Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
CROPS IN NEBRASKA
PAST WEEK GOLD AND WET,
WITH SEVERE STORMS.
winter Wheat Harvest Has Begun
Crop Better Than Anticipated Ear
Her in the Season-Corn is Back
ward, but as q Rule is Doing Well.


fure climate and crop bulletin of the
weather bureau, Nebraska section, for
the week ending June p:
The last week has been cold and wet,
with several severe hail and rain storms,
which seriously damaged small grain in
small areas. The mean daily tempera-
ture averaged degrees below normal
in southern counties and degrees below
In northern.
The rainfall occurred mostly in heavy
thunder storms and was above normal III
nearly all parts of the state. 1t exceeded
an inch in all except a few northeastern
dnd southwestern counties. In most of
Ahe central counties it ranged between
two and four inches.
Winter wheat is ripening rapidly and
the harvest has begun in southeastern
counties. Wheat has rusted some i'll the
regions of heavy rainfall, but not enough
to cause n material injury to the crop.
I'm general the damage by Hessian fly
seems 10 be less than was expected and
the crop now promises to be better than
seemed probable earlier in the season.
Spring wheat and oats have grown well
and improved in condition. Potatoes
continue to grow we'll The wet wealth
er delayed alfalfa harvest and damaged
considerable of the crop in western coun-
ties. Clover and timothy are being cut.
The prospect in most parts Of the state
is for large hay crop.
Corn is small, but mas grown we'll the
past week, except in northern counties,
where the low temperature has been I'M
favorable. In most of the state the crop
Is free from weeds. Cultivation has
been delayed this week by heavy rain,
especially in northern and western
counties, and the corn needs dry, warm
weather and cultivation.
Butler-W Wheat rusting some but not
seriously, damage from fly slight; wheat
and oats lodging considerably; corn late
and generally weedy.
Cass-Wheat heads well filled, risening
uneyenly; oats short and thin; hayhg be-
Gun, clover heavy crop; corn small but
growing finely.
CIay-Winter wheat promises full crop;
oats doing well; potatoes good; corn very
late and cultivation has been delayed by
tain.
FiiImore-Wheat ripening and looks
ine: potatoes promise fine crop; hay and
pastures very good; corn small and
weedy-
Hamilton Wheat damaged some by
gust and fly; oats doing nicely; potato
bugs very numerous; much weedy corn;
zoo vet to cultivate.
.TeffeIson-Wheat doing well; oats
good: corn and potatoes growing well.
/ JornsoB-Oats and timothy improved;
wheat about ready to cut; corn cultlva-
tion delayed by rain but crop generally
CLEAN and growing well.
. LaDcaster-Wheat ripening, looks well;
corn growing fast, generally clear of
weeds: potatoes growing finely, bugs nu-
.meTous.
Nemaha-Wheat good, few fields cut;
corn cultivation we'll advanced, few
pieces laid by; oats short; potatoes only
fair
Nuckolls-Wheat ripening very fast,
heads well filed; late oats heading; corn
fields unusually free of weeds.
Otoe-Whcat harvest commenced; crop
good both as to quality and quantity;
some oats weedy and backward; corn
well cultivated. growing rapidly.
/ Pawnee-Wheat almost ripe, good har-
vest promised, some fields cut; oats rath-
er short but we'll headed; corn clean and
growing fast.
Polk-Corn growing well; plenty of
rain.
Richardson-EarIy wheat harvested,
late wheat ripe, yield and quality good;
very fast.
! Saline-Wheat about ready to cut and
lis quite good: corn small and needs culti-
walton. too wet to cultivate this week.
: Saunders-Wheat well headed and be-
hos
growing spIendidly: alfalfa, clover and
timothy good, ready to cut.
Seward-Wheat ripening and is better
than expected: haying begun, crop heavy;
most fruit light, especially apples; grapes
ipronlise well.
! ThayY-Wheat ripening, well filled,
will he average crop; pastures continue
good: corn generally clean and growing
nicely.
York-Wheat filing with plump ber-
ries, beginning to turn; alfalfa and early
grasses being cut; corn growing well,
mostly clear of weeds.
Antelope-Alfalfa haying delayed by
rains; strawberries good crop; apples
dropping badly; hail seriously damaged
crops in the north part Of the county.
Boyd-Small grain heading, growing
very laii, III Ganger OF rust ana lodging.
pastures fine; hay good; corn small and
weedy.
: Burt-Wheat prospects good; barley
filling finely; oats heading unevenly; tame
hay good crop; pastures fine; corn grow
ting fairly well.
/ Cnlfax-Small grain growing well;
winter grain well headed: some rust in
wheat; corn growing fairly well, mostly
cultivated twice.
CuminG-Spring wheat and oats look
fairly Well some rust in wheat: corn
thin stand, rather weedy. too wet to cul-
tivatc-
Dakota-Corn making good progress;
plenty of rain.
Dxon-Clover timothy and alfalfa OK
celent: small grain heading and making
an even growth; corn fairly clean, but
Stanton-Winter wheat and rye head
ing. spring grain heading: crops in fine
condition except where damaged by hail.
two weeks late
KEO1-Corn cultivation retarded by
rain, corn small but looks well; spring
wheat fine, acreage small: alfalfa abund-