The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-07-09


lowest In the northwest and central
sections where 1t is only 20. In com. |
parisOn with the condition of the corn
crop one year ago the average condi.
ton for the state is one point better
than it was at tnat time, but it will be
remembered that we had iavorably
late season last year and the final
yield hes about 80 bushels per acre for
the state.
Wheat-Tbe reports on the wheat
crop show considerable variation. The
group of counties in the Ozark region
including Maries, Phelps, Pulaski,
Dent, Shannon, Wright and some of
the adjoining counties, report great
deal of damage to wheat from rust,
and in that section the yield will be
very low. but In most of the large
wheat-producing counties the wheat is
in fairly good condition. and our cor
respondents report satisfactory yield.
Rain has greatly delayed harvesting
and in many counties the wheat is
dead ripe but cannot be cut because
the ground is too soft to run the binder.
Some have been cutting with the
cradle. 1t is estimated that on June
30th 4 per cent Of the entire crop of
the state was harvested In the south.
east section so per cent of the crop
was harvested while in the northwest
section only per cent of the crop was
in shock. The quality of the grain
has been damaged considerably by the
rain and is below the average The
yield. however, will be much better
I than for last year. The estimated
average yield for the state is 10 bush
els and by crop sections as follows:
, North. east, A bushels; northwest, 10
It bushels central, IL bushels: south
. west, 3 bushels; southeast, II bush
els. The estimate is three bushels per
/, acre more than the estimate made Of
a the yield of wheat at the same time
!. last year.
Oats-Oats have suffered from the
,r same conditions that caused the loss Of
!. the wheat, out the oats crop shows an
, improvement of 4 points during The
month, and if the weather continues tC
5. improve so the crop can be harvested
there will be much better crop saveC
: than was produced last year.
- Timothy meadows show
decline of point during the month
. while clover meadows show an i'm
provement OF points; leaving th
. general average condition Of the ha.
> crop practically the same as it was
- month ago except that much Of tn
y clover has been harvested and some o
% 1t damaged after it was cut If tn
- weather improves so the hay can b
IT, saved, there will be very eXcellen
ry crop.
og Pastures-The pastures have i'm
ST. proved points during the month an
Jle are excellent in all parts of the State.
air Apples-Apples continue to fall an
I'D nearly all correspondents report thi
apples are infested with' scab. TIL
condition has declined Is points du
he iug the month, the present conditiC
Of for the State being SO. The highe
Law condition is "a in the Northeast Sc
the ton, the lowest 4S in the Central Sc
tion.
Tho Peaches-Peaches have decline
ved only point during the month. II
ex. condition for the whole State is 4
m. The highest condition is in the Soht
the east Section, 75; the lowest in t
rd Northeast Section where 1t IS only 2
all In most of the counties in the southe
Iree prt of the Stale seeding peach
promise full crop and in many Sc
orn tion the budded peaches are estima'
inn at from one half to a full crop.
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ooo Hoffman Confessed.