Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Winter Wheat Beginning to Ripen and
Bears Promise ola Big Crop.
OATS COMING BETTER THAN EXPECTED
Corn IL Also Doing Well and rs a
Rule f. Free from Weeds, and
Prospects Mt This sea-
son Are Bright.
OATS COMING BETTER THAN EXPECTED

United States Department OF Agricul-
tural climate and crop bulletin of the
weather bureau, Nebraska section for the
week ending June 16:
The past week has been warm. with heavy
showers; very favorable for the growth Of
vegetation. The daily mean temperature
has averaged 4 degrees above normal in the
eastern counties and z degrees above in
western.
The rain has been very unequally dis
%trlbuted; 1t has occurred in the form OF
showers and the amount Of rainfall has
ranged from less than a quarter Of an inch
60 more than three inches.
In some localities heavy showers have
done slight damage by washing corn, lodg-
ing wheat and oats, or flooding the low
lands. Generally, however. crops Of all
kinds have made a fine growth the past
week. except in a few extreme western
counties, where rain is needed. Winter
wheat is beginning to ripen and a few
nelds In the southwestern counties have
been cut: winter wheat now promises to be
q large crop, except in a few southern coun-
ties. where It win be somewhat below
average In yield. Oats have made a rank
growth and are heading; many fields are
.weedy. and In a few oats are lodging
slightly, but generally the prospect for a
crop is much improved. Corn has grown
we'll and the fields are generally clear OF
weeds, although cultivation has been re-
ltarded somewhat by the rains of the week.
The present prospect is for a good crop Of
hay.
Southeastern section.
Butler-wheat filling out well and yield
not In as good condition as wheat; corn
hne.
ly; some wheat rusting; corn growing well,
Ciay-Wheat acreage large and crop doing
nicely; oats less promising; potatoes good
corn In fine condition.; first crop alfalfa
IFiImore-wheat beginning to turn; early
Bats headed. out in fine condition.; corn
growing finely.
SGage.Wheat ripening fast; corn growing
retarded by rain.
Jenerson-Wheat beginning to ripen and
promises about as good a crop as last year
Johnson-Wheat looks well; oats fine
corn unusually good.
ripeni corn some weedy; oats heading
slightly. :.
places; oats heading out nicely: corn grow.
Ing fast hay crop will be heavy.
1ne corn weather; some alfalfa put up II
bad condition.
otoe-Winter wheat beginning to turn
oats heading; corn growing rapidly; small
NPawnee-Oats unusually nne cropt whea'
harvest begun; corn growing rapidly anC
In fine condition; ehlnchbugs doing SOM
damage
Polk-wheat beginning TO ripen anC
promises very large crop; oats making very
rank, growth, danger OF lodging; corr
growing finely.
RichSrdson-wheat harvest commenced
very good; oats doing well; corn growing
very Iasti nay crop VIII be good
Saline-Wheat filling well and beginninl
good too wet 70 cultivate corn and cur
alfalfa.
saunders-wheat filling we'll; oats head
Ing nicely; corn growing very rapidly, SOM
cultivated second time; cherries a smal
crop.
seward-wheat promises heavier crop
plight damage from ~chinchbugs and rust
ecrn looks wen; pats improved.
T~hayer-Corn growing finely; oats rank
heading well; wheat and rye beginning L
turn; pastures and meadows good.
Iork-Wheat nlling well; corn looking
well.
Northeastern Section.
AnteIope-Spring wheat beginning Z
NBurt-Wheat and oats heading, stray
fhort; corn growing fast, cultivated secon'
time, fields generally clear of weeds,
Cedar-Corn growing rapidly and beinI
neial to small grain; millet coming u
C~olfax-spring wheat, oats and barle
heading; winter wheat nliing nicely oat
fair, some helds thin and weedy; alfalf
Cuming-smar grain growing nicely; som
oats heading; corn looks WELL; pasture
bixonNAifSifa cut and mostly stacked
very little hail; crops fine.
Dakota-Small grain looks well; grass 1