Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Encouraging Reports Come from All Per
tons Of the State.
WARM WEATHER HELPS ALONG THE CORN
some wheat in Southeastern Portion
Damaged by Floods, mi Crop
~ q whole Promises
,t TO BE Big. tEf

for the week ending July 21, 1909: The last
week, as a whole, was cool and wet. The
daily mean temperature has averaged 3
degrees below the normal in eastern coun-
ties and 5 degrees below In western.
The rain occurred principally in heavy
thunder showers Thursday night and FRI
day; the amount exceeded one inch In most
Of the eastern counties and ranged from two
to six inches in a number Of southeastern
counties.
The first four days OF the week were hot
and dry, exceedingly favorable for all agri-
cultural interests. some progress was
made In stacking and threshing wheat;
however. little could be done In the eastern
counties the last days of the week, because
Of the heavy rain. The winter wheat
harvest is about completed; a small amount
Of wheat in the southeastern counties on
low, wet land has not and probably will
not be cut. Oats have been further in
jured by the showers Of the week; the
harvest Of oats is in progress in southern
counties. Corn has grown well; the cul-
t~ivation Of corn is about finished, because
corn lie getting so large; the cultivation
was less than usual and many fields are
rather weedy; however, corn is in q very
promising condition, except in the rela-
lively small acreage where 1t has been dam
aged by the heavy rains; early corn Is tas-
selling and silking. Potatoes are a large
crop, but there are some complaints Of rot
ting. Apples are abundant and promise a
coed crop.
Report by counties:
Southeastern Section.
Butler-one-third wheat stacked, som
thrashing done, about average yield; oats
badly down. not much cut; corn good and
growing nicely.
growing very fast and tasseling; oats lodged
badly; potatoes fine; apples abundant.
Clay-some wheat thrashed, yielding
considerably; corn doing well; potatoes fine.
Ffllmore-Considerable wheat will not be
cut; many fields Of oats badly lodged and
rusting some; corn growing finely.
Gage-Some wheat thrashed; oats being
cut show heavy yield: some oats badly
lodged and will not be cut; corn tasseling
and silking.
Hamilton-Some wheat thrashed, yielding
twenty-five to thirty bushels an acre; large
per cent of oats fiat on the ground; hay
fine crop.
Je fferson-wheat thrashing commenced,
yield twelve to twenty bushels, fair quality;
corn good and tasseling.
Johnson-Some wheat not cut; only part
OF oat crop will be saved; corn doing nicely,
tasseling and ears forming.
wheat thrashed, yield eleven to twenty-one
bushels; oats being cut. some badly lodged.
Nemaha-Corn growing well, tasseling and
oAAhAi6t EOihC NDtdl HOl CUT OdA6 ABOUT
half cut; potatoes large.
Nuckolls-Week favorable for wheat har-
vest thrashing commenced; oats will be
light; corn making rapid growth.
Otoe-Thrashing commercial; wheat less
damaged than expected; apples plenty; corn
growing well, commencing to silk.
Pawnee-Good crop oats harvested: corn
growing finely; hay crop heavy; thrashing
wheat commenced.
Polk-some wheat thrashed; oats badly
lodged; early corn silking; oats lodged and
rusted, harvest commenced.
Kic~hardson-Oats being cut with DIM
Guilty, badly lodged; corn excellent, tassel-
ing and ears forming: potatoes rottlng.
Sahne-.Wheat about cut: oats being
harvested; haying commenced; some thrash.
ing DONE corn in best possible condition.
thunderstorm excellent and growing
very fast; some wheat thrashed; oats and
wheat damaged some by rain.
Seward--Some wheat thrashed, yield
twenty TO thirty. bushels; corn doing well
oats badly lodged, large acreage will not be
cut.
Thayer-some wheat thrashed, yield six
teen to twenty-three bushels, fair quality
6at harvest general. oats badly damaged
YorkIoats badly. lodged. harvest COM
menced; some wheat thrashed, some sprout-
ing; corn doing finely.
Northeastern Section.
Antelope-Wheat and oats lodging: no.
tatoes rotting; corn and grass line; oats
beginning to ripen; haying retarded by
Burt-oats and spring wheat lodged some
corn In unusually fine condition; few re.
port potatoes rotting; lowlands under
Cedar-Grain ripening slowly; harvest
oommeneed; haying retarded by rain; corr
Colfax = Thrashing commenced: rye
yields 10 to 80 bushels; oats badly lodged,
early planted corn very fine, late planted
~Cuming-Early oats ready to cut; barley
cut. good CROP, corn in fine condition
D~akota-Barley being cut; oats and
wheal In hne condition: wheat about ripe
Dixon-Wheat and oats turning and fl
hne condition.; corn laid by and doing well;
,Dodge-Corn growing rapidly, fairl,
clean. some in tassel; small grain gen,
orally damaged to a considerable extent
/, very few exceptions; potatoes rotting som,
on low ground, oats lodged some.
, LODGED; corS MAXIM max Rne; S D1end per oS cen
some tasseing; some damage from hall
Knox-Corn looks fine, earliest tasseline
. nay ana pastures unusually good; graIr
q lodged badly IN places; sugar beets fine
q p45 rather weedy; corn growing splendidly
fields nearly ready to cut; corn fne: con
slqsrable IN tassel; potatoes good crop.
Piatte5oats further damaged by rains
rust and lodgingi corn has made rapit
growth; potatoes rotting some.
v ssrpy-oats badly lodged; winter whea
: corn very good; potatoes excellent.
a Stanton-Much small grain beat 10 IN,
p. ground by wind and rain and is ~spoilinR
- corn growing Well; potatoes rotting some
Inurston-Oats lodging some; little rus
K IN wheat; nay damaged by rain; corn do
= ing. splendidly; some barley cut.
u Mashington-Oats badly lodged, but wei
) hlled; wheat lodged some; potatoes bI
crop corn tasseling and looks fine.
Wayne-Small grain rank growth an,
lodged some; corn growing fast and prom
q cut. ~
Central section.
Blaine-showery. favorable week; cor
mostly laid by.
B~oone-Some smut in wheat; oats lodgin
tatoes fine.
o Bufalo-Some wheat growing in shock
oats lodging considerably; corn Is maxim
an Immense growth and is commencing I
tassel.
Custer-Corn fine, but somewhat weedy
mostly laid by some damage from hafl
; lgood growing week.
Dawson-Oats good crop; second crop q
alfalfa. being cut; thrashing begun; cor
y very CLEAN and growing rapidly.
progressing: rang
good and stock doing well.
Greeley-Oats lodging badly In som
n fields; corn cultivation DELAYED by rains
hay and pastures good: corn Unusually hns
= Hall-Corn growing finely; potatoes ripen
n Ing and rotting on low ground; oats lodge
d badly; second cutting OF alfalfa com
menced.
Howard-Ccrn growing finely; rains q
n last week retarded harvesting, stackin
ana thrashing, also lodged oats to som