The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-02
Rye fairly good, some will B

Nut tuIS Wttk, UNIV huu WINnt utuutnk
out short. but will be about an average
crop; potatoes In splendid condition;
corn growing fast.
Snrpy-Corn In excellent condition; rye
cutting begins this week; early potatoes
coming In In abundance; ruspberries
ripening.
Stanton-Rains have helped crops
very much, wheat and oats now looS
fine; corn gro wing very fast; rye nearll
ready to cut.
Thurston-Corn about all cultivated
twice; crops looking we'll.
Washington Wheat and oats an
heading out In splendid condition for
full crop; o L. jumping right up.
Wayne-Small grain doing very nicely,
potates and beets growing we'll most Of
the week too cold for the best growth OF
corn.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Buffalo-Fine growing week; corn 10
suckering badly because OF hin stand.
Custer-Rye ripening fast and prom.
oats heading, mostly short; some corn
laid by.
Dawson-Corn coming on good and
mostly In good shape; fine crop OF alfal'
10 nearly all In stack; rye about ready
for harvest.
Greelev-Corn growing finely. small
n ain rather backward, but with the rain
OF this week will make n fair crop.
Hall-Wheat, rye, barley, and oats
fine; corn very uneven, much planted
over and late planted very small, stand
generally poor.
Howard-Rye ready to cut, generally
a good crop; corn small but growing
we'll; this weeks rain will bring small
grain out well.
Loup-wheat and oats heading too
neal the ground; rain needed.
Merrick-Rye harvesting n fine crop;
oats and spring wheat spotted; rather
dry Tor SINAI grain; corn growing well.
Nance-Small grain suffer ed somewhat
from drought, but good rain last week;
rye good and ripening fast.
Sherman-Wii.tcr wheat and rye COM
ing on fast; spring wheat aud oats head
inQ short; corn doing better but late.
Valley-Hot weather damaged small
| grain some, butcrop headed quite evenly
With good length oil straw; corn doing
well.
SOUTHWESTERN SECTION.
Adams-Somc fall wheat ready to cut;
spring wheat and oats heading; fall
wheat well filed: some blowing corr
third time.
Chnse-Corn growing fast; some wheat
I damaged by hot weather.
Dundy-Rain on 25th; small grain
short on account OF drought; ZONE corn
looks good but average IL small and q
poor stand.
Franklin-All crops improved; ex.
tremely warm; corr growing fast.
Frontisr-This weeks rain makes
wheat a sure crop; corn growing finely;
first crop OF alfalfa In stack; potatoes
good.
Furnas-Rye and winter wheat In pro-
gress, yield good: corn has grown we'll;
spring wheat. promising a good crop;
potatoes good.
Gosper-Crops Of oil kinds have made
rapid growth; will harvest largest crop
Of smnl, grain ever raised In county; po-
tatoes big crop.
Harhp-Wheat much improved and
all small grain above average; potatoes
hay aud pastures fine.
Hitchcock-Rye being harvested, very
fne crop; frat cutting alfalfa In stack;
corn improved but rather small and IN
even; potatoes good crop.
K~earney-Rye harvest begun: some
pieces of fall whent ready to cut; small
grain practically made; corn looking
fine.
Lincoln-Rain has been unevenly dis.
tributed in county but generally pros
poets are promising; ground now gen.
orally In good condition.
P~erkins-Small grain suffering; corn
looks good: rain needed,
Phelps-Small grain headed; second
blowing of corn well along.
Red WilIow--Small grain looking well;
corn growing rapidly.
Webster-Corn making good growth;
Ane prospect for fall wheat. oats, pota-
toes and millet; some damage from
hail; plenty OF rain.
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS.
Banner-Corn growing fast; wheat
has suffered some from drought.
BrOwn-Conditions unfavorable due
to higl, wind, heat and lack Of moisture;
unless rain comes o small grain crop
will be very light:
Cherry-Corn backward; small grain
and grass turning yellow In part Of
county before this weeks rain, color
coming back again now.
Dawes-Crops have grown fairly we'll
with both Oru and oats backward.
wheat, rye. and potatoes are looking al
we'll as usual.
Keya Paha- Prospects for wheat
good; corn growing nicely.
Kimball-Wheat, oats, and barley sui
fering for rain.
Logan-Rain haa helped crops, bu,
small grain will be light. g
Rock-Splendid rains; small grain i'm
proved and corn growing fast.
Scots Bluf-C0rr growing exceeding
ly fast; winter wheat heading out; large
amount OF alfalfa hay being put up.
yield immense, quite fine.
Thomss-Plenty Of rain; all crops
growing very fast.
@. A. LOvELAND,..