The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-06
BEST WEEK OF THE SEASON
All Crops in Oklahoma Have Shown
Material Improvement.

Oklahoma City, o. T., May 5.-The Okla
| homa section of the weather bureau has
issued the following climate and crop ser
vice bulletin forthe week ending Monday,
May 2:
This has been the best week of the sea
| son, and all crops have shown a material
! Improvement The average temperature,
634 degrees, was degree below the nor
NAL. High suotherly winds prevailed, but
no i'll effects resulted therefrom. Tuesday
and Wednesday were dry. light showers
| Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and a
! general heavy rain on Sunday, giving the
! ground a thorough soaking. Generally.
! throughoutthe central section the ground
| was getting dry. but Sundays rain came
| ntime TO prevent any injury to the grow
! ing crops. In the other sections the
! ground was already moist; the rains, how
| ever. were everywhere beneficial
The month of Apri lthis year has been
! the coolest since the country was opened
! to settlement, an dthe season is very back
ward.
/ Wheat continues to improve, and is
| LOGGING well. Many fields are jointing,
| and fromevery section the stand IS re-
ported generally good. The rains during
| the latter part of the week have kept the
cool nights, too, have been favorable, and
| the prospects for a large Yield is excel
| lent.
Oats. while yet very backward. has
shown a fair growth during the week but
the cool weather has thus far prevented
it from making even a normal growth.
This crop is reported fair to good, only in
the southern section.
Corn. generally shows a good stand. ii
is being cultivated the second time in the
south. and for the first time elsewhere
The COOL cloudy, windy weather has not
been favorable TO the corn. and it has an
unhealthy and stunted appearance More
sunshine and warmth the required for this
crop.
Cotton planting continues, and will con-
tinue another week or two. unless the
weather improves. Early planted is COM
ing up slowly in the southern section. but
does not grow as il should
Grass is good everywhere.
Kafir corn has been planted and is
coming Up IN the southern section. else
where this crop is being put in the ground
Garden vegetables have shown y fair
improvement.
Grape vines are fruiung fairly wei.
Some early varieties were slightly hurt
by frost. With the exception of grapes.
and possibly apples, there VIII be bu; lit
tie fruit this year.
Correspondent remarks are as fol-
lows;
NORTHERN SECTION.
Kay CounJy-125 inches Of rain on Ist:
wheat growing finely; oats sim short:
corn not yet large enough TO cultivate:
general weather and crop conditions.
good.
Noble coutny-More favorable weather
than last week. and all growing crops and
vegetables have made fair growth. and
are in good condition; cotton planting
continues; light hail on nisht Of oeth high
souhcerly winds have prevailed.
Pawnee county-FIne rains this week,
corn in fair condition: wheat fine. very
few fields OF oats give indications of
making anything lige a croQ: some cotton
Is being planted, out most farmers are
waiting for warmer weather.
CENTRAL. SECTION
Pottawatomie coUtny-Dry weather un-
III Friday night; terrific wind and rain
on LIST; crops considerably washed out ana
overhcwed on low ground: very little
wheat IN this county. but what little there
is. looks we'll; cotton planting has been
the principal work; corn coming up sornea
what poorly.
Lincoln eounty-corn and cotton coming
UP and growing nicely; oats is very poor;