The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-23

tatoes a good crop; apples have ceased
dropping; peaches a fair crop; cattle
on range doing well.
Barton Wheat ripening; first crop of
alfalfa in stack. a fair crop; plenty of
garden vegetables in market; potatoes
fine, will soon be ready for use; very
few apples.
Butler-All farm interests progressing
Well; rust not injuring the wheat; corn
being rapidly cleaned and making fair
growth; first crop of alfalfa has been
secured in fine condition.
Clay-Wheat on uplands in fine con-
dition and ripening: replanting of corn
finished. upland corn growing much
faster since the showers and warm
weather; some fields being cultivated
the second time; prospects for oats I'M
usually good; apples almost a failure.
Cloud-Wheat and oats in fine condi-
ton; harvest viii begin about the first
of July; corn has made rapid growth
during the week.
Cowley-Fine growing week. harvest
in full blast; wheat turning out we'll;
oats promise very heavy yield corn
growing rapidly, early apples and
blackberries in market.
Edwards-A week of sunshine. every
thing in fine conditions corn growing
rapidly
JewelI-A fine week for harvesting
alfalfa. it is getting a little dry.
kingman-Corn fairly clean and
growing rapidly; wheat about ready to
harvest; oats unusually good; early po-
tatOes in market. fine quality, large
yield; cherries ripening, small crop;
grass in fine condition.
McPherson-W Wheat ripening, stand
good, yield and quality promise we'll;
corn doing we'll: new potatoes good size;
garden truck abundant; rain needed.
Phillips Wheat, oats and rye in good
condition. first crop of alfalfa good and
nearly harvested, corn small but doing
We'll; potato crop good.
Reno-Go0d growing weather; wheat
looks fair, some falling down, straw be-
ing weakened by the fly; corn backward
but is looking we'll: cultivation prog
ressing rapidly new potatoes in mar
ket; peach trees dropping much of their
foliage and fruit as result Of the ex-
cessively wet weather in May.
Republicans generally rather thin,
but some fields are thick enough: a fair
crop promised; considerable rust in
wheat but damage seems to be only
slight, corn being cultivated and look
ing well alfalfa heavy crop and most
ly put up, rye nearly ready to cut.
showers needed to soften the crushed
surface Of the ground.
Warm, dry week: rain need
ed. wheat where uniniured by the wa
ter promises fair yield; oats looking
we'll: some replanted corn coming up.
Sedgwick-First cutting of alfalfa
4 harvested. very good crop. and was put
up without getting wet; wheat is ready
! looks fine but will soon need rain. oats
/ doing finely.
smith Wheat in the dough and
/ promises a good crop; corn and all veg
citation growing rapidly; prospects good
! for bats. first crop of alfalfa cut ana
mostly stacked; pastures good.
/ SUMNER dry, warm week: wheat
harvest in full blast oats turning; corn
! doing well
Washington-H Having some fine rains;
I farroar- I,14sx- fl1Itix-affpo cHr0 which
has a very uneven stand and has re
quired a great deal of repanting. wheat
! and all other small grain doing we'll;
alfalfa good, grass doing work; potatoes
! lock well: fruit generally failure.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Wheat harvest has begun in Clark;
wheat is heading nicely in Ford,is head
/ ed in Ness is beginning to fill in Thorn
as and is in the fine condition in Wal
lace and Decatur. Corn has begun to
grow in Ford is growing nicely and
4 improving in color in Lane. is growing
rapidly in Ness and is being worked
in Norton oats are improving, show
4 ing effects of warmer weather and in
Ness are heading. Rye Is in good con-
dition, and in Ness some of the crop IS
being cut for hay Barley IS il fin con
dition The first croo of alfelfa is IN
the stack in good condition Grass IS
fine Kahr corn, sorghum and millet
are being sown in some counties, and
are up in others, showing BCVu thSt -
of warmer weather
Decatur-An kirds of small grain
well headed and filing well, wheat and
barley being especially fine; corn fair
stand. rather small. but growing rapid
Iy now; alfalfa crop rather short: most
ly cut and much in the stack.
Finney-Two good rains during the
week. all crops in fne condition being
4 beretited by the warmer weathers acre
age Of corn small. first crop of alfalfa 4
in the stack and second crop growing
rapidly: wheat rye. and barley good
Ford-The first warm weather of the
season has started the corn to growing;
wheat. barley and oats continue fine;
wheat heading nicely; grass making
good growth and stock thriving.
Cove-First crop OF alfalfa mostly in
stack: wheat unusually good barley
looks well but oats are not quite 50
/ good: corn growing rapidly the last few
days: new potatoes being used, a nne
I crop. range grass unusually good.
Grant-F7ore part OF week too cold for
! all crops but grass. it is fine cattle do
ing well; most forage crops viii have TO
be reDlanted
I,are-A good week for corn. which is
growing nicely and improving in color;
Kafffr corn and cane coming up with a
good stand: beginning to use new pota-
Mesa favorable week for crops;
corn growing rapidly: alfalfa ready TO
cut: considerable rye being cut for hay;
rye. wheat and barley headed; oats
heading: feed planting well advanced
hay crop will be large; potatoes and
gardens fine.
Norton-Good growing week with To-
cal showers corn being cultivated and