The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-21
RAIN and FLOODS
Week Just Closed Was Wet
Over All Kansas.
Wheat Harvest Started; Crops
Are Growing Well.

The week was cool with from one to
two inches of rain in practically every
county in Kansas and as much as four
inches in several central and south
eastern counties, says the summary of
weather and crop conditions for the
week ending Tuesday, issued by the
weather bureau. Damaging floods &C.
CURED along the Neosho and Marina
ton river valleys and hailstorms in the
southwestern part of the state caused
| losses estimated at more than half a
million dollars.
| All crops made fine growth but a
week of warm, sunshiny weather
would now do them more good than
anything else.
Wheat Harvest Begun.
| Wheat improved during the week
and is beginning to ripen over the
eastern half of the state. Harvest be-
gan the forepart of the week in the
counties along the Oklahoma line east
of Barber but it was stopped by the
heavy rains the last few days. With
favorable weather it will be general
in the eastern counties during the last
week OF this month
oats have headed and promise a
fairly good crop except in the south
central counties where they are prac-
tlcally a. failure. They will be ready
TO cut almost as soon as wheat. Bar
ley in the northwestern counties will
| Corn Growing Well.
over most of the state it was too
wet to cultivate corn on more than
| two or three days of the week but
the crop is growing well despite the
continued cool weather. The greatest
improvement was in the western third
OF the state, where this was generally
the best growing week of the season
In most places the crop has been Gull
tivated the second time and the fields
are free from weeds except in the low
lands in the eastern counties
Pastures. prairie hay and the Sec
ond crop of alfalfa have grown rap
idly. The second cutting of alfalfa
has begun in the extreme southern
counties, though the first is not vet
finished in the extreme northwestern
A considerable part of the first cut
ting was lost in the northwestern
counties on account of unfavorable
weather.
promising. Home grown potatoes are
appearing on the market but the bulk
of the crop will not be dug for some
time. Cherries and strawberries are
about all picked. Raspberries are be-
ginning to ripen and blackberries are
turning The outlook for both crops
is good.
Report From Washington.
Summary of weather and crop con-
ditions in corn and wheat region fol
the week ending June 20:
Washington, D. c., June 21.-The
weather continued much too cool fol
corn in the central and northwestern
district. Cultivation was delayed by
wet weather but it is aking satisfac
tory progress in the south.
Winter wheat and hay harvest ha.
been delayed by rain in the centra
states. These crops and spring wheat
rye, barley and oats made excellen
progress in the north part of the dis
trict.
Setting of tobacco was delayed
somewhat in Wisconsin. The crop il
growing we'll in the central districts.
Pastures are excellent except tina
they are needing rain badly in the cen
trail and southern Rocky Mountain
districts.
Sugar beets, most fruits, truck ant
garden crops were favorably affected
but the proper spraying of fruit wa
somewhat hindered.