The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-23
Kansas Crops Have Suffered
Severely From the Weather.
Thousands of Acres of Wheat
Destroyed by Hail.
CROPS WASHED OUT IN PLACES
Both Wheat and Corn Suffer in
the River Valleys.
Harvest Is Underway in South
ern Part of State.

While crops in the eastern and CEN
trail portions of Kansas were damaged
by hail and floods, there were parts
of southwest Kansas where vegetation
was in need of more rain, according to
the summary of weather and crop
conditions IN the state for the week
ending June %, which was issued
from the local office of the weather
bureau today.
The report follows:
This was another abnormally cool
and wet week in the eastern half of
Kansas, where the rainfall for the past
month has been among the heaviest on
record. The central part of the state
Jared better than the. more eastern
with more sunshine and generally less
rain. In the western third of the state
there was little or no rain during the
week and in some southwestern coun-
ties crops are actually needing more
moisture.
Hail storms here and there over the
state during the week, especially near
the central portion, caused an unusual
amount of damage. In Pawnee coun-
ty it IS reported that between $4,000
and 10000 acres of wheat were de-
stroycd by hail. In the eastern half
of the state corn, and in some places
wheat, was washed out to a consider
able extent and an Immense damage to
crops occurred by floods along the val
leys of The Republican, Solomon and
Kansas rivers.
Wheat Harvest Is Under Way.
No complaints regarding the condi-
ton of wheat have been received from
western Kansas. It's condition is sat
iSfactory ir the important wheat pro-
ducing counties in the central part of
the state, except in the localities where
hail or flooGs occurred. In the north
eastern counties, and to a still greater
extent in the southeastern, its condi-
ton is not good and there are serious
complaints of rust and damage by wet
weather generally.
Harvest is under way in the south
eastern counties, though the work is
handicapped by wet fields, and is be-
ginning in Barber, Harper and Sum-
ner counties. along the Oklahoma line.
1t will not be general in the central
part of the state until next week.
Corn and Oats.
Stands of corn are very unsatisfac-
tory and it has made slow growth. In
the south-central and western counties
considerable cultivating has been
done-in some localities 1T is being
plowed for the third time. In the
north-centra1 and eastern counties the
ground is still too wet and much corn
has not been plowed the first time yet
1t is generally weedy and the ground
is becoming hard packed by the heavy
rains.
Oats are in fine shape in all parts
and are heading, but do not show,
signs of ripening.
Heavy Crop of Alfalfa.
The second crop of alfalfa will be
heavy and is almost ready to cut i'm
the southern counties despite the fact
that some of the first cutting has not
been taken up. Pastures and prairie
hay are excellent.
Potatoes are promising except in To-
calities where they rotted on account
of too much moisture. In many places
they are being dug and used. Fruit,
especially apples, is good. Blackber-
ries and raspberries are ripening in
the southeastern counties.
Conditions in United States.
Following is a summary of weather
and crop conditions in the United
States:
In the winter wheat belt the wealth
err continued generally favorable and
the crop is making normal advance
ment in the central and northern dis.
tricts while harvest is progressing I'M
der favorable conditions in the south
err portions. There is no complaint of
increased insect activity but the
growth is too rank and the grain is
lodging in localities, especially in Mis-
souri, and Iowa, and rain caused some
damage in eastern Kansas.
In the spring wheat belt despite
unseasonably cold, wet weather over
much of the belt, the crop is in a sat
isfactory condition, although the
growth is somewhat retarded.
In the corn belt the weather contin-
ued too cool and wet, interfering with
planting, replanting and cultivation in
many places, and the fields are grassy
while the growth, generally, is not en-
couraging except in the south, where
the crop is in good condition.
Oats, grasses and ranges are doing
well and the outlook is promising.
Steel fence posts at Forbes'.-Adv.