Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-06
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Rapid Progress Bsing Made in Stacking and
Thrsshing Small Grain.
CORN MAKES PROGRESS DURING WEEK
ERrtBg Heavily and Promises
Bumper Crop-OnIv snaIn lee
uon % che state In
need OF Rain

weather bureau for the week ending Au-
gust a.
The last week was warm and dry. The
daily mean temperature has averaged 2
degrees above normal in the eastern coun-
ties and 5 degrees above IN western.
The rainfall has generally been light. al
though a few heavy local showers have &C.
Cured. In the small area covered by these
showers the rainfall ranged from one to
more than two inches. but over most Of the
state II was less than half an inch.
The last week has been the most favora-
bic one OF the season for stacking. thresh-
ing and haying; except in the small areas
where heavy showers secure rapid prog
ress was made with this work. oats are
cut In the southern portion Of the state and
the harvest Il well advanced in the north
ern portion; the crop IL generally good and
In some places a very large yield is re-
ported. T~hYeshing Of winter wheat Is pro-
crossing slowly: the yields are quite uni
formly large. but the quality was damaged
by the rains during harvest time. Corn
generally has continued to grow unusually
well, but In a few southwestern counties
more rain would be beneficial; corn lie ear
ing heavily and. as a whole. promises an
exceptionally heavy yield.
The counties report as foilowss
Southeastern section.
ButIer-Harvestine completed. stacking
oats begun; corn caring splendidly: ground
in fne condition for blowing.
Cass-Corn rowin very rank, large num-
Der OF ears forming; oats threshing thirty
TO sixty bushels per acre; quality OF wheat
Clay-stacking and threshing progressing
nicely; fall ploN'fng commenced; apples
good crop; Sorn exceptionally fine; hay
Gage-threshing progressing fast; hay
good: kafir corn and cane good; blowing
commenced; corn doing hneiy. y.
progress: grain not in good condition to
thresh; grass and pastures good; corn
Hamiltcn-stacking and threshing pro-
crossing slowly, fail blowing commenced;
corn and grasses have grown splendidiy.
sresains nicely; early corn Eettins bard
and looks nne; corn caring finely; grass
very heavy r.s4
and hay; corn doing well; apple crop more
promising than for A5veral years.
Lancaster-oatF harvested threshing
large growth OF stalk; potatoes abundant:
Nemaha-Fine week for threshing and
stacking; oats yielding well, good quality;
otoe-Threshins progressing slowly; fan
plowing commenced; corn promises to be a
PswneeGwhest- being threshed, yield
good. but quality poor; oats good yield;
corn well cared. But VIII need rain soon.
gun: wheat poor qualify; corn romiss
big ytslci second crop aS Ss sits. s cut ,.u.
tREs s' prcsssss sing. slo WY potatoes SPoD: srs be,
ssiine-wheat yields wen, eut poor quail
apples promise well.
saunders-wheat being thrsshed and
yielding we'll; oata harvested; corn making
Seward-Threehing and stacking pro-
crossing nicely; corn caring beavily; pas
lures and grass good
NORTHEASTERN sSstisn.
AntsiopeA11nrvestine about done: grain
lodged badly: some bfairie hay cut; corn
caring n looking very nne- !.
that il will not be cut; thrsshins COM
menced corn very promising.
Cedar-Harvesting well advanced; win
bushels. rye twenty to twenty-five bush lis.
oats twenty 10 forty bushels; corn caring
finely.
Cuming-sman grain about all cut;
thrsshinE from shock begun; corn doing
Dakota-Harvesting nearly completed;
stacking In progress. wheat and oats very
s19a croPi S0In s splSnolh1 rr Sestns sb nnStt COM
pleted; threehing begun; corn doing finely.
Dodge-Oats mostly in shock, threshiug
commenced, crop good; haying retarded by
Dousias-Too wet for stacking and
threshing. but grain all cnt: oats mostly
saved, but some hay spoiled by rain; corn
Piatte-oats and spring wheat about all
cut; millet and alfalfa good corn growing
Hoit-smsiI grain mostly in shock; hay
ing. In progress,. good crop; corn .nlling
well; apples and piums doing well; pc
Madison-Harvest well advanced: some
threshing done; corn making ears fast;
much hay being cut; sugar peets nns:
osts exceptionally large Yield: haying we'll
advanced and crop good: corn growing
stanton = Harvesting well advanced;
crop: corn in splendid condition. promises
Washinstoh-smau grain about all cut;
stacking In progress: winter wheat Yields
Thurston-Whoaf nearly all cut, stack
ing begun corn doing well .ro.a. or,
looking well; pastures good.
Central Section.
Boons-wheat and oats IN shock; thresh-
twenty 70 forty-seVen bushels. grain heavy
and good berry. corn une.
anu tAANAnAn. III RIVE~
reas: hay crop immenses potatoes rotting
some corn me, caring very heavily.
C~uster-Sprlng wheat being harvested,
good quality; some Wild hay cut prospect
Tor corn excellent: second crop alfalfa cut.
Dawson-atackins and tnreshing pro-
crossing slowly corn making wonderful
growth; second crop alfalfa stacked.
Garheld-Harvesting well advanced; corn
Grseiy fhreshing progressing; corn
growing splendidly.
HaiEOats rather light and very rusty;
sugar beets In exceptionally good condi-
ton: corn making immense growth.
Notwithstanding about completed:
thEeahing begun winter wheat yielding
twenty-five 10 forty bushels. spring wheat
tWenty 70 thirty oats rathar light IN
Notwithstanding and tnrsshing pro-
sresEing slowly some hay damaged by
rain, butEelg yield; corn doing splendidly.
hance-corn. caring well; threshing gem
ereI, oats light and straw rusty; wheat
yieldlng thirty to forty-two bushels.
4herman-HarYest about over; wheat
yielding twenty 70 f~orty-nve bushels, rye
fifteen 70 thirty; potatoes big yield; corn
Valley = Harvest nearly over; some
threshing; some wheat yielding as hig
as forty-seven bushels; oats good; corn
nne. but a little late.
soushwestern Section.
Adams-oats about all cut; corn win be
q large yield
Chaeo-corn n sorghum doing nicely;
some hay cut. crOD nne. =