The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-21
HARVEST is BEGUN
Wheat in Southern Counties in
the Shock.
Rust and ScaId Reported in
Dickinson and Sumner.
CORN HAS IMPROVED.
Fields Are Being Cultivated the
Second Time.
First Cutting of Alfalfa Has
Been Stacked.
CORN HAS IMPROVED.

In the southern Kansas counties. along
the eastern border of the state the
wheat harvest is we'll under way and
many fields have been cut and shocked.
The weekly climate and crop report
for Kansas issued today by Director
Jennings Of the weather bureau says;
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
Though the temperature is still vary
ing slightly below normal. yet the
night temperatures were much warmer
than previous weeks
The rainfall has been light in the east
ern counties Of the western division and
the western counties of the middle di-
vision. also in the central counties OF
the eastern division. Good rains have
fallen in the western counties of the
western division and the eastern cOun-
ties Of the middle, with heavy rains in
the southern counties of the eastern d.
vision. HailstOrms occurred in Sher-
man. Phillips, Washington, Chase and
Wilson counties
EASTERN DIVISION.
Wheat is in very good condition In
the extreme southern counties II is be-
ing harvested. and in Cherokee prom
fses an unusually good yield The early
wheat has bloomed in Doniphan and is
turning in POttaWat tonne and Riley
Corn has grown rapidly under the IN
huence Of warmer nights, its greatest
,feed now, being cultivation. Oats are
heading in the northern counties and
beginning to ripen in the southern.
Grass has grown well and meadows ana
pastures are fine. The first crop of al
falfa has generally been cut but was
damaged by rain in many counties.
Early potatoes are being marketed and
are abundant. Apples are very prom
Using In Shawnee but are dropping
badly in many of the northeastern coun-
ties. Cherries are unusually abundant
fra the central counties. Blackberries
are being marketed in the southern
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trail
MIDDLE DIVISION
Wheat harvest has begun in the eX-
IRENE southern counties. Wheat is in
very good condition, except Dickinson
reports it rustiug, and sumner scald-
ed in spots Grass is very good. Rye
is being cut in Clay. Oats are head
ing in the northern counties and be
ginning to ripen in the southern; the
crop promises a good yield except in
Pawnee- Barley is ready to cut in
Barber. Corn has improved rapidly,
and in most of the division is being
cultivated. The first crop of alfalfa
has generally been cut and, though
fine crop. much Of the hay has been
damaged by the weather. Cherries
are very abundant. Early apples are
ripe in the south, also blackberries.
Fruit in general is very promising.
Barber-Eirst crop of alfalfa near
ly all put up; second crop growing
WELL wheat and barley nearly ready
TO harvest; corn and cane doing we'll;
potatoes and cherries fine and plen-
tiful.
Barton-A fine week for farm
work; corn being cultivated the sec
ond time; wheat generally filed and
turning.
Cowley-Corn doing we'll; much of
it weedy but being cleaned rapidly:
soft wheat being cut and is proving a
good crop; hard wheat ripening and
is well filed: oats a heavy crop and
beginning TO ripen; early apples and
blackberries on market.
Dtckinson-A good week for grow
ing crops and farm work; fruits and
crops of all kinds doing well except
wheat, which is rusting quite badly:
first crop of alfalfa badly damaged
Harper Wheat harvest well under
way; grain in fine condition; oats
looking welli corn hip high, good
color and growing rapidly, but weedv
Harvey-Alfalfa badly damaged bv
wet weather wheat nearly ripe: the
weeds have taken some corn and it
has been pIOwed up; fruit doing we'll
Ottawa-Wheat and oats promise a
good yield; corn doing well where not
too weedy; alfalfa about all stacked.
apples and pears badly damaged by
blight; pastures good and cattle doing
well; potatoes unusually good.
Pawnee-Wheat filling. cane Kafr
corn and corn growing nicely; oats