The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-05-15
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Weather Bureau, Missouri section
for the week ending May IL, 1908,
published by A. E. Hackett, sec
ton director:
The mean temperature of the
past week was very near the nor
NAL in all sections of the state, ex-
cept the southwest, where there
was a marked deficiency, and there
has been about the average amount
of sunshine. Light frost occurred
in some localities during the fore
part Of the week but did little or
no damage. Over portions of the
southwest section the rainfall of
the week ranged from one to over
two inches, but elsewhere it was
generally less than one-half inch,
many localities receiving none.
Warm showers are now needed.
Except in some of the south
western counties, where heavy
rains kept the ground wet, the
week has been very favorable for
farm work and plowing and corn
planting have been vigorously
pushed. In most of the southern
counties planting is nearing COM
pletion, and from one-half to three
fourths of the crop has been plant
ed in portions of the central and
northern sections, but in many
counties of those sections less than
half the land intended for corn has
not yet been broken. In the north
western counties much corn will
be listed. The soil is now in bet
ter condition to work than at any
previous time this spring, but
there is much complaint that it is
cloddy and hard to pulverize, and
in portions of the central and
northern sections it is still very
"soggy." In a few of the south.
eastern counties the ground is be-
coming too to plow. Corn is COM
ing up very slowly, as rule,
owing to the continued cool wealth
er, and in portions of the southern
sections there is much complaint
of poor stands. Some early fields
in the extreme southern counties
have been cultivated. Cotton plant
ing is nearing completion in the
extreme southeastern counties and
good stands are reported in New
Madrid county, but in Dunklin and
PemiscOt counties there is com.
plant that it is not coming up
well.
Wheat continues to deteriate in
portions of the central and south.
ern sections owing to damage by
rust and insects, and in some OF
the southern and eastern counties
it is greatly in need of rain. In
most of the central and northern
counties it continues in fair to ex-
cellent condition. The earliest is
now heading in the southern coun-
ties and there is some complaint
that it is very short. In few of
the extreme southern counties the
crop was damaged by frost. Oats
are being greatly retarded by the
cool and dry weather and in some
counties are turning yellow.
Grasses are also making slow prog
ress, and are needing warm show
ers. Reports regarding the dam
age done to fruits by the freeze of
the 1st indicate that in most of the
southern counties apples have been
damaged one-half or more, many
correspondents stating that they
are almost entirely killed. In the
central or northern counties the
loss does not seem to have been SO
great, although in many counties
} they are reported damaged one
half. What peaches remained
suffered to about the same extent
as apples, and other small fruits
were greatly damaged in nearly al
sections. Strawberries were gen.
orally cut short one-half or more
, except in portions of the centra
|. and northern sections, where they