The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-24

more rain falls TO moisten the hard. dry
ground
The weather conditions, however. have
been generally favorable for farming inter
ests, and as a rule farmers are not behind
with their work With the exception OF
corn, about all fsi lcrcps are gathered.
and the work OF gathering corn. picking
cotton. and wheat seeding IS being done as
rapidly as possible.
Correspondents remarks are as follows:
NORTHERN SECTION.
woods-Lght rain: some hay still being
made; cane and Kafir nearly harvested;
bit little cotton has yet been picked: late
cotton is not hljng well; wheat IS being
drilled: ground is getting dry.
Garfeid-Very dry: wheat seeding has be-
gun; threshlng nearly all done.
Grant-Chichbugs have slightly damaged
Kafir ad cane; wheat seeding begun.
Noble-Fine weather this week for fall
crops: 81 Of an inch OF rain Friday might.
with high wind and hall, doing but little
damage; cotton Is better than in former
years.
Kay-Rain Friday evening. "A OF an inch.
with hail ana high southwest wind: farm
ers are very busy drilling in wheat: al
striving to get the crop in ground a. early
as possible; ground in fine condition
CENTRAL SECTION.
Payne-very hot Friday; wheat planted
Immediately after and before rains OF last
week is up and foks well; farmers are
picking cotton and cutting Kahr; crop OF
Kafir is excellent; cotton is late.
Logan-Cotton picking progressing rap
idly: the upland crop viii not yield nearly
so much as was expected. owing 10 top
crop being light; cotton IS opening rapidly;
pastures drying up; ss OF an inch Of rain.
Oklahoma-Rain Cs4 of an inch: wealth
er favorable for cotton picking and SOW
ing wheat; many are done seeding, and
many fields OF wheat are up and look well.
Pottawatomie-Fine rains latter part OF
week; favorable weather for cotton. which
is opening rapidly. and picking is gener-
al; acreage greater than formerly. but in
dicated yield less; tuTnips doing well; late
potatoes fair.
Cieveland-Fine rain Friday night; wheat
is being put in the ground as rapidly as
possible: cotton opening very fast.
Canadian-Plowfng nearly done, and
wheat seeding is in progress; corn Is
good crop: damaged slightly at po!n; Of ear
by worms; Kafr nearly al in shock.
Iincoln-High south winds. followed by
IS OF an inch Of rain Saturday which with
damp. cloudy weather since. has interrupt
ed cotton picking: grass green an dpastures
good
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Berwyn-very warm week. accompanied
by hot winds. which caused cotton 70 open
fast in bottom. that were backward; good
local shower Saturday: awaiting general
rain In rider 70 SOW wheat
HeaIdton-Fine cotton weather; top crop
will be light; some are sowing wheat. but
the ground is dry: = good rain needed
Arsmore-Dry and hot: cotton IS drying
up very fast and opening without fully ma
turing: yield vii be less than expected.
corn harvest Is progressing. too dry 20
pillow.
Greer-Harvestinz corn; Kahr and cotton
very fast: TOO dry for sowing wheat, but
weather fine for saving TAD crops
WESTERN SECTION.
wa,hlta-Dry and windy; cotton opening
nicely: pastures drying up.
hiAs-DTy weaver pfeF6@iSN ilA5 wen
favorable for securing fan crops.
Custer-Dry and warm Week; ootto- =
opening fast. the crop h good. az ether
crops are al right
EASTERN SECTION.
Nlxon-Cotton pfcksng = progresssng; tfss
yie,d thus aar - poor; bon ~orras are do.rE
some injury. and plants are dysss and
Bhe6t.ng fruit
A,oEa-Dry s1t warn; co'ton opening
rapidly. p.ckl1g general, good 'JIsaty sne
prospects good tor a args yea: farmers
ere rapidly Ea.hersag tas crop toT fear o.
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