The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-18
Grain Practically . Failure in
q Few Counties.
|HAY AND PASTURES GOOD
Apples Dropping Badly ON Ac-
count of Weather.
General Conditions Improved
Over Entire Country.

From the big corn growing counties
of Kansas come reports that there will
be a corn yield ranging from one-third
to One-half of an average yield, ac-
cording to the crop and weather bull
letin covering the week ending Mon
day, August II. and issued today by
the local government weather bureau
corn Is practically a failure as a grain
crop, and spots here and there where
no material Damage has been by the
heat and drouth.
The report reads:
Moderate temperatures and COM
paratively pleasant weather were gem
eral over Kansas this week, with fairly
heavy rains IN the northwestern part
Of the state OIL Thursday and soaking
rains In the southeast part on Friday
These, with the rains that fell on
the 9Th and 10th of this month, have
broken the drouth in nearly ali parts
of the state except the extreme north
eastern counties and the Kaw valley.
where everything still needs rain badly.
Rain Came Too Late.
In most parts Of the state the rains
came too late to help the early corn
to any considerable extent though
there Is still some late corn that will
be benefited.
In most Of the great corn growing
counties OF the state it is reported that
while this will certainly be a better
crop that that of 1918 there will prob.
ably be not more than from one-third
to one-half an average yield. Up
Land corn and corn in poorly cultivated
thick has suffered the most, but corn
In bottom lands has been damaged
materially. In many upland fields
over the state the, blades are drying
up without any ears on a large per
cent of the stalks. In a few counties
in the central part OF the state corn.
as far as grain is concerned, is a prac-
tical failure.
1t ID now being cut for fodder in
the central and eastern counties and
slIos are being filled generally.
Hay and Pastures.
Pastures in the western third of
Kansas are good, in some western
counties fine. They are improving in
the central and southeastern counties
but In the northeastern they have
been burned out by the drought.
Alfalfa has made very little growth
southeastern counties where good
rains had fallen in previous weeks. The
third cutting was a failure in many
places.
Forage Crops O. X.
Forage crops, including millet and |
the sorghums. are reported in good |
shape IN almost every part of the |
state, though they need rain in the
counties.
Melons Are Plentiful.
Gardens and trucking interests have
peen damaged severely by the dry
weather. Watermelons and canta-
loupes are more abundant than usual
peaches is being picked in the north ,
eastern part Of the state. but apples
are dropping badly on account Of in
sects and the dry weather.
Wheat and Fall Flowing.
Threshing is nearly completed in
the eastern half Of Kansas and still
in progress in the western. The
piowing except in the northeastern
counties.
Conditions In United States.
Following is a summary OF weather
and crop conditions in the entire
country, issued by the United States
weather bureau:
The outlook for corn, especially late ,
planted. has improved east of the
Mississippi with generous rains. but
the drought continues in Nebraska,
Missouri and Iowa, with hot winds in
the latter state that caused deteriora-
ton of corn. Local rains have i'm
proved it's condition in Kansas.
The weeks weather was favorable
for harvesting end threshing in the
spring wheat belt and rains have put
the soil in good condition for blowing
in the winter wheat belt east of the
Mississippi. but it continues too dry
to the westward.
Pastures are greatly improved in
eastern districts, but are short or
burned out in &C ntral and northern
states west of the Mississippi
The tobacco outlool- is generally
improved and cutting and curing are
in progress.
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