The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-09

Knox-Crops has forged ahead very
faat, wild grass ready to cut.
Pierce-Fine week for growing crops;
corn growing fast but still small; small
grain very short; rye IL being cut.
Stanton-Wheat IL heading and In fns
condition; some rye has been cut; corr
IL growing very fast; pastures good.
ThurstOn.-Corn making q good
growth md small grain is all headed
out and is doing nicely.
Washington Wheat and oats promise
q good average crop; barley and rye
good; corn growing rapidly; potatoes
poor! more rniu needed.
Wayne-Corn growing rapidly; end
despite late planting is nearly as lar
advanced az usual at this season; some
rust on small grain.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Boone-Small grain doing we'll; some
fast.
Buffalo-Corn hos made wonderful
growth; oats, wheat. and barley have
improved; rye and winter wheat being
cut, promise large yields.
C~uster-Corn has made rapid growth;
small graiu maturing we'll; some damage
from hail and also by heavy rains.
Dawson-Harvest OF rye aud fall wheat
delayed some by rain; corn making
rapid growth; heavy rain In north part
Of the county.
Greeley-This has been the best week
Of the season, plenty OF moisture and
warm, sunny days; corn has made Q
remarkable growth.
Hall-Fine week for corn; email grain
assured.
Howard-Rye mostly cut: winter wheat
about ready to cut; spring wheat and
oats ripening fast; potatoes yielding
nicely; corn gro wing fast.
Loup-Two inches Of rain have great.
ly helped early sown wheat and oats,th the
late sown will not make crop; corn
doing we'll.
Merrick- Most favorable corn weather;
some outs rusted; sugar beets making
good growth, rye being cut, good crop;
wheat looks very good.
Sherman-Wet and warm; great grow.
ing week; wheat filing well; oats o little
short; corn uneven but growing fast.
~valley-Rye being cut; spring wheat
filing In good shape; this weeks rain 10
making all crops look fine.
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION.
Adams-Wheat being harvested;ground
we'll soaked; corn growing we'll and some
laid by; week has been very hot.
Dundy-Wheat nearly . failure IN
northern part OF the county;crops doing
we'll In southern portion; grasshopper'
doing much damage.
Frontier-Corn excellent and is being
Ibid by; winter wheat being cut, yield
will be large; potatoes good.
~Furnas-Rys about cut; spring wheat
coming on finely; barley being cut, core
clean and some being laid by.
Gosper-Rye harvest In full swing
winter wheat will be cut next week; corr
growing fast.
Harlan-Corn looking fine; some
pieces laid BY; wheat and oats improv'
ing. pastures good; wild hay improving
potatoes are 6ne.
Hitchcock-Small grain spotted, goot
in some places, nearly q failure in others
rye being cut; corn growing rapidly and
in good condition. $50
Kearney-Small grain assured and
corn rapidly advancing to its usual con
dition at this date; fall wheat being cut
crop good.
Lincoln-Wheat, corn, rye and pota
toes improved by local rains.
Perkinr-Weather dry; small groir
looks well.
Red Wilow-Rye harvest commences
and fall wheat will be ready to cut mex
week, corr Ia making a fus growth.
Webster-Wet weather RETARDED cut
ting rye and fall wheat, also cultivation
OF corn; great'growth OF corn this week
spring wheat filing well.
WESTERN AM NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS
Cherry-Small grain is doing finely
the copious rains have done q world Q
good; corn Is doing nicely.
Cheyenne-Hay not a. good a. ]
promised; everything suffering much 70
want OF rain.
Deuel-Vsry dry; oil crops s~ufferinl
from drought; hay Is not "a good a. !
promised.
Keith-Good week for corn; sprini
grain somewhat behind; rye harvest be
gun: first crop OF alfalfa in stack.
Kimball-Wheat, oats and barle,
heading out, but suffering for want 9
rain.
Logan-Rain and hot weather hav
made corn grow rapidly; small grain 4
east part OF county will be q fair croF
! in west portion II will benearly q failure
Rock-Fins growing week for all vsgs
> ~tation; rye harvest about to commence
|; corn booming.
Thomas-Plenty OF rain and war;
weather; all crops growing nicely.
{; g. A. LOVELAND,
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