The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-04
Kansas Visited by Heavy Rains
Last Night.
Quarter of an Inch to Over Two
Inches Fell.
MORE RAIN is COMING.
Mr.. Jennings Thinks Chances
Are Favorable.
Hail Does Slight Damage Near
SaIina.

Last nights rain was quite general
over the state, unofficial reports giving
the precipitation from a quarter of an
inch to two and half inches, with some
hail
The rain as measured at the weather
bureau office here amounted to "a hun
dredths of an inch and commenced fall
ing at midnight. While the rain for the
most part. was not heavy it came in time
to save crops suffering from the recent
drought. Weather Observer Jennings
has not received the official reports from
the Kansas stations and viii not receive
them before tomorrow but from unofi-
cia1' reports he believes the rain general
over the state and sufficient to help the
fields that were about burning up. 1.-THE
rain came from the west said Mr.. Jen-
nings, land west of here the rain was
felt first and was in many places heav-
Ter. heard last evening that there was
rain west of Belleville. The chances are
favorable for more rain
The forecast sent out today is Gen
orally fair tonight and Wednesday ex-
cept probably thunder storms in east
portion" The minimum temperature to-
day was so at 4 o'clock this morning and
by 10 o'clock this morning the thermom-
eter had climbed up to rs The wind
has been blowing IA miles an hour from
the south which is favorable for more
rain.
The reports received at the Rock Is
land offices show rains from a. half inch
to an inch on the Horton, Herington
Fairbury and Omaha divisions.
Reports received from Salina are that
a heavy rain accompanied by wind and
hail visited there last night and that
some crops will suffer on account of the
hail
A good rain was reported at Narys-
vile which commenced at 8 o'clock and
lasted till after midnight.
RAIN REACHED TO GREAT BEND
The reports received at the Santa Fe
offices show a good rain over the lines
of that road with but few exceptions
The reports show rain from Newton
to Great Bend from one to two inches,
no rain at Wellington and no rain from
Larned to Spearville. There was light
rain at Dodge City and an inch and a
half of rain at Jetmore. From Rush
Center to Scott City no rain was report
ed. There was a heavy rain from En-
pOria to Newton and from Marion to
Mcpherson. Between Window and
Mitchell there was a light rain and a
heavy rain from Mitchell to EllinWood.
A heavy rain with hail fell along the
Strong City branch except at Concordia-
A light rain was reported at Chanute.
The following is the U. S. department
of agriculture climate and crop report
for Kansas for the week ending June 1.
It shows the state to have been in need
Of last nights rain:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
A cool week. with but little rain any
where, Clark. Decatur, Harper and Ness
being the only counties reporting suffi-
Gent to measure, and no rain over the
larger portion of the state.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Wheat is in fair condition generally,
and would be improved by timely rains;
bugs and the fly have caused some dam
kee; it is not filling well in Jackson, is
being damaged in the southeastern part
of Brown, and is suffering in Doniphan.
Corn needs rain: the fields have been
well worked and the clean and the crop
generally is doing fairly WELL much re-
planting has been done; chinch bugs
are injuring some fields in Elk; some
of the corn is dying in Jackson. 1t is
suffering in Doniphan, is not doing well
in Brown, and is at stand still in
Nenaha. Oats are in poor condition,
and in Crawford are being ruined by the
Texas Wheat-louse- Grass IS suffering
in the northeastern counties. Alfalfa
has yielded fine crop. the first cut
ting now being generally in the stack
ing marketed in the southern counties.
The strawberry crop has been much
shortened by drought. Cherries are he
ing marketed in the south and are ripen-
ing in the central counties.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat is generally doing well, though
the fly has damaged some fields in the
central counties; it is ripening in Cow
ley and Barber, and soft wheat is in
the dough in Sumner. Corn grows
slowly, but generally looks well though
quite backward; q black bug is hurting
it in Butler. and cut-worms are injuring
it in Mcpherson; frost hurt it in Barton
Alfalfa haying is progressing in nearly
all parts being finished in some, and a
good crop.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Wheat looks fairly well, but is need
ing rain; in Thomas the late wheat is in
better condition than the early. Corn
grows slowly, the weather being too
cool for it. it was hurt by frost in
Thomas. Alfalfa is being cut and is
good crop The range grass is in good
condition, though in Greeley it has be-
gun coloring: it is heavily seeded in
Clark Oats, barley, and the forage
crops are in good condition, but grass
hoppers have attacked the barley in
Greeley. Frost hurt gardens and po-
tatoes in Ford, Lane, Ness. Thomas, and
Trego.
Cherries are ripening in many coun-
ties. Strawberries are being marketed
in the central and southern counties but
dry weather is shortening the crop in
Reno. Oats are heading in many coun-
ties, in some will be a good crop, in
others poor. New potatoes are being
marketed in Cowley and Sedgwick, but
the crop was damaged by frost in Bar
ton.