Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01
Kansas weather Service.


SIGNAL SrAI1oS, wAsHBuRN CoLLsas. To-
PzKA, KAN.-There has been an excess Of rain
in all parts of The state, except in the ex-
trsme northeastern counties. Chautauqua,
the country betwesz tho Smoky Hill and
Saline, and the extreme northwestern coun-
ties.
The temperature has besn normal in the
western half but deficient in the eastern, Jet
an average amount Of sunshine has prevailed.
The week has been good one for general
purposes, and the harvest is practically over,
except for hax, and it 10 in progress IN The
south. The rye crop is proving exceptionally
good; tho wheat and oats generally are very
good; hax in tho central counties Is giving
good promise; corn has made rapid growth
during the week and is now generally IN
tassel, with much of it caring.
Allen-Rainfan LAP; grass heavy; fax fair;
oats and fiax being threshed and marketed,
oats &c, fax IS to 30, potatoes Soc: corn fine.
ChautauQua Wheat and oats in the stack.
being threshed, wheat better than antici-
pated; grass excellent; corn average; pas
lures good; rain, 0.1&
Cherokee-Flsx yield not as good @ ex-
pected, being marketed; rain, Lag.
Dickinson-Busy threshing, wheat averag.
ing fifteen bushels; ideal corn weather, and
indications point to large crop; rain. 0.5Q
Ford-Rain, LOO
Gove-Rain, 0.22
Greely-Rain, LII.
Brown-Wheati in stack; oats being stacked;
corn needs rain; rain, OH.
Johnson-Wheat mostly in stack, or
threshed; oats the Gghtest for years; corn do
ing well. but the weeds beat everything else;
Kearney-Corn, millet aud other late crops
doing excellently; rain. 1.5O.
Kingman-Corn is nearly all cared; thfesh-
ing in progress; rain, 1.I5.
Lane-Good week for everything; harvest
ing progressing finely; rain, 058.
Leavenworth-Corn greatly improved; hay
crop best for years; rain, 061.
Lyon-Corn making good growth; oats
yielding from forty to sixty three bushels per
acre; rain, ]. Is.
Nemaha-Corn making splendid growth,
some in silk; rain, LOG.
Ness-Harvest practically over; threshing
has commenced; corn needs rain.
Norton-Corn fine, growing rapidly; har-
vesting done. except oats; rain, OIL.
Ottawa-Wheat mostly stacked; oats har-
vest not completed, some damage by rust;
clean corn is the best crop for years; rain, 000.
Pawnee-Much damage In northern part
of county by hail on 18th; eome wheat has
been threshed and tested fifty eight pounds
to the bushel: rain, 1.59.
Phillips-Weather fine for growing corn
and u1illet; rain, LILO.
Pratt-Harvest mostly over; plows prepar-
ing ground for sowing; will be much larger
acreage put in this fall; rain, lbs.
Rlley-Corn crop In thriving condition;
oats and wheat all in shock and mostly in
stack; rain, l.13.
Rush-Corn growing finely; blowing for
wheat commenced; rain, 0.51.
Stafford-A little too much rain for thresh-
ing purposes; rain las.
Shawnee-Two inches and seventy-six hun
dredths of rain this week has stopped work.
Trego-Harvesting about done; oats very
doing well; an abundance of feed in prospect,
with heavy crop of hay yet to secure.
Wilson-Wheat all cut and mostly in stack;
flax cutting in full blast; corn promises q
good crop; ram. LIZ.
Wooison-Late planted corn o. &; oats
splendid; rain, 0.5S.