The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-25

NIHuI6OI--NlOTN toth hppet 1880
and rats very short in etraw; corn
| though late 10 doing well.
Pierce-Hot week; rain needed; corn
| growing well but late and poor stand;
small grain in northern part OF county
needing rain.
Platte-Rye is beginning to turn and
will make about an average crop; some
fields OF winter wheat heavy, others
poor; corn has grown fast, small grain
needs more rain.
Sarpy-Spring wheat and oats head
ing; o r growing we'll: early potatoes
need rain badly; apples blighting; cher
| ries ripe and abundant.
Stanton-The extreme heat OF the past
week is beginning to show it's effects on
crops; rain Is needed.
Thurston-Good rain on the 18th,
some hail but no damage to crope; corn
poor stand; small grain looking we'll.
Observation-Disclosures need rain but
everything else seems to be doing nicely;
new potatoes are In the market.
CENTRAL SECTION.
BuffaIo-Corn is doing nicely; clover
and alfalfa good and cutting In pro-
gress; small grain 10 rather short and
thin.
Custer-Rye turning; fall wheat head.
ing; corn looks fine; all crop prospects
excellent except in localities in north
part where rain Is needed.
Dawson-Cultivators all busy and
corn growing fast; some alfalfa cut with
bulk OF crop yet TO cut; pastures good.
Hall-Small grain fine and stands up
we'll; most OF the beet fields are q splen-
did stand; everything growing fast.
Howard-Fine growing week; rye
ripening; spring wheat heading; corn
growing rapidly; fine week for all vege.
tation.
Loup-Recent rains greatly improved
crop prospects; corn late but good
color, cultivation begun; ry1 filing well;
potatoes just coming up.
Merrick-Corn doing we'll; small grain
suffering from lack Of rain.
Sherman-Wheat and barley heading;
corn coming on finely.
Valley--Small grain and corn growing
very fast and in the best Of condition;
alfalfa harvest commenced.
soUTHwEsTERN SECTION.
Chase-Corn is growing very fast and
for most part is free Of weeds; wheat
looks we'll; first cutting Of alfalfa in
stack.
Dundy-wheat and oats heading out
and corn growing well; rye good: no rain
this week and 1t is beginning to be
needed.
Franklin-In north part OF the county
crops need rain, plenty OF rain in south
part; fall wheat ripening In spots; corn
small.
Frontier-Corn growing finely; rye
ready to cut: first crop OF alfalfa cnt;
wheat doing well; q little rain needed for
small grain.
Fnrnas - Corn growing immensely,
generally free from weeds; rye heavy
crop and beginning to turn; first crop OF
alfalfa mostly in stack.
Gosper-Warm weather and good
showers have forced sill crops ahead:
never saw such prospects for crop OF
small grain before.
HarIan-Rye ripening; alfalfa mostly
in stack, fine crop; corn growing nicely;
wheat and oats improved; some cult.
waiting corn second time.
Hitchcock-Wheat, rye and oats fine;
corn has made rapid growth; grasshop-
pers are doing some damage in locali-
ties.
Kearney-wintsr wheat in most prom.
Using condition; spring wheat heading
and needs rain to make it; corr growing
finely.
Lincoln-some grain burned; ira
good; corn growing we'll.
Red Willow-Rye and wheat doing
well; corn growing rapidly; mulberries
and early cherries ripe; potatoes doing
well.
Webster-Winter wheat doing nicely;
spring wheat coming into full head; rye
.ripening; corn has grown rapidly; good
week for killing weeds.
AND NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS.
B~anner-Corn growing we'll; wheat and
grass needs rain.
Cherry-Corn small and growing slow.
~; small grain needs rain.
Cheyenne-Good growing week; corn ia
doing we'll but wheat needs rain; alfalfa
being harvested and a full crop.
Deuel--Full crop OF alfalfa being hor.
vested; wheat needs rain; corn doing
we'll.
Keya Paha-Needing rain badly; corn
growing well; wheat and oats good
where grasshoppers have not injured the
crop.
Kimbali-All crops growing rapidly,
but rain 10 needed.
Rock-Corn cultivated for the first
time; early potatoes In bloom.
SCOTS Bluf-Corn making q fine
growth. beans coming up we'll; alfalfa
hay being cut and the crop 10 a very
heavy one.
Thomas-All crops need raid badly.
G. A. LOVELAND,
Section Director. Lincoln. Nah.