The Growing Crops

Masón City, Ia., July 6. -John E. Eider has just returned trom a trip through nearly every county in South Dakota, and with the exception of very few localities pronounees the wheat erop an almost complete faüure. Much of it stands less than six inches high, and is headed out with the kernel inside dried up, nothing beingr lelt but the hulL Corn is showing the effects of the drought, and at the best will be but half a erop Water is very scaree and pasturaje very short. Kansas City, Mo., July fi.- Crop reporta received by Secretary Mohler, of the Agxicultural Department of Kansas, ara to the effect that the wheat harvest is almost ftnished. The secretary estimates the total yield at 34,000,000 bushels, whieh ia just doublé that of last year. The crop may now be said to be successfully harvested. Tho largest yield is in Sumner County, whera 8,000,000 bushels have been harvested. St. Louis, July 6.- The secretary of the State Board of Agricultura reporte the condition of crops as being quite favorable, taking the Kt.ite asa whole. Excess oí rain and cool weather has interfered with corn, and in some cases the crop has been abandon. -.1 Better weather during the last ten days has improved the condition, which is now 89. Tho coudition of winter wheat at harvest time and after considerable of it has been put into the shock Is put at 92. The average of estimates of correspondence in every county in the State tndicate that the yield per acre will not ba less than fourteen bushels and the quality of the grain will be good, if not damaged in the shock. The oonditiun of oats is 92.5; ostimated yield of meadows per acre, 1.5 tons; condition of apples, 67.