Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
SUFFER- DESPITE RAIN.
No Material Relief Comes 10 the sum
Baked West.

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No Material Relief Comes 20 the Sum
Baked West.
Desnite rain in several States, no ma
terial relief has come TO the drought
stricken western region, and many local.
ties which needed rain most have had
none at all No rain fell in Kansas, ANS
sonri or Nebraska Wednesday night,
while all the surrounding states We're
enjoying more or less heavy showers.
There were copiuus rains in northern iiii-
nois and Indiara, 'ichigan and MINNIE
sofa Eastern Iowa and South Dakota
had lighter rainsNand North Dakota had
heavy showers. A rather heavy down
pour visited all the enlf States.
Some o. the dreught-stricl<en States
have Mt last been blessed with rain, how
ever, aud farmers have welcomed the
downpour with more JOY aud eXeiama-
tions of delight than ever before IN the
history of the country. Crops which were
visited by rain have revived sufficiently
TO admit a ray OF hope. but farmers Tear
the conditions that existed last week VIII
prevail again in the immediate future.
DESPITE the fact that the intense heat IN
the coru belt continues, farmers find some
hope in the rcaort that showers are be-
coming more general, and farmers are be-
ginning to take hope that their losses viii
not be ms large as was first thought.
The suns hot rays. beating down unre-
mittingly on the great farming regions
of the middle West, have caused in the
past few weeks a loss that viii mount UP
in the millions. All heat records in Mis-
souri, and Kansas have been broken ana
the suffering TO persons aud cattle as
result has been severe. For several days
the temperature averaged IL degrees ana
Il scorching wind, which rendered breath
ing difficult and a lack of water aud FOOD
for stock have caused degree or dis
COMFORT never before experienced there
abouts. In many churches, feryid pray
ers for rain have been made. Forest ana
prairie fires, directly attributable to the
| long dry spell, have caused great dam
age in Colorado and there have been
many deaths because OF the heat.
Demand and supply of Wheat.
In view of the reports Of crop failures
in the Western States, owing TO the eN-
cessive heat and prolonged drought
which have prevailed, il may be interest
ing 10 know what the conditions are IN
other parts of the world in this respect
The Argentine wheat crop for the year
amounted to 2l3. 100000 bushels. OF this
amount all but 19.200.G0o bushels is re-
auired for home consumption. and the sur
olus small as it is, has already been eN
perted. so that the rest OF the world
need not look TO Argentina for any DEE
cheney that may exist in local supplies.
In England. France and Germany there
is no likelihood of the home crops being
nearly sufficient TO meet the home de-
mand. They never are. These three
countries are always large importers. 1t
Il estimated thar Germany this year Will
have to import 90, 900 600 bushels. France
viii require about G0,000000 bushels Of
reign wheat. and England viii require
considerably more than il usually does.
India will have a considerable surplus,
lint not enough to meet the needs of these
three countries fully. In Russia the win
ter wheat crop was above the average
but the crop OF spring wheat is almost a
total failure. sc that that country viii
have to be a large importer.
Before the recent hot spell, which is
reported to have materially injured the
growing crop Of spring wheat in the Da-
kotas and Minnesota, it was estimated
that the total wheat production of the
T-nite,I States for the year would be 6I5,
600 600 bue ,,cls About gJ.00O,0OO bush
els of last years crop still remain to be
disposed Of, givint a total Of I4U,W)o,0o0
bushels available ioi nome consumption
and evport. 1t will require 415.0Oo,O 900
FOR food supplies and for seed in the Unit
ed States. which would leave 30 O00,G0s
bushels for export This will be eousid-
erably in excess Of the quantity export
ed in previous years During The las;
decade the largest yearly exports have
been 20. 665, 900 bushels in 1892, 21T.-
So(; coo bushels in 1898. 222,61s,009 bush.
Ella in 1890 and 21S,G00o00 bushels in
1900 Taking all the fact, into consid-
Grafton, it would not be surprising il the
end Of the yonr should find a surplus of
nearly 100000, 900 bushels OF wheat on
hand.
Kansas principal loss viii be ia corn.
INT this will be Offset to an extent bF the
unusually large wheat crop. the quality OF
which ii reported to be the best ever pro.
dnced in the State. and by the large guam
titlas of corn on hand. For b. last ten
years the average value Of the corn. oat
aud hav crop has been about SGO0B).-
600. It IS probable that it will not OK
coed half that this year which would
make the loss in these crops about $50
100000 compared with the average year.
On the other hand, All farm products viii
command high figures. which VIII com
pensafe for the small crops.
The Kansas farmers have discovered
two crops whirh successfully resist
drought alfalfa aud kaiIir corn. 70
these two products. over !fn.0Ob acres
are devoted and with them the farmers
find it an easier matter. by far. to sue
cessfully TIL the soil.
The failure Of the hay crop does not
include the alfalfa. the most important
grass crop grown in the State. which viii
produce many hundred thousand tons this
year in spite Of the dry weather. -spse
growth Of this drought resisting cros "a
Kansas in ten years has been amazing.
reports showing that in 1891 there Here
34.3s4 acres in the State. whereas iast