Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Showers Are Bringing Corn Along at a
Rapid Pace,
SMALL GRAIN HARVEST IS ABOUT OVER
ThreshinE Delayed Somewhat by
Rains in some Portions. While
other Parts of state Need
Moisture.
mall GRAIN HARVEST is ABOUT OVER


other Parts of state Need
Moisture.
Weekly bulletin Of the Nebraska section
Of the climate and crop service Of the
weather bureau for the week ending Aug
ust T. 1905;
The irst half Of the past week was cool,
| while the last half was warm, with maxi
70 degrees. The daily mean temperature
averaged degrees below normal in western
counties, and just normal in eastern
| the state. In the northern counties the
rainfall was generally less than inch.
| In the southern counties the rainfall was
mostly above / inch, and heavy showers
| occurred, covering considerable areas where
the rainfall ranged from to more than
| inches. Stacking and threshing from shock
is about finished in southeastern
qeayed say and n fs% pSSes
and oats have been injured in the shock
by the wet weather. Haying has progressed
| nicely. The harvest OF oats and spring
wheat has progressed rapidly in northern
| counties and both crops are somewhat
central and southern counties with ample
| moisture corn is not I'm quite as good con
dition. Fall plowing has progressed nicely
Southeastern Section.
Butler-Wheat all stacked and most Of
the oats; fall plowing begun; corn growing
| very fast; abundant moisture.
Cass-Fall wheat all stacked or threshed;
| oats mostly stacked or threshed, Qualty
good; corn caring well and growing fast.
| Clay-Most wheat stacked or tnreshedi )
considerable plowing done; ground In hne
| condition; corn growing very fast.
| FillmOre-Threshing and stacking well ad-
vanced, although delayed by rain in south
part of county; corn growing very fast
fall plpwing in progress.
Gage-Corn in excellent condition, some
In roasting ear; too wet to plow; threshing
~ Low cd
Hamiton-Wheat all threshed or stacked /;
| haying progressing rapidly; corn growing
hnelyi potatoes not yielding as well as ex-
Jefferson-wheat and oat threshing prog
ressing nicely; some stacking done; corn
Johnson-Many heavy yields of wheat;
more rain would be beneficial to the corn
crop.
Lancaster-wheat and oats yielding well
hay good CROP corn looking fine but some
what late.
Misunderstanding and stacking about
done; oats good crop; corn caring well and
looks fine; hay good crop; pasture fine.
notwithstanding and threshing re-
tarded by rain; oats better than expected;
fall plowing begun; corn extra fine.
Otoe-Threshing retarded by raini wet
weather fine for corn and fall plowing
Pawnee-Threshing from shock not quite
finished; pastures in fine condition; corn
doing finely fall plowing in progress, soil
in excellent condition.
Richardson-Thre from shock nearly
finished; fall plowing progressing nicely;
corn growing fast; light crop of fall apples
Saline-Threshing retarded by rain, but
shock threshing mostly completed; corn
caring well, growing fast; much plowing
saunders--COrn and grass growing well;
threshing progressing rapidly; more rain
would be beneficial; rather dry for fall
Seward-Threshing and stacking delayed
by rain; corn doing well, gives promise Of
large CROP fall plowing progressing nicely.
InayeT-JnfeSllnR retarded Dy rain.
stacking mostly done; corn caring well and
growing rapidly; pastures good; fall plow-
York-Threshing and stacking delayed by
rain fall plowing progressing well; corn
growing finely.
Northeastern Section.
Antelope-Praire hay good crop; early
oats about cut second cutting Of alfalfa
about hnishedi corn improved by local
B9yd-small grain three-fourths cut;
early oats badly rusted, will be light; corn
needs rain; ground hard and baked.
Burt-Oats about all cut threshinR de-
growing finely.
Cedar-Harv4gt we'll advanced. stackinV
In progress; too dry for grass and corn
ColfaX-Oat harvest about finished
, threshing commenced; corn doing we'll, rain
meHced but tten1thSsl ratbsr rI ran Powns COM
J Cuming-Good week for cutting small
eTBSah; Batots outsSok for corn not extra good
corn. "
,Dodge-some winter wheat still in sbock
sHBhtly damaged; oats harvest I'm pro-
sress, yield slightly less than last year;
shock threshing In progress; wheat good
| Sats t medium; corn caring well and growing
Holt-sman grain about all in the shack
} corn caring finely; pastures good; rain
would be beneficial. ~
Madison-Spring wheat and oats beins
cut Win prospects of good x.Ir
D %heat and rye yielding well; corn doing
Platte - Oats harvest we'll advanced
3 threshlng and stacking delayed by rair
D corn growing finely with excellent promise
sarPy-Corn growing we'll; good showers
0 slghtiy retarding threshing; stacking pro.
) crossing well; hay crop heavy but prairie
. Thurston-small grain not all cut; oat,
promise very well; corn doing nicely.
and stacking proRressinIy lsSsty cut, threshne
Q yielding WE'LL hay good crop; apples iighi
0 Wayne-some small grain cut, much small
0 gram ana some corn badly damaged bS
Q haii and wind; oats injured somewhat bS
/ Central Section.
BlaIne-Good hay crop being cut. snrtr.
grain looks fine 'P''''
9 Boone-oats ready to cut; spring whea
doing well, some damage by hall
2 Bunalo-Haying and threshing retarde,
by rain; corn growing rapidly.
SuSteI htesulnB commencing; corn ear
"A ing ana growing very rapidly, promises
q soOd crop; potatoes and grass doing we'll
= Demonstrating and threshing delayee
fsst ralh s,1sa corn hst caring ring well and growing
" Garheld-Wheat all cut; oat and hay har
vest just beginning, hay fine; oats fairi,
good; potato crop good; millet doing finel,;
| Greeley-Wheat and oats about All cut
threshing commenced wheat Yields we'll
n corn tasSeling' some In silk; rain would b,
Howard-Wheat mostly stacked. -oat
about all cut; work retarded some bv rain
p corn making heavy growth; pastures good
Il Loup-Harvesting progressing nicely
"a Stop eDout average; hay crop good; cor
% little late but growing rapidly W
? Merrlck-Late harvest and stackinz do
?, iayed py rain, too wet to thresh; corn do
Sherman-Harvesting nearly compIatad
y threshing commenced corn doing dnais,
> hay crop big; soil In good condition 10
'e Yaley-wheat mostly cut: oats sbor
10 halt In shock; winter wheat Very gooJ
t spring wheat fair; oats good; corn grow
y Whseler-Fall wheat. oats and rye good
d Southwestern Section,
VI Adams-Wheat and oats in shock. dam
aged some by rain; too wet to thresh: cor
making rapid progress.
Dundy-Grass good, stock doing finely
wheat crop good corn growing nicely
trankLn-Too much rain for stackin
ana threshing wheat; just right for corr
wheat growing some in shock
II Frontier-IhTeshing Is DELAYED by rain
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