The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-08

Finney-No damage; none plowed
up. Condition 105-
Ford=Outlook f1auering; growth
thrifty; ground wet Condition 10I.
Franklin - Excellent; abundant
moisture. Condition 100.
Ceary-No serious drawbacks soil
good. Condition 81.
Gove=Fine prospects; better than
1903. our big year, says one; weather
and soil favorable. Condlflon 1Oo.
Graham-POor seed and sowing. may
cause some to be plowed up; plenty
of moisture. Condition 81
Grant-But little wheat sown.
Gray-No damage; good outlook;
soil in excellent tlth. Condltlon LOU.
Greeley and soil favor
able for all small grains.
Greenwood-NOne plOwed up. Con-
ditiou 95.
excellent. Condition 100.
Harper-Area plowed UP may reach
20 per cent. attributable to late SOW
ing and unfavora BILE weather last fall;
"early sown best; abundant moisture
now. Condition z ,.
Harvey" Present prospect most
excellent; soil Unusually fine" Con-
dition 100.
Haskell-No damage Condition
100.
Hodgeman Ground thoroughly
moist and wheat very forward Con
dition 100
Jackson - Excellent; soil never
better" Condition 105.
JetferSOn-NO damage; none ploWed
up; soil favorable. Condition SO.
Jewell-RepOrts very optimistic;
no damage; ground wet Condition
1O1.
Johnson-IoOks excellent; abund-
ant moisture. Condition 81.
Kearny=Perfect. Condition 100.
Kingman-OuuOok cheering; soil
favorable; best in years" Condition
Kiowa-No drawbacks apparent;
soil full of moisture. Condition IS.
Possibly a small percent
age plowed up; growth reported
small but plant appears healthy;
ground moist. Condition 81.
Lane-Situation described as never
better" best ever saw" ground
wet and wheat looks well.' Condi-
tion 100.
Leavenworth-some damage by fly;
small area plOwed up; weather and soil
favorable. Condition %.
Lincoln-None plOwed up; soil good
for vigorous growth; one reporter says,
unsurpassed in last IS years" COndi-
tion IS.
Linn-Area limited. Condition 81.
Logan-Best prospect in ten years.
Condition 100
Lyon-no damage; none plowed up.
Condition 100
plowed up; soil good. Condition 50.
Marshall-Possibly a small percentage
is 50 damaged, mostly by fly. that it
viii be tur4ed under; soil very favor
able. Condition SO.
McPherson-Flfes noted in some 10
calities. but thus far little damage has
been done; little plOWed up; ground wet.
Condition S.
Meade-NOne plOWed up; soil excel
lent Condition 100.
AIiami-GoOd. Condition 95.
Mitchell-No damage. although flies
are reported in occasional fields; none
plOWed UP; soil fine. Condition 100
tgonery-PrOmiseS well; ground
saturated. Condition "a.
Morris-C4round wet. Condition 80.
Morton-Acreage small
Nemaha-Iinusually promising; soil
full of moisture. Condition 100.
Ness-Never more promising; soil IA
vorable. Condition 103.
Norton-Perfect; best prospect in 25
years; everything looks fine; plenty of
moisture Condition 100.
Osage-Early sown good; late not so
promising. Condition 80.
OsbOrne-AOst excellent; no damage; 1
soil faVorablei growth vigorous COndi-
ton 100.
ing; soil in fine fix. Condition 96
Pawnee-One correspondent says:
Never before so favorable in 27 years; -
ground plenty wet. Condition 100
everything favorable. Condition 100.
Pottawatomie=Th small area sown
promises we'll. Condition "a.
Pratt-No damage; none plowed
up; ground moist. Condition 100
Rawlins-F'ul of promise; soil
never better" Condition 90.
Reno-Hessian fly mentioned; slight
damage; very small area may be
plOwed up, but mostly crop looks
magnificent" Condition 9S.
REM blic-NOna nIOWe6 IN. soil
ideal. Condition 9S.
Rice-No drawbacks discernible;
prospects excellent; plenty of mois-
ture. Condition 100.
Riley-Very promising; no damage;
ground wet Condition 100.
ROOks-AbOve the average; soil fav-
orable for growth Condition 102.
Rush-Because of unfavOrable cir
cumstances last fall nearly 25 per cent
was considered so unpromising this
spring that it was plowed up; soil now
excellent for vigorous growth Con-
ditiOn 85.
Russell-Five per cent estimated as
plowed up; remainder excellent; soil
fairly favorable. Condition 9S.
Saline-No damage; outlook good;
ground wet. Condition 98.
Scctt-None plowed up. Condi-
sedgwicl-No damage; none plowed up;
plenty of moisture: condition 80.
Seward-SmaH area; condition good, 100.
Shawnee-None plOwed up; ground wet;
condition, -95.
Sheridan-Outlook for winter wheat was
probably never better; soil excellent; con
ditiOn on all. 81.
Sherman-Good prospects; more than the
average rainfall; condition, .95.
Smith-No damage; none plowed UP; soil
extra good and wheat is finest for years;
condition. 100
Stanord-Some pIowed up, possibly per
cent; remainder gives hattering promise;
condition, 100
Stanton--Weather and soil good.
SteVens-Soil condition excellent
Sumner-One-third plowed up, owing to
dry weather and belated plOWing and SOW
ing last fail; lack Of timely moisture then
probably accounts for the low average
present condition OF the present stand g.
Soil now in good fix.
mas-EXceedingly good; ground wet
Condition 100
IregoS--Very promising; soil moist. Con
1irion 25.