The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-28
ARE THRESHING.
Separators at Work in Southern
Kansas Fields.
Harvest Has Moved NorthWard
to Central Counties.
DAT CUTTING BEGUN.
Are in Good Condition and Well
Headed.
Corn Growing Rapidly and Be
ginning to TasseI.
DAT CUTTING BEGUN.

counties
soft wheat has turned and is ready TO
be harvested and the hard wheat is rip
ening rapidly. Threshing has begun in
southern counties. The week climate
and crop report for Kansas, issued TO
day by Director Jennings of the wealth
er bureau says:
General Conditions.
The rainfall of the week has been
above normal over most of the state,
but it occurred mostly in the last
two days of the week, except in the
central and northern counties, being
daily occurrence in Cloud, where the
total for the week reached over seven
inches. The temperature has been be
low normal.
Eastern Division.
Wheat harvest began in the southern
and some central counties but was
stopped by the rains Friday and Satur-
day; in the extreme southern counties
most of the wheat has been cut. The
soft wheat is ready for harvest in the
northern counties. Oats are in good
condition, are we'll headed in the CEN
trail counties, and are ready to cut IN
the extreme southern, cutting having
begun in Montgomery. Corn has grown
rapidly, and in the southern counties is
in tassel Owing to the continued wet
weather much of it is quite weedy yet;
through central townships of Lyon
county the fields were flooded for the
fourth time this season. Potatoes are
rOtting badly in many counties, though
in Leavenworth the prospect is good
Alfalfa is doing we'll; the second crop
is a foot high in the central counties
and is ready to cut in the southern.
Grass is unusually good and pastures
are very fine. Timothy is in bloom in
Franklin and ready to cut in Linn APP
pies are ripening in Wilson, scarce in
Johnson, and dropping in Doniphan.
Cherries are unusually abundant and
are fne.
Linn-Farmwork stopped by rain;
wheat ready to cut; corn needs work
ing; clover and timothy ready to cut;
wheat oats, and grass crops good.
Lyon-Sone cornhelds flooded the
fourth time; upland wheat ready to cut
lowland crop prospects poor.
Marshall-Wheat and oats doing fine
corn backward and weedy, but some
cultivating done; oats and pastures
fine; gardens and potatoes good; grass
fine; most of alfalfa in stack
Montgomery-Fine growing wealth
er. some wheat and oats cut, but
many fields too wet; corn weedy, but
growing rapidly where cultivated;
teamwork stopped by rain the last of
week.
Morris-Corn growing well, gen
orally cultivated twice but some fields
still very weedy; rye harvest begun;
wheat and oats good; cherries fine
crop.
Osage-Too wet for work; corn
growing nicely; wheat in good con-
dition.
Pottawatomie- Wheat harvest com
corn looking we'll; some planting yet
Ruey-Corn somewhat damaged by
rain; haying interrupted; early po-
tatOes beginning to rot.
ShaWnee-Wheat about ready for
harvest; corn doing we'll; cherries IN
usually large corp.
Wilson-Corn improving but low
Hbas T 7a5g t9 %eedy o4 f6
some weedy and in poor condition;
pastures good; meadows fine; apples
ripening; blackberries on market.
Middle Division.
Wheat harvest is well advanced in
the southern counties, and threshing
has begun in Harper. Harvest has be-
gun in the central counties where not
too wet. The yield of wheat ranges
from fair to unusually good. Some
damage was done to wheat by hail
and wind in the north central coun-
ties. Corn has grown rapidly, much
Of it having been cultivated the sec
ond time COwley reports roasting
ears in the market. Oats are ripe in
north; much damage was done by
hail. wind and rain in the northern
counties. Grass is in fine condition.
The second crop of alfalfa is ready
TO cut in the southern counties, and is
growing rapidly in the central and
northern. Barley harvest has begun
developing a good crop. Early apples
peaches and apricots are ripe in Cow
ley.
Barber-W Wheat harvest well under
way, crop very fine; fine crop of bar
ley ready for cutting; alfalfa nearly
all up; cultivating corn and cane.
Butler-Corn looking we'll and be-
ing cleaned; good rain Saturday;
wheat and oats fair; some rust in
wheat.
Clay-VVheat fast maturing. some
waiting delayed by rain; wheat and
corn in bottoms damaged by over
flow; fields muddy.
Cloud-Heavy rains and high winds
seriously damaged corn an wheat
Cowley-Rushing wheat harvest,
fair yield; early oats ready to cut
good crop; corn growing rapidly.
overlooked farms replanted. heavy
second crop alfalfa ready to cut;
roasting ears in market. also apples
peaches. apricots, and blackberries.
Dickinson-Good week for cultivat-
ing; corn generally clean; all crops do
ing finely except wheat and oats, which
suffered from heavy rain; grass fine.
Observation-Disclosures stopped by wet
weather; heavy rain and high wind
damaged wheat, which is nearly ready
to cut.
Harper-Wheat harvest well aelvanc-
ed and thrashing from shock begun;
corn weedy but growing rapidly; Ga is
doing well; roasting ears and peaches
on market.
Harvey-Good week for alfalfa hay
ing and corn cultivating; rye being
cut; wheat harvest in about a week.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in progress,
rain interfering and ground very soft;
corn growing rapidly but very weedy;
oats good; barley fine; meadows and
pastures good; some apples falling
Lincoln-Fine week for corn; wheat
ripening rapidly; first crop of alfalfa
being DANA ged by rain.
AIcPherson-Too wet for work and
corn very Weedy; wheat cutting begun
generally delayed by mud, lodging.
Osborne-Crops in fine conditions;
wheat all headed and beginning to