The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-11

M~adison--Corn about two.thirds stand:
"utworms and squirrels very active;
.innll grain doing iairly we'll; beets fuir
20 good stand and doing well.
Pierce--Smnll grain improved by fine
rain; too cool for corn.
Plntte-Smnll grain md grass looking
excellent; rye heading we'll; corn not do
ng well, stand thin and some planting
over.
~Sarpy-Rye turning; corn growing
very slow; warm weather and more rain
wanted.
Stantou-Small grain w ane coudi-
ton; corn In up, hut stand poor, aud
much replauting will have To be done.
Thurston-Wrather cool and cloudy.
Washington-W heat and onts looking
inirly we'll; too dry and cold for corn;
some corn cultivated and much replant-
ing done.
Wayne-Too cold for corn; wheat and
oats improved since the rain; corn two
thirds average stand and late at that.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Boone-Corn n poor stand; some cul-
tivating done; rain needed.
B~uffalo-Corn q poor stand and q
large part being %replanted; spring wheat
looks well; oil small grain would DO
helped by rain.
Custcr-Rye and fall wheat heading
out; corn yellow aud growing slowly,
stand generally good, but some being
%replanted because damaged by cut
worms; corn cultivation has commenced.
Decentralization busy In corn,
some complaint Of light stand; alfalfa
growing slowly, some winter killed;
spring grain getting weedy.
areeley-Corn looking yellow, some
not up yet owing to drouth: although
too dry and corn too small some are
cultivatlng.
Hall--Small grain looking fine; corn
coming on slowly; grass will be heavy;
prospect for a good fruit crop.
Howard-Corn growing slowly and all
vegetation suffering from drought: rye
aud winter wheat stand thin and spind-
ling.
Loup-Late planted corn not coming
up well; pastures drying up.
Merrlck-Corn somewhat backward
and some cultivated; rye thin; wheat
fairly good; oats rather poor and late.
Nance-Small grain s~toOling well but
growing very slowly; corn coming un-
evenly and much ~replanting being done;
cultivation Of corn begun.
Sherman-Good rain on June 1 greatly
helped small grain; corn needs warm
weather and more rain; poor stand Of
| corn.
Valley-Small grain doing we'll; rather
cool for corn; potatoes and com coming
up unevenly; farmers tending corn and
sowing millet.
SOUTHWESTERN SECTION.
Adams--All crops doing we'll; many
fields Of corn r~eplauted.
Chase-Fine week for small grain, but
too cool for corn.
Dundy-Grass on the range and in
meadows IL immense; good growing
time for all rope.
Fpnnklin-Fir croD OF alfalfa being
cut; ~replanting corn about finished; not
m extra good stand Of corn.
FrOntier-Local rains have revived
corn wonderfully.
Furnis-Alfalfa being cut, a big crop;
rye and pastures unusually good; pota-
toes fine; corn seems to be doing fairly
well.
Gosper-Small grain looking ane; corn
has been damaged some by cutworms;
too cool for corn but good for wheat.
Harlan--Small grain needs O rain;
FIRST crop OF alfalfa being cut; cherries
beginning to ripen; corn cultivation In
progress.
Hitchcock-Local showers have visited
nearly every section OF the country by
reason Of which crops show much i'm
prOvment.
Kearney-AlI small grain, grasses aud
potatoes have made steady growth; corn
IL tardy and q fair stand; too cold for
corn.
lincoln-Small grain helped by the
rain but more 10 needed.
Perkins-Cr0ps look good but need
rain; some corn being replanted.
Phelps-C0rn up and growing nicely;
rye heading out.
Read Willow-Crops are nearly at q
standstill on account of dry weather,
otherwise they look healthy; rye mostly
headed.
Webster-Corn growing very slowly,
much has been replanted.
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS
Cherry-Grass has done we'll but too
cool for corn.
Keith-Corn coming up and doing
fairly we'll; small grain good.
Keya Paha.-Wheat doing well; grass
splendid; very cold Tor crops.
Kimball.-Smsll grain doing nicely;
pastures fine; some alfalfa cut.
Rock-Corn very poor owing to cut
worms, irosts and winds; much rsplant-
ing being done; gardens injured by frost;
good rain on LIST.
Scots ~Bluh-Crops al doing finely;
| alfalfa nearly ready TO cut for hay but
large acreage will DO left to 20 to seed.
G.. A. LOVELAND,
Section Director, Lincoln. Neb.
N Sur slowly Durniag Up.