The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-31
CORN LOOKS Good
Excellent Stands Reported
Turnout Whole State.
Wheat Continues to Improve in
All Sections.

Abnormally COOL cloudy weather
prevailed in all parts of Kansas this
week. Soaking rains fell on several
days in the eastern half of the state
and n oderate rains in the southwest
ern counties, which put the ground in
fine shape in those sections and were
favorable for all growing crops. The
ground is still much too dry in the
northwestern counties, which received
less than half an inch of rain this
week. Light to heavy frosts occurred
generally on the 23d, but did no ma
terial damage except on a few bottom
lands, where potatoes and corn were
nipped.
There were not more than one or
two clear days during the week in
any part of the state and at it's close
warmth and sunshine were needed in
all parts.
The abundant moisture of the week
made an improvement in corn. ex-
cept in a few places. where it was
flooded and washed out in lister rows.
Excellent stands are reported in most
places, tho there has been a great
deal of replanting and still more to
be done. Cultivation made good
progress in the eastern counties until
are generally clean. The acreage al
ready planted is one of the largest in
the states history. In the northwest
ern counties planting is only about
half done and there the acreage
promises to be more than double the
average.
Wheat Still Improving.
Wheat continues to improve in the
eastern part of the state, especially
the southeastern counties. and has
made some little improvement in the
central and western counties. Very
few complaints of insect damage are
received. 1t has nearly all headed in
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ginning to head generally in the
northeastern and central counties.
Oats have stooled we'll and the con-
dition of the crop is generally good to
excellent. In several central counties
| it is reported to be the best ever
known at this time of the year. Bar
/ ley has made a fine growth in the
western counties.
Much Alfalfa Cut.
A great deal of alfalfa has been
cut in the southeast portion and the
second crop there is getting a fine
start. In the northeastern and central
counties cutting has been delayed by
the continued rains.
| The strawberry crop is about half
picked in the southeastern counties
and picking has begun in the north
eastern. The yields so far have not
been up to the average. Blackberries
are in poor condition and raspberr4es
not much better.
Potatoes and early vegetables are
fine. Some early potatoes are being
dug for the market in the southern
counties.
Corn Needs Sunshine.
Washington, D. c., May 31.-Un-
seasonably cool weather in the princi-
pal corn states retarded termination
and growth while rains delayed plant
ing and replanting of corn where it
was not completed. In the southern
states the crop is generally well c1lti-
waited, but the stands are mostly
| small.
Winter wheat shows further i'm
provement, especially in the important
wheat safes of the southwest. The
| crop is now heading as far north as
Kansas, Missouri, southern parts of
Indiana, and Pennsylvania.
| Weather conditions of the past week
were most favorable fer spring
| wheat. The rains were beneficial
| in the northern Rocky noun
| tain states. Oats are doing
only fairly we'll from the Ohio
valley eastward, but good progress
was made in the central Missouri val
| ley and westward.
Planting of potatoes is nearly COM
pleted ana the crop is generally doing
well. Nest truck crops were unfavor-
ably affected by the cool weather anG
| locally by frost Conditions were gen.
orally favorable for meadows and
| pastures, except in the southeastern
states