Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
Cold weather Retards Growth of
Corn, but Plant in Most
IL Looking Very well with
Plenty " Time Ahead.
From a stan Correspondent

hal mas damaged crops In small areas II
several central and southern counties.
The cold, wet weather has caused winter
wheat to ripen slowly. but the harvest is
generally Just beginning. A few reports Of
rust and lodging have been received, but
generally the crop is in unusually good con-
dition. Oats are heading, making a very
rank growth and lodging some. The cold
weather has caused corn to grow slowly and
in some instances to turn yellow. but crop
in most places is in a good, healthy condi-
tion and well advanced for the time OF year;
the wet weather has retarded cultivation
and some cornhelds are weedy. The rains
Of the week were unfavorable for the har-
vesting and hsying. which are Just begin
ming. Hay now promises TO be an excellent
crop.
Southeastern Section.
BY counties the bulletin says:
Butler-smali grain me; potatoes I'm
Cass-Winter wheat damaged some by
rust; oats making too rank growth; pas
Clay-Wheat ripening fast, harvest com
mencing. corn looks well, but cultivation
retarded and some fields weedy; oats fine:
Fillmore-Wheat ripening fast; corn
growing nicely; oats look fine; promise of
good hay crop; apples growing well. -,
Gage-Some wheat cut, some corn laid
by, but corn on lowland damaged by high
water; pastures fine; oats improved.
Hamilton-Wheat rtpening fast; some rye
tarded by rain; meadows and pastures fine.
Jenerson-Wheat harvest commenced:
good. but most too wet to cultivate.
Johnson-Wheat harvest commenced;
early corn in fine condition, late planted
needs cultivation; oats good, but some
LancasterLCorn growing rapidly. some
fields weedy; wheat ripening fast, some
| Clt. oats heading well. very rank CROWN.
Nemaha-Corn looks fine, some fields
weedy; wheat being cut. ripening unevenly.
| places.
Nuckolls-Corn has grown slowly, some
fields getting weedy, cultivation retarded
by rain; wheat and oats doing we'll.
otoe-Corn looking fine. too wet TO sulu-
vate; wheat harvest begun; oats lodging
some; prospect for hay good.
Pawnee-Wheat harvest well. begun,
prospect for but little better than half
crop; oats promise good crop: apples fall
Polk-oats very rank growth; very wet
and little corn cultivated; wheat ripening
slowly; pastures and potatoes fine.
Richardson-Oats rank. heading out well
haying commenced. CROP good; winter
wheat being cut; peaches are scarce; apples
saiine-wheat doing extremely well and
promises about average crop oats continue
promising; corn getting weedy; pastures
saunders-Oats rank growth; some corn
laid by; wheat, harvest commenced; corn
Seward-FaIm work delayed by rain
some damage by hail; hay being made;
Thayer-Oats heading well; potatoes
promise good, crop; grass good; corn cult
walton retarded by rain and some fields
York-Ground very wet and corn getting
weedy; wheat promises to be a good crop;
some damage from hail.
Northeastern Section.
A~ntelope-Corn growing nicely, but get
ting slightly weedy; spring wheat and oats
heading; farm work retarded by rain.
Boyd-No damage from frost of the I'D,
Burt-Oats and wheat heading, with light
straw; too cold for corn to grow fast,
cultivation for second time about finished.
good; potatoes fine: corn doing nicely, but
the week has been rather cool
Colfax-Too cold for corn and rather wet
for cultivation; rye and winter wheat T;pen-
ing fast; spring wheat rusting some.
Cuming-Wheat heading nicely; oats look
well; corn looks faded and yellow from
cold, wet, cloudy weather, cultivation re-
Dakota-oats and wheat doing well and
heading out; grass and pastures good; pota-
toes fine; corn doing well. .
DiXon-Small grain heading out well and
prospects hattering; corn doing well, but
needs warmer weather.
Dodge-Fall wheat and rye ripening.
heads well filled: early corn looks well,
late corn growing slowly; some clover cut.
D~ouglas-Oats very fine and promise more
than an average crop; wheat well filled and
turning; potatoes good; corn growing well.
Holt-Oats and wheat beginning TO head:
potatoes good; hay promise 10 be a good
crop; corn looks well. generally free from
weeds.
Knox-Corn being cultivated second time;
oats heading
weeds, but growing slowly: oats rank and
Pierce-Rather cool; corn has grown
slowly; small grain doing well. is rank ond
PiatteECuitivation retarded by heavy
alfalfa mostly cut; tame hay and pastures
stanton-wheat and oats rusung slightly
Thurston-Wheat and oats heading; corn
and potatoes growing well.
washinEtoHo oS s grain Nv sToTlng T wE
commenced and some hay damaged by rain.
Wayne-Small grain growing fast. but
corn growing slowly on account OF cold
Central Section.
Blaine-several light rains; all vegeta-
BufaioICorn growing nicely; oats doing
wheat an exceptionally hne crop.
NCuster-Cultivation Of corn retarded;
Dawson1Corn Civilization delayed; oats
heading; wild hay fine; pastures extra
good; grasshoppers numerous.
too cool for corn, which is small but
healthy. fields getting rather weedy,
- progress mace IN CULTIVATION
OF corn; wheat rusting and lodging; pota-
IIoward-Oats heavy, some rust; winter
grain maturing WELL; cultivation and
growth OF corn retarded by cold wet
Loup-Rather cold for corn, but crops
doing well: alfalfa in stack
Observation-Disclosures of corn and harvest
ing of rye and wheat delayed by wet
weather; some damaged by hail.
Nance-Crops on lowlaads damaged by
continued wet weather; some damaged by
hail.
some getting very weedy, rye and wheat
turning; small grain doing well; potatoes
hne.
fair: potatoes good.
Wheeler-Ccrn backward and losing color.
but looks well; grass hne.
southwestern section.
Adams-Rye ready 10 cut; oats heading;
wheat rusting and lodging some, but nearly
ready TO cut; corn cultivation retarded.
Chase-Rye about ready TO cut; alfalfa
cut; grass hne.
~Dundy-Heavy frost injured corn slightly;
small grain a success, but acreage small;
much cane; kRfhr corn a failure.
Franklin-Met weather inteTfered with
stacking alfalfa: wheat ripening slowly;
corn doing well. inclined 10 be Weedy.
FrontieT-CoOl weather has helped small
grain: pastures nne.
Furnas-GoOd week for ripening wheat.
but poor for corn; harvesting commenced;