The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
1T is HOT EVERYWHERE.
Weather Report Shows That Topeka
Isn't Suffering Alone.

The climate and crop report for Kan
sas issued this morning by Frank
the Topeka weather bureau office, re-
ports hot weather general over the
state. The summaries says:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The week began and ended with
| warm and generally clear weather, the
maximum temperature ranging from
80 to 100 degrees over the middle divis-
ion on the 18th and 18th, while the goth,
21st. and 22d were cool and cloudy.
! There were good rains in the south
eastern counties extending northwest
ward through Mcpherson and Reno
| counties and into Barton county. Fair
| Pottawatomie counties and light show
| ers over the remainder of the eastern
part of the state. while the western
part continues dry.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Corn generally has made good pro-
gress during the week. Cutting is fin
ished in some of the southern counties
and is in progress over the rest of the
division. In Elk county corn is nearly
ready to crib. Late corn is maturing
well. but Will need two weeks of good
weather in some counties. The ground
is generally in good condition for
wheat seeding but the work has been
delayed a few days by rain in the
southeastern counties, while it is rath-
er dry in the middle eastern counties.
Wheat is coming up in Corey
rount. Alfalfa cutting and seed
ing are if1s-- progress in Chautauqua
county. Prairie hayipg is about COM
pleted and the crop has been very
good. Pastures continue good and stock
are doing well. Kafir corn and cane
need a month of good weather to ma
ture well in Coffey county The potato
and apple crops range from fair to
very good. In Woodson county, fall ap-
pies are plentiful, but winter varieties
scarce. Peaches are better than ex-
pected in Marshall county.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Corn is matured in the southern coun-
ties and cutting about finished. In the
northern counties it is ripening rapidly
and cutting is in progress The crop is
good, especially in the northern coun-
ties. The ground is dry in the western
and northern counties of this division
but blowing has progressed well and is
mostly done, and wheat-sowing is gen
eral and well advanced in many cOun-
ties. The acreage will be large Al
falfa is being cut for hay and seed In
the northern counties. The prairie hay
crop has been large and of good quality
and is all harvested in most counties.
1t is being baled in Washington county.
Pastures continue good and stock are
doing well in most counties, but dry
weather has cut the grass short in Phil
lips county. The rains helped cane and
Kafir corn in Butler county. They are
being cut in other counties. Forage
cutting is well advanced and the crop
is generally good. There is complaint
of apples dropping. The crop ranges
from fair to very good. Peaches are
plentiful and mostly ripe in the north
ern counties. The potato crop ranges
from fair to very good
WESTERN DIVISION.
Corn has made good progress during
the week. 1t is ripening and fairly well
matured in the northern counties and is
mostly safe from frost. The crop is
generally good, the ears being large and
well filed. The ground is generally too
dry for much progress in blowing and
wheat-sowing, but the working is adj
vancing nicely in Trego county, while
but little wheat will be sown in Morton
county. Some early sowing is up and
growing nicely in Decatur county.
Thrashing is still in progress in some
counties. Alfalfa-cutting for hay about
finished; in Ford county the seed crop
is fair in places but generally not large
Pastures are curing we'll and will make
good winter feed. Forage crops have
generally done well and will furnish
plenty of roughness for winter. About
half of the peaches have ripened in
Norton county.