The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
CORN NOW SAFE.
Crop Beyond the Reach of Frost
Damage.
Late Varieties Ripened Rapidly
During Past Week.
SOME BEING MARKETED
Cutting Is Finished in Many
Eastern Counties.
Early Sown Wheat Shows Good
Stand.
SOME BEING MARKETED

The following weekly climate and
crop report for Kansas, issued today
by Director Jennings of the weather
bureau. is the last that will be issued
until April 1, 1904:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The early days of the week were
quite cool. but the last four DAYS were
unseasonably warm, the average tenn
perature for the week being four de-
grees above the normal. The minimum
temperature fell to 80 degrees in some
of the northwestern counties between
Decatur and Republic the first of the
week, the temperature then rose and
by the latter part of the week had
reached 80 to 90 degrees in the western
division Frost quite general in CEN
tral and northern counties first of week.
Light showers occurred in many por-
tions of the western division and in the
northern counties of the middle: good
rains fell in the central and southeast
ern counties of the middle division and
over the larger part of the eastern di-
vision
EASTERN DIVISION.
Late corn has ripened rapidly this
week and is now nearly all safe from
frost, very small per cent. of it being
still fit for table use. in Chase it was
considerably damaged by the frost of
the 9th. Corn cutting is finished in
most OF the counties. and early corn is
now being marketed in many counties.
Wheat sowing is nearing completion
and the early soWn is coming up, pre-
Senting a Gne stand. Prairie having is
about finished and a large crop has
been put up. Pastures are good. Kafflr
corn was badly frosted in Chase: it is
still quite green in Franklin and Shaw
nee, but is being cut in WoodSon. Cane,
for fora iS hpiT1O in WandSnr7 I1I1f
IS quite green yet in Shawnee; it was
damaged by frost in Chase. The apple
crop is poor in Chase and short in
Coffey but good in Shawnee Sweet
potatoes are good in Riley. but the
acreage is small The last crop of al
falfa has been mostly secured in Chase
and fall-sown blue grass is growing
finely. The ground is in good condi-
tion-
Ghase-Frost on the 27th damaged
late corn badly: most of the late cane
and Kaffir corn are DANA ged badly;
most of the alfalfa is secured; wheat
that was sown early is up and growing
finely; the rain of the 10Th put the
ground in fine condition for sowing
wheat and rye: fall sown blue grass is
growing finely; apple crop hardly worth
gathering.
Chautauqua-Septem was dry
month, but the rains of the past few
days will start the wheat that has been
soWn and put the ground in condition
for farmers to complete their fall seed
ing.
shower on the 29th was very beneficial
to the wheat; haying about completed;
corn maturing well: thrashing progress
ing nicely; apples scarce.
Franklin-A warm week; corn ripen-
ing rapidly; Kaffir corn still very. green,
but making good progress.
Greenwood-A fine week for maturing
late crops, and for fall plowing.
Leavenworth-Hay harvest is compile
ted, the crop was heavy; a light frost
on low ground the 9th; pasture good
and stock doing well; corn is matured,
and good crop; the early corn is most
Iy cut.
Llnn-The warm weather is curing the
corn rapidly; wheat seeding is about all
done; a largely increased acreage this
fall.
Marshall-A good crop of prairie hay
is nearly all harvested. farmers are very
busy threshing and taking care of the
late crops; the< yield of wheat, oats and
millet is rather ight-not quite as good
is expected; corn will be our principal
crop; it is well up to the average of
good years; late corn is ripening nicely
and a few more days of drying weather
will mature it.
Miami-Favora BILE weather continues
with just enough rain to facilitate seed
ing; large acreage of wheat will be
sown; corn cutting almost finished; a
little new corn on local market.
Montgomery-Rains followed by warm
weather have revived late crops and re-
plenished stock water; early sown wheat
is up and growing finely; soil in good
condition for seeding.
Riley-The frost of the 9th did little
if any damage; early corn is all safe;
some late corn needs week more of
drying weather, but could stand light
frost; there is a small acreage of sweet
potatoes, but the crop is good.
Shawnee-A fine week for late corn;
it is mostly out of danger from frost
early corn is being cut, and is a heavy
crop; apples good; wheat sowing nearly
completed; pastures very good and cat
tie doing we'll
Woodson-Corn doing well and ripen-
ing rapidly; Kaffir corn and cane being
cut.
MIDDLE DIVISION
Early corn is about ready TO crib in
the northern counties and is being fed
in some. not much is being cut. Late
corn has ripened rapidly and much of
it is now considered safe from frost.
Wheat sowing continues in most of the
counties but is finished in some: the
early sown is up generally, but in Nc
PhersOn the grasshODpers have dam
aged many fields; it needs rain. Hay
ing is about finished. Pastures are dry
ing up in the northern and southern
counties but are in good condition in
the central The third crop of alfalfa
is in the stack in Washington ana the
alfalfa acreage is being increased ill
Clay. Forage crops are in good condi-
ton. Flowing continues in a few coun-
ties but the ground is too dry in many
to permit it. Tender plants were touch
ed by frost as far south as Se0rWiclS.
Fruit is plentiful in Sedgwick but near
ly all of the apples have been blown of
in Sumner Potatoes are being dug in
Washington but the yield is poor
BartOn-Light frost on the 9th did
some damage to tender plants, and late
corn was damaged more than at first
thought; another week will finish wheat