The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-28

turn; second crop Of alfalfa nearly
ready to cut; some damage by hail
Ottawa-Harvest of soft wheat and
rye begun; all crops doing Well; oats
good crop; too wet to clean corn, but it
is fine where clean.
Pawnee-Wheat ripening; cane, Kafir
corn, and corn growing nicely.
Phillips-Good week for corn but
much if it still very weedy; cherries
about all picked.
Pratt-Harvest is begun; corn doing
we'll; plenty of help.
RenO-Ali crops in good condition; al
falfa in stack; wheat harvest COM
menced.
Republic-Too wet for teamwork ex.
ceDt southeast corner; some alfalfa cut
and spoiled by rain: corn small. and
weedy; wheat, cats, and some corn
| damaged by wind; bottom wheat too
wet.
RusseII-very destructive hail, much
wheat, corn, and other crops being ru-
ined.
saline-whea about ready to har-
vest; hail, high wind, and rain damag-
ed much of it.
Sedgwick-Wheat harvest begun, good
crop; corn on upland good, on lowlands
backward and weedy; oats very good.
pastures fine; some ground zoo wet for
work.
Smith-Good growing week, with
plenty of rain; haying delayed; some
damage by hail; wheat headed; condi-
| ton varied; oats good; new potatoes
plenty.
Sumner-Good week for harvest:
wheat generally good quality, but some
Scalded, about half cut; oats turning;
corn growing rapidly.
Washington-Ground too wet for
work; crops growing rapidly; wheat
! turning and filling fairly well: oats
headed; corn growing rapidly, but some
very weedy; cherries and mulberries
ripe; some damage by rail.
Western Division.
rr4r-.
rapidly and viii soon be ready to cut;
the first crop is in the stack but a con-
siderable part of it was damaged by
wet weather. Wheat is heading well in
Sheridan and is in bloom in Thomas.
Spring wheat is in fine condition in
Thomas. Grass generally is in good
condition, though it is getting dry in
Clark Corn has grown rapidly but it
is weedy. Barley is heading in Wal
lace and beginning to ripen in Thomas
and Decatur. Cherries are Tipe, fine,
and an unusually large crop. Home
grown potatoes are on the market in
Thomas. Cattle are in fine condition.
Decatur-Corn growing rapidly, very
weedy in places; too wet to cure alfal-
ia; barley showing sign of ripening;
will be a heavy crop.
Finney-Good rains past week; pas
lures and range grasses fine; oats and
barley will be good; wheat light; large
crop of cherries being gathered.
Ford-Slight change; alfalfa on bot
toms growing rapidly, that on uplands
doing very nicely; wheat improved by
rain; barley and oats fair; harvest will
be late.
Ness-Corn fine; small grain suffered
from the droutn; grass extra good; cat
tie doing finely; potatoes looking fine;
cherries and mulberries ripe.
Norton-Too wet for teamwork but
crops and pastures benefited; alfalfa
nearly all in stack; good crop of cher
ries ripening.
Sheridan-Wheat doing well and fill
ing nicely; spring grain good; corn get
ting weedy; much alfalfa damaged;
cherries very fine; gardens good; pas
lures excellent.
Thomas-Barley promises a large
crop, early fields beginning to turn;
spring wheat fine as also some winter
wheat; corn growing rapidly and being
cultivated; heavy crop of cherries ripen-
ing; new potatoes on the market.