount partly
Denver July 3l.-Dlspatches from six counties
I'm eastern Colorado along the Kansas and Nebraska
lines report ,hat owing t. III" not winds the crops
viii be u total failure. Many farmers are 'ciVlnk
in search OF employment and many more would
70 If they could get away.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. July 3l.--The farmers OF In
diana FOR the frs, time In the history OF the state
are feeding their wheat to their hogs and selling
their corn Wheat brings 70 cents bnshel. when
delivered at the country stations and corn sells
readily from u 10 " cents lhe farmers say
thnt one bushcl or wheat contains ~ much nutri'
ment bushels OF corn. ahl as hoGs are
bringing good prices AMI corn is higher than wheat
II is economy 10 feed the latter end sell heir corn.
IAtchreld H. July 3l.-At Il o'clock noon to-day
heavy wind with the velocity OF "A tornado. struck
this village It was accompanied by downpour of
rain and hail The roof OF the high school building
v.as torn or and the building badly damaged over
twenty small buildings throughout tho town were
wrecked. No casualties are reported The storm
moved from southwest TO northeast and II Is feared
that considerable damage has been done IN the ad-
jaccnt country.
WATERFOWL WIS July 3l.-The main building OF
the Northwestern Lutheran College here struck
by lightning and burned at midnight last night
Part Of the library burned Loss 100000; In
surancc small.
FL Reno okla July Sit was reported here last
evening that terrific storm visited WatonSa. seat
OF Blaine County. Sunday night destroying many
buildings and crops and in1uring great many per
Sons. The town badly wrecked.