Show serious predictions CHICAGO an aug 10 in reviewing ing the drouth situation the journal says tonight to night the outlet k for tho tile ag a of illinois indiana iowa and the tile southern portions of michigan g in and wisconsin is 19 gloom gloomy in the extreme these territories have ha e been for fourteen months subject to the via citation of a doroug drought ht chose ft hose parallel cannot be found in in many years during the past p few m weeks this tills state of lias been intensified in the mentioned and much injury to lias has resulted alie destruction is not uniform though where V here crops m were ere planted pi late in in tho the season the owners idill ill probably not realize tile cost of planting of the necessary food for I 1 live i v 0 stock there n will ill be an appalling app illing dearth and prices of milk meat ineat butter cheese and other faiwl farm p products n may aay be expected to r ribo toa to a great height the 11 for a year to come will ft ill be felt in all quarters trade and business as ft ell ae as in agricultural districts railroads will ft ill feel it gram grain will not be there to ship neither will mill fattened block stock be here there to hau haul already farmers are deposing dising of 0 herds of of balf fattened swine and even horses and coma are being disposed dispo ced of at 25 per cent of their ordinary aluc value large burdens w will ill fill fall upon the shoulders should cre of the people next year |