The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
few LOCAL RAINS
DrOuth in Kansas Practically
UnbrOken Last Week.
Corn Only Crop Damaged by
Dry Hot Weather.

This was the fourth dry, hot week in
succession in all parts of Kansas ex-
cept some of the northern counties and
a few places in the southeast quarter
of the state where locally heavy rains
on the nineteenth and twentieth re-
lieved the drouthy condition tempo
rarily, according to the summary of
weather and crop conditions for the
week ending Tuesday, issued by the
weather bureau:
Temperatures of 100 degrees and
higher occurred in various parts of
the state almost every day, but the
nights were comparatively cool and
pleasant and no hot winds were re-
ported.
The continued dry weather has al
ready done serious damage to corn in
fully two-thirds of the state. In the
eastern part the chief damage has
not well cultivated. In the western
part the early planted has go far suf-
Tered the most. Most of the crop is in
tassel with ears beginning to form and
II has reached the point where it must
nave rain within a short time if any
thing like good crop is to be had
Thrashing Half Done.
Thrashing wheat is in full blast in
all parts under conditions that are
uniformly favorable. Three-fourths of
the crop in the south central counties
has been thrashed and half of IL is
finished in many of the northern coun-
ties. In a few northwestern counties
wheat harvest is still under way. The
ylelds are generally reported to be
good, especially as regards oualitv
oats thrashing is also under way with
varying yields.
Other Crops.
GOOD Roadway was made in putting
up prairie hay, which is a fine crop
this year and is being secured without
any damage by rains. The dry wealth
er mas also been favorable for DIGGING
the heavy crop of early potatoes.
Pastures, as a rule are driving nm
ana the third crop of alfalfa is making
very. slow growth. Reports from the
sorghum crops indicate they are stand
ing the dry weather fairly well.
Very little blowing or disking has
been done since harvest on account of
the ground being too hard
IN the western third of the state
grass hoppers are causing extensive
damage.
Report From Washington.
washington, D. c., July rs. - The
warm weather was very favorable for
corn in the north and east and the
crop made splendid advancement hut
rain is needed for corn over much of
the region from the central MisstssinDi
valley southwesterward and the con-
oition Is somewhat serious in parts of
oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Mis-
souri,
Haying and harvesting winter wheat.
oats and rye progressed well in Ali
central districts and the weather was
favorable for threshing also. Spring
wheat made rapid growth in WASH
lnston ana Montana. but was dam
kotas ana Minnesota; some rust was
reported in spring wheat and oats.
IoDacco was favorably affected ex-
cept in the southeast
The ranges are still needing rain in
the central and southern Rocky noun
tains and great plains states.
Pastures are in good condition in tho
east and extreme north.
Conditions were mostly favorable
LOT gardens, truck-crops, sugar beets,
flax and mostf ruits
Potatoes are doing we'll in the north.
put the temperature was too high and
they were needing rain in some of the
central districts