The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13


month ago, although some rust is re-
ported on low land. Harvest is on
IN fulI blast No damage from rain
as yet. Considerable wheat is cut; has
not filled well and yield will be small
compared with last year.
| Elns-Too much rain has caused rust.
Late wheat very much shrunken. Pros
pect poorer than last month
| EIk-Very poor; not much cut and
that harvested is rotting in the shock.
Prospect discouraging.
| EIlSWorth-Wheat ready for cutting
ten days ago, but only a few pieces re
harvested. Ground too soft. One-thiI d
| is beaten down by wind, rain and hail
SO that it cannot be saved. The grain
itself is as good as promised last
month.
Finney-Wheat benefited by rains:
none cut yet. Prospect, as a whole, is
poor. dry winter did the great dam
age.
Ford-win have about one-half of
last years crop. Little damage by
rains. Not much wheat is harvested.
Ripening slowly.
| Franklin-Conditions bad. Fields very
| soft and harvesting at present out of
| the question. Present outlook is that
! there VIII not be enough saved in this
county for seed.
! Hamilton-No damage by rain; what
wheat there is will yield good crop.
Harper-RainS have done damage he
fore and after cutting. The grade will
be hurt. Prospects not SO good as ear
| lier.
Harvey-The little wheat harvested is
rotting in the shock; that yet uncut is
| badly down and much of it destroyed.
| Immense damage done by rains and
high water. Dead ripe and uncut. Ma
| chimes cannot go into fields for a week
if rains cease. Damaged one-third by
rains. Straw falling and berry bleach
! ing.
| Hodgeman-Wheat conditions about
the same or a little below one month
ago. There will be raised scarcely more
than enough for seed in this county.
Jackson-Wheat injured 10 per cent
| by rust. The crop will be damaged 26
per cent by the rains.
JefferSOn-ProSpect not as good as
and wheat falling down. Outlook dis
| couraging. Much damage by overflow.
Some farmers are trying to save crop
by using cradles. Black rust is prevail
ent. Outlook very discouraging.
Jewell-NOt nearly so good as one
month ago. Rains have done much
damage and little wheat is cut.
Johnson-Outlook discoura ging. With
a cessation of rains two-thirds of a crop
might be saved. Some is in shock, some
standing and some on ground as left by
the machine.
Kearny-No damage by rain. Condi-
tions not quite as good as one month
ago.
Kmgman-Wheat damaged by rain
and is falling down. Harvest retarded.
Shocks are sprouting. Yield good.
Kiowa-No material damage by rain.
Prospects Is per cent below one month
ago.
Labette-Crop damaged fully so per
cent Rain has fallen every day ttllS
month and nearly every day in the last
half of June. Growing in shock and
likely to be nearly worthless
Lane-not over 25 per cent of a crop;
rusting badly. Harvesting not begun.
Observation-Disclosures damaged very
much by rain. At best there cannot be
more than half a crop saved. Fully one
half is uncut; is falling down and grow
ing on the ground. Prospects one-hat
what they were one month ago.
Lincoln-Greatest loss to wheat by
floods ever known. Shocked wheat
washed away on lowlands. Prospect so
per cent poorer than a month ago
Lyon-There will be practically no
wheat saved in this county: Mostly De
stroyed by June floods and the rest by
the later floods, except on upland.
Marion-No wheat cut and much is
entirely lost probably so per cent Har-
vest retarded by rain and overflow on
lower lands.
vest just beginning and rain falling eV-
cry day. Yield prospects same as 80
days ago.
Pherson-Wheat has been ripe
for a. week, but continued rains pre-
vent harvest Some cannot be saved
at all. Much damage has been done
and prospect very much below that
of one month ago.
ADMINISTRATION could not be
much worse; fields flooded. Loss can
not be otherwise than heavy. out
look gloomy.
Mitchell-Damage by rains rs to 33
per cent. Harvest only fairly begun.
Shocked wheat is in very bad shape. |
Quality of berry excellent.
Montgomery-Crop on bottom land
totally destroyed by floods. No har-
veSting done.
Morris-I doubt if we can harvest
enough in Morris county for seed.
None cut yet. Even if the rains cease |
we cannot get into the fields for a
week. Ripe and falling badly. Dam
aged by rain, hail and rust Prospect |
lessened half since July l.
Nemaha-Not much wheat in coun- |
ty Too wet now for harvesting.
Neosho-Ten days of rain have |
made harvesting impossible. Yield |
and quality will be poor
Norton-Red and black rust very /
common and some fine looking fields |
are reported not worth cutting. No |
damage to grain in shock as yet. Yield |
much less than promised one month |
ago.
binder, but ground too soft for the
machines. Some of that uncut has
fallen down and cannot be saved.
That in shock is suffering damage.
Osborne-Severe storms of rain and
hail have damaged wheat. With ia
vorable weather we may realize half
a crop. One week ago it promised the
pest we ever ndQ- IN DdQ shape, 100
much rain, and now rust has ap-
peared. Late wheat has not filled
well and some is now so fallen down
it cannot be saved. Harvest 10 to IA
days late.
Ottawa-Situation serious on bot
tom lands; on uplands not seriously
damaged. About one-half harvested.
Pawnee-Wheat is bleaching, but
not shattering. Ground very wet.
Prospect not nearly as good as one
month ago. Rains have done small |
damage. Shrinkage will make yield
of late wheat 20 per cent. less.
Phillips-Wheat damaged about
one-third by rust. One-fifth is cut
and the rest is falling down Harvest |