The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-25
BLESSED BY THE LATER RAIN
Nor Was 1t too Late to do Lotx of Good IL
Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City, o. T, Sept. "a
Especial THE following weather crop
bulletin for the week ending Sept Il
has Just been issued by the Oklahoma
weather bureau:
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday were hot and dry, the tempera-
turs averaging lis degrees above nor
mai, with southerly winds Saturday
morning between midnight and 1 a.
m. the wind shifted to the northeast
The weather grew rapidly cooler and
continued cold, cloudy and rain during
the rest Of the week, with a northeast
wind. The last three days Of the week
the temperature averaged is degrees
below normal The mean tempera-
ture for the week, III, was OIL OF de-
gree sboye normal. The maximum
temperature was 81 on the 18th; mini
mum, Il, ON the 10Th
A general rain began Saturday morn
ing and continued until Monday morn
ing, averaging from Is to inches
throughout both territories. The rains
have put the ground in fne condition
for blowing and planting wheat, and
this work is now being rapidly done,
TO the exclusion OF other work
Cotton fields have generally been
picked over once, and most Of the crop
is gathered, as one picking has general
ly cleaned the fields.
Grass and pastures are still poor, but
the late abundant rains will soon revive
them Ponds are filing up, and streams
that were dry, now have running water.
TIE crop season is rapidly drawing to
a close; about the only crop that yet re-
a ~
this work VIII generally not be done
until wheat seeding is completed
Correspondents have reported as fol-
lows:
Wayuoka-Heaviest rain OF the sea-
SON latter part Of this week; ground
now thoroughly wet and blowing and
sowing wheat In order; fall pastures i'm
proved; husking corn going on, yield
variable-Joshn Phelps.
Alva-Heavy rains this week; ground
in fine condition for seeding; Kaffir corn
not yet harvested; cninch bugs and
army worms more damaging TO crops
in. this section this year than drouth
and hot winds.-S. T. Carrico.
New Ponca-Weathef quite cool; nice
rains for several days; farmers sowing
wheat; ground in good condition.-Ida
Rhodes
Ciayton-very warm first Of the week;
cool and rain at the close; pastures
soon be good; blowing and seeding 60
ing on-J- Mehan-
Tecumseh-Hot and dry until Satur-
day; since then wet and cold; greater
part Of corn and cotton gathered-H. B.
F'urbee.
Thurston-Best rain Of the season
Saturday and Sunday: rhreshing all
done: everybody blowing and sowing
wheat-C c. Brown.
Sacred Heart-Weather hot and dry
until Saturday morning. then rain in
abundance-James Cheek.
Kingisher-Plenty of rain and very
cool since Saturday morning; plowins
for wheat and seeding to be rapidly
done-H. c. St Clair.
Muscogee-Hot and dry until the
night of the 18th: light rains and cooler
since; pastures still fair: housing late
crops coon completed--J. lobe.
Eufaula-FarIners very busy gather
ing late crops-N. B. Island
wagoner-Lght rain Saturday fore
noon; heavy rain Sunday, replenish-
ing stock water and improving pastures.
William Aston.
Ardmorr-Week hot until 18th: 18th.
goth and 21st very cool; cotton nearly
all gathered; ground in good condition
for blowing since rains-C M McCul-
lough-
Berwyn-Coidwave with plenty Of
rain since Saturday morning; corn and
cotton nearly all gathered: no wheat
sown yet-W. /. Warren.
Purcell-Ground IN best Of condition
since recent rains; springs and wells
rising; plenty OF stock water; pastures
improving; corn gathering fairly be-
gun; first picking OF cotton about half
over, yield being about ont-half bale
20 the ac-e.-D. 3. Trip.
Winnview-Lght showers first OF the
week and heavy rains Saturday and
Sunday; late crops not suffering much;
been too dry to plow. 50 wheat seeding
VIII be necessarily late: work now being
pushed: grarnna grass pastures good,
but other pastures poor@J. NJ Rice.
JAMES l WIDNEYE Err.