The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-29
POTATOES IN BLOOM.
Wheat is Heading and All Kansas
LOOKS Prosperous.

The following is the climate and crop
report for Kansas for the week ending
May %. as issued by the department OF
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
Cool weather the first days Of the week
was favorable for wheat and oats, warm
the last days favorable for corn. Light
scattered showers occurred in the western
counties and better showers I'm the cen
tral eastern counties of the western divi-
sion; heavy rains fell in the central
counties of the state from the southeast
part of Smith southeastward to Cowley,
Chautauuua and Elk. good rains in CherO-
kee and northwestward through the cast
ern parts of Allen and Anderson, and
good showers generally in the other coun-
ties. Hailstorms occurred in Smith, Rus
sell. Cloud, Saline. Dickinson and Allen;
EASTERN DIVISION.
Hay-grass and pastures are fine in all
parts. Wheat is filling well in Cherokee
and beginning to head in Nemaha; il con-
tinues i'm fine condition. though many
heads have been blasted in localities in
Crawford, and chinch-bugs and rust are
attacking il in Jackson; organizations for
harvest are being made i'm Wilson. Oats
are heading Vel in Crawford and Mont
gomery heading short in wilson, and the
early oats are heading in jefferson. Corn
is being cultivated i'm AtchisOn and Jack
son and it's cultivation has begun in Ne
maha; cut-worms are injuring it in Mar
shall and Chinch-bugs in Usage; it has
been cultivated once in Chase, is being
cultivated the second time in Bourbon,
Whle IN wilson some IS Wflst-high- To-
tatOeS are blooming in the central cOun-
ties. ana are IN market IN montgomery,
Wilson and Pottawatomie Alfalfa is be-
ginning to- bloom in Jefferson and cutting
has begun in Chase and Pottawatomie.
Flax is blooming in Allen and Wilson.
Cherries are ripe in Allen and Montgom-
cry Apples are fair in Chase, but falling
I'm Douiphan. Stra wberries are now ripe
I'm Riley. The leaf-rouer is injuring fruit
trees in Greenwood.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Hay-grass is in fine condition. and pas
lures are very good. Wheat is heading
in the northern counties and is in bloom
In the central. the rank bottom wheat has
been damaged by wind and rain in Dick
iusOn, Ottawa and Saline but in genera
81 is In fine condition. Oats are s generally
a good crop, and are heading in Sumner
they are poor in Barber and are growing
rank I'm ottawa Corn is in good cOndi-
ton i'm most of the counties but is back
ward i'm kingmaD and PaWuee, and is be-
ing injured TO some extent by cut-wOrms
In Washington Alfalfa is being cut in
Saline. Sedgwick. and Rice. is ready &c
cut in kiugman and Ottawa. was dam
To bloom in Washington. Peaches are
abundant in Butler. while apples, pears
and plums have fallen. Potatoes are il
bloom in Pawnee, Strawberries are ripe
in Saline.
WESTERN DIVISION
Alfalfa continues i'm very good condition
1t is ready to cut in Decatur and Gray
cutting has begun in Norton and Wallace
cutting is well along in Finney and Kear
ney and is nearly over in Ford. Grass is
I'm fine condition Wheat in general is do
ing well, and in RaWlins is heading, but
the dry weather is affecting it in Rawlins
Scott and Sheridan. Barley is drying ur
Frost caused damage in Rawlins anC
Thomas.