Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-06-27
Kansas Weather Service.

KANSAS W00tnof SERVICE
S1aNAL STATION, WAsHBuRN COLLEGE. To-
PEKA, KAN.-The state has received an album
dance of water this week, except in the SOUTH
ern and southeastern counties east of Co
manche. The rain was ightest in the
southeastern counties, where it 10 less than
one inch; it is heaviest in the northwestern.
where it ranges from five to seven inches.
The week has been cool and cloudy.
The diminished rainfall in tho southern
and southeastern has facilitated the wheat
harvest, and the early wheat is nearly all
harvested while the harvesting of the later
varieties has begun. Wheat harvest had be-
gun in the central counties, but was stopped
by the rain. Details from representative
points are gwen herewith:
Brown-Wheat turning some rusty in
places; oats looking well.
Chautauqua-Too cool for corn; wheat
harvesting well under way.
Cherpkee-About half the wheat crop now
harvested.
Dickinson-Four days of cloudy and wet
weather have lessened the prospects for .
large crop of wheat; our harvest was stopped
by the rain; conservatives claim; that almoet
half the crop has been ruined by flies, bugs
and unreasonable weather.
Edwards-Cool and cloudy; corn needs
sunshine; small grain ten days late, but the
prospect for large crop still good.
Ford-Too much ram for the corn; more
sunshine needed to ripen the wheat; rust re-
ported in some fields, while other fields of
wheat have been destroyed by worms; bar
vest will begin next week.
Lane-Cloudy and wet; our crops doing
finely; wheat, rye and barley mover known
to be 20 good; wheat about made; the grain
of al the wheat is full formed but the stalk
Is green yet, harvest about July l.
Kearney-Too vet to cultivate; wet weather
has also injured . large amount of hay which
had been cut.
Kingman-Too cool for corn, which il I'M
usually small; corn cultivating and harvest
ing are coming together; potatoes very plsn-
tiful.
Ness-wheat generally doing well, hy il
WORKING some; grass is very heavy; corn
wants warm weather.
Norton -Raiu for the week seven inches
and twelve hundredths; too wet has hindered
farmers; grasees of all kinds and weeds ara
making rapid headway.
OttaWa-We would have nothing to COM
plain of If our corn fields were clean, corn IL
doing we'll; other crops are in excellent shape:
Pavnee-Huch wheat on wheat stubble"
will not be cut, the worm and ny have done
their work, wheat sown on corn and plowed
ground 10 fine.
Pottovstomie-AR growing week, nov want |
somo dry weather to down the weeds and cut |
the wheat: We will have the largest yield that |
~ have had for years, a. for wheat We never
haa such . crop. Il
PratxlTco wet to cultivate corn. too cool
for t. growth; harvesting Of wheat viii be-
gin next week. -.
Reno-Too wet in many places for cult
vating, corn 10 getting foul; some Tuse on
vheat and oats. bat generally filing very
I'M: harvest commenced this week; pota- |
-. vegetables and fruit never better. Il
Riley-Too vet for corn; 6fst cutting OF |
Same grass We mostly pat mp before ths |
rain.
Rush-Wheat badly damaged by hy, hesd-
worm and smut; corn improving; sorghum
and millefs doing finely.
Sta6ord-Mors sunshine needed 10 mature |
the wheat.
Sumner-Eariy wheat nearly al harvested
late Just commenced.
Wiehita-Raiu. for The week nve incnee
md uinety-seveu hundredths; vheas, oens
barley, corn and grass al booming.