The Topeka state journal., 1902-04-29
A SEVERE week.
Temperatures Around 100 Fol-
lowed by Freezing Weather.
No Rain Fell in Western Half
of State.
EARLY CORN COMING UP
Wheat Injured in Northern
Counties by High Winds.
Crop Doing Well in Central and
Southern Counties.
EARLY CORN COMING UP

Kansas section for the week ending
April 26. as prepared by Observer Jen-
nings:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
A week of extremes; the temperature
ranging from 80 degrees to leo degrees
on the 20ta, followed on the 23d by the
formation of ice in the northern coun-
ties; quite warm again in the eastern
part the morning of the 25th. No rain
was reported during the week, from the
western division and the extreme north
ern counties of the middle division west
of Republic. Fair to good showers fell
in the eastern half of the state on the
Gath, with good rains in the Cottonwood
and NeOsho valleys. High winds Oc-
CURED on the 20 u, % and 25th with
out any beneficial effects. Some frost on
the 23d.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Wheat has been injured to some ex-
tent in the northern counties by high
winds and continued dry weather, and
in Miami farm ers are complaining OF
the prospect. Wheat is doing well in the
central and southern counties, and is
beginning to Joint in Anderson. Corn
planting IS nearing completion in the
south and continues in the central and
northern counties; some of the early
planted is beginning to come up in
Jackson; it is being cultivated in the
south Oats are making a good growth
generally. but in Morris and the north
ern counties have been damaged by dry
weather and high winds. Flax has been
damaged some by wind in Allen and
by wind and dry weather in Morris, but
it is doing we'll in the other fax growing
counties. Grass is doing well except N
the northern counties. Apples, cherries
and plums are blooming.
Allen cOunty-Violent winds damaged
some fields of flax, and destroyed some
fruit; wheat averages a foot tall and
promises an excellent crop; oats and
fax look well; corn coming up; pastures
furnishing abundant feed.
Anderson-Windy week; rain very
beneficial to oats, fax, and gardens;
wheat commencing TO joint; cattle on
pastures; ground in excellent condition,
and farm work progressing rapidly.
AtchisOn-High winds and dust storm 3
injured all growing crops; pastures
short; cherry and plum trees very full
of blossoms, peaches and apricOts win
ter killed.
Bourbon-Corn planting almost finish
ed; oats a good crops
BrOwn-Oats and wheat damaged by
dry weather, and pastures in poor con-
dition; corn planting progressing rapid
! ly, a large acreage
Chase-High winds and but little
1 rain; wheat fair: alfalfa looking WE'LL
| corn about all planted; gardens and po-
! tatoes slow, on account of dry cool
weather; fruit prospects not of the best.
Chautauqua-GrOund in fine cOndi-
ton, and crops growing nicely with
( plenty Of moisture: stock water scarce
| CherOlkee-A good growing week farm
work stopped by heavy rain of the oath.
/ in some localities, wheat oats, grass,
and fax doing well; some corn coming
I up
Coffey-High winds first of week
J drifted some light soil; corn planting
/ three -fourths completed; oats and fax
about all sOwn, and coming up nicely,
I ground in good condition.
awford-High winds but no dam
/ age; heavy rain Thursday; crops doing
/ WE'LL corn coming up nicely; wheat in
! good condition; grass doing we'll: apple
! blossoms beginning to open.
Doniphan-Wheat damaged by winds,
except where sOH had been moistened
/ by local showers; corn planting begun;
plum, apple and cherry trees in bloom,
/ and promise an average crop.
Douglas-No frost during the week,
and rain os the Path did much good.
Elk-Some damage done to growing
crops by high winds; wheat looking
well, with a large acreage; planted corn
coming up, but too dry for listed corn;
grass slow.
F'ranklin-Crops benefited by rain of
| the oath; high winds injurious to small
grains just beginning to grow; more
| rain needed
Geary-Week cool with high winds
| late sOwn wheat making excellent
| growth, and condition of early Gown
noticeably improved, where not pastured
too close; ground in excellent condition.
JacksOn-Whear not stooling we'll;
early planted corn coming up unevenly;
pastures very slow, and will probably
be thin; ground very dry.
JeffersOn-All crops looking well but
| making slow growth; corn planting al
most finished, with the ground in ex-
cellent condition; early corn coming up;
prospects for strawberry and other
small fruit crops poor on account of dry
weather; apples, plums and cherries
promise a fair crop.
off ~ fa11k
largely cOunteraCted by wind and sand
storms; corn nearly all planted; apple
trees is bloom; some injury to shade
trees by high winds; rain needed
Labette-Wheat and oats in good con-
dition; corn nearly all planted; early
corn up and being cultivated; pastures
good
Leavenworth-No damage done bs
high winds; alfalfa in bottom land II
excellent condition and growing nicely
forest trees starting to leaf; soaking
rain needed; ground in good condition
to work: pastures improving. and stOcl
doing fairly we'll; apple trees in bloom
Marshall dry windy week with lit
tie advancement In growing crops
which were damaged by high winds
corn being rapidly planted
AIiami-Crops need rain grass and oas
very backward; corn about all planted
with a large acreage.
Montgomery-Goo week for growth O
vegetation, and for farm work. Whea
and oats in excellent condition; cattle
doing well on pastures; corn planting
nearly finished, and early planted up
with a good stand, and being cultivated
some damage to fruits by hail on TIL
oath.
Morris-A dry week; early corn an,
early potatoes coming up; oats neet
rain, some fields damaged by higl
winds; alfalfa doing nicely. except las
fall's seeding, which needs rain: cherry
plum and apple trees showing bloom.
Nemaha-Grcund very dry, and mucl
damage done to crops by high winds
corn ground in fair condition, and list
ing being rapidly pushed; fruit trees Il
bloom and showing good prospects
peaches rare
Pottawatomie-AH crops doing wei
considering the great need Of rain; ap
pies. cherries and pluns in bloom bu