The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-18
CORN s1LKING AND TAssELING.
Second Crop of Alfalfa in Stack and
Haying in Progress.


The weekly government crop bull
letin, issued by Director Jennings of
the weather bureau. for Kansas under
date of today, says:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The first of the week was quite cool,
the temperature ranging some ten de-
grees below normal, but the last days
of the week were much warmer, the
temperature ranging five degrees
above normal. Good rains occurred in
some of the northwestern counties,
in the extreme northeastern counties,
in Linn, Bourbon and Cherokee coun-
ties and in the central southern coun-
ties. with scattered showers over the
rest of the state.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Corn has made very good growth
and is in fine condition; it is silking
and tasseling, except in the northern
teounties, and now. gives promise of a
good crop. Roasting ears are being
marketed in Jefferson county. Wheat
and oat harvests are over and thresh-
ing and stacking are progressing;
wheat is yielding fair crops of good
quality; oats are yielding we'll in some
counties, not so well in others, The
second crop of alfalfa is generally in
the stack and is a good crop, but rainy
weather in Jefferson has retarded
cutting. The third crop of alfalfa is
making a good growth in the south
ern and central counties. Tame hay
cut in Brown, Marshall and Shawnee /;
it is a good crop in Marshall. but light
in the other counties. Prairie hay1ng
is progressing in the central and
southern counties and is being baled
in Woodson and Chautauqua; it is also
being marketed in Chautauqua. Glover
was damaged by rain in Jefferson.
Pastures are good. Flax is all cut in
Bourbon, but ground was too wet in
Douglas to finish. Apples are growing
nj llxy Indicate good
! crop. Harvest apples are ripe and
of good quality. Grapes are growing
well in Shawnee. Flowing for fall
sowing is progressing in Crawford
county with the ground in line condl-
ton.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat harvest has been completed
except in the northern counties, where
it is nearly finished. Threshing is gem
eral; the yield of wheat is fair to good,
while the quality is good. The oat
harvest is we'll along and though the
crop is not large the quality is good.
Corn has grown we'll and is clear; it
is tasseling as far north as Russell and
Ottawa counties and silking in Ma
rion; it is needing rain in many of the
central and southern counties. Grass
lis good. The second crop of alfalfa
| is nearly all cut and much of it is in
stack; generally it is good crop.
Pastures are very good. Potatoes are
not as good as expected in Marion.
Forage crops have made good growth,
but in Pratt are needing rain. Cattle
are doing we'll. Fall blowing has
begun in Harper, Ottawa, Reno and
Sumner counties.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Wheat harvest is nearly over and
much of the wheat is now in stack.
| Threshing shock wheat is progressing;
WELD is generally fair to good, quality
with some exceptions good. Oats
and barley harvest continue. Corn
has grown rapidly and is now tassel-
| ing but it begins to need rain. Pas
lures are fine, and cattle are in good
| condition. Potatoes are ripening, but
are not up to standard in Ness and
| Norton counties. Forage crops are
needing rain. Haying has begun on
the river bottoms in the southern
counties.