Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Week Wet and Gold, with Rainfall On
equally Distributed.
CORN MAKE. FINE PROGRESS EVERYWHERE
Harvest Of small Grain Retarded By
Excessive Moisture, but Out-
look in General f. Ex-
ceIIent.

Following Il the report Of the Nebraska
section Of the climate and crop service of
the Weather bureau for the week ending
July IL, 1902:
The last week., as a whole, was cool and
wet. The daily mean temperature has aV-
eraged 8 degrees below the normal In east
ern districts and 3 degrees below in western.
The rainfall In the northwestern portion
Of the state has generally been below half
an inch. In the rest Of the state II ex-
ceeded an inch in most places and ranged
from 2 to more than 4 inches In q large part
Of the eastern portion.
The low temperature and heavy rains con-
tinued generally for the hrst three days OF
the week. Crops on lowlands and along the
river valleys were further injured by high
water in southeastern counties. Harvesting
was delayed and the cultivation Of corn re-
tarded. Early cut wheat is sprouting some
and the crop was further injured by the un-
favorable weather. The last part Of the
week was warm, with less rain and moro
sunshine, and harvesting. stacking and, In
a few instances, threshing. made good prog
ress. Oats are lodged badly in southeast
| ern counties. and the harvest is just COM
meneing. Potatoes are rotting slightly.
Corn has grown we'll the last week and is In
good condition.: many fields did not receive
the proper amount of cultivation and are
weedy; early planted corn is beginning to
tassel. Report by counties:
sOuthenstern Section.
Butler-Corn growing wonderfully fast;
wheat in shock not much damaged; some
wheat cannot be cut yet because OF wet;
some stacked.
although weedy, looks hne; spring wheat
and oats some damaged; early potatoes
Ciay2Wheat harvested except on very
low ground; some badly damaged; many
stackingi some oats cut; corn fine, some
Fiilmore-wheat and oats damaged by
high water; wheat growing some In shock
corn growing rapidly and looks well; pota-
Gage-Aii grain on lowlands damaged and
some washed away; corn growing fast
early planted silking; oats harvest com
Hamiiton-wheat harvest done. t~hreshine
begun; oats heavy and lodged; corn grow
ing finely; potatoes large; hay big crop.
Johnson-Wheat nearly all cut, but grow.
ing in shock some and badly damaged by
rain; oats badly lodged; corn fine; potatoes
Jefferson-winter wheat still more dam
aged by rain; oats lodging badly; corr
growing well, color good average clean
Iancaster-wheat and rye about cut and
some damaged by, rain and Mood; oats be
ginning to ripen, badly lodged; corn grow
ing finely. - =
Nemaha-Crops on lowlands about ruined
wheat Deing stacked; oat harvest com
menced, large crop; corn beginning tS
taRsel.
Nuckolls-Corn looking fine; oats badly
damaged by heavy rains, nearly ready Il
cut; much wheat washed away. som'
Otoe-Wheat about all cut, sproutinl
some in shock; wheat being stacked; oati
badly lodged; corn looks well. 80
Pawnee-Oats badly lodged: wheat dam
aged by rains; corn doing well; pastures
and. meadows fine; apples good; potatoes
rotting some.
Polk-Wheat cut except on low ground
early cut slightly injured by rains; hayinl
delayed; oats badly lodged.
Richardson-Crops along streams prac
tically ruined by high water; oats and sec
ond crop of alfalfa being curt; corn In tas
sci. ifa t3a
s~aline-some wheat not cut yet, grount
too soft; wheat badly damaged; sope oat
lodged badly; corn doing well, but rathei
weedy.
Saunders-winter wheat sprouting som,
In shock, but not badly; oats on low lant
lodged, but generally looking well; corr
growing finely.
Seward-Considerable wheat cannot b.
harvested; haying progressing slowly; earl.
oats ready to cut; corn growing well.
Thayer-Wheat nearly all cut, some dam
aged by rain; oats about ready TO cut an
promise a heavy crop; corn greatly i'm
proved.
York-wheat about all cut, stacking an
threshing begun; corn in fine condition
about all laid by; oats lodged.
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