Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-28
MISSOURI CROPS.
The Rains Have Been Local In Chsracta
Drought Continues In Southeast Sec
tion-Wheat Yield Enormous.

Drought Continues In Southeast SEQ
tion-wheat Yield Enormous.
Columbia, Mo-, Aug. 19.-Obseryei
A. E. Hackett issued to-day the Unit
ed States department of agriculture
climate and crop bulletin or the
weather bureau, Missouri section, for
the week ending August is, 1902. 1t
is as follows:
The mean temperature of the past
week was very near the normal, ex-
cept in the northeastern portion of
the state, where it was slightly def
Gent. Over q considerable number
of the northern counties and in a few
localities in the southern sections the
precipitation for the seven days end
ing August 16 ranges from / to over
3 inches, but over the remainder of
the state it was less than / inch,
and in many localities, particularly
in the southeast section, there were
only very light showers.
The rains have been very local In
character, and, while some localities
have an abundance of moisture, 9TH
ers, even in the same county, are
very dry. Heavy showers have fall
en- in a few of the extreme southeast
ern counties, but over a considerable
portion of the southeast section
drought still continues. Some fur
Their damage to hay and grain stacks
and to corn and fruit by local wind
storms is reported in a few counties.
Where good rains have fallen in
the southeast section late corr is
somewhat improved, but in many
counties of that section it has suf-
fered a further decline. 1t has also
been slightly damaged by dry wealth
err in a few localities in other Sec
tions, and is needing rain in nearly
all of the southeastern and a number
of the central and northern counties.
Early corn, which 1orms by far the
larger portion of the crop, is matur-
ing rapidly and except in a few of
the extreme southeastern counties,
the yield will be exceptionally heavy.
The bulk of the early corr will be
out OF danger from frost by Septem-
Der /, and late corn will generally be
safe by September Is 20 20. Some
early corn has already been cut.
Cotton is doing well in portions of
New Madrid county, and is fruiting
heavily, but in some localities the
crop is being greatly shortened by
drought.
Broom corn is being cut in Henry
and Benton counties, and is a good
crop.
Late potatoes continue to do well
except in those localities where Sc
vele drought prevails, but early pota-
toes are still rotting badly in some
localities.
Many good crops of seed clover will
be secured, but in general the acreage
is small.
Tobacco is maturing rapidly in Car
roll and Charlton counties, and some
is ready for cutting. The harvesting
Of millet continues with excellent
yields, as a rule.
Sorghum is maturing well and some
has been worked up.
Turnips sown are generally coming
up to good stand and COW peas are
making good growth.
Pastures are becoming very short
in a number of the southeastern
counties.
In a majority of the southeastern
counties the ground is too hard for
blowing and work is progressing
Slowly in some of the central and
western counties, but in most of the
western and northern counties the
soil is in good condition.
Reports indicate that a large acre
age of wheat will be sown. Except in
chose localities where heavy rain fell
the week has been favorable for
threshing, which is generally well ad-
vanced. Excellent yields of wheat,
oats and timothy seed are reported,
but in many counties the quality of
wheat and oats was much impaired
by wet weather.
Apples are doing nicely in some To-
calities, while in others they continue
to drop badly. In the southeastern
counties there is much complaint of
d'otting.