The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
GROUND TOO WET
Farm Work Stopped by the Ex-
cessive Rains.
State Now Needs Some Genuine
Kansas Sunshine.
THRASHING DELAYED.
Wheat and Oats in Stack Great
ly Damaged.
Cattle Doing Well and Pastures
Unusually Good.

report for Kansas issued today by Di-
rector Jennings of the weather bureau.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The week has been cool in the eastern
and middle divisions. with temperature
| about normal in the western. The rain
fall has been heavy in the eastern di-
vision. the northern half of the middle
| division, and the extreme north part of
the western and in Clark county over
the rest of the western division and the
southwestern part of the middle it has
been deficient. Hail storms occurred in
some OF the northern counties.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Corn is in fine condition. Late corn
has grown rapidly and is tasseling and
silking, while the earliest is practically
made in some counties. The week has
been so wet that much wheat and oats
in stack and shock have been damaged,
| some by sprouting and some by discol-
oration; some hay stacks have been
damaged also, and thrashing, plowing,
| and haying stopped. Pastures are fine.
The third crop of alfalfa is heavy and
ready to cut Potatoes are a poor crop
in johnson, and a very short crop in
Marshall. while the late potatoes are not
looking well in Atchison. Apples are
doing very well south, but are a short
crop north. Peaches and grapes are do
ing finely in Chautauqua. Flax is good
in quality but light in yield in Frank
lin.
Anderson.-Farmwork stopped by ex-
ceSs1ve rains which are injuring corn
and greatly damaging hay and grain
stacks.
Atchison.-More than half of the oats
still in the shock and very greatly dam
aged; corn doing well, but too wet for
/ lowland and late corn; late potatoes not
1 looking very well.
ho1a cit 4
heavy growth; haying retarded by the
| rains.
Brown.-Thrashing delayed by rains;
fall blowing in progress; late corn
growing finely and much improved dur
| ing last ten days; pastures good and
| stock doing well.
chase-Corn doing finely. the latest
planting now tasseling; Kafir and cane
doing we'll: some alfalfa seeding being
done; alfalfa saved for seed injured by
continued wet weather: but little prairie
hay cut yet; thrashing at stsndstiu:
grass fine and stock doing we'll; third
crop of alfalfa hay ready to cut; crop
larger than first and second.
Chautauqua-All growing crops doing
/ we'll; apples, peaches and grapes are
doing finely; corn crop far better than
expected.
Coffey-But little farmwork done this
week; haying and thrashing almost at
a standstill.
Crawford-Corn growing rapidly, late
t1S1cilAS anu ana early IN roast
ing ear; plowing for wheat we'll along:
some fields are too wet to plow now;
large acreage of wheat will be sown.
Doniphan-Wheat a light crop and
lows ground oats hurt by rust; ground
in very good condition for plowing, very
4 light crop of fruit.
Elk-Sunshine needed for haying and
thrashing; corn doing well.
| Franklin-Corn is making fine prog
ress; thrashing delayed by rain; flax
good quality with a light yield
Greenwood-COrn and Kafir corn do
ing finely; pastures very fine; third
crop of alfalfa being harvested and is ii
heavy crop; meadows in ne condition,
1 but too wet for haying.
Jaclson-A fine week for corn which
is making good progress in most fields;
small grain in shock badly damaged by
wet weather; pastures look well for
August; prairie haying delayed by rains.
Jefferson-Corn is irregular, some look
ing very well and other fields very
poor; it is feared that much stacked
hay is damaged; alfalfa greatly dam
aged by wet weather; apple crop nearly
a failure.
Johnson-Good prospects for corn, but
much of it is late. some not yet tas-
seled; thrashing nearly done: wheat
yield poor to fair; plowing for wheat
progressing with ground in good condi-
ton: pastures good and cattle doing
cell; apples a poor crop: also pota-
toes.
early and late corn promise we'll: too
wet for any farm work.
Linn-Corn doing we'll; most ground
too wet to plow for wheat; some dam
age to oats and fax by rain; prairie
| haying retarded.
Lyon-Corn is making good growth
Marshall-Corn and all other growing
crops doing finely; millet, cane and all
fodder crops promise large yield: pas
4 lures good; potatoes a very short crop:
no peaches; there will be some apples;
ground in good cndition for plowing
Montgomery-A good growing week
for corn and pastures; late corn in fine
condition; haying has been delayed by
rains; ground in fine condition for plow-
ing.
Montgomery-A good growing week
for corn and pastures: late corn in fine
condition. haying has been delayed by
rains; ground in fine condition for plow
ing.
Morris-AIl teamwork delayed by
rains; wheat badly damaged in shock.
nearly a total loss on overfiowed lands;
late crops making a fair growth, but it
is too wet and not warm enough for
rapid growth.
l. Pottawatomie-Late corn tasseling
! with prospects for a good crop; too
wet to plow for wheat: a good growing
week
Rilev-Heavy rains have stopped
teamwork; late corn making fine
growth.
Shawnee-Threshing and haying re-
tarded by heavy rains; oats damaged in
shock and stack; late corn tasseling and
silking. early in roasting ear; corn get
ting very weedy in the bottoms; fan
plowing begun; upland in fine condi-
ton for plowing; garden truck plentl-
full: apples fine; pastures unusually
good: cattle doing very well.
Wabaunsee-Corn conditions greatly
r improved by the rains, and there are