The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-23
REPORT BY COUNTIES
soUTHEAsTERN LECTION.

sOUThEAbTERN SECTlON.
Butler-Winter wheat, rye and barley
IN shock and some stacking done; aver
age yield and quality;corn making rapid
growth, most fields hid by in clean con-
dition; oats not up to the average.
Cass-Spring wheat below the average;
winter wheat and rye excellent In yield
and quality; corn ia fine condition; early
planted in tassel.
Clay-Harvesting completed except
late oats: thrashing commenced; wheat
turning out well; oats heavy and lodged
in places; good rain needed for corn.
DEMONSTRATING commenced; yield
generally fair to good with ON ex tra
fields; potatoes light; corn very fine,
mostly laid by.
Gage-A fms week for harvesting and
tbrashing; oats are only fair and are
nearly all in shock; corn is looking fine
Hamilton-Corn doing well; spring
wheat and oats ripening fast and filing
well; some early oats harvested; wheat
yielding well.
Jefferson-Hnrvesting almost done,
.thrashing commenced, yield good.
Johnson-Hnrvest about completed
and weather fine for saving the grain;
corn In tasseling out; early apples aud
peaches are on the market; some corn
not laid by; good week for haying.
Lnncaster-Oats and spring wheat in
shock and are very short; corn Ia doing
well but IL SINAI. for the time of year.
Nemaha-Oats hall in shocks; haying
mostly done; ~blackberries ripe;~ thrashing
in progress; corn tasseling; peach crop
promises to be good.
NuckOlls-Some wheat thrashed, yield
ing well some are blowing corn yet, it is
growing very rapidly Ia fair shape, it Is
tasseling.
Otoe-Winter wheat being thrashed;
yield and quality good; early pats cut
and commenced cutting late oats; early
ORR in tassel.
Pawnee-Wheat and oat thrashing has
begun: wheat yielding we'll, oats only
moderately and quality not extra; corn
has made a remarkable growth and il
now up to normal.
Polk-Corn has made a good, healthy
growth and Is mostly laid by; oats seem
to be filing we'll, some fields have teen
cut.
Richardson-Oats nearly all cut, good
crop; apples dropping badly; corn doing
we'll except come fields injured by a worm
that enters the stalk and eats it's way
upward.
Saline-Wheat yielding fairly well;
harvesting completed except late onts;
corn has made fine progress; apples are
falling of.
Saunders-Rye and winter wheat har-
vested and some thrashed; spring wheat
and oats will be ready to cut next week;
corn has made rapid growth; early corn
tasseling; apples dropping badly.
misunderstanding and thrashing
wheat Ia being pushed, wheat yielding
we'll; oats qnite green yet and are filling
well; rain In needed for corn, which Ia
now beginning TO tassell.
Thayer-Oat harvest well advanced;
wheat in shock; corn doing well, the
early planted tasseling and silking well;
potatoes better than for several years;
APPLES falling of badly.
York-Spring wheat and oats being
cut; corn doing well but needs good rain;
apples dropping badly; second crop oil
alfalfa being cut
NoRTHEAsTERN SECTION.
Antelope-Rye cut and some In shock;
potato crop good.
Burt-Corn rolling during the day and
needs rain; early planted corn tasseling
and most all fields laid by; some hay
cut.
Cedar-Oats and wheat alIing and
ripening very fast; corn tasseling and in
fine shape; grent deal OF wild hay being
cut.
Coliax-Weathsr very favorable for
harvest of small grain and hay.
CumiIg-Wheat and ont heads filling
good aud maturing fast;corn needs rain;
late potatoes will be u poor crop.
DakOta-Rain needed but no dan age
yet apparent from lack OF rain.
Dixon-C0rn 10 nearly all laid by and