The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-09
Observer Jennings Issues His
Annual Report.
Valuable Record of the Condi.
tions Which Prevailed.
JUNE A BANNER MONTH
May and July We're Seasonable
for Vegetation.
April and August Weather
Was Unfavorable.

T. B. Jennings. section director of the
government weather bureau has issued
the climate and crop service report for
Kansas covering the crop season of 1907,
which according to the bureau is from
January to September inclusive The
review for the season is as follows:
JANUARY
The mean temperature was 13 above
normal and the precipitation averaged
o-09 above the normal. The first three
weeks of the month were unusallv
warm and dry, followed by colder
weather and much Snow the last ten
days. Much blowing was accomplished
paStured too closely continued in good
condition, and during the cold weather
was covered with snow two to six inch
es deep.
FEBRUARY.
Was cold and dry. the mean temporal
ture being 80 degrees below normal and
the precipitation or of an inch below
During the coolest part of the month
the wheat in the eastern and many of
the central counties was fairly we'll COW
cred with snow At the close of the
month the wheat was generally in good
condition, though in some of the central
counties it had been somewhat damaged
by the cold. Flowing was resumed in
the southern and some of the central
counties during the last week, and oa6
sowing began in Montgomery county
and barley sowing in Clark.
MARCH
Wheat improved rapidly the last ten
days of the month. and with few ex-
ceDtions, was in fair condition In the
central counties and cne condition il.
the eastern, being in the best condition
where the snow had remained the long
est in the winter. Oat sowing was well
along in the northern counties; compile
ted in the southern. where they were
coming up. Corn planting had begun IN
the south. Early potatoes were mostly
planted. Flax sowing mad begun south.
Tame grasses were growing we'll in the
south and starting in the north with
prairie grass starting in the south and
alfalfa greening. Peach and apricot
trees were beginning to bloom in the
south; but the peach buds had been
winter killed in the south and mostly
killed in the central counties.
APRIL
The weather was not favorable for
crop growth. but fine for field work ex-
cept on the 10th, 21st, 22d, and 18th.
when high winds were general Wheat
continued in good condition in the cen
trail and southern counties of the east
ern division, where the principal rains
occurred during the month, but in the
northern and central counties of the
state it was more or less injured by the
dry weather and high winds. Corn
planting was pushed during the month,
and by the end of the month the early
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and southern counties, and was being
cultivated in the south. Oats were gem
orally up the first part of the month,
but the prevailing weather was not con-
ducive to rapid growth. Flax sowing
was nearly completed by the middle OF
the month and the flax was coming up.
Grass started slowly. Peaches bloomed
we'll in the southern and most of the
central counties. but many had been
winter killed in the northern Apples.
cherries and plums were poisoning by
the close of the month.
MAY.
A good month for the growth of crops.
| Wheat began heading in the southern
and central counties and corn cultiva-
4 ton became general in the same dis
trict the first week Oats. grass, and
alfalfa improved rapidly. Early straw
| berries were marketed in the south.
Canker worms damaging some or
| chards. Warm weather and favorable
rains continued through the second
week: wheat had headed in the central
counties and was blooming in some OF
the southern; corn was clean, a good
stand and growing rapidly; grass grew
| finely; oats were doing we'll; potatoes
were in bloom south and beginning to
bloom in the central counties. Fine
growing weather continued through the
third week: wheat still improving, but
it was heading short in Atchison, it was
in bloom in many of the central coun-
ties and filing well in the southern
/
but ground too wet for cultivation: al
falfa cutting progressed under difficult
ties. and in some localities the hay was
ruined by wet weather; strawberries
ripened in the central counties; grass
was in fine condition
The Fourth week was cool and wet;
although too cool for corn it was suit
able for small grains and grass; wheat
ri3ened IN southern and a few central
countless corn showed need of sunshine;
alfalfa cutting progressed in a few
counties hut farmers generally waited
for more suitable weather; some clover
was cut in WOcdson-
JUNE
A fine month for growing crops. The
first week of the month was warm, with
light sSowers in the western and east
ern divisions and some heavy rains in
the central counties of the middle divi-
SIGN. and much needed work was ac.
lccrrolished in the fields. Corn grew
rapidly and began tasseling in the
southern counties. Wheat harvest pro-
gressed in the southern counties where
ever the ground was dry enough, and
began in the central Oats were great
ROTTTE BABIES