Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Rainfall Above and Temperature Much
Below the Normal.
WINTER WHEAT HARVEST is PROGRESSING
Corn Grows Fairly Well, but is
Greatly in Need of Warm weather,
as it is Small for the
Season of Year.
WINTER WHEAT HARVEST is PRoGREsSlN

LINCOLN, July 5.-The past week has
been cold and wet. The mean daily tenn
perature averaged degrees below normal
in eastern counties and degrees below
in western.
The rainfall was above normal in nearly
all parts of the state. It exceeded one inch
in most counties, while in considerable
areas it exceeded two inches, and in some
places was more than four inches.
Winter wheat harvest progressed rapidly
in southeastern counties, and is nearly fin
ished in the extreme eastern counties; it
is Just beginning in central and western
counties. The crop now promises to be
good, both to yield and quality. Oats
have improved in condition during the
week. Some rust has appeared in spring
wheat and the crop is decidedly less prom
Using. Potatoes continue to grow well. Con-
siderable alfalfa hay was damaged by
rain and some clover and timothy was also
injured The hay crop will be large, ex-
cept in a few southeastern counties. Corn
has grown fairly we'll during the week, but
needs warmer weather. 1t is small for
the season of the year. Cultivation has
been retarded by rain in most counties
and the crop is getting weedy. Some fields
In southeastern counties have been laid by
fairly free of weeds.
Southeastern Section.
Butler-Wheat ripening slowly, heads
nicely filled; rye harvest begun, heads
rather thin: oats thin; corn late some
Cass"Wheat harvest progressing nicely,
| few finished cutting crop excellent; corn
Straw, rather thin on ground.
we, Sia{ FOR much nT progress; oats short and
| thin; corn backward and some very
| weedy. . --.,...- ,,,,,,,,
heads well filled, kernel plump; corn grow
| ing fast; tame hay good, injured some by
amiItonIWheat fine, well filled and
| nearly ripe; oats improving; corn doing
very well, rains have interfered with Gull
iIefferson-Wheat harvest progressing
] we'll grain of fine quality; oats ripenlng,
| good crop; corn in fine condition ana grow
'fohnson-Wheat mostly cut, fine quality,
Weld above average; pastures nnei corn
doing well; second crop OF alfaHa ready
| - Iancaster-Corn doing WELL. some of it
| laid by; oats looking WELL wheat harvest
| oT SSemaba2Wheat harvest we'll advanced,
| fine quality; oats not very good, nearly
| ready to cut; corn growing finely many
p' STuckoIs-Too wet to harvest wheat or
| cultivate corn; corn growing very last'
fine hay crop SSP PPPyest ia nearly complet
| crop fine in both quality and yield; timo-
| thy and clover mostly cut medium crop;
cG Paw IU,as about cut: oats growing
| rapidly and ripering; corn doing Wen ana
! being laid by in good condition; s.s ,r,
| Polk-Heavy rains have retarded corn
| cultivation, some corn laid BY.
| Richardson-Whe about all cut: oats
turning; apple crop short; corn growing
| dneiy, early corn being laid by; pastures
sSSS SIiiine-Wheat harvest begun, wheat
| little with
| corn cultivation, but some laid oy' oats
| well headed. - ,--.,.- - -.
vestins; a little rust in wheat; oats filling
| we'll; corn growing fast. -,--
| Seward-Wheat harvest begun, promises
| good crop; haying delayed by rains and
| Some Of crop damaged; corn doing finely
| Thayer-Wheat harvest retarded by ram
oats much improved; corn growing nicely lteIi,
| York-Rye and wheat harvest Just begun
oats improved; corn has grown well; most
| ~ crops in two sections about mile south
Of bradshaw destroyed by hail Wednesday
''s"' Northeastern section.
Antelope-small grain heading short; corr
small, but looks well; alfalfa haying anc
| corn cultivation retarded by rain.
| Boyd-Small grain mostly headed, rustinl
| slightly; corn growing well,
! Burt-Wheat heading, some fields badly
rusted; oats heading very uneven; corr
has grown WELL many helds laid by' pc
tatoes good ,,,--
|
| Colfax-Small grain fairly good; corr
| cultivation delayed by rain.
| Cuming-SOme rust in wheat and oats
| corn being laid by on rolling land, to-
| wet for progress in bottom lands.
| Dakota-SmaI grain doing well, som
| corn very backward.
Dixon-SmaH grain heading stand thin
grass heavy; potatoes good crop; corr
two weeks late.
| rust; oats very short; corn two week
, | late; too wet for cultivating OF hay max
| ing.
| spring wheat fair; alfalfa big crop; cor
, | ten days late; potato crop good.
| Holt-Corn poor stand on low land, do
. ing well on high land; rye and barley fill
| ing we'll
Knox-Corn small, but looks well; sprin
wheat heading, some rust, prospect poor
, winter wheat good, turning; oats fair; pc
tatoes good.
| Madison-Wheat headed, looks we'll; oat
heading short, not so good; corn CROWN
! we'll but small rather poor stand, man
fields weedy.
Platte-Some rust IN winter wheat; oat
fairly good, but short straw; corn CROWN
we'll some fields weedy.
| StantOn-Rye and winter wheat ripen
ing; spring grain headed; corn much i'm
: proved; second crop of alfalfa CROWN
'EStss,--t, cr.au .r-afn fair avcant for