The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-29
WHEAT ALL RIGHT.
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real condition of the growing wheat.
SMALL LOSS IN MITCHELL

real condition of the growing wheat"
| SMALL LOSS IN MITCHELL.
w. C. Perdue of Mitchell county,
says: From the best information
can get in regard to the wheat L would
estimate that 10 or 10 per cent. was
winter killed.
FIELDS GREEN IN MARION.
L E. Myers, of Marion county, says:
wheat has come through the winter
in splendid condition, except the soft
variety, of which there is a small acre
age and which is damaged to some ex-
tent. The wheat fields are green"
DICKINSON HAS IS PER CENT.
w. p. Gulich, of Dickinson county,
says: Wheat is now in good condi-
ton. Dry weather and dust storms
early in March killed most of the soft
wheat and gave the hard wheat a set
back, but good rains last week and this
week with cool weather has given hard
wheat new lease on life, and S5 per
cent. is in good condition, with at least
per cent. increase in acreage over pre-
vious years. There was only about
per cent. of acreage sown to soft
wheat
GOOD IN SHERIDAN.
]. S. Turner, of Sheridan county, re-
ports follows: Most of our wheat
was sown early last fall. and it was a
large acreage. 1t had a nice growth in
the fall and wintered in fine shape. 1t
has been quite dry and the March
winds have hurt a few pieces of the
late sowing and the spring sowing has
started slowly. but the rains have put
it all in excellent condition and wheat
never looked better at this time of the
year."
UNEVEN IN PHILLIPS.
F. T. NJ. butcher of Phillips county
says: THE wheat is somewhat uneven
That which was late sown and which
been injured by the high winds blow
ing the dry soil on it, but the prospects
are favorable for a good crop
FULL CROP IN WILSON.
To y ls~,1- VI
ports that the condition of the soil dur
ing the wheat planting season was ia
Vorable, the winter season was good
with the usual protection of snow. There
has been no damage from the HesSian
fly and he rates it at a full crop.
DAMAGE 30 PER CENT IN RICE.
H. K. Lindsey, of Rice county, says:
THE wheat crop in Rice county is dam
aged 80 per cent Most of the DANA ge is
on open fields while the stock fields
seem to be all right. The county has
an increased acreage, which, with ia
vOrable conditions from now on ought
to make the total yield as much as last
year. Recent rains have helped the
crop materially
NOT HALF CROP IN ELLSWORTH
w r. Johnson of Ellsworth county
says: The wheat is in very bad shape
here and will not make a half crop. If
the weather should be favorable half
crops A trip into Russell county west
of here shows the wheat looking worse
there than here
LOOK NICE IN PRATT
A. H. Darby, of Pratt county. says:
LAS general thing the wheat looks
good and a nice stand. A few fields will
be thin but the percentage that will
have to be planted to spring crops will
be small. The wheat is affording good
pasture at present. The wheat fields
that were heavily stocked and eaten
down close did not winter kill as much
as that which was not pastured at ALL"
MCPHERSON IS CONFIDENT.
John D. Milliken, of Mcpherson coun-
ty, says his belief is that Mcpherson
county will have as big a crop this year
as there was last unless the fly should
injure the wheat more than is expected.
There is more wheat put in this year
and for that reason there will be as
much wheat in the county as last year
Although there is rum or of fly in the
wheat it is not believed that it is so.
for it is most too early for the fly to
show its presence.
LOOKS WE'LL IN MORRIS.
G. ". Whitcomb of Morris county
says: 1.-The hard wheat is in good con-
dition and will equal last years crop
Soft wheat is somewhat winter killed
but will make g fair crop with good
wea ther."
GOOD PROSPECT IN CHEROKEE.
o. Z. Skinner, of Cherokee county,
says: Wheat looks well as we have
had plenty of moisture all winter. In
fact ever since it was Sown it has been
we'll watered. During the severe freez-
ing weather it was fully protected by
snow
LOOKING FINE IN JEWELL
John Tegley, of Jewell county, says:
Notwithstanding the severe weather
through the winter the wheat has come
out all right in this vicinity and is
was sown rather late last fall