The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-30
REPORT By COUNTIES
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION.

Butler Some thrashing done and nm
excellent yield Of winter wheat; corn
nearly up to the average in growth: the
hot weather il making corn roll consid.
crably.
Cass- Eurly planted corr nearly IN to
average, late planted making a vigorous
growth and looks well; potatoes. ex.
cept on low ground, very poor; pastures
ialrly good; wheat aud oats being
thrashed.
Clay-Thrashing Of winter wheat going
on and about three.fourths of the croD
in stack; corn doing well, but needs rain.
Misunderstanding OF winter wheat
well under way: yield good, corn advanc.
ing very rapidly, while not suffering rain
would be beneficial.
Gage-Harvest over.stacking com.
menced and a few thrashiDg; grain of
superior quality; heavy rain last night
and corn crop now assured.
Hamilton Winter wheat yield good;
spring wheat yield not so good: corn
about ten days late but doing well.
Jefferson.-liot and sultry week; corn
doing well.
Johnson-Good week for stacking.
thrashing, and haying; wheat aud oats
are yielding some early corn is on the
market.
Lancaster-Oats nll ripe and MANY
have thrnshed out OF stock; winter wheat
yielding well; corn ia growing well, IL il
Skiing; quite IN acreage OF rye is being
sown.
Nemaha-Corn doing finely; potatoes
rottin 4 to some extent.
Nuckolls .-Wheat being thrashed.
yielding well; oats being cut and yery
heavy;most OF the corn looking splendid.
Otoe-Oats cut and mostly in stack;
winter wheat yielding well; corn not sui.
fering but will need rain soon.
Pawnee-Whent and oats being
t%hrashed, yield fair; another favorable
week Tor corn has brought it forward
fast; hay crop heavy
Polk-ldea! week for corn; oats nearly
ali,cut and about half a crop; wheat and
rye yielding well. quality OF the best.
Richardson-GoOd week for thrashing
and stacking; corn doing finely; buck
wheat coming up nicely.
Saline-Corn doing we'll but rain will
be needed soon; grain il being thrashed
from shock and not quite up to expecta-
tons.
Saunders-Good week for corn; oats
being cut. thrashing in progress, yield
good; crops need rain though not yet
suffering.
Seward-Corn ia needing rain. espcc.
tally the early planted corn; late oats
about ready to cut and will be a fair
crop.
T~hayer-Oats nearly all cut; thrashing
going with a rush; crops yielding well;
weather all that can be desired for corn,
York.-Thrashing and stacking pro.
crossing nicely; harvesting about all
done; hall the corn in tassel and is silk
ing; all corn growing well.
NORTHEASTERN SECTION.
Boyd-Wheat harvest commenced and
promises to be a full crop with excellent
berry; crop growing we'll; hay good.
Burt-Oats and wheat being cut and
thrashed with good yields; wheat thin
on ground but good quality; tame hay
cut; corn looks good; early apples
plenty; late potatoes need rain.
Cednr-Corn about all tasseled and be-
ginning to ear out; rye and barley about
I'LL cut; nj harvest begun.
Colfax-Thrashing rye and wheat CON-
menced, show splendid yields.
Cnming-Harvesting OF grain OF all
kinds In progress, quality IL good and
yield normal; corn is still behind the sea-
SON..
D~ixon-Small grain ripening slowly
and filing well; harvest just begun; corr
growing very rapidly; small fruit doing
unusually well. ,
Dodge Weather favorable for harvest
ing and thrashing; oats ready to cut;
corn in " od condition.
Douglass-Wheat aud oat harvset In
progress; corn growing rapidly; some
complaint OF short crop Of apples but
grnerally the crop will be as good as
last year:cherries have been agood crop,
Holt-Wheat and oats ripening; corn
tasseling ont and looks well; rye har-
vested, some thrashed; hay.making be-
gun, grass heavy.
KnOx-CuttinR pats will begin this