The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-21
KEEPS ON BEING ALL RIGHT.
Oklahoma for the Most Part Favored With
/ Fine Growing Weather.

Oklahoma City, o. T, May 20.-(Spe-
/ ciaL 1.-THE United States department of
/ agriculture, Oklahoma section, has just
issued the following climate and crop
/ service bulletin for the week ending
! May IS:
Heavy local thunder storms. brisk to
/ high southerly winds, temperature
slightly above normal, and an unusual
amount of clouds have been the prevail
/ ing weather conditions for this week.
/ Local showers occurred every day eX-
| cept Sunday. They appear to have been
| general over the eastern, southern and
most of the central sections, but were
very erratic in the northern and west
eTn sections.
! The general tenor of reports indicates
/ the best growing week of the season.
/ While the days have been cooler tnan
the preceding weeks, the nights have
/ been warmer These conditions have
/ been tn best for corn and cotton, which
/ have made excellent growth aad are in
! prime condition, corn particularly
/ Wheat and oats, too, have been benefit
ed by the frequent showers and. except
over some portions Of the northern and
western sections, which received no
rains until the last of the week, have
grown and come out wonderfully. Po-
tatoes, grass, vegetables, and all minor
crops show a weeks healthy growth.
The average temperature for the
week was 10.7. SO above normal; maxi
mum, So on the 18th; minimum, AZ on
the Nth
The heaviest rain and thunder storm
Of the season began Monday night. at
$50 p. m, and continued until 10 o. m.
two inches Of rain falling in three hours.
A miniature tornado passed north
west of Oklahoma City on the evening
OF the 18th and another on the evening
OF the 18th, resulting in about five hun
dred dollars damage to light buildings
directly in its path.
Wheat harvest Will begin shortly.
One farmer five miles west of Oklahoma
City, began cutting his wheat on the
18th, which is fully two weeks earlier
than usual A few other fields. NAV be
ready for harvest by the latter part Of
next week, but harvesting win not be
general until the last week of this
month.
Correspondents have reported as fol-
lows:
Orlando-During the past week this /
section has received nearly two inches !
of rain, and three miles distant. from |
four TO five inches; rains are not evenly /
distributed. Spring oats and wheat are |
IN head; wheat safe; oats and corn /
growing fast.-W. II. Campbell
Hennessey-Stn dry, yet wheat and /
oats hold on remarkably well. consfd- /
ering high winds and extended drouth. |
threatening rains all week with but a |
few light showers; corn looking WE'LL
Q. Y. Whipple.
Arapahoe-Some fields or wheat bad |
y injured by bugs; present indications |
favorable for more rain, 46 inch this /
week; oats looking bad: corn in prime /
condition.-Geo. Hardenhrook.
Cooper-Cloudy with high winds: M /
rain in this vicinity and everything suf-
fering; corn and cane viii hold ont long
er; grass drying UP; wheat and oats
worthleSs-J. II. Gilbert.
Eufaula-2-2l inches of rain. this week
crops greatly beneIiJted: heavy thun-
der storm on the 12th.-N. 3. Island.
Muscogee-aRin every day but one
this week, appearing 10 he general over
this eastern section: all crops greatly
improved.-R. s. Harris.
overbrook-Rain during the week has
benefited all crops. Corn and cotton
look well and are growing FAST. u
Dillingham;
kemp-Heavy thunder storm and
AlSh wind on 18th tore down fences and /
a few trees; rains Of the week fine for
corn; all crons in fine condition and
farmers elated; l-92 inches Of raain.-E.
3. Hinshaw
MSukomiS-Heavy rain on the 18th
thoroughly soaked the ground: cannot
tel yet what effect IL viii have on wheat
and oaSs. II was thought these crops
We're too far gone. but think both will
Dc benefited and be worth cutting: |
other crops were in fair condition and
Wid Dc greatly benefit d.-H. X. Roads
Prudence-The week has been cool |
and very favorable 70 corn and oass
w,llcn nave made good growth: rain on
me 10Th saved wheat r. Kinmeriv-
Ille above report is signed by James
/ Nidmeyer, section director.
-, oID MAID-'Is this the newspaper officer
S4erh--A Is, ma'an'' Old Maid tblsssh- |
Glsiyl- / see the mayor has advertised for |
PROPOSALS, ana / would Ike 10 advertise.
60 - 'lllacelphis Record.
Snow Us the man wh5 never makes = MS
take ana we VIII show man Who never
makes ytaing--Wa Land.
THE nOblest motive is the pubic good
Yirgil.