The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-26
WHEAT IMPROVED.
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southern. The early grasses and
blackberries are in bloom in Harper
Alfalfa, in general, is growing very
well. Grass is starting slowly in. the
central counties, pastures are in good
condition in the southern. Early po-
tatoes are being cultivated in Cowley.
Ground is in good condition
! Barton-The recent rains were bad
" needed; wheat much improved;
some corn being planted; alfalfa in
good condition and growing we'll; fruit
prospects good; too wet for farm
work
Butler-Farm work delayed by
rains but the ground is now in fine
condition and everything doing Well:
wheat and alfalfa doing very well;
pastures not yet good enough TO turn
stock out; no damage to fruit, except
possibly to budded peaches.
CowIey-TOo cool for growth of
vegetation; wheat and oats look we'll;
corn planting nearly finished; some
corn coming up; early potatoes being
cultivated; stock being turned out to
pasture; apple trees going out Of
bloom.
Dickinson-Wheat growing nicely;
corn planting progressing rapidly;
some corn up, but not warm enough
for good growth; oats and spring
wheat very fine; grass started.
Harper-Wheat in fine condition,
oats somewhat improved: ground in
good condition since the rains; early
/ grapes and blackberrfes in bloom !;
enough to harrow.
Jewell-Oats. wheat and rye doing
finely alfalfa and pastures rather
backward; but little corn planted:
peaches about ready to bloom.
kingman - Wheat growing nicely
and promises a good crop; oats grow
ing rapidly; pastures in good condi-
ton; corn planting interrupted by
Osborne-The rain has greatly helped
wheat; alfalfa growing finely; corn
] planting in progress; trees coming into
leaf.
Ottawa-Wheat in good condition.
though some pieces are rather thin on
account of unfavorable weather prior
to this week; corn planting has been
/ general this week; alfalfa doing well
since the rains; grass starting to grow;
fruit prospects generally good. but
plums and apricots have suffered some
| damage; apples beginning to bloom.
/ Pratt-Fine rains this week-the first
/, since last November; wheat has stood
the winter well and is not materially
| damaged; prospects for fair crop.
Reno-Wheat now looking fine; corn
coming up; fruit apparently not much
damaged by the freeze on the 10th and
18th.
! looking we'll; corn planting begun; some
| damage to fruit by repeated freezing.
Sedgwick-Wheat,o oats, and corn very
good; alfalfa fine-about seven inches
high; apple trees in full bloom; ground
Sumner-A cold week; vegeta ton
growing slowly; a few have turned
1 stock out to pasture; corn coming up;
| oats grow very slowly; apple trees out
| of bloom and in full leaf.
Washington-Wheat looks well, and
promises a good crop; oats growing
| slowly-rather cold and wet for them /;
corn planting begun but the ground S
growing we'll in southwest part but
slowly in southeast; general fruit pros
poets good; peaches, plums, and april
cots in bloom; apricots may be slight
~ injured by the frost.
| Western Division.
| Wheat has been improved by the
rains in Ford county, with little or no
Improvement elsewhere. Spring wheat
| in Lane county is in better condition
than the winter wheat, and is growing.
Oats are not UP yet Barley is coming
up in Lane and Thomas counties and
has terminated in Ford Alfalfa grows
| slowly in F'inney and Ness counties,
| but is doing very well in Ford and
| Wallace counties. Grass is starti1g
| very backward. Cattle are still being
fed
Finney=Not enough rain to be ben
efcial: very little wheat left; barley
and oats not yet above the ground
range grass starting very slowly; al
lfalfa growing slowly; fruit promises
well.
Ford-sumcient rain to terminate
DdIieS anu OatSs sal sass ~ OAAotS
growth of wheat and benefit all vege-
tation: first good rain since Novembe
S; wheat continues in satisfactory con-
dition and is beyond danger for the
present; alfalfa doing nicely; many
fruit blossoms killed, but late buds
are coming out nicely.
Greeley-High wind and dust storm
on the 21st followed by light show
er, which will help grass little; we
are still needing rain badly.
/ Lane-Winter wheat has recently
come up with a poor stand generally,
but has nearly ceased growing; con-
siderable is being plowed or listed to
corn; spring wheat looks better and is
growing some; barley drilled this
month is coming up; rain is needed
/ very much.
Ness@This week rather more favor