The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-12
Wheat Has Suffered Little
From the Recent Frost.
Some Complaints of Hessian
Fly and Chinch Bugs.
CORN PLANTING NEARLY Over
First Cutting of Alfalfa i'm
Progress in Places.
The Condition of the Fruit Crop
Is Promising.

! Decidedly cool. wet weather was
general in Kansas the first half of
this week with snow in the northwest
ern counties and freezing teInpera-
lures generally in the western third
of the state on May and z, but the
damage done was comparatively
slight, and the latter part of the week
was warm and SunShiny enough to
permit of good crop growth. accord
ing to the summary of weather and
crop conditions in Kansas for the
week ending May II, which was is
sued from the local office of the Unit
ed States weather bureau today. The
southeastern quarter of the state and
the Kaw valley escaped the frost en-
tirely.
Wheat Started to joint
|. Wheat is beginning to joint, and
continues in excellent condition in the
extreme western part of the state and
the principal wheat producing coun-
ties in the central portion, the only
complaint being that the late sown is
weedy. Farther east there are num-
erous complaints of damage by the
Hessiap fly and chinch bugs, and in
the southeastern counties the crop
has suffered from the continued wet
weather, though even here its condi-
ton would be rated as good.
Corn Planting in Full Blast.
Corn planting is in full blast in the
northern half of the state In the ex
treme northeastern parts planting has
which has continued for several
weeks, and there are quite a number
of counties where only a small frac-
ton of the crop is in.
Alfalfa and Pastures.
The remarkably rapid growth of
pastures and meadows continues in
all localities Alfalfa is beginning to
in the eastern half of the state the
first cutting has begun. 1t will be one
of the heaviest ever harvested.
Fruit and Other Crops.
The fruit belt of the state escaped
damage from the frost this week and
its condition is very promising. Straw
berries are beginning to ripen in the
extreme southeastern counties and
are in full bloom in the northern, with
every prospect for a large crop.
All spring sown small grains, in
Guiding oats and barley are in the best
of condition. Rye is beginning to
dens and early vegetables continue
promising in all parts.
The Whole Country.
Following is a summary OF condi
tons in the United States:. 80. . pc.
In the winter wheat belt east ofrthe
river, good rains have
caused satisfactory crop progress and
improved the outlook in many locali-
ties where rain was needed, except
the more eastern states where mois-
ture is still deficient. West of the
Mississippi the outlook continues
promising generally, except in Okla
homa and eastern Kansas where there
is some complaint of the Hessian fly
and too much moisture. Damage
from the fly is also reported from
some localities of Indiana and Illinois.
In the spring wheat belt germina-
ton and growth has been retarded
somewhat by cool weather but con-
ditions are generally satisfactory, with
IN ample amount of soil moisture.
In the western portion of the corn
belt, planting has been delayed on
account of wet soil, but in most of
the other sections it is progressing
normally or earlier than usual, with
termination.
Oats and grass generally are doing
we'll, except that they are short in the
more eastern and southern states