Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-07-28

OUTLOOK unprOpltlouS; ground too we
and corn weedy; color poor ana growth
unsatisfactory.
LOGAN-Plenty of rain. corn as goot
! as l ever saw in this county in seventeen
years. Good stand and prospect promis
Ing.
MARION-Corn in critical condition
steadily declined in past thirty days; toe
wet for favorable growth r cultivation
Present condition 40 per cent; corn or
bottom LAM is about all gone; hall
crop possible. Too wet and weedy.
| MARSHALL-One-h of the corn Is
prosperous and In fairly good condition;
other half late, small and weedy. Wealth.
er during the last month unfavorable. A
late and weedy.
MISUNDERSTANDING replanted a Sec
ond time and this may not mature; very
weedy; none cultivated more than once;
conditions have refrigerated In the last
thirty days. Too wet, and in many fields
the corn cannot be seen for the weeds:
situation discouraging.
| MEADE-Prospects never better; plant
nieaitny ana color good; fields clean;
corn doing well.
| MIAMI-Cannot make more than half
crop. In some fields it looks fairly well,
but situation has not improved in the
last thirty days. Too wet; conditions
discouraging.
.MlTCHELL-Prospe greatly improv-
ed In the last month. In uniformly good
condition; early corn promises best.
MONTGOMERY-Wo condition ever
known; twenty rainy days in June and
nine In July; cultivation impossible.
NEMAHA-Prospects poor; with IA
vorable weather more than a half crop
could not be expected. Most discourage
Ing outlook | ever saw; too wet, but lit
tie cultivated and weeds claiming fields.
Late corn, mostly of third planting, is a
good stand, six inches high, but not cul-
'tivaed. Too wet situation discouraging;
In many fields weeds obscure the corn.
Not more than half a crop likely.
NEOSHO-Corn weedy and backward;
no prospect of another cultivation, as soil
is thoroughly soaked and too soft. Rains
and floods make situation distressing.
NESS-CnditiOns past ten days favor
able; corn flourshing.
NORTON-Corn clean; good stand; fine
color; excellent condition. Much improve
ment in past month; prospect flattering;
cultivation being pushed.
OoAGE-Corn small and fields weedy;
too wet for cultivation. Some areas
planted third time, only to be submerged
again. Much corn on lowlands destroyed.
Thin stand, generally small and not clean.
Cannot produce more than half q crop.
OSBORNE-Aside from local damage
by hail, corn promises well. Conditions
favorable for an average crop. Some
fields too wet and weedy.
OTTAWA-Late and weedy on account
of excessive wetness can make 80 per
cent of a crop under future favorable con-
ditions. Situation better than thirty days
ago; corn excellent, especially in fields
well cultivated.
PAWNEE-Improved wonderfully in
past thirty days; growing finely. Mostly
cultivated, and good rains since make
the promise bright Fair prospects;
looks favorable for a full crop; showers
frequent and weather warm. Finest In
years; some tasseling.
PHILLlPS-Very encouraging; general
prospect much improved in the past thir-
ty days. Crop full of promise.
POI 4AWArOMlE-Falr weather has
improved situation.
PRATr-Good prospects. Would rank
per cent at present.
RAWLINS-Condit excellent; with
favorable weather will have best crop
In many years. Great Improvement In
past thirty days.
RENO-Average stand; plenty of
moisture; most fields are weedy, but this
does not menace the crop In this South
eastern) part Of the county. Corn not
promising here in northeastern Reno. Ex-
possible to overcome weeds; no cultiva-
ton for fourteen days. On bottom lands
a large portion wasl scalded.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS warm and corn
mostly. doing well; improved In past ten
days. On account Of heavy rains and
washing, many fields were replanted; un-
favorable conditions since have somewhat
delayed its progress.
RICE-Considering 100 per cent a good
normal condition, corn In this county at
present would rate no; Indications point
toward bountiful crop; soil favorable
and growth satisfactory. Much improve
ment during the past thirty days; stand
good, growth medium, fields fairly clean.
Soil In good filth except a little too wet
RiLEY-Outiook favorable. Stand is
not the best, owing to washing and COW
ering up; much Is weedy, yet the plant
especially in lowlands. Growing nicely
now and on upland sope beginning to
tassel; fields weedy. Mucn drowned out;
a portion o. that left promises well, but
many fields too wet.
ROoKS-In splendid condition, and
never looked better Prospects good, and
plenty of moisture.
RUSH-ls prosperous and or good color.
RUSSELL-Aside from damage by hall
In some fields, the situation Is favorable;
much improved in the past thirty days.
Prospects the very best; weather favor
aLie.
SALINE-Excellent condition; could
scarcely be better; some, however, Is a
little too wet and weedy. outlook good;
only drawback are weeds and too much
rain.
sCoTT-Prospect gratifying; plenty
OF moisture.
saw 1t better at similar date. Has i'm
proved materially in the past thirty days.
IAWNEE-Poor stand, wet weather,
floods and lack OF proper cultivation
make the outlook unpromlslng. Corn on
upland looks well; that flooded Is ruined,
and many fields are weedy and too wet.
SHERlDAN-Prospec much Improved
In past month.
sHEl,MAN-Cor late but growing
rapidly; situation improved: 49,
SMlTH-A little too much rain; culti-
walton badly needed and now Is being
pushed; outlook encouraging. In first
class condition; ground thoroughly soaked
and cultivation begun; some injury by
hail.
proved IN past thirty days; corn prosper
Gus; many fields weedy but are now be-
Ing cultivated.
SUMNER-Neglected corn is in pre-
carious condition; where well cultivated
is excellent and full Of promise; ground
thoroughly soaked.
THOMAs-Never had better prospects
for a good corn crop.
TREGo-Most favorable 1 ever saw at
this time OF year.
WABAUN sEE-one-thlrd ruined by
floods; 40 per cent Of an average crop is
possibility. Poor stand; very weedy;
too wet to cultivate. Much corn smoth-
cred by weeds Considerable replanted;
too wet; very weedy in most fields. Out
characterization improved. Corn
WASH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. good: grow
ing very fast About two weeks late; wet
and some fields spotted, but all growing
rapidly. Small and weedy; too wet for
needed cultivation. Looking fine, but
ground a little too wet.
WICHITA-Corn flourishing.
WILSON-Corn drowned out; prospect