Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-07-28
CORN CROP CONDITIONS.
Interesting Reports From Various
Counties In kansah.

the various counties, to the state
board of agriculture, is reported BY
the secretary Of the board In detail be
low:
ALLEN-Corn In the river bottoms Is
drowned out; with u to is inches of rain
N the past month, prospect even on up
ANDERSON = Conditions precarious
Many fields abandoned because of wet
weather and weeds. Fifty per cent would
be high estimate of a possible crop.
AUTHORIZATIONS to my recollec-
tlon or forty years, prospects for corn
IN TINS county were never worse at SINH
lar date. With future conditions favor
able half crop Is not impossible. Not
so good as month ago Corn In low
,ands drowned out and many other fields
hopeIessly Weedy; prospect unusually dis
couraging.
BARBER-Never had better outlook.
growing fast and tasseling Fields gem
orally well cultivated and clean, First
class; plenty of moisture.
BARTON-Corn in excellent condition;
WOULD rate 50 per cent; much improved
BoURBoN-Too much moisture; % per
cent ruined. Can't be over one-third of
crop with conditions favorable from
L..UWN-Conditons very unnrom,sinp.
much drowned out; too wet for cultlva-
ton and fields weedy. With fair weather
may get 80 per cent of crop.
.h bUILER-Prospect less by % per cent
than that of thirty days before. Some
not cultivated at all, and none in the last
Two weeks; all Is weedy. Damaged by
WashoutS and weeds; could not cultivate
I'LL Tune; may make one-fourth y.
CHAsE--Corn on bottom lands nearly
AZ ruined by high water and much or
mat on upland has been washed out.
Prospect disheartening.
OH TrTATTnTTA
Dy TOO much water; cultivation retarded.
lear warm weather Is improving stu
CHERoKEE-Turnlng yellow; suffer-
ing IRON superintendent rainfall; choked
ny weeds and grass promise for less
man half a crop. Not prosperous too
weedy; too wet, and much has been scald-
ca. with most favorable conditions from
NOW ~, ON on y may exceed one-half crop.
fENNE-Prospect the best for
years. A little too much rain interfered
WIN cultivatlon but otherwise conditions
are excellent.
-, C(IL.AaktK-,GIreatly improved. Abundant
RAIN corn flourishing.
:, CLQUD-lf present prospect Is con-
tinued we will have the biggest corn
crop In the county's history.
COFFEY-Corn poor; on bottom lands
destroyed by floods; on uplands small,
weedy and unsatisfactory stand. Worst
prospect since 1860; too much rain; con-
days. ENS' '''''''
CQMANCHE-Promlse never before SO
good; conditions much improved.
COWLEY-COndtlons improved: corn
on upland prosperous and favorable for
good crop; on lowlands, however 1t is
washed ash lou out or Is toe, wet and weedy.
CRAWFORD-Con decreased 20
per cent In past thirty days on account
or rains. Could not have a full crop un-
der most favorable future circumstances.
W." Hr, Wea sIT,I has wrought much damage.
Plenty of rain. With the exception OF
lateness, corn has never been better; in
dlcations point toward large crop. Much
Improvement noted in past thirty days.
floods in bottoms. Cultivation out Of the
ton improving.
DoUGLAs-C backward; some fields
very weedy. A full crop. could not be
expected even with the best Of condi-
lions from now on. Unpromising; much
upland corn even has not been cultivated
once and considerable of that on low
lands ruined by flods.
EDWARDS-Improved 20 per cent in
past 30 days. Soil could not be better;
plants Furnishing. Fields well cultivated
ELK-yery poor; too wet and weedy.
on bottoms with future conditions O IA
to begin.
ELLIs-Never better, and ground is
saturated with moisture sufficient for the
next thirty days. Conditions decidedly
improved In past month.
ELLSWORTH-ln excellent condition
except In the few fields where weeds are
bad; prospect for. full crop. Condition
ground Is thoroughly soaked.
FINNEY-Greatly improved In past ten
lays; corn has been cultivated and Is
cooking well. Prospects are splendid and
FoRD~condltion improved in the
past month; plenty of molsture; corn is
thrifty and OF good color Early corn
tasseling; that planted late is generally
clean.
FRANKLIN-Either drowned or so
weedy as to be worthless. Corn stu
alton demoralizing and with best of flu
ture conditions we cannot have more
than about one-fourth of a crop. Not
encouraging; has been too wet to put In
customary area; that planted compare
lively poor stand and cannot be prop
erly worked, Much not cultivated at all.
GOVE-Soil In excellent condition and
corn never promised 30 much. Prospects
good and fields clean; ground wet; best
prospect In nineteen years.
Standardization are for the best
crop county ever had. Never better out
look.
GRANT-small area, but looks WELL
GREELEY-Too much rain. Excessive
rains In past two months damaged corn;
too wet to cultivate; fields weedy. Can
not expect more than one-half a crop.
Prospects unpromlslng; too much rain.
HAMlLTON-As a whole, the condl-
lions are favorable.
HARPER-Corn doing well and tassel-
ing; fiel-s too wet to cultivate and get
ting weedy.
h..-.VEY-Hundreds OF acres not Gull
tlvated because OF excessive rainfall,
which also likely diminished the area
cultivation out OF the question, and weeds
growing fast, Corn In bad shape; In
1ured by standing water and choked by
weeds; where cultivated the plant Is max
ing good growth. Cannot expect better
than half a crop.
I4aSkELL-Small area planted; condl-
ton slightly improved.
h Standardization rains; corn
flourlshlng. Prospect flatterlng.
ACKSON-Situation improving; cultl-
walton being pushed; all very .weedy.
Lowlands very wet and much corn
drowned out.
JEFFERsoN-outlook gloomy; corn is
backward and very wet. In lowlands
much damage by overflow, and frequent
rains prevented cultivation. With future
secured.
JEMELIl-Improved in past thirty
days. A little late, but stand good; soil
favorable. Some turning yellow because
OF too much rain and too little sunshine;
corn In uncultvated fields choked badly
by weeds; condition 70 per cent. Corn
in fields well cultivated 100 per cent;
the remainder ranges from fair to poor.
KEARNY-Conditlons improved. Corn
kioWA-Best ever saw; stand good
fields clean and well cultivated.
LABETTE-Three weeks OF continuous
rain. Impossible to work the fields; very
a