The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-26
Recent Rains General Over
Million BHshel Counties.
Most Fields Have Stood theWin.
ter Well.
RANGES NOT GREEN.
Alfalfa and Pastures in Western
Counties Backward.
StOckmen Still Forced to Feed
Herds Of Cattle.

The following is the weekly crop re-
port for Kansas issued today by Direc-
tor Jennings Of the government wealth
er bureau:
General Condition.
The first days Of the week were cold
and dry. the last days being warmer
and wet, the week closing with fina
general rains.
Eastern Division.
Wheat has made a good growth in
the central and northern counties and
is doing well in the southern: in Mont
| gomery it is jointing. Oats are improv-
1 ing in the south and are coming up Ia
the north, but growth has been slow
owing to the cool weather. Corn
planting has begun in the northern
counties; corn is coming up in the
southern and central counties but tha
| growth is slow on account Of the cool
weather. Apple trees are in bloom in
Anderson, Coffey. and Woodson: in
Shawnee they are full Of buds AMI
nearly in bloom, and in Brown are
budding. Peaches are in bloom in tha
central counties and are beginning to
bloom in the northern. Plums, pears.
and cherries are In bloom in the central
counties and beginning to bloom in the
! southern part of the northern. Straw
/ berries are in bloom in Coffey but have
been injured in Cherokee. Early pota-
toes are coming up IN PottaWatornie
/ and WoOdson. and are being cultivated
/ in Montgomery. Pastures are tmprov-
/ ing, and tame grasses are growing
/ well Alfalfa is starting well. Home
grown lettuce and radishes are on the
market in WoOdson.
Anderson-Farmwork stopped by
rains; low lands flooded; apple, pears.
and plum trees in bloom; warmer
weather and sunshine needed.
Brown-Wheat has made good growth
and is in promising condition: cold
| weather has retarded the oats but thoy
are now coming up and generally sh1w
a fair stand; pastures look well; some
corn planted; garden truck coming up:
N some cherries IN blooms peaches and
apples budding.
Cherokee-Weafha too cold: corn
coming UP very slcwlyi wheat doing
well; oats and pastures improving;
strawberries mostly blasted SO far.
Doniphan-Wheat still looks bad.
some viii be plowed up; oats coming
up no corn planted; farmwork at a
standstill on account of cold wet
weather; fruit buds slow in coming
out; plums beginning to bloom; peach
es just opening; most grapes still dor
mant.
Franklin.-No complaining done:
too much rain; creeks oyerflowing
their banks; grass beginning to grow;
peaches in bloom.
JeffersOn--A cold, windy week. end
ing warmer; ground saturated with
water; vegetation coming on slowly;
no corn planted; peaches IN bloom
Johnson.-ToO cold and wet for
farmwOrlk; some are done planting
corn, others have not begun; a large
amount Of stalk ground not yet plow-
ed.
L.inn.-Wheat and cats look well;
| about half the corn planted, but 1t is
too cold for termination; teamwork
stopped by rainy weather.
Montgomery Complaining about
finished wheat jOinting, has a good
i color and is growing well; early pota-
. toes and sweet corn being cultivated,
week ends with fine growing weather;
lilacs in bloom
Morris.-A sold, wet week; wheat and
rye doing we'll; oats growing slowly;
complaining begun; cattle on past
} ure; everything needs warmer wealth
: er.
Osage.-Considerable plowing and
, planting done fore part of week, too
: wet latter part; wheat in good condi-
E ton.
tawatomie.-Wheat in fine condi-
= ton; alfalfa. starting well; oats up and
looking well; pastures Backward pO-
: along the Kaw will have an increased
acreage of sweet potatoes this year.
peaches and plums in bloom.
Riley.-Farmwork hindered by wet
weather; complaining begun, much
: ground prepared for planting; grass
! stock in good condition; plums and
5 cherries in bloom
r Shawnee.-Wheat and rye growing
? finely; oats. up and a fine stand;
prepared for complaining; soil IN
: / good condition; grass coming on nice
": cold wet days hard on young
stock: potato-planting in progress;
garden truck coming up nicely; peach
and apple-trees very promising, full OF
buds and nearly in bloom
Wilson.-Wheat and oats short;
some Of the earliest planted corn COM
ing up, but it is uneven; some corn
large enough to plow; a few have
, turned their cattle out to pasture; corn
. ground in fine condition; most all the
l corn planted; some damage to peaches
2 by frost.
/ Woodson.=Wheat doing well; good
o week for teamwork; complaining con-
: tinues and is nearly completed early
potatoes up; homegrown radishes and
: lettuce on market; apples and cherries
in full bloom
Middle Division.
. Wheat has improved in all parts OF
the division: in most of the counties
o the Improvement has been quite de-
= cfded Spring wheat is very fine m
+ | Dickinson. Oats are improving but
the weather is too cool for best re-
suits Corn planting is nearly finished
lin the southern and has begun in the
northern counties; 1t is coming up in
E planting is ready TO harrow in Har-
2 per Peaches are in bloom IN WASH
> ington and ready to bloom in Jewell,
q with some damage in Butler and Ed
\ / wards Plums and aprtcOts are in
I ! bloom in Washington they are dam
L aged in Ottawa. and possibly the ap-
, ricots are in Washington Apples are
8 beginning to bloom in the northern
4 counties. are in full bloom in the cen