The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-28

promise full croD.
Jefferson-Go week for corn plant
ing: weather cool and dry grass not
yet sufficient for cattle. apples very
promising.
Johnson-Ground breaking up heavy;
much corn ground yet to pillow: too cold
for vegetation to make good progress,
yet oats look we'll
4 IeavenwOrth-Wh and grass have
done well the past week. but other
crops retarded by the cool nights.
/ Ilnn-Wheat and grass doing well;
farmers busy planting corn; no damage
by frost.
Marshall-Oats looking well. but
wheat not in as good condition as last
week; gardens backward: grass grows
slowly, but looks very well; fruit trees
out in bloom; corn planting progress
ing rapidly.
Montgomery-Good week for farm
work. wheat doing well; too cool for
corn to geminate well, yet some is up,
/ early potatoes are being cultivated,
cattle doing we'll on grass blue grass
beginning to head out
PottaWatomie-Cor planting prog
ressing rapidly; oats and wheat look
ing fine; nothing injured by frost; the
canker worm has done but little dam
age on account of early spraying.
| Filey-Wheat in fine condition: oats
coming up nicely; corn planting has be-
gun; grass is doing well; soil in good
condition for tilling: peaches, plums
and cherries were slightly damaged by
frost.
and alfalfa doing we'll; corn planting
progressing; oats and grass. need rain;
potatoes coming up; fine prospect for
apples; stock doing fairly well.
Woodson-Good week for farming;
much listing has been done; along the
Verdigris river wheat, rye, oats and al
falfa look we'll: some alfalfa more than
a foot high.
Wyandotte-A very cool week: but
little corn planted; potatoes coming up;
apple and cherry trees full of bloom.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat is generally in good condition,
but is now needing rain in some of the
southern counties also in Russell, lin
coin and Republic, and will soon need it
IN Phillips. Oats are up in the southern
and central counties and are coming up
in the northern and are doing well. but
are now needing rain in Reno and Re
public. Corn planting is nearly finished
IN the south and is progressing rapidly
in the central and northern counties;
the first planted is coming up south and
is being cultivated in CoWley The
ground. While moist enough to sprout
the corn, is getting dry. The grass is
not growing as well as it should at this
season of year; it needs rain and
warmth. Gardens are growing well gen
orally Potatoes are coming up in Bar
Der and Barton. Alfalfa is doing quite
well. Apples are in bloom in Kingman.
Saline and Phillips. Some canker worms
are reported in Saline Peaches and
plums are full of bloom in Phillips.
Baber-Dry windy week; all grow
ing crops need rain badly; wheat had
bad setback and much is considerably
DANA ed; corn looking yellow and
weak: pota toes coming up slowly
Barton-Wheat. early sown oats, and
barley looks fine; corn planting pro-
crossing rapidly; early planted potatoes
coming up; garden truck growing we'll;
fruit trees full of bloom; cattle on pas
ture. but grass growing slowly.
Butler-Good week for farm work, but
too cool for good growth of vegetation;
corn planting begun but much blowing
yet to do.
Clay-Corn planting in progress; oats
and wheat doing we'll; alfalfa has made
good growth; grapes beginning to
bloom.
Cloud-Wheat and oats looking we'll;
alfalfa growing rapidly; corn planting
we'll under way; ground getting dry.
CowIey'- Ground drying out rapidly,
wheat begins to need rain: all fruit
trees full of bloom and 2romise large
yield; garden stuff growing slowly;
good stand Of corn; corn blowing be-
gun.
EIlis-Wheat growing well; spring
crops viii soon need rain; prospects good
for large fruit crop.
Harper-Wheat needs rain: corn all
planted, but grows slowly on account OF
the. cool weather. oats looking well.
Harvey-Oats and wheat growing rap
idly; corn being planted; gardens grow
ing well; fruit trees blooming, and fruit
setting.
Jewell-Alfalfa and wheat doing quite
we'll; oats coming up; corn planting
vel under way. fruit trees full OF
bIoo.n.
Wheat and oats in good
condition; corn being planted: ground
getting dry; apple trees in bloom
Ilncoln-Pr Prospects are good for ali
| KINDS OF fruit: wheat begins to need
rain: surface of ground dry and hard .
corn planting progresses slowly
McEhelson-Nrhe heat in fine condition.
oats good stand and growing finely.
corn listing finished: grass has a good
start; fruit promises well.
Osborne-Wh heat in good condition; al
falfa doing we'll. corn planting pro,
crossing rapidly; general conditions
would be improved by good rain.
OttaWa-Good weather for wheat and
alfalfa but too cold for corn and gar
dens; fruit trees in bloom; corn plant
ing is progressing rapidly; a good rain
would be beneficial to all crops
Phillips-Whea and rye doing we'll;
corn planting well under way; peaches,
apples and plums are full of bloom.
rain is needed.
Pratt-Most of the wheat looks well.
but some very much in need of rain;
corn nearly all planted; good stand of
oats: stock turned out to Craze but
grass not plentiful yet.
Reno-POor growing weather; too dry
and cool; wheat and oats still look well:
but need rain; corn listing nearly done:
first planting coming up.
Wheat and oats need rain;
oats not all up yet on account of dry
condition of soil
Rush-Wheat growing rapidly spring
crops are all doing well.
Russell-Wheat looks fine; corn
planting progressing rapidly; rain
needed
saIine-Apples full of bloom. but
some canker worms are at work; oats
and alfalfa growing we'll: wheat gen
orally in fine condition; corn planting
in progress.
Sedgewick-Wheat looks fine but will
require rain soon. soil is quite dry on
the surface; conditions have been favor
able for corn planting trees are al
most Ieafed out.
smith-Fruit not damaged by the