The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-20
REPORT BY COUNTIES
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION.


Butler-Late corn growing well. early
corn maturing slowly; t~hrashing in pro.
grsss; ground rather dry for fall pillow.
ing.
Cass-Corn condition continues good.
about one.third Of crop in roasting ear.
and late corn making favorable pro.
grrss.
~Clay-Sone thrashing and stacking
done; corn doing well; considerable pillow.
ing Tor wheat being done, aud n large
acreage will be sown.
Fillmore-Thrashing delayed and some
wheat and oats damaged in shock; corn
making rapid growth.
Gage-Early corn beginning to dent;
thrashing retarded by rain: ground in
splendid condition for fall blowing.
Hamilton-Corn is looking well, but
IL not evening out so good as
last year; rather cool for corn; damp
weather has delayed thrashing and
~stncking.
Jefferson-Eine weather for corn: late
corn in good condition.
Johnson-Rather cool, but corn has
grown well, and is maturing fast; early
corn getting hard; much blowing for
wheat being done.
Lancaster-Rain Of 18th will help
corn, but too soon to tell how much.
Nemahn-Everything sopping wet:
corn growing well.
Nuckole--Good week Tor corn, and the
growth has been great; potatoes rotting
to some extent; hay harvest about over;
crop good.
Pawnee-Corn making rapid growth,
and early planted almost matured: too
wet for thrashing; lew pieces OF grain
damaged in shock; early millet in shock,
a good crop; large acreage OF wheat will
be sown.
P%olk-Corn doing well, but much
rather late; ground in fine condition for
blowing; more winter wheat will be put
IN than usual; pastures as green as in
spring.
Richardson-Corn doing we'll, except a
week OF warm, dry weather needed to
make 1t mature faster.
Saline-Corn in good condition, but
FARMER weather needed to bring it to
maturity to avoid frosts; ground in fair
shape Tor blowing; much fall wheat will
be sOwn.
Saunders-Corn and pastures i'm
proved by rain; corn in good condition,
and promises largest yield in q number
OF years; fall blowing in progress.
Seward-Few light sho wers, but con-
tinues rather dry; corn not improving
very much; blowing for wheat COM
menced.
Thayer-Ground in fine condition for
fall blowing; corn doing finely, much of
il is too hard for roasting ears, and the
latest will soon be in roasting ear.
York-Corn in roasting ear; rather
cool for best growth Of corn; some fall
blowing has been done; ~thrashing well
advanced.
NORTHEASTERN SECTION.
Antelope - Harvesting completed;
stacking and thrashing delayed by fire.
quent rains.
Boyd-Whsat about all stacked,
thrashing commenced; cor doing splen-
didly.
Burt-Corn has made slow progress,
and will not make a full crop; wild hay
is being cured; too dry to pillow.
Cedar-Corn caring out finely, and
promises II big crop; some late oats to
cut yet; potatoes good; much wild hay
being cut; millet good crop and some
cut.
Coliax-Corn doing well. hay will be a
fair crop; potatoes about half a O
Cuming-The rain OF 18th has helped
corn and put the ground In good con-
ditlon Tor fall blowing; corn later than
usual.
Observation-Disclosures and lawns much
benefited by rains of 18th and l4th,
Dixon-tiood week for stacking and
th%rushing; wheat and oats yielding well;
corn improving.
Dodge-Corn is making rapid strides
towards maturity; pastures greatly re-
vived by rain; thrashing from shock de.
layed by rain.
Douglas-Corn continues to make
good growth; potatoes turning out very
poor and small: pastures helped by rain.