The St. Louis Republic., 1902-07-04
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Columbia. Mo. July s.-secretary Georges
B. Ellis issued this afternoon the monthly
crop report Of the State Board OF Agricul-
ture. as follows:
Cora-The condition OF the corn crop Is .Ss.
which Is above any average reported in July
for the past i've years The condition July l.
lsol- was only &c. on July !. 1909. 1t was IS.
and the hve-year average for July is only 50.
o. Is points below what 1; Is now.
More than two-thrds OF the crop laid by
June 20: some Of II has not been plowed enough
account Of wet weather. and some fields are
quite weedy. Considerable damage has been
done bottom lands BY water. and unless the
weather IS most favorable during the present
month the present high condition can hardly
be maintained Early fields beginning 70
tasssl. and the vet weSther has prevented ma
teriai damage from chinch bugs. which re-
ported quite numerous IN many places.
wheat-ORe CT the largest wheat crops IN the
history OF the state has been harvested In good
condition generally. though IN some few lOcali-
ties there has been considerable damage from
rust. and IN several counties much damage
hv lodging The wet weather OF the last few
days has caused considerable damage. especially
where the wheat was not well shoSSed and
along some Of the streams whole fields have been
swept away by the overflow.
The quality OF ths grain - not good as last
year average quality being 81 Only small
portion os the crop has been stacked, and N
some places thrasning has begun Except IN
port a Yield below IS bushels per acre. ana
several correspordents report the average yleId
Z % bushels.
The estimated Yield for the state and BY sec
tinns compared with the estimate July /. lyjl. IS
as follows: state II.e bushels. lss-: IS eusnelss
lsvi. Northeast section 49, bushels. lSz. 10
bushels 1911 Northwest section. 1875 busneis.
1897 70 bushels IseI- Central section. 10 bushels.
1871: "a bushels. 1901 Southwest section. IL
bushels rs52i - bushels. 1871 southeast section
II bushels. 1907. Is bushels. 1901 Tne acreage
harvested this year IL heavy compared with last
year. and this Insured maximum crop Tor the
State unless further damage Is sustained
Oats-The estimated yield fcr oats i. In the
northwest section. 3s bushels; northeast section.
.: central section. IS; southwest section. 81
This Is considerably below the average The
acreaEe this year IL only 81 cent OF last year
Since many Of cur reports were mailed great
deal OF damage has been done TO the cats by the
heavy rains. and they are now ready to cut and
the Eround Is too soft 70 get into the held
Flax-The acreage compared with last year Is
s5 and the estimated yield fO- the State Is IL
bushels
Timothy-The acreage Is below last years but
the yield Is Eood- The average estimated Is / 4S
ton per acre Some damage Is reported
but with fair weather from now on a satisfactory
crop VIII be harvested.
Cotton-The cotton crop Is doing WELL the pres
6nt condition being ss IN southeast and 90 in
southwest sections.
Potatoes-The potato crop is in good condition,
sS. though in some fields they have made too
much vine and have not set tubsrs well.
Appies-The apple crop continues TO decline:
the condition now Is only IS. compared with 81
one month aEo. In Scme places q great many
trees have died from the effects OF the canker
worm and Last years drought.