The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-29
Heavy Crop of Grain Sorghums
Is Being Harvested.
Weather in Kansas Generally
Favorable for Crops.
GRASSH0PPERS EATING Wheat
Tender Wheat in Northwest Is
Being DevOured.
Last Weekly Crop Bulletin for
Season Issued Today.

The week ending Monday, September
%, was favorable to the growth of crops
and the sowing Of wheat in all parts Of
Kansas with the exception of the
southwest section. according to the last
weekly crop and weather bulletin for
the season, which was issued today
from the local office of the United
States weather bureau.
The report reads:
This was a cool and very pleasant
week in all parts of Kansas-favorabl BILE
for wheat sowing and fall crops gen.
orally except in the southwest part of
the state where 1t Is still too dry. Album
dant rains fell in the eastern half the
first two days Of the week. Light frosts.
which did no damage. occurred in ex-
posed places on several nights.
Fall Flowing and. Seeding.
A great deal Of winter wheat was
sowed this week in the northwestern
counties and in some places more than
half the seeding is finished. In the
middle part of the state some wheat,
but not much, has been sown and far
Their east seeding has barely begun
though most of the ground has been
prepared and is in fine shape. Fear of
damage by Hessian fly and grasshop-
pers is generally given as the excuse for
late sowing. In the northwestern coun-
ties wheat that is up has been badly
damaged by grasshoppers.s In some To-
vOured.
In the southwest quarter of the state
dry weather has greatly curtailed the
acreage that will be sOwn to wheat this
year. In other parts there will be a
moderate increase over the acreage OF
last year.
Crop Conditions.
Cutting corn is about finished in all
parts and husking has begun except in
the extreme northwestern counties. In
some counties where the drought last
summer was especially severe much of
the corn is not worth husking. In more
favored counties something over half a
Harvesting the large crop of milo maize.
feterfta and kafir corn IL In progress in
all counties.
Putting up the fourth crop of alfalfa
continues In many parts. In the western
counties the range grass has cured In
fine shape for winter feed.
Early varieties Of fall apples. such as
Grimes Golden and Jonathans are nearly
all picked. Work on the later varieties
will begin next week.
Broom corn pulling in the southwest
part of the state IL completed
About one-fourth Of this years. wheat
crop remains to be threshed in tho north
western part of the state. ::,sx
The sweet potato crop. which fs'a fine
one, is about ready to dig.
Conditions In United States.
A summary OF conditions in the United
States follows: ---,-=s "a - -, -. Il.
This season closes with the fall work
well advanced. Most Of the corn has ma
tured without injury from frost and cut
ting is progressing rapidly with a fair
yield. The soil continues generally in
good condition for seeding winter wheat
and large acreage Is being sown, with
early seeding coming up nicely. In some
sections seeding has been delayed as a
protective measure against the Hessian
fly. - - - rs
Pastures continue excellent. Tobacco
cutting and curing is well advanced and
the crop Is reported to be good