Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-16
Missouri Stale Gleanings.
MISSOURI CROP BULLETIN.
Wet and Cool Weather Richards
Farm Work--High Water
Floods the LowIands.

Columbia, Mo-, June THE United
States department of agriculture, eli
mate and crop bulletin of the weather
bureau, Missouri section, for the week
ending June 6, 1904 says:
Wet and cool weather prevailed
throughout the state during the
week. The precipitation was gen.
eral and heavy, ranging from
and a half inches in the ex-
IRENE southeast to over seven inches
in the western section. Farm work was
generally retarded, except in the ex-
IRENE northeast and southeast por-
tons OF the state. In the central and
western sections, and also in most of
the northern counties, heavy rains COM
pletely stopped all farm work three to
five days, but work progressed fairly
well in the southern sections. In the
west-central section considerable dam
age was done to crops by heavy rain
and %oyerflows, especially in bottom
lands. The temperature ranged below
the normal during the first three days,
but the latter part of the week the
temperature ranged about normal to
slightly above.
Corn planting is about completed in
the southern sections, and q fair stand
is reported; many of the fields have
been worked over, a few for the second
time. In the northern counties, and,
in fact, in most counties north of the
Missouri, the crop is only about two
thirds planted, and in the west-central
counties the fields are becoming grassy.
Too wet and too cool is the general
complaint. The later planted corr is
generally coming up well, hut a large
portion of that planted earlier will
have to be %replanted. Sunshine is badly
needed.
Wheat, on the uplands, continues fair
to good, but is not doing well in the
bottom lands on account of too much
rain; in some Of the west-central coun-
ties considerable rust has appeared,
and in the extreme east portion chess
is complained of. The IIessian fly is
reported to be in Dent, Lafayette and
Platte counties. Wheat is in bloom
as far north as the Missouri river. The
oat crop, as a whole, improved slightly
during the week, and is heading fairly
we'll, especially in the southern Sec
tons.
Cotton planting is practically COM
Melted in tho pytrnnn r,+booc+o,
counties, and the earlier planted has
been worked over and looks well.
Pastures are reported to be in excel
lent condition; old meadows, however
are becoming weedy. Old clover is
weedy, but new clover is in good con-
Gition.
Gardens are much improved, and, as
a rule, are in fine shape; the improve.
ment is noted in all sections.
Nearly all centers report an improve.
ment in the potato crop, ard there is
very little complaint of bugs.
The melon crop prospects continue
good.
Apples continue to drop badly in al
sections; in the southwest high winds
damaged trees to some extent; the out
look for the crop is not promising.
There is considerable complaint tha'
plums and pears continue to drop.
Cherries and peaches are more favor
able; in some of the southern countis!
the peach crop promises TO be fair t
good.
Strawberries are ripening in all sec
, tons, and al excellent yield is report
cd. Picking and shipping is in prog
ress, except in the extreme northern
counties. GEORGE REEDER.