The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28
Heats Effects Seen In Clay,
Cloud and Mitchell Counties,
Saws q. s. Bulletin From To.
peka Weather Office.
WANTED: 4 GENERAL RAIN
Weather Has Favored Thresh-
ing All Over Kansas.

Hot weather has done serious damage
to corn in Clay, Cloud and Mitchell
counties, and has checked its growth in
other portions Of the state. according
to the crop and weather bulletin issued
today from the local weather office
and covering the week ending Monday.
July 27.
This was an abnormally hot. dry
week over lost of the eastern two
thirds of Kansas-much too dry for
corn and pastures except in a few
southeastern and central counties and
the western third of the state, where
Of the week or on Thursday and FRI
day. Temperatures near 100 degrees.
with warm nights. were general. About
half the counties of the state received
no measurable rainfall at all.
Condition of Corn.
Rain is needed in nearly all the inn
portant corn-raising counties Of Kansas
checked, but it is generally reported
to have a good color and to be stand
ing the dry weather well so far except
in Clay, Cloud and Mitchell counties,
where it has been badly damaged, and
in a few other central counties, where
the damage has been slight. In the
western third of the state much corn
has reached the roasting ear stage and
it is generally reported to be in good
shape, except in and near Hodgeman
and Ford counties. In some of the
northwestern counties corn is reported
to be the best ever seen this time OF
the year.
Heavy Wheat Yields Reported.
Wheat harvest is finished except in
the extreme northwestern part Of the
state. and it is almost done there.
Threshing ha~ progressed with favor
able weather conditions in all coun-
ties this week and uniformly heavy
yields continue to be reported.
Hay and Pastures.
The second cutting Of alfalfa is gen.
orally Q light one. The third cutting
Is about half complete in the south
eastern counties. In several couufies
1t is reported to have been injured by
web worms. In many counties in the
central part Of the state there Is SO
far very little prospect of third cut
ting. In Scott county the alfalfa crop
SO far Is reported the best ever cut.
Reports that prairie hay is thin and
weedy continue to be received.
! Pastures in the eastern half Of the
state are generally in need Of rain.
In some north-central counties they
are almost entirely dried up. In the
good. In some western counties never
better.
| Early potatoes are going on the
market in large quantities. The crop
has improved in the past few weeks
but will be light. In the western third
OF the state forage crops are doing
fine. Millet is being cut and mile
maize is heading nicely.
| General Summary.
Following is a summary Of the croI
and weather conditions in the entire
county:
Thrashing winter wheat continued
through the week. with favorabl'
weather conditions. 1t is now well un
DER way In the central and northern
districts. and plowing for next year.
crep has begun in the western whea
| states.
!, The weather has been hot and dr.!
in the spring wheat belt ana somewha
unfavorable in North Dakota, with con
siderable damage reported and rail
needed in other states to the westward
Inere was severe damage by rust IL
western Minnesota.
The week was generally unfavorabl'
; Tor corn last of the Mississippi river
and the drought is again severe In tn
Ch1o valley, with the crop cut short II
large areas. West of the Mississippi
corn made excellent growth in the NOR
northern states, where the moisture wa
: generally sufficient for present needs
put the drought was severe with mucl
damage done in many sections to tn
southwark. especially southeastern Mis-
souri, and Oklahoma, where upland cor
Is largely failure.
Oat harvest and thrashing il progres
sing In northern and middle districts
with complaints Of poor yield in man
localities Fruit prospects are general
: good. Tobacco is at standstin i
a many places on account of lack G
: moisture.