The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-26
TOO MUCH RAIN.
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Wyandotte-A good growing week;
wheat in full head. some corn poor
stand: latter cart of week too wet Tor
farm work. pastures fine; alfalfa ready
to cut.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat is beginning to head as far
north as Osborne and. generally. is in
good condition: there is some damaged
by the fly in Reno, Mcpherson, Harvey
and Butler, and some injury by rust
in Kfngman and Sumner, with chinch-
bugs IN Washington Much of the corn
mas Deen planted and the crop is COM
ing UP we'll but is generally making
slow growth though in Barber il is
growing rapidly; considerable replanting
mas 10 be done. oats are in good con-
dltIon and doing well except in one or
two counties. Rye is heading in some
counties and is in bloom in Others
AlIalfa IS doing well, growing rapidly,
Grass IS in fine condition and growing
rapidly.
i5arber-Soil too wet to work: wheat
and rye heading; corn, oats and pota.
toes. growing rapidly; some cane and
kaIIlr corn planted; alfalfa ready to
cut; aoricots. cherries and plumS
dropping; blackberries in bloom; grapes
reNlYing; vegetables of all kinds plen-
sleek.
Barton-Wheat. rye oats, barley ana
corn are in good condition except some
stupDie wheat that is Door: rye headed
all vegetation growing we'll
Butier-Corn mostly planted; replant-
ing VIII begin as soon as the ground is
in condition: some wheat is good. some
damaged by excessive rains and some
damaged by fly; apples and peaches all
freeze.
Ciay-Too much rain; considerable
corn yet to plant; replanting viii be
necessary on low lands but the uplard
corn IS doing we'll: will begin cutting
alIalfa as soon as the ground is dry
enough wheat. rye and oats in GOOD
condition.
Cloud-very little work done during
me Week, ground too wet; considerable
wheat and rye destroyed by hail
Ellls-Wheat making good growth
teamwork much delayed by rains.
Harper-Too much rain and cool
we'll e0-''7
Harvey-Too wet for teamwork; corn
Is becoming Weedy; wheat badly dam
dseo oy ny many fields being plowed
up; oats looking well except in south
east portion where they are short and
yellow; alfalfa and grass growing well;
gardens doing well; some fruit.
Jewell-Ground too wet to work: con-
siderable corn to plant; much that is
planted washed out: alfalfa wheat and
prairie grass doing we'll
Enigma -Wheat in good condition
but beginning to rust some: oats doing
falfly We'll; corn backward: grass fine:
ground very wet.
Lincoln-Farmwork has been pushed
as rapidly as rains would permit: wheat
has begun to head and it is feared that
much will go down in the bottoms
McPhersOn-Corn becoming Weedv
and turning yellow; some fly is report
ed, but wheat generally looks we'll: al
fafa and grass are fine; potatoes
growing rapidly.
Osborne-Wheat growing well and be-
ginning to head; corn not growing on
account of cold weather; alfalfa begin
ming to bloom: all garden stuff looks
well.
Ottawa Prospects good for all crops;
some damage in lowlanGs caused BY
wet weather.
Phillips Wheat and oats doing Wen;
corn planting nearly done.
Pratt-Wheat looks well except stub
bic wheat which has been injured by
cold, wet weather; corn backward; oats
look well; potatoes can not recover from
the effects OF the freeze
RenO-Ground TOO wet to work; alfal-
ia and grass growing We'll; wheat gen
orally looks poorly, being damaged by
fly, though some fields are not affected
and look we'll; corn grows slowly;
ground too wet for cultivation
Repubic-Wheat, oats, alfalfa. and
grass doing we'll; corn planting delayed
by rains; too wet to plant cane and
Kafir corn; apples. peaches, apricots.
and cherries almost a failure.
rains: corn not all planted; wheat be-
ginning to head, but needs sunshine.
Saline-The storms did much damage
to wheat in places.
edgwick-Wh is heading and looks
fine: oats and rye are very good; corn
becoming weedy; ground too wet to
cultivate; fruit prospects good
Smith-A good growing week; all
crops doing nicely. except that cane
and corn were washed out badly by the
H. alfalfa bPpinninp IN
bloom; pastures are good and stock
looks well.
Stafford-Wheat is. beginning to head
and looks fine; rye headed out and
looking well; corn backward but begin
ming to grow
S1nner-A cloudy, wet week; some
wheat headed out. hard, heading; wheat
rusting badly; oats growing rapidly; no
corn cultivated; grass fine; cherries
ripening.
and covered up; much must be replant-
ed: grass and alfalfa growing rapidly;
wheat and rye doing we'll: chincn bugs
and cutworms are plentiful: too wet
for gardens; poor prospeclS Ior Irult-
WESTERN DIVISION
Wheat continues in good condition.
and is heading as far north as De-
catur Corn planting is nearly finished.
the corn is coming up well and is need
ing cultivation. Rye is headed out.
Oats and barley are in good condition,
and in the south barley is heading. Al
falfa IS ready to cut in several counties
and in general IS a good crop; the
first crop viii be light in Fdnney ana
has been delayed in Decatur, while in
Lane much of the spring sOwn has been
lost. Range grass is very good, afford
ing ample feed, and stock is improving.
Clarl-Crops doing pretty well; bar