Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-14
Southeastern Section.

The report by counties follows:
BUtlerIWhest locking yell; some fields Lds
poor; corn planting well begun.
C9es-Winter wheat improved, looks
with press drill looks well; rye heading
short.
Ciay-wheat improved by rain. but many
whet, damaged; corn planting progressing
rapidly. .
promises about half a crop; oats improved;
winter oats better than wheat.
Gage-Wheat not as much improved as
expected, some fields heading, both stalk
and head short; oats thin and poor; grass
growing slowly.
and now in good condition; corn planting
Jefferson-Wheat has revived and prom
improved; corn planting We'll advanced.
Johnson-Wheat improved by rain, but Is
beginning to head short; corn planting
more than half done; oats and grass i'm
proved.
Lancaster-wheat short, but good stand
and shows excellent color; grass and oats
growing nicely; some early planted corn
Nemaha-small grain looking a great deal
better, but wheat somewhat damaged;
corn mostly planted. some coming w.
Nuckolls-Rain came too late to help
early wheat, late wheat much improved;
considerable wheat plowed up; pats doing
Otoe-Pastures doing finely; corn coming
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Pawnee-Winter wheat greatly improved,
proved; corn mostly planted and coming
Poik-oats improved, but still thin: win
ter wheat good. stand and looking very
well; considerable corn planted; pastures
Richardson-wheat, rye and oats much
improved since rain; wheat promises nearly
average crop; corn coming up nicely.
s~aline-small grain much improved by
rain; wheat m nearly three-fourths
we'll.
saunders-oats and wheat improved by
rain; wheat in good condition; corn plant
ing well advanced, some corn up.
Seward-Wheat and oats doing well. but
wheat short and will not make full crop;
wheat heading short; corn planting pro-
Thayer-Wheat damaged badly, some
a crop; oats poor stand; large acreage of
ises about average crop; corn planting pro-
crossing rapidly. some corn coming up.
Northeastern Section.
Antelope-Corn planting processing rapid
ly; oats and wheat growing rapidly; plenty
OF moisture; fruit promises we'll.
Boyd[Al crops doing we'll.
Burt-Rye and winter wheat looking
well; pastures doing we'll: early potatoes
up nicelyi corn planting, progressing nicely.
improved; corn planting begun; grass looks
better; fruit trees in blossom.
oats and grass stilil show erect Of d T o
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Coming up nicely; fruit promises large crop
D~akota-Oats and wheat looking well;
grass growing nicely; corn planting begun;
Dixon-Oats thin stand; wheat doing
finely. rather cold for corn planting; pas
Dodge-Faii wheat promises a good crop:
oats and spring wheat doing nicely; corn
planting general; sugar beets coming up
Douglas-small grain and grass growing
rapidly; potatoes coming up; prospect good
for fTpit; corn p Id progressing rapidly:
cherry and apple trees In blossom; oats
growing we'll; corn planting begun.
rapidly; fruit trees in blossom; som corn
planted. but many waiting for warmer
M~adison-smail grain and grass doing
nicely; apple and cherry trees in bloom
and promise good crop; corn planting be-
Pierce-small grain looking we'll: pas
lures good; considerable corn planting and
some up nicely; fruit trees in, bloom.
corn planting in progre s. some early
planted coming up nicely; soil in excellent
stanton-Pastures much improved; corn
T~hurston-Oats, wheat and grass looking
muCn DeIItTs COTn pldnlllB progressing
rapidly; soil In fine condition.
Washington-Small grain looks fine; pas
lures fair; corn planting being pushed; soil
in excellent condition.
wayne-smsll grain looks well; pastures
in good condition.
Central Section.
Blaine-Soil in good condition; some corn
planted: stock improved.
B~unalo-Fall wheat and pastures good;
rye fairly good; spring wheat poor; oats
poor, some fields resownI corn planting
progressing rapidly.
Custer-Soil in fine condition; cattle do
ing well; some corn planted.
Dawson-Corn planting In progress, acre
age large owing to loss OF rye and wheat;
early planted potatoes up.
Garheld-Some corn planted; grass suf-
hcient for cattle.
Greeley-Spring wheat and oats improv-
ing; fall grain in excellent condition; con-
siderable corn planted; some corn up.
Hall-Winter wheat shows marked i'm
provement since rain; grass growing
nicely; cutworms doing considerable dam
age.
Howard-Rye, winter wheat and pas
lures look we'll: oats improved.
Merrtck-Winter wheat In excellent con-
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