The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-27


to cultivate: cattle getting sleek and fat.
Clay-Some corn washed out by heavy
rain; weather very favorable Tor Wneats
oats, alfalfa and grass IN flne eono1tlohi
gardens doing nicely; early cherries ripe
ClOud-COnSiderable corn WasIeu out
and Will be replanted; wheat improving
pastures good; oats making a good stand'
farm work retarded by rains
Cowley-W Wheat conditions lnn ;,ia, m
proved; corn getting Weedys growing very
rapidly; oats fine; alfalfa ready TO cut
but ground too wet for work; grass Ine'
and stock doing well; fruits and veg
etables abundant; May cherries overstock-
ing the market.
ed, but straw short; corn rapid CROWN
and good sand; oats in good CONDITION;
potatoes doing we'll and large acreage be-
nsworth-Oats, corn. grass and pota-
toes doing nicely; wheat heau1ng very
Harper-vheat improved; corn. oats and
pastures doing well; good fruit prospects.
Harvey-Ground thoroughly soaked and
streams all full; wheat, oats and corn
making good growth, but corn getting
weedy; alfalfa ready to cut; cattle doing
JewellSCrops in fine condition; some
corn washed out
Iy; corn washed slightly; wheat and rye
beginning to head; cherries and aprlcOtS
Lincoln-Rains caused great improve
ment in crop conditions; some corn to be
replanted
greatly; wheat heading. but stand IS
light; corn growing, getting weedy; too
Ottawa-Many wheat fields being plant
ed to corn and forage crops: oats, alfalfa
and pastures greatly revived; some wheat
will be harvested; potatoes fine; peaches
and cherries a failure; apples fairly set
raspberries a full crop; strawberries fair.
Pratt-TOo wet to cultivate, corn clean
and growing nnelyT oats growing plit
Weedy, October wheat doing well, early
wheat poorly; corn worked but little but
is not weedy; few peaches. other fruits
better, plums and apr1cotS fuil-
Reno-Ground too wet to work; wheat
mai1ing good growth: some cut alfalfa
damaged by rain; early cherries ripe.
Republic-Wheat improved. but is I'M
even and very short, mostly killed; oats
beginning to head, short; corn most all up
Rice-Good week: wheat vii be short;
corn doing well; alfalfa ready for cutting ;
p4Bs 1ssei gySt ei5afa g fio9 revived
Saline-Ground thoroughly soaked; wheat
somewhat improved and some will be tall
enough to bind; corn doing well, not a
Weedy; pastures and alfalfa improved; po-
tatoes and gardens growing nicely,
Oughly soaked: some corn and forage
crops washed out. good outlook for hay
crop; alfalfa being cut.
Smith-Pastures improving alfalfa very
short. corn poor stand; corn Kaffir, mil
let and alfalfa being rapidly planted.
Stafford-GoOd week for crops; wheat inn
sumner-Ground too wet to cultivate;
rapid growth: wheat filing: oats in hand;
corn weedy; May cherries ripe.
Washington-Cer greatly improved,
corn good color aqd En4Wag Fapl1IY sens
pastures look well; peaches and cherries
WESTERN DIVISION
Wheat has improved. the early is In
bloom in THOMAS Corn Is generaily up
Alfalfa cutting is progressing in F1nney,
Graham, Thomas Trego and Wallace; II IS
condition except in Hamilton, and is
growing rapidly Cattle are thriving on
oats and barley are much improved and in
Thomas the barley IS heading
Clark-Good soaking rains; conditions OF
Finney-Good rains and all vegetation
making rapid growth; cutting of first
crop Of alfalfa commenced5 ranges IN good
condition and cattle fattening; heavy wind
/ blew off much fruit.
Ford-GoOd growing week; marked i'm
J prOvement in condition of wheat; oats,
4 barley, corn and alfalfa fine; cattle look
/ ing well and range grass abundant
GOVe-PaSture fine; cattle doing well.
Graham-Fine growing week; crop con-
/ ditions good; alfalfa being cut; wheat i'm
! proved some rather short but heading
well; pastures fine and stock doing we'll
Hamilton-Pastures and crops suffering
Hodgeman-G growing rapidly; cane
| coming up; gardens hurt some by hail.
Lane-Good rains put ground in excel
nearly all up, some cultivated; grass do
ing well and stock improving.
/ MOrton-GOod weather for grass ano
! calves; planting forage crops rapidly.
Ness-Ground in fine condition; wheat
| and rye in eastern part not improved by
rain, where rye is heading short; condt-
| ton Of small grains improved in western
part. rye in full bloom; corn a goo6
| stand: grass growing nicely and cattle
| doing well; gardens improving; potatoe:
good; sorghum and millet coming up well
Norton-Plenty of moisture; some dam
age by hail in localities; crop prospects
fine; grass abundant; gardens good
Sheridan-Rains have put crops in verl
good condition; most of the wheat look
Ing well; alfalfa ready to cut; pastures
/ good.
Thomas-Fine growing weather; earl,
! wheat in bloom; barley heading; alfalfa
! being cut; corn cultivating in progress
range grass doing nicely.
Trego-God rains; ground in fair con
diton; wheat improved; grass growing
nicely; alfalfa cutting in progress, faI
crop; feed crops sti1 being sown.
/ Wallace-Wheat oats, barley. and gar
dens improved by rains; corn coming III
nicely and forage crops fairly well; cut
ting alfalfa, good crop; range gras
good.
CROPS IN GENERAL.