The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-02

II Is an accepted fact that what
ever conditions affect The agricultural
interests OF a country will have a direct
bearing on ali ils other Industries Ia
other words whatever tends to AID. or
injuro farming pursuits. win benea-
Gently OF dlsaslrOusly affect every other
important Interest II Is a matter fOr
congratulatlon. therefore, that excep-
tionally favorable reports are coming
east regarding the outlook for a SPLEEN
did crop In the corn belt region.
Copious rains had fallen during the
spring and put the ground In splendid
condition for seeding and growing. The
fears OF another drouth have long since
been laid to rest and the agrlculturist
looks hopefully forward % C. rich re-
ward Tor his toll, Not only does the
farmer expect Sood crop this year.
but the conditions thus far, have been
co iauch more favorable than in several
years past. that he expects q crop which
viii fully make up fcr iew short ones.
Nor Is the expectation without reason.
There Ia not d single eondit.on lacking.
either In soil or weather. which should
brns this hope 20 the farmer The soil
has received moro moisture In the
shape o; rain and snow thsn IN many
years and the weather has been an that
could be desired for growing. There
fore. II an these rigns count Tor any
thing they indicate a year OF pros
perliy throughout The great West Even
before the nrst week In May almost half
ihe corn was planted. with considerable
OF it showing nicely above ground and
doing we'll In many localities Il was
even then several lnchea high As
there Will undoubtedly be an increased
/ acreage OF both corn aad small grains
this year, the indications are that the
spring work will not be well over before
the last week In May This, however.
will be early enough IN the corn belt
region 20 allow the goldea cars to slpen
before frost comes. even u q should :
come a little earlier than usual
As the rainfall has been fairly fro
quent In It's vlsliations tlurins the por-
ton Of the season which has passed and
fully up to normal q Is but fair to as
slme that this normal condition will
continue and that the hopes OF the
I farmers WIN be fully realized.
Reports from widely dlffcren, locall-
ties IN the great corn producing states
point to the fact that moisture has
saturated the soil TO a much greater
depth than In many previous yoarL
This Is particularly true with regard
TO Nebraska where the favorable out
look OF the prcscn, time has not, In
many parts OF the state. been oxcclled.
even In the opinion OF old inhabitants
In fact the prospec, is so enoouraeme
that the farmers All over The STATE are
letting 30 their corn ana grain 10 which
they had been holding so tonaeiously
since last harvest. Ia the dread that
the drouth period was not az an end.
They are now shipping IL eastward In
big quantities. or feeding h 10 their
stock and iaiioulng pigs for the market.
The bulletins issued by the various
state sections OF the a. 81 Weather
service CONFIRM the glad ,ldings. gener-
ally. so that taken an 10 IN the outlook
of good times TOT the western farmer Is
exceedingly encouraging The bulletin
relating TO Nebraska. for the week end
ink May 4. contained tho following:
The week has been warm. averaging
from -four 90 six degrees above the nor
NAL Light frosts were reported from
the southwestern portion OF the state
early 20 the week. but little II any
damage was done TO fruit The rain
fan has bees ye,y general aad for she
mos par, heavy. amounting TO over two
Inches over most OF tho eastern half OF
the state and Ia limited ll,a.i @ q IN tho
western. on the night u The 9th and
oa The 2Nth general ana heavy rain
storm passed over the state. accom-
panied by high winda This wns FOL
lowed By showers nearly cycsy day In
the week In the northeastern section
and work has bcon much retarded
throughout this ls we'll a. iSo middle
section OF the state by the wet condl-
ton OF the soil The weather has been
very favorable Tor the growth OF vegc.
tailon. especially small Grain and grasi,
which have made very vigorous growth
during tho week. Rye Is beginning 10
Joint In the a1ulhern counties Afalf,
10 reported from six lnches IN height In
the central portion Of the state TO foot
and a halt In the southern.
In southern counties considerable
progress has been made IN planting
corn, which is how about hall COM
pleted In the southeastern corner OF the
state; elsewhere but little progress has
been made during the week owing to
wet weather"
During the past week there has been
, on exhibition IN a window Of the CITY
Ticket office OF the Burlington road al
, Chicago a sample OF rye plucked In
. Furnaa county, Nebraska. toward the
end OF April !, stood % TO 50 inches
, high and vas even az that carly date
nicely headed. Alfalfa about the same
time was knee high pi small grains
. We're looking oxccI -reny advanced
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