The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-29

Sumner. The corn in Phillips has been
injured some By frost. but to what ex-
tent is not determined. Apples and
grapes are plentiful in Sedgwick. Po-
tatos are poor in Washington
Barton-A dry, windy week; wheat
drilling in full blast: rain is needed to
put the ground in good condition; corn
cutting is progressing; haying nearly
done; pastures getting poor
Clay-I-ate corn is being rapidly ma
tured by the dry. warm winds: all corn
will be safe from frost by the end Of
fourth crop of alfalfa harvested this
week: having nearly finished.
ClOud-A good week for farm work;
early corn ready to cut; late corn be-
ginning to ripen; blowing and seeding
progressing rapidly.
Harper-Ground in good condition for
wheat sowing. which is general: early
sown wheat is up with a good stand.
cut by October 1; ground too dry to
pillow. pastures are drying up; haying
is progressing ra pidly.
kingman-Wheat coming up nicely;
plowing and seeding about over with:
corn is In good condition and a fair
crop; rain is needed.
McPherson-The ground is in fine con-
dition and seeding is quite general;
fodder has been cut. and forage is
abundant.
Osborne-Wheat thrashing is progress
ing slowly on account of lack of storage
room and cars: wheat is in fine condi-
ton; corn is maturing.
Phillips-Dry weather has delayed fall
blowing; considerable fall wheat is al
ready sown, and a large acreage will be
put in this fall; corn is injured to some
extent by frost.
Republic-Good weather for corn to
rlpen; early corn is good: late corn will
be light; third crop of alfalfa being har-
vested; wheat ground needs rain; most
of the wheat is sown. and the early
sowing is up nicely where the ground
was in good condition.
Russeli-A fine week for work of all
kinds, except that the ground needs rain
for blowing; thrashing and seeding are
being rushed.
Saline--A warm, dry week; thrashing
and all teamwork being rushed; corn
safe from frost.
Sedgwick-FaH blowing and haying
nearly finished; apples and grapes plen-
tiful.
Stafford-Wheat seeding is progress
ing, but the ground is very dry.
Sumner-Nearly six weeks since we
had good rain in this vicinity; farm
work is nearly at standstill: a few
are drilling on early plowed ground;
pastures are drying up; streams are dry
and stock have to be watered at wells;
cane has stopped growing, and part of
it has been cut.
WdsnlngtOn-Far mefS very busy hay
ing and sowing wheat; prairie hay is
very fine; early sown wheat is coming
up nicely; corn ripening very rapidly;
early corn will be a big crop; potatoes
are poor crop.
WESTERN DIVISION
Threshing continues in many coun-
ties, but has been stopped in others for
want of hands, and cars to move the
grain; yields of wheat are very good
Corn in Thomas and Decatur was dam
aged by frost more than at first re-
ported Flowing is being suspended in
many counties by dry ground. Seeding
though too dry at present to terminate,
but has been stopped in others by the
drQuth. The ground is becoming very
dry.
Decatur-Wheat sowing practically
stopped on account of dry weat her;
threshing somewhat retarded by search
ty of threshers and lack of cars to
move the grain; corn probably hurt
more by The frost than was at first
thought
Ford-Alfalfa supply not so large as
previously reported further informa-
ton indicating a general light yield
from the last crop; threshing continues;
wheat still yielding we'll but alfalfa |
seed is not a good crop; a very short |
growth of forage crops is being cut; |
some wheat is being sown in stubble
ground. hut it is too dry for blowing,
Lane-Wheat- sowing has begun: the
ground is becoming very dry; alfalfa
cutting is progressing very rapidly. is
Thomas heat-sowing is in prog
ress.. but the ground is too dry for it
to germinate; the frost did greater
damage than was expected. and the dry
winds have blown off the blades.