The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-15

Corn Has Been Doing Well Pretty
Nearly Everywhere.

The weekly bulletin as to the crop
conditions for the entire state as COM
piled by Director Jennings shows:
The week has been quite warm, the
temperature ranging from degrees to
5 degrees above the normal. Good
rains have generally fallen in the CEN
trail and southern counties, in the
northwestern counties, in the extreme
northern portions of Smith, Jewell,
Republic, Washington and Marshall
counties, and in Bourbon, Crawford
and Neosho counties; light showers oc-
CURED generally over the rest of the
state. Hail storms occurred in jewell,
Chase and Wilson counties.
In the eastern division of the state
early corn is well saved; it is maturing
in the southern counties and harden
ing in the central. Late corn has
grown finely, but now needs rain, hav-
ing begun to fire at some places.
Threshing continues in some of the
central and northern counties. Wheat,
oats and spelt are yielding fair to good
crops of good quality. Prairie haying
continues and a fair to good crop is
being put up. The third crop of al
falfa has been cut in many places and
is being cut in others; some of it left
for seed in Chase county has been bad
ly lodged by wind. Bugs have injured
the potato tops in johnson county,
lessening the crops; in other counties
the crop is giving good promises. Sweet
potatoes are being marketed in abun-
dance in Chautauqua county. Early
kafir corn and cane are in bloom in
Chase and Elk counties. Flowing con-
tinues. with ground in good condition.
In the middle division early corn is
maturing, it promises a large crop gen
orally. except in Sumner county, where
the conditions have been SO poor that
corn cutting has begun to save the crop.
Late corn is needing rain Threshing
continues, though interrupted in some
counties by rains. Wheat is giving a
fair yield of good quality. Oats are
generally showing a good quality but
only fair yield. Wheat is being mar
keted. Prairie haying continues show
ing a good yield and quality. The third
crop of alfalfa is ready to cut in the
northern counties, and is generally cut
in the southern and good prospect of
fourth. Apples are promising good
crop, though in Reno some varieties are
now falling. Home grown sweet pota-
toes and melons are abundant. Grapes
are ripe and are fine Flowing for fall
seeding continues, and in Sumner the
conditions are now much better than
year ago.
Corn continues in good condition in
the northern counties, but is getting a
little dry in the western. Thrashing
continues where not stopped by rain.
though in some counties the grain is
still damp. Prairie haying is progress
ing. The prospect for the alfalfa seed
crop is good. Flowing for fall sowing
is progressing rapidly, though in Lane
county the ground is becoming dry. The
range grass is generally good, but in
Ness it has cured on the ground. Pas
lures are good. Cane is ready to cut in
Greeley county Millet is cut in Thorn
as and is a large crop in Trego county.
Forage crops are fine in Thomas coun-
ty; are good in Ness, where they are
being cut; but it is somewhat dry for
them in wallace county. Cattle are do
inc all