The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-20
Recent Rains Have Freshened
Kansas Vegetation.
Soft Wheat in Bloom in Sumner
County.
HEADING SHORT
Potatoes Marketed in WOOdsOn
Alfalfa Being Cut.
Corn Shows Good Stand and Be-
ing Cultivated.

The following is the United States de-
partment of agriculture climate and
crop report of the weather bureau for
Kansas as issued by Observer Jennings:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
Warmer weather has prevailed this
week, with better rains. The rainfall
was heavy in the central northern coun-
ties, from Geary to the northern part
of Jackson and in the south central
counties; it was generally light in the
eastern counties south of the Kaw, and
in some of the western and southwest
ern counties.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Wheat is generally headed in the CEN
tral counties, though in Chase and
Leavenworth, it is short; it is in bloom
in the south. and is improving in the
northern counties. Corn is clean, good
stand, growing rapidly, and being cultl-
waited. Oats are growing well, and in
Labette are beginning to head. Grass
is growing finely. Potatoes are improV-
ing they are in bloom in Crawford,
beginning to bloom in Morris and Riley,
and will soon be ready for market in
| WOOdson. Strawberries are beginning
to bloom in Anderson and Johnson, and
are on the market in Allen Cherries
are turning in Allen. Apples have set
| well in Anderson, but will be a poor
crop in Chase and Cherokee Canker
worms have damaged some fruit ana
/ shade trees in Bourbon, DOnlphan, Col
| fey, jefferson, Marshall and Shawnee
Alfalfa is fine; it is beginning 70 bloom
/ in Morris, is ready to cut in Anderson,
and is being cut in Elk.
1 Allen county-Rain needed; straw
/ berries in market; cherries turning; rye
filling, and wheat heading; clover in
| bloom.
Anderson-Crops in fine condition;
corn, rapid growth; wheat headed; al
falfa ready to cut; red clover coming
! into bloom; gardens plenty straWber-
| ries ripening; apples set we'll
Bour rbon-W Weather dry; corn being
well cultivated and doing finely; oats.
flax, grass and potatoes doing we'll but
need rain; canker worms damaging
| fruits.
Brown-What corn is up a fine stand:
| oats doing we'll; wheat fair; pastures
short; will be light hay crop.
4 4 Chase-Good growing week; corn
| cnltivating commenced; alfalfa com
mencing to bloom; wheat heading
| short; fax in good condition; cane and
lzafflr coming up; potatoes and gardens
! doing well; pastures fine; apple crop
will be light
Chautauqua-Fin conditions: wheat
| in bloom, and good yield assured; corn
well worked in; pastures fine; stock fat
| tening.
Cherokee-Crops doing well; apples
promise very light; peaches half crop.
Coffey-Crops growing, with very fav-
| ora bic prospects; corn being cultivated
raWford-Rapid growth wheat in
full bloom and promising; corn doing
nicely; potato vines large and in bloom;
| grass good.
Doniphan-Wheat improving; some
corn being cultivated, stand even;
canker worms injuring orchards.
Douglas-Crops in good condition
Elk-Good week; alfalfa being cut;
pastures good.
Franklin-Good growing week. and
all crops doing nicely; rain needed in
Geary-Week favorable for growth:
some fields damaged by washing; oats
making fine growth; late sown wheat
looking promising.
Greenwood-Corn a good stand. cult
/ waited once, and looks we'll; grass fine,s
and cattle thriving.
/ JeffersOn-COrn generally good
stand vegetation making rapid growth,
apples promise good crop; some or
chards damaged by canker worms,
ground in fine condition.
JohnsOn-General conditions fine but
| rain needed in some localities. corn a
good stand. and being cultivated SEE
| Ond time; strawberries turning.
Labette-Corn being cultivated third
time and growing rapidly; oats begin
| ming to head. with good prospects.
Leavenworth-Wheat heading short.
but in good condition; corn up; oars
still doing we'll; alfalfa in fine condi
ton; potatoes and gardens doing nicelys
! pastures good, and stock doing we'll
Marshall-Corn up, ready to cultivates
wheat and oats much Improved. pota-
toes and gardens in good condition :
canker worms doing much damage to
fruit trees
Miami-An crops doing nicely; wheat
heading, with fine prospects.
MOrris-GoOd week. corn being cultI-
waited. and making rapid growth; wheat
heading; potatoes coming into bloom:
alfalfa beginning to blossom; pastures
making good growth, and cattle doing
nicely; gardens fine
Osage-Crops doing well; corn doing
nicely but needs rain; wheat in good
i condition.
, Rfey-Fine growing week; wheat inn
proved; corn growing; pastures good; (;
early pota toes fine, beginning to bloom
some peaches on high land.
: Shawnee-Wheat. oats, and grass
, making fine growth; corn a good stand :
: apples and cherries promising; plenty OF
grass and stock water, and cattle doing
we'll
= Woodson-Fa week for ali
! growing crops; potatoes looking well
) and VIII soon be ready to market
! MIDDLE DIVISION.
) Wheat has improved. but it is head
! ing short. soft wheat is in bloom ia
= Sumner. Corn is doing we'll. except that
2 ! the heavy rains have washed out some
in Jewell and Pratt; it is coming up IN
2 Cloud, and is being cultivated in the
5 central and southern counties. Grass
| has improved in most of the counties
' | and is fine in some. but is still Door in
Lincoln and Republic. Alfalfa is doing
I well in some parts of the division not
so well in other parts; the first crop has
been cut in Barber and is ready to cut
in Barton Strawberries are plentiful ia
: Barber; they are beginning to ripen IN
( Barton but are scarce. Apples are good
in Barton. but worms are inJuring Eha
trees in Jewell. Grapes have set well IN
Barber
Barber-Conditions improved by rains:
and