Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-07-25
DROUTH IN MISSOURI.
SITUATION REVEALED
IN REPORTS FROM COUNTIES.
CORN CROP WILL Be LIGHT.
Water Supply Rapidly Diminishing
and Live Stock is Being Fed as in
Winter-Fruit Drying Up and
Dropping From Trees.

COLUMBIA, July 23.-An appalling
situation is revealed in reports on the
drouth TO the State weather bureau
by correspondents throughout the
State. Below are extracts taken
from these reports, giving the coun-
ties from which the reports were
sent:
Atchison-Dry and hot; no rain
since July 2, and corn damaged by hot
winds; potatoes, half crop.
Clay-Com about ruined; with rain
soon, 1t might make good fodder, but
not much corn.
Gentry-No rain for three weeks;
unless rain comes soon, corn will not
make fodder; pastures about bare.
Harrison-Corn withstanding hot
weather well; damaged but little, as
yet; wheat yielding well.
Holt-The light rains were Of no
benefit; corn is rolling even where
most favorable conditions exist.
Livingston Light showers barely
laid the dust; with rain soon, corn
would still make something.
Nodaway-Not enough rain to do
any good; the terrible heat is burning
up everything; corn nearly ruined.
Platte-Should we have rain soon,
corn could not make more than one
fourth crop; pastures dry; water
scarce.
Ray, Camden = Corn completely
burned up; cannot make one-tenth
OF a crop.
Audrain Local showers were Of
little benefit. Pastures very dry,
water scarce.
Clark-Light showers were detri-
mental TO corn, rain will not save it
now; potatoes, gardens and everything
else drying up.
Knox-Corn not yet firing at bot
tom, but early corn badly burned at
top.
Lincoln--No rain since July o, corn
nearly ruined; pasture cry and ntock
water very low.
Linn-Drouth continues, corn burn
ing up, grapes and peaches whiting,
apples making little growth.
Putnam, Blackbird- No rain for
three weeks, corn greatly damaged by
hot winds; apples whiting and falling.
st. Charles-Drouth still continues;
corn a total failure, will not make
seed; fruit dying and falling.
Schuyler, Downing-Com burning
at top and bottom; pastures a thing OF
the past.
Shelby Light showers 18th and
18th we're of little or no benefit. II
1t rains o much corn will be sown
for feed.
Benton Good rains in localities.
Where rain fell early corr will make
good fodder and some corn and late
planting win make one-fourth to one
half crop.
Boone-Good showers 18th. With
good rains from now on late corn will
make half crop.
Howard-No rain. Tassels on early
corn burned dry; late corn twisting
badly. Cisterns and ponds dry.
Miller-Corn is beyond recovery and
will not make anything. No rain
since June 8.
Moniteau-0n bottoms and uplands
corn still holds out, but promises lit
tie more than fodder.
Morgan-Corn holding out remark
ably we'll. With rain o it will
make some fodder.
Osage-Corn will hardly make any
thing. The tops are white.
Pettis-Shower 18th was detriment-
al to corn, tending to scald it. Early
corn is beyond recovery.
Pulaski-Some fields Of corn almost
burned mp; apples and peaches are
drying up on the trees and dropping.
Saline - Corn has withstood the
drouth remarkably well, maintaining
its color, with only slight indications
Of firing.
Butler-Corn scorching at the top
early corn Is lost; with rain soon, late
corn will make half a crop.
Carter-No rain; this years corn
crop will be the smallest in ffty-six
years.
Dent-Many corn crops win not
make the seed that vas planted.
Gasconade - Most OF the corn II
burned up; grapes and tree fruits
whiting; nothing will be raised in this
township, except wheat.
Madison-Corn burning badly; viii
be almost a total failure.
Mississippi Some corn will MAKE
fair crops, and some win make moth
ing; pastures almost bare.
New Madrid Corn burning up
tassels dying: late corn standing
drouth finely where well cultivated.
Perry = Corps rolling and WHITING
badly; without rain In a few days, will
be very light crop; second crop Of
lclover almost a failure.
st. Francois, Elvins-Corn cannoI
} make a half crop, no matter how
much it rains.
rain in few day
corn viii be a complete failure, swee'
| potatoes poor.
Wayne-Local showers have been o
benefit to late corn a little, early corr
beyond recovery.
Barry-Corn falling rapidly, pasture
dried up, fruit small and whitening.
; Christian-Corn cannot make owe
) one-third crop, even with good rains
!. fruit crop ruined.
Dade - Early corr ruined; VIII
soaking rains late corn would make
light crop.
: Johnson-The light showers seeme'
to injure corn in some localities quit
; badly; water very scarce.
n Lawrence-Com will not make any