The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-08

s siGTs only fair wi5ew9F worstnE in some fields
crop fair apnle: falling badly: p 'aioss and gar
doing we'll berries rpenine rceiy ana promise
bis crop: pluras dropping badly: potatoes a large
now: clover cutting in progress; blowing abou,
Tazewell. Pekin-Ccrn making good progress:
rain NEEDED in some localities: Wheat hsTyest
a4SsIts i:sE5E bad ~. ~. .or.- al az s
corn doing :airIy and being LAID by: rain needed
FOR hay and pastures. oats short straw but well
headed and beginning To rtren. broom corn crop
Shelby stewarason-warr,er weather: com
ssn b anf ssra Sta IN o s fhneh
Pike. l'ittsfeld Warm, Dry weather.: corn be-
having in pTuEress: oats viii be short crop. con.
siderable rust: corn plowtns still in rrosress--
h,ackSerries ripsnine: no thrashlns iore
Macoupiu. carlinyiile-Good week :gr corn. but
rusting badly: bugs doing some carnage to corn
and oats. meadows fair; apples will be nearly a
Scott; MerIt;-An IDEAL summer week: whea,
hsy icing a cut: e oats will be- ign, crop: eSFa
growing fast but needs rain: pastures very good
Lss AND Tf a aGn oas week ws suf a M
re- backward whea; harvest about done: cats
caTk WestsidNWsather s sSr crops: clover
cutting in progress: considerable damage by rain
much iinprovs by warm Weather: potatoes doing
nicely: hlackherTies r!pening.
Correspondents in the southern district
make reports as follows:
Jefferson. Bluford-Weather favorable for corn.
sterably damaged by chinch bugs: meadows and
pastures doing well. gardens and early potatoes
good.
Johnson New Rurrside-Crops growing nicely:
some wheat being thrashed: early potatoes large
crop: corn looking well: stock in exceptionally
fne condition. early stock o; apples being shipped
b!aCkberTies nearl; gone
Marion Iuka-weather warm and dry: vhea,
cut and in stack. acreage small and quality poor
| tivated: gardens generally very good. hay ligh:
crop: pastures falling, owing 10 dry weather.
81. clair Jerseyv!Ie-Sonle wheat thrashed and
yield Is better than anticipated: grain Of good
quality Jocks well: potatoes being market
ed fair Weld: prospect for apples good: timothy
Eight. hut OF god quality: blackberr:es ripenins
| White. Ernna-Hot weather with local showers
wheat thrashinE commenced. with light Weld and
poor quality corn growing nicely cats beginning
10 ripeu. will be light crop. considerably affected
with rust: pastures and timothy hne; peache,
and apples fair potaioes ana EaEcsH' me; -s,,
about one-ha.f crop: looking we'll. but be.ns
damaged in places by bugs: pastures getting
| wheat in stack and some being thrashed with
short yield: cats ripe: gardens and pastures nee
rain.
| Perry Cutler-wheat thrashinR begun yield
poor corn fair. but small chinch bugs nunasr
Gus: cats. lisht crop. nearly ripe: hay crop hs ign
| fruit scarce. no rain past week.
/ Wayne. fairfeld-Fine week for cleaning corn
which is improving: grass improved oats yer!
quality. late apples failure: blaciiber-es ahun
dant and of good quality.
| Clay. Senia-WRrm weather has helped corr
| some. but moisture short: meadows fair. bu
| stalks short some meadows very weedy: cucun
| eers beans and blackberrics plentiful.