The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-29

ference between upland and valley
land. The opinion of these men viii
reference to the prospects Is based
upon the proposition that we have
rain within the time specified by
them:
Arson Miller, Bridge p. O., ! croI
At least, and will stand present dry
weather two weeks or . month yet
Wheat sowed in Oct. and Nov. Some
dead-that living in splendid condi
ton. Last rain in March.
David Douglas, 4 miles and one-hall
Southwest Of Salina, ! crop at least
will stand dry weather week, sown
first of September, none dead. Valley
lind.
NJ. c. Page, miles and one-hall
north Of Salins, bluff land, in good
condition, will average ! crop, stand
dry weather 10 days, sown from 10th
to 18th Sept, Fultz wheat failure,
also Odessa. Red May success, no mois.
ture since the snow.
Edward Short, 8 miles northeast,
upland, ! crop. stand dry weather l0
days. Sown from Sept. 10th to 18th.
May and Fultz, latter hurt by freeze
but stands dry weather better because
thinner.
A. r. Head, II miles northwest on
Mulberry, bottom, ! crop, stand dry
weather 10 days. Sown Sept 10 to IS,
mostly Red May. Fultz better than
Red May. last rain 4 weeks ago.
+. c. Virgins. 6 miles east. I crop.
second bottom, stand drouth 10 days.
Sown Sept. 10 to ., Red Amber kill
ed more than May, Odessa stood it well,
last moisture the drizzle OFFS of March.
Gothart Schippel, 4 miles northeast.
/ crop, bottom, stand drOuth 2 weeks
or more. Sown from Sept. 10 to p,
Red May.
Eberhardt 4 SudendOrf, 6 miles
southeast, I crop, stand drouth 10 days.
Sown LIST week in Oct, Red May, up
land.
Eberbardt 4 Sudendorf, one mile
and west, bottom, icrop. Sown from
Sept. % to p. Red May, stand drouth
, weeks or more.
Eberhardt 4 Sudendorf, 3 miles
south. dead, Red May, sown about l6
September.
Ed. johnson, - miles southeast, J
crop. stand drouth week. Sown Sept.
l, upland, Red Amber and Red May
Amber best, rain weeks ago.
J. G. Terry, 10 miles southeast, bot
tom, crop, stand drouth 10 days, ear
lest sown hurt worse. average sOwn
from Sept. ~ TO Oct. l, Red May best,
Egyptian all gone. Odessa fair, last
rain about weeks ago
J. T. Barnett, IL miles southeast. up
land, I crop. stand drOuth 2 weeks.
SOwn about Sept. Is, Red May and
Red Amber about equal, Odessa fair,
last rain one week ago last Thursday.
ThOs. Samples, II miles northwest,
bottom. J crop, stand drouth 2 weeks,
Red May, last rain Of any consequence
3 weeks ago.
A. G. Foot, 4 miles and J north, !
crop, bottom, stand drOuth week,
Red May and White May about equal.
Sown about lst Sept, last shower 8
weeks ago.
VIM. Eberhardt, bluff, 4miles south
east, crop, stand drouth 2 weeks.
SOwn about 5th Sept, Red May, last
rain 6 weeks ago.
&c. Maltby, teacher; II miles south,
ut Fairchild's school house; ] crop,
stand drouth 3 weeks, bottom. SOwn
last of Sept, the early sown from Is
Aug. TO Sept. Is mostly dead, on
ground not properly cultivated, last
rain in January.
s. Spillman, 20 miles southeast. over
J crop. stand drouth weeks, bottom,
new land. Sown from LIST to middle Of
Sept, Red Amber and Red May
about equal. rain weeks ago.
J. A. Maltby. 8 miles southeast, up
land. I crop, stand drouth 10 days.
SOwn about 24th Sept, Red May and
Fultz-last best, rain weeks ago.
Patrick Shanahan, 9 miles north
west. bottom, ! crop, stand drouth g
weeks. Sown about l2th Sep, Red
May.
John johnson, 1 miles west, bottom
land, I crop, stand drouth from 2 to 8
weeks. Sown about Sept. 5th, Red
May, Last rain weeks ago.
c. H. Cooley, II miles west and 9
miles west Of Bavaria, bottom and roll
ing, crop, stand drouth 2 weeks.
Sown Oct. I, Red May, last rain 4
weeks ago.
A. G. Wait, - miles southeast, bot
tom and upland, full crop. stand drouth
1 weeks Sown Sept. I, Red May best,
Egyptian fair. Fultz fair, last rain 4
weeks ago.
J. A. Simmonds, teacher at Brook
vile; north and east Of Brookville, up
land, I crop, stand drouth 10 days,
rain weeks ago. corn planted week
ago now up, soil moist below surface
and will pack south Of Rrookville S
or s miles-same report rs above.
Anthony Farley, L. miles southeast,
upland, fullcrop. stand drouth 4 week.
Sown from 10 to Is Sept, Red Amber
and Red May-last best, rain 4 weeks
ago, corn planted week ago up.
Jos. NJ. Gunnerson, IL miles south,
! crop, stand drouth 2 weeks, Red May
sown about Sept 10, Odessa in Nov
last best, rain about I weeks ago.
Samuel Brown, IA miles south. bot
tom, t~o-6fths crop, stand drouth 10
days, some dead. Sown Sept I, Fultx
and Red May-lAst best, last rain about
4 weeks ago.
J. w. Wells, IL miles south, I crop,
some dead, stand drouth 9 weeks.
Sown about Sept Z, Red May and
White Clavson, Red Nay best. no rain
Of consequence since Last September.
3. P. Donmyer. New Cambria, bot
tom. I crop, without rain will make
crop but too short to cut, stand drouth
weeks. Sovn list to 2Sth Sept, Red
May, Fult1 and Egyptian-Red Nav