The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-01
CORN AND COTTON HARVESTS
Are Being Gathered in Oklahoma
with splendid Yield

Are Being Gathered in OkIahOm
with splendid Yield
Oklahoma City, O. T., Aug. 31.-Follow
ing is the Oklahoma weather crop repor
for the week ending Monday. August %:
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday were
very warm; slightly cooler during the lat
ter part Of the week. The mean rempera,
ture, 1914 averaged l degree daily above
normal. Scattered focal showers occurred
in every section on Wednesday, Thursday
| and Friday. Showers were not well dis
| trIbuted, very heavy in a few localities
Iigh tin others, and no rainfall in many
places. Rains were heaviest in portions OF
northrn, central and southern sections.
The general condition of cotton is not SC
| good as last week. Boil worms and sharp
| shooters are Gnjuring the crop in many
| places in southern and eastern sections
Where rains were heaviest lower boHs
| have rotted to some extent, and where no
rain has fallen, some shedding is reported
| in the central and northern sections, bun
! generally throughout Oklahoma, the crop
/ is in fine condition. Picking began this
/ this week; first bales were marketed at
/ Guthrie, Shawnee and Muscogee on Thurs
/ day.
Cutting and gathering corn has begun.
The crop is everywhere very fine, Wealth
er conditions have been favorable for ma
turing of fall crops, and farm work.
Threshing. blowing and hay making con-
tinues. but most Of this work is completed.
/ Preparations are being made to put in a
large acreage of wheat.
Correspondents remarks are as follows:
NORTHERN SECTION.
Woods-Very warm and dry; too dry to
plow; wells failing; corn above average;
cotton doing lwell. but needs rain; nearly
| done threshing; sweet potatoes are badly
injured.
Garfiad-Showers on Thursday and Sat
urday; all crops are about made; potatoes
rotting.
Grant-Too dry to pillow; large quantity
of hay made; kafr corn doing well
Noble-Plowing almost done; broom corn
is heavy and of good quality; fine rain
Wednesday; corn harvest has begun; mel
ons and tomatoes in abundance; cotton
| opening; the crop is in fine condition.
Pawnee-HOt and dry; fine for haying;
castor beans nearly all gathered; corn is
all right; cotton shedding squares; it has
not done wen this week; kafir and sor-
ghum doing we'll; getting too dry to pillow.
Kay-Seasonaible rains; blowing about
all completed; ground in good condition.;
new corn on the markets; late crops are
excellent.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Payne-Hot and dry; crops all doing well ;
cotton beginning to open; kafir ripening.
Logan-Showers have helped turnips and
pastures; cotton is opening; fodder and
hay mostly made; wet weather has caused
all corn to rot at point of ears:
Oklahoma-FHne shower this week; cot
ton in fine condition; late crops have done
We'll; farm work well advanced.
Canadian-Grass and pastures getting
short; too dry for piowing; some corn and
kafr being cut.
Kingfisher-Fine shower Wednesday; cot
ton looks well; corn crop fine, better than
in years past; threshing nearly completed
C1eveland-Local showers Thursday and
Friday; cotton opening; some threshing
yet to be done; hay and all forage crops
are fine.
Pottawat omie-Local showers Thursday
and Friday; cotton opening, but little has
been picked; excessive rains in past pre-
vented many lower bolls from forming;
pastures are fine; corn is made.
Dincoln-Cotton in fine condition; outlook
favorable for large crop; all late crops
are generally good.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Davis-Very heavy local rains; some COM
PLANT of boil worms in cotton, and the
wet cloudy weather is unfavorable; too
for fun ,ror, IL, this ,-ici-irr,
re-Sharpshooters and boil worms
are running the cotton in Pickens county;
very dry in places. and too much ram in
some localities; the outlook at present I'M
favorable.
Standardization during past week
unfavorable for cotton; some boil worms,
but they are not yet bad; ground in good
condition for blowing; -65 of an inch Of
rain.
Greer-Hot weather, with light local
rains; cotton opening fast. but has shed
squares. and small boIls are falling off
rapidly; the crop needs more rain; grass
is fine; katir, sorghum and forage crops
doing finely.
WESTERN SECTION.
DdIarge amount of hay has been made;
weather warm and fine; large corn crop
assured; onions, tomatoes and vegetables
Of all kind are excellent preparations be
ing made 10 put in large acreage to wheat.
AIlls-Hot and dry this week; miliet
burned in spots; much hay made.
= Washita-Corn all made; kafir filing and
heading we'll; grass is beginning TO dry
up; ground too hard for blowing; cotton
beginning 10 need rain. but is Yet in fine
condition. crops of all kind in fair condi-
ton.
EASTERN SECTION.
NiXon-Bou worms Very bad; they have
Ses-~oNa5 half rha ,~~o0 in -b3S I-;~irf.,-.