The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-18

Pl~erce-Smnll grain much improved
by rain, good u week. crop being we'll
worked and replanteJ coming UP but
stand poor.
Particularly planted corn improves
by hot weather; other crops need Avn
rnrly ~r'i"rrics ripe. corn u iulr .staud.
tir,d very clean.
Sianiou-Whcnt and rats IN excellent
cohdition, warm weather hns helped
corn and II Is growing fast but needs
rain.
Thnrstou Small grim ard N
good; corn n poor stand hut II m liking
u good growth and Ia being cultivated,
Washiugton-Wheat and oats shoot.
inc fair heads; corn coming ON slowly;
oil grain needs rain; apples light crop In
prospect, berries fair.
SECTION.
Boone-Favorable week for the growth
OF corn; getting quite dry.
lIuffalo-Temperature and rainfall oil
TINT could be desired; potato crop iue
and acreage large, straw berries and
cherries nre ripe.
Custer-Some fields OF small grim are
burning badly, others arc looking fairly
well; everything needs rain.
Dawson--Crops looking well except
corn, everything growing fast; potatoes
fine.
Hnll-l.ight showers md warm days
have pushed corn forward. small grain
looks very ilno and "a good show for
heavy yields.
lIoward--Very littlo winter wheat;
spring wheat viii soon show head; alf.
alta ready 70 cut and rye nearly ready;
potatoes splendid.
Loup-Early sown grain doing well;
cutworms have taken what tho frost
loft IN gardens.
Merrick-Good week for corn; outs
heading ont short.
Nance-Wheat looks well; onts look
well but neod rain; pastures good; early
planted orn looks well, late planted
not 40 good.
Sherman-Enrly sown spring whent
looks well; corr cultivation only fairly
commenced; sonc corr not up yet.
Nnllcy-Al crops growing rapidly;
wheat never looked more promising;
corn improving fost; cultivation OF corn
IN progress.
sOUTnwEsTE,N SECTION.
Administrator and wet; small grain
prospects improved wonderfully; corn
growing finely, some wcedy; some nlfalfn
L tut uuu UVVtuk'u Nv tut run.
Chasc-RniMy week; too cool for corr
but prospect for biggest crop Of small
| Grnin ever raised IN equity; wheat head.
ing finely.
Dundy Small grain promises q fair
crop; much Of the cOrn tnkpn BY cut.
worms but mostly replanted; potatoes
arc tirst-clnsa.
Frontier-Wheat never looked better;
corn and potatoes doing well.
Furnas-Small grain greatly bane-
ftted by raips; poor week for cutting al
fulia and considerable damaged; grow
ing week for corn.
Gosper--Wnrm weather has brought
tho corn along: some pieces of rye will
40 to cut in " weeks; nlI crops doing
finely.
Hnrlnn-Oats anl wheat improving:
corn growing nic"ly.
Hitchcock-Small grain looking Are;
rye headed ont: corn back wnrd.
kearney-Wheat prospects, arc for O
full crop; corn hRs mNde rapid growth;
showers have benefited small grain.
L~inco'n-Corn, wheat. hurley, and rye
much improved by rnin; wild grass do.
iDV well; much corn replAnted.
Perkins-Splendid rain; crop prospects
good.
Aut'pb-OOVu DIOWIJR we'll UlOUk,
small grain looking we'll but not 30 far
along az Usunl.
Red Wilow-Rnin about every d0y
and In h western corner accompanied
by hail which did some damage to rye
and gardens.
Webster Fall wheat and rye In head
nicely; spring wheat making rapid
growth; corn making q start 10 grow,
potat0es fine.
WESTERN n NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS
Bnnner-wheat has madegood erowth;
corr not growing very fast hut coming
up well; alfnlfn and all grass doing we'll.
Chcrry--Corn backwards; IL has been
too cool; wheat coming nicely.
Keith-Good week for small grain;
cutwOrms bOthering corn.
K.ya P~abR-Smnll grain good where
grasshoppers have not taken il; corn
growing slowly; grass good; rain needed.
n nball-GoOd growing week; first
c Op OF alfalfa in stack.
I.ogan-Crops helped by the rains but
more needed; corn about one third u
= and; not much cultivating done, corn
too small.
Rock-Smnll grain doing we'll; corn
growing slowly.
Thomas-Everything growing very
slowly.
q. A. LOVELAND,