Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-24

crop statement LOT the week enulnB Au-
gust 10:
SOIL AND PRECIPITATION.
Rainfall during the week covered by this
report was general on two eastern divisions,
ranging on Lincoln division from .05 at
Greeley to 3.22 at Seward; on Wymore di-
vision, from 20 at Atchison to 4.15 at Odell.
On the McCook division there were show
s ers III IN several places. but no general fall
ending August 12) rainfall was general on
McCook division and light on the two east
weeks the entire district has been covered
with copi0us rains, except between Atch-
soil in in most excellent condition. Until
the general rain OF this week the ground
was getting dry in places on the Lincoln
that rain fall blowing has been resumed
and the preparation of the ground for an
| orally throughout the district.
WHEAT.
Lincoln Division-Threshing has been
| mostly done and without very serious dam
! age in the shock. In localities there has
\ been some damage from rain; that is to
| say, moisture has caused the wheat to
! mold or grow.
! Wymore Division-On the wymore divi-
! sion the wheat will go to market less dam
| aged, perhaps, than on either of the other
| growing in the shock, as there have been
| less frequent rains on that division than
McCook Division-On this division the
! wheat in certain localities is said to have
Pc Reen gore dam9ged D1ds 10 per cent in the shock
discolored or became musty.
OATS.
Wymore Division-Threshing is about
completed, with an average yield about
previously reported, viz, thirty-six bushels
per acre.
INC MScook O,aa RLivision1Good headway has
and the yield is generally good
CORN.
Lincoln Divsion-Another week OF high
temperature, with plenty of moisture, has
advanced the corn crop remarkably, and
it is probably as near maturity at this
! time as seasons will average. During the
last few weeks of hot weather corn has
wet weather in the early part of the sea-
son. Prospects for corn could hardly be
better than they are on the Lincoln divi-
nothing except a very early frost could
prevent large crop of corn.
WymOre DivisiOn-The situation on the
Wymore division is about the same as on
the Lincoln division. Temperature for the
week was high and there was, plenty Of
moisture, except between Atchison and
Rulo, where corn is said to have been dam
aged to some extent by dry weather.
the McCook division during the period COW
cred by this report, but conditions so far
as corn is concerned are equally satisfac,
/ tory as on the two eastern divisions. Corn
| is in most excellent condition.
POTATOES.
Yield and quality good throughout Ne
braska district.
| PASTURES AND MEADOWS.
| Pastures are said TO be short between
Atchison and Rulo and suffering somewhat
/ for rain. In every other part of the Ne
braska district pastures are in excellent
| condition. Tame hay has generally been
/ cut and stacked. The third crop of alfalfa
! is being cut and is good. Some wild hay is
1 also being cut, but the haying season for
prairie hay is likely to continue for six
| weeks.
! SUGAR BEETS.
Indications for this crop are favora BILE
wherever they are raised In the district
| The Great Western Sugar company esti-
/ mates that they will get for their factory
| at Longmont about 1000 tons off the Lyons