The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
LATE CORN IMPROVED.
Flowing For Fall Wheat Begun IL
Southern Counties.

The following is the United States
department of agriculture climate and
crop bulletin of the weather bureau for
Kansas for the week ending August g.:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The week has been nearer normal
than since the middle of June, and
through the temperature has continued
above normal it has been cooler than
for several preceding weeks. Fine rains
have fallen over nearly the whole of
the eastern division and q large portion
of the western, with fair to good rains
in many counties OF the middle divis-
ion.
EASTERN DIVISION.
The rains and cooler weather have
improved conditions greatly. Late corn
has improved, with good promise of
from one-fourth to one-half of a crop;
in Crawford the corn fodder is green,
though the pastures are dry enough to
burn Pastures have improved except
in the extreme southeastern counties.
and are sustaining the stock. Hay
grass is improving. The condition of
apples has improved in Morris and
Shawnee.
Grapes and peaches are improving in
Shawnee, but fruits are suffering in
Crawford. Rye is being sown for fall
and winter pasture. Forage crops are
being sown for fall and winter feed as
rapidly as the seed can be obtained
Flowing LOT ld1i wheat mas begun. Inc
third crop of alfalfa is being cut in
Shawnee and is better than the second;
the fourth crop is growing finely in
Morris.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
The climatic conditions of the week
We're not as favorable in this division
as in the eastern Only three counties,
Butler, Cowley and Harper report corn
benefited; cutting for fodder has begun
In a number Of counties. Pastures have
improved in several of the southern
counties, and have been helped in
Cloud, but in many other counties they
are still dry. Thrashing continues, ex
cept in a few localities, where it was
stopped by rain. Flowing for fall wheat
has begun in some of the southern
counties, but over the division, general
", the ground is too dry.
Hay cutting is in progress in Butler,
but it is yielding only a fourth of a
crop. The second crop Of alfalfa. is
fairly well filed with seed in Republic
WESTERN DIVISION.
Conditions were more favorable dur
ing the week in this division than in
the middle. The late corn is holding
out in Decatur, and some is even grow
ing; in Hodgeman some of the corn is
yielding ears; in Ford the late corn is
looking very fair, and fine roasting ears
are being marketed; in Lane the late
corn promises q small crop but in Nor
range is good in Ford, and the rains
have helped pastures in Ness and are
keeping the blue stem grass green in
Morton Forage crops are growing IN
several of the counties. Alfalfa is
growing slowly in Decatur, but on the
high land in Hodgeman it looks nearly
dead. while in Ford the third crop will
make good seed. In Hodgeman some
blowing is being done and some prairie
hay being cut, but the latter is a light
CROP.
Shawnee-Corn improved, with few
more good showers will make half
crop; good dews helping out the rains;
prairie haying begun, crop light; third
crop of alfalfa now being cut, is better
than the second; soil is in fine condi-
ton; pastures and meadows are turn
ing green: stock water abundant; APP
pies, peaches, and grapes are growing
finely; sowing alfalfa, Kafir corn. cane,
and corn for forage in progress, also
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