Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-07-22
CORN CROP CONDITIONS.
Interesting Reports From Various
Counties in Kansas.

OOolu VI 10 iSPOitSu W
the secretary Of the board in detail be-
low:
ALLEN-Corn in the river bottoms is
drowned out; with II to 16 inches of rain
in the past month. prospect even on up
land is discouraging.
ANDERSON = Conditions precarious.
Many fields abandoned because of wet
be high estimate of possible crop.
misunderstanding to my recollec-
ton OF forty years, prospects for corn
In this county were never worse at SINH
lar date. With future conditions favor
able half crop Is not impossible. Not
so good as a month ago. Corn in low
lands drowned out and many other. fields
hopelessly weedy; prospect unusually dis
BARBER-Never had better outlook;
growing fast and tasseling. Fields gen
orally well cultivated and clean. First
class; plenty of moisture.
BARTON-Corn in excellent condition;
would rate 80 per cent; much improved
In past month.
cent ruined. Cant be over one-third of
crop with conditions favorable from
! now on.
4...UWN-Conditon very unpromising;
| much drowned out; too wet for cultiva-
ton and fields weedy. With fair weather
may get 90 per cent of crop.
BUTLER-Prospect less by % per cent
than that Of thirty days before. Some
two weeks; all is weedy. Damaged by
washouts and weeds; could not cultivate
In time; may make one-fourth
! crop.
CLASSROOM on bottom lands nearly
| all ruined by high water and much or
that on upland has been washed out.
Prospect disheartening.
| CHAUTAUQUA-Dam in lowlands
| by too much water; cultivation retarded.
Clear. warm weather is improving stu
| CUEPOKEE T,rn;rr ,,o,,on,. s,,e,or
Ing from superintendent rainfall; choked
by weeds and grass; promise for less
than half crop. Not prosperous; too
weedy; too wet, and much has been scald-
ed. With most favorable conditions from
| now on 1t may exceed one-half a crop.
| CHEY ENNE-Prospect the best for
years. A little too much rain interfered
are excellent.
CLARK-Greatly improved. Abundant
rain; corn furnishing.
viii nsHs Bs Bsse1s Is
crop In the county's history.
| COFFEY-Corn poor; on bottom lands
destroyed by floods; on uplands small,
prospect since 1860; too much rain; con-
dtions gradually declined in past thirty
days.
CoMANCHE-Promise never before so
good; conditions much improved.
| COWLEY-Condtions improved; corn
on upland prosperous and favorable for
good crop; on lowlands, however. 1t is
CRAWFORD-Condit decreased %
per cent in past thirty days on account
If rains. Could not have full crop I'M
Ter most favorable future circumstances.
Wet weather has wrought much damage.
DECATUR-Prospero condition 100
Plenty of rain. With the exception of
lateness, corn has never been better; in
dications point toward a large crop, Much
/ improvement noted in past thirty days.
| D1CKINSON-Totally destroyed by
! floods in bottoms. Cultivation out of the
question; fields generally weedy. Situa-
DOUGLAS-Corn backward; some fields
very weedy. A full crop could not be
expected even with the best of condi-
lions from now on. Unpromising; much
once and considerable of that on low
lands rained by flods.
EDWARDS-Improved 20 per cent in
past. 30 days. Soil could not be BETTER
plants flourishing. Fields well cultivated
ELK~Very poor; too wet and weedy.
On upland almost failure; will be good
on bottoms with future conditions ia
vorable; dry enough now for cultivating
to begin.
ELLIS-Never better, and ground is
saturated with moisture sufficient for the
next thirty days. Conditions decidedly
improved in past month.
| ELLSWORTH-In excellent condition
| except in the few fields where weeds are
DAD, prospect IOT Iull CROP COHullIoll
100 per cent; stand good tasseling. The
ground is thoroughly soaked.
FINNEY-Greatly improved in past ten
lays; corn has been cultivated and is
.ooking well. Prospects are splendid and
improving.
FORDSCondition improved in the
past month; plenty of moisture; corn is
thrifty and of good color. Early corn
tasseling; that planted late is generally
| FRANKLIN-Either drowned or so
weedy as to be worthless. Corn stu
alton demoralzing and with best OF fu-
| ture conditions we cannot have more
than about one-fourth of a crop. Not
encouraging; has been too wet to put in
| customary area that planted compare
lively poor stand and cannot be prop
erly worked Much not cultivated at all.
GOVE-Soil in excellent condition and
corn never promised so much, prospects
| good and fields clean; ground wet; pest
prospect In nineteen years.
| Observation-Disclosures are for the best
crop county ever had. Never better out
look.
GRANT-small area. but, looks we'll
| GREELEY-Too much rain Excessive
| rains in past two months damaged corn
too wet to cultivate; fields weedy. Can
not expect more than one-half crop.
| HAMILTON-As a whole, the condi-
lions are favorable.
HARPER-Corn doing well and tassel-
| ing; fiel-s too wet to cultivate ana get
K....VEY-Hundr of acres not crl-
| tiyated because of excessive rainfall,
which also likely diminished the area
cultivation out Of the question ana weeds
| growing fast. Corn in bad shape, IN
| 5ured by standing water and choked Dy
weeds; where cultivated the plant Is max
| ing good growth. Cannot expect better
| than half a crop.
t.ASKELL-Small area planted; condi-
| ton slightly improved.
H GEMAN-Excellent rains; corr
| flourishing. Prospect flattering.
| Observation-Disclosures improving; cult
walton being pushed; all very weeuy
Lowlands very wet and much corr
| drowned out. ,, &c
much damage by overflow, and frequen,
rains prevented cultivation. With future
| favorable weather a half crop may pe
JEWELL-Improved in past thirty
days. A little late, but stand GOOD; sol
| favorable. Some turning yellow because
of too much rain and too little sunshine
corn in uncultivated fields choked padly
by weeds; condition IS per cent. corn
| in fields we'll cultivated 1OO per CENT
| the remainder ranges from fair to poor
EARNY-Conditions improved. corr
| looking well. ,,ood
| kIOWA-Best 1 ever saw; stand good
| fields clean and we'll cultivated.
ia Ii'JABETTE-Three weeks of continuou!
| rain. Impossible to work the fields; yer!
weedy and corn turning yellow; situatioI
| discouraging. a 4,
| IANE@Condition much improved II
| Eorn looking we'll; prospect good.