The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-22
THE CORN IS GOOD
Railroads Report Everything in
Fine Condition.
Damage to Late Corn 1 Per
Cent Early 15 Per Cent.
PASTURES LOOK UP
Streams Are Replenished for
Stock Water.
Alfalfa Has Revived and Cattle
Are Getting Fat.
PASTURES LOOK UI

According to the reports received at
the general offices of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe and Rock Island in
Topeka, the crop conditions in Kansas
at the present time are the most flat
tering of the season. The Santa Fe
reports that the damage to the late
corn has no been more tnan 1 per cent.
The hot weather damage to the early
corn will average about l. per cent.
In other words, the rams of the last
two weeks have cast brighter hue
over the state. They have awakened
possibilities of a big corn crop. The
streams have, been flushed and clear
running water is squeezing between the
banks. Pastures have sprung up from
what was thought to be barren
waste. Alfalfa has revived and the
plants are shooting up for the next
cutting.
The talk of drouth which worried
the farmers, the townspeOple and the
entire state has been hushed. The
burning winds have been blocked by
cool rains and the farmer is able to
go to bed at night listening to the rus
tie of healthy corn outside his window
and the leaves of a promising orchard
across the way.
Before lie rains Of the last few weeks.
the reports sent to the railroad offices
were dolefuI tales. The officials reao
them. SOOCk their necQSf etlau SAA0 INC
typewritten sheets out of sight in their
desks. When the weekly reports were
made to the vice president, the crop
conditions wre buried neatly beneath
a myriad of car surplus reports ana
mass of improvements progress.
This week it is different. When vice
President Storey Of the Santa Fe and
Vice President Melcher OF the ROCK
Island read their weekly report MoEoay
they will find a joyful tale, pinned cleV-
- he nf the do
ings of the lines under their superNls-
Look for a Good Crop.
In Kansas the Rock Island and the
Santa Fe are looking for a good corn
crop. In the north central and north
eastern part of the state they are ex-
pectfne a bumper crop. In the extreme
southern part of the state to the east,
corn is never considered the chief as
set of the farmers-and it is not in as
good condition. Here the early corn
lass eled out before the hot spell. IN
the western sections-all is well and
happy. The corn in Norton county es-
pecially is in fine condition.
Taking the middle division OF the
Santa Fe extending from Newton to
Emporia, south to the Oklahoma Inc
north to the Nebraska line and as far
west as wellington; also the Kansas
and FL Paso divisions of the ROCK IS
land extending from Topeka TO Herring
ton south TO 1lDerat anu w ~ -
northern and northeastern parts or ire
stata-ralxi,1g these districts and this
report covers the territory;
Trains of the last two weeks greatly
improved late corn. Corn is now IN
fair condition. Pastures are greatly
improved Alfalfa is in much better
conditiou. The cattle are doing line.
The grass is growing and the streams
have been rep1enished affording the STOCK
plenty OF water. Late corn greatly bene-
fitted, Early corn which tasseled out Is
damaged about Is per cent. The acre
age Of the early corn is small Cooler
and much more favorable for corn