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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1895)
n TITE OMAHA. DAILY " 1.IDE ? ; MONDAY , JUTAr 20 , 1895. same as In 1803 and ISO ) ; present condition excellent ; average yield twenty-five bushels. Oats will yield smaller crop than In 1893 and 1894 ; In goal shape nnd will yield forty-five buthcls. Ilyo acreage less this year than formerly and was mostly harvested for hoy. Not much barler tn the county at any time and very little this year ; has been harvested ; yield thirty-five busl.els. More corn than In 1893 and 1891 and present conditions excel lent ; crop will average fifty to sixty bushels. Hay good. Potatoes fair , and will give forty to nfty bushels for the early growth ; late poorer. Not much alfalfa planted ; very poor. No fruit raised. CKDAIl As compared with 1893 and 1894 , the acreage of wheat at least 20 per cent more ; present condition could not be better ; estimated average yield forty bushels per acre. Acreage of oats 10 per cent more this year ; present condition could not 1)9 better : average yield seventy-five bushels , llye acre age about the tame ; present conditions splen did ; average yield forty bushels. Acreage of barlpy not quite so much as ' ! i3 or ' 94 ; pres ent condition splendid ; average yield fifty bushels. The acreage of corn , as compared with 1893 and 1891 , Is 10 per cent more ; present condition splendid ; estimated yield sixty bushels. Hay , general condition and prospects oversupply ; yield from two to three tons per acre. Potatoes , large acreage and better than usual. Alfalfa good , and general condition of frull good. KNOX Wheat acreage the same as In 1893 and 1891 , about -15,000 acres , nnd. Is now mostly harvested ; the largest harvest In twenty years ; yield twenty bushels , Oats acreage , as compared to 1893 nnd 1894 , Is about the same ; harvest Is the best known In the history of the county ; yield forty-five to fifty bushels. But little rye sown and some of that was Injured by frost. The barley acreage for this year Is much larger than last year or the ono before ; will yield thirty- live to forty bushels. Acreage of corn Is aboul the same ; mostly good ; will yield forty bushels. Hey very good. Potatoes very fine ; will yield 100 bushels. Alfalfa doing well but not much planted. Cherry crop good , though other fruits Injured by early frosts. CASS. Slight Increase In wheat crop over that of 1893 and 1891 ; present condition fair ; average yield fifteen bushels. Oats acreage Increased over the last two years ; present condition good ; will yield thirty bushels. Ilyo crop less than In 1893 and 1891 , there being little raised this year ; present condition poor ; will average leu bushels. Darley raised will be less tlian In 1893 and 1894 ; present condi tion poor ; will average twenty-five bushels , Corn acreage Increased over that of 1893 nnd the year before ; Is now In very gocd shape ; pastures burned out last year are now planted to corn ; present condition good , but needs rain'will : yield fifty .bushels per acre , Hay crop short and rather poor. Harly potatoea good ; late varieties need rain. Very little alfalfa raised In this county. Good yield of apples. SAHPV Wheat acreage this year about the same as last ; present condition good ; average yield will bo twenty bushels. A somewhat larger crop of oats than last year will bo liarvciled ; now looking gcod , Hye acreage Is smaller than In 1893 and IR2J. owing to late frosts ; will average flfleei. bus > 1iels. Same acreage In barley as In 1893 and 1894 ; will yield thlrty-flvo bushels. Corn acreage some what larger than In the last two years ; In good shape and will yield fifty bushels. Hay wM yield a good crop. Potatoes will yield soventy-flvo bushels. Alfalfa has shown marked Increase In acreage. Prospect for fruit , especially apples , was never better. OTOE Acreage of wheat about the same ; condition of spring wheat A 1 , winter wheat fair ; average yield from twenty to twenty- two bui.1icls. Acreage of oats 25 per cent greater than past two years ; condition fair ; average yield fifty bushels. Acreage of rye from 25 to 33 per cent greater ; condition good ; average yield from twenty to twenty- five bushels. No barlay Uts year. About the same acreage of corn ; present condition fine ; estimated yield ntly bushels. Condition of hay from good to fine. Best yield of po- tatco. for years. No alfalfa hero. Condition of fruit good. NBJLAHA Wheat crop will be one-third larger thau.lnjho former two years ; Is now being harvested ; will yield twenty bushe.lt ! . r Increase In the- oat crop about the same , the harvested grain being excellent ; will yield ntty to sixty bushels. Hye crop one-third larger than last year ; quality fair ; will jylelc' twenty bushels. No barley raised. Corn 2 ! per cent less : thaji last year ; In falrly'gooi ' shape , though .hot wind of July 16 rcducci rarly pieces to half a crop ; estimated ylelil thirty to thirty-five bushels per acre. Hay good. Potatoes good. Apples will be a fair crop , though the present dry weather Is dam aging them somewhat. UICHAUOSONT Acreage of wheat not so largo ; condition not as good as last year avenigo yield , twelve bushels. Acreage o : oats about the same as last two years ; con dition not BO > good ; average yield , eleven bushels. Smallacreage of rye ; average yield twelve.bushels. No barley sown. More con planted than past two years ; condition bet ter than ever ; estimated yleU sixty bushels a present outlook. Timothy hay Is yielding one and ono-fourth tons per aero. First year for alfalfa and condition good. Prospect for peaches good. Apples not so good. Grapes very oed , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oTIII : NoiiTiimi.v nio.vrir.it. AVI 11 lit- \o CallM for Iti-llcf on the Koutli Dakota I.lnu. The counties In the extreme northern par of the Etato , bordering on the South Dakota line , are generally looked upon more for the ! Importance to the grazing Industry than to : their association with the actual agricultura counties. And yet , In spite of adverse clr cumslances , these counties will greatly Im prove their condition over the past two years In some of thorn Irrigation has been Intro ducoj with nattering success , and In tlioa there Is a good crop of small grain. With on exception all will have a fair corn crop an hay and potatoes will yield well , BOYD Acreage of wheat 30 per cent les thaif'1894 , buY 20 per cent more than 1893 some- already harvested ; average yield fifteer to eighteen bushels. Acreage of oats abou the tunic ; was slightly damaged by frost nearly all harvested ; average y.'old twenty five to thirty bushels. Acreage of rye 3 per cent less ; average yield fifteen bushels IJutlittle barley grown , Acreage of corn 5 per cent greater than 1893 , 23 pur cent greate than 1891 ; needs rain , as dry , cold weathc has made It backward ; estimated yield thlrt bushels , Hay I ? good and prospects fav.r able for a lirgo crop. Potatoes were uove better ; wtll yield 100 bushels to the aero Only a tow pieces of alfalfa. No tame fruit hero. hero.KKYA KKYA PAHA Wheat acreage same as I 1893 ; borne better than In 1894 ; present con dltlon poor ; will average about IIvo bushels Oils samw as 1S9I ; condition posr ; averug yield ten bushels. Kyo same as wheat am nits ; condition P-cr ; yield about seve bushclii. No barley. Corn same as In 189J In poor shape ; will average five bushels Potatoes Mill yield fifty bushejs to the acre No alfalfa , no hay and no fruit. IJUOWN Wheat acreage 10 per cent large than In 1S93 and 1891 ; Is now being harveste and will average ten bushels. Oats th tame ; now being harvested ; yield , thlrt bushels. . Jlye acreage 5 per cent larger tha In 1S9S aud 1891. No barley. Corn crop 1 equal to. If not larger , than In 1S93 'an XSttl.-witli a yield of thirty bushels. Ha very good. Potatoes excellent ; will avcrag 100 bushels. No alfalfa and no fruit. nOQK Wheat acreage , as compared wit 1S9S nnd .1894 , I * less ; the present condltlo Is good ; In the valleys wheat never looke as welllll ; yield about eighteen bushels Oitj acreage Is not so largu on account o scarcity of teed ; present conditions are goo. except on high binds ; will yield foity bush oil. Ilyo Is rory much less In acreage thl year on account of * rarclty of seed. Corn I backward for the most part , though thor are somu good fields In the county. Unles the weather from now on Is more favorabl the yield will be light. Hay Is much bette this year th.ui last ; In the cast half thcr v.lll be about two-third * of a crop ; In th Most lecy. as there has been but little rain 'Cho potato yield will bs heavy. No alfalf to speak of and no fruit. iiijASTr.ux couvrin.s. Tills Y > nr'n Crop Srrnm ( o : - | | All Former S < MI OIIN. The northeastern counties this year hav b an compared to one vast Ggrdrn , Nove before In the hUtory of northeastern Ne br.iika Ins agriculture been RO well re warded. Small grains have yielded larg harvests. The acreage and yield of oats hav boon unuiunlly large , while the com crop from present Indication ; , will bo nomcthliif unprecedented In the history of | h state. Cl'MINQ Acreage of wheat 10wr \ fen greater than last year ; condition flno ; aver ace yield thirty biuhfli. Acreage of rats i largerf- condition flnu ; average yU tlx'y bushels. Acreage of rye about t is tame , condition fine ; average thirty bushel * . Acre- ngs of barley about the same ! condition good ; averan * yield thirty bushels. Acreage of corn 5 per cent greater than cither of the past two years ; estimated yield fifty bushels. lay will make a heavy yield. Karly potatoes are good ; late potatoes wilt make a large TOP with a few more showers. No alfalfa alscd to speak of. Apples are extra good ; mall fruits about an overage. IODCJK Wheat acreage about the same as n 1893 and 1894 ; present condition good ; will leld twenty to twenty-five bushels. Oats are stlmated at an Increase of 10 to 20 per cent ver the last two years ; nearly all good ; will leld fifty to sixty bushel * . Hye acreage Ightly Increased over last year ; present con- Itlon good ; yield about twenty-five bushels. Jarley has Increased 15 per cent over last ear. Corn crop Is Increased 10 per cent over 894 ; present conditions good , though some arts of the county nsed rain ; will yield fly bushels. Hay not as heavy as first re- orted , but quality better than usual. Pota- oes fine ; will average seventy-five bushels. Very little alfalfa sown ; what was Is doing well. Fair crop of apples , early ones selling t 110 cents. STANTON Wheat acreage as compared Ith 1893 and 1891 , 20 per cent larger ; now early all cut ; average yield about eighteen lushels. Oats 20 per cent over last year and IB year before ; present condition fine ; yield orty-five to fifty bushels. The barley crop will average a little less this year ; present ondltlon splendid ; average yield fifty to fltty- vo bushels. Corn acreage 10 per cent over 894 and 15 per cent over 1893 ; present con- Itlon good , though some a little late ; largo arvcst In prospect. Hey Is a little better han last year , but will be a little Unlit. 3arly potatoes good and late ones looking ell. Alfalfa In good shape. Trulls are bet- er than last year , but much Injured by late rests ; will be light. Three hundred acres of ugar beets are looking fine. ANTELOPE Wheat crop 10 per cent reatcr this year lhan In 1893 or 1894 ; present ondltlon A 1 ; now being harvested ; will yield hirty bushels. Oals 20 per cant larger acre- ge than last year ; present condition extra oed ; mostly cut ; will yield sixty-five bushels , lye acreage 23 par cent less than In the last wo years ; will yield twenty bushels. Ilarley bout the same as last year , though extra no ; average yield thlrty-nve bushels. Corn nearly the same and small for this time of ho year ; will yield forty-five bushels per ere. Hay crop large and cartaln. Potatoes good. This Is the first year that alfalfa has icen sown , and It has so far shown a good rowth. Apples and wild fruit about as usual. PIERCE Wheat acreage 20 per cent more his year than In 1893 and 10 per cent more han In 1894 ; present condition safe and will leld twenty bushels. Ilyo acreage 10 per cent nero than last year ; now In shock ; average leld fifty bushels. Barley acreage the same is last year nnd Is now mostly In stack ; will 'leld forty-flvo bushels. Corn acreage Is the ; amo as 1894 and about 15 per cent greater ban 1893 ; present condition fair , and will field thirty-two bushels. Hay first-clans. Po- atoes good , the largest yield In years. Al- ulfa acreage Increased and will yield 25 per cent more than any former year. Fruit only NANCE Wheat acreage Is larger than In be two previous years ; present condition ; < > > d and most of It In shock ; average yield i/Ul / be twenty-two bushels. Oats acreage much larger than In previous years and Is now nearly all In shock ; will yield fifty lushels. Ilyo acreage larger than before , hough some bad to be replanted ; will yield eighteen bushels. Harley about the same ns n 1894 , and In good t.iape ; will average 'orty-five bushels. Corn acreage much larger than ever before and In fine condition ; will average sixty-five bushels per acre. Hay will bo two-thirds of a crop. Never such a potato crop In the history of the county. Alfalfa yield 1-ir cr thin In prev'ous y nrs and will jo about three tons to the acre. Fine fruit. HOLT Wheat acreage will be about 75 per cent of that of 1893 and 1894 ; present condi tion good ; will average twenty bushels. Oats acreage will average SO per cent of the lasl ; wo years and Is now In fine condition ; will yield fifty bushels. Hye acreage the same as ast year and Is mostly harvested ; Is In fine condition ami will yield thirty bushels. Barley - loy acreage this year will be about GO per cent of that ot 1893 and 1894 ; present condi tion good. Corn acreage 80 per cent ot last year and the 'year before ; present condition good , but small ; cannot estimate yet. Haj good , and there will be n heavy crop. Early potatoes will yield heavily. Only a smal crop of alfalfa has been planted. Smal fruit yielded well and altogether the bes crop In tii years UP I.V T1IU 1IIO NOIIT1IWHST. liven tinirnxliiK Country I'roiiuccH Kiilrly ( ! < iil ' CroiN. There la an-empire of territory In north west Nebraska'that Ifas for years been lookei upon as the especial field for the grazing In trrests of the state. If Is a section as ye sparsely settled and has never been regardei favorably by grain farmers. Last year many o fthese counties produced hardly a spear o grass. Whole townships were practically de populated bicause the people there cou'.d no sustain themselves on the' land. This yea this great section 1ms produced a crop , which while not as large as In the more favorei counties In eastern and southern Nebraska was far ahead of the expectations of the mos sanguine. All will have plenty of small grain corn , and , what Is most Important , hay. SIOUX Wheat acreage Is greater thl year than In either 1893 or 1894 ; present con dltlon backward'will ; yield six bushels pe acre. Oat crop smaller by one-third ; presen condition not good ; late weather too cold will average twelve bushels per aero. Ily very scarce. No barley _ raised. Corn crop greater this year by o'ne-thlrd than last condition fair ! ylelil twenty-five bushels pe acre. In some localities hay Is excellent. In others a little short. Potatoes only fair weather has been too cold. Same acreage o alfalfa'as tn former years ; wjll yield thrc tons to the acre. No fruit. SHERIDAN Wheat acreage about th same as In 1893 and 1894 ; present condition not very good and will average only thre bushels per acre. Probably a little mor oats than last year ; present condition bad will average four bushels. Ten per cen more rye and of good quality ; will avcrag ten bushels. Darley about the same as In 1893 and 1891 ; will average five bushels. 0 corn there Is 10 per cent more than las year , though It Is rather backward : wll yield ten bushels. Hay Is fair. Potat acreage very largo and will yield twenty five bushels. Very little alfalfa grown In this county. No fruit except wild. HOOKER Wheat acreage not quite a much this year as last ; present conditlo good ; yield eighteen to twenty bushel : Acreage ot oats not large this year ; ver little sown ; will give a good average ylel : No rye ayd no barley. Corn acreage abou the same as last year ; looks well and wl ! probably yield forty bushels. Hay cro abundant Potatoes good and will give largo crop. No alfalfa and no fruit. BANNKU Wheat acreage this year CO p"e cent of the last two years ; rather late. Jus beginning to ripen ; estimated yield , thlrtee bushels. Oats acreage as compared to 189 ! and 1894 about 75 per cent ; late , but yleli will bo good ; estimated at thlrty-flve bush ola. Rye crop about 90 per cent of las year's ; rather backward , but good. Darle acreage 50 per cent less than Withe hi two years ; outlook Is fair , but crop will b late. Corn acreage Is 25 per cent larger tha In last twoyears ; Is also a Httlo late ; eUImatoi yield , forty buslir.h. The county will hav the best bay crop for three years past. A ! falfa acreage hns been Increased 50 per can and will yield two tons to the acre. Ther Is an abundance of wild fruit. 11OX BUTTE Wheat acreage the same a In 1893 and 1894 , probsbly a little less lha In 1893 ; present condition poor ; will no yield o\or live bushnls. O. ts about the aam us wheat ; will yield eight bushels. No ry or barley. Corn acreage larger than oldie of the last two years ; rather backward a present ; will yield fifteen or twenty bushels Hay cop U goad , and yield will be Immensa Potatoes fine , and will yield thirty to flft bushels. Little alfalfa , but In fair shape a present. No fruit. DAWKS Wheat acreage the-tamo as I 1833 and 1894 ; present condition poor ; wl average five binhels. Oats the tame ; wll yield fifteen to twenty busliclu. Hyo th tame as wheat and cat * ; condition fair ; wll yield fifteen bushels , Barley , 25 per ccn larger acreage than In the last two years will yield twenty bushel * . Corn , 25 per cen greater acreage than lait two year * ; prencn condition good ; estimated yield twenty-flv bushels. Hay good. 1'otatooa good ; wl yield 100 bushels. Hinall amount of alfalt In the c'-unty ; Ir good condition. Sma amount of fruit this year. LOOAN Acreage of wheat about two-tulro of the acr ge of the past two years ; cnnd I tion only fair ; average yield eight to te bushuU. Acreae * ot oats about iO pe ont of last year's yield ; Just commencing to pn , estimated yield from twenty to wcnty-five bushels. Acreage of rye about 0 per cent of last year's ; cut and In hock ; estimated yield twelve to nftecn ushels. Acreage of corn 25 per cent greater lan cither ot the last two years ; condition oed , just In tassel ; wilt yield from forty to fty bushels under present conditions. Hay as never better on bottom lands. Potatoes ro In good shape , but Cannot estimate leld. Several pieces ot alfalfa sown this ear are doing well. No fruit except wild , vhlch Is abundant. CHEYENNE As compared with 1893 and 89 the acreage of wheat Is about CO per ent less ; present condition fair ; average lold about fifteen bushels. Acreage ot oats early 80 per cent less ; condition fair ; vcrago yield forty bushels. Acreage of rye 0 per cent less ; present condition poor ; verage yield ten bushels. Acreage of corn 0 per cent greater ; present condition fair ; stlmatcd yield twenty-five bushels. Qcn- ral condition and prospect of bay good , otaloes will yield 100 bushels per acre. \creago of alfalfa as compared with former ears Is 300 per cent greater and the yield 111 be , six tons per acre. Fruit conditions ml prospect ? arc only fair. DEUEL Acreage of wheat only 50 per cent f the acreage of the past two years ; average leld , six bushels. There will bo but few ats , the acreage being only about one-fourth f former years ; average yield , fifteen bush- Is. Condition of rye bad ; acreage small ; annot estimate yield. No barley. Acreage f corn twice as largo 03 In either of past wo years ; backward on account of cold veathcr ; cannot estimate yield at this time. General condition of liay Is good , nnd there vlll be a largo crop. Potatoes are tn good cndltlon , the acreage greater and yield will 10 large. Never was so much alfalfa sown ml the yield will be large. SCOTTS BLUFF Wheat acreage this year lore than 1893 , ahd the same as 1894 ; present ondltlon very good ; none harvested yet. Oats somewhat larger acreage than In 1893 nd 1894 ; very good. Fully as much rye as ast year ; not a large acreage , however , but xcellent. Very little barley planted , about he same as usual , and now In fair condition. Corn acreage Increased over the last two years , but there has been too much cool vcather. Hay Is being cut and Is the same s usual. Heavy Increase In acreage of po- atoes ; yield will be 200 bushels. This has Iways been an alfalfa county , It having been ntroduced right along with the canals In 1888 nd 1889. The acreage has been steadily In- rcaslng year by year , and this year Is quadruple. New alfalfa Is making a good stand ; the old Is being cut a second time , and s yielding two to three tons to the acre. No rult to speak of. SOUVIIWKSTIill.N COUXTIR3. AVliolt * Si-utloiiH Iliirnt Out lntt Your HeniiliiK lloimtifnl IlnrvcNlN. Next to the far northwest , no part of Ne- jraska suffered more severely from the drouth n the years 1893 and 1894 than the section : nado up by the southwestern counties. These counties , on either side of the Republican val- ey , have this season fully retrieved thelj osscs of Uio last two years. Small grains have yielded fairly wcllj'but It is In the corn crop that the brightest prospects arc held out. With but one exception , every county reports a largely Increased acreage , and with : hat one exception the condition of the crop is reported as better than ever before In the history of the valley. - Hay and pasturage seems to be all that could bo desired , while the potato crop \vlll bo unusually large. IIARLAN About one litlrd as. much Vheal sown as In previous two years ; prpsent con dition good ; average yield twelve bushels. About the same acreage of oat ? ; good condi tion ; average yield forty busl.els. One-fourth of Iho acreage of rye ns compared with lasl two years ; In fair condition ; average yield ten bushels. No barley. Acreage of corn fully 50 per cent greater ; In good condition will yield forty-five bushe'ls. Potatoes are more than good ; will yield 250 bushels. Acreage ago of alfalfa has been Increased 33 per cent , and will yield six tons to the acre. FRONTIER" Acreage ot wheat consider able leis than past two vnars ; condition good average yield ten to twelve bushels.Acreage of oats less" , "niucn"t > elng replanted to "corn present condition only fair. But little rye and barley. Acreage of corn largely In creased ; condition fine ; estimated yle'd forty bushels. Will bo a good croj > of hay. Po tatoes largo and of excellent quality , but , only few In a Mil. Acreage of alfalfa Is increased Very little fruit. HED WILLOW Very little wheat plantci as compared with former years ; poor , but a small portion of It worth harvesting ; average yield from flvo to twelve bushel ? . But little oats sown ; part of It worth harvesting ; wll average eight to twenty bushels. But llttli rye sown this year. Little or Ho barley Acreage of corn 30 per cent larger than las two years. In fact , largest acreage evei planted ; condition most promising ; estimate ! that yield will be the largest In history o the county , but can make no figiyes now Hay prospects superb , never better. Acreage of alfalfa this year Is much larger than evei and yield something remarkable. Fruit wa damaged by early frosts ; prospects fair on that which escaped. HAYES Larger acreage of wheat and con dltlon better than for the past two years average yield ten bushels. Oats In fair condl tlon , with nn Increased acreage ; averag yield twenty-five bushels. Very little ry sown. More corn than ever before ; condition good ; estimated yield thlrty-flve bushels. Po tatoes and alfalfa good. HITCHCOCK Decrease of nearly 90 pe cent In acreage of wheat ; that not dried ou In May Is In fair condition ; average ylelt ten bushels. About the same , acreage ot oat as In the past two years'one-half ; crop drlec out In May ; balance In fair condition ; averag yield twonty-flve bushels. Very little ry sown. Acreage of barley about the same average yield twenty bushels. Acreage o corn about cne-tblrd less ; present condition good ; estimated yield thirty-five bushels but It late rains come will go ten busheb better. Hay Is In good condition and stll growing. Potatoes in good condition , am will make an average yield. Three tlnu as much alfalfa and In excellent condition Not much fruit in this county. FURNAS Acreage of wheat , as comparei with 1893 and 1894 , 20 per cent less ; presen condition Is very good ; estimated averag yield twenty bushels. Acreage of oats will b 25 per cent more , with present condition for a crop fine ; average yield fifty bushels Rye crop will only be average ; present condl tlons medium , with fifteen bushels ylelil Barley not raised extensively. Corn ncreag 33 per cent more than last year ; presen conditions never better ; will yield fifty bushels. Hay generally very fine and proa pects never better. , Alfalfa acreage Is tei times better than ever before. Potato ylelt fine and large. Fruit generally Injured by late frosts. CHASE Wheat acreage , as compared t 1894 and 1893 , 25 to 33 per cent less ; presen condition , some very good and some very bad ; yield from three to fifteen bushels. Oat 33 per cent less than 1893 and 20 per cen less than 1894 ; some pieces , good , others fair average yield from five to forty bushels. Ry acreage will be 50 per cent leas than 1894 present condition fair ; some plqces unde ditch will yield forty bu&'nela , While other from five to twenty. Barley acreage Is from 25 to 50 per cent less- , there being llttl planted ; present condition fair ; yield flftee to forty bushels. Corn averages 3 per cen less than In 1893 and 1891 ; present condltlo gcod ; estimated yield thirty to fifty bushels Hay first-class , with the largest yield eve known , Potatoes the finest ever known I the county. Alfalfa Is 500. per cent Increase ! In acreage , and the conditions are the bst this year's yield will be one to one and i half tons per acre , first culling. There I no frull raised In lhs | county. DUNDY Acreage of wheat will be but hal of last two years ; In good condition ; averag yield twelve bus'nols. But half the acreag of oats ; present condition good ; average yleli thirty bushels. Rye acreage but half of1 las year's ; In good condition ; average yield fil teen bushels. No barley. Acreage of corn 5 per cent greater than ellher of Hie past tw years ; good color and In good condition ; wl yield forty bushels. Hay' Is the best th county ever had. Acreage af alfalfa fully 10 per cent' greater than last y ar and In ex cellent shape. No fruit In this county. LINCOLN Wheat acreage somewhat smal er than In last two years , on account c scarcity of seed ; present condition good o Irrigated lands , poor where not Irrigated ; wll yield on irrigated lands about twenty bust ) els. Oats about ( ho same. Rye the same and also barley , which will yield twelve t twenty bushels. Corn Is much larger thl year on Irrigated lands than last year , smalle on uplands ; present condition small bu growing rapidly ; will yield thirty la flft bushels. Hay good ; there will be five time as much prairie hay this year as list. Po .tatoes very good ; will yield 100 to 300 bushel per acre. Lincoln county will market mor han liOO carliadytif potatoes this season. Al- nlfa yields ciw > riuous , three times as much s last ycar. Vpry llltlo fruit. iar Tint ; cttvrit A i. tu of ( iriitiiinnil Corn llcttrr Tlinn Hail jlcrn l.ookcit Kor. The farmliifrtpopulatlon ot central No- taska took ft1 glAomy view of the situation p to Juno l"1 Decoration day , however , In- uguratcd a period of seasonable rains , which rcatly Improved ( ho prospects for small ; raln , and which "Insured a largo corn crop. > few many of * tile counties report an estl- mted yield ofjfclxty bushels of corn lo the ere , with fairly t abundant crops ot small rains. , YORK Wheat acreage this year not over 5 per cent of thai of 1893 and 1894. Prcs- nt condition fair ; will yield twelve bushels er acre. Oat Crop double tliat of last year ; iresent condition fair ; will yield twenty-five mshols per acre. Rye about the same ; In air shape , and will give about twcnly-flvo mshels. No barley. More corn this year ban In 1893 and 1894 ; wilt yield forty to Ixty bushels. Hay fair ; prairie variety mall. Potatoes fair ; better than Ln 1893 and n 1891. Over 50 per cent mor * alfalfa this ear. Frull fair , bill damaged some by late rost. rost.WHEELER WHEELER Wheat acreage smaller this rear , bwlng to lack of 'seed ; present crop hews best acreage ever known. No thresh- ng done as yet. Oats , smaller , owing to ack of seed , but specimen } shown are the finest ever raised here. Rye about the lame , and compares favorably with other mall grain. Very llttlo barley sown. Corn icreago larger than last season , and Is now n flno shape , Hay will make an average crop this year. Potato crop Indicates a large leld. Alfalfa Is raised only In very smalt atches , but looks well. Good outlook for apples , with some cherries. UAWSON Wheat acreage will show 35 per cent decrease thlg year , with present condl- lens fair ; yield will be twelve bushels , with .hlrty bushels under ditches. Oats 50 per : ent less than In 1893 and 1894 , with present - ent conditions favorable ; will yield thirty bushels. Hyp , acreage , as compared to 1893 and 1894 , 50 per cent less ; present condl- ons poor , though good -where .under Irrlga- lon ; yield , ten bushels. Very little barley ; rown , though present conditions are fair ; vlll yield twenty bushels. Corn , acreage -10 ier cent larger than In 1893 and 1894 ; pres ent conditions good , though poor stand In ilaces ; estimated yield , twenty-six bushels ; lay good. Potatoes are fine , and will average - ago 200 bushels. Alfalfa yield will be large. Very little fruit. BUFFALO Wheat acreage , as compared with 1893 and 1891 , not so large. Dry weather has Injured the crop and some had to bo replanted. Oats much larger than last rear and In excellent shape ; will average Hty bushels. Rye will yield nn average crop , though general condition poor. Barley yield will be small. Corn crop Is much larger this year than last , and present condition never better ; will yield fifty bushels. Hay not very ; oed on uplands , but an enormous crop on the lowlands. Potatoes doing fine ; acreage large. Considerable Increase In alfalfa over last year. Apples and small fruit the best ever known. ADAMS Wheat acreage , as compared with 1893 and 1894 , about 70 per cent ; at present good and will yjeld fifteen to thirty bushels. Oats 10 per cent Better this year than last and Is now ajfojit half In shock ; will yield thirty to seventy bushels. The rye crop this year will be al > out,90 per cent of last and Is now In go4iqpidltlon ) , ; will yield Iwenly bushels per acre. Barley will give aboul half the crop cf last year ; Is about half In shock and will .yield . thirty bushels. Corn acreage Is 10 per cent larger than In 1893 and 1891 ; Is extra ; good and will yield forty to eighty busheU. ullay Is good this year , as it has been raining 'two to four times a week. Potatoes goodirl Alfalfa 60 percent better than .last year ! , 'and some of It has been cut three times , bl-'rult fair. HALL Wheat has about half the acreage of 1893 anfl Ic.ih than * half of 1894. It has been nearly all harvested and yields twelve bushels per acre.OaU'haa 25 per cent more acreage lhan In 1893 arid 1894 and s parity harvested ; will yield forty nre bushels. Rye about the sainU acreag i1nsf'tnri893- 1894 ; was partly ruined by < iVly''dry spell ; will average twenty bushels. Barley acreage about one- sixth less thart last year and only one-third the acreage reported In 1893 ; Is now about harvested and "will yield forty bushels. Corn acreage in 1893 Svas 62,000 acres ; In 1894 , 77,000 , and In 1895 Is 'J1IOOO acres ; present condition mos't promising ; estimated yield sixty to eighty bushels per acre. Hay Is very good. Potatoes 'are In fine condition aijd wilt yield abundantly. Alfalfa acreage trebled over last year. Early fruit scarce ; prospects for later fruit good. VALLEY Acreage of wheat In 1895 Is about the same as In the last two years present condition excellent ; will yield about fourteen bushels. Oats about the same present condition excellent ; will yield thlrty- flve to forly bushels. Rye Ihls year has a slightly Increased acreage ; present condition fair ; average yield fifteen bushels. Barley acreage Is small and does not cut much of a figure. Corn Is much Increased and Is now tassllng ; needs rain ; rather too early to make an estimate. Hay crop will be light Alfalfa excellent. Potatoes fine and wll yield a large crop. No fruit. MERRICK Little wheat sown. Oats flf- teen to twenty per cent larger acreage than In 1893 and 1894 ; now mostly all cul ; wll average forly-five bushels. Rye about the same and mostly cut ; will average twenly bushels. No barley sown. Corn about the same as In 1893 and 1894 ; present condition good ; will average forty bushels. Hay wll yield an average crop. Very little alfalfa Ir Merrlck county. Fruit fair. Potatoes gooi and will yield large. OUSTER Wheat acreage as compared lo 1893 and 1894 has been 75 per cenl In differ ent localities , due to dry weather ; some Is now ripening and the average yield this year will be about fifteen bushels. Oats are 90 per cent of last year's acreage , and are now being harvested ; average yield will be about forty-five bushels. Barley acreage In Ihls counly always small , though the secoiu growth Is well filled and straw Is good. Corn acreagu 20 per cent greater than last year's present condition Is fine ; estimated yield thlrly bubtiels. A fair crop of hay. Poor sland of potatoes , though more than average acreage was planted , Alfalfa good and wll' average two tons to ( he acre. Currants am ! berries light. Apples and peaches better than for two years back. BUTLER Wheat acreage CO per cent less than In 1893 and 40 per cent less than In 1891 ; with fair average condition will yleli fourteen bushels per acre , Oals 20 per cenl more lhan In 1893 and 30 per cenl more than In 1894 ; present condition good , but beads are short ; will yield thirty bushels , Rye acreage about 60 per cent less than In 1893 and 1894 , as many fields were plowed up during the early spring drouth ; present cou dltlon fair ; yield will be twelve bushels. Bar ley , no materlflKchange from last year , with present condltfon , fair ; yield , twenty-flve bushels to tltr | Uqre. Cora-irrcaEe 10 per cent more tba4' Irn4S93 and 1894 , though crop depends upon in iuall of the next ten days will yield forty bushels , to the acre , Hay crop In good condition , but rapidly drying up Potatoes good ; .yltld sixty bushels' per acre Alfalfa good und "larger yield of fruit thai last year. HAMILTON WUeat acreageIn 1895 , 13.000 as compared to f4',000 In 1893 and 19.000 In 1894 ; spring wheat , Is good and wll make average , j crop ; average yleli fifteen bushel * . t .Oats planted are 55 , 000 acres In c695 as compared to 49,000 In 18 3 ind | 49,000 In 1894 ; presen condition good ? will yield thirty bushels Rye acreage In ' 1895 1.200 aa compared to 60 In 1893 and lOO411 ! ! ! 1894 , present condition fair but with -poor-stand. Corn as compare ! to former yeitrs ( will be large ; acreage In 1895 15,000 ; < ra 12)4 13,000 ; In 1893 73,000 present condlpop "flne ; early corn in fin shape ; l te' corn doing nicely. Hay will yleli a light crop. Potatoes In prime condition am will yield Immense crop. Alfalfa In gooi condlton. Apple orchards well laden and fruit In good shape. SHERMAN Acreage of wheat this year ,1 round numbers is 20,000 , as compared will 27,000 last year ; condition good ; average yleli from twenty to forty bushels. Acreage o oats 9,000 , as compared with 16,000 last year In good shape ; average yield forty bushels Acreage of rye somewhat less ; average yleli twenty-flve bushels. Small acreage ot bar ley , but all In good condition. Acreage o corn about ti" same as last year ; proson condition fine ; eitlnuled yield forty bushels Hay Is good on lowlands , rather poor on upland ) . Potaloei will yield 100 bushels Acreage of alfalfa Is small , bul still large than last year. Prospects are good for larg crop of apples , COLFAX Acreage of wheat less lhai ellher 1891 or 1894 ; condition good ; averag yield fifteen to twenty-five bushels. Acreag of oats Is aboul 91) ) per cenl ot the acreage ot the past two years ; unusually good ; aver ge yield , forty to seventy bushels , Acreage f rye small ; much of It was frost killed and vas turned under ; will yield flvo to flftcen mshcls. But lltllc barley. Acreage of corn 0 per cenl grealer ; never more promising ; vlll yield forty tt > seventy bushels. Hay Is lelng cut and the yield Is bountiful. No al- jlfa raised rave ns on experiment. Trees hat survived last year's drouth are growing argo quantities of fruit. OHEELEY Acreage of wheat 10 per cent greater than last year , and 15 per cent greater than In 1893 ; present condition ex- ellenl ; average yield , eighteen bushels. Acre- go of oats 15 per cent greater than In 1894 ml 20 per cent greater than 1893 ; condition rood ; AAerago yield , from forty-nve to fifty lushels. About the same acreage of rye ; n good shape ; average yield aboul twenty lushels. Acreage ot barley about the same , nd In good condition. Acreage of corn Is bout the same as last year , and 5 per cent ; reater than 1893 ; present condition flno ; cs- Imatcd yield , forty bushels , with n contin uance of present favorableconditions. . Hay crop Is excellent. Potatoes will yield an verage of 160 bushels. An Increase of 25 per cent In the acreage of alfalfa ; will yield four oiis to the acre. Fruit prospects are fa- orablc. MAHISON Slight Increase In the acreage of wheat over past two years ; condition ex cellent ; average yield , twenty-two bushels. \crcage of oats 25 per cent greater ; present condition prime ; average yield , fitly-live msliels , some pieces going as high as olghly- five bushels. Acreage of rye one-third ; reater ; mostly all cut ; average yield from -Wenty-fivo to thirty bushels. Smaller acre age of "barley , but on Immense yield ; mostly cut and shocked ; average yield , fifty bushel ? , some places as high as ninety bushels. About ho same acreage of corn ; condition excellent , nit slightly backward ; good color ; has plenty ot moltturo and growing rapidly ; too early to estimate the yield. Hay will make a big crop. Potatoes good and yield will bo Im- nenso. Acreage of alfalfa light , but condi tion promising. Frull condition and prospecl good. 'POLK Very llttlo wheat sown In this county and what there Is will not go more than ten lushels to the acre ; condition poor. Double he number ot acres of oats sown than ever ) efore. Just In the midst of harvest ; con dition good ; yield will not be less than thlrly tUEhcls. Very llllle rye sown. As many acres of barley were sown as In former years ; presonl condition good ; yield will be at least .wenty-fivo bushels , Not as much earn planted on account of Increased ac/eago of oals ; prospects never better at the present season of Hie year ; estimated yield at least .lilrty bushels , some estimating II al from ' tarty to 'fifty. Prospects for hay are good , but there will not be moro than Iwq-lhlrds of a crop. Potatoes were never better ; will average fiom seventy-five to 100 bushels to the acre. No alfalfa to speak of In this county. There has never been a time In this county when there was so much fruit as this year. year.HOVARD Acreage of wheat this year , In round numbers , 17,000 , as compared with 21,000 acres In 1894 and 25,000 acres In 1893 ; present condition good ; mostly harvested ; average yield fifteen bushels. Acreage of oats same np past two years ; condition very good and mostly harvested ; average yield forty bushels. Acreage of rye 3,000 , as com pared with 1,700 In 1894 and 2,000 In 1893 ; condition fair ; mostly cut ; average yield Hfteen bushels. Acreage of barley less than i > asl Iwo jcars ; condlllon very good ; average yield Ihlrty-flve bushels. Acreage of corn 75,000 , as compared with 67,000 In 1894 and 30,000 In 1893 ; condition of early corn good , late corn not so good. Upland hay only fair , lowland and valley good. Potatoes In cx- cellenl shape ; average yield 200 bushels. No alfalfa raised until this year ; presenl condition fair. Fruit Is in good condition. IN THIS MUJTIIIOUN TIKIIS. ThoHiCountlcH T > ll tin- Same Slur- of l-'avorulilr l > roNiiec lN. The southern Nebraska counties are among the besl In the state and fully deserve the comparatively large crops which have either been harvested or are now maturing. In ono or two of them there has been a shortage of moisture ; but even In these counties there will be aifalr crop. .SALINE But a slight Increase In the acreage ago of wheat oyer former years ; average yield will be from eight to ten bushels. There Is an Increase of at least 25 per cent in the acre age of oals over Ihe pasl two years ; have been largely threshed ; average yield thlrly- flve bushels. Acreage of rye Is aboul Ihe same ; average yield Ion lo fifteen bushels. Very little barley raised in this county ; av erage yield will be about twelve bushels. There is a 10 per cent Increase In the acre age of corn over past two years ; present con dition , green and rank , well advanced and well cared for , not hurl by hot , dry wealhcr ; estimated yield from forty to sixty bushels. Wild hay above the average and a large In crease in acreage of tame hay. Prospects for potatoes good ; yield will be above the average. First year for alfalfa In this county. General condition and 'prospects for fruit never better. All small fruits made big re turns. Apples will make a heavy crop. THAYER Wheat acreage about the same as In 1893 and 1894 ; 90 per cent was frozen and was then plowed over ; will yield eight bushels. Oats , 20 per cent Increase over 1893 and 1894 ; present condlllon good ; will yield aboul Iwenly-five bushels. Bul very llltle rye planted ; present condition gcod and will yield about eighteen bushels , Barley aboul Iho same and line ; will average eighteen bushels. Corn acreage about 15 per cent over 1893 and 30 per cent over 1894 ; Is In very flne condition and wilt yield forty-flvo bushels. Grass Is short. Potatoes will make an average crop. Very lltllo alfalfa planted , bul what has been Is flne. A full crop of peaches and about one-half a crop of apples. NUCKOLLS Wheat acreage this year about 10 per cent of 1893 and 50 per cent of 1894 ; has been harvested and will yield from four to six bushels. . Oals about 50 per cent of the crop of 1893 and 1894 , Is moally In shock ; will yield len bushels. Very llltle rye raised here. Very little barley. Corn acreage 10 to 20 per cent greater than 1893 and 1894 ; needs rain ; will probably yield forty bushels. Hay crop short. Potato acre age largo and quality fair. Poor show for frull , as 11 Is very dry. GOSPEH Wheal acreage , as compared with 1893 and 1894 , GO per cenl larger ; presenl condlllons are lhai now ground will yield full crop , old ground one-third crop ; average yield eight to. ten bushels. Oats 40 per cent heavier ; present conditions fair ; average yield twenty to thirty bushels. Rye acreage will be 50 per cent heavier than In 1893 and 1894 ; present conditions fair ; average yield ten to Iwolvo busliels. No barley Ihls year. Corn acreage 25 per cent larger than In 1893 and 1894 ; present conditions never better ; yield will bo flfty bushels. Will have a full crop of hay and also of potatoes. No alfalfa. Fruit yield small. GAGE Acreage of wheat about the same as past two years ; average yield , ten bushels. Acreage of oats somewhat larger than lasl Iwo years ; average yield , twenly-flvo bushels. From 10 to 15 per cent Increase In Ihe acreage ago of rye. At least 100 per cent Increase In the acreage of oats. About Iho same acreage of corn ; presenl condlllon of early cdrn poor ; late corn good. Condition of po tatoes only fair , and yield will bo light. Prospects for fruit only fair. LANCASTER Acreage of wheat about one-half of last year ; condition fair to me dium ; average yield , flvo bushels. Acreage of oats 20 per cent greater .than lasl year ; present condition good ; average yield , forty bushels. Rye this year Is practically a fail ure ; yield this year will not bo more than flvo bushels. Barley Is fair , and the average erago yield will be flftcen bushels. Acreage ot corn In round numbers this year , 171,000 acres , as compared with 166,000 acres lasl year ; present con dition bad ; average estimated yield , forty bushels. Potatoes gooi anil will yield sev enty-five bushels. Hay Is bad , and will not make moro than one-half a ton per acre the entire county over. Alfalfa will yield two tons 'to the acre , Condlllon ot frull very good. SAUNDERS Acreage of spring wheat Is the same as , n 1893 , and there Is about ono- fourth aimuch , fall wheat ; present conditions fair for spring wheat ; will yield eight bush els. Larger acreage ot oats than In 1893 and 1894 : now In fair shape ; will yield thlrly bushels. Hye almosl a total failure. There has been very little barley raised. Corn acreage very much larger than In 1893 and 1894 ; present condition fair , but needing rain ; will yleli thirty-five bushels per acre. Hay will average a fair crop. Potatoes fair ; wll ! yield large. Alfalfa acreage the same as In former years , and looks fair , The fruit Is small , but will give more thnn the average crop. crop.AOAMS Acreage of wheat less than pasl two years ; nearly all harvested ; average yield twenly bushels. Acreage of cats 20 per cent greater : all harvested ; average yield forty- five bushels. About the same acreage of rye ; average vltjld twenty butlicla , CarlvX la very small. Acreage of corn Is about the same as last year and much moro than In 1893 ; could not be better ; estimated yield fitly bunliels. Hay Is In excellent condition. Po tatoes will yield about 160 bushels. An In crease of about 10 per cent In the acreage of alfalfa , and two crops have been cut ; condi tion flne. Fruit prospects this year are bel ter than ever before In the history of the county. CLAY About the same acreage of wheat an In former years ; all cut and In shock ; yield six bushels. Acrrago of oats about the same ; average yield seven bushels. Very lit- lo rye sown and mostly used for pasture. No barley. Acreage of corn 20 per cent greater than last year ; In good condition ; cs- limited yield forly bushels. Hay Is short lull will make a fair crop with lalo rains. Late potatoes promise weI. Apples will yield well. well.HARLAN HARLAN Acreage of wheat about 60 per cent of the. acreage of 1891 and 75 per cent if the acreage of 1893 ; average yield six teen en bushels , About the same acreage ot oato ; condition good , generally matured ; average yield from t\\cnty-flvo lo Ihlrty bushels , Acreage of rye about the same ; fully matured ; werago yield ten to nftecn bushels. Very llttlo If any barley sown. Acreage of corn fully 25 per cent greater than 1891 and 30 ; ier cent greater than 1893 ; condition excel lent wliere clean , lot of II weedy ; estimated yield from thirty to forty bushels. Hny will yJo'd n good average crop. Potatoes are In iood condition and will ylelil a full crop ; acreage not large. Acreage of alfalfa fully double thai of lust year and condlllon ex cellent. Frull gcod. PHELPS Acreage of wheat about the same ; condlllon good ; average yield , spring Iwelvp bushels , wlnler ten bushels. Larger acreage of oats ; condition good , about half through harvesting ; average yield forty bush- els. About the same acreage ot rye ; present condition good , mostly In shock ; average six linshcls. Barley about the same acreage ; condition Just fair ; avirag > yitl 1 abut twenty bushels. Largest crop of corn ever planted ; condition never better ; estimated yield sixty bushels. Hay In fair condition. Potatoes will yield well. Alfalfa Is an Infant Industry and farmers have just commenced to sow. Late frosts killed nearly all tlio fruit. fruit.WEBSTER WEBSTER Acreage of wheat In round numbers , 10,000 acres , as compared with 18,000 in 1894 and 17,000 In X693 ; mostly In shock ; average yield from five to twenly jushels. Acreage of oals , 10,000 , as compared with 14.000 last year am ; 15,000 In 1893 ; weedy , but mostly barvesed ( ; average yield twenty bushels Acreage of rye slightly In creased over past two years ; average yield twenty-five bushels. But a small acreage of barley. Corn Is a greater crop than ever be fore In Ihe history of the county ; acreage 77,000 , as compared with 71,000 lasl year and 51,000 In 1893 ; presonl condition Al ; average yield , estimated , sixty bushels. Presenl con- Jltlon of bay Is good , Potatoes are In the best of condition and will be the largest yield for years. There Is a large Increase In Lho acreage of alfalfa and the yield will bo large. There will be a small crop of apples. KEARNEY As compared with 1893 and 1894 , the acreage of wheat Is about the same ; present condition good : estimated average yield about Eeventeen bushels. Acreage of oats Is much larger ; present condition the very best ; average yield from thirty to sixty bushels. Not so much rye as In 1893 or 1894 , but present condition good. Acreage of bar ley about tl.e same ; condition good ; esti mated yield from fifteen to twenty-live bushels. The acreage of corn , as compared to two previous years. Is much larger ; pres- jtit condition the best ever known in this counly , and estimated yield from thirty to seventy bushels. Hay crop is good. Potatoes arc In splendid shape No alfalfa raised to speak of , and the general condition of fruit only fair. JEFFERSON Acreage of wheat 21,000 40 per cent less lhan 1894 , 37 per cent less than 1893 ; nil harvested In good condition ; average yield six bushels. Acreage of oats , 25.000 , an Increase of 27 per cent over 1894 and on In crease of 13 per cent over 1893 ; harvested with but little damage from rains ; average yield ten bushels ; much of U cut for fodder , which reduced tha average yield. Acreage of rye somewhat larger than 1894 and about the same as 1893 ; crop poor , mostly har vested ; average yield five bushels. Acreage of corn 111,000 , an Increase ot 11 per cent over 1894 and an Increase of 53 per cent over 1893 ; early planted a lltlle damaged by dry weather ; late promises three-fourths of a crop ; cstlmaled yield twcnly-elghl bushels. Upland hay beller lhan In 1893 and 1894 , bul will nol make a full crop. No alfalfa raised until this year ; doing well , Late potatoes will yield sixty to seventy bushels. Apples promise good crop. I'AUClllSIJ FJKI.DS WiiI , SOAKHIJ. Until Knl IN In tin * Dry IlcKloii of SoulliciiNtcrii XoliriiMkn. PLATTSMOUTH. 'Neb. , July 28. ( Special Telegram. ) Cass county was trealed lo n splendid rain early Ihls morning. The rain fofl In lorrenls and Iho Burlington's gauge al Ihe Ipcal depot registered nine-tenths of an Inch. A bounteous corn crop Is now as sured , the rain coming at the most critical stage , when thai cereal Is going through the shooting period. There are dozens of fields In this vicinity which will yield seventy-five bushers to the acre , and a fair estimate for Cass county Is an average of flfty bushels , Farmers have Just concluded their harvest of small grain , and the yield Is an abundant one. Oals will easily average forly. bushels , and wheat twenly. and Iho quality of both Is unusually excellent. The evil effects of last year's hot blasts will bo more than equalized by the abundant yield which Is now assured for the present season. UNION , Neb. . July 28. ( Special Telegram. ) A heavy rain with little hall fell here at 5 o'clock this morning. Corn crop assured If no further rain comes. ELMWOOD , Neb. , July 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) An Inch of rain fell this morning and some hall , but no damage. Corn Is In good condition. Small grain Is about har vested. WAYNE , Neb , , July 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) A1 fine rain fell early this morning which assures the corn crop , which promises to bo much the largest known In the county. NEBRASKA CITY , July 28. ( Special. ) This city and vicinity was visited early this morning by n heavy rain , nearly two Inches of water falling. It was accompanied by some hall , but U Is not thought any damage was done to the crops. This rain IB worth thousands of dollars , as corn could not have gone longer than a few days more without rain. An Immense corn crop Is now assured and the people are correspondingly happy. The yield of small grain Is also large. FREMONT , July 28. ( Special. ) There was a light shower hero at about 5 o'clock this morning , which laid the dust In fair shape , bul was not heavy enough to beef of much benefit to Ihe corn crop. There Is every Indication of more rain , and U Is badly needed In Ihls vicinity , A good many oata were threshed last week , The yield reported ran from forty to eighty bushels to the acre , averaging between flfty and sixty. STANTON , Neb. , July 28. ( Special. ) Lin coln showers during the night and this mornIng - Ing have cooled the air and restored the waning spirits of many farmers who had be gan to fear a repetition of the hot winds of a year ago. " OnlH Tlirt-NlilHK AVcll. nUNBAR , Neb. , July 28. ( Special. ) Oats have all been harvested and many are thresh- No Nerves Quaking No Heart Palpitating No Dyspeptic Aching TOBACCO Nicotine Neutralized AMTI-NERVOUS - IIIR. It Is yielding forty to fifty bushel * per acre. Corn will bo n small yield unless rain comes within n few days , 1IH WITT , Neb. , July 28. ( Special. ) Har vesting Is finished nnil threshing begun. O.its li making a fair ylclil. Wheat In below the nvcrage from seven to 'sixteen bushels per acre. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M\V ( JitAi.v ui.r.vATon. A n ii ( In-r niis liuiirovriiiiMit for ANnkc- IU-1.1 it Sitro Tiling. WAKKKIUM ) . Neb. , July 23. ( Special. ) Last Thursday Turner & /Jrewcr of Wayne bought of Paul Nliulcl at this place his Hires fractional lots , lying ntty-rivo foot along the switch , at tlio north ctul of Main street , anil will begin right away to put up a big grain elevator. This deal has been In contemplation ( or gome time , The new firm hns other elevators , not only at Wayne , but all through this part of the state. It wants to have Its elevator up In time to handta part of the great grain crop of this year. This point always has been a good grain market , and It will continue so. The location Is second to none for the business. Mr. Nlndel bought the lots nine years ago ( or JGOO nml sold them for $1,200 , Ills In- tcntlon was to use them In connection with his manufacturing enterprise , but Turner & Hrennor offcreJ him his price and got the lots. Harvest Is about over and threshing Is under way. Wheat Is running from twenty to thirty-five bushels per ncro ; oats from nfty to eighty bushels , with an average of about sixty-five bushels an acre. It Is far the best crop this part of the state ever produced. Corn Is growing fast and stands the dry weather well. .South DnUotii'H lllllm-ilMC Crop. SIOUX FALLS. S. I ) . , July 28. ( Special. ) Some Idea of the Immense crop being harvested In this state this year can bo had from the following figures concerning the sale of binding twlno : Your correspondent has Interviewed the wholesale dealers on that subject anil has learned that the sale of twlno so far this year exceeds by GOO per cent the total sales from this point during all of last season. Kitty-four cars of about 25.000 pounds have been sold from hero , for which the farmers have paid ? 120,000. Twlno Is about 2 cents per pound cheaper than last year , which menus that these same farmers have saved many thousand dollars as a result. Whcro last year a pound and a halt or two pounds would bind an aero of gram , this year It re quires from three to five pounds , Three miles west of hero II. 11 , Parker threshed oats which yielded between ninety and 100 liuSTiels to the acre. I'IUFPIUIII : : > I > IATII TO msmtAcr : . PrMty .11 n ulr T > iu'li T AKiHiiitfn lo 'I'nkf HIT I.Iff nt Provlilciu > i < , U. I. I'llOVIDENCE. It. I. . July 28. The at tempted suicide of Matllo Haywood , an ac complished and beautiful music teacher of this city , has created a sensation. It Is al leged thai she was belrayed by Paul Ludwlg , a newspaper man who came hero from Iho west , where he had worked In Chicago , Mil waukee , St. Louis , Kansas City nnd Omaha , She says on Juno 7 , with Ludwlg , she went to Boston and was married. Ilecenlly Lud wlg lold her she was nol his wife , owing to an error In Ihe marriage cerllficate. After marriage she says her husband quickly dlssl- palcd her savings. Her parents are well-to-do residents of Cenlervllle , U. I. Ludwlg Is well connecled In Now York. In an Inter view today he admitted he bad lived with Mrs. Haywood , but denied there has been any marriage ceremony. He treals the mai ler llghlly. Wife fif it fliirrlllii. Chief ArrlvoN. NEW YORK. July 28. The steamer Yu- inurl of the Ward line , from Havana , brought to this city today Mrs. Antonio Unix 1'er- dome and her two children. Mrs. I'ordomo Is the wife of Captain Pcrdomo , the head of a band of guerilla fighters , who was captured by the Spanish forces near Havana , Impris oned at Mora castle , and was released from prison upon the Intervention of United States Consul General Williams and was rtopt'rtcd from Cuba. Ho arrived In this city List week. Boston Journal : The clergyman that ex claimed : "Nobody ever went forth to fight ' * for his boarding house ! " displayed a knowl edge of boarding houses and humanity. Boarding bouse strife Is always Intestine Saved by Hood's Is the esporlonco "Of many who taki Hood's Sarsaparllla. Read the following : " 1 have been in poor health Blnco I was 20 years old and I nan now 61. Hail It not been forHood'sSar- Baparllla and Hood's Pills my days on earth would have ondod. At first I had catarrh in its worst form , then asthma. No medicine did rno any good except Hood's Saraaparllla , which has no equal as a blood purifier , I have not only been benefited in health but in creased in weight from 100 to 172 pounds. I do all my housework : without any help , and only Hood's is what I take and Hood's Sarsaparilla pays. Wo kcop Hood's Pllla on hand constantly. " Mns. K. A. QATTEN , Blue Springs , Nebraska. 'o ' Dillo ytoliujeijrlotak S rlllS euiyluoflccu UcenU. tlarruyplilllsiicruiniiontlr cururt la 16 to 135 doyn. You can bo treated nt homo foi the lame prlco undortamo Riinranty , II lyouproferto como her * vo vriM contract to par railroad tare anil hotel bllln. and no cbarirc.lf wa fall to cure. Jfjrou have taken mer cury , Indldo notinh , and Btlll have orliei and pnlnj. Mucous Vutclios In nioulh , Horn Throiit , I'implos , C'lij-pcr Colored bpiitu , IJlcern on my part of the boiljr , HalrorliynliriiirH falling out. It ll this HyplillltlolU.OOI ) POISON thai tro cnarnn too tn euro. Wo aollclt the moit cl tl- fiute ouKoa and clmlloniro tlio world fur a cane > T cannnt cure. u7il < dlionio has ulirars ballletl tlicNklll of tlio mont ninlnnntpliy- ! rlang. AOOOtOOO capital behind our unrondt * tional tfUttn-ntr. Absolute proof * Bontrca4c > d on application Addreis COOK ItKMKDY CO. , 807 UiuonJo XomDle. CI1ICAUO , ILL , IRRIGATION DOND SALE , Notice l hcrnby given tlmt tculud propoa- UH will be received by tbe bourct of directors of the Lillian irrigation dlutrlcl of Cutter county , Nebruska , ut their olllco at the Ash school house , In nald district , up to 2 o'clock p. in. of the 15th day of Aiiguxt , IMS , for i.T.wO ( of the bonds Issued by BUld litiga tion district , 2i.XW ( of said bond * bctntr In bondi of KOO each and (7,000 of tab ] bonds belnx In bonds of 1100 each , All of uald bomltt drawing Interest nt the rate of $ per coin per annum , puyabla ucml-annually. The principal and Intercut of said bond * payable at tbn nnice of the Htute treasurer of tliu Mate of Nebraska , the tlnnl umount romnlnltur due of uald bonds imyublo In twenty ( : . ' ) ) years from thalr dnte. said bonds p.-iyubln In liiKUllmoiils after ten years from their date. Tlie board of directors renervn the right to reject any unit nil bldu , Ad- ilresH all bids to P. L. Metcalf , Hoc. , at Walwortli , CuHter county , Nebraska. Ily order of the board ot dlrectorH , mad * ibU 2nd : : day of July. 189.1. II. I' . OATHS. President. I' . U MBTCAI.F. Hecretarv.