The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-03
REPORT BY COUNTIES.
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION.

Butler-Corn maturing rapi div cron
will be light in southeastern portion of
county, elsewhere I'D to biz average.
rain needed for fall blowing; thrashine
progressing favorably.
~Clay-Corn has matured rapidly:
pastures need rain; too dry for blowing.
and sowing fall grain; making hay from
wild grass in progress, crop good.
FillmOre-GOod week for ripppipp early
corn, but has ripened late corn too
rapidly; late corn needs rain; large acre.
age OF winter wheat sown.
dage-Rain would be beneficial to late
corn; early corn ripening fast; thrashing
progressing rapidly; ground getting dry.
Hamilton-Corn ripening rapidly, but
soine too fast to I'LL well; too dry for
everything else; farmers are trying to
pillow for fall wheat.
Jefferson--Early corr maturing very
last; late corn advancing nicely.
Johnson-Corn doing nicely; early
corr rlpening: potato crop light; rain
needed for winter wheat fields; peaches
ripening.
Lancaster-Corn ripening fast; late
corr will be small yield in northern part
OF county; ground getting too dry to
pillow.
Nuckolls-Corn maturing O little too
last, especially the late; thrashinQ ma
chimes running full capacity; rain needed
so that wheat may be sown.
Nemahn-Early corn maturing; late
corn needs rain; most too dry for fall
blowing; thrashing mostly done.
Otoe-Corn generally doing we'll:
ground rather dry for blowing.
Pawnee-GOod week for corn; acreage
Tor winter wheat will be large; rain OF
goth putting ground in good condition;
potatoes poor.
P~olk-Corn ripening up nicely; good
rain on goth. will help fall blowing; a
good deal OF wheat will be put in.
RichardsOn-COrn has done we'll; mil
let good crop; buckwheat doing well;
thrashing mostly done.
Saline-Corn maturing rapidly; late
corn would have been better with
another rain; almost too dry to pillow
and SOW.
sauuders-Corn maturing rapidly, but
the dry weather is injuring the crop
somewhat; ground too dry to pillow;
pastures getting short.
Thayer-Hot, dry week rapidly ma
tured corn; some report late corn some
what inj lred; too dry for blowing.
York-Some early planted corn has
partly filled; late corr drying some;
ground too dry for blowing; no wheat or
rye sown; third crop OF alfalfa being cut.
NORTHEASTERN SECTION.
Burt-Good week for corn; early corn
denting; late corr poor; millet being cut
for hay, and is q fair crop.
Boyd-Early corn beginning to dent;
late corn doing well; ~thrashing in pro.
gress; no rain during the week.
Cedar-Thrashing progressing very
fast; barley and rye good; wheat light;
millet good; large amount OF hay being
cut; corn fne, and maturing rapidly:
ground in good condition for fall pillow.
ing.
Colfax-Light shower on 25th; corn
ripening rapidly.
Cuming-Corn hard to estimate, IL ia
two weeks late, and not cared well; farm.
ers busy haying; too dry for blowing.
D~akota-Corn doing well, and a little
OF it being cut.
Dixon-Good week for haying and
thrashing; corn maturing slowly; ground
too wet to plow.
Dodge-Fair week for corn; rain oil
10Th will improve pastures; apples fall.
Ing considerably, and are a drug on the
market.
ponglas-Good week for corn; wheat
yielding well, but acreage small; consid.
cradle fall blowing being done; potatoes
are turning out rather poor.
.holt-Warm, dry weather; some fields
OF corn fired q little, but generally corn
a done nicely; yield OF smai grain as
good az expected; ground too dry to
pillow.
howard-Hot and dry, followed by
good shower on night OF 2Sth, which