Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-10
Nebraska
GOOD CROWDS AT The FAIR
Sun Comes Out and People Take Ad-
vantage Of Opportunity.
REPORTS ON CORN CONDITIONS
FARMERS from over the state Indicate
Northern Section is Better OFF
Than the south Platte
Country.
Trom q stan Correspondent.l

= Trom q staff Correspondsnt)
LINCOLN, Sept G-(speciai MIR. Sun
smiled down on the state fair today and
the people ala the rest. Early in the
morning there was a little piece OF blue
shown through the clouds and a. a result
the crowds began to pour into the big
gates and until late in the Afternoon they
kept going until the fair grounds looked
as damned az In the good weather days
OF last year.
The MAJ today was $3.50 against
S7.6s4 the same day last year.
The raoe track II in fair shape and
from now until the fair closes tomorrow
at 4 O'Clock there will be racing ell the
TINA. morning, noon and afternoon.
The band concert was more literally at
tended today than any previous day, every
available seat In the large auditorium being
occupied and hundreds who we're unable
70 get seats stood on the outside and
listened to the music.
President RudRe and Secretary Mellor
have worked like beavers ever since the
fair opened trying to fix up the roads and
walks 80 the people would not be forced to
slop around in the mud and so well did
they succeed that today the grounds were
practically free from mud.
Lieutenant Governor HopeweIi was on
the grounds today and enjoyed the fair &c
the utmost
The parade Of prize winning stock will
be held In the morning.
Corn Crop Damaged.
Farmers attending the state fair bring II
reports this confirm the statements Of
week or two ago that the corn crop ha'
been materially damaged by reason Of tn
long drouth during August. They ais
bring reports that some OF the corn thougl
the stalks are green and healthy looking
is not filled out and Of an inferior quail
iU.
Statements from farmers from all owe
Nebraska indicate~ that from Omaha t
3 Cofunnbut. anorth Of the Platte river, tn
crop will be about IS per cent Of what
was last year; from Columbus to Gran
Island about a per cent and west Of Gran
Island about 20 per cent. South of tn
river the reports indicate that from tn
Missouri river to Lnooin the corn Gro
will be not more than Is per cent and fror
Lincoln west II win be in the neighboE
hood OF % per cent. This would indicat
that the corn crop OF the entire state
about 70 per cent Of what 1t was las
year.
The corn acreage this year is in roun
numbers, 100000 acres. and some week
ago some Of the experts figured the yiel
would reach SSo.OOo,OOo bushels. II tn
yield is only ~ per cent OF this the tot;
for the state based on the reports of ii
visitors to the fair will be in the neigl
borhood OF S4. 100. 900 bushels. or a decreai
from the estimate of the more liberal e.
peFts Of B,e0o,000 bushels. ;
The reports also are to the effect thu
the quality Of the corn 10 not as good
last year. some Of the corn is not y
filled out and II frost come within tw
weeks ~thts- corn wHI-be materially dan
aged.
Riley, Goes BACK to Iowa.
Governor Shallenberger has honored
reduisition from the governor Of Iowa &c
the return 40 that state OF James Rile;
wanted for forgery. Riley is under ARE
at Omaha
OLD Settler Dead
N. FodreaS bookkOeper in the office
the state treasurer. received a messal
today that his wife's father, James Mo
roe Parker. had died 1t his home in Ke
nard. Mr.. Parker was s. years old al
came TO Nebraska from Illinois In 1S
For a number OF years he farmed
washington county and about TWEEN
years ago retired from active work. ]