Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-09
Southeastern Section.

Southeastern Section.
Butler-Three-fourths wheat cut; ground
too wet to use machines in places and SOM
cutting with cradles; oats badly lodged.
crop; oats very rank, well headed. blown
down badly; apples fine; corn growing
Ciay-wheat harvest progressing slowly,
but considerable wheat stacked; oats be-
ginning to turn; hay very heavy; corn
Fii1more-Little wheat cut during week;
considerable damage done to wheat; oats
GageNosts rank and lodging badly, be-
ginning to. ripen; wheat harvest. delayed;
corn growing. rapidly and being laid by.
oats heavy and we'll headed; corn growing
fast; some potatoes rotting; meadows and
JeTersonUWet weather caused some
wheat to sprout In shock; oats about ready
to cut; some damage in river valleys by
Johnson-wheat considerably damaged by
wet weather; too wet for oats; corn doing
well.
Lancaster - Wheat damaged by wet
weather; oats very rank and lodging In
places; potatoes extra good.
Nemaha-Corn, wheat and oats on low
lands injured by water; potatoes excellent;
pastures good; oats lodging and beginning
notwithstanding delayed by rain;
oats very heavy crop; pastures fine; corn
doing well.
Otoe-wheat harvest we'll advanced;
some wheat sprouting in shock; oats lodg-
ing badly; fruit doing nicely.
Polk-Harvesting retarded by rain, acres
of wheat standing fully ripe and falling OF
Smelling out; oats lodged badly.
Richardson-Wheat most all CUT, some
growing In shock; oats lodging badly and
Saline-Corn cultivation and wheat harry
Lest delayed by rain; some wheat badly
damaged: oats lodging badly in places.
Saunders-Wheat mostly cut. being dam
lodging on lowlands, but promise large
crop.
seward-wheat harvest about done, soms
wheat sprouting in shochI- oats very rank
crops on lowlands damaged by water. d.
Thayer-Wheat harvest nearly finished
slight damage in shock from rain: oats
heavy. corn very promising; apples blown
York-Harvest delayed by rain; corn do
ing exceedingly well.
Northeastern Section.
Antelope-Some rye cut; crops doing we'll
Burt-Excessive rains have retarded
work; corn loohs promising; small graiT
fine, but lodged some by rain and wind.
Cedar-Wheat and oats headed out anC
look fine; corn growing fast; hay plentiful
Coifax-some rye and wheat growing Il
shock; oats heavy and badly lodged oil
lowlands; corn growing nicely; second crol
C~umlng-Corn cultivation and haymakini
retarded by rain; pastures hne; potatoes
we'll; barley nearly ready to cut: potatoe,
splendid crop; haying delayed by rain;
Dixon-oats and wheat in fine condition
Dodge-Winter wheat not all cut an
being damaged by wind and rain; oat
lodging badly; some cornfields gettinl
weedy; hay heavy.
D~o1glas-oat lodged some; some ha,
damaged by rain; corn looks we'll and pota
toes will be a big crop.
Holt-Rye harvest in progress; wheat an
oats promise good crop; corn growing
I K~nox-some corn cultivated for the las
|, good; oats badly lodged.
,n ss cnt; too %st h ios sh SSfi Er0"'h' rye DC
Pierce-some hay spoiled by rain; mos
cornfelds coming out nicely, oats an
|, wheat rank and show good head; sood GRO
PIatte-Harvest retarded by heavy rain
. some grain on bottom lands Will not D
cut; corn growing well; needs more sun
stanton-wheat and oats heading an
Hook well; potatoes will be large crop; cor
has grown we'll, too wet TO. cultivate.
Thurston-Too wet to cultivate. corn, som
fields very weedy. but generally lookin
/. fair; wheat and oats promise big crop.
, Washington-Heavy rains caused smal
grain to lodge some; corn looks well an
] growing finely; potatoes promise large eroI
Wayne-Corn cultivation and haying de
, layed by rain; small grain maturing finely
|, one-third OF corn laid by.
! Central Section.
, Blaine-Pastyrage and hay very good
corn doing we'll.
ready to harvest; oats lodging slightly
corn clean and growing well; pasturag
fine.
: wheat delayed by heavy rains; corn grow
9 ing fast, but some fields weedy; pasture
( Custer-An crops doing well; corn small
: most of 1t required cultivation after tn
INSTRUMENTATION Of corn and harves
retarded by rain; spring grain looks well
: corn growing nicely, about all laid BY.
range and stock in ine condition; prospeC
for very large hay, crop.
~Greeley-Corn doing .wellI oats improved
will be good crop; winter wheat and ry
~ripening slowly; very little harvestin
Hail-Rain delayed cultivation of cor
and harvest of small graini oats badl
T damaged by rain and hail corn doing wei
t AoTarddHeaH y TS1n am delayed hsTveStin
u ing we'll; potatoes doing nicelyI grass I'm,
n Merrick-Considerable damage from cor
but much small grain cannot be saved.
: Nance-Harvesting delayedI corn an
Sherman Harvest progressing ver
good corn small, but growing well.
Southwestern Section.
Adams-wheat harvest delayed by rail-
lowlands under water oats rank. growtl
n potatoes hne: corn growing slowly; grai
IA good.
Chase-Crops growing nicely; slight dan
age from hail.
" Du~ndy-Potatoes and grass fine; whei
A and corn much improved.
Franklin-Harvesting delayed and Whei
becoming overripe: some complaint
wheat in shock growing.
Frontier-Corn growing nicely, son
fields getting weedy; potatoes good: pa
= lures excellent; wheat sprouting In shoe
Furnas-HaTvesting about nalf don
grain getting. pretty ripe; corn health
W growing slowly and some fields Weedy.
.Gosper-Wheat and rye badly lodge
corn and cane doing nicely; some damai