The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-22

nrobahly be the greatest ever raised IN
Okla horna and Indian territories
Cotton. while showing Improvement
&c GENERALLY not up to the average he
norris indicate that possibly % per cent
has been injured by the worms and otn-
er causes
Kaffir corn and grass is excellent ev-
ervwhere: early potatoes poor and late
potatoes good. Broom corn, falr; appies;
Ia te neaches, plums, watermelons ana
other fruits and vegetables IN apun-
dance.
Reaver-Condition could not be bet
ter: pastures and kaffir corn up 10 lhe
maxium; broom corn good crop, READY
to cut; stock fat.
Woodward-A very favorable week.
hay and grass the best ever known IN
this county: nearly everybody making
hav there will be a large surplus. Late
corn growing finely and promises Iair
crop. Early corn is matured ana IS
yielding from thirty to fifty bushels per
acre. Kaffir corn, cane and mlilel couiu
not be better.
Woods-Early corn being cut Chinch
bugs have been very bad IN late coIh'
but the heavy rains kept them from 40
ing much damage. Corn, except tne
very last planting, is made; some dam
age was done to fields near Waynoha
and central portion by excessive heaI
last week. but the yield generally VIII
he fair TO good. Grass, hay, broom corn,
kefffr and milo maize, excellent
Garfield and Grant-Early corn made;
late corn assured. All crops generaIiy
fine. Ground in fine condition for piow-
ing.
Pawnee. Kay and Noble-Early corn
made. will yield thirty TO forty-hVe
bushels per acre; many fields of late
corn badly damaged by heat and chlnch
bugs. Kafir corn fine. Early potatoes,
poor; late potatoes doing finely.
CENTRAL SECTION.
SpeciaI reports from many cores
nonderts in Kingfisher county, are 10
the effect that a great injustice was
done to that county in last weeks buIIe-
tin. and we gladly make correction me
corn generally over the county Is Sood
and will compare favorably with ad-
iacent counties. KingfiSher is an eX-
ceeding large county, containing $40
square miles. Only in the southeastern
and a portion Of the eastern section was
the crop badly hurt by heat and dry
weather of the early part of last week.
Prospect is good for sweet potatoes;
melons in abundance. Conditions have
improved throughout this entire section
this week Early corn on the market
fields in every county, except Potta-
watomie. that were in silk and tassel
early last week were fired too badly to
recover, but generally the crop will be
large, greatest possibly in Pottawato-
ME county, east.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Corn all made, large crop.
Cotton improved generally with fair
promise of fair crop. In some portions
oft his section from % to SO 1-3 per cent
of plants have been injured by boil
worms and wet weather.
WESTERN SECTION.
Very favorable weather for all crops;
plenty of rain. Late corn, potatoes and
kaffir corn, good. Forage crops of all
kinds in abundance. Hay is being cut.
Farmers blowing for wheat, ground in
fine condition.
EASTERN SECTION.
Excessive rains throughout greater
portion of this section have damaged
hay, cotton and fruits, but good for
corn. What we now need is dry wealth
er. JAS. /. WIDMEI Elk,
Director. Oklahoma Weather Service.