The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-05
NEsRAsKA.s HARVEST.
Reports From Sixty-nine Counties
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lNepOrtS from SlNty-nln9 Counties
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OMAHA, Neb., July 3l.-The Rec
will tomorrow publish crop reports
gathered from sixty-nine counties Of
the state. The reports are in every
instance favorable Corn has been
peculiarly handicapped this season. A
cold, backward spring, with rain on
rain absolutely prohibited the planting
of corn on schedule time. Even when
1t was planted the grain seemed more
likely to rot than to terminate. Then
the I weeks Of It's existence were
frowned on by temperature several
degrees below the normal, retarding
and stuntlng the growth Of the plant.
This season Of cold weather was fol-
lowed by as torrid term as ever the
state endured, and though the corn
sprang up under the coaxiug influence
OF the blazing sun, the cry soon went
up, 1--WE will be burned up again"
just at this extremely critical stage
there came most timely general rain.
Now the tassels wave from thousands
OF acres Of corn, nodding in the breeze.
telling the husbandman Of the millions
OF bushels of yellow grain that will
cram tAe cribs next winter The rain
saved the con The report estimates
an average yield OF from fifty to sixty
bushels to the acre.
There Is noticeable feature Of this
report and that is the almost unani-
NOUS sentiment in favor Of winter
whent as profitable crop. TO be
sure !, . season was peculiarly favor
able in some respects for this G in;
but 1t has been sown by the maj rity
OF the farmers more us experiment
than as certainty. The wonderful
yields reported, oven from counties
that have suffered severely from dry
weather. are indeed encouraging. The
average yield OF this cereal throughout
the state as indicated by the counties
reporting will be thirty bushels to the
acre. and the acreage Is large.
Oats have suffered considerably
from the weather. The wet, cold
spring delayed seeding for this grain
and retarded its growth. Then June
was dry and cold, and July's frst
weeks were extremely hot, thus CIV
ing the most favorable conditions for
rust and the poorest for development,
Yet in spite Of these discouraging cir
cumstances oats will yield fair crop,
! generally 66 TO 70 per cent Of last
: years yield, which was enormous.
Rye, like winter wheat has given
an enormous yield on largely In
creased acreage.
: Barley, whore II Ia cultivated, hal
n returned fair yield. 1t is hardly tC
be reckoncd among the staple crops o
Nebraska.
Flax has suffered much the condi
tions OF the spring being especial.
Q uniavorable, yet in those counties
a where the crop is one ~ which som,
!. dependence is placed, very fair yielt
, Is reported, the estimates ranging
II from 30 to &C por cent OF last year.
Q yield.
n Potatoes have suffered only in guam
d tity. There will not be quito so boun
o tiiul yield az was anticipated, tn
% early tubers being reported as 'few i
e n hill, but the quality Is excellent
70 The late rains have insured a goo
Is crop OF late potatoes, as in only on
= OF two instances had growth advance
@ 50 far that the hot wave did seriou
II damage. Several families report th
quality Of early potatoes greatly i'm
proved by the dry weather. Othe
vegetables, though, have suffere
|. greatly from tho heat