The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-09-10
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
Report of Weather observer
widineoer.
Good Rain. In Localities where Most
Needed. Reports From Every zee
tiop of the Two Terrttories--
Oiher Late News

Oklahoma City, q. T.. Aug. e6-The
weather and crop report Is as follows
for the week ending Monday August
uth The dry weather and excessive
heat continued until Saturday evening
the s2na when coplous showers in por-
tions OF every section partially broke
the drouth, cooled the atmosphere eha
brought relief Rains, while not gen
eral, were fairly distributed, especial
ly over the cotton region, where ths
drouth had continued the greatest
length of time, and has stopped furtner
damage to cotton from hot winds NIL
ed up tanks and small creeks. thus sup
plying stock water, and VIII start grass
to growing.
Saturday afternoon have revived Kaf-
Ar. sorghum and millet, and in some
localities wet the ground sufficiently
to admit of fan plowing.
Heaviest rains is reported from the
Chickasaw Natin southern section.
portion of northern and eastern sec
tions. and I'm Pottawatomie county, cen
trail section.
No rain or only very light showers
I'm central and western sections, and
western portion of northern section.
The average temperature for the
week, Ss4, is 80 above normal; max
imum, 103 on 18th and goth; minimum
So on 24th.
The excessive heat during the greater
part OF week almost caused a suspen-
sion of farm work. Gathering corn,
picking cotton, and plowing, wnere
ground Is in condition, has been done
as much as possible.
Correspondence remarks, Southern
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS long hot dry
spell has ended at last. with heavy
fall of rain, and a cool north wird Sat
urday night; the rain will probab help
late cotton some, fill tanks and start
grass.-W. L.h Warren
Kemp-Fine rain Saturday night
i.so inches.-E. b. Hinshaw.
( Anadarko-Hot winds until Saturday
!; we had .25 of an inch of rain; cool since
{ rain; to late for crops.-C A. Cleveland
D Ardmore-2.00 inches of rain Saturday
{ night.--C. c. Mccullough.
Purcell-A good rain Saturday night
4 will revive pastures and improve cot
! ton and Kafir in this section.-D. B
Trip.
r Central tion-Norman--Local show
e ers on 22nd; cotton nearly all opened
v but weather has been too hot for pick
r ing.-P. c. Lesley.
n oklahoma City-But e6 of an inch o
u Sdthiudy hibut' but oip'' NhN'
O the weather has been cool and pleas
|. ant.
e McIoud-Long hot dry spell was bro
v ken on 22nd; cotton picking now il
e full progress; good rains in some local.
ttes.-M. J. Ross.
h Orlando-Light rain Saturday; COO
il and pleasant since.-L. J. Summers.
d Crescent-Sprinkle of rain Saturday
e cool since then; cotton crop is badl.
Aaw. all
il fered severely.-W. r. Meek.
\ Stillwater-.35 of an inch of rain o.
, s2nd.-A. N. Caudell
n Northern section-Ponca City-Ver,
o. dry and hot until Saturday afternoon
II When We had local showers to tn
~. amount OF 40 of an inch since then
/ has been cool and pleasant: late crop
" look badly. Cassius.
l. Newklrk-Scattered showers Satur
day night made the weather much COO
; er; nearly all vegetation is burned ul
+o with the possible exception of Kafi
farmers are making some hay. but nc
-. half so good as two weeks ago.-E. I
- Littlefield.
y, New Ponca.-Light showers Satu1
q day; all crops are burnt badly. and
~ heavy rain is neede.-Ida Rhodes.
~. Eastern section-Muldrow-A ligh
~ Saturday night cooled the atmospher
60 Dut not enough 10 wet the groundi co
~ ton picking in progress, is not yeiidin
. one-fourth of a crop.-M. Rhodes.
u Eufala-Only light shower this wee
~ not enough to do any good, howeve
no rain Will now do crops any good
% N. b. Island.
~ Western section-Arapahoe-- Max
- mum temperature,i 10s; minimum, 8
NJ no raln.-Geo. Hardenbrook.
~ Winnview-Excessive high temper.
- ture continued until Saturday evening
", early Kaffir and sorghum is being GU
y and are making fair crops; late croT
~ of these are green but must have RAJ
'o to MATURE. NJ. Rice.
i, Gate-No rain this week; rain is no
needed to mature late Kaffir and so
" ghum; pastures are yet fair and stoC
u, toing well-R. w, Hubbard.
uC JAS. i. WIDMEYER,
III Section Director.
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