The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-14
Good FOR CORN
Weather of Past Week Was
Unus ualIy Favorable.
1t Interfered Seriously With
Harvesting and Threshing.

Nearly all of Kansas, except the ex-
IRENE western and southern counties
received from one to two inches OF
rain in the week ending Tuesday.
July 3, according to the weekly sum-
mary of weather and crop conditions
in Kansas issued today from the local
office of the United States weather
bureau. The rain interfered with the
work in the harvest fields and the cuI-
tiVatiOn of corn.
The report:
In the southern and western coun-
ties farmers made fine Roadway with
their work all week, but in many other
counties two days work was all the
weather permitted.
During the last half of the week
the weather was the warnest of the
season and the growth of crops was
rapid.
Wheat Harvest Well Under Way.
Wheat harvest is almost finished in
the extreme southern counties and in
the counties along the Missouri river
Threshing has begun as far north as
the middle of the state. Harvest is
just beginning in the northwestern
counties, but will be in full swing
next week
In the central part of the state
harvest has progressed with great diff
ficulty in most places on account Of
wet ground and lodged wheat, but
has been pushed rapidly none the
there has been cut. Farther east this
work has been still more difficult.
though a considerable part of it has
been finished Some over-ripe fields
will have to be abandoned.
Complaints of damage Ivy fly and
rust are now only local.
Corn Growing Rapidly.
Corn is very uneven over the state
and presents all periods of growth
from just coming up to where in some
south-central counties it is, tasseling
and silking. Very few stands are sat
isfactory.
In many localities cultivation has
been well done but over The greater
part of the state the crop is weedy
and grassy.
The warm, humid weather the last
of the week was very favorable for all
Other Crops Generally Good.
Dat harvest is almost finished as
far north as Wichita and is begin
ming in the northeastern counties. The
crop is almost uniformly good.
The second cutting of alfalfa is
heavy, but it's harvest is progressing
under very unfavOrable weather con-
ditions. Where the second cutting has
been secured the third is making q
fine start.
Peaches are beginning to ripen in
the southeastern counties, and there
is a prospect for a good crop in many
parts of the state. Pastures and prairie
hay continue excellent.
Conditions in United States.
Washington, July 14.-In the win
ter wheat states, rains delayed harvest
in the central and northern districts
and much ripe wheat is uncut. The
soil is too wet for operations and
wheat in the shock is sprouting. In
the southern portions of the area it
has been drier and harvesting is COM
pleted, threshing is progressing with
satisfa Glory yields.
In the spring wheat belt less cool
weather with sufficient rains made
favora bic week Wheat is now head
ing in the southern portions and the
outlook is promising.
The condition of corn is less unfav-
orable than in the preceding weeks.
although continued rains in important
sections have delayed cultivation. In
the northern districs the plant con-
tinues small.
The harvest of oats has been de-
layed in some sections. Rains have
caused the growth to be too rank in
some places and rust in others, but
generally it is progressing well.
Haying has been delayed by wet
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