The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06

Iy SoWn wheat now up;4 recent showers
have put the ground in fine condition;
there is a large amount of rough feed
of good quality; late corn is now safe,
very little corn being cut; consider
able number of farmers are increasing
their alfalfa acreage.
Cloud-ThraShing is being rushed;
plowing and seeding continues; haying
about finished: most of the corn is
made
Edwards -Thrashing all done; very
little fall plowing done; grass short; no
rain for six weeks
Jewell-Farmers are feeding new corn;
corn was ready to crib OCTOBER 1; a
good year for honey
coming up nicely but grasshoppers are
cutting it to the ground in many fields;
sowing is still in progress with the
ground in fine condition.
damage to green Kaffir corn; late corn
is ripening rapidly: the corn crop is un-
usually good this fall: wheat sowing is
progressing rapidly; the ground is be-
coming dry
Russell-A fine week for the farmer;
seeding is the order of the day; the
showers of the 2nd and 3rd were very
beneficial. but more rain is needed for
the wheat.
Saline-The frost of the eth did some
damage to garden vegetab bles and corn:
the rain of the 29th put the ground in
fine condition for seeding.
SlEtlS WlCk-I<lSHj l1OSl Oh the ZIn
nipped tender plants. in exposed places;
ground in Ene condition for plowing and
seeding: fruit plentiful
Smith-It is becoming very dry and
wheat sowing is progressing under
difficulties; pastures drying up.
Sumner-Ground very dry in the
southern part of the county but wheat
is being drilled in plowed ground since
the light rain of the 2sth; some parts of
the county have had plenty of rain and
wheat is up; high winds have blown
nearly all the apples off: everything is
out of the way OF frost here.
shington-Ground in fine condi-
ton; seeding mostly done; third crop of
alfalfa in stack; pota toes are being dug
but yield poorly.
WESTERN DIVISION.
The corn has matured in the central
counties; it is ripening rapidly as could
be expected in Norton and Wallace,
while in Decatur the winds are drying
1t up too rapidly making it chaffy; in
Morton the late corn is still green. The
frost touched the corn slightly in Wal
lace. Forage crops are being cut and
stacked. Haying is progressing in
Norton, though in most of the counties
it is finished and a good crop has been
put up. The range is good, and cattle
are doing we'll
Alfalfa has all been put up, the
fourth crop in Wallace being light
Flowing has been suspended because
the ground is too dry. Wheat and rye
are being sown in many counties
though it is dry.
Decatur-Stn too dry for wheat
sowing; high winds are rapidly drying
up the corn and making it decidedly
chaffy.
Finney - Dry weather continues;
ground too dry to plow: fine weather
for threshing; late alfalfa crop about
all in stack; the farmers and ranchers
have put up an abundance of hay and
rough feed.
Ford-Wheat sowing in stubble
ground is quite general; some others
are plowing shallow and sowing deep;
I.anAWheat sowing has begun;
ground too dry TO plow; Kaffir corn seed
that oscar ped the frost is beginning TO
ripen; seed crop of alfalfa is about all
cut.
Morton-csrass coming up well and
cattle in good condition: late corn and
cane green yet.
Ness-Light local showers; too dry for
blowing: threshing continues; forage
| crops being put up: corn all matured,
! and most all cut that will be cut;
good crop of wild hay has been put up
in fine condition; grass has matured and
| live stock are looking fine; water is
plentiful
Norton-Threshing is progressing with
| fair yield; haying is in progress, but
/ there is much to make yet; also much
fodder to cut: seeding has begun; corn
! is ripening as fast as can be expected
1 Thomas-Very dry and windy the last
/ few days with dust storms; the ground
| is very dry: early sown wheat can not
| geruinate till it rains; threshing not
much more than half done
! Misunderstanding about finished; KAT
fir and cane fodder being stacked
| fourth CROP of alfalfa is being cut, but
it is a light crop: corn curing up; 1t
was damaged some by frost; range grass
good, and cattle doing well: too dry to