The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-30
Light to brisk soutaerly winds have

Light TO brisk southerly winds have
prevailed.
On account OF almost an entire absence
Of rain for fourteen days. the ground :,
in places. getting too dry for the compile
ton Of fall blowing. The conditions have
been very favorable for cotton: very few
insects are reported, and but little she'd
ding. Lower boHs are beginning 10 open:
middle and top crops fruiting we'll Prac-
tically no picking has yet been do1s. The
general outlook continues fayoraols for
an excellent crop.
Corn is everywhere getting hard and
dry; harvesting OF this crop has begun.
and a little has been marketed; ears are
large and well flied
The warm. dry weather has caused cas-
tor beans 70 ripen rapidly and they ars
being gathered as fast as possible; the
crop IS generally reported fair.
Kaffr corn has done veg; cane is being
cut.
Grape are nearly al gathered
Sweet potatoes are excellent. Irish PC
tatoes are good in some places and in
other poor.
Hay making has been vigorously push
% dtLU COIIapiSLtol-
Threshing continues: one reporter In No
BILE county reports 1al! wheat seeding be-
gun
Correspondents remarks are as follows:
NORTHERN SECTION.
Woods-A dry. warm week: hay1ng
blowing and threshing continue; ground
getting hard: grass IS very fne.
Pawuee-FNine weather Tor all crops; cas-
tor beans are poor; melons fine; hayng
progressing rapidly.
NooIe-C2stoY beans are being gathered:
yield good; cotton gives hne promise; hay
is a large crop; some early sowing OF
wheat is being done
Garheld-Warm and dry. but corn Is out
OF danger; blowing has been stopped lat
ter part of the week on account or the dry
weather.
Kay-Storm on evening OF nth, although
of short duration. was very severe. &C
companied by hail and strong southwest
wind; some buildings were damaged. one
being blown down: trees and stacks OF
wheat and hay were damaged; lightning
struck several places In this vicinity
Rainfall. IS Of an inch.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Payne-Crops continue to do well; corn
we'll cared; pastures are good; hay crop
is large; wea Their hot and dry.
Logan-The past week has been very
warm; cotton IS benefited by the dry. hot
weather as in most fields there was a
tendency 10 too much top growth: corn Is
jured by chiRch bugs; blowing and hay
IL
poor yield Of Irish potatoes.
Oklahoma-Dry and warm cotton has
done we'll favorable for all late crops
Clevsland-Clear and hoti just the
weather for COZ ton; chincn bugs are dam
aging some late kadir corn.
Pottawa1onIe-FIne weather for cotton;
large crop of oriouS gathered; water
melons and grapes IN abundance; new
corn on the market
Canadian-Grs;ss getting short; pastures
drying Up; oogn and kaflr rpening fast;
ground getting very dry light showers On
18th and 18th, doing but little good.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Healdton-Cot ton doing finely, but little
comp 1aint of boil worms; showers on 10Th;
fine for blowing.
Winds; cotton has shed somewhat but has
taken on new fruit very rapidly. and
promises a good crop In this section:
about completed; grain was
much damaged IN shock; other crops IN
fine condition
Berwyn-FIne weather all the week for
maturing crops; cotton doing well except
where boil worms are al work; some fields
have been damaged one-half and are stilI
being injured, more on the prairie than
bottoms; may work on Bottoms later.
Overbrook-Cotton doing well, giving
promise OF very large yield; was never
better; corn Is very fine; yield of wheat
and oats hght; pastures are better than
in former years: hay IS fine; cotron-pick-
ing will soon begin; turnips and late gar
den vegetables coming Up; no worms TO
injurs cot ton in this vicinity.
Navato-Cotton generally fine and most
of il has been wen worked; some cotton
has begun to shed badly in places. espe-
eiaIly where not worked late; corn and
kahr generally good; cotton beginning 70
open.
WESTERN SECTION.
D-Hay-making and castor bean picking
is being done; weather clear and warm;
thunderstorm on Thursday.
Miu-Very favorable for hay-makng;
corn maturing rapidly; all crops dong
" ell.
EASTERN SECTION
Cameron-Showery this week: cotton DO
ing well; the prospect for potatoes was
never better.
Lee-Light rain ON Thursday; grass Is
fine; cotton continues to improve; small
acreage Of tobacco. - fine and doing well.
cane IS being harvested
Nixon-Corn better than ever before;
haying continues; cane cutting begun;
blowing for wheat and will SOW a large
acreage; cotton not opening rapidly, too
rank = growth.
IGldror-Much hay in stack; prospect
good for late potatoes; cotton beginning 70
open: crop unusually fine; corn IS ripe
Wewok2-CrOps are good; cotton doing
well better than formerly; sweet pota-
toes fine: Irish potatoes poor.
Wagoner-Au crops IN good condition;
bugs bad on 10Th kahr and cane.
Talala-No chang. since last week. only
more blowing being done.