The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-25
REPORT BY COUNTIES
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION.

Bntler-Corn has made a rapid gain in
condition; rain needed badly for all
growing crops; q little rust on winter
wheat; spring wheat and oats rather
short straw.
Coss-Extremely hot weather has in
iured wheat and oats to some extent
and potatoes annot make q full crop:
corn hus made rapid growth but il still
quite small for the season.
Clny-Corn mostly plowed for the Sec
ond time; rye is beginning to ripen; fall
wheat good; spring wheat Is heading
ont in good shape.
Filmore-Corn growing finely; fall
wheat looks very promising; cherry crop
unusually large, other fruit promising q
good crop.
Corn growing rapidly and small grain
rip,ning last; oats, timothy and wheat,
oil headed out: good corn weather.
Hamilton-COrn has made good
srowth and Is looking reasonably we'll;
lone complain OF thin stand; rye good;
harvest will begin soon.
Jeffsrson-Most corn plowed twice.
generally clean and growing we'll, oats
would DO benefited by rain; small grain
locking we'll.
Johnson-Corn has made good
growth; some II inches high; rye nearly
ready to harvest; wheat damaged so,ne
by rust and wind.
Lancaster-Corn quite backward; all
crops suffering for lack OF rain.
Nemaha-Good week for killing weeds:
wheat and oats look well but are need.
ing rain; corn growing well.
Nuckolls-Corn growing faat; cultiva-
ton OF corn delayed by rain; wheat and
oats doing we'll but some complaint OF
rust.
Oioe-Corn growing rapidly, mostly
cultivated second time; oats heading
we'll; potatoes and small grain in west
part Of county need rain.
P0wnee-Favorable week for oil grow
ing crops.
Polk-Corn making rapid growth;
rather dry Tor pastures and meadows;
wheat rusting a little; oats heading
short; big crop OF cherries.
Richardson-Small grain needs rain
but 10 doing well, some fields OF wheat
ready to cut; very hot week.
Saline-Hot, dry week. potatoes and
small grain have been injured somewhat;
corn where worked has grown rapidly.
Saunders Corn growing very fast and
Ia unusually clenr OF weeds; potatoes
rather late; most fax sown; late cherries
n good crop;atrawberries below average;
apples blighting some.
Seward--Winter wheat and rye are
suffering very much for want 81 rain; in
TACT everything except corr il being
damaged by drought.
Thayer-Rye turning aome, harvest
will commence nex week; corn growing
last. oats heading well; plenty OF rain.
Y~ork-Corn has Q good color and Ia
growing fast; oats heading out quite
short; small grain needs rain; cherries
ripe and abundant.
NORTHEASTERN SECTION.
Antelope-Corn growing fast; small
grain looks better; local showers in some
parts OF county with plenty OF rain,
other parts none.
Boyd-Dry and warm; good growing
weather, but rain needed badly; wheat
will head short; corn very small yet.
Burt-Dry week. but everything Is
growing we'll; early planted corn being
cultivated second time; small grain needs
'ain to joint and head.
Csdar-Wheat and pats never looked
better; corn growing fast; rye about full
grown and promises full crop; potatoes
good.
Cuming-Corn growing fast; small
grain doing fairly we'll, but will be rather
short Of straw.
Dakota--Very favorable week; slight
damage from high winds.
Dixon-Locai showers and hot weather
have improved corn and all vegetation;
cultivation OF corn arst time well along;
apples fair.
Dodge-Dry and warm; oats are SUI
0riu0 mOat for want Of rain and cau mot
70 full crop; pastures drying up badly.
Douglas--Hot aud dry; rain needed,
the light scattered sho wers not sui.
acient for the needs OF crops; fruit pros
peots good.
Holt-Corn growing fast and looking
due; meadows and pastures good; small
grain uneven, some zelda good others
poor.
Knox-CorI doing well but a little too
dry for small grain.