The Topeka state journal., 1902-04-29

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planting nearly finished.
Shawnee-Week cool and windy:
wheat and oats doing well, but need
rain; cherries, plunns, peaches and april
cots in bloom; corn planting COM
menced; grass starting slowly.
Woodson-Corn planting progressing,
and early planted coming up; wheat and
alfalfa making good growth; hail 24th,
no damage.
Wyandotte-Two dust storms: wheat
looking very well, but everything else
needing rain and growing slowly corn
planting in progress.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat is in fair condition in the
southern counties, good in Barber and
Pratt, but is badly in need of rain III
the central and northern counties
Corn planting is progressing; the early
planted is coming up in the southern
ana central counties. Kaffir corn and
cane are being planted in Barber Oats
are doing well in the south and grow
ing slowly in the central counties, but
have been damaged in the northern
Alfalfa is in general doing better than
the other crops. Grass is growing
slowly. Apples pears. cherries and
plums are in bloom.
Barber-Favorabl week for all grow
ing crops; corn. cane and Kaff1r plant
ing in progress; pastures in good con-
dition. and cattle doing we'll
Barton-Wheat suffering; apple trees
in bloom; a good prospect for fruit; q
soaking rain needed.
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wheat and oats damaged by high winds
and dust storms; some corn being
planted; alfalfa on low ground made
fair growth; grasses slow; frost of the
23d killed some fruit blossoms.
Dickinson ~ Wheat looking better;
corn about all planted.
Ellsworth-Not enough rain to do
much good; spring crops and wheat do
ing poorly; some high winds
Harvey - Unfavorable week for
growth; high wind and dust storms on
the Goth, 21st and 25th; pastures slow;
wheat about as last week, needing
rain.
Jewell-Dust storms and dry weather
damaged wheat and oats; vegetation
making slow growth; corn planting
continued: few peach blossoms
Kingman-Wheat looking we'll; large
acreage of corn being planted; oats
coming up nicely; grass in need of rain;
apple trees blooming.
Lincoln-Rain much needed.
McPherson-Ldght rains gave tempo
rary relief. but more is needed; early
corn coming up, listing still in progress;
alfalfa looking we'll; grass growing
slowly; potatoes up; apple and pear
trees in bloom; gardening retarded by
dry weather
Ottawa-Wheat prospects not very
good; oats not making much growth;
alfalfa doing well; corn planting pro-
crossing; vegetation slow in starting
cherry and plum trees in bloom, anu
apple trees about ready to bloom
Pratt-Local showers on the 21st and
22d, hail doing some damage to gar
dens; wheat looking well; vegetation
making good growth fruit promises
WE'LL too cool for corn.
Reno-Dry and windy; corn listing
nearly finished, and early coming up;
wheat improved by light rains; alfalfa
growing nicely stock doing well on
grass and wheat; gardens damaged by
high winds; apple trees in bloom.
Republic-Ice nights of the Goth and
oath wheat and oats in need of rain
[ Russell-Light shower the 21st; high
! winds latter part of week; wheat max
ing little progress; corn planting be-
gun; ranges making slow growth; cat
tie in fair condition; pluns, peaches and
cherries in bloom
Saline-Wheat somewhat damaged by
high Winds and needs rain; oats not do
ing we'll; alfalfa growing slowly; corn
/ planting about finished early corn
coming UP unevenly; apple blossoms
! beginning to open
Sedgwick-Corn about three-fourths
| planted, that coming up looking we'll;
/ oats promise a good crop; wheat gen
! orally in good condition, but injured in
| some localities; fruit prospects excel
| lent.
sinith-Ground dry, and high wind
/ and dust storms are delaying farm
! operations.
stafford-Too cold and dry for spring
I crops.
Washington-Apple trees and few
! peach trees in bloom corn being plant
/ ed; hard week on wheat, oats and al
J falfa; rain needed.
WESTERN DIVISION
! Wheat is not doing well in Gray. and
was damaged by winds in Norton and
] Wallace, but in the other counties it Is
/ in good condition Alfalfa is general lly
/ doing well. Grass is generally growing
nicely. Corn planting continues, and
/ forage crop planting is beginning
! Frosts have not injured any crops ex-
cept spring sown alfalfa.
Clark-Stin enough moisture for
plowing; buffalo grass growing as well
/ as usual; wheat needs rain.
Finney-A warm, windy week; grass
and alfalfa growing nicely: wheat in
good condition; fruit promises well;
most of cattle on range.
Decatur-Very little change in cror
conditions; high winds several days
seemed to damage wheat in spots
| though to what extent can not yet be
determined. Ice formed several nights
/ and spring SoWn alfalfa is somewhat
injured. Corn planting is well ad-
] vanced and that planted early is ger
minating nicely.
Ford-Dry. windy week, with ex-
| tremes Of heat and cold; wheat and
oats look fines barley injured by high
/ winds.
Graham-The 2Oth and 21st were fol
lowed by cooler weather and frost, high
| winds three days; corn planting in full
| operation; wheat doing we'll, volunteer
| wheat no good; ground in good condi-
ton; great deal of prairie being
broken up; everything promising.
Gray-No rain during week: wheat not
/ doing well; grass growing slowly: al
| ralfa doing fairly we'll, but some killed
by drouth and winter; plowing and corr
planting progressing: cherries in bloom,
cold nights and windy days
Hodgman-Small grain has made very
! little progress, on account of lack Of
moisture; not much cane or kaffir corr
| planted yet; only damage from higt
winds the drying of the moisture
Kearney-A dry and very windy week,
a good rain needed to wet the subsoil
Lane-A variable week; corn doing
we'll; grass growing slowly.
N1orton-Week clear and windy, thre;
days of drifting sand and soil OF
plowed ground not much planting yet
pasturage improving rapidly; some live
stock quite thin and weak
Norton-Dry and windy week; nttl,
growth of vegetation: wheat undoubted
" injured by dust and wind; ice Frida,