The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-21
Recent Warm Weather Was
Typical "COrn" Kind.
Heavy Rains Were Damaging
Along the Kaw River.
WHEAT CUT WITH DIFFICULTY
Wet Fields Have Hindered
Work of Harvesting.
Early Apples on the Market;
Peaches Ripening Fast.

Conditions were favorable for crops
and work in the harvest fields in the
southern and western portions of the
state, but the excessive rainfall over
the Kaw watershed was damaging, ac-
cOrding to the summary of weather
and crop conditions in Kansas for the
week ending July 81, which was issued
from the local weather office today.
The summary:
Temperatures averaged above nor
NAL over most of Kansas this week for
the first time since the middle of May
and in the southern and western parts
of the state crops made fine growth
and good Roadway was made in the
harvest of wheat, oats and alfalfa and
the cultivation of corn. In the north
central and northeastern counties ex-
ceSSive1y heavy rains flooded low
lands and almost brought farm work
to a standstill. The wet weather was
especially damaging in the valleys of
the Republican, Blue and Kaw riV-
ers, where from three to five inches of
water fell during the week.
Wheat and Oats Harvest.
Wheat harvest is practically fin
ished in the southern part of Kansas
and the greater part of the oats is
also cut there. In the northeastern
counties not more than half of either
crop is cut and wheat in the shock is
SprOuting. Oats that art not cut are
rusting and lodging and weeds are
growing up in the fields. In the north
the wheat and much oats have been
cut though muddy fields have made
the work very difficult Harvest is
now well under way in the northwest
ern counties, where the outlook for
wheat, oats and barley is especially
fine. Thrashing has become general
over the southern half of the state, but
has not begun in the more northern
counties.
Corn Backward But Growing.
The warm weather was favorable
for the rapid growth of corn espec-
tally where the fields had been well
cultivated. Generally, however, it is
backward and uneven and in the
northeastern counties fields are Weedy
and the outlook very unsatisfactory.
In the southern and western counties
1t is improving rapidly. Earlier plant
ed fields are tasseling almost as far
north as the Nebraska line.
Alfalfa Cutting Delayed.
The second crop of alfalfa has been
harvested in the southern counties
and has been ready to cut for about
10 days in the northern but this work
has been badly delayed by unfavor-
able weather and the general conges-
ton of farm work.
Vegetables and Apples Good
All vegetables are especially fine
this year, except potatoes, which have
deteriorated in northeastern counties
where it has been too wet. Early ap-
pies are on the market generally and |
p1ums and peaches are ripcning. In
the northeastern counties scab is APP
peariEg on apples.
Conditions in United States.
Washington, July 21.-In the CEN
trail and northern portions of the win
ter wheat belt, rains further DELAYED
harvest and interfered with threshing
in many sections, while conSidera Bile
damage to wheat in the shock and
lodging of uncut grain is reported. In
the southern portion of the belt the
weather was more favorable and
threshing is well advanced with sat
isfactory yields.
In the spring wheat states this was
another favorable week and the crop
continues generally in excellent con-
ditiOn but warmer weather and more
sunshine is needed for ripening the
grain.
1t was the most favorable week in
the season in the corn belt and the
plant made rapid growth but the crop
is still backward in the northern por-
ton and cultivation is badly needed in
some sections while considerable To-
cal damage resulted from flooded low
lands.
Oats are generally good but there
is much complaint of lodging, and
harvest has oeen retarded. Pastures
and hay are excellent but haying has
been delayed in many places on ac-
count of wet weather.