Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-08-09
WELCOME FALL or WATER
Rain of Great Benefit to AL Forms
Of Plant Life-Almost an Inch
Fell-Rvery Little Bit Helps.

The rain fall for twenty-four hours
ending at I O'Clock Monday morning
vas only a sum total of 80 of an inch
but that ''everY little bit helps goes
without saying and all forms Of plant
life that were beginning to show the
effects OF the drouth seemed to re-
gain their former desire TO shoot sky
ward and beautify the world; the
weeds sprang up with more life than
usual and we may sOon expect another
C. 1. l. Of the d. A. R. report. The
farmer wears the gladstone smile that
refuses to be wiped of and all the
world is overioyed; We have had a
rain.
The crops are In a slight way In
jured but II another fall OF the wet
fluid tumbles soon we may feel assured
that things will brighten up still
more.
MISSOURI CROPS.
The following Official statement Of
the condition OF Missouri crops was
made public to-day by George B.
Ellis, Secretary Of the Board OF Agri-
culture.
The weather throughout the month
has been cooler than usual for July.
The nightly temperature, especially,
has been cool; and not until the past
week has the daily temperature been
normal for this time Of the year. The
amount OF rainfall has been below the
normal for the entire month, and the
northeast section has received scar
cely any at all. About the Goth, good
local showers we're received in the
northwest and southern sections, but
at present rain is needed in all sec
ton.
C0RN-The condition of corn,
while apparently low, is three points
above the ten year average, and in the
instance of plenty Of rain will make a
normal yield. 1t is spotted in all
localities, and will ear very low. The
dry weather has begun to tell in all
sections except the southeast, which
is nine points above last months aver
age, The northeast section has suffer-
ed the worst injury from drought.
About three tier Of counties from
Dayiess and Caldwell on the west, to
the Mississippi River on the east,
have suffered worst from the drough.
Nearly all counties south of the river
show from a fair to an excellent condi-
too, while the same condition pre-
walls along the Missouri river in the
northwest There is nothing in the
present situation to cause any great
although the continuance of
the drought for any great length of
time would materially affect the yield.
The bulk OF the crop is nov caring, and
is the crital period.
WHEAT-Wheat threshing is prac-
all finished, and all grain is
saved in an excellent condition. AS
.threshing progresses, the yield is
found to be better than the estimate
one month ago, which was thirty mil
lion bushels for the state. The yield
Of wheat by counties will be published
as oon as the tabulations IA be COM
This will show the actual
yield for this year.
OATS -oat threshing is under head
way, but has not progressed far enough
give the final yield. Only one-half
1f the original acreage will be thresh-
the remaining half has either been
pastured, moved for hay, or threshed
or fed In the sheaf. The grain is
heavy and OF an excellent quality.
The estimate yield is Is bushels per
acre.
W Timothy and clover
meadows will yield a lighter crop OF
hay on the average than any year
since 1901, the drought year, but the
quality Of the hay is very good.
C0TTON-The condition Of the
crop In the southern portion of
the state is very promising: it
has made good growth during the
month, exceeding the condition of last
month by 20 points. The drought has
not yet affected it.
FRUIT-Fruit Of all kind S good,
and, while it needs rain, will still
make mere than an average crop.