The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-15
ITS ALL RIGHT FOR WHEAT
Also for Other Crops in Okiahom., Only .
Little Too Cooi.


Oklahoma City. Q. T. April i4-Fol
lowing is the weekly weather crop bu~
, letin for Oklahoma for the week ending
Monday. April Il:
The weather during the past week has
| been rather cool and cloudy for all crops
except wheat. The mean temperature.
SAT. was only 3.s below normal. yet on
account Of cold during nights and clouds
! during days. no crop. wheat excepted.
has made the rapid growth usual under
are reported from every section, suffi-
Gent TO keep the ground moist
y light frost extending nearly 10 the
southern Limit OF the territory. occurred
on the morning OF the 9Th. doing pract!-
| c3lly no damage. Fruit was no; Affect
ed in the least. and only early potato
plants were nipped on some low lands.
High and warm sousaerly winds blew
all day Sunday.
Wheat has grown rapidly and contin-
| ues promising: grass and oats have been
| retarded by cloudy weather.
Corn planting has been somewhat de-
iayed. and IS not yet completed. Early
planted corn does not generally show
good stand. and that up IL not doing
very well Warm sunshine Is needed.
Grazing is yet rather short Cotton
planting VIII begin next week.
The following correspondence re-
marks accompany the report:
CENTRAL SECTION.
Payne county-otego: Cold weather.
light frost on 9th; no hurt: farmers pIant-
ing corn and cotton.
Logan coun,y-Garden: Much corn
and some cotton planted: cool Taln
Thursday with light frost IN morning:
grass growing slowly on account Of cold
weather.
Oklahoma county-Oklshorua CITY: SIX
tenths OF an inch Of RAIN. weather too
cool for oats. corn and grass: wheat fne.
light frost on 9th.
Canadian county-Union: Cold YEA
Their during the week with light frost
Thursday. doing no damage: wheat AMI
oats looking fine: corn not coming uD
well on account OF excessive moisture
and cold; soil now in fine condition
Cleveland county-Norrnan: Hall storm
on night OF 7th dd soms Damage 70 frui.
and garden truck: one light frost thls
week: wheat and oa,s look well. corn no.
coming up well. TOO wet and cold.
Kingasher cOun-y-Kingashsr: Early
wheat. rank; late sown coming on faE'i
oats look well; corn almost AL piantsii
preparations being made 70 doUbl. tns
acreage Of cotton: pastures good. zrouni
in fine condition.
P0ttswatomle county-NcLoui ara
Keokuk Falls: Heavy rain On ne T;h;
corn nearly ali planted: GOTTEN planting
begun: farmers ueii up with Work. every
thing looks promising
EASTERN SECTION.
Greek country-Io1 temperatures Win
heavy rams and brisk high winds. most
toe cold FOR cr0pe. .Icspi wheat
C1erokee SstiOn-Cora = planted bu.
coming up slowly On account OF cool
weather: heavy rain on TN.
Lincoln oouniy -Ninsty- hundredth- ..
an iuch % rain on the tn and s;hI
ground again tao yet % work: ysry Iot-
Re corn and no cotton planted during rs
week; weather uucofnfor ably cool; ear
- planted corn coming u9. bur to0ks y-l-
l9w. grass growing sloxly: frost on sIh,
id no camage
NORTHERN SECTION.
WOODS coga;y-Gaz.. Germ rno-fy
planted: n1ca Alfalfa sosn. hixa Etn3s
and cool nlgafs have kept gardens back.
grass gr9xlnx 90 nicely.
Ava snd Wsyooks: Weather c1,oJ as
week. has ;or Naest. walea = vsrz
rs-k. ground soaked: os.s iook.nx zsg.
busy planting cora
Kay csgnty-Cross: wnszs lo1k.-g
hne; com nearly al planted: zrasf ani
corn coming on nicely. SU M Esa.hsr
Is nnoss % coll
Garfield oos4ntT-waakoras whes,
ard cats iooking vel: co~a planting
neaFinz c7rnosetoa: grsrs Rrozlzz slow
y: ground n god condition for al
crops
HorTHERS SECTION.
caic<zssE Sa-5Sn ana Greer county
Fs--ners s>sr1 20 - sci - Nlsa 49,
-srx: corn = 2izz;ss ard most % z .
-. bIf re start . 70: Ysry goos. xrzss
. nse ~ aoooan, o, abundant rsssz.
Tosst - nos, sxseTlsas. TIE vroa9s-.s
so- -. crops has rsTsr Ten better.
WESTERN SECTION.
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