Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-21
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Winter Wheat Doing Well and Ripening in
the Southern Counties
CORN is SMALL, BUT IS GROWING NICELY
Rainfall I'm All but Eastern Counties
Up TO the Normal and Tempera-
ture One Degree Above
the Normal.
CORN is SMALL, BUT is GROWING NICELY

weekly bulletin of the Nebraska section
of the climate and crop service of the
Weather bureau for the week ending June
20, 1906:
The weather of the last week has been
nearly normal. The mean daily tempera-
ture averaged l degree above the normal in
eastern counties and / degree below in
western.
The rainfall occurred in showers and was
generally below normal in eastern counties
aud about normal in cenrras and western
The weekly total exceeded an inch in CEN
tral counties and was signify less than an
inch elsewhere, except a few eastern coun-
ties where 1t was less than one-half an
inch.
Winte' wheat has continued to grow well
generally The damage caused by the Hes
sian fly does not seem to be materially in
treasing. In a few counties considerable
wheat was injured by hail. The crop is
ripening I'm southeastern counties and will
be ready for harvest in a week or ten DAYS.
Spring wheat is doing well, but the acreage
is less than last year. Potatoes continue
very promising. Oats are heading with very
= short straw.
Corn is small but healthy and growing
I, nicely. Cultivation has progressed rapidly
>-and large portion of the crop in southern
counties has received the second cultivation.
Corn is generally free of weeds. Apples
continue 10 drop badly and will be a very
light crop in most places.
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION.
Butler-Wheat rusting and lodging some
Hessian fly injured wheat in places; early
oats heading straw short; corn growing
Cass-winter wheat growing finely; oats
short straw and slow heading; meadows
good; corn growing slowly. some damage
y4Dy hail.
. Ciay-Heavy rain lodged wheat and oats
some; damage from ny not as much as
seemed probable earlier. corn small.
Gage-Wheat generally looks nicely, Hes
sian fly doing damage in places; oats, gras:
and pastures good; corn doing nicely.
Hamilton-Some wheat looks fine, Other
fields injured some by Hessian fly; corr
growing well; oats heading; few pears
Jefrerson-wheat filling we'll and prom
ises good crop; oats have grown well, head
Ing, straw short; corn growing very fast.
Johnson-Wheat filling well and promises
more than average crop; corn makint
doing fairly well.
Lancaster-Wheat and rye look well an,
are filling well; oats very short straw
crop will be light; corn growing finely.
,,,,a5 NemahauGorn o growlng hneiy being ni eul
tiVated m o second & ume; wheat Just oeginnlnt nn
raspberries fair crop.
Nuckolls-Wheat mostly we'll filed yer!
little rust; early oats heading; potatoes
fine; alfalfa mostly cut: pastures good.
Otoe-Oats and wheat show but littl
crop; grass and hay good; corn growing
well.
pdwnee-wheat, oats and potatoes ar
greatly improved by showers corn grow
ing well very clear of weeds; apples an
cherries light crop.
Polk--Corn cultivation progressed rapidly
crop very clear of weeds.
Richardson - Wheat ripening, nearl
ready to cut, heads long and full; oats nc
very good corn uneven but growing nicely
SalneAWheat filling well, damage froI
fly less than expected oats fair; corn clea
and doing well.
Saunders-Wheat looks very promising 1
most fields; hail damaged wheat and gar
dens very much in places; corn and gras
growing well.
Seward-Wheat filling we'll; corn cult
walton progressing rapidly, corn good colo
and growing nicely; oats and potatoes nee
rain.
Thayer-Wheat heading, shows very littl
n damage from fly, will be average croI
eboats fair to good; corn well cultivated.
York-Some rust in wheat few, fiel
lodged, but most fields fair to good cond
ton; corn growing rapidly, cultivation d.
layed by rain.
NORTHEASTERN SECTION.
Antelope-Very little spring wheat sowl
crop In fair condition; winter whea
stand; apples promise well.
Boyd.-Small grain fine; winter wheat an
rye well headed; rather cool for corn, mol
cultivation needed.
Burt-Many fields of corn very thin stan'