The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-18
REPORT ~ COUNTIES
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION.

Winter wheat and rye In full
n'nd; some rye will be- cut this week: corn
DOING fairly well; cherries rip.nnng.
Cuss-COrn hna made good growth,
stand generally poor; wheat and onts
good color aud looks well; rain would be
trn, iicinl.
Clny-Oats look well; winter wheat has
improved; corn looks inirly well but II
tate; potatoes good; pastures and mead.
Uws fine.
Filimorc-Small grain heading; some
'ndicntions OF rust on wheat; corn n little
slow because OF cold weather; plenty OF
cherries.
Gage Wheat in full head; rye begin.
ming To turn. early oats beginning to
hend very short; corn a poor stand.
Hnmilton-Good growing week, oats
good and wheat extra good although
there IL some rust on wheat; stand VI
corn light.
Jefferson-Corn il growing fast and
potatoes doing nicely; new potatoes on
the market; oats doing well; cherries are
ripe.
Johnson-A good stand Of corn has
q been obtained ever by %replanting;
Ct IN has grown rapidly; wheat heading;
oats look good.
Lancaster-Corn small for the zen.
Ion; cutworms bad; rain needed, esptc.
ially for small grain; oats doing fairly
we'll.
Nemnha-Some corn being planted
md some being cultivated second time;
n good crop OF alfalfa being cut; good
rrop OF atrn wberries.
Nnckolls-Whent, oats md grnss all
right; considerable clover md alfalfa cut
but not secured because Of rain; corn
hndly washed by rain.
Pawnee-Whont and oats continue To
do w II; replanting corr done aud most
over once and some twice. stand poor.
Polk-Small grain looking well; corn
not nearly plowed over tirst time; rain
IL beginning to be needcd;applcs blight!ng
some.
Richardson Wheat doing well, black
sea beginning to turn. Corn has made
rapid growth; onts look we'll, large CROP
cherries being gathered.
Saline-Small grain doing fairly well;
gOod week Tor corn; second cultivation
commenced BY some; strawberries and
cherries are ripo.
Snundlrs--0ats very short; wheat
heading quite short; rye good crop aud
harvest begun, pastures and grasses
good; corr growing slowly.
Seward-Winter wheat and rye look
fairly we'll and are filing; most corn
plOwed for the frst time; good week for
corn.
Thaysr--Good week for all kinds Of
vet citations; corr commencing to grow
and small grain doing we'll; fruit only
lair.
York-Small grain doing we'll; corn
improving with warm weather but IL
still very small; nearly all corn cult
waited frst time.
NORTHEASTERN SECTION.
Antelopr-Corn growing slowly and
most OF 1t has been cultivated the first
time; rain needed.
Boyd-Corn backward but good stand;
wheat doing fairly well but will be short
unless rain comes soon; rye short and
thin.
Bnri-Corn has started growing and
HE early planted nbout all worked tho
hrst time; pastures and hay lands in
splendid shape.
Csdar-Most corr looks good and IL
growing rapidly ;cnltivaiio In progress;
meadows and pastures iuil OF grass.
C~olIDx-CoOl, dry week; all crops are
w ~ 'ouoittPHs
Cuning-Small grain and beets p~o
gresSing we'll but corn not doing 30 well;
corn small and a poor stand.
DixOD--Cultivation well along for frat
time bnt plant small and much a thin
stand; small grain and grasses doing
well.
DOd9e-Gcnersi condition OF small
grain good; some stands OF cOrn good:
dh"r- poor; gro with fnir; rain needed.
Donaias-Oata. rye, and grasses doing
val; corn very backward and rs a gen
~ai tang needs rain.
olt-Corn growing we'll; small grain
/ -, well; much corn rrplanted becan.@
" ivnges OF cutworms and gophers;
p ,atO"s a good stand,
knox-Crops are looking better; small
grain needs rain; corn IA being p,owe'i
n . first time.
Vnii-On-Al crops ar. needing rain
bur It'll ars doing +. iriy vel orn a fair
sta.j; b"ets doins "eli.