The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-10
what by the long continued cool. cloudy

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and cure Of piles.
what by the long continued cool. cloudy
weather.
| Grass Is in first-ct1ss condition.
| Potatoes, small fruits and vegetables
are abundant.
VINEYARDS and orchards continue II
! give promise of large yields
| Correspondents remarks from vari-
| Gus points are as follows:
NORTHERN SECTION.
Waukornis - Notwithstanding COO
| nights and cloudy weather this weeks
| crops of all kinds have made good
growth and are looking well; wheat
harvest will begin the last of this week
| wheat and oats look we'll
Alva-A good week for growing crops
corn, cotton and all vegetables are fine
May wheat harvesting begun; generally
fine. but many fields of soft wheat are
damaged by smut; rains this week ben
eficial to late wheat and oats.
Prudence-Corn growing finely; cot
ton still very backward and much OF it
rotting off at the root; wheat ripenins
| fast; oats very heavy.
Ponca City-Wheat harvest will be-
gin in a few days; gives great promise
grass, potatoes and all crops fine, but
would probably be better with less rain.
Kildare-Favorable coalitions still pre-
vail; wheat ripening slowly, which
makes it better; oats immense; corn
has done well.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Garden-Corn growing well. but nights
| too cool for cotton; fruits of all kinds
doing finely; potatoes and all garden
truck never better; wheat ripening.
Tnurston-Fine growing weather for
ali crops: corn generally well cultivated;
wheat harvest began on the 4th; fruit
prospects continue the best.
McLoud-Heavy rain on the End; cot
ton not doing well farmers planting
washed cotton and corn fields in
sorghum and kaffir corn; an abundance
of fruit and vegetables
Britton-Destructive hail storm from
one-half mile to mile wide, extended
northwest Of this city over a track so
to 40 miles IN length: very little damage
mere. but reports from west and north,
west state that hundreds of acres OF
grain and other growing crops were en-
tirely destroyed. Wheat and oats are
made and large yield is assured; corn
and kaffir corn doing fairly well; too
cool for cotton. but the replant stand is
good: potatoes in abundance.
Observation-Disclosures fine for crops
generally: wheat harvest will begin the
middle of this week: cotton looks well
considering the cool nights and much
rain.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Heaidton-N.ghts too cool and cotton
making but slow growth: wheat and
oats ripening slowly; some whea. cut:
corn doing finely; a good rain would
benefit cotton greatly as the ground is
hard crus,ed.
Kemp-t'armers all over this section
began harvesting today (Ionday); there
has never been a better wheat crop; il
stands well: oats the So n4e; corn is all
right. but cotton is not doing well.
Berwin-A week of variable weather;
crops generally in fair condition.
Nixon-Corn and oats fine; 700 cool
for cotton.
WESTERN SECTION.
Cloud Chiof-Wheat and rye are made.
and have never been better; all crops
doing we'll except cotton. which suffers
from the cool. changeahle weather.
Thomas-Favorable week for wheat.
rye and oats. but too cool for corn and
cotton; Shea; fine. heads large with big
plump kernels. and bending for the
sickle: fruits all right.
Colony-f'avovsble weather for crops:
wheat harvest, VIII begin next week;
corn doing well.
Puinam-Good growing weather al
week: hail storm nearly three miles vide
passed through this county on the 2nd.
cutting everything to the ground: corn
viii probably recover; cotton fields de-
s:royed are being planted 10 kaffir corn.
EASTERN SECTION.
WaSoner-Fine rain this week. which
was much needed: all crops very poor
in this vicinity; very n,tle wheat will be
gathered as bugs have ruined -
Muidrow-Fine rain this week; crops
generally in fine condition. except oats.
watch are light
Auskogee-Good rains this week have
improved all crops; corn making rapid
growth; weather TOO cool for rapid
growth % cotton; all crops as 2 rule
clean ami in sood condition.
JAS. I wiDMEYER.
Sectional Director. Oklahoma City. o. T.
Famous Author (who has been invited r.
dinner, 10 himself)-"What a wretched
menu, | shall take care not TO make any
witty remarks. -fliensenGe Batter.
4 CINCINNATI Joke.-"Whv IA Tuch,- like
the Ohio riveTy" Dent know. NVhv i
he. Because he's always getting in on the
ground floor. Chicago Record.
Livery real nice old lady should have he.
picture taken with her Bible in her hands
+ gives the people an added respect Tor tie
Bloie--Atchison Globe.