Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-07-17
CONDITIONS In MISSOURI.
Harvesting Retarded by Showers in
Many Counties.

COLUMBIA, July 15.-The United
States department Of agriculture eli
mate and crop bulletin Of the weather
bureau, Missouri section, for the weel
ending July IA, issued at noon to-day.
says In the northern section of the
State the past week averaged some.
what cooler than usual, but In the
central and southern section the
mean temperature was very near the
normal. There was about the aver
age amount OF sunshine in the cen
tral and northern sections, and con
siderable more than the average la
the southern sections. The preciplta-
tlon Of the week exceeded l inch over
the northwest section, the northern
portions Of the central and southwest
sections, and the western portion Of
the northeast sections, portions Of the
northwest sections receiving from 2
to over 4 inches. but over the eastern
and southern counties 1t was general
" light, and in portions Of the SOUTH
east sections there was nome. In a
number of the extreme southeastern
counties rain is needed.
The principal farm work OF the
week has been the stacking and
threshing of wheat and the cutting of
oats and hay, and in a majority Of the
northern and western counties it has
been retarded to a greater or less ex-
tent by showers, and some further
damage has been done to grain in
shock and also to that yet standing In
the fields. The damage has not been
great, however, except In a few locali-
ties. In a few Of the extreme north
western counties considerable wheat
still remains uncut, 1t having been i'm
possible to get into the fields with ma
chimes.
Dat harvest has progressed as rapid
ly as the weather would permit, and
while there has been considerable loss
In some localities, the bulk Of the
crop has been put in shock in fair con-
dition. Much damage by rust is re-
ported in a few counties. In the
southeastern and extreme southern
counties the weather has been very
favorable, and the work has progress
ed rapidly. Threshing returns con-
tinue to show heavy yields Of wheat,
but in many places the quality has
been impaired TO some extent by the
wet weather. Owing to the frequent
rains In the northern and western sec
tions a considerable portion of the
corn crop has not received the cultiva-
tion 1t should have had and many
fields are weedy; nevertheless, the
crop is making excellent progress and
is caring well. In the extreme south
ern counties some Of the earliest fields
are now in the roasting a stage. In
a few Of the extreme northwestern
counties some COZ has been seriously
damaged by excessive rains and the
flooding of low lands, while in a num-
Der Of the southeastern and extreme
southern counties the crop is needing
rain, reports OF firing being received
from Pemiscot county. Cotton is also
suffering for rain In Pemiscot county
and is shedding, but in New Madrid
county it is doing finely. Flax in the
southwest counties is ripening and
some has been cut.
Kafir corn, sorghum, cow peas, mill
let and tobacco are doing well.
Pastures continue in good condition
but in some localities in the southern
sections stock water is becoming
scarce. Early potatoes are ripening,
and In the northern and western coun-
ties there is some complaint that they
were rotting. Apples are not drop
ping as badly as they were, and reports
indicate that what are left will be of
nua1ftv