, 1880-05-01
CROP-PROSPECTS.


good raiI1-stOrm throughout tic greater Nor-
ton Of Kansas during this week, which llas
extended from the Missouri River to llcMr
tho west line OF the State, MID hus been af
grcat benefit tu the crnps. Tho Land C0nl-
missioner Of tho Atchison, Topeka u Snitn
FL lanilEoad Informs ,llt that along their line
Or rnatl tllere WIS u goo.l rain MS fnr west rs
Newton o1, Atarcll ~ which w.ta sufficient Il,
ksSS ssfSedsy S Tss aa4 s"'W Wsst I "f e tic s'sR Il ms
Lnrilarst. thu wheat Inns been dn,naEetl to tho
extent Of Mt lcast one-third. West Ut that
point It IS past saving, 80 that very little, Il
Ink three hours, ut Nickersn!i, about o!a
hour ut Sterling. and extended alUng tho
Arkansas Valley from Newton to Circuit
wlleat not already damagel; only tho lats
s0wn or carelusly-seeicd whcnt has 10 far
been killed., .Cori1-pinntlng Is going un Wig
Ur0usly, and i'll the frontier cnlltltiGs Il largo
corn Is being plantei, these crops having
proved to bo reliable even III dry SEASON.,
Tho entire State Is needing rain l,adly,
Tint OF the past few Days wlll have tho ef-
feet OF making thrce-Ifourtls crnp Of Will
ter wheat iM tho southern portion Of tho
Stntu where 1t has not been wI,lter killed.
There y very lIttle spring wheat pl4nted III
the southern portion Of the State. II notti-
Ing happens, there will be I'M average crop In
Southeastern knnsus.
AS 10 tic fruit, It llas been reported killed
Mt least half z dozen times during the past
season, yet Mt tlIfs tme tho trees aru fuller 0f
blossom. and fruit thAn f0r ycars, aud, If not
tntnage.l In tho future. there will De Il very
large crop, Especially ls this tho Gust. with
peaches, which are my M ~ bearing And and IT Is
}hs prlncipal frrit q 4 t,ls seetion. Tho ever
has been assuring ali liis frcnt(s tlat tlie fruit
was ail Killed. nlitl TINT there was going to be
grent drought IN Knmsas, anti almost i total
f%S'e q p er3 Fr1 @ ftiHs tayrnS
KANSAS during the pnst week W. learn TINT
thu prospects for tile grain crop nre very HAT
terinK, a1id TINT there will bo ut Icpst III aver
"s' M speefat ii Dt.patsa % to 1ns Chicago Tribune.
PEAIonY, Mimi Co., April D.-Winter
wheat " 30 per cent less tinu lust senson.
Killed by tho frost aud dry weather. What
NIuel, Of tho nats Sown l'nve beon blown ont
Of tho gronn!. Tllrce.fourths Of tho corn
plats sLti S1e es'f1 nFe g si1tytins II. sttssss Tribune
TocK1oIsr, Rocks Co., April 8o.--Winter
ferlor. This Inns been caused by tho extreme
ary ,, weati'fr, ne % ruin or ,s any 9'no.tnt % ay,
wieas llas i1 bcen entrcly iiis,l, a' Il T. ruin a!
falls In seas0n large arcn Of tic ground will
bu planted to corll. The acreage OF wheat
waS double any former year. Tho old crop
9 sotetai pspatea to =. eia;:rs.o Tribune.
TOPEKA, kns., April 3o.-AttvICrs received
ttlIlny by thu State Agricultural HoAul mud
tiW Lnaa DelMrt,nent of tho Atchls0ll, To-
tle as It '1 rln wa v1 .eera thrnsaut ts ta
State. ,iteports from Clay Centre say thu
rain will lnsnra thnnl lllorU tl,nn an nyerngo
wheat cr0p. All alit!ay rnhl ut Florelcu.
| Marion County. AT Clanutc. NeosIlo Cou,l-
ty, II was the llrst r,', III IL month"; but went
alid corn nre luoklng tint. CItft0ii, Wusllng-
ton C9unty, relprts 4 s.'aking ral!i of lnsal-
County, three hours rain. Tho Solomon Vnl-
lvyrcports soaking Afcrhersnn County
hnti an hours hartl rain. Davis County rG-
sNretl. Wamego, ,Pottawatom! e County, llatl
II heavy tall, al'd suys- the wheat will coMU
out nll right now. Lawrence, douglas
County. was treatcd,, nrd everybody MINtlu
hnppy, Wintlcla Cowley County, n tlno rain,
bb Gill; t1 s rssW W feSFs M ss sySsF SsEE%ek ES3e sfS 5
raiu. alll that county, with sumner, CowlUy,
md Butur, will harvest 4,0O, 900 bushels ii
c0rh. NeWton, llarvry County, reports Il
rain III time to save tho wheat crops. Hutch.
llls9,! reports II go.lsend i. tho aEIapn 1T !.
sna s9SsinE Eon'if{ 5 ffx{'s%nK sr' t. M MREs % wf 5 T Y
crop OF other gruili. Atnl'isun nild i.eava,,:
worth, Counties report Il l.eayy gatMfall. md
4 go0tl wllcnt crop tn prospect, CancnnlfA,
Cloud County. reports u plentiful ruin. Mntl'
dry weather ind not seriously nticste.l nry:
thing yet, the poorer fields OF wlient promls
lux threu-f0urths OF Il crOp. Churryynle
al2ntEomvry County, reports w alltlay's
% %tH spl6,i xia ras| s';,ar n fssGs 1oty y rFa r9aE
leavy ruiz, wl'lci. will destroy tic .chlncl!
bug aud Insure M Immense crup III brief
nearly every portion OF the Stnte was vts!tet
nt q tlMo when ra!n was s0rely needed.