Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

/ rain, but no serious injury has resulted as
yet. The stand of small grain is uneven
and generally rather thin and the growth
has been slow because of the dry weather.
Corn planting has progressed rapidly and
is nearing completion in southern counties
and is about half done in most of the central
and northern counties. The severe winter,
followed by the dry spring, has been hard
on fruit trees and many have died Peach
trees are damaged the most and many cherry
trees have been killed also. Reports by
counties follow:
Southeastern Section.
Butler-Oats reasonably good corn about
half planted good prospects for apples
| cherries and plums; IMPLANTED corn
started we'll.
CLASSIFYING wheat and oats making good
growth; corn planting well advanced, some
up ground too cold for fast termination;
pastures good.
Clay-Oats up and a good stand; corn
planting nearly completed; corn sprouting
nicely; a good rain needed
Fillmore-Oats doing fairly well; grass
good; quite number of fruit trees winter
killed; much corn being listed.
Gage-Oats looking fairly we'll, but small
for the season; corn nearly all planted;
good week for farm work.
Hamilton-Good week for putting in
spring crops but everything needs rain and
warmer weather.
Jefferson-Pastures good; corn coming up;
rain needed; fruit good.
Johnson-Everything growing nicely;
pastures good; corn nearly all planted;
wheat and oats yellow in spots.
Lancaster-Rye and winter wheat jointing;
| alfalfa very forward; large amount of corn
being listed
Nemaha-Most of the winter wheat
! ground will be planted in corn; good week
, fpr r,aply. thnr RI for nntS nd
pastures.
Nuckolls-Corn planting nearly done;
early planted coming good; pastures and
oats doing fairly well.
Otoe-Oats doing we'll: corn planting we'll
advanced; early planted corn coming up;
grass and pastures fine.
Pawnee-Corn nearly all planted and some
| coming up; rather cool and dry for the best
growth of corn.
Polk-Farm work we'll along; some have
finished planting corn; oats and grass max
ing slow growth.
Richardson-Early planted corn coming
up and is good stand.
Saline-Oats good; corn three-fourths in,
coming fairly; pastures good; some potatoes
| up good prospect for apples and small fruit.
Saunders-Small grain and pastures i'm
proving; ground fine for planting; early
planted corn coming up; potatoes mostly
up; growing nicely.
Seward-All spring sown grain looks we'll,
but backward; pastures good; corn plant
ing nearly finished; some damage from hail.
Thayer-Showers have helped oats, but
the stand is not good; some have finished
planting corn; more rain needed.
York-Corn planting we'll advanced; small
| grain and grass good
Northeastern Section.
Antelope-Grain and grass good; fruit
| trees blooming; much corn in.
| Boyd-Small grain growing nicely; few
| have begun planting corn.
| Burt-Small grain making fine growth;
| corn planting about finished.
Cedar-Small grain doing well; plowing
| being pushed rapidly; corn planting nearly
half done; ground in splendid condition.
| Colfax-Wheat and oats doing well; grass
| doing nicely; rapid progress made in corn
planting
Cuming-Small grain and grass doing
| well; plowing almost done; early planted
corn coming up.
Dakota-Very heavy rain washed the up.
| lands badly and covered the crops In the
lowlands; corn planting commenced.
DiXon-Corn planting about half done too
cool for rapid growth
Dodge-Grass and small grain growing
well; corn being planted fast.
Douglas-Oats and small grain growing
nicely; corn planting progressing rapidly;
soil in good condition; some fruit trees
winter killed
Madison-Wheat up and is a good stand;
oats do not come up as well; prairie grass
growing slowly and pastures are backward.
Pierce-Windy, cloudy and dry; small
grain and grass growing well; everybody
listing and planting corn; frost on the night
of the 18th.
Platte-Wheat and oats growing well, but
rather thin some damage by heavy wind
| and rain last week; fruit trees damaged
by cold winter.
Sarpy-Small grain growing nicely; some
few have finished planting corn; prospect is
| for heavy apple crop.
Stanton-Small grain growing nicely;
some corn planted, but the ground is too
cold for corn to start; many fruit trees
winter killed.
Thurston-Small grain doing nicely and
very even; heavy rain and hailstorm did
| considerable damage in the eastern part of
the county.
Westinghouse busy week for corn plant
ers; small grain doing well; plenty of
| moisture.
Wayne-Wheat, oats and grass doing
well; corn planting fairly commenced; some
fruit blossomed, but many trees-and shrubs
winter killed.
Central Section.
Boone-Small grain up and looking fine;
| pastures good; winter rye thin; corn plant
| ing well advanced cherry trees blossoming
| very light.
| Buffalo-Wheat growing slowly; oats un-
| even winter wheat loss.
| Custer-Good week for work. cool for
/ corn to sprout; rain needed
| Dawson-Ground rather dry for rapid
growth good progress made in planting
corn; spring wheat and oats up, look we'll;
some beets up.
Garfeld-Fair growing weather; corn
| planting well along.
| Hall-Small grain coming pretty good;
sugar beets about all planted and coming up
| nicely; fruit trees blossOming very full.
Howard-Good week for farm work; con-
siderable corn planted; dry for small grain
and growth somewhat slow.
Merrick-Weather cool. dry and windy;
rather unfavorable for oats and wheat;