The harvesting of the local wheat jerop has just been completed and the threshing is now in progress. {Nothing but protracted rains should prevent the completion of this important work, We are very dry here, but the time for summer rains is so near that we have little fear of the drought. On the other ihand, after experiencing the floods of last year, we fear the latter far more than the drought. The pres-lent wheat crop is not panning out as well as was hoped, as the grain is not filled out well, but, with fair crops, conditions will be infinitely better next year than during the present otic.
The writer has recently taken an 80 miles' motorcycle trip directly north from this place and the large areas under flood last year, and not drying off until too late for fall]. planting of wheat, were planted with spring wheat and a fair crop obtained.
Political conditions here are quiet and the robbers probably slightly fewer than this time last year. It is the general opinion, though that the conditions in the }eountry will be worse this summer than last. The robbers are asking larger ransoms now. Yesterday, I heard of cases where $30,000 was demanded, for one man in one case jand for two children in another.
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