The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-15
SUBSOIL IS DRY.
Soaking Rains Needed For Kan
sas Wheat Crop.
Nights Have Been Too Cool For
Vegetation.
CORN PLANTING BEGUN
Peach, Plum and Apricot Or
chards in Bloom.
COffey County Reports the First
CORN PLANTING BEGUN
COffey County Reports the First
Strawberry Blossoms.

Strawberry Blossoms.
The following is the United States
department of agriculture climate and
crop bulletin Of the weather bureau for
the Kansas section issued today by OBJ
server Z. B. jennings:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
A fine week for farm work but much
too cool for crop growth. the tempera-
ture averaging from Two to seven de-
grees below normal Light showers have
fallen across the state from the south
western counties to the northwestern,
though they generally amounted TO but
a trace. Better rains occurred in the
southeastern and northwestern counties.
EASTERN DIVISION
The ground is in very good condition
but the subsoH is dry Wheat conttn-
ued in good condition in the southern
and central counties. except that the fly
is reported in early sowh wheat in
Geary, and that some Of it is being plOW-
ed up therefor; in the northern counties
wheat is not in as good condition as it is
farther south. Oats are mostly sown and
generally up, and with one exception are
doing We'll Corn is being planted in all
parts of the division, though but little
was planted in Crawford, Cherokee or
Labette this week, ground too wet; it is
coming up in the southern and central
counties. Pasture grass has not made
much growth this week, but in the south
is nearly finished, and the fax is coming
up. Forest and shade trees are back
ward, but fruit trees are doing we'll;
peaches, apricots and plums are bloom
ing in the southern and some of the cen
trail counties. Early cherries and straw
berries are beginning TO bloom. Alfalfa
is looking well.
Allen county-Wheat, oats and rye
doing we'll, fax coming up; trees leafng
out; corn being planted.
Anderson-GOod week for farm work;
nights too cold for vegetation; flax seed
ing completed; some corn planted; earl
lest corn coming up;pastures backward;
ground in good condition.
Atchison-A cool dry week, neither
grass nor small grain making much
growth, wheat in need of rain; trees
budding slowly; pastures backward; a
/ splendid time to prepare corn ground
and that work is progressing rapidly
Bourbon-Good growing week for all
crops, every kind doing well; flax, oats
and wheat doing we'll; ground could not
be in better condition for all kinds Of
seeding; plums and peaches beginning
to blossom, with good prospects for fair
crop; twenty per cent of corn planted.
BroWn-W Weather too cool for wheat
and grass; wheat not doing WELL and
pastures not making much growth; rain
needed; preparation of ground for corn
planting well advanced: oats sowing
completed, some up,showing good stand.
Chase-W heat in proved some during
past week. alfalfa looks fine; prairie
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| commenced; fax and alfalfa seeding
! in progress: very little oats sOwn; cher
ries and apricots in bloom; rain needed;
stock in good condition.
| CkaUtauqua-Cendit fairly good,
/ but temperature too low for best re-
suits; a good shower on the 9Th; wheat
and oats doing we'll; corn planted; gar
! dens growing slowly: early fruit in
/ blossom, with prospects for full crop.
most of cattle on pasture: growth of
/ grass SLOW
Cherokee-Cool week favorable to
wheat. oats and grass, but unfavorabie
to planted corn; too wet for general
farm work
Coffey-A cool, dry week. favorable
for farm work; oats and flax making
! good growth; some early corn coming
up; wheat continues in excellent condi-
tion ground in good condition to a
4 depth of Is inches. but subsoil is dry.
Early plums and Strawberries in bloom.
/ Crawford-Two heavy rains during
/ the week. spring work retarded by wet
ground; but little corn planted yet.
oats doing well, a good stand; wheat
in excellent condition; peaches and
pluIns blooming abundantly; many cat
| tie on grass, and doing we'll
| Doniphan-Winter wheat doing we'll
but needs rain; pluns budding; peach
! buds killed; farm work progressing rap
| idly; weather excellent for clearing of
stacks.
Douglas-Wbeat looks well. consider
ating the cold weather: other crops
such as. fax and oats being. planted;
| good week for planting
Ell-A good week for work. corn
| planting about half finished; some corn
coming up: week too cool for rapid
1 growth and vegeta ton.
Franklin-A good week for farm
! work, and farmers have sOWn much
fax and planted some corn; growth re-
! tarded by cool wea Their: subsoil dry.
Geary-Cool weather unfavorable for
growth of spring crops: fly in early
sown wheat. and some being plowed up
for corn; oats, even stand corn plant
ing will be general from the 18th to tba
goth.
Greenwood-Week favorable for farm
work, and blowing and planting Of corn
general; ground in good condition: al
falfa starting nicely, but fall seeding
seems to be killed; wild grass pastures
start slowly; many cattle turned out
but grazing poor.
Jackson-Ground dry: wheat making
little or no growth: oats coming up
slowly; nights very cool
Jefferson-A cool dry week with some
| frosty nights; vegetation coming for
ward slowly; some corn planted; peach
buds winter killed: early apple trees
nearly ready to bloom.
Johnson-GoOd week for farm work;
corn planting progressing; flax nearly
all soWns wells and springs low, and
| subSon dry; grass starting very slowly;
peachbuds n ostly killed.
Labette-Wheat. oats, and rye looking
Stanley continued to cover her eyes
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