The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
RAIN is NEEDED.
Kansas Corn Crop Would BE
Benefited by Showers.
Fall Flowing Delayed by Dry,
Hard Ground.
MELONS In MARKET.
Grapes Plentiful In Many Coun-
ties But Apples Poor.
I'm Northwest Barley Yields Bet
ter Than Wheat.
MELONS In MARKET.

The following is the weekly climate
and crop report for Kansas issued
this morning by Director Jennings OF
the weather bureau:
General Conditions.
The first part of the week was
continuation of the cool weather eX-
perienced SO long this season but the
last few days were hot. Good showers
have occurred in the extreme SOUTH
western counties, a few central coun-
ties. and the extreme northeastern;
light showers have been more gen
orally scattered over the state.
Eastern Division
Early corn is maturing in the ex-
IRENE southern counties, and in Chau-
tauqua county is about ready to cut.
Corn is needing rain, and in the CEN
trail and northern the early corn needs
it badly. Late corn is being Guilt
waited and is growing. Thrashing con-
tinues being nearly finished in the
southern counties and progressing rap
idly in the northern. Flowing for
wheat sowing is progressing where the
ground is not too hard. Prairie hay
ing is being pushed and a large crop
of fine hay is being put up Potatoes
are a light crop in johnson but prom
Use large crop in Marshall Sweet
potatoes are doing well in Pottawat-
Omie. Apples are almost a failure IN
Jefferson, while summer apples are ripe
and a good crop in Shawnee. Grapes
are ripening in Woodson and begin
ming to ripen in Shawnee. Pastures
are still good but are now needing
rain.
Anderson County-Corn needs rain
badly; fall blowing delayed by dry.
hard ground; hay crop fine; yield of
grain continues light and of low grade.
Bourbon-Corn doing well but needs
49, ~
are light in weight; farmers busy put
ting up prairie hay. which is a large
crop.
Brown-Thrashing and stacking in
ground too dry to pillow well.
Chautauqua-A fine week for hay
ing and other teamwork; some of our
best corn ready to cut; cultivation late
corn being rushed.
Cheroke-A good week for farm
work; corn doing well; wheat yield
ranges from light to fair, smooth
wheat yielding best; oats crop light.
Coney-A dry, warm week; corn
must have rain soon or perish; sur
face of ground getting very dry; good
weather for haying and thrashing.
tranklin-Tame hay about all put up;
thrashing the order of the day; oat
yield ranges from light to fair, except
what was cut during the rainy season
which all spoiled; bluegrass seed ranges
from fair to very good; fax crop light;
timothy good.
Jefferson-A dry week; corn very
much in need of rain; a good crop of
hay being put up; apples almost a fail
ure. pasture good but needing rain;
gardens beginning to wilt
Johnson-Corn would be benefited by
rain; some late corn still being cultiva-
ted; blowing in progress; thrashing half
done with light yield of wheat, oats,
and English bluegrass; potatoes a very
light crop; some buckwheat has been
sown.
Marshall-Corn needing rain; a local
shower benefited some corn but most
OF county very dry; potato crop will he
large and of fine quality; pastures dry
ing up some but there is plenty OF wa
ter; good weather for haying but ground
too dry and hard to pillow.
ing crops and for blowing. and the lat
ter half good weather for having:
thrashing nearly finished; yield general
ly light
hot and dry; good time for haymaking;
the pastures are still good; sweet po-
tatoes are doing well.
Riley-Corn and late planted crops
need rain but no damage has yet been
done by drought; a good week for
thrashing; getting too dry to pillow well;
pastures showing effects of dry wealth
er; most of the prairie hay put up
good yield and quality.
Shawnee-Early corn needing rain
badly; some corn damaged by dry
weather in northwest part; prairie hay
ing in progress; fall blowing begun;
ground vrey dry; blackberries and sum
mer apples ripe; grapes beginning to
ripen.
Middle Division.
Early corn is maturing in the south
ern counties and is a very sod crop
cutting has begun in Barber and feed
ing in Cowley counties. Corn in gen
eral. is in good condition, but rain is
needed now to continue il. Late corn
mas made good growth Thrashing con-
unues- Prairie haying is in progress
ana a me crop is being put up. The
third crop of alfalfa is in bloom in
Sumner county, is about ready to cut in
Clay, ready TO cut in Barton, and is
being cut in Butler county and is a
good crop. Flowing for fall wheat is
progressing in many counties but is re-
tarded in some counties by the ground