The Ordway new era., 1911-06-30
MOST CROPS
ARE FAILURES
HOT WEATHER SETS RECORD
IN SEVERAL STATES
LITTLE RAIN.
Winds PLAY HAVOC
AT S l MA AND MCPHERSON,
KAN, ,TEMPERATURE REACHES
116 DEGREES.

Kansas City.-Over Kansas. Mis-
scuri and Oklahoma a scorching wind
from the south has blown, greatly
damaging growing crops and sending
temperatures to new high records.
Reports from but one county In Mis-.
souri, tell of rain. This was at Hart
vile, in Wright county.
In Kansas City the temperature
reached 100 degrees.
AT Saiina and Mcpherson. Kan, the
temperature reached ia degrees.
breaking the records for the last
twcn.y-siX years. Temperatures In
other Kansas towns today were: Man.
haitian. l13: Abilene. 1l2: Concordia.
1O2: Emporia. LOG: Kingsley, 100. and
Strong City Ill.
This was the hottest June 25th since
the local weather bureau was estab-
lished in Oklahoma City. the mercury
attaining a maximum of 103. The heat
was intensified by hot wind. The
heat Is general throughout Oklahoma,
u maximum OF Ill degrees being re-
corded At Blackwell.
St. Iouis.-Special dispatches re.
ccived from the crop experts OF thir.
teen states show that the rains Of the
past few days have helped growing
crops in tn. Middle West and South
west. but that heavy rains must come
within the next two weeks to cave
corn In many localities. Potatoes are
generally a failure.
Pastures are In n bad way. oats and
hay are cut very short. Wheat esti.
mates are fair to good. The South's
outlook for cotton is splendid. The re-
ports are summarized rs follows:
Illinois-Despiteh heavy rains through.
out the state. Illinois harvest as a
Who'll, will be the poorest In many
years. Corn In Northern and Central
Illinois is in average condition and
fairly good yield Ia predicted. Oats
will be veryl light. Wheat is light in
most Of the states. Apples. one-fourth
crop: peaches. half: potatoes. none:
tomatoes. few.
Indiana-Wheat. little short OF nor
NAL: corn. acreage heavier than for
several years. and crop will exceed
that OF last season: oats, half crop:
hay. considerably under normal: toma-
toes big shortage: potatoes. normal.
MISUNDERSTANDING rain within next
ten days Is necessary to make acre
age corn crop; oats crop is cut to half:
potatoes arc failure and pastures are
burned up In Central and Southern
Missouri: corn. everywhere is free
from weeds and will make n bumper
70 rat, fo.Is .x,ffbip nj
days.
Kansas-Corn Is generally In excel
lent condition and can go without rain
two weeks more and make fairly
good crop. The whole state Is ex-
tremely dry. hot winds are blowing
and Withdrawing the moisture still
remaining in the ground. Wheat will
be about a half crop. Oats. half crop.
Pastures in most Of the eastern sec
tions are burned dry. Alfalfa in same
condition on uplands. Potatoes will
be almost complete failure.
Iowa-Heavy rain through state
helped corn. which the sun was wilt
ing in some sections. but the crop
generally Is making better progress
than for years.
NhiSSiSohppa SSheou esop pAoopeSts
were never better In Mississippi. The
boil weevils now extend across the
southern tier OF counties into Alabama
and extending north about hundred
miles. Corn will produce half crop
Of nubbins.
Administration yield for this
state will be about the same as last
year. Failure OF the seed to germi-
nate in black lands affects the in.
creased acreage Recent rains saved
the corn. Rice growers are rejoicing
over the rain.
Oklahoma-Corn prospects are the
poorest in years, not more than half
OF a normal crop. Many farmers
would put in 90-day corn II rain falls
soon. Wheat and oats less than one
third. Alfalfa yield smallest In his
tory. Cotton will soon need rain.
The crop will be a record breaker II
reasonable rains come from now on.
Cotton generally estimated crop at
one million bales. Fruit crop fair.
Kentucky-Corn is looking we'll. not
having been affected by drouth as
have other crops. and good yield is
anticipated. Wheat crop Of 81 per
cent. Tobacco, not a full crop. Pota.
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