The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-04
OKLAHOMA CROPS AND WEATHER
Nearly la IL Points paDort


| Oklahoma City, o. T, June 3.-(Sna
ciai)-The Oklahoma section of tho
weather bureau has just issued weather
crop bulletin No. for the week ending
| June l, as follows:
Heavy rains have fallen in The east.
ern section and in the eastern part al
the northern, central and southern sec.
! ions, while over the western pOrtiops
of the southern, central and northern
| sections, and generally throughout the
western section, drywea Their contin-
ues and drouthy conditions exist.
The temperature was higfl during five
Days OF the week. Thursday and Mon
day were cool and ii was very cool Sun
day and Monday nights. The average
temperature for the week was 74e, be
ing 20 degrees above normal: highest
"a, on May 80; lowest, 81 on June l. A
very severe hailstorm occurred over a
tract OF country ten miles wide. ex-
tending north and south through King
Usher and Canadian counties, on the
9th, destroying almost all vegetation
in its path. A very severe wind storm
from west to east occurred at Okla
4 hOma City on the evening of Nav 30
For four minutes the wind blew at the
rate of sixty miles per hour. overturn-
ing one house and moving another
from its foundation, and blowing down
chimneys and signs
Wheat harvest is IN full blast. much
Of the crop being already in shock or
stack. Oats are ripening fast Corn has
grown rapidly and most of it has been
cultivated for the last time and laid by.
The crop generally is in fine condition.
Cotton. too. is growing nicely and low
er squares are forming. Everywhere.
where local rains have been sufficient.
potatoes. minor crops. fruits and veg
ctables are doing well
The following reports of corresnord-
ents have been received:
EufaulR-Ninety-e hundredths Of
an inch OF rain; crops growing nicely
y. r. Island.
Bacone-Copious rains: high winds
have knocked down some wheat and
comm. L. Brown.
Muscogee-E rains have made
the ground too wet TO be worked.-J II.
Taibut.
Wagoner-Oniv light rains this week
but ground too wet 70 cultivate crops.
wheat destroyed by bugs IN this v.cin-
iiy.-Wiliiam Aston
Cooper-No rains this week: crops a.
standstlll; corn standing drouth best;
cotton a poor stand. and TOO dry 10 fin
ISL planting cane and kaffir corn: gar
Den truck drying up; farmers gather
ing a few siraws OF whea. and cali il
harvesting; grass getting short and wa
ter Scarce.-J. II. GiIiert.
ThomaS-Dry and hot; harvesting Z,
progress; wheat and cats generally in
poor condition; corn very good. much
OF /; laid by; pastures stu green: rain
badly needed--A- 3. Nichols.
Warre1-Light showers on Nrav q
but no general rain. which is ba5Iy-
needed: ce-r in some localities suffa--
ing: cats failure and but little vyb~a--
fruits and getables cur shcr. ~
drouth-W L Hunter
Fort SiIl-Crops suffering from a-,ou-b
and bugs; weather hot and dry.
GatEFew local showers; wheat. oaes
and barley done up: potato bugs KILN.
the plants; pasture short; forage crops
AL ris.sc hut rain needsd--R- ". Hub
bard
Wayaoks-Olly . sprinkle Of rain this
week: ali crops scEering.-John Plel7s- I
opefCn-L.ght local showers in snis
A Andrsss.
PrUdsnce-Thirty-oae hun6re3ths OF |
an inch Of rain. Fine weather for co-a