The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-20
NOT ANY MORE AT PRESENT.
OklahomS is Thankful for Past Rains bat
Needs no More Now.

NeeOs no more Now
Oklahoma City, o. T., June 19.(Spec-
iaL)-The United States department of
agriculture weather bureau. has just
issued weather crop bulletin No. II.
of the Oklahoma wea ther crop service
for the week ending Monday. June IL,
1895. as follows.
The weather during the past week
has been the most favorable Of this sea-
son. In every county rains in abund-
ance have fallen and the drouth thor
oughly broken. Rains were general
on the 18th, 1sth, and 18th, not exces-
sive but falling steadily so that all was
absorbed by the thirsty soil.
The sunshine has been normal and
the average temperature. III. two de-
grees above normal, Under these con-
ditions the growth of corn, grass, coz
ton, caffir corn and ell late crops has
been phenomenal. Much late corn has
been planted and the present outlook is
favorable for large crop. Pastures
are fine, with good prospect for crop
OF hay. Cotton, which has heretofore
been backward, has improved so much
that II is now in about the normal con-
dition at this time of the year. Farmers
everywhere, except where Ii has been
too wet, have been kept busy planting
corn. broom corn, melons and late crops
The western section has had five days
with rain. In CT county 4.07 inches has
fallen, in Washita county 3.05 inches
and in Blaine county. 200. The aver
age temperature was IS degrees. The
weather conditions could not be better
ana everything Is growing wonderfully
fast.
The rainfall in Beaver county has
been 4.50, in Woodward county $50 in
Woods county 800, in Grant county
225, in Garfield county. 200, in Kay
county. 2.75, in Noble county 200. in
Pawnee county 2.25. Grass and corn
and all crops are doing finely. Corn
is beginning to silk and tassel.
Two-eighty-eight inches of rain fell
at Enid, Garfield county. on Sunday
and Sunday night of last week Re
ports of this were delayed and reached
this office too late to be used in bulletin
No. IL of the 18th. Grain has all been
harvested and our observers think their
last weeks estimate of the yeield too
small. Many fields will average ten 10
twelve bushels per acre. Pastures are
fine and stock fat
In the southern section the rainfall
mas ranged from two 10 seven inches
This with high temperature and nor
MAJ sunshine has very greatly accelar-
ated the growth of everything. Cotton
Is well worked out and in good condi-
uon. Grass is fine. Corn is first-class
and caring well and is now fit for table
use. Wheat is about all harvested
yielding from three to five bushels in
the western and IN to twelve bushels
the southern an eastern portions of
this section
In the eastern section the rains aver
aged from two to five inches with the
heaviest in portions of the Usage Cher
okee and Creek countries. Wheat ia
about ali in the shock. The yield will
be about six TO ten bushels per acre
oats have improved and are ripening.
Corn and all late crops are in fine condi-
ton Colorado beetles are doing much
damage TO potatoes. Chinch bugs are
also reported. Grass is fine. 1t is
feared that wheat in shock in the east
ern portion of the Creek Nation will be
spoiled by excessive rains.
The rainfall over the central section
was about 1.75 inches. At Guthrie IL
was 2.52 inches, at Hennessy 1.5O and
at Oklahoma City LIS inches This is
the heaviest rain we have had for over
year. Corn has wonderfully improv-
ed and now gives promise of a good
yield. Pastures are improving and all
late crops look we'll. Farmers have
been very busy during the week plant
ing late crops and preparing to plant
broom corn.
There will be considerable fruit such
as apples. peaches. plums and apricots.
although the drouth has materially re-
duced the yield. Early peaches and ap-
ricots are now ripeninG. With a con-
tinuance of the present conditions an
abundance of late vegetables will be
grown. JAMES !. WIDMEYER.
Director Oklahoma Weather Service. |