The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-28

Plenty horses. but no demand. Pastures
good. Deficient moisture.
Summit-Winter wheat being held.
T.ree-fourths of fall blowing done
Corn good, but late. Oats 80 bushels
Supply of horses normal. Pastures
good. Moisture sufficient.
IOWA.
Winter wheat 10 to 20
bushels. Spring wheat % bushels. Corn
good. Oats rs bushels, little loss from
smut. Potatoes about one-fourth crop.
Poor supply of swine. Pastures not
good. Very dry.
Appanoose-Winter wheat 10 bush
els. Spring wheat IL bushels. Oats Is
bushels; 20 per cent. loss from smut;
season too dry. Potatoes almost a COM
plete failure. Good supply of swine.
Pastures very poor. Very dry.
Benton-Winter wheat 20 bushels.
Spring wheat good. Corn good, but
needing warmer weather. Oats 80 to so
bushels. Potatoes small and needing
rain. Fair supply of swine. Pastures
good. Deficient moisture
Boone-Spring wheat somewhat
shrunken by hot weather, II bushels.
Corn poor, two to three weeks late;
promises two-thirds crop. Oats % bush
els. Potatoes poor. Fair supply of
swine. Pastures poor. Moisture de-
ficlent
Bremer-Winter wheat, rs bushels.
Spring wheat, rs bushels. Corn needs
two or three weeks of good weather.
Oats, so bushels. Potatoes very poor.
Good supply of swine. Pasture good.
Enough moisture.
Carroll-Spring wheat fair. Corn me-
dunn. Oats, 25 bushels. Potatoes short.
Swine medium. Pastures good. Plenty
moisture.
Clayton-Spring wheat excellent, 80
to IS bushels. Corn very good, but two
weeks late. Oats, 80 to 40 bushels. Po-
tatoes good. Short supply of swine.
Pastures good. Enough moisture.
| Crawford-Spring wheat Is bushels.
Fall blowing good. Corn good. Oats 80
bushels. Potatoes about one-half crop.
Supply of horses good, demand fair.
Pastures good. Enough moisture.
Decatur-Fall blowing just begun.
Corn good. Oats 30 bushels, zoe. Pota-
toes very poor. Good demand for
horses. Pastures fair, moisture def.
cient.
Des Moines-Spring wheat bushels.
No fall blowing done, too dry. Corn
fair. Oats 25 bushels, 15c. Potatoes fair
Horses plenty, demand moderate. Pas
lures dried up. Moisture deficient.
Franklin-Little spring wheat raised.
Too dry for blowing. Corn earring we'll
but ten days late. Oats 40 bushels, lie.
Potatoes 40 per cent of crop. Large
supply of horses, demand small. Pas
lures have been good, too dry now. De-
ficient moisture.
Howard-Little spring wheat raised.
Little blowing done Corn good but
late. Oats 40 bushels, 13c. Potatoes
poor. Supply and demand of horses
both light. Pastures good. Moderate
moisture.
Jones-Too dry to pillow much. Corn
will take until the middle of Septem-
Der to escape frosts. Oats 80 to 80 bush
els, tic. Potatoes small crop, too dry.
Demand for horses pretty good, but
not plenty. Pastures poor, too dry. De-
ficient moisture.
Madison-Winter wheat all sold
Spring wheat bushels. Corn good
Oats 25 bushels, 19c Potatoes fair
Large supply of horses, small demand
Pastures fair. Surface dry.
Van Buren-No winter wheat SELL
ing, only seed. Spring wheat a failure
Corn needs rain. Oats 10 to % bushels
13c. Potatoes small and scarce. Good
supply of horses, demand light Pas
lures getting dry. Moisture deficient.
DAKOTA.
Brule-Spring wheat from to IL
bushels. Little blowing done. Corn
splendid. Oats 20 to 40 bushels. Good
supply of horses, inquiry increasing
Pastures good. Plenty moisture.
Burleigh-Corn good. No spring
wheat or oats threshed. Potatoes fair
No demand for horses, but good sup
ply. Pastures good. Enough moisture
CSss-Little spring wheat threshed
perhaps Is bushels. Little blowing
done. Corn fair. Old oats 25c, too soon
for new ones. Potatoes fair. Good sup
ply of horses, little demand. Pastures
good. Abundant moisture.
Clay-Spring wheat from 8 to Is
bushels. Little blowing done as yet.
Corn good, needs two weeks more Oats
80 bushels, 15c. Potatoes good Big SUBJ
ply of horses, no demand. Pastures
good. Enough moisture.
Lincoln-Spring wheat to 10 BUSH
els. Corn good. Oats 20 to % bushels,
20 per cent loss from smut. Potatoes
good. Small supply of swine. Pastures
very fair. Moisture sufficient.
McPherson-Spring wheat fair, dam
aged some by wind and hail storm.
Corn good. Oats 25 bushels. Potatoes
good. Average supply of swine. Pas
lures good. Enough moisture.
Misunderstanding wheat poor. 4 to
10 bushels Oats % bushels, 10 per cent
loss from smut. Potatoes good acre