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occurred during the month, but in the northern and central counties 

 of the state it was more or less injured by the dry weather and high 

 winds. Corn planting was pushed during the month, and by the end 

 of the month the early planting was generally up in the central and 

 southern counties, and was being cultivated in the south. Oats were 

 generally up the first part of the month, but the prevailing weather 

 was not conducive to rapid growth. Flax sowing was nearly com- 

 pleted by the middle of the month and the flax was coming up. Grass 

 started slowly. Peaches bloomed well in the southern and most of 

 the central counties, but many had been winter-killed in che north- 

 ern. Apples, cherries and plums were blossoming by the close of the 

 month. 



MAY. 



A good month for the growth of crops. Wheat began heading in 

 the southern and central counties, and corn cultivation became gen- 

 eral in the same district the first week. Oats, grass and alfalfa im- 

 proved rapidly. Early strawberries were marketed in the south. 

 Canker-worms were damaging some orchards. Warm weather and 

 favorable rains continued through the second week ; wheat had 

 headed in the central counties and was blooming in some of the 

 southern ; corn was clean, a good stand, and growing rapidly ; grass 

 grew finely ; oats were doing well ; potatoes were in bloom south and 

 beginning to bloom in the central counties; alfalfa was being cut in 

 the south and was ready to cut in many of the central counties. Fine 

 growing weather continued through the third week; wheat still im- 

 proving, but it was heading short in Atchison ; it was in bloom in 

 many of the central counties and filling well in the southern; corn 

 a good stand and growing rapidly, but ground too wet for cultivation ; 

 alfalfa cutting progressed under difficulties, and in some localities the 

 hay was ruined by wet weather ; strawberries ripened in the central 

 counties ; grass was in fine condition. The fourth week was cool and 

 wet ; although ioo cool for corn it was suitable for small grains and 

 grass ; wheat ripened in southern and a few central counties ; corn 

 showed need of sunshine; alfalfa cutting progressed in a few coun- 

 ties, but farmers generally waited for more suitable weather ; some 

 clover was cut in Woodson. 



.JUNE. 



A fine month for growing crops. The first week of the month was 

 warm, with light showers in the western and eastern divisions and 

 some heavy rains in the central counties of the middle division, and 

 much needed work was accomplished in the fields. Corn grew rapidly 

 and began tasseling in the southern counties. Wheat harvest pro- 

 gressed in the southern counties wherever the ground was dry enough, 



