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

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owing to the cold, wet weather. Reliable
estimates as to the acreage of corn ant
wheat cannot be obtaired on account of the
losses caused by foods in the bottom lands
The oat crop will be short rs to 80 per cent.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
fayette. Mo-. June 27.-The wheat harvest
| IN Howard County has been retarded by
heaVy rain this week. The crop is less thar
| half. The corn acreage is large, but much
OF 1t late. A fine crop of clover was har-
vested and timothy is fine. Thousands OF
acres of wheat were destroyed by flood.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
| New Franklin Mo-, June 27-Crop condi.
tons in the south half Of Howard County
| are very unsatisfactory. Continued rains
| are doing much damage and preventing
| the farmers in the flooded districts from
planting corn. The wheat is being har.
vested. but the quality is poor. and from the
| best information obtainable the yield will
not exceed one-half of the crop Of 1902. The
! crop Is very backward and the acreage
| about one-half to three-quarters of that
! OF last year. Meadows and grass are the
| best for many years.
JASPER COUNTY.
| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Carthage. Mo-, June 27-Jasper County
| farmers report that the yield OF wheat will
| make less than half a crop. while the con-
dition of oats Is no better. Corn will be a
short crop. In a few sections rain is need
ed. Hay has been injured by wire worms,
Is scattering and will not make a crop.
JACKSON COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Kansas City, Mo-. Juno 1.-THE corn and
wheat crops in Jackson County are in fair
condition. There is more corn than wheat.
While the floods injured the bottom crops,
still that is only a small piece. Much corn
has been replanted and is coming up rap
idly. There should be an average wheat
! crop and almost an average corn and oats
crops. Harvesting will begin in about two
weeks.
JASPER COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Joplin, Mo-, June N.-Wheat harvest in
Jasper County is almost completed. The
crop will be light mainly because Of ex-
cessive rains, which prevented pollinization
Of the grain. The quality OF wheat is ex-
cellent. Local millers consider that the
crop is about half that Of tho normal year
The acreage Of corn is about the same as
last year and the condition of the growing
crop Is excellent Only a few fields are not
up to the average ON account of being I'M
able to cultivate on account OF continued
rain
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
De Soto. NO., June N.-The crop report of
Jefferson County from the most reliable In
formation shows the wheat crop about two
thirds harvested. The acreage is about 80
Per cent OF the average, and the Yield only
about So per cent Of the usual full CROP
The corn crop has improved very much
In the past ten days, and with average
weather will yield about IS per cent of a
Nha A1f& l1~
year is increased. being about los per cent
JOHNSON COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Warrensburg, Mo-. Juna 1.-THE corn
acreage in johnson County is from one-half
to two-thirds average, and the condition is
fairly good, though the continual and heavy
rains in the south part of the county this
spring delayed planting. and forced many
farmers to place their hopes on a late sea-
son. The crop will be about 60 per cent OF
the normal.
The wheat harvest, now In progress. in
dicates that the average yield will be
eighteen to twenty bushels to the acre. The
hay. fax and oats crops are good.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL,
Lection. Mo-, June 27.-The corn crop Is
all planted in johnson County. at last after
weeks of delay. due to continual rains. The
The general condition is not up to the aver
age. There will be large acreage of kaffi-
corn and cane compared with former years.
and big crop of timothy and clover.
Chinch bugs have disappeared entirely |
and the largest crop of wheat in years will
be sown this fall in consequence. There has |
bee 80 much rain for wheat cutting. |
which is now in full blast. About half |
crop is predicted.
LACLEDE COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
in Laclede County is being harvested. 1t |
is light, but of excellent quality. 1t will not |
make more than half a crop. but the acre |
age is somewhat larger than last year.
The oats crop. which a month ago prom |
Used an abundant yield. has been badly In |
jured by rust.
Corn, though yet small looks well and |
promises a full crop. Meadows are fine. |
The May freeze killed the more tender va |
rietfes of apples and peaches. yet from pres |
ent prospects there will be a fair crop Of |
the more hardy varieties.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Higginsvile, Mo-, June 27.-Harvest slow |
in this vicinity, being delayed by the rains. |
Hay is good. Wheat and corn are poor. |
The acreage Of corn is 10 per cent of last |
year and the condition % per cent worse. |
The wheat yield is from fifteen to eighteen |
bushels per acre. The quality of wheat |
however. is very good Oats are backward. |
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Lexington No.. June 27.-Lafayette Coun-
tvs wheat harvest Is now well under head
way, and a full half-crop is expected Late
wheat is better than early. This years
acreage Is an average.
Corn promises good. though the acreage
Is not as large as that of last year The
bulk of the crop is clean, much of it having /
been cultivated twice and some of 1t three
times.
Lafayette County has experienced but one
failure in crops in her history. Even in
grasshopper year she had good crops.
LEWIS COUNTY.
xEPuBLIc SPECIAL.
Canton. No. June 2s.-The outlook for
corn Is bad. The crop will be 80 per cent
less than usual. and there is one-fourth less
acreage. Most all Of it had to be planted
a second time. Wheat will make an aver
age crop: one-fourth less acreage. Hay
average crop.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Fishery. Mo-, June T.-Crop conditions
for Lincoln County:
Corn-The entire bottom corn crop was
by the recent high water. Hill
corn II In bad condition. No old corn is be-