Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-17
CROP OUTLOOK FLATTERING
Grain, Fruit, Hay aud Vegetables Promise
Big Yield in Nebraska
OFFICIAL REPORTS SHOW UP FINE
Union Pacific and Darlington Present
Detailed Statements Compiled by
Their Men who Are on
the Ground.

From official reports of the Burlington
and Union Pacific the crop outlook In Ne
braska this year is fiattering
The passenger department of the Union
Pacific has complied crop report for
the month Of Msy. This report is com
piled from information received from sew
eral hundred correspondents over the state.
The weather conditions are not quite 50
favorable. The low temperature OF the
last ten days has interfered somewhat
with planting and Kept the farmers from
rushing the seed into the soil.
Winter wheat Is every where reported to
be in much better condition than it was
probably increased. Ii would not be sur
pristnG to find that 2,OJJV1V acres OF win
ter wheat will be harvested this summer.
An increased acreage may be looked Tor
In some of the northeastern counties which
have hitherto not given much attention
to the production OF winter wheat. The
acreage I'm most of the western counties
will probably show an increase The yield
Of winter wheat last year was about IS OOO,-
correspondents indicates that an increas ed
yield may be looked for and that the total
wheat production of the. state will not be
far from 100000 bushels.
The acreage of rye may also show an in
crease. Last year l4O.l49 acres OF rye were
harvested Our correspondents think that
the acreage this year will be in excess OF
the figures, just mentioned, The yield will
certainly be equal to that OF last year
u
The acreage Of oats will probably be 10
per cent greater than that of last year.
As the acreage of last year was 2,4aO624, II
would seem that that of this year will
be in the neighborhood of 100000 Moth
ing can yet be said as TO the prospects
The acreage of alfalfa has undoubtedly
increased Some counties report an IN
were isaSe in u alfalfa last year. it is believed
that the acreage this year will not tall
below 10000. The alfalfa plant is every
where in good condition and growing rap
idly. Hence, the average yield per acre
of last year, about three and halt tons,
will unquestionably be increased the com
Altogether it may be said that with the
exception of the low temperature just at
present prevailing throughout the state
crop conditions were never more RroLh ms
ing The report for next month viii give
further information in regard to the crops
mentioned above, and will also take up
the prospects for corn and other products
concerning which definite information can
not be obtained at the present time.
Fine Along the Burlington.
This Burlington's soil and crop report
prepared by the superintendent from ad-
vices received from all station agents and
division superintendents for the week end
ing May II, has been sent out for the Ne
braska district:
Soil at the end Of the week, for which
this report is made, was generally in very
fayorable condition over the Nebraska
district for growing vegetation, Consider
able rain on Wymore division, also IN ne
publican valley. on MCCool division and on
Kansas branches. Rain on LINCOLN oil
vision was generally very light. Ihere rs
no place, however, in this district wnere
the ground is especially dry or in need OF
moisture. Temperature Tor the week aver
aged from one TO tive degrees lower tldn
for the same week last year. On the night
of the Sth, also the 9th, there were IBht
frosts here and there throughout the en-.
tire district Only damage done was to
gardens and small fruits, It is, not be
iieved that the injury to small fruit was at
all general or serious. The hardest frost
reported was between Atchison and Ne
maha City in the Missouri river valley
There is practically nothing to say about
the winter wheat crop that was not SAD
in my report OF a week ago, eNcePt that the
present week has beeps favorable and
growth of wheat satisfactory.
The week was exceeding y favorable Tor
In places on Wymore division a small
proportion of the planted corn is out of
the ground and growing. Flowing and
parts of the district where corn Is raised
during the week. and It is likely that one
half of the corn had been planted up to
Owing to rather cool weather and light
frosts, spring grain has not been advanc-
The potato crop is planted and doing
well.
coming along in good shape, but still back
ward, owing 80 cool weather. Alfalfa is
doing especially well.
Sugar beets are generally all planted
with acreage as shown in my report of the
It'll, except that there is an increased acre
age between Akron and Fort Morgan, Colo
RADIO, of from 200 to $50 per cent. This has
been brought about evidently by location
OF sugar factories at Fort Morgan and
Brush. My report of last week indicated
that acreage had not materially increased
in that locality, which was incorrect, owing
to oversight In report that was made to
me.
Prospects are generally favorable, so far
as can now be determined. for fruit, except
peaches. Small fruit may have been some
what damaged by the frost OF the week,
but as already indicated, it is not believed
this damage will be serious.
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