Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-07-19
COpIOUS RAINS.
They nrcnis the Drought In Kansas
md Missouri and Check Dam
nge to Crops

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suited to crops, and as there are pros
poets of further downfall, it is be-
l1eved thousands upon thousands of
dollars will be saved farmers on stock
and crops. Nevertheless much greater
quantities of rain must come before
a lasting benefit is done. In the por-
tons of central and western Missouri,
western Kansas and the territories
still untouched by rain conditions re-
main unchanged, the temperature
ranging from 9s to LOG, the latter at
hutchinson, Kan. The rains, which
come at the end of a drought of from
four to eight weeks duration, covered
southwestern Missouri and portions of
one-third of Kansas, taking in the
southeastern corner of the Sunfower
state from Riley and Dickinson coun-
ties down to the Oklahoma line.
| Topeka, Kan, July 16.-The outlook
IN drought-strieken Kansas is much
more favorable. Rain has fallen in
the state, and a much cooler and
more hopeful air pervades. The air
shows that the intensely dry condi-
ton is gone. forecast sent out COW
ering the entire state says that rain
may now be expected in generous
quantities. Crops have been greatly
helped and distress has been relieved
Southern and eastern Kanas received
the most benefit from the rain Mon
day. In no case was it hard rain,
but much good resulted.
Wichita, Kan, July 16.-In all the city
churches Sunday prayer was offered
for rain. Monday the rain came. 1t
came in torrents and all the residents
turned out to welcome it. Bareheaded
men, barefooted children, singing,
shouting and rejoicing, marched
through the swimming streets, headed
by brass band. Bells rang and whis-
ties blew. The immense parade finally
brought mp at the proca athedral, where
| thank-otfering service was extern
porized. The jollifica tion extended far
into the night.
the hottest day of the summer in Lin
coin and southeastern Nebraska, the
maximum temperature being 1914.
No rain fell except the slight showers
early in the morning, amounting to
slightly over a tenth of an inch. Re-
ports on crop conditions received con-
! firm the previous prediction that in
that section of the state east of line
| drawn 100 miles from the Missouri
river the damage to the corn has been
slight, while west of that the stalks
lack in sap and substance sufficient to
deprive the ear of proper growth.
Heavy rains are reported in the ex-
treme northwestern part of Nebraska
and eastern Wyoming.
Springfield, H., July 16.-Advices
| from all over the central and south
ern part of the state are to the eff
feet that the continued heat and
drought is firing the corn crop bad
", and that if heavy rains do not
occur soon the crop will be almost
an entire failure. Potatoes, apples,
berries, and in fact almost all vege-
tation, is suffering greatly from
| drought.
Jefferson City, Mo-, July 16.-No
rain has fallen here and in different
parts of the state since April II, and
crops of all kinds, except wheat, are
almost complete failures. Gov. Dock
cry, who had received many requests
to issue a proclamation calling upon
the people to observe a certain day in
| fasting and prayer that the drought
| might be broken, Monday set apart
| Sunday, July 2l, on which 'the people
are requested to assemble at their
usual places of worship to invoke the
| blessings of Almighty God"
indianapolis, Ind, July 16.-Reports
| to the News from the leading Indiana
corn counties show that while rain is
needed, comparatively little serious
| damage has yet been done. Damage
is principally confined to late planted
corn.
New York. July 16.-Secretary Of
| Agriculture Wilson hopes that the
corn crop of the western states has not
been ruined by the drought. says a
| shington dispatch to the Herald. He
| is disposed to be lieve that the reports
as to the damage have been eXagger-
ated. He is quoted as follows:
"I do not regard the corn crop as seri-
| ously damaged. Notwithstanding the press
| reports from the western states. On July
| l the condition of the corn crop was more
| and even If the press reports are not ex-
| aggerated. although am inclined to think
that they overstate the real conditions,
there is not, as YET cause Tor genuine
| alarm.
Throughout the area of the great corn
| crop the drought has not been severe
| enough to seriously affect that crop. Hot
weather is not damaging to corn at this
| season. In fact, high temperature at this
season is one of the requisites of corn de-
velopment, and so 1 think that We had
better wait awhile before we say that the
| corn crop is ruined.
For myself, I think that we shall have
| plenty of corn in thSi country. The press
| reports from Kansas and Nebraska are of
course discouraging. but the crop in those
| states Is not great except in the eastern
| portions. The great corn belt of this coun-
try Is east of the Missouri river and ives,
| of the Ohio.
81 have not yet seen anything to irdi-
| cate that there has been a large amount OF
damage In this area of country. l am go-
| Ing to walt, therefore, until hear whether
| the drought has been disastrous In Iowa
Illinois. Missouri, Indiana, Michigan and
| Wisconsin before becon really alarmed
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