The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-17
A WET SEPTEMBER.
Rain Came In Time to Save the
Pastures.


The climate and crop service report for
Kansas for September issued by the
weather bureau shows that every county
received over an inch of rain. the aver
age being six inches The report is as
follows:
"A warm. wet month. The mean tenn
perature of 704 degrees, is II degrees
above the September normal, and has
been exceeded but four times in the past
Is years September, 1897, with a mean
of "A degrees, and 1889, with a, mean of
65.4 degrees, being the extremes in that
period The temperature ranged above
the normal during the first half of the
month, but was below much Of the time
during the latter half. The means for
the month are above normal at all sta
lions, except in the extreme southwest
eTn counties, the greatest departures be-
ing 81 degrees excess at Independence
and Manhattan, and "a degrees de-
ficincy at Niroqna.
The precipitation of e.37 inches is 800
inches above the September average.
and is much the largest for that month
on our records the previous extremes
being 3-S5 inches in 1898 and ~ of an
inch in 1888; the current is above nor
NAL at all points, except in Wallace,
Sherman and Cheyenne counties; in
Elk, WoodsOn and Neosho. the rainfall
IS over inches above. and in Wallace,
% Of an inch below normal In the
western half of the state and the north
sIn tier of counties in the eastern half,
nearly all of the rain for the month fell
during the passage of the storm from the
Gulf on the 10th, 18th and 18th, in the
eastern half the greater part fell from
the I'D to the 18th.
The average precipitation for the
state was 6.31 inches The greatest local
monthly amounts were IA 35 inches at
Chanute, 13-41 inches at Toronto u Il
inches at Grenola, 1907 inches at Fall
River, and 11.52 inches at Eureka; the
least local monthly amount was rs of
an inch at Wallace.
The first week was very warm the
temperature averaging 10 degrees above
normal. and but little rain occurred in
the state, except in the extreme north
western counties, and in Morton, Barber,
Sumner. Cowley and sWoodson.
Corn cured rapidly. too rapidly in
some parts. causing it to shrink APP
pies again dropped badly. Wheat SOW
ing began in some half dozen counties.
Pastures began to show effects of the
hot. dry weather. Haying continued in
a few counties and cutting of the third
crop OF alfalfa in some parts Of the
state and the fourth crop in others be-
gan.
The second week was much cooler.
with heavy rains over a large part OF
the state though only a light rainfall
occurred in the extreme eastern counties.
Corn cutting was nearly finished and
husking began The improved condi-
tons checked the fall Of apples, and
greatly improved pastures and the late
fodder crops. Wheat sowing became
more general in the eastern counties.
but was inteTfered with by wet weather
in the central the latter part of the
week The cry ground absorbed 50
much of the rains that stock water was
not materially replenished, though it
was freshened
The third week was cool and pleas
ant, the temperature being about nor
NAL in the southwestern counties and be-
low over the rest OF the state Fair to
good rains fell in most of the counties
of the middle and eastern divisions, lit
tie or none in the western. Corn was
being cribbed or marketed in the south
ern counties. Wheat sowing became
general and the early sown was COM
ing up. showing a good stand Apples
improved; pastures were green; alfalfa
made a good growth late forage crops /
We're in very good condition
The fourth week was very nearly
normal in temperature, with little or no
rain west of a line drawn from Wash |
ington county TO Morton. and the
ground thoroughly soaked east of that
line stopping all field work for the week /
Wheat was up in all parts of the state, /
making a good stand. Corn was gen |
orally considered beyond danger of
frost. but much corn in the eastern coun- |
ties was damaged by the heavy rains
and floods Grass was as green as in |
spring and the pastures were fine. |
Apples We're greatly improved"