The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-03
On the Condition of the Grow
ing Wheat in Kansas.
MOST ENCOURAGING.
Increased Acreage Reported for
Many Counties.
Four-Fifths of the Counties In
cluded in the Report.

a few exceptions. show the situation to be
most epcouraging.and the condition above
an average for the time of the year.
Following is the summary by counties:
Anderson-The outlook is more than
usually encouraging. Soil conditions are
excellent.
Atchison-Rather backward early in the
season The light rains and favorable
January weather materially improved it.
Covered with snow.
BartOn-Above an average Plenty of
moisture In some fields the stand is not
the best. Outlook very encouraging.
Bourbon-Seems to be in good condition.
The outlook is not altogether encouragine.
because the plant has not top enough to
protect it from the usual February freez>
ing and thawing.
Brown-Eighty per cent of an average
condition. Covered with snow Promises
well. Stand is thin. caused by dry wea-
Their at seeding time and lack of proper
preparation of ground.
Butler-Ten to fifteen per cent above an
average. Ground wet and covered with
snow.
Chase-Present condition is all that
could be wished. Could not be better at
this season.
Chautauqua-Above the average. Never
had a more promising outlook. Five inches
of rain this month.
Cheyenne-AIostly late soyn and not I'D
yet Soil conditions the best for ten years.
Clay-At least 20 per cent above an av~
erage. An excellent stand, strongly root
ed and doing We'll
Cloud-BIuch above the average. Plenty
of moisture. Best weather conditions for
Is years. Outlook very encouraging.
Cowley-Much did not come up until the
January rains Growth not large, but
even. Altogether. it is il first class con-
dition.
Dickinson-Wheat is covered with a
white blanket, and is in excellent condi>
ton.
Doniphan-Above an average Covered
with ten inches of snow.
DougIas-Seventy-fi per cent of an
average condition. Some winter killed
misunderstanding everything into con-
sideration, the prospects were never bet
ter. Wheat has been covered with snow
for some weeks. It began the winter in
superb condition This years acreage is
the largest ever sOwn-
Elk-The outlook in the northern and
central part is rather poor; in the SOUTH
ern part all right.
Ellis-COndition good. Was sOwn late
and is very small Ground covered with
five to nine inches of snow since Janu-
airy Z.
Observation-Disclosures excellent. Ground
covered with snow Weather favorable.
F'ord-F'ully up to the average. A great
deal late sown: farmers were still sowing
when first snow fell, January IL Ground
covered with to 10 inches of snow. Great
ly increased acreage.
Geary-Ten per cent above the average
Began the winter in good condition.
Ground covered with snow for the last
five weeks.
Gove-No better prospects were ever
known at this season of the year. Excel
lent promise of crop. All has not yet
been sown; here seeding is continued until
February.
Gray-Good condition. Ground covered
with heavy snow for the last three
weeks. Greatly increased acreage.
Greenwood-Good average condition.
Hamilton-Above the average. Plenty
OF moisture.
Harper-Better condition and greater
promise of a crop than fer the past four
years. Stand excellent, moisture sufficient
and acreage large.
Harvey-A good average. Plenty OF
moisture. Outlook very encouraging.
Hodgeman-Above an average. Mostly
sown in November and December. Gen
orally sprouted and promises well. For
two weeks the ground has been covered
with at least foot of snow. Greatly in
creased acreage.
Jackson-The general outlook is better
than at any time within the past y years.
Conditions at seeding time were not en-
couragfng. owing to the dry wea Their, but
the season since has been unusually IA
vorable.
Jeferson-Poor stand. dry fall and
wheat came up in spots. Outlook not
encouraging. Very favorable weather at
present and ground covered with snow.
Jeweu-In excellent condition. Better
than last year Under a heavy covering
of snow Some fields have a poor stand.
Johnson-Above the average. Abund-
ance of rain and snow
Kearny-Good average condition. Out
look fairly encouraging
Kingman-The outlook was never better.
Ground in excellent condition. The last
two weeks the fields have been covered
with 4 to inches of snow
RECONSIDERATION of both early and late
excellent. Ground covered with snow
since January IA Soil conditions prior to
that time very favorable
Labette-Eighty-five percent of an aver
age Too dry in the fail. Some fields
will be plowed up
Ieavenvvorth-The average condition is
not good. as SO much late sown made no
growth in the fall: 80 per cent late. Early
sown is excellent.
LincoIn-Exce1Ient condition; above an
average
Lynn-Above the average. Covered with
snow Fail seeding was done under the
most favorable conditions
AIarion-The outlook is fairly up to the
average of one year ago, with promise OF
a. very large crop. Plenty of moisture.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT per cent above