The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07

Inc lOliOWlnS Is from the weekly Gil
mate and crop report for Kansas issued
today by Director Jennings of the
weather bureau:
GENERAL CONDITIONS
The temperature averages closely to
the normal this week being slightly be-
low in the western counties and slightly
above in the extreme eastern. There
were several quite warm nights. GOOD
harvest weather obtained until the last
days of the week when very good rains
spread over the larger part of the state
with heavy rains in the northwestern
counties and in some OF the south
eastern.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Wheat harvest has ended in the south,
IS well along in the central, and has be-
gun in the northern counties Thrash
ing has begun in the south showing a
good yield of good berry. No spring
wheat reported in this division. Corn
has made rapid progress this week, be-
ing greatly benefited by the warmer
nights, and the cultivation given it. The
early corn is being laid by in the CEN
tral and southern counties, and in
Woodson is beginning to silk and tassel
Oats generally are fine, though the crop
is badly rusted in Montgomery and the
central part of Anderson and many
nelds are badly damaged by rust in the
northern part Of Jackson; in Atchison
there was some damage by rain and
wind. The early oats are being harvest
ed in the south and are about ready in
the central. The Oat Weld promises to
De unusually large in the central and
northern counties. Prairie grass is
good, and in the central and northern
counties made the best growth of the
season during this week, and with IA
"a vim will 81
KaW river counties in ten days or SOON
err Will be good crop. Timothy and
clover haying progressed in some coun-
ties, but are retarded in others by wet
weather. The second crop of alfalfa is
ready TO cut for hay but much of il will
be left for seed. Early apples are ripe
in Woodson; some apples are falling in
corey In southern part of Shawnee
the apple crop is in good condition and
doing well, in the northeastern part they
are rev and poor. Grapes are making
a good showing for fruit. Early pota-
toes are damaged by too much wet in
Atchison.
Anderson-Good rains have greatly
improved corn prospects and insured a
good stand of forage crops; wheat is
cut and shocked; oats are rusting bad
"; pastures and hay crop fine
AtchisOn-Corn and oats blown down
by high wind accompanying a heavy
rain; early potatoes damaged in many
places by the wet weather of May and
the fore part of June; clover haying still
delayed by wet weather.
Bourbon-Corn is growing well: will
be but little more than half crop in
acreage; hay crop will be good: oats
are turning; crop is not as good as was
promised earlier.
Chase-Corn growing rapidly and
cultivation well advanced: wheat har-
vest about over; oats very fine and
about ready to harvest: many will leave
the second cutting of alfalfa for seed i,
the second cutting for hay will not be
as good as the first; much corn will be
laid by next week.
Chautauqua-Whe is harvested and
we'll put up, and thrashing has begun;
second crop of alfalfa ready to cut; a
good crop of early oats are being har-
vested; corn is growing finely, and
much of II is laid by.
Cherokee-Corn is being rapidly clean
cd and looks much better the late
planting growing very rapidly; no
thrashing done yet.
Coffey-Wheat all cut and thrashing
begun; the recent rains will greatly
help the late corn; apples dropping
some.
Donlphan.-Winter wheat will be q
little more than half a crop and win
mostly grade No. 3; no spring wheat
raised here: corn in good condition
about three-fourths of the oats are
good
Greenwood. The recent rains have
ened the pastures and meadows; fine
conditions for all growing crops.
JacEson.-Many fields of oats are re.
ported greatly damaged by rust; wheat
harvest well advanced: corn is being
cleaned; some early has been laid by
but some of the late planting has no1
been touched.
Marshall.-Corn backward. but grow.
ing rapidly now. the recent rains prov
ing very beneficial; winter wheat har.
vest has begun, and the crop is very
fine; no spring wheat raised here; oat.
promise a large crop .
Montgomery.-Cu of corn Ia,
been general this week and the cro-
has made fine growth; a large acre
age OF oats has been harvested thi,
week: much of it is badly rusted an,
the yield will be light; wheat thrashinc
was stopped by the rains; quality o
wheat good but the yield light: pas
lures Ene.
Morris-Fine weather for corn; some
has been laid by; wheat cutting in pro
gress early wheat has a good berry
early cut alfalfa ready for second cut
ting, and IS good crop; grapes promise
fairly we'll for fruit with an extra
growth of vine.
Shawnee-The tending of corn wa!
delayed the latter part of the week b,
rain; most of the corn needs cultivatinl
badly; prospects for corn are not very
good: prospects for oats unusually good
newly sown alfalfa is not doing well
prairie grass. timothy, and clover ar
good; the few apples that remain ar
poor and scrawny
Woodson-Corn is clean and CROWN.
very rapidly. some Of the early plantin,
being tasseled and in silk: wheat har
vest is about finished; oats are unusual
~ fine and are ready to cut early ap
pies are on market; most of them ar
small, but some are much better.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat harvest is progressing as ia
north as Clay and ottawa and some ha
been cut in Cloud. Phillips, and Wash
ington much has lodged in Lincoln an
some in Pratt and Kingman Republi
is the only county reporting sprip
wheat and reports not much there Cor
has grown rapidly this week, except i
a few counties where rain was badl
needed, and has been cleaned: the earl
corn is tasseling in Kingman and Pratt
0ats have been greatly helned hY th