The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
CORN is DOING WELL.
That Is the Government Crop Report
for Last Week.

for Last Week.
The following is the summary of the
weekly crop report for Kansas issued
today by Director Jennings of the
weather bureau:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
Warm waves the first and last of the
week. with a cool wave the middle of
the week. giving light frost in Re
public and Russell counties Light,
scattered showers occurred in the west
ern counties with better showers in the
extreme northwestern. Heavy rains
fell in the eastern half of the state,
with exceedingly heavy rains in Elk
and northeastWard to Kansas City,
reaching $50 inches at Madison in
Greenwood. and 5.32 at Kansas City,
but eliminating at Burlington with
40 inches. which the voluntary OBJ
server there considers a surplus.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Early corn is doing we'll in Doniphan
and is considered safe from frost in
Brown; cutting is general in the central
and southern counties where the rains
permit; late corn has been improved by
the rains and is developing rapidly.
Haying, though nearly finished in most
counties has been stopped by the wet
weather There IS much alfalfa yet to
cut, hut the weather has not permitted
it. Pastures were good, and have been
improved by the weather this week.
The rains have damaged some hay
stacks in Anderson and some wheat in
liz oteNh III IIOIllpiIdH. LIE
has been greatly improved by the rains,
Which, however, stopped blowing and
threshing. Wheat sowing, or drilling,
has progressed in central and southern
counties wherever possible, and rye
sowing has begun in Shawnee Apples
are good crop in Shawnee, but light
crop in Johnson, while in Atchison
they have mostly been blown off.
Sweet potatoes are yielding we'll in
fottawatomie. and late potatoes have
been benefited by the rains in Jeffer-
SON. Grapes are a small crop in Riley
but fine crop in Shawnee. The seed
crop OF clover will be fine in Johnson.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Early corn is being cut in the central
and southern counties except where
stopped by the rains, it is about made
in Washington, and is maturing rapidly
IN Jewell though not yet safe from
frost; late corn has been much benefited
by the recent rains, and should frost de-
lay sufficiently, will be a large crop.
Prairie haying has been retarded by wet
weather in some counties, and rushed
In others. Pastures have been improved.
Alfalfa has been well secured Flowing
has progressed in all parts and is now
nn1shed IN several counties, the ground
IN general being in very good condition
though in Sumner it is still too dry
| Seeding has begun in Republic Rus
sell and Stafford and is ready to begin
in Mcpherson. Some wheat has been
damaged by wet weather in Lincoln,
anu III washington 1t Is not as good as
anticipated. Threshing is progressing
in many counties, is being retarded by
dampness in others while in some it is
finished. Apples are abundant in Sedg-
wick, but scarce and wormy in Otta-
wa. and falling badly in Reno. Peaches
are abundant in Sedgwick and some
fine ones in Ottawa. Grapes and melons
are abundant in Sedgwick. The forage
crops are growing we'll and an album
dance of feed is promised.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Early corn is safe from frost in Nor
ton, is ripening slowly in Decatur, rip
ening rapidly in Thomas and is being
cut in Lane. and the drying winds are
curing the late corn in Lane. Prairie
haying is progressing rapidly and the
range grass is good. The third cutting
of alfalfa in Ford is good. The ground
is too dry for blowing in several coun-
ties but seeding is progressing rapidly in
| Thomas. Thrashing continues. develop
ing better yields than anticipated. For
/ age crops are light in some counties but
very good in others; cutting is now in
progress. Stock are in very good condi-
/ ton.