The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21
REPORT ny COUNTIES
SOuTMEAsTENN SECTION.

i-hed and half the crop planted. some
have finished planting;u few fields nre IN
and showing good stand; no material
damage to fruit or gardens from frost;
mall grain looking well.
Cnss-Wheat and oats continue 70
make good growth aud look well; corn
planting we'll along; seed germinntes
quickly-considernb bic up and standgood;
pOtatoes extra good; no damage from
frost.
Clny-Winter wheat hns improved and
will be a fine crop; Onts look excellent;
corn coming slowly; ON planting about
hall done; early fruit injured some by
frost.
Fllmore-Fali wheat improving n
great denl; patatoes coming up well;
corr planting nenrly done.
Gage-A few days more will finish corn
planting; considerable OF the e~nrliest
planted corn up; rye in full head; oals
late and back ward.
Hamilton.-Land in splendid condi.
tion for corn and planting il being
pushed; small grain and grasses doing
| we'll.
Jeff-rson.-wacat. oats, and grass
growing finely; considerable corn vet 10
plant fruit ONE damaged by frost; pas.
lures good; potatoes coming up.
johnson. Corn planting nearly COM
pleted and some corn up; not warm
enough for rapid growth; light frost on
morning Of 18th.
Lancastsr.-Most OF the corn was
planted this week. early planted coming
up; pastures excellent; no damage from
frost.
Nemnha.--Corn about all planted;
ground In good condition; no damage
from frost; small grain looks well.
Nuckolls-A great deal OF corn planted
this week, some up but rowing slowly
because OF cold weather; slight dam
age to fruit from frost.
Otoe-Corn planting has been pushed
aud 10 nearing completion; slight frost
On 14th, no damage.
Pawnee-Corn planting nearly CON-
pleted and the first planted coming up;
wheat and oats somewha retarded by
heavy rain; lots OF winter wheat IL being
plowed up.
Polk-Some are through planting corn
and some not commenced; rye heading
out; good week for work but rather dry
for small grain, meadows and pastures.
Richards0n-Corn nearly all planted;
wheat improving; small grain doing
well; fruit not injured by frost.
Saline-0rass and small grain doing
well but cool for other kinds of vegctn-
ton; some have finished corr planting;
trost did little or M injury.
Saunders-Corn planting essing
rapidly; pastures excellent.
Seward-Large acreage Ofcorn planted;
early corn coming NJ; oil small grain
doing well; NO appreciable damage from
frost.
Thayer--Corn more than two-thirda
planted; early planted coming up all
right; wheat aud oats doing well; no
damage from frost.
York-Plowing for corn nearly com.
pleted; corn planting 10 every where be.
gun and nowhere finished; small grain
nt eds rain; frost damaged fruit aud
aardens some, especially along creek
bottoms.
koRTHEAsTERN SECTION.
Antel0pe-Corn planting progressed
well; some few finished; small grain
looks fairly well; probably no damage
from frosts.
B~oyd-Crops look nice; corn about oil
planted and some coming up.
Burt-Planting Ii being pushed rapidly
and most OF the O IL in the ground,
early potatoes up; small grain and grass
good.
Cedar-All kinds af small grain and
grass look well; plowing about done;
corn planting IN full blast; erase plenti-
vi; fruit looks fine.
Colfax-Good blowing week, hut rather
cool; frost OF the l4th did little or NO
damage.
Cuming-Good weather for wheat but
| poor for corn; some planting to do yet
with lnrger per cent planted; eHrly
planted not doing we'll.
Dixon - Considerable corn planted
much Of which has been put in with
lister; small grain aud gross doing well;
light frost on the 14th.
Dodge--C0rn plan ting going on stead.
iy; ANAL gvain looking well where II Ia
~, one late sowing; rye coming out
in head; considerable chicory being
planted.
Douglas-Wheat and oats in fine CON
diti0n; early planted potatoes coming
up; plOwing for corn progressing; form
work ten days late.
Holt Spring sown grain looks well;
alfalfa winter killed; pastures good; corn
planting In progress; crops begin "a
suffer from drought.