| Show I TWENTY DOLLARS FOR HAY I Highest Pries for Stock Food Ever Reached in Kansas City Kansas City Mo July 12No rain fell today in Uny part of the drought stricken district consisting of all of Kansas western Missouri Oklahoma and Indian Territory Over much of this region this was the worst day of the long hot spell the temperature being be-ing more than 100 degrees and no breeze stirring Corn oats hay and potatoes are so badly injured that even with rain the yield would be short and as the weather bureau gives no hope of relief the outlook Is discouraging At some places In Kansas there has been no rainfall whatever for nearly three months The present is the worst drought since JSGO when New England sent lood to the settlers of Kansas I However the past few years have boon A cry prosperous ones and even now tho Kansas farmers are harvesting of the largest crops of wheat in the history his-tory of the State A great many counties send word that with rain corn will be a half crop without with-out rain soon no yield A few say there Is yet hope for a fair harvest Hay sold this morning for 20 a ton the highest price ever reached in this inarket Receipts wore very small and most of the hay whIoh came In was hold some time ago In the country before be-fore the draught became so serious Hay is so high ljere that it can be shipped from Minnesota or Ohio or almost I al-most any State In the country that has I a crop Kansas und Missouri which usually furnish as much hay as any three Eastern States and at this time of the year are usually shipping train loads of hay to other points are buying hay this year In numerous places there Is no pasturage and owners of cattle are shipping hay to their farms Alfalfa has yielded well everywhere and will be the salvation of many farmer For the past five days 110000 hoes have been received at the stockyads breaking all records These heavy ship meats are due to the scarcity of corn |
