The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-28
CROP BULLETIN.
Director Jennings Reports Kan
sas Wheat in Good Condition.
Rain Is Needed in Some South
ern Counties.
OAT FIELDS ARE GREEN
Corn Planting Progressing
Rapidly in All Sections.
Rye and Barley Doing Well in
Western Division.
OAT FIELDS ARE GREEN

The following is the weekly bulletin
of the United States department Of ag-
riculture for the Kansas section issued
by Director I. 3. Jennings for the week
just ended:
The week has been cool. especially
the nights. While the temperature for
the week IS nearly normal in the west
ern counties it is quite deficient in the
eastern. Frosts occurred on the list
and Z2d. The precipitation has been
very light, some counties reporting
none and several reporting a trace. the
weather generally being very favorable
for field work. Some strong winds ev
ening of the sd in Chase, Allen and
Crawford
EASTERN DIVISION
Wheat is in good condition, growing,
and IN Anderson county is joining
Corn planting has progressed rapidly in
many counties though but little could
be done in the counties traVersed by the
heavy rain the previous week. some of
the early planted is coming up in Chase.
Oats are growing finely in the southern
counties and doing well in the central.
Flax sowing is nearly completed IL COT
fey and much has been sOwn IN Frank
lin Early potatoes are coming up IN
Shawnee and Wyandotte, and are being
worked in Montgomery. Alfalfa IS in
good condition. Cattle are on pasture
in Anderson, Cherokee. COffey, Green
wood and Montgomery Tame and
prairie grasses are doing well, bu. the
weather is too cool for gardens. Apple
trees are full of bloom in the central
and northern counties. Cherries are in
full bloom in jackson and Wyandotte.
Straw berries promise large crops in
Crawford and Jackson.
Allen-Farm work just beginning;
little corn planted, much viii be listed.
nderson-Wheat jointing. some corn
planted, but ground Is generally 10 poor
condition to work; cattle being turned
on pasture.
Bourbon-Oats up and growing well;
a little corn planted; pasture god
enough to turn stock out.
Brown-Conditions generally favora-
BILE for crops: farm work making good
progress.
Chase-Corn planting nearing COM
pletion early planted sprouted and COM
ing t1p in places. but weather is rather
too cool; stock being turned out on pas
ture: alfalfa eight inches high ane
thrifty, early potatoes up; apples, cher
ries and plums going out of blossom
Cherokee Ground dry enough to Work
aad farm u ork is progressing well; all
G. OPS oosng nicely considerable corn
planted. stock is being turned out on
Coffey-Much of the ground too wet
to work. some corn planted fax most
~ sown. good prospect for all kinds of
fruit except peaches: cattle being turn
ed out to pasture; but little damage by
frost.
Crawford-Farm work progressing
rapidly; a large acreage of corn being
planted; some fields are up; cool wealth
er prevented rapid growth; wheat locks
we'll, oats fairly Well. grass is abundant,
strawberries promise we'll: VIII be a fair
crop of peaches and cherries.
DoniDhan-W heat doing finely: no
corn planted yet: apples in fui bloom;
weather Verer cool
Douglas-Cool weather has retarded
vegetation. wheat looks well. pastures
are l.t'; apples in full bloom: peach
blooms are scarce some corn has been
nlcn4
Frs niziin-Ground dry enough to be-
gin work: considerable fax Sown;
scarcely any corn planted
leenwood-F,ine week for srow'h Of
g1'ass and for farm work: STOCK cattle
mostly turned on PASTURE; apres in
fun bloom.
Observation-Disclosures too dry and cool
for growing crops; corn planting prog
ressed rapidly the past week; ground in
good condition; nearly all farmers re-
port trouble with pigs; apples, seeding
peaches, and cherries are blooming well,
budded peaches winter killed. straw