The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

I Bourbor-Slight damage; 10 per cent
may be plOwed up SOL favorable
Frown-Wheat never looked better
at the time of year Sufficient mots-
! ture, condition a.
I Butler-Good stand; soil very favor
+ Chase-Smau area Improvement has
/ been wonderful in the past two weeks
/ autauqua-Growth not as large as
I in some seasons, but vigorous Soil
4 excellent. condition go
/ Cherokee-Stand good; no damage
moisture plentiful; condition s.
( Cheyenne-Too dry; possibly 20 per
/ cent ploWed up; condition So
Clark-Soil unfavorable; considerable
viii be devoted TO other crops. CondI-
ton s.
CIay-Good rains and plenty Of mois-
ture. but damage by fly amounts pos
sibly 10 10 per cent; some viii be plov-
ed up Soil in excellent tilth- Condi-
ton Sc.
CIoud-Plant late and small but
promising well. Soil excellent. Con
dition s..
Coney-Possibly per cent plowed
up, mostly late soWu- Plenty Of mois-
ture now. Condition 50.
Comanche-Ground too dry Condi-
ton IS.
Cowley-Slight damage but none plow-
ed up up Soil unanimously pronounc-
ed favorable for vigorous growth Goa
dftion St.
Crawford-No damage. soil in good
fix Condition 100
Decatur-Over so per cent estimat-
ed as likely TO be Dlowed up on &C
count OF dr. weather Of the re-
mainder manv fields in localities Wis
tied by showers are showing much i'm
provement as . result.
Dickinson-F'ly is mentioned but
damage is slight from any cause.
Stand good and soil favorable. Crop
in better condition than for the past
three or four years at the same time
Condition 50.
Donipnan-No damage; plenty of
moisture; condition 100
DOuglas-Slight damage none
plowed up; condition SO.
Edwards-Damage some think. 10
per cent, and a like area will probably
be Dlowed up Soil is too dry condi-
ton 70
EIk-No damage; outlook promis-
ing: condition 81
likely be plowed up; soil too dry; con-
dition -.
ElIsworth-Looks wen. but ground
IS a little too dry Rain in ten days
means 100 per cent Present eondi-
ton IS.
Finney-In many fields not up yet.
and reports indicate that the whole
area probably viii be devoted TO other
Ford-At least 10 per cent will be
abandoned Soil not favorable. Con-
dition S.
/ FrankIin-Growth backward but
! plant healthy: no damage; soil in ex-
i cellenu fix: condition 90
4 Geary- Very favorable" No dam
/ age; condition g.
4 Considerable injury. amount
/ ing possibly TO so per cent, which may
+ be plowed up; moisture lacking.
Graham-Smau area Dlowed up;
| plenty of moisture; condition Is.
/ Grant-No acreage
( CSray-Weather and soil unsatis-
factory; condition IS.
] GreeIey-But little wheat sown-
! GreenWOOrd-SOme damage by fly
but little viii be turned under Flat
/ tering outlook Condition S.
Hamilton-The small area sozvn is
almost entirely abandoned
Harpe r---Tlle best prospect we ever
( had-couId scarcely be improved
upon No damage; plenty OF mcis-
ture; condition Sc.
Harvey say: Prospect
much better than one year ago"
+ never saw it finer could not look
/ better" Fly mentioned in some To-
J calities but little damage done. Soil
favorable Condition 100.
/ Haskeil-Too dry; mostly abandon
/ better" Condition 90.
Jefferson damage; soil favor
able; condition 95.
JeweI-No damaged fields; soil ex-
]
Johnson-NO damage; sufficient
moisture. condition 81
Kearny- limited Conditions
Unfavora BILE
/ Kingman-E soil favorable
/ Wheat never looked finer at the time
I of year" Condition s..
kioNa-Sight damage: scarcely any
/ viii be DlOWed up Condition go.
! Labette-NO damage; excellent
prospect Ground moist; condition 90.
Lane-AbouL One-fOurth VIII be
ploWed I'D on account of dry weather
i Soil is not favorable. Condition SO.
+ LeavenWOrth-Sou in good filth !;
plenty of moisture. Condition IS.
+ Lincoln-Slight damage, and a
small area may be olowed I'D on ac-
I count of too late sowing. Soil fair.
+ Condition S..
Tinn-Soil and weather favorable at
/ present Possibly 10 per cent viii be
I plOWed 10. Condition IS.
Logan-Very backward; in many
! fields not ND.
Lyon-No damage; soil favorable
NIarfon-SIight damage by fly in few
! localities. but very little viii be plowed
! under Plenty OF moisture Outlook
excellent Soil and weather Unani-
mously reported favorable Condition
Marshall-No damage; ground wet
I Condition s.
McPherson-FIv in some localities.
but little damage done. Five per cent
may be Dlowed under one reporter
saws Best prospect for several years -
although moisture is needed. Condi-
ton So
Meade-Over so per cent abandon
ed Soil unfavOrable Condition so
Miami slight area viii be plowed
under Soi1 full of moisture. C0ndi-
ton So
! Mitchell-Little damaged: per
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