Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26
Kansas weather Service.

Kansas weather Service.
RESUME OF THE wKATHKH-cRoP SEASON.
NATIONAL WxAIHKR BUREAU. WAsaBURN
COLLEGE, ToPKKA, KAx.-The cold weather
and large amount of snow fall in March, a.
though generally beneficial to wheat and rye.
prevented preparation of the ground for
spring crops. The month OF April opened
cool with much cloudiness, the first week
giving much rain in the central and western
counties, while the northern and southern
remained deficient
By the 10th of April much blowing had
been done, oat sowing was in progress and
prairie grass had made good start By the
18th the oats were generally sowu, and In the
south the corn was planted, while the wheat
week gave Us some warm weather, which
continued through the following week, by
which time the oats were making fine start
all over the state, cherry and peach trees
were in full bloom, and all vegetation had
made phenomenal growth; in the extreme
wheat ten to fifteen, while rye was beading
out
By May the prairie grass vas furnishing
good pasture for al stock. The large rain
fall during the first half of April followed by
the warm weather in the last half, made q
rapid growth in ali crops, which, however, re-
ceived quite check during the dry weather
counties the wheat began heading the first
week in May, while strawberries ripened the
second week; this week the drought was
broken by abundant rams IN the west and
northwest counties. which became general
over tho state during the succeeding week.
On account of the dry weather during the
flint of the month the cool weather proved
beneficial to all crops, but during the laSt
half is was detTiment Tho abundant rains
and cool weather continued through the rest
of the month, giving great impetus 20 wheat,
rye, oats, grass and fruits, but retardlng corn
and the vegetable garden. Homegrown
strawberries began supplying tie tables OF
Of Nay and the tame gr11oeo were ready Tor
the first cutting.
Ths firse week in June gave u continue
ton Of tho wet weather, bot With the tenn
perature much more seaoonab3e, md corn
commenced making . Tapsd growth: wheat
harvest began in the southern tier Of co0n-
ties This week. The second week IN June
tie farmers were enabled to get into their
corn 6elds in . large part OF tho stats. Rains
skopped the wheat harvest IN tie central
counties the third week, While ths crop con-
Siifions IN tho western counties were most
excellent; during the week '-dly spell" ex-
tended through the southern tisr Of counties
ending July 4 moved IN de counties east of
Harper, jet through tho greater part of tho
state the first week in July vas tie corn week
of the season. the weather having become
more nearly normal In Ill in departments.
Rive harvest ended in tie eastern counties.
During the second week In July peaches and
apuSes we're marketed in abundance in cen
tai and southern counties, small fruits
abundant IN all parts except The newest and
corn new rapidly. The thifd week the dry
weather narrowed down TO 9k, Wilson,
Nouteomery, Labetse and Cherokee; tho
stste asnerally 80 vel wsesEsd. especially
IN IL western counties; corn N tanDel, much
Of e in silk. The next week W. good ooe
for eeoeral purposes vheae haEvest over,
oats harvest nearly % max ha!vese begun.
haying in prugreA The drought continual
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6emperature; Tie dEuugt i1 tie soufheastexn
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