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

are more backward than they have been
for years. The corn crop has Just been
finished planting. Much OF the early plant
ed is rotting. A large acreage of wheat
was planted. but a great portion did not
make a stand. Oats are fairly good. The
apple crop is almost a failure. but peaches
are good.
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Pennington. Mo-. June 27.-Reports from
st. Francis and Ste. Genevieve counties
show that wheat harvest is we'll under way.
There will be about half a crop Of wheat. of
good quality. Acreage small.
Hay harvesting has begun. Hay IS poo.
and of small acreage
The oats crop is good. but the acreage is
small.
Corn is in good shape. but late. The acre
age is small.
Wheat in the shock is damaged by rains
No thrashing has been possible 50 far.
There is a good prospect for apples. but
there will be no peaches.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Z. Desloge. Mo. June 2T.-Wheat and oats
crops are small and are spelling IN the
shock as 4 result of the continuous rains.
There is a large acreage OF corn planted.
which is in fine condition. Corn is waist
high and promises well.
Near Libertyville and Knob Lick the
farmers are feeling jubilant. notwithstand-
ing the bad plight of the wheat. Farming
is profitable in this country because OF the
cash market at home, where 5000 miners
consume the surplus.
SHELBY COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Shelbyville. No., June 27.-The corn acre
age is about 81 per cent of last year. The
crop is late. but looks well. 1t 10 clean and
growing. Wheat harvest Is now on. The
crop is damaged by rust. but there are
some good fields There will be fair crop
Of oats. New meadows are good, but old
meadows light and weecy. y fine crop OF
clover will be moved. Pastures are excel
lent. There will be no peaches and only
light crop of apples.
sTODDARD COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Bloomfield, Mo. June 2I-Crop conditions
are not now encouraging. Wheat thrash-
ing has commenced: average yield per acre.
three TO evelen bushels. as against average
years ago of ten to thirty: the wheat acre
age this year is larger than ever before.
Corn is looking fairly well; the acreage is
about as usual. Potatoes are fine, but
meadows are badly affected with white-top
weed. Some timothy; fine. Cotton small
and badly damaged by light. cold spring
Farmers are discouraged about the OUTLOOK.
Plenty of rain.
SALINE COUNTY.
SPECIAL.
Marshall. Mo-. June "A large acreage
Of corn and wheat was planted, but. owing
to the lateness of the season, wet weather
and floods the prospect is not hatterlns,
and 1t is thought there will be not over
half crop of either corn or wheat raised. "A
large per cent of these cereals IS raised IN
the bottoms OF the creeks and rivers This |
irpwpa6 the overflow Farmers IN |
these bottoms are gong TO try to raise fod-
der corn or 'ninety-day corn
The wheat harvest Is on The acreage Is |
ibout the usual amount, but the continued |
lamp weather will not allow 1t to cure If |
,ut Many acres of both corn and wheat |
we're almost ruined by hail last Sunday |
hight in the south edge Of this county.
Some few think If there Is favorable
Weather from now on something over half |
crop of wheat and corn will be made.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Sweet Springs Mo-. June g.-The wheat |
harvest around Sweet Springs is about two
birds completed with a yield OF eight
bushels to the acre and an average OF ABOUT
% per cent. The hail of last week did much
lamage to wheat and corn.
The corn crop is very good, considering
he late season and so much rain. but with
proper cultivation will make good crops.
There will be no comparison. however. win
he crops of last year and much or the
.orn had to be replanted and Is now SELLING
1t 40 cents per bushel.
Rain has continued to fall the last re"
lays and harvesting is at standstilL
ST. CLAIR COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Appleton City, No., June T.-Crop pros
ects are not fiattering. Considerable corn
as not yet been planted. and that which is
p is getting very weedy, owing to the eX-
-eme moisture. Indications now are that
t. Clair County will not make one-half
rop of corn Meadows have been damaged
y the wet weather, and will make about
xo-thirds of a crop. Late oats are DAM
ged by rust The early sowed oats promise
good CROP Wheat is about all harvested
nd will be- a fair yield. Pastures are fine;
ak good. There is about Is per cent OF the
sual acreage of corn.
ST, CHARLES COUNTY.
EPUBLIC SPECIAL.
O'Fallon No.. June N.-The average Yield
I wheat harvested this year will not ex-
aed ten bushels per acre, against twenty
We last. Corn is in good condition, but Is
eeding rain Three-fourths of crop was
ut in. Farmers in the bottoms are replant-
g. The estimated loss by the flood is $780,
o. Oats will make about half crop.
SPECIAL.
ST. Charles, Mo-, June 27.-Wheat harvest
well under way in St. Charles County.
he average yield of wheat will be about
teen bushels 10 the acre. with two-thirdS
the usual acreage harvested.
Corn looks well and a full crop was plant
|, one-third of which was overfowed and
.stroyed. 1t is estimated that bottom land {
Ill produce two-ninths of crop, and hills
7o-thirds of an average crop.
st. Charles County has $4,000 acres Of
nd in cultivation, 81 900 acres Of which, the !
ost productive soil. was overfiowed and
@ crops entirely destroyed.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
EPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Potosi. Mo-, June 27.-The acreage of corn .
anted In Washington County this year is ,
nsiderably above the average and Is look r
6 well. On account Of wet weather 1t
.eds work badly. &
Wheat harvest is more than half over. ]
UGH of the wheat is down. injuring the G
ain. The yield of wheat is estimated by J
any farmers at not over one-half crop. i
II farmers were prevented from harvest I
e two days of this week on account of c
in. Meadows will yield an average crop. }
ITS are poor. Early-sown wheat was
eatly damaged by the iy. I
RKANSAS WILL HAVE TO Z
IMPORT CORN NEXT YEAR. i