The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

llOn ana II not cut by frost Will fufnlSn
a Iarget crop of forage Apples are be-
ing picked and in most counties a good
crop of potatoes is being dug. Peaches
are abundant in the northern counties
and are good.
Barton-Farmwork suspended on ac-
count of rain; ground very wet; fourth
crop OF alfalfa fine; prairie haying I'm
lshed, crop very good; pastures good.
/ Butler-Al1 crops looking well; Suffi-
Gent rain during the week to keep pas
lures green; hay crop above the aver
| age; cane and Kafir-corn doing well,
and if frost keeps off will make up for
| shortage of corn.
Cloud-Ground in fine condition;
early sown wheat coming up.
| Cowley-F'ine week for all kinds of
teamwork, especially for wheat-seeding;
early-sown rye being pastured new
corn coming into market; fourth crop
of alfalfa ready to cut; fall sown al
| falfa up and growing finely
| Dickinson-Seeding at a standstill on
account of rains; wheat previously
sown coming up nicely; pastures fairly
good; apples being gathered and some
/ late potatoes being dug
| Harper-Thrashing finished; the yield
of wheat has been good; corn is being
gathered. the crop is larger and better
than expected, being a fair yield;
wheat sowing being rushed; early Sown
wheat up and in fine condition.
| Jewell-The rains have been very
| beneficial; ground now in condition for
sowing wheat and rye; corn crop rath-
er light; it is now safe from frost; al
falfa seed crop fair; sorghum good
crop; stock in good condition; apples
and peaches good.
| Kingman-Plowing and wheat sowing
being rushed; the acreage will be large;
having interfered by rains; corn be-
yond danger from frost.
Lincoln-Good weather for ripening
corn, which is now being cut to con-
| siderable extent; wheat sowing cont1n-
ues but is not being rushed; the ground
was rather dry before the rains; ap-
1 e. H. sr1cY
good pastures again and cause the
| wheat to come up.
| Ottawa-Too much rain for thrash
| ing and wheat sowing; wheat about
half sown; forage crops will be very
heavy; corn crop and pastures unusual
ly good; this years wheat crop not as
good as expected, ranges from light to
quite good.
Republic-The rains have put the
ground in fine condition for blowing
and seeding; wheat sowing well ad-
vanced and much of it is up; corn ma
turing nicely and will make from one
third to one-half a crop.
Rooks-The ground is in fine cond1-
ton and farmers are well along with
wheat sowing; wheat coming up; corn
is yielding well and of good quality-
Russell-The rains have been very
beneficial to blowing and pasturage
Saline-A warm week with abund-
ance of rain; ground in good condition
for wheat sowing.
Stafford-Early sown wheat up ana
doing WE'LL ground in fine condition.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of moisture in
more than half done; fourth crop of
alfalfa about ready to cut; potatoes
about half dug; peaches abundant; corn
nearly beyond danger from frost; corn
crop medium.
Western Division.
Corn has matured and is a fair crop.
The late rains have put the ground in
fine condition for blowing and wheat
seeding and blowing is being PuSheo
in the northern counties and wheat SOW
ing in the southern. The last cutting
of alfalfa in Lane county was injured
some by wet weather; IN Waliace tue
seed crop is light and has not all been
cut yet. Haying is about finished ana
an abundant crop has been put up:
Pastures were greatly improved and
cattle are in good condition. hanr-
corn and cane are being cut ana aIIoro
a large crop of forage. Peaches are
nearly all ripe in Norton. Wallace has
a good crop of trult
Clark-Wheat sowing in progress
Decatur-The rains during the week
have been of great value to farmers
hssving put the ground in line condl-
ton for seeding; a large acreage OF
wheat will now be put in.
Ford-Abundance of hay and feed;
cattle prospects good; corn crop much
better than the average; alfalfa, cane,
corn fodder and Kaftlr corn crops
good; grass fine; excellent rain OF the
week put the ground in condition for
rapid and effective work; wheat-seed-
ing now being rushed.
Iane-Ground in fine condition for
wheat: last cutting of alfalfa injured
some by wet weather.
Morton-Fodder cutting we'll ad-
vanced; cattle doing well.
Norton-Kafir corn being harvested, |
but the seed is not yet ripe; peaches |
nearly all ripe.
Thomas-The rains have put the |
ground in fine condition for fall plow- |
ing and seeding.
Misunderstanding about finished; |
third crop of alfalfa about cut; alfalfa |
seed crop not all cut, the crop is |
light; corn cured; the rains have put |
the ground in fine condition for plow- |
ing; cattle doing finely; fruit crop |
good.