The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-23
Weather Conditions Of Last
Week Favorable.
NHOOPEE! APPLES RIPEHIN(
Raspberries, Too, Nearly Ready
for Hungry Kansans.
Second Cutting of Alfalfa
Oats Best in Years.

Ideal crop conditions in Kansas ex-
list today as a result OF the last week
Of rains and sunshine, according to
crop bulletin issued in Topeka today by
the United States weather bureau.
Wheat harvest 10 from one-half to
two-thirds completed in the south
central portions Of the state. the report
says. Corn has made unusually good
growth and in some counties 1t 1s tas-
selling. The second cutting OF alfalfa
has begun. Oats are In good shape
Blaclhberries and raspberr1es are rip
ening under favorable conditions and
early apples are reported ripe in many
counties.
The report, which was issued today
by T. B. Jennings, section director. fol-
lows:
Continued warm weather, with an
abundance of moisture in nearly every
county in Kansas, made the week
ending June q very favorable one for
all growing crops, and owing to the
fact that the rains in the important
wheat growing counties were only mod
erately heavy and generally fell on
but one or two days of the week. good
Roadway was made with wheat har-
vest.
From half an inch to an inch Of rain
was received in nearly al parts Of
the state, with excessively heavy rains
the fore part of the week in the south
ern counties on Sunday. the z1st. These
heavy rains nearly all fell in the parts
Of the state where they would have
been most beneficial
Harvest on Way.
Wheat harvest is from half to two
thirds completed in the south-central
portions of the state. and has begun
under favorable weather conditions
in the western and extreme northern
counties. The heavy rains in the
southern wheat counties damaged it.
very little.
Corn has made unusually good
growth, except in a few scattered
counties where more rain would De
beneficial. 1t has been well cultivas-
ed and part of it has been laid by in
the eastern half of the state. In some
counties it is reported to be tasseling
Oats are reported to be in good
shape generally. Some counties re-
port the best crop in years. They are
being cut in the southeastern part Of
the state and their harvest will begin
in the northeastern counties within a
week.
The second cutting Of alfalfa has
begun over the eastern half Of Kan
saa. but is not generally as heavy az
the first cutting on account of local
damage by dry weather and army
worms.
Potatoes have made q satisfactory
growth, but there is complaint, .cs-
pecially in the Kaw valley, that they
are fewer in the hill than usual.
Early potatoes are being marketed In
the southern part OF the state. Black
berries and raspberries are ripenins
with conditions favorable for q large
yield. Early apples are reported ripe
In Reno and Usage counties.
Over the Country.
Conditions in the winter wheat
growing states have been favorable
for harvest which is we'll under way
In the southern sections and has be-
gun as far north as Iowa and Nebras-
ka. The yield is satisfactory, except
that 1t Is somewhat less than was ex-
pected in Texas and Oklahoma,
In the spring wheat belt the wealth
er has been very favorable. and the
crop IL making excellent progress.
It has been somewhat too cold for
corn in some northern states and frost
did some damage, especially in Mich
igan, but on the whole the crop made
good progress, with cultivation well
under way and completed in many
sections as far north as southern
Iowa Corn needs more moisture in
portions Of the Ohio valley, Missouri
Kansas and southwark.
Tho condition Of oats and hay con.
tinues favorable in most northern
and western districts. Tobacco settfne
Is st1ll delayed in many sections by
lack Of moisture.