The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-05-25
DRYER IN Eastern KANSAS
THAT IS WHAT 8nAsH COUNTY
NAN SAYS.
Vas Here This Week and Was Sur
prised 70 Find the West So
Wen OF.

Western Kansas is in much better
shape according to al reports than
eastern Kansas 50 Ear as moisture
and rainfall is concerned The spring
here has Eeen unusually wet, and the
farmers began to grUmble that they
could not get into their fields to seed
for spring grain, and corn planting
was delayed considerably for the same
reason
On the other hand in eastern kan
sas the spring has been dry. especf-
ally so along he Missouri border. Mr..
DeWeeSe Of Miami county, who arriv-
ed here last week, reports that in that
county the drought has been very
severe, and the seasons there being
earlier than here, that crops are bad
~ damaged. Mondays Topeka Capt.
tai has the following:
DFiest Spring in Topeka Since 1902.
This has been the driest spring
which Topeka has experienced since
the spring Of 1902. The precipitation
since the drst Of March has been 3.31
inches below the average for that
period. Since the drst Of March the
total amount OF rain has been A.39
inches while the normal precipitation
for the same period is S-11 inches.
The precipitation during the month OF
March was 2-31 inches, for April 1-27
inches and for the portion Of this
month which has passed, has been
~ OF an inch
The spring OF 1902 was even more
dry than this one has been and the
rainfall for Nay OF that year up to
May Il was 1-52 Of an inch. How
ever, the drOuth OF that year was
broken on the 21st Of the month by
heavy rain and over an inch Of rain
fell on the afternoon OF that date
Heavy rains also occurred on the
Z2d, 23d and oath Of that month.
The average temperature this
spring has been one one-half degrees
cooler than the average temperature
for the spring months but the last
seven days OF this period have been
seven and One-half degrees warmer
than the average temperature. The
weather predictions for today are for
thunderstOrms and lower temper
ature."
Sunday night rain fell in different
parts Of this county and in the east
eTn edge of Colorado George West,
living in the southeast part Of the
county, reports rain in his section
Sunday night, and, from other sources
II is learned that rain fell IN the Vici-
nifty Of Burlington, Colo, thiTty-five
miles west Of GOOdland- A fine gentle
rain fell here Tuesday night and on
Wednesday.
George West. before mentioned, has
100 acres of winter wheat above knee
high and in the commencement Of
bloom. John Mccall, living in the
western part Of the county, was in
GOOdland last Saturday and reports
MS wheat anu OlleE SLLLeAA gram II
good condition Last year he raised
5000 bushels Of small grain, and this
year ne has a large acreage out, with
a good prospect Of another good crop
Mr.. Deweese, the gentleman from
Miami county, went with the repre-
sentative Of this paper into his corn
patch in town 1t was listed in and
uncultivated as yet. The corn was
up nicely and OF a dark green color.
Two inches underneath the surface,
moist dirt was found that would ball
up in ones hand when pressed. Mr.
Deweese expressed himself as very
much surprised He gave it as his
opinion that this section, when the
ground is we'll titled, was certainly
remarkable in its drought resisting
quality, and much superior to his sec
ton OF the state in this respect He
was also surprised at the tree grOwths
here, and the quality and depth Of
the soil