Omaha daily bee., 1892-04-24
WESTERN CROP CONDITIONS.
Showing of Nebraska and Iowa by
Counties

showing of Nebraska and Iowa by
Counties.
WAsuINGroN, d. G., April 23.-ISpecial to
TUE BEE Nebraska appears in the crop
report of the Agricultural department this
month, as well as Iowa and otner north
western states, by counties. The following
reports from county agents show the condi-
ton of Nebraska's growing wheat:
Polk county Good. Cuss Looking we'll.
Nance: Condition good, growth small. He'll:
AS favorable as could be wished. Phelps:
Beginning to look little green. Fillmore
Season late, has not started yet. Frontier
Rather above an average. Gospcr The
early sown is over an average of late seasons,
the late sown has not made its appearance
vet. Saline: Early sown looks remarka-
bly, well. the later does not show
it is all right. Furnas Condition
good cold is delaying the growth some,
although plant never looked better than now.
Antelope: Medium condition; will gain
rapidly us the weather is favorable. Blaine
Thrifty. Box Butte: Good, strong, stout
Blown: Far. Buffalo: Up six inches; looks
better than ever before. Lincoln: Two
thirds failed to come up last fall and Is now
making slow progress in getting out of the
ground. Merrick: Not very promising.
Nemaha: Good condition; plenty of mois
ture; plants q bright green color Seward:
Condition good; present growth average.
Thayer: Condition good; growing rapidly.
Webster: Condition very good; almost
perfect stand; none frozen out. York:
Scarcely any growing weather yet, but plant
looks green and strong. Hitchcock: All that
came up in fail looks well; latc sown not up
yet. Johnson: Plant appears to be firmly
rooted and is Just beginn ing to show sufficient
growth to make the fields look green.
kearney. Small growth and yellow.
Nuckols: Condition and growth good, con-
sidcring late sowing. Rock: Plant not up to
average. Sherman: 1t seems In fair condi-
tion.
Iowa-Iremont county: Condition fair to
good Mills: Condition poor, growth small.
Wapello: Condition very poor. Much OF the
late sown never came up. Chckasaw: Con-
diton very poor. Ida: Just starting to grow.
Guthrie: Fairly good. Iowa: In very poor
condition. Louisa: Growth small, plant
feeble. Muscatine: Growth poor: some is
of medium size but generally the plant is
small nu the roots are raised by alternate
we'll in tie fall and was in poor shape for
standing the winter; condition is now the
worst in many years at this date Washing
ton: Did not maae its t,;s usual oodSI faIl
.ion. Adams: In full fair condition.
| the weather has been mild and open for tho
! past six weeks and tho plant has made a
| good start Benton: Generally good; near
| timber or where covered by snow 1t is very
| file; where the ground was exposed 1t is
poor; on northern slopes 1t Is better than on
| southern. Hardin: IN poor condition. Sac:
| Generally fair; some Is frozen out. Harri-
| SON. In the best possible condition. Cerro
| Gordo: The spring Is backward and the
| plant shows but little above ground; so that
| condition can hardly be determined as yet
| Polk: In promising condition and will aver
age so per cent of any previous yetr Adair:
Condition poor and growth small. Ap-
| pauoose: Plant in very bad condition; many
fields will probably bo plowed up; the
changeable weather of the winter fol
| lowed by severe March has left
the crop in nm almost aaSsi,, hopeless m,a,ss
over half an average. Cass; The plant is III
healthy condition, but small as consequence
| OF late showing. Cedar: In average condl-
tion and has fair growth. Clinton Growth
small condition poor, Dubuque: Prospect
very poor. Fayette: The winter has been
unfavorable, too open, but the plant seems to
| be still alive, and with favorable weather
may make fair stand. Hancock: in fine
condition. Henry: Plant IN fair condition,
but tho stand is thin. Howard In poor con-
dition; the plant appears to be dead, but
| favorable weather may cause part OF the
crop to revive; hard freeze now would be
fatal TO all of it. jackson Plant in poor
| condition; much will depend on future
| backward and the plant is far below the
average. Madison The mild winter has
been favorable to the plant and 1t is now In
| average condition. Mahaska: The plant Is
| IN unprOUlSluP couulIlpn aBc. lIlu uo
get heavy fall growth hut is now in aver
age condition. Poweshiek Spring back
ward and the plant is below the average; tho
outcome car not yet be foreseen. Scott: The
stand is good, the plant Is small but in
healthy condition and general indications arc
in favor OF fair crop. TAYLOR: Badly
winter-kllled; the present prospect is fol
nothing over half crop. Van Buren,
Growth short and condition poor. Wayne
| Late scwn has a small growth but the plan
| pencrally looks we'll. Worth Too earlv L