The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
WHEAT THREsHING BEGUN
The Heads Are Well Filled and the
Berry Good.


The following is the u. S. department
of agriculture, climate and crop ser
rice bulletin of the weather bureau Tor
kansas for the week ending June ~:
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Warm weather has prevailed this
week, with good showers except in the
central western counties extending
thence nOrtheaStWard into Cloud and
Washington thence southeastward in
to Riley, POttawatOmie, jackson, ana
Jefferson. The rainfall was light also
from Olathe to Fort Scott, and from
Englewood to Anthony. extending north
into Stafford county
EASTERN DIVISION
May wheat harvest IS progressing in
the northern counties and IS nnlshed IN
the southern. where stacking ana
threshing are now in progress disclos-
ing heads well filed with a good berry
Oats are riDening in the north and be-
ing cut in Usage, Wilson and Mont
aomery: they are short but a plump
grain in Crawford, filling we'll in Cher
Okee. and improving in Nemaha, where
they now promise a fair crop, but over
much of the division the crop Will be
Door Corn has grown rapidly this week
and greatly improved, except in a few
counties where the weather is still dry
and even there it has improved more
than during the preceding week; it is
beginning to tassel in Wilson; in Jack
son. owing to the protracted drought,
some corn has begun to tassel while
only two feet high Flax IS not a good
crop. but is nearly ready to cut
Pastures are short in many Of the
counties also hay grass The second
crop of alfalfa is growing rapidly; it
is nearly ready to cut in NeOshO, and
is being cut in Lyon. Apples promise
well in Morris. Sweet potatoes are in
fine condition in PottaWatonie-
MIDDLE DIVISION
Wheat harvest is progressing in most
OF the counties, and is beginning in the
northern tier, it was delayed a few
days by wet weather in the central
counties; stacking is progressing in
COwIey and some threshing done, dis
closing a good yield and fine grade. Corn
has grown rapidly this week but in
Cloud and Cowley it now needs rain.
The second crop of alfalfa is growing
finely in Ottawa and is ready to cut in
Barber; it looks well in Cloud but will
need rain soon Late cherries are rip
ening in Harvey, but apples are drop
ping in some orchards there Oats are
generally short crop; they are heading
in Reno and are beginning to ripen in
Jewell
WESTERN DIVISION.
Wheat harvest is progressing in Ford
and has begun in Ness; wheat shows
effects of drought in places in Sheridan.
and only light crop IS expected in De
catur and Wallace the early wheat is
beginning to ripen in Thomas but much
Of it has been injured by drought and
hail. The second crop of alfalfa is
growing rapidly in Kearney, looks fine
in Ford and well in Ness; it is not do
ing so well in Decatur and making slow
growth in F1nney- Corn has grown
rapidly in Ford. Norton, Sheridan. and
Thomas. and is doing well in Decatur.
Ness and Wallace. Rye harvest has
begun in Ness and Sheridan, and will
make an average crop in Norton. Early
barley IS nearly ripe in Thomas, bur
the grasshoppers are eating it in Wal
lace. Range grass looks fine in Ford,
is good in Ness and Wallace. has i'm
proved in Norton. but is turning brown
in places in Sheridan and is curing on
the ground in Finney.