The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-16

followed by refreshing rain improved
prospect for good corn crop.
Douglas-Barity and rye in fine condi-
ton; potatoes continue to grow well;
corn growing fast but is still late; oats
will be a good crop.
Holt-Wheat and corn are looking
line: harvest OF rye and barley com.
menced; wild grass good; early pota-
toes good.
Kncx-High, hot winds have seriously
injured small grain; corn has not SUI
fered like the rest.
Pierce-First of week very hot with
north wind, cooler, and fine rain last oil
the week; corn growing we'll.
Platte-Oats and spring wheat injured
some by high temperature; corn grow
ing last and as q rule Is clean, potatoes
good.
Sarpy-Corn being Ibid by in excellent
conditions: oats and spring wheat ripen.
ing; buck wheat will be planted this week.
Thurston-Some rust on wheat and
oats; corn growing very fast.
|, Observation-Disclosures and progress
OF crops good.
.Wayne-Tame hay a good crop; ap.
pies and plutns good; wheat and oats
some damaged by hot weather.; corn
making excellent growth.
ENrRA SECTION.
Boone-Corn and potatoes have made
splendid progress; wheat and oats will
vested,
B~uffalo-Corn has grown rapidly; oats
and spring grain injured some by scald.
ing; all kinds Of fruit dropping.
Cu~ster-Some damage to wheat and
oats from hot winds; rye in shock; fall
wheat being cut; corn making very rapid
growth.
Dawson-Corn looks good and IL
growing fast; cnltivators busy; late
spring grain damaged some by hot
winds; spring wheat nearly ripe.
Greeley-Rye mostly cut and wheat
ripening fast; oats beginning to turn;
early potatoes ripe; corn small for time
OF year but growing fast.
Hall-Oats are beginning to turn; fall
wheat and rye haiv vest has progressed
well, crop reported very fine: many
pieces Of corn laid by; the hot weather
has helped the late and %replanted corn.
Howard-Spring wheat ripening fast;
corn booming this hot weather; winter
wheat about all cut and is all one could
desire.
Loup-Corn growing rapidly and pros.
| ptCts IU'DTONeu LOT III CTODS.
Merrick- Winter wheat and rye being
cut, wheat good; rye Medium; hot
weather made corn leaves roll but corn
doing well.
Shermnn-Corn growing well; spring
wheat ripeDing fast; small grain gener-
ally good; some corn getting weedy.
V~alley-Rye is being cut; oats and
wheat turning; first crop OF alfalfa in
stuck: corn being aid nv
SOUTHWESTERN SECTION.
Adams-Fcll wheat in shock; some
spring wheat will be cut this week; corn
looks we'll: wheat good quality.
Dundy-Small grain and potatoes in
iured bv heat; most corn looks well.
Franklin Winter wheat nearly all cut
and will yield well: oats and spring wheat
look we'll; corn growing rapidly and
mostly laid by.
Frontier-Rye and winter wheat har-
vest we'll under way; spring wheat doing
finely; corn growing well; new potatoes
| plenty; oats fair.
F~urnas-Corn has made fine growth
and never looked better; second crop OF
alfalfa rendy for cutting; spring wheat
beginning to turn.
Harlan-Hail and wind did much dam.
age in parts OF county, especially Eldor-
ndo township; corn almost all laid by
in good condition.
Observation-Disclosures very numer-
ous and damaging all crOps;rain needed.
Kearney-Corn growing rapidly, much
laid by; grass large; oats and spring
wheat better than last year and about
ready for harvest.
Lincoln-Crops have continued to i'm
prove since asst report.
Perkins-Wheat and oats nearly all
dried up: rye being harvested.
Red Willow-Harvest In progress; hot
week; grasshOppers unusually thick.
W~ebster-Corn making phenomenal
growth, early planted in tassel; spring
wheat and oats ripening very fast; early
potatoes about made.
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS.
Banner-Wheat q failure because of
drought; corn has suffered badly from
drought; good rain this week; no grain
cut yet.
Cherry-Week has been hard on corn
but grass and grain stood IL well; some
have commenced haying, good crop and
good quality.
Kimball-Alfalfa ready for second cut.
ting; rain came just in time for small
grain but early own will not make full
crop.
Rock-Early potatoes on the market
and good; corr conditicn ms the most
promising for a long time; heavy rain
all utilized.
SCOTS Biuf-Corn making fne growth;
some damage to potatoes and gardens
from a bug new to this section.
Thomas-Plenty OF warm rain; crops
doing finely.
G. A. LOVELAND,
Section Director, Lincoln, Neb.