Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

NIUE COIu uds Detu plduleus CueIIIt plulu
and apple trees are in bloom. Very little
damage to fruit by the frost has been re-
ported. Peach trees are blossoming but
scsntily.
Southeastern Section.
Butler-wheat looking well and but lit
tie injured; some cherry buds killed by
frost; spring very backward.
Cass-Winter wheat slightly damaged,
some pieces turning brown in spots, but
generally looks we'll; oats damaged by high
Clay-wheat, barley and oats consider
ably injured by high winds and dry
Weather; srass growing slowly; some dam
Flmore-Wheat and oats injured some
what by high winds and suffering for lack
Gage-High winds unfavorable for wheat;
oats growing slowly; plum. cherry and
apple trees in bloom; few peach blossoms.
Hamilton-Wheat looking well; rain Of
Friday improved all crops.
Jefferson-Wheat much injured; little
corn planted; oats in some fields cut off at
top of ground.
Johnson.Wheat injured slightly; oats
coming up nicely; some corn planted; fruit
Lancaster-Wheat and oats suffering for
lack of rain; grass growing slowly: some
corn planted; oats uneven and rather poor
stand.
Nemaha-Wheat and oats injured by
drouth and wind; some corn planted; pota-
toes coming up slowly; grass growing
Nuckolls-wheat not s%tooling and SEEM
ingly getting thinner on the ground; pas
lures poor and stock thin; very little corn
Otoe-wheat damaged some by dry
weather; oats coming up nicely; some corn
planted; high wind damaged oats some
what.
Polk-wheat damaged some by winds;
oats whipped and in some cases .drifted
under; blowing for corn nearly finished.
Richardson-Wheat doing fairly well;
oats growing slowly, pastures short; corn
p~I saIineZHissh Winds hGn have tvees image G!ein small
grain to some extent.
saunders-Rain OF the 18th caused slight
Improvement In crops generally: oats COM
"seW%ssrdDWheat holding its own well;
oats uneven and poor stand; little growth
In pastures and meadows; frost slightly
Thayer-Wheat crop further damaged by
jured; apple, cherry ana plum trees in
York-wheat short and not growing fast;
oats damaged some by wind; rain Of 18th
much improved appearance Of wheat. oats
and grass.
Northeastern Section.
proved since rain of 18th; high wind COW
cred some grain OF sandy soils; grass
growing very slowly. .
since the rain, but had grown little before
the storm; blowing for corn we'll advanced.
C~edar-small grain up and looks well;
grass starting nicely; plowing for corn
advancing nicely.
CoifaxGGrain on the Platte bottom in
iured by frost; all grain backward and un-
even, but will be much benefited by heavy
Cuming-sman grain injured some by
high wind; oats damaged some by frost
pastures improving slowly; rain very ben
efcial.
since the rain; high winds unfavorabIe for
small grain; grass growing very slowly.
Dixon-Heavy rain on the 18th; too cool
for crops to grow well.
Dodge-Beets and small grain damaged
by wind; winter wheat good; spring grain
only about half a stand; blowing for corn
DougIas-Winter wheat. and rye looking
we'll; oats injured by high wind; grass
HoitSToo cool for small grain to grew
very beneficial; grass short.
eyeniV: blowing for corn well advanced;
pastures light and very. little feed.
Madison-Cold, with. high wind; rather
rain on 18th put ground in good condition.
Pierce-Cattle beginning to live on grass
small grain improved since the heavy rain
Piatte~Winter wheat greatly improved
since rain; frost damaged oats somewhat
and killed some cherry blossoms.
sarpy-The high winds have injured
wheat and oats somewhat,
S~tanton-Small grain doing fairly well,
Out GOntluCidRlt n haG hNti NOAAN W
high wind; some corn planted,
Washington-Wheat and oats damaged
by high wind of I'D; some fields entirely
covered with dirt; blowing for corn well
Wayne-spring grain coming up I'M
evenly and growth very slow.
Central Section.
Boone-Winter wheat looking fine; spring
wheat and oats good, but damaged by high
winds.
Bunalo-small grain looking nice; pas.
lures starting slowly; early sown oats in
jured by frost; very little corn planted.
Custer-Too cool for crops 10 grow rap
Dawson-winter wheat and rye doinr
well: oats coming up unevenly; rather dry
for blowing; cutworms injuring spring
Garheld-small grain coming up; frosi
| injured oats slightly.
grain wonderfully improved by rain of 18th
grass growing slowly; some corn planted
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county very beneficial.
Howard-Winter wheat and rye lool
for corn wei advanced; some damage from
LCup@some damage to growing crops
Merrick-oats, and spring wheat consid
erably damaged by high winds; we anC
winter wheat doing well.
Nanee-An grain In good condition.
Sherman-Spring grain damaged by wind
| and dust; winter wheat and rye look well
pastures poor and backward; some corr
planted.
Vaiiey-Dry first of the week. with hare
rain on 25th; ground in fair condition,
Southwestern Section.
Adams-Grass and pastures short; small
grain suffered from wind and drouth
blowing for corn progressing finely; plum
| trees blooming.
Chase-Grass and small grain growing
fair: some corn planted.
Dundy-Alfalfa and wheat growing
nicely; grass growing slower; considerable
kafir corn planted.
Franklin-Wheat still looks well; grasi
and alfalfa doing finely; considerable corr
planted; apple, cherry and plum trees II
| blossom.