The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

weather; the rains have made most of
the corn, and it will be well out of the
way of frost; fine indications for
good yield.
nearly all the grain is wet; blowing is
being rushed; ground in fine condition;
corn fine.
Saline-Farm work has made good
progress since the middle of the week;
early corn is green and will probably
not be safe from frost before septem-
Der Is, and late corn not till October 1.
Sedgwick- corn has improved
remarkably, and now promises an I'M
usually large crop; most of it will be
safe from frost by September l.
Smith-No spring wheat sown in this
county; threshing stopped : by rain;
much small grain damaged by rain,
very little blowing done; all forage
crops and pastures doing well; early
corn will be safe from frost by Sep
| TENDER Is, and late by the 18th.
Stafford-A good week for all grow
ing crops, but too wet for threshing;
corn will be safe from frost by Septem-
Der 15-
Sumner-Corn is later than usual, but
it will be safe from frost the early part
| of September; the last few days have
been favorable for threshing; blowing
is being rushed; wheat wet, but threSh-
| ing nearly done; potatoes good.
| Washington-Plowing for wheat and
rye being rushed; large acreage of
wheat will be sown; corn and all crops
growing we'll; considerable damage by
Ran reported; early corn will be safe
from frost by the middle of September
but some of the latest will probably
WESTERN DIVISION
Corn is doing well in the central and
northern counties, and late corn is tas-
selling in Morton; early corn will be safe
from frost by September in the CEN
tral counties and September 20 in the
Io%@ will ;, 60 in ho
northern counties by October l. Wheat
is now mostly stacked in Decatur.
Spring wheat harvest is over and some
has been threshed, indicating as good
yield as the winter wheat. Threshing
was stopped by wet weather in many
counties. Flowing is now progressing
in some counties and beginning in 9TH
eFS- Forage crops are doing we'll north.
needing rain south. Haying is pro-
crossing in Ness. and is about done in
Wallace. Grass is fine and cattle are
doing we'll. The third crop of alfalfa
is cut in Wallace but further east the
weather is too dam0 to cure well.
Clark.-Everything helped by the
rains; grass greening up finely.
Decatur.-Some wheat sprouted in
shock, but the per cent of damage will
be very small; stacking nearly complet-
ed; no spring wheat in this locality;
most of the corn will be safe from frost
by September Is, and the rest before
October l.
FOrQ.--ka11T, cane ana cOrn-IOO0eT
show marked Improvement but need
more rain soon; what little corn sur
vived the drouth will be safe from frost
by September Is; threshing being rush.
ed; grass growing again.
Kearny.-Very dry, hot week; crops
suffering for rain.
Lane-Corn continues to do well and
promises a good yield; cane and kaff1r
will make heavy crops; some complaint
of worms in alfalfa.
MOrf0n-EjrTe showers are bringing
out the forage crops, and grass and hay
| lands are in fine condition: late plant
ed corn is tasseling;. water in ponds
NeSS-AnOther wet week; threShlng
at a standstill: corn and forage crops
doing nicely; fall blowing begun with
ground in good condition: much wild
hay being put up; alfalfa doing fine
| generally, but it is poor weather to
cure it; pastures fine and live stock
| looking we'll.
Norton-Recent rains beneficial to
crops, though they were not suffering
much: corn, Kaffir and cane are doing
| finely; wheat in shock slightly damaged
| by rains; corn unusually good; early
corn will be safe from frost by Septem-
Der 20 and late by October l.
Sheridan-Corn will be safe from
frost about September Is; no spring
wheat sOwn-
Thomas-About 5000 acres of spring
wheat in the western half of the county
but none in the eastern; but little of it IS
| thrashed yet; it will be nearly good as
| the winter wheat. crops damaged Dy Ory,
windy weather: sown cane is burning corn
will be safe from frost by September Is
to October /; disk blowing and disking still
being done. but other blowing is stopped;
| thrashing progressing slowly.
| Trego-Ground very dry and hard to
pillow: wheat is tough to thrash on ac-
count of dampness and being~in sweat:
it is yielding fairly well; prairie hay is
not very good on account of being so
| weedy.
| Wallace-Corn looks we'll: early corn
| will be safe from frost by September Is.
! and If conditions continue favorable the
latter will be safe by the latter part of
/ September: hay harvest about over. third
| crop of alfalfa mostly cut