The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-13

icrlug IL w. have warm n1u cry NeuthtI,
corr has grown very large.
Platte-Small grain yielding better
than O. expected; corn generally IN spipn-
did condition, some fields injured Dy
drought: tbrashers running full capa ,lty.
Sarpy-Somc early planted corn dam.
sred by dry weather, but most OF the
corn in good condition; oats yielding
we'll.
Stanton-Wheat il yielding some bet
ter than expectee; oat crop Is heavy;
corn is doing well and is now in silk.
Tburston-Thrasbing has commenced,
and grain is generally Of good quality
and average yield; corn doing well.
Washington-Corn doing well, but
needs rain; hay Is a light crop; potatoes
poor; wheat ard oats are turning out
good.
Wayne-Wheat and oats nearly all
harvested: some wheat spelling IN shock
because of to much rain; corn growing
well.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Buffnlo-Corn in southern part OF
county badly stunted, ears have stopped
growing; early corn il hurt most; listed
corn il better than checked, all corn is
late.
Custer-Corn::damaged some in parts
Of county by drought; wheat aud oats
fair; hay being cut.
misunderstanding begun; wheat
good; irrigated wheat excellent; corn In
southern part OF county badly damaged
by drought.
Greely-Early corn all safe for a big
crop, and with a little more moisture
late corn will do well.
Hall-Stacking and thrashihg in pro.
gress; corn very uneven and much late
much of it has not tasseled yet.
Howard-The rains Of the week have
materially improved the prospects for
corn, but the crop Is very late; hay and
pasturage short.
Lonp-Harvesting about half done;
wheat and oats fair crop; corn very late.
but with rain and late frost will make
good crop.
Merrick-EarIy corn all right; some
corn beyond redemption in southern
and some thrashing done.
Sherman-Corn will be benefited by
| the rains OF the week but has been
considerably damaged by the preceding
drought.
Valley-Rain and fogs have delayed
thrashing and stacking; early corn eur
ing and filing well; pastures good;
potatoes doing well.
soUTHwEsTERN SECTION.
Adams-Some corn damaged ny hot
winds; la to corn badly burnt In some
localities; blowing for wheat commenced.
~Dundy-Corn very uneven; but prom
ises about half n cropin most parts OF
the county; millet nearly all dried up
F~ranklin-Corn in good condition
| uhpat md Oata NOT in at apk a,a aprnuf-
ing; fall blowing commenced.
Frontier-Corn il probably damaged
slightly by dry weather, but Indications
point to n large crop.
Furnas-Corn but little damaged by
drought, and splendid rain all over
county this week; corn prospect good;
alfalfa good.
Gosper-Corn is damaged 20 per cent
by the dry weather.
llarlan-Some few fields Of corn dam
aged by hot weather, generally crop
promising; alfalfa being cut third time;
oats not 80 good as expected.
Hitchcock-Small grain being thrash
ed, crop not so good as expected: corn
doing well in eastern, and needing rain;
in northern part Of county.
Kearney-Oats n full crop; corn doing
well and, except where injured by hail,
PROMISES ABOUT q lutl crop.
Lincoln-Corn in good condition and
is making wonderful Roadway some in
roasting ear and some just tasseling out.
Per kins-Splendid rain; corn looks
pro missing.
Red Willow-Much OF the wheat to he
stacked vet; lots OF wheat stacks in
sight this year; grasshoppers iniuring
corn.
Webster-Plenty Of ram in some local
tiles, Others in need Of rain; corn doing
we'll and will be a full crop.
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS.
Cherry-Harvesting making rapid pro-
gress; corn growing finely and just COM
mencing to ear; haying we'll under head
way.
Cheyenne-Hay a large crop; hayiug
delayed by rains; corn will be a full
crop; all alfalfa doing finely.
Dawes-Wheat mostly cut; oats late
and doing well; corn very late.
Deuel-Corn a fr'l crop: alfalfa doing
well; hay fine.
Keith-Week cool End wet: corn is do
ing well.
Koya Paha-Nice rain; good growing
weather for corn.
Kimball-The rains have made wheat
and oats, some ready to cut; potatoes
sure crop; millet good; hay never better;
range fine.
Logan-Wheat rather poor crop; some
oats not worth cutting; corn looking
frat rate, and ground wet.
Rock-Prospects arc for a large CROP
Of corn.
Scots Bluif-Wheat harvest delayed
by rains OF week; much Of second crop
OF alfalfa put up, yield never better; corn
earring we'll.
Thomns-Plenty OF warm rains, and
crops making big growth.
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