The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21

knox-Week too cold for sprouting
seed; some corn planted.
Pierce-Corn planting hos Teen pushed,
some coming up; small grain looking
well; frost killed tender vegetation In
some places and In Others did no dam
age.
Platte-Good week for small grain;
corn planting well advanced-possibly
bnlf Of crop IN ground; fruit promising;
| pastures excellent.
~Sarpy-Corn about half planted; grass
In head, also winter rye; spring wheat
aud onts look well.
Thurston-Frost, but no damage to
growing; week cold and cloudy.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Boone-Corn planting we'll along; fruit
| trees we'll In blossom; frost OF 18th did
no damage.
Iufnlo-Corn planting has been
pushed, rain nceded ON small grim; frost
| killed much fruit In smaller valleys.
Custer-Early sown wheat looks well,
| oats nud barley frosted ami some think
| permanently injured. fruit badly dam.
| aged by frost; oil crops need rain.
Dawson-Plowipg and corn planting
| have been pushed we'll ahead. over two
thirds planted; small'grain growing we'll;
much fruit killed; everything needs rain.
Greeley Rain needed; frost nearly
every night; nearly t~hree-fourths OF the
| wild fruit killed III and other
early vegetables killed; rye commencing
to head; alfalfa badly killed out.
Hall-There has been m immense
amount OF blowing and much corn plant
ing this week; oats and rye look we'll:
much corn listed.
Howard-Corn planting hns made
rnpid progress; corn planted up; rye
hended; small grain looks well; rain
needed.
Loup-Corn planting not hall done;
early sown grain looking well; grass
growing slowly.
Misunderstanding wheat, rye md oats
looking fine bur would be benz fitted by
rnin; corn planting about hall done.
Nance.-Corn IL being planted but
much yet to plant; alfalfa IL almost a
complete failure md much Of II Ia being
plowed.
Sherman.-Corn planting well advanced
smnll grain looks well; rain would be
beneficial; some damage by frost.
Valley .-Small grain growing last; n
few have finished planting corn; wheat
Is roofing finely; many potatoes plnnted.
SOUTHWESTERN SECTION.
Chase Smnll grain doing well but too
cold for corn although one-third Of crop
Ia up and t~wo-thirds planted; pastures
unusually good; alfalfa is 10 fine condi.
ton.
Dundv Corn about all planted and
much oI IL up and looking well; small
grim still growing; ground getting very
drv; %cutworms working on the ground.
Franklin.-Corn planting we'll ad.
va,c,A. ,,.;nNac u,haat mud RON hpndinn
out; small grain looking well; slight
damage 10 fruit from frost.
Furnns.-Light frost hut not much
dnmnge: corn planting haa made rnpid
progress and planting nenrly finished;
potatoes up and some cultivated; alfalfa
about reary to cut tho frat time.
Hnrlan-Aifnlfa Ia over 2 f"et high;
corn more than half planted and IN so'no
localities oil planted; irpst cut down
potntoes and impaired fruit somewhat.
Kearney-Wheat, oats und barley
looding hne; corn planting well com.
menced; frost injured all kinds Of fruit
and cut garden stuff.
L~incoln-Small grain needing n good
rnin; corn planting Ia being pushed;
grass Ia doing well; frost seriously In
jured fruit.
Red Willow-Corn nearly oil planted;
wheat and rye look well; fruit crop
promising.
Webster-A good acreage Of corn
planted this week; corn and potatoes
coming up irregularly; corn being
listed than usual; small grain doing well.
WESTERN AND NoRTHwEsTEnN SECTIONS
~Chprry-Hard freeze on the 14th killed
everything that was up. all leaves on
trees, md made Ice one-iourth inch thick.
Dawes-NO rain; corn planting 10 pro-
gross.
Keith-week dry and cool; heavy frost
on night OF the 18th injured garden
truck, also alfalfa, fruit and forest trees.
Kimball-Corn planted; small grain
growing nicely but rain needed as ground
Ia 0etting dry.
Rock-Cold and windy most OF the
week with hard freeze on the 18th; wild
fruit injured, potatoes aud corn nipped.
SCOTS Biurs-Heavy frosts killed the
leaves on ash trees and IL 10 feared In.
jured fruit buds.
Thomas-Frnit partially killed by
frost; very lit tle crops being put in.
q. A. LOvELAND,
Section Director, Lincoln. Nsb.