The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
CORN CROP SAFE.
Rains General Over Kansas Sun
day Break Up DrOuth.
Fall Not Heavy But Prevents
Crop Damage.
STOPS WATER FAMINE.
Sizzling State Relieved by Half
Inch Precipitation.
Pastures will Soon Be in Good
Condition.

Condition.
Kansas City, July 1O.-The Kansas
drouth was broken Sunday by rains
which were general over the state.
From Arkansas City it is reported
that rain averaging a half inch fell
over a territory $50 miles south into
Oklahoma and so miles north into Kan
sas. Cherryvale had a light rain all
morning. St. John had a nalf inch this
morning. Raymond had a good shower.
At Enterprise, a half inch fell early
this morning. Pawnee Rock reports
q half inch. Clements had light ram,
Ness City got d good half inch. Great
Bend reports heavy showers. Mancnes-
ter on the Superior branch of the Santa
Fe. got light showers. Concordla was
visited By a half inch. Grldiey, n
Anderson county, got heavy showers.
Abilene got a half inch Junction CITY
reports half inch. Usage cry Is aWaS
I'M in the list with two inches. Little
River reports that ali of Rice county
got fve-eighths of an inch and beua-
flied crops immensely. Hutchinson Sot
a half inch. At Dodge City light snow
ers is the report. LeaVenWorth got a
half inch. Harveyville, in Wabaunsee
county, got a good shower today Law
renee reports three-fourths of an men.
Atchison had a half inch wichita goL
a half inch. St. Marys had half
inch. Wamego three-fourths OF an
inch.
The rain was most general in the
eastern part of the state, ranging from
light showers in the north IN Gay
county to a heavy downpour IN the
south extending we'll into Oklahoma
Ottawa. Kan, July 10.-Rain which
fell at intervals throughout sunday
broke the long drouth here and came
as a welcome relief to growing crops.
The hay and grass crop throughout
Franklin county is reported to be kill
ed. Prairie hay is selling at SIG a ton
on account of the shortage in the crop
THE wheat crop here has turned out
well. Corn has withstood the heat re-
markedly well and with good rains now
AZ axnected to turn out n fair crop.
little River, Kan, July 10.-Five-
eighths of an inch of rain fell at TINS
place. Corn is generally in excellent
condition, only the very earnest helus
having been slightly injured by the
drouth. Pastures that were in a de
pIorabIe condition will be revived ans
mis- rain will make a fair crop Of al
junction City, Kan, July 1O.-Light
showers fell here.
rain visited this section Sunday. Also
the fear of water famine has been dis
sinated BY a four foot raise in the Yer
Co3tonwood Falls. Kau., July 10
Good showers fell here Sunday morn
ING For a couple of hours the rain,
though not heavy. was quite steady
and about 4 third OF an inch OF water
fell The indications for more rain
are very promising A phone message
from Pazaar reports SO of an inch OF
precipitation at that place since morn
ing, and Elmdale has received ABOUT
20 of an inch, and Hymer, in the
north part of the county. has received
about the same. The hot weather
seems completely broken now as the
maximum here for the past three days
has not gone above 90 or 81 degrees
Salina. Kan, July 1O.-A rain OF
four inches fell twenty miles south
west of this city in less than an hour
The territory covered was less than a
section and the rain was so hard that
it was little less than a cloudburst
Considerable damage was done to
crops or the small territory. Two
miles away there was hardly a
sprinkle.
Wichita, July 1O.-An inch of rain
fell in south central Kansas Sunday
and Sunday night. Cooler weather
prevails today and crop conditions are
Iindsborg. Kan. July 1O.-Thirty-two-
hundredths of an inch of rain here This
Is the biggest rain here this spring ana
the crops are looking fine.
Hutchinson. Kan. july lO.-talI an men
Of rain fell here Sunday, the first since
May %. Much of the corn has already
been killed
Galena Kan. July 1O-The drought and
heat situation here was relieved Sunday
by the heaviest rain in year. Rain be
gan falling at noon and continued until
o'clock The rain was steady but not too
heavy to be readily absorbed by the
ground. A good corn crop in Cherokee
county is now assured.
AtchisOn. Kan. July 10.-Rain fell here
Sunday and broke a drouth Of many
weeks with half an inch of rainfall. Tie
rain lasted two hours and comes in time
not been greatly damaged by the heat and
drouth Of the past two weeks, except in
comparatively few fields of early corn
Pastures which were turning brown, also
are greatly benefited. Railroad advices
reporte the rain general throughout
northern Kansas as far west as Stocktol
and Lenora and north to Omaha.
El Dorado. Kan, July 10-General local
showers fell here and in this vicinity
commencing early Sunday.
Yates Center. Kan. July 10.=About ono
half inch of rain fell here Sunday. the
first moisture of any consequence in sew
eral weeks It will be of great benefit 70
corn and pastures. The extreme heat OF
the past few weeks has injured corn bad
" and it will now make about half a
crop. Dry weather has cut down the hay
crop and it is making about 500 pounds
and It is selling on the local market for