The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
CROPS LOOK GOOD
Rains Have Been Beneficial All
Over the State.
Corn Nearly All Planted-Al-
falfa Crop Large.

! Warm weather and sunshine the
greater part of the week. with soak
! ing rains in the eastern half of Kan
sas the last two days that totaled from
three-quarters of an inch to two
( inches made this a very favorable
week for crop growth, except in the
western half of the state. which is
still badly IN need of more moisture.
as very few counties there received
( more than a quarter of an inch of rain
/ this week.
Corn is nearly all planted in the
! eastern counties and this work is be
/ ing rushed in the western. The bulk
J of the crop that was planted before
I the heavy rains the latter part of
April has had to be replanted. Elk
cellent stands have been secured as a
result of the warm weather this week
and they were greatly benefited by
the warm rains that fell. The first
cultivation was under way in the
southeastern counties until stopped
by rain In the western counties the
acreage is unusually large on account
of a great deal being planted in aban-
doned wheat ground.
Wheat made satisfactory growth in
! the eastern half of the state and is be-
! ginning to head in the southern coun-
| ties, but reports indicate it is heading
low in the south-central part, and that
! ii is thin on the ground and in dan
ger of being overrun by weeds in
many western counties. In most of
the north-central and northwestern
are left, and in those the crop is in
an unsatisfa ctory condition.
Alfalfa in East.
Over the eastern two-thirds of the
state the first crop of alfalfa made a
fine growth this week and is in eX-
cellent condition. Cutting has begun
/ here and there and will be general
next week if weather conditions are
favorable. In the western counties al
falfa has been retarded by too much
cool weather and lack of moisture.
Oats have been upfavorably affect
ed by the abnormally cool weather of
the preceding weeks and the crop is
generally backward. Rye has headed
generally Barley is in excellent con-
dition in the western counties. Grain
sorghums are being planted in many
places. Pastures are good over the
eastern two-thrdS of the state and
starting fairly we'll in the western.
Potatoes are generally up to excel
lent stands and it was also a favorable
week for gardens In the extreme
southern counties some early potatoes
have been dug. Apples. grapes and
cherries are in excellent condition.
General Crop Report.
Washington, May 23.-Generous
rains and much warmer weather over
most of the corn belt were decidedly
favora BILE. Planting progressed rapid
~ and termination is good, except
where it was too cool, in the northeast
Corn is growing well in the southwest
but the ground is too dry in the south
cast.
II Winter wheat has improved, but Is
beading low in The south, altho gen.
orally wen willed, particularly in Tex
as. oklahoma and eastern Kansas.
The seeding of spring wheat ano
other grains is nearly completed anc
the termination and growth is salts
factory
The weather OF the past week wa:
favorable for potatoes, truck crops
meadows, and pastures in the centra
districts. Ranges have improved Il
the west Alfalfa made excellent prog
ress Fruits are generally promising