Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-09-04
MISSOURI CROPS.
fake the State Over. the Tillers of the
Soil Have Very Little to
COMPLAIN of

Columbia, Mo-, Aug. 26.-The Unit
ed States department of agriculture,
climate and crop bulletin of the
weather bureau, Missouri section, for
the week ending August 25, 1902,
says:
Except in the extreme southern
portion of the state, where the tenn
perature was about normal, the past
week averaged somewhat cooler than
usual, with much cloudy weather and
frequent showers. The rainfall has
been rather unevenly distributed but
over much the greater portion of the
state the total for the week exceed
ed l inch, and over a number of the
southwestern, central and northeast
ern counties it ranged from 2 to over
3 inches, a few localities receiving
from 4 to 6 inches. Very severe local
wind storms occurred in some of the
southwestern counties, breaking down
corn and sorghum, blowing off apples
and damaging hay and grain stacks.
While the drought in the south
eastern counties has not been thor
oughly broken, except in localities,
the rains have been of great benefit
to late corn and pastures and have
put the ground in much better condi-
ton for blowing. In some districts,
however. the rainfall was too light
to be of material benefit and corn is
drying up rapidly. The rains have
also improved the condition of late
corn, pastures and meadows in many
of the northern and western counties,
but in portions of those sections rain
was not needed and the cool, cloudy
and showery weather is retarding the
ripening of the early corn. On the
ing finely and an immense yield is
assured in most sections. Considera-
BILE early corr has already been cut,
and with normal weather conditions
crop will be out of danger from frost
by September Is.
Cotton in the southeastern counties,
is opening well, but there is still some
complaint of shedding.
Tobacco is maturing nicely and
some has been cut. In Schuyler coun-
ty some. tobacco has been damaged
by the overlooking of small streams.
Early potatoes are keeping well, as
a rule, but in some districts they
continue to rot badly.
The grinding of sorghum is becom-
ing quite general and the crop is very
fine.
Pastures are needing more rain in
some of the southern counties, but in
most sections they continue in ex.
cellent condition.
A heavy crop of millet is being Sc
cured in the northern sections, and
other late forage crops are making
excellent growth.
In the southwestern counties the
weather has been unfavorable for the
curing of prairie hay, and the har-
vesting of that crop has progressed
slowly.
In some of the southern counties.
and also in a few localities in the
northwest section, the ground is still
too hard for blowing, while in a few
of the west-central counties it is too
wet; in most sections, however, it is
in fair to good condition, and prep
arations for fall seeding are progress
ing favorably.
A little wheat has already been
sown.
In many of the northern and west
ern counties the week has been very
unfavorable for threshing, owing to
frequent showers and lack of sun
shine, and some grain in stack, as
well as that remaining in shock, is
being greatly damaged.
Apples are still dropping to a con-
siderable extent, and reports of rot
ting continue to be receievd. but in
some districts a fairly good crop is
indicated. A. z. HACKETT,
Section Director.