The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-12

lands Saturday morning, hurting cotton
and tender vegetation The ground has
been TOO wet to work. and both the plant
ing and cultivation OF crops have been
retarded Hilly ground has been hurt by
washing. and many bottom fields over
flowed. Heavy local hail storms are re-
ported from counties in the west and
south. doing some little damage to wheat
and rye.
wheat-The cool. cloudy. rainy weather
has been favorable 20 wheat, and no dam
age has resulted even to fields that were
covered with water for two days. The
heavy rains have killed all chinch bugs.
and the ground is now stored with suff4-
Gent moisture to make the crop. Early
wheat is heading and the outlook for
large crop improves daily. Light local
hail storms in the western and southern
counties di dnot hurt the crop TO any APP
preciable extent.
Oats-In spite of the cold weather. oats
has made good growth during the week.
Il is yet very short for this time of the
year, but the indications are now more
favorable for fair crop.
Corn-The weather. has been too cool
for corn, and the heavy rains did con-
siderable damage by washing billy ground.
overfiowing and covering up portions of
listed fields on lowlands. Much replant-
ing will have to be done as soon as the
ground gets dry enough to work.
Cotton-Cotton has not shown any
growth this week. and the best is at
stand still. II was cut down by frost in
the vicinity of Nixon Saturday morning.
1t is thought much of the crop already
planted will have to be planted again.
Little or no planting has been done this
week on account OF rain.
Kaffir corn and costor beans are coming
up nicely.
Late fruits, potatoes. grapes and vegeta-
bIes growing slowly.
Correspondents remarks are as follows;
CENTRAL SECTION.
Wheat very fine, and oats coming out
nicely; corn damaged by heavy rains and
set back by the cold. No cotton planted
this week. and that already in the ground
showing no growth. Lowlands on the
Canadian and Cimarron rivers and their
tributaries were flooded Wednesday and
Thursday; much corn and cotton will have
to be replanted. Kaffir corn and castor
beans are coming up; fair prospect for
apples. grapes and cherries; grass growing
rapidly; with the exception OF wheat all
crops are very backward.
NORTHERN SECTION.
Very heavy rains through every county;
trace of snow in Beaver county on Thurs
day; grass is fine on ranges; wheat in
magnificent condition and gives promise
O fan unusually large crop; oats is i'm
proved but backward yet; corn has been
less damaged by heavy rains than in the
other sections, but warmer weather is
needed; castor beans are coming up finely;
cotton planting has been delayed and IT
is thought nearly all that was planted
vii have to be replanted; Kafir corn
broom corn and cane viii be planted as
soon as ground gets dry enough.
WESTERN SECTION.
A cloudy, cool week. with heavy rains:
wheat has done finely, and large crop
is almost assured; oats show improve
ment; corn and cotton have not done so
well, weather being too cool, cloudy and
wet Light frost in D county on Saturday
but did no damage; everything
except wheat backward; some fields of
corn badly washed; castor beans coming
up nicely; rye in head.
EASTERN SECTION.
A general complaint Of too much rain
this section; rivers and creeks
have overlooked, damaging crops on adj
jacent land. necessitating delay and re-
wheat is generally fine, and oats
somewhat improved. Too cold for cotton,
which looks badly; much of this crop yet
% be put in the ground, and part of that
already planted Will be replanted; corn
las not shown much growth, and looks
yellow; grass isgood; the cloudy, cool
weather has retarded all crops, wheat
excepted.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Greer County-Unusually heavy rains
with local hail storms. first OF week; oats
5 very good in this county; cotton not
loing we'll: corn weedy and ground too |
vet to cultivate.
Chickasaw Nation-Cotton. the staple |
,rop. is doing very poorly. and much that |
vas planted will have to be replanted; |
III work stopped by the excessive rains; |
owlands flooded. fences and bridges /
washed away. Wheat and oats look well, I
md corn. where not covered up or washed /
)ut, IS all right grass growing very fast
j. I WHENEVER, Section Director.
FRANK HALL ON TRIAL