The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-08
CORN CROP SHORT.
Reports from Western States Show
 a Diminished Yield.
DROUGHT WORKED HAVOC.
Lack of Rain the Primary Cause of Re duced Yield in the Principal Corn Growing States-Prices, How
 ever, Are Much Higher.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. s.--Advices to the Republic from the principal corn growing states indicate that the corn crop this year will be considerably less than previous estimates. great deal, of course, will depend upon the wealth CT the coming fortnight, but under the most favorable conditions there will be an appreciable falling off in the crop, which may equal from to 10 per cent.
 Missouri-Secretary Rippey, of the state board of agriculture. estimates the corn crop of Missouri for 1897 at 70000 600 bushels as against 200, 0OO0 GOO bushels in ls96. The acreage for 1897 was 6,3l2 00O and the estimated yield per acre 27 bushels against g bushels in 1896 The quality of the grain will be less than first class, owing to dry weather in the latter half Of August. The estimated value of Missouri's corn crop this year at present prices an aver age or = cents a bushel, Is S37. 400 000 The value of last years crop, 200, GOO 900 bushels at l7 cents, was s34 00000
 Kansas-The Kansas yield of corn now in sight. carefully figured from the judgments of the grower is for the entire state practically 20 bushels per acre, or f65, ,677, ,2S0 bushels This years crop has been exceeded seven times Last years yield was 221, ,4l9 4l4 bushels an av- craze of 2803 bushels per acre The value of this years crop at present prices, averaging 19 cents bushel, is s3l. As, ,683 The value of last years crop is given by the state board of agr- culture at s35 633.0l3
 Nebraska-George A. Loveland of the weather and crop bureau station of the Uni vers1ty of Nebraska, thinks late planted corn Will yield hardly half a crop for the state as a whole, but that the early planted will be up to the average. In round numbers, the acreage planted to corn is 00U U1 and d fair estimate tha ax,fa on
 Iowa--The Iowa corn crop Is in danger of be- ing reduced to half crop, or yield of less than 20 bushels to the acre of the s000 GOO acres in the state. By full crop is meant B bushels per acre, the average for five years past. Last year corn brought only 10 cents bushel in Iowa 1t is now worth 25 cents
 IllinoiS-The Illinois corn crop is largely at the mercy of the weather for the next ten days If the first frost holds off until after Septem- Der 20 the great bulk of the crop of the state will have fully ripened for the harvest. Count ing on this contingency, the total yield in the state will fall over 1000. GOO below that of last year; yet the crop will bn worth to farmers over S7, ,000 900 more
 Minnesota-The Minnesota corn crop is prac- tically out of danger. and should there be no frost for week it will all be safe. Last years crop was about 25 000, 900 bushels and the aver age yield was 25 to 30 bushels to the acre. This years acreage is about the same and the crop IS 6StiIIldbeu ut DuSnelS, worth 5UU,- 0OO Last year at this time corn was selling at l7% cents, and Saturday it was ten cents above this figure, making net gain of at least S3, GOO, 900 for the farmers.
 Michigan-Unless there should be frost with in the next ten days Michigan's corn crop will be safe. The product of the state will be 9O- 100000 against last years crop of 81 000 900 bushels, taken from the same acreage. Last year standard corn sold at 22 cents per bushel value of the crOp of 81l. .SS0 GOO while the value of the present crop at 33 cents, the pres ent figure, will be Si9, ,800OO0
 lnd1ana--Thirty days ago Indiana had the prospect Of the finest crop of corn that was ever raised in the state, but there has been a radical change in conditions, and though the crop will now possibly surpass the average, it will fall several million bushels short of what was justified by the outlook on August | The number of acres planted in 1896 aggregated 4005, 800 and the product 148, ,57S sos bushels with value of s22, 3i6, 83l20, an average of IS cents per busheL This seasons acreage is es- tmated at 3, ,825 900 and the value of the crop at S3l, ,250, an average of 25 cents per bushei
 Ohio-The corn crop in this state is just now in most critical condition as result of a very late season and an exceptionally cold Au- gust The acreage this year will be about 2H per cent below last year. and the crop will probably fall short of last year nearly 20 OO0 900 bushels. But the value of the crop will be at least s4000, 900 in excess of that of 1896
 South Dakota-The corn yield for this year will be practically 25, ,000, 900 bushels from an acreage of 100000 This gives an average yield of 25 bushels The price of this years crop is estimated at S5 900 000 In comparison the acreage last year was about 100000 greater than this and the yield about the same per acre, putting the total yield at practically 30000, 900 bushels in 1896, at an average price of 12 cents per bushel