Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-26
Corn Has Made Exceptional Progress
During the Past Week.
SMALL GRAIN is MOSTLY HARVESTED
HayinE I'm Progress and n Good Crop
f. Being Secured I'm Excellent
Condition - Potatoes Not
Doing So Well

Showers occurred in nearly all parts of
the state during the last week In the
southern and western counties the amount
OF rainfall was quite generally between
one-half inch and one and one-half inches
In the central eastern and northeastern
counties the rainfall was mostly less than
one-Q quarter inch
Thrashing of winter wheat has progressed
rapidly during the last week and the re-
ports continue to indicate an excellent crop.
The cat harvest has progressed rapidly In
southern counties, where II is now nearly
completed, and thrashing has commenced.
The quality of oats Is excellent ana the
yield fair. The oat harvest Is just begin
ming in northern counties. Haying is gen.
orally in progress, with a heavy crop being
secured in good condition. Corn has grown
rapidly and is now beginning to tassel gen.
orally. It is about one week later in tassel-
ing than in an average year. Apples are
dropping badly. Potatoes have been dam
aged by dry weather in some localities.
little blowing has been done.
Southeastern section.
Butler-Wheat harvest finished, threshing
begun, yield good: oat harvest begun, yield
good; corn doing nicely.
shock; oats mostly harvested, threshing
begun; corn looks well; hsying almost done;
Clay : Threshing progressing nicely;
wheat OF the very best quality oats about
all in shock fair crop, good quality; rain
Fillmore-Corn growing fast, some weedy
and needs rain; apples falling of badly;
potatoes good; oats mostly cut.
wheat yielding finely.
Hamilton-Corn growing rapidly, rain
would be beneficial, threshing from shock
progressing rapidly haying we'll advanced,
crop heavy; apples not doing well.
demonstrating wheat progressing
nicely; corn growing fast
Lancaster-Oats most all cut; wheat
stacking well begun. threshlng from shock
progressing rapidly; corn growing nicely
Nemaha-Threshing progressing nicely;
oats all cut; corn tasseling and silking,
needs rain In places; hay in excellent con-
Nuckolls-Oats mostly cut, fair crop; corn
growing finely. early corn In tassel; grass
Otoe-Threshing from shock progressing
nicely; oats fine quality, yield not Target
corn growing rapidly, some cared; some
Pawnee-Corn growing finely but needs
rain in places; pastures good; hay hne;
| oats good quality, yield fair
| Polk-Wheat threshing and stacking pro-
crossing rapidly; oat harvest begun; heavy
crop Sa nay FT ana staeknE BRO
! crossing nicely; corn In tassel and some
| early corn silking.
Saline-wheat yielding we'll, of excellent
| quality, much being threshed from shock;
| oats rather light yield; corn doing WELL
| early corn silking.
threshed; oats about half cut, promise good
| crop; excellent crop Of hay In stack; corn
seward-Wheat threshing progressing
i rapidly, fine crop; corn growing nicely,
| rain would be beneficial; potatoes hnei oats
Thayer-oats being cut and corn Guilt
waited for last time; corn growing well
much in SIX large crop OF hay being e145 G nut
\ all laid by growing fast, some fields taS-
selling and caring; threshing progressing
Northeastern Section.
.Antelope-Rye and fall wheat mostly in
| shock bats good and ripening fast; some
corn laid by, in fine condition. o
ND w
| fast good yield expected; some oats lodged
potatoes good; corn growing fast.
| Burt-Corn tasseling and needs rain; pota'
toes injured by dry weather; some oats cut
hay mostly cut in excellent condition
Cedar-Barley most ali cut; all small Erair
looking fine; corn growing rapidly; mos'
| ColfaxGWinter wheat and early oats prac
tically cut, threshing in progress; wheat
and rye yielding well; oats rather light
DakotaICorn doing we'll but needs rain
potatoes not yielding very we'll; small grair
looking we'll; barley being cut.
ripening fast; corn making thirty growth
Dodge-corn made excellent progress
| wheat and oat harvest well advanced, quail
ity and yield above average
Douglas-Winter wheat cut, somC
threshed, yield good; spring wheat and cat
Holt-Oats, speltz and wheat fine; pota
toes good; corn small but growing fast
Knox-Some barley In shock; oats prom
Use we'll; very heavy crop OF hay being Sc
cured; spring wheat fair, but rusting IL
Madison-Oats and spring wheat ripening
some oats, cut; haying in progress; corr
growing very fast; sugar beets damaged
Pierce Spring wheat and all small grair
look well; winter wheat cut, hne crop
corn growing very fast many fields show
Platte~Winter wheat being. threshed, fail
crop, good quality; oats and barley being
cut, rather short; corn growing very fast.
Sarpy-Oat threshing begun, fair crop
fine quality; winter wheat yields well, gooC
quality; corn growing finely rain would b
stanton--smalI grain ripening and corr
tasseling; hay heavy crop.
wheat look fine; corn growing finely, many
fields In tassel but much late corn.
| Washington-Winter wheat yields well
spring wheat and late oats damaged by
rust; corn growing nicely but needs rain.
Wayne-Early oats mostly cut yield ant
quality promise good; corn tasseling and
growing nicely; haying in progress.
Central Section.
Blaine-Fall grain in shock; corn growinl
fast
4 heavy crop OF timothy and clover secured
corn growing nicely and beginning to tas
Buftalo-Wheat yields we'll; oats badly
rusted; half the corn very small and late
some early corn just beginning to tassel.
| CuSleF-Wheal ana rye harvest ABOUT mn
ished, good crops; oats ripening; corn grow
Ing hneiy commencing to tassel; hay crol
Dawson-Wheat harvest about completed
oats ripening fast; corn rather small bu
growing rapidly; second crop Of alfalfa be
ing cut.
Garheld-Haying commenced, fine crop
rye cut; oats short; potatoes good.
Greeley-Small grain ripening very fast
harvesting progressing nicely.
Howard-Some wheat threshed, yielC
good; oats being cut corn growing splen
Oddly; second crop OF alfalfa mostl,
stacked; some damage from storm.
| Merrtck-Wheat cut and being stacked
oats harvest begun; corn growing RAPIDLY
haying progressing nicely.
| Nance-Wheat mostly cut, stacking an
threshinB commenced, yield good; earl
oats cut; corn growing very fast; alfalf
being cut.
sherman-winter wheat harvest abou
finished, grain in good condition; oats beinj
cut; corn tasseling; rain would be bene
! fetal
Valley-wheat harvest well advanced
very good crop; oats growing nicely; cor
! growing very fast.
MISUNDERSTANDING and harvesting pro
gTessing nicely; grain and grass good.
Southwestern Section.
Adams Wheat threshing commenced
yield good; oats mostly cut, promise goo
crop; corn growing finely; second crop o
l alfalfa excellent
Chase-wheat about cut; hay hne; cor
and potatoes good,
Dundy-Winter wheat cut, crop good; cor
| growing fast.
FrankIin-Threshing begun, wheat yield
better than expected: good rain has pu
corn In the best OF condition.