Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-15
SOIL AND CROPS IN TWO STATES
Report of Burlington shows COnd'-
lions in Nebraska and Wyoming.

ReDort Of huntington shows COndi-
lions in Nebraska and wyoming.
The crop and soil report as given out
by the Burlington railroad and prepared
from reports sent to tho general superin-
tendent by the division superintendents,
does not mention the green bug The re-
port for the week ending May II shows
the winter wheat crop is making slow
progress, but is very generally in good
conditioR in the Nebraska district.
mo report has reached this office in
dlcating any damage to winter grain, al
though the reports generally indicate SLOW
progress on account of cold weather" the
report says.
oats and barley were no doubt, more
or less damaged by continued cold weather
and heavy frosts. with favorable weather
/ from now on the spring grain may to a
| very great extent recover, Nothing very
! definite can be predicted just now. Spring
! wheat has suffered less than oats and bar
/ ley.
Corn planting, especially on the McCook
! division, was very generally under way
during the week covered by this report
/ and a large part of the entire acreage
should be seeded before the end of this
! vorabe. For various reasons. the corn
! acreage promises to be heavy. One reason
( is that there has been nothing to inter-
/ fere since the early spring with the work
Of preparing the ground for corn planting
J then the very cold weather and damage to
( oats is likely to turn oat fields into corn
/ fields. To Just what extent the acreage
| of oats will decrease and acreage of corn
] Increase cannot yet be told, the oat
| fields put into corn are about the last to
| The potato crop has been planted. but
has made very little progress. The plant
ing of sugar beets continues, but is not
yet completed. Stock generally is doing
well throughout the Nebraska district.
Some apples will be raised in the Mis-
souri, river counties ard there will be
| some Strawberries raised in Nebraska.
Soil Is In very good condition over Nc
I Cook division and in fair condition. on Lin
coin and Wymore divisions Rainfall on
week, for which this report is made,
ranged, from light to one inch and was
generali on Wymore division, ranging from
light to four-tenths Of an inch; on lincoln
division, from very light to one-half inch
on the Wymore and Lincoln divisions the
| territory was practically all covered but in
many places the rainfall was light and the
ground Is getting somewhat dry.
Wheat In the Wyoming district traversed
by the Burlington is showing great i'm
provement, according to the soil and crop
report Of the Burlington. On the Sterling
division 1t is up from six to eight inches
On the Alliance division oats are looking
better and do not appear to have been in
jured by the heavy frosts. On the other
divisions the oats are I'm about the same
Cohuitloh as the wheat. On the Alliance
division gardens are poor and on the Sher-
idan division vegetables are growing nicely.
Some beets have frozen on the Sterling
division and in some places will have to
be replanted. Ranges are looking green
and the stock is in fair condition on the
Alliance division, while on the Sheridan
division meadows and pastures are in ex-
cellent condition.
On the Sheridan division cattle are doing
exceedingly well and should improve stead
fly, now that the range conditions are
favorable. Sheep are In fair condition and
Landing fairly under way. Shearing has
been completed in some localities. There is
large crop of wool, but it is generally
conceded that the quality is not up to last
years standard.