The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
WHEAT IMPROVING.
What the Crop Reports Now
Indicate.

Reports which come to the state
board of agriculture from the county
agricultural societies with the close Of
March indicate that wheat as a rule is
in good condition and spring farm work
is opening well. Some corn has been
planted in the southern part of the
state. At the time the reports were
made last week there had been no
great amount of moisture in the western
part of the state, and some localities
report that it is impossible to tell just
yet how the wheat is coming on. Some
of the reports to the state board are as
follows:
CowIey-The- condition of wheat in
this locality has improved to a great ex-
tent IN the past twenty days. Tracts
that looked. as though the wheat was
all killed has given a good growth with
the rains. that have fallen in southern
Kansas, ana the present prospects are
lfiattering for-a-goo9ac 9Ps-s-As=fair- acre
+! age of oats has been sown this spring
and they are doing well A Very little
corn has been planted. The ground
works up well The, acreage of corn will
be large Live stock of all kinds are
doing finely.
Marshall-Wheat has come through
the winter In fine shape in this section,
not much damaged by freezing or wind.
Oats are about all in and the season is
very favorable for them. Stock came
through the winter in good shape. there
Being plenty of feed.
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the condition of the wheat and it is
looking we'll Oats are all soWed and
seem to be in good condition .Fhe
ground is in first class condition. Cat
tie have wintered well and will go on
grass in better condition than usual.
them.
observation-disclosures we have neither
rain nor snow to amount to anything
at this time. the condition of the wheat
is very satisfactory. The general opin-
ion is that it has not been injured The
open winter and dry spring has been
of great advantage to stockmen. Feed
of all kinds is abundant and stockers
and feeders are in good condition
Eastern Cowley--Wheat has been
greatly improved by the recent rains
Oats are coming up well and corn
planting has begun. Fruit seems to be
uninjured. Stock of all kinds is in
good condition.
Nemaha-Wheat. rye and all kinds
of tame grasses are well started and
pastures are beginning to start. Some
gardens have been made. Cattle are
doing well-both feeders and stockers.
Farmers are paying more attention to
dairying than formerly. There is much
iRterest in it and it will soon become
quite an industry in this county. Hogs
are doing first class. There will be a
large crop of pigs narrowed.
Norton-Our long drouth has been
broken at last. We have had a. rain of
almost an inch and at this writing the
prospects are favorable for more 1t
will be hard to say what the condition
of the wheat is until this rain has had
time to show it up, but it is believed
fully rs per cent of it is in fairly good
condition, and with a favorable season
from now on we may raise a reason
able crop. A great many cattle have
been marketed during the past month.
Stock of all kinds is in good condition,
with plenty of feed on hand.
Castleton, Reno county-The month
Of March has been ClrV with the eXceD-
ton of two rains of about an inch
each Wheat is green but not grow
ing. It is good color, but it did not
stool well last fall. Fruit is all right
to date and there viii be an abundance
of peaches If nothing happens later
The recent freeze was dry and the
wind blew so that fruit was not in
jured. Some farmers are listing corn