The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-06-29
CRoP CoNprrIoNs coon.
How Things Looked TO the Editor Be
tween GOOdIand and KanOradO.

How Things Looked TO the Editor Be
tween GOodland and KalOEadO.
Sherman county viii certainly have
good wheat crop this year Many
fields in the county are already head
ed out, in some places the wheat be
ing higher than the knee and viii
be ready for harvest the middle OF
July This is the promise that the
farmers Of Sherman county have
within their very grasp It might
have been said before the splendid
inch rain Of Saturday, that the crop
condition Of Sherman county was
Hanging in the balance, but il is not
50 now. The total acreage Of wheat
in this county for this year is $3.50,
and il is fair to estimate an average
yield Of ten bushels TO the acre, which
viii give this county a wheat prOduc-
ton OF 3SO,97O bushels.
In order that the people Of this city
and the many interested readers OF
this paper may know OF the wheat
conditions for the past week or two
we Will say that last Friday the edi-
tor accepted an invitation from Floyd
& Sapp, real estate dealers, to take q
ride with them in their automobile
from GOOdland to KanOradO- DR.. Car
michael was also with the party, and
judging from the time that was made
on the road from KanOradO TO Good
. land, which was Is miles in IS min
utes, IL seemed rather prOVtdential
that we had a doctor along, for the
caTeening motor carriage sped over
hills and through the depressions with
a speed that made one think Of a
railroad train But to go back TO the
observations OF the trip The stretch
OF country between GOOdland and
RuletOn had just begun TO suffer from
the dry weather but only in one field,
that OF Mr.. Chatheld. did the wheat
seem 70 be really suffering In some
spots in this field. the wheat was
burning. while in others il stood green
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was all headed out. waiting for the
splendid uplift toward maturity which
the rain OF Saturday certainly gave
it Now il may be fairly estimated
that Nj Chatfield viii have a good
crop After having passed RuletOn a
mile or two. the Improvement in We
getatiOn became quite marked, and
one could actually detect an added
amount OF moisture in the atmOs-
phere, which was due to a timely local
shower. which visited that part Of the
country a couple Of weeks ago, car
rying in places a streak Of destructive
hail One wheat field in this partiCu-
lar neighbOrhOOd showed an elegant
stand The wheat was dark green in
color, standing at a height OF two and
One-half feet, and in all probability,
without more rain from that time on,
this field would have produced 20
bushels to the acre Now, il will yield
in all probability not less than 25
did the dry weather seem to be laying
a greviOus hand upon the county. All
varieties Of plants that had not come
to maturity and seed. were dressed in
veTnai green Buffalo grass. which
TipenS at this time OF the year or a
little earlier, presented the appear
anCe Of a Tipened harvest Here and
there. cattle were grazing and ali the
animals that had been turned out to
take their living from the fields, were
fat and beautiful The trees that had
been set out some years ago around
the farmhOuses, today really give con-
siderable shade and protection. The
gardens of the farmers are green. and
the rural picture in this sparSely set
tied country carries with il the idea Of
peace and plenty
The rather remarkable condition Of
vegetation in this county previous to
the last rain is largely due to the
unusually cool weather, which, while
it has kept the crops from making a
rapid growth, has also kept them from
being burned by the blazes of the
summer sun.