The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-03
WHAT THE HOT
WINDS DID.
Report of the U. S. Weather
Bureau.
Hot Winds Throughout Kansas
for 6 Days.
A COMPLETE REPORT.
A Number of Counties Have
Stood the Test
But in Many Others the Crop
is Badly Damaged.
A COMPLETE REPORT.

The United States department of ag-
riculture for the Kansas section issues
today the following crop report cover
ing the past week as compiled by I. B.
Jennings. section director:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
A very hot week all over the state,
with temperature passing the 100 de-
gree mark Good rains in the central
and northern counties, and fair rains
in the southeastern and northeastern
counties, with showers in the extreme
southwestern and northwestern. Hot
winds over most of the state after Tues
day. -
Corn is in good condition and grow
ing in the eastern half of Chautauqua,
in Montgomery and Labette, in Ne
maha. POttaWatOmie and the southern
part of Shawnee and Greenwood, but is
damaging in most of the other coun-
ties. Prairie hay is being cut in some
of the central and southern counties, is
good in Usage but light in Elk and is
curing standing in Allen.
Allen cOunty.-The great drought is
very serious; grass curing standing; 25
per cent of the foliage of the trees has
and all crops suffering greatly; corn
prospect is reduced one-half
hautauqua--Hottest and dryest
week of the season, no scOrching winds:
soil in central and eastern part in good
condition and early corn all right, but
late corn liable to be seriously injured
ern part corn has suffered badly and
haying is going on rapidly; ground
very hard for blowing.
Cofey.-The light rains were worse
than offset by the very hot, windy
weather following; early corn cannot
make One-fourth of a crop; pastures
and meadows drying up badly and
farmers getting gloomy
Doniphan.-The rain helped corn but
it needs rain badly; fall blowing for
wheat in progress.
Douglas-T7he weather is hot and
dry; we need rain soon or we will not
have any corn to speak of; corn in
weather and it is improved by the
farmers.
Elk-Another hot, dry week; July
30-31st hot winds. which are drying the
corn up fast; prairie hay being cut
which is a light crop.
GreenwoCd.-High temperature all
the week, with southwest winds; in the
central and northern part of county
everything needs rain; in the southern
some pieces of corn are needing ii, most
of the corn safe so far, with gardens in
pretty good condition.
Johnson.-Past week has been one
characterized by excessive heat; corn
crop being damaged badly by drought
and heat.
Labette.-This has been a booming
week Tor corn to grow; pastures good;
| apples and peaches good.
Marshall.-A hot, dry week: corn is
needing rain badly; no hot winds yet
but strong suspicious of it corn is dam
! aging every day now that is without
! rain
Montgomery.-Fav for crop
growth, but the high temperature and
moist air have made it hard men
and teams at work
Nemaha.-Tame hay and millet about
al! cut and stacked, a good crop gener-
ally; corn doing well, rain in early part
of week makes it stand the heat of last
three days remarka bly, we'll, will with
stand extreme weather for some days
longer without damage; rain needed
though soon
Neosho.-Very hot and dry; hot wind:
corn fired a little; hay is good tame
hay all harvested; fruit is dry, needs a
good rain.
Osage.-Another hot and dry week;
corn in some localities has been in
Jured to some extent, while in other
localities it is doing we'll; rain is need
ed padly; pastures getting short; stock
water getting scarce; fine weather for
haying and good crop is assured.
= PottaYWatomie-LGorn is looking well,
IS taSselIng and silking; millet is being
cut; we are needing rain; pastures are
looking well.
shawnee.-Corn promises a heavy
ing for wheat is now going on.
Woodson:-North and east part of
county well watered on 2Sth of July:
good week for haying; corn has been
damaged in southern part of county
by hot dry weather, still a show for a
fair crop.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Corn is in good condition in extreme
south part of Sumner. in Mcpherson
the north part of Ottawa, in Cloud.
| Washington and Phillips. Early corn
! is about made in Dickinson and Reno
but in many of the counties the crop
has been greatly reduced and in some
IL entirely gone Wheat threshing con-
unues, with a good showing in quality
and quantity The third crop of alfalfa
is being harvested in Reno, but the
drought is affecting it in Sedgwick.
Barber-Reports from all over the
county indicate that the corn crop is
almost a complete failure, so far as
grain is concerned; Kafffr and cane
winds fairly we'll and with rain in a few
days will do we'll; early peaches are
/ plentiful but later fruit is suffering
badly; cattle on range doing well.
Barton-A good rain on July 27t1
greatly benefited corn. and all other
crops, but the hot winds on 29-3Oth
( spoiled the effects of the rain; millet
and sorghum damaged, will not yield
/ much; the few apples on the trees
! are dropping off; the rain stopped
threshing, but blowing goes good.
! Butler-A very bad week upon crops
! of all kinds; everything is needing rain
| very badly and the corn crop is all but
| ruined. though some fields would yield
| some corn with rain Immediately; hay
| poor; alfalfa doing no good; fruit dry
ing up, pastures almost gone.
Clay-Week has been very hot, with
! very little wind; corn doing first class:
! very hot for threshing; fall blowing
! progressing, with ground in good con-
! dition; haying just commenced; one
! more good rain will insure the largest
| corn crop ever grown in the county
! Cloud-Hot weather during the week
| has been beneficial to corn but to
maintain its present excellent condi-
! must occur within the next three DAVIS
Dickinson-HOt winds Friday and
/ Saturday have done much damage TO
late corn, but a good rain within three
| or four days viii still make some corn;
early corn is made but will be light