The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-09
REPORT BY COUNTIES

Butler-Corn has made rapid growth;
small grain improving; some pieces Of
rye ami winter wheat will be cut the
coming week.
Cuss-COrn has made phenomenal
growth this week; winter wheat harvest
in progress, quality and yield above
average.
Clay-Fall wheat being cut, crop
heavy; spring wheat filing out we'll;
corn has made vigorous growth and In
being laid BY.
Fiiimore-Fall wheat and rye being
cut; hot weather a little hard on spring
wheat and oats; corn growing rapidly.
0age-Wheat all ripe On short notice;
corr rolled soms on Sd; oat harvest will
| commence next week in southern part Of
county.
Hamilton-Rye and winter wheat be-
ing cut; spring wheat aud oats excellent;
all grass in good condition; corn grow
ing rapidly.
Jeterson-Fall wheat mostly in shock
to cut; corn has made rapid growth.
Johnson-Wheat 10 being cut, quality
good; oats promising; hay good; corn
growing well. some laid by, some very
small still.
Laucastsr-Corn made q 12-inch
, growth In four days; oats looking we'll
but need rain; sugar beets growing rap
idly.
Muck olls-Not much wheat cut but
most OF it waiting In excellent condition;
peaches and apples good crop; the rains
have delayed cultivation Of corn and
spelled much alfalfa. i.
Pawna-Harvest begun on rye and
fall wheat; week favorable for corn.
Pslk-Corn making rapid growth, some
being laid by; rye, winter wheat, and
clover being cut; early potatoes injured
by June drought.
Richardson-Fall wheat nearly all cut;
oats doing well; corn growing fast; early
patatoss done growing and ore small
and light crop.
Saline-Corn has grown we'll but needs
rain; wheat and rye being cut. fair crop;
oats, potatoes, and gardens hurt by
drought.
esunders-Small grain ripening fast;
some rye being cut. winter wheat ready
and promises a fair yield; corn growing
fast.
Ssward-Most Of the rye cut and som
winter wheat; carly wheat the best, late
rjpsned too quickly; rain 10 needed ioI
oats and com; apples falling badly; 20
tatoes q poor crop. .
Thayer-Wheat harvest In full blast
good quality; oats turning and good
crop; corn growing fast, q good deal o
: Y~ork-Soms rye has been cut and fal
wheat harvest will begin early In tn
week: spriuk wheat In head; oats mostly
have full Asseds; corn 10 doing we'll but Il
!, uneven and backward.
~oyrur AsrrpN srcrIou.
Anteieps-wheat rusted some blu
oats not; corn making good growth:
Doyd-Good growing week; whea
y heading out we'll; rye beginning to ripen
& farmers preparing for harvest.
Burt-Fall rye being cut; barley AM
! sprlng rye turning fast; hayipg begun
corr being laid by; oats fine and begin
Risg to ripen.
headed but are little short in places; ~
. being cut; corn growing very fast.
. Collar An crops doing we'll.
Cuming-Wsrm with plenty OF mois
ture; corn growing rapidly; wheat an,
0 oats doing we'll, some little rnst but n
damage; haying begun.
Dakota-Wssk has been very favor
bic to cora. .
T.. Dixon-Corn has made rapid growth
; email per cent laid by; wheat shown
a, signs ii rust on blades.
81 Dodpe-Smali grain much improve
(; by rains OF last week; corn growing We
but three weeks late aud very irreguls
stand. ut tr 1tiaiie
D0uglas-Oats and wheat doing nic'
III y and Indicate full crop; some rye Gu
as corn generally in good condition blu
rs but late. ,qidsaVoi
n - --- 1911
AZ rains have been heavy and have great
I helped wheat and oats; rye harvest !
pregrsss.