2«2 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



The coi-ii crop was good, especially m the eastern part of the 

 State. Some of the counties are reported to have had as fine fields 

 of corn as ever grown; other sections of the State, the reports 

 came not so favorable. Some of the corn was frozen down aad 

 could not be cultivated properly on account of wet and cold %veather 

 in the early part of the season, and the corn did not mature properly 

 and much of the late corn was poor and did not get solid. Some 

 of the comities reported yield above the average; others below. 

 So the general average for the State was about normal. 



Buckwheat was not much grown. Some reports indicate about 

 one-half crop. 



Grass was a very light crop the past season. In the spring the 

 stand was unusutilly good, but dry w^eather set in about the time 

 grass should have made its growth and continued until time for 

 cutting, consequently tiie crop was very light, w'ith a good propor- 

 tion af weeds when haying time arrived. So the average for the 

 hay crop is much below the normal. 



IJhe winter wheat is in good condition at this time. The fall was 

 fa\'orable, even that which was sown late, having made a fine growth 

 and covered the ground well and the general outlook for a wheat 

 crog is good for season of 1903. 



Prospects for grass crop are not so good for coming season. The 

 drought before and about harvest time last summer was very in- 

 jurious and burne'd out the young set grass in w'heat stubbles in 

 many parts of the State. Some fields do not have any grass on 

 them and will be plowed up for corn and other crops. 



