The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06

ing we'll, but is still u little behind the
season.
Platte-Corn generally in good condi-
ton and doing well, 10 Is in silk and
needs rain to develop ears; considerable
t ,rashing from shock.
Sarpy-Wpek too dry for corn, but ex-
cellent for harvesting; corn in good con-
dition; potatoes will be about one-third
OF q crop.
Stanton-The unusually hot weather
II beginning to have Il bad effect on some
fields OF corn; wheat harvest in progress;
some thrashing done, yield light, but
quality good.
T~hurston-Tbe harvest IL in full! blast;
some small grain 10 short; corn is doing
well: rain needed.
early corn aud potatoes need rain badly;
pastures ara short and hay il light.
Wayne-Harvest nearly done: oats
and wheat very good; corr doing nicely;
no rain for ten days and ground getting
pretty dry.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Boone-Nearly all the harvesting
done, quality OF grain good, yield above
average; corn needs rain.
Buffalo-Bad week for county; great
damage has been done by hail, aud the
heat has been excessive; corn has suffer-
ed and potatoes have lost considerably;
fruit and berries are falling and drying
up.
Custer-Very hot and dry; wheat about
harvested; corn Is being cut short every
day by the dry weather.
Dnwson--About finished harvesting;
very heavy rain in central portion OF
county, outside that belt corn has sui
Tered; pastures getting short.
Greeley-DrOnght ubbroken; somec
on snndy land beginning to fire; most
small grim in shock and stack; oats
good straw but short.
Hall--The hot weather will shorten the
yield oil corn considerably; oats all cut,
straw short. but a lair yield.
Hownrd-Small grain harvest COM
pleted and mostly stacked; the intense
heat and dry weather have heen injur-
ious to corn.
Merrick-Smnll grain about all cut;
ground getting very dry; corn begin.
ming to wilt; some thrashing done; grass
drying up.
Sherman-Grain nearly oil cut, consid.
cradle in stack; corn needs rain badly;
pastures getting poor.
Valley Harvesting done except a few
pieces; corn looks well and IL standing
the heat well; pastures and grass crop
good.
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION
Adams-Week dry and hot; small
grain all harvested; corn suffering some
for want OF rain.
Durdy.-Dry, hot week; corn is suffer-
ing Tor rain which must come soon
or the corn crop will be light; oats q
failure.
Frnnklin-SOme grain stacking and
thrashing progressing rapidly; some
damage to corn from wind storms
breaking stalks and whipping leaves.
FronIier-W Wheat nearly all cut; some
and yield better than expected;
corn doing well, but rain would make
I'll better.
Furnas-Whent and oats turning out
well; corr is suffering, but is standing it
well considering the extreme heat; bot.
tom land corn il not curling much.
Gosper-Small grain harvest com.
pleted and thrashing begun: wheat and
oats yielding well; corn needing rain.
Harlan-Wheat pats and rye turning
out better than expected; early corn
needs rain: pastures getting dry; pota.
toes good and getting ripe
Hitchcock Thrashing commenced;
wheat not turning ont 30 good rs ex.
very hot aud corn needs rain.
kearney-HOt week and abundant
moisture have pushed corn forward
and ripened the late wheat and
bate; a destructive hail storm passed
through the southwestern portion OF the
destroying gardens and fruit
md injuring corn.
Lincoln-Some corn damaged BY hot
weather, but the greater portion holding
~ well: wheat Is a good crop.
Red Willow-A hot week. but corn ia
its W yet: We need rain; spring
and oats about all harvested.
Webster-Hot week, but corr not sui.
ering much; early corn in roasting ear
thrashing done. and wheat and
rats making good yield.
WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS.
Banner-Corn, millet, and potatoes
loing well; wheat about all cnt and ia
letter than expected: rye not much Of
rop.
Brown-Wheat and rye light crops;
orn materially injured by hot weather,
ain needed badly.
~Cherry-Small grain b ing harvested
md promises a fair yield; corn doing
veil, but is late; hay crop In good.
keith-Harvest about over and some
hrashing being done, yield about half q
corn looks well vet. but needs rain.
ksyka Paha-Harvesting in progress;
rops not 30 good as expected; rain
eeded.
Rock-Wheat harvesting begun, short
ut fair crop; corn needing rain, but not
offering badly, haying in full blast.
SCOTS Bluff-Wintsr wheat all cut.
arlev and spring wheat mostly ready for
sickle; second crop OF alfalfa hay be-
~ cut.
Thomas-A fine crop OF hay is being
arrested; some damage to corn by hail,
doing finely
GA. LOVELAND,
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