The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
CROP CONDITIONS.
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counties. and early apples and cherries
in the south. Pears are in bloom in
Barber, Ottawa and Saline. Cattle are
in good condition
Ottawa-Fine weather for farm work,
oats about all sown: wheat prospects
very satisfactory; plums, peaches. pears
and apricOts in bloom; early potatoes
mostly planted; corn planting begun,
stock viii go on grass in good condl-
ton.
Phillips Wheat in good condition;
oats all sown.
Reno-Peach, cherry and plum trees
in bloom.
Rush Weather very favorable for
wheat plant in fine condition; no dam
age from insects of any kind reported;
cat sowing finished; barley sowing and
corn planting progressing; peach trees
in bloom
saline-A dry week with much wind:
cat sowing finished; wheat in fine condi~
ton; apricots. piums and pears in
bloom, and few peaches on uplands
Snlith-Good growing week; wheat
and rye doing we'll; grass starting nice
ly; stock doing we'll; apricots in bloom,
good prospects; peaches alive and indi-
cations for large crop; oats all sown,
alfalfa growing finely.
Stafford-Corn planting begun; wheat
looking fine: ground in good condition
for blowing
Sumner-Wheat growing rapidly; oats
peaches and plums in bloom; apples
nearly out. stock going on pasture.
Barber.-Soil in good condition and
weather fine for work: farmers busy
listing corn; wheat and rye are fine;
aifalfa growing rapidly: pastures green
ing up cattle generally came through
the winter in good condition; pie-plant
and some garden truck on market;
early apples cherries, peaches, plums,
red currants, gooseberries, and straw
berries in full bloom; potato planting
about finished.
Barton.-Ground in fine condition:
oats and barley sown and coming up:
wheat fine: pastures green; alfalfa good
fall seeding passed through the win
ter well; apricots, peaches, plums and
early apples in bloom: trees leafng.
Clay.-W heat in fine condition. rye
doing well except where pastured too
close; oat seeding late: nearly finished,
acreage somewhat reduced.
Cowley- Rather backward spring but
a very favorable one for wheat and al
falfa. oat seeding finished. early sown
growing finely; corn planting has begun
but is delayed in the bottoms by rains;
peaches promise three-fourths of a
crop; all other fruit promise full crops;
grass growing rapidly; stock wfntered
well.
Kingman.-Wheat is in fine condition.
outlook very favorable; blowing for
corn commenced: oats all sown growing
rapidly; peach trees in full bloom: cher
ries leafing out; apricots about through
blooming; ground in fine condition for
blowing.
ground in good condition for blowing;
gardens coming up; grass growing we'll;
stock in good condition.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Wheat is in very good condition.
Oats and barley are being sown, and in
Finney are coming up. Corn planting
has begun in Decatur and Trego. Alfal-
ia is growing we'll Grass is starting
nicely in the north and growing well in
the south. Plum, cherry, and apricot
trees are beginning to bloom in Ford
and shade trees are leafing out
Decatur-Wheat condition A 1; grass
starting nicely alfalfa well started;
barley and oats all in. corn planting
begun; ground in prime condition.
Finney-Much more moisture in
ground than usual: alfalfa has made a
good stSrt, fields are green; wheat in
fine condition; much oats and barley
sown and coming up nieely;range grass
well advanced.
Ford-Subsoil in fine condition;
spring work well advanced: wheat do
ing finely; alfalfa starting nicely, good
stand; grass in low lands good pastur-
cherry, and apricot trees beginning to
bloom and shade trees feafing rapidly;
early garden truck up we'll.
Grant-Ground in fine condition for
cultivation: grass growing finely.
Hodgeman-Grass beginning to look
green; ground is in good working con-
dition in most localities; rye about COW
ers the ground; busy sowing
Norton-Wheat in fine condition;
much alfalfa thrashing hing DONE
yield small: farm work begun.
Thomas-Winter wheat and rye are in
good condition; ground is fine for cul-
tivation; spring work has been delayed.
Trego-Wheat came through the win
ter in good condition: oats are about
one-half sown. some corn is being lis
ted; cattle thin and weak.