The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-22

AIorris-Gool dry. week early gardens
looking we'll; wheat looking good, but
needs rain and is being damaged to
some extent by the fly oats looks good,
but needs rain: alfalfa growing fairly
well; corn planting being pushed rap
idly; fruit trees showing bloom; fruit.
except peaches, promises we'll; peaches
not all killed
Nenaha-V Vegetation backward, growth
being checked by cold nights; ground III
fair condition. but rain needed: oats a
good stand; wheat not stooling well and
too thin: farm work slow.
Pottawa tomie-All crops doing fairly
well, considering dry weather; plums in
blossom.
Riley-Cool dry week: vegetation
starting slowly warm rains needed,
grass slow; some corn being planted,
early potatoes showing above ground.
Shawnee-Fine week for al farm
work; nights cool; corn planting gen
eraI: wheat in good condition; oats a
good stand; grass starting5 some peach
buds alive: apples very promising;
cherry and plum trees ia bloom
WilsOn-Corn nearly all planted:
early corn up, pasture getting good.
Woodson-F First part of week wet;
wheat and rye looking we'll: some corn
coming up: stock being turned on pas
ture; plums, cherries and aprieots
blooming.
Wyandotte-Another cold dry week;
wheat and oats growing slowly; pota-
toes slow coming up; very little corn
ward; apple trees ready to bloom.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat is growing wen in the south
ern counties but is not doing SO well in
she central and northern, except in
Phillips where it is in good condition.
Oats are generally in fair condition.
Corn planting is becoming general
though in q few counties it has not be-
gun yet; in the south the corn IS coming
up with good stand and color. Alfalfa
J .-~,AV
per cent was winter killed in the north
Cattle are doing well on pasture in the
south but further north the grass needs
rain and warmth Pears cherries,
plums and some early apples are bloom
ing. Peaches give good promise in the
south. none in the north.
Barber=Wheat and rye growing rap
/ idly; oats doing well: corn good color,
planting progressing; alfalfa never bet
ter; peaches and cherries in full bloom;
apple blossoms showing color; vegeta-
| bles plentiful: forest trees leaf1ng;
peaches. apricots and nectarines show
/ good prospects; cattle on grass doing
| well.
Barton-Wheat in poor condition; con
siderable acreage of oats and barley
soWni prospects good corn planting
| general. plum and cherry trees bloona-
ing; early apple trees nearly in bloom
| A good soaking rain is badly needed
| Clay-Wheat suffering badly for lack
I of rain; oats growing very slowly:
some corn being planted; plum trees and
early apples in blossom.
| Cloud-6sontinued drought has dam
aged wheat; with most favora bic condi-
| ticns till harvest time, not over one
/ third of a crop can be made. Corn
/ planting will begin next week. Cherry
trees budding.
! Dickinson-Cool and dry: wheat look-'
| ing we'll; large acreage of oats sown;
stock thing feed plenty; hogs and other
/ stock healthy; corn planting begun al
/ falfa partially winter killed; pastures
x4rfTf T.a4ls no sTasar f4Fze
Ellsworth = Light rain Wednesday
morning; no Improvement in wheat
/ prospect
Harper-Wheat has grown some the
/ past week much complaint about slow
/ growth; oats doing we'll; corn planting
] in progress.
/ Harvey-A good rain badly needed;
! corn mostly planted: oats looking we'll;
wheat not Improving; some plowing up
! wheat; a good prospect for fruit
Jewell-Growth of vegetation at
! standstill on account of dry weather,
with cold nights.
/ Kingnan-Corn planting progressing
rapidly wheat and oats looking we'll:
cherry trees in full bloom; grass in good
/ condition.
Iincoln.-Condition of wheat, poor;
some corn planted, but ground al
| most too dry: pastures would be good
/ if there had been winter moisture;
plum and pear trees in bloom; no
Mcpherson. - Rain badly needed !;
/ wheat and oats not growing muchi
trees leafing out; plum, cherry and ap-
/ ricot trees in bloom; apples budding
grass making slow growth; gardening
/ delayed.
| Marfon.=No improvement in condition
of wheat; oats, rye and barley look
| well; corn planting continues. most OF
| planting done; weather dry
Ottawa.-Long dry spell damaging
wheat prospects, bottom fields looking
worst oats up and looking healthy
,zf14 feed
scarce; plum trees in bloom.
Phillips.-Wheat doing nicely; corn
being planted: alfalfa looking well, but
is somewhat backward, prospects good;
a good growing week
Pratt=GoOd rains first part of week.
/ all farming going forward nicely corn
| nearly all planted; garden truck com
ing up in fine condition; heavy rains
| in parts of county on the 18th; some
hail.
Reno.-wheat being damaged. by lack
of rain; corn listing progressing soil
warming: moclxing birds appeared the
15th cherry trees in bloom
Republic.-W Weather dry and windy.
wheat needing rain; but little plant
| ing of corn done yet, on account of dry
ground peach buds killed; cut worms
reported damaging all crops.
Wheat needs rain: oats grow
ing nicely; no early cherries or early
peaches but late cherries and pears
are in bloom, considerable upland corn
planted.
Russell = Week unfavorable fol
wheat; corn planting progressing; grass
needs warmer weather: subsoil dry;
light rains of but little benefit.
Saline.ZDry week: wheat suffering
for rain: grass starting slowly; corr
planting progressing; alfalfa doing
well oats look we'll; tona toes, cab
bage and other tender plants killed b5
frost of the 10th.
SedgWiek-- Gather cool but temper
ature even, and vegetation not verS
backward; pastures green and stocI
going out; wheat doing we'll; pasture
for stock scarce
Smith.-About twenty per cent oi
wheat plowed up. balance doing fairls
well, that on stubble or stalk growing
best; rain needed some corn planted
/ cut worms destroying gardens; cur
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