The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-21
PLENTY OF Rain.
no Kansas Counties Suffering
by Lack of Moisture.
Fall Flowing Has Begun in
Montgomery County.
WHEAT TESTING WE'LL
Is Yielding 10 to 40 Bushels
Per Acre.
Berry Weighs from Sc to 60
Pounds a BusheI.
WHEAT TESTING WE'LL


Jennings. Of the weather bureau, for the
u. S. department OF agriculture:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
A warm week but with some cool
nights The msax.mum temperature
ranged from 81 Ceg1 ees in Jefferson 10
1C6 degrees in HoGgeman AID Claris.
The II infall has beel ample over most
of the state. except i'm the southwestern
counties of the middle division and the
southeastern counties Of the western.
with heavy rain IN Hepu5lic and Wash
ington thence southeaso,yaid into Shaw
nee, and in Mhct.Il ana Lincoln and
thence southc4gtw-I in,o Boul boa ana
Crawford
EASTERN DIVISION.
Wheat harvest is over. ana in the Ger
tral ana southern counties mach has
been stacked; tnreshins is Progressing
though in many counties it WAS inter-
rupted by rains; Labette reports yielis
of to Is bushels. Alo-teolnery 5 to y.
and Linn about ~ busneis per ;4cre;
while the yield is not large The quality
IS good. oats harvest a. over and
thrashing begun; owing to mucn dam
age by rust the yield ooes not come up
TO expectations. Corn is doing we'll; the
early corn is tasseling and silking in
AtiC fNllliil tOullllC1t corn UllulIQ SlltG
the food is growing rapidly and being
cultivated. The carly po.ssto crop is dis
appointing in AtChlson, Elk, Labette
and Marshall but is good crop in
Shawnee. Haying is progressing in sew
eral counties timothy in the northeast
ern and prairie in the southern, with
good results. Pastures are good. The
second cutting OF alfalfa is progressing
in Shawnee and Chase and is ready in
Marshall. A fair crop OF fax is ready
to cut in Chase, COfiey, and Greenwood.
Apples are growing finely in the south
ern part of Shawnee. Fail blowing has
begun in Montgomery.
ALen-ExcessiVe rains have delayed
thrashing and all farmwork: crops are
growing nicely but are weedy.
Atchiscn-Corn ploWing and scarcity
of help has delayed naying and much
timothy is yet to cut: corn is 30 days
behind the season but is growing well
and has a good color; earliest planting
is beginning to tassel; hay crop good;
oats all cut: a poor crop, damaged by
rust; early potato vines Tosuy dead;
quality of potatoes poor.
Bourbon-Corn is being well cuitivat-
ed and growing we'll; wheat and oats
crops saved in good condition; a fine
growth of prairie hay is being cut; tim
othy crop good.
Brown-Corn benefited by light rains;
oats all cut; late sown were damaged
considerably by irusts tame hay is be-
ing cut and is a good crop; late planted
corn has not done we'll generally and
is not very promising; more rain is
needed.
Chase-very dry in western part, but
good showers in east and south have
greatly helped growing crops; corn is
generally laid by; that planted after the
Hood is growing very rapidly; second
cutting of alfalfa is short, that left for
seed promises well; flax fair; oats that
are thrashed are very light in weight;
Kafir corn and cane fair.
Franklin-Another good week for the
farmer; corn growing rapidly, about
one-half Of it laid by; much haying
done: timothy fine crop.
Jackson-Corn doing very well; much
early corn tasseling short; oats all In
stack; no thrashing yet; haying in pro-
gress: tame hay a good crop.
Jefferson-Early corn laid by. corn
Is improving in condition and some Of
it looks we'll: tame hay not all cut yet,
and second cutting of alfalfa ready;
much of the newly sown alfalfa seems
to be dying; prairie haying will begin
at once the crop is good pastures
fine.
Iabette-Wheat all stacked or thrash
ed: Weld from to Is bushels, oats all
cut and some thrashed; yield rom NJ, ~
TO 20 bushels per acre and very light
weight: corn very promising; early
planting tasseling and some nelds IN
roasting ears later planting IS clean ana
growing rapidly, carry pOtAlOes " A'AA-
ure: fruit good.
MarshailGWheat and oats about all
cut and in good condition; both made a
fair yield Of good quality; thrashing
has begun out of the shock. but most
of the grain will be stacked, corn is
generally clean and growing well, and
promises "A fair 10 good crop. second
crop Of alfalfa good. and nearly ready
TO cut: potatoes a poor crop; very little
fruit in this vicinity.
Tsottart-o for1,ip-rThq rains have bene-
flied the late planted crops; corn is do
ing we'll; pastures and stock IN good
condition.
Rflev-Grain harvest finished: corn all
laid by except the late planting; some
early planting is tasseling and silking;
the rains have started the pastures; all
the late crops are growing we'll; the
soil is in good condition
Shawnee-The rains have interfered
with thrashing: wheat stacking is well
under way; fine crop of oats have
been harvested: cultivation of corn is
going on vigorously, and the corn
growing well; second crop of alfalfa
being cut; pastures and meadows are
good and cattle doing well; potatoes
are good garden truck is abundant;
apples growing fine.
Wabaunsee.-The warm weather anG
rains have produced a very rapid
growth of corn this week; much is
laid by and in tassel, wheat that is
thrashed shows a yield of from IL to
% bushels per acre; third crop of al
falfa ready to cut; second crop was I'M
usually good
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat harvest is finished in most of
the counties, and thrashing is progress
ing showing Yields of from 10 to 10
pounds. Dat harvest is finished in the
central and southern counties and Is
ready to begin in the northern; owing
to rust ii fails to comply with expect
atoms. Corn is needing rain in the
southern counties while in the central
and northern it is growing rapidly; the
early is tasseling in the central coun-
ties. The second crop of alfalfa has
been cut in the south and is being cut
in the central counties, it is generally
reported a good crop, though in Nc
Pherson II is not as good as the first
crop as the weather has been too dry
Apples are on the market in Barber.
and promise good crop in Sedgwick.