The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28

Wheat-This county is considered as fine
| wheat section as there is in the State, and
VIII only make one-half crop. On account OF
; the drought and rust, the quality will be
very poor. Harvest is under full Roadway
| oa's Will mako half crop, while acreage
Is not more than one-third OF average.
nay ana grass are in good condition.
LINN COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Brookheld, Mo, June IA twenty five
Iiile orive over one of the rural routes in
, Linn County this week, through n rich
| agricultural district OF the county. showed
farmers 10 be in good spirits. They said the
nay crop would be very heavy.
Aiie acreage or corn Is about two-thirds
as large as last year. Corntelds were well
cultivated during the two weeks of dry.
warm weather. Saw some corn nearly waist
hish. and other fields just up.
Wheat Is beginning to turn yellow and
win oats looks WELL but there is q small
| acreage or both this year in Linn County.
An we want is sunshine and warm
| weather, said one big farmer 1 met on the
trip
| REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
browning. Mo, June 27.-The crop condi-
tons IN Linn County are very unfavorable
ana farmers are very discouraged. The
! weather has continued cold and wet for the
| past month.
|
| OF last years crop. The corn on the up
iahos In fair condition but the crop on
| the bottoms VIII be an entire failure as
liuch OF the crop was ruined by the recent
nood. and the continued rain has prevented
repiantlng. 1t Is estimated that only about
this county.
me wheat crop will be short. as only a
small acreage was sown last fall. Wheat
harvest VIII begin in about two weeks
LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
| REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chi!hcothe, Mo. June 27.-Wheat harvest
mas begun In Livingston County under con-
oltlons far different from last year The
crop, having been damaGed by the recent
MOOD, Is not SO good and the acreage is
only about half what it was in 1902
:" nile a large acreage of corn was plant
Gu carry In the season the amount was not
equal to that OF last year. for the reason
that the heavy rains came before some
farmers had time TO plant Much corn on
bottom farms was ruined by the flood from
Irand River and the creeks. Most of this
mas been replanted. while in some locali
ties planting is still going on. There will
probably be about three-fourths acreage
ai'osether' early and late. as compared to
last year.
oats were badly damaged. This los. "a
party made up by hay and grass. which
are luxur1ant almost beyond precedent
MACON COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Macon, Mo-. June 27-The corn screeee NJ
Macon County is one-fifth less than last
year: wheat one-fourth short Corn is do
.us iaiiy wei on rolling ground, but Is s,lf-
t ,n IN me bottoms. Too much rain is the
present menace to the crop. Farmers are
nopitis lot warmer and dryer weather. and
are ceiaying replanting in the lowlands till
1t comes. Wheat Is below grade
MADISON COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Frederfcktown. No., June e7-wheat h,r-
vest is over and some crops have ba.,
thrashed. The best yield is not over onan
nan crop: Some farmers in the south
erh part of the county did not Ont hut
turned their stock on wheat
average corn crop was planted, but II has
nor grown, owing to the cool weather and
.aoh OF ram. 1t has improved much in
the last week. since good rains came ord
may yet make an average
Oats not very promising. Clover and all
81 Uses are rair. Potatoes are good. Fruits |
except berries will be almost a total failure
MARES COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
vienna, Mo-, June 2.-Wheat in Mar,es |
county Is hardly half a crop. Corn ia |
ii'ohth late but, with good season. win |
make almost a full crop Oats are fair ord
grass excellent. but excess OF rain bas 80, IL
IL sappy. The wheat harvest is nractioan,,
over. - pt"e'ieai!S
MARION COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL .-
Harni5al. Mo-, June N-There ,s about
tne usual acreage of corn and wheat In this
county. Corn Is looking fine but Is LITTLE
i Ia, wheat harvest is now in progress
t,.t .ietu VIII De only about half crop,
put OF hne quality. Most of It will grade
No. 2 VIII siaoe
fliteen thousand acres of wheat and cor,
III the mississippi bottom in this COUNTY
were destroyed by the food. This land ia
now being planted in ninety-day corn.
ne oats crop will be about 60 per cent
hay crop is excellent.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
FFPUBIIc SPECIAL.
Weisviile. Mo-. June 1.-THE cold. wet
season retarded the early planting Of COR,
In Montgomery County somewhat bnt the
late planting was large and has brought the
acreage up to about the average Indica-
tions al present point to good crop and |
from diiterent sections of the country come
iep1rts mat the corn Is clean and growing
The wheat harvest is now in full blast
The crop is rather light. the heads. as
rule, being poorly filled. There are some
yield. e'oN
Potatoes and other vegetables, though
late. will be plentiful. Fruit is scarce. ex-
cept grapes and blackberries
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Montgomery City. No. June 27-The acre
ise OF corn In Montgomery County this sea-
son is about 10 per cent, and the outlook
or the growing crop is not good. An esti-
nate OF 80 per o,nt at this time would not
mss the correct statement very much.
mere is large quantity of old corn vet
n the county, but the stock raisers usually
.eed nearly all the corn grown here.
Inc hood In the Missouri River bottoms
Greatly damaged the wheat in Montgomery
:ounty. and there will probably be about
% per cent acreage. which will not average
more than ten bushels
MONITEAU COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
commenced in this county this week.
Weather conditions are favorable for saw
ms crop and indications are that the entire
rop Will be in shock next week, the acre
&c OF wheat about equal to last year, whilst
he yield will be something over one third
Il last year, when the yield was from TWEEN
y to thirty bushels. This year will run from
even to twelve bushels. injured by the rust.
Corn is clean and looking well, having
'lenty of rain and large crop il pron.
about equal to last year.
Oats about ready to cut; heavy crop, badly
own from wet weather, which will cause a !
oss of nearly one-fourth of crop
Probably over 1900 acres of wheat and
orn were destroyed on Missouri River Bot
ON by the flood farmers breaking I'D the
round and planting early varieties Of corn.
'EPUBL1C SPECIAL