The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-11

the week, and nearly all correspondents
report the present condition 10 be most
excellent. Only at Berwyn, Chickasaw
nation. and Atoka, Choctaw nation, are
the plants being damaged and seriously
threatened by boil worms and sharp
shooters.
The second crop Of Irish potatoes are
generally coming up and doing well, only
few complaints OF the seed rotating IN
the ground.
The weather condidon have been fsv-
orable for sweet potatoes, turnips and all
minor crops.
NORTHERN SECTION.
Woods-1Ss inches Or rain has flied all
creeks; very favorable for growth OF I'll
vegetation; cotton growing very tall;
blowing and threshing continue.
Garfleld-1.17 inches CT rain; favorable
for all growing crops; ground in fine cor
dition for blowing. which is progressing
rapidly; TOO wet for threshing; wheat in
stack and shock being damaged; corn do
Ing well: large yield Of grapes.
Kay-One Of the best weeks OF the sea-
son. over 200 inches Of rain Saturday;
large crop Of corn is made. best ever
raised; plowing continues
Noble-Hay making. blowing and
threshing delayed by rains; late kafir
planted on wheat stubble ground looking
fine; corn is nearly made. big crop.
Pawnee-Very heavy rains with high
winds, blew down corn and beans. and
did damage to wheat in stack; beans that
were cut have been damaged by wet
wea ther; threshirg continues; too wet
for cotton and beans, but fine for corn,
kafir and sorghum; grass is good; some
hay ruined by rain.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Payne-An excellent week for all grow
ing crops; corn gives promise Of an album
dant crop; cotton growing very fast but
the wet weather Will probably check the
growth; hay crop larger than usual.
Kingfsher-3.77 inches of rain; wheat in
stack injured; all crops growing rapidly.
except second crop of Irish potatoes.
some OF the seed not up, is rotting in the
ground.
tawatonie-Heavy rains; very late
corn, that planted on wheat stubble, doing
well; bulk of corn crop is made
Oklahoma-Heavy rains have been bene-
fetal TO all growing crops, but more rain
viii probably be injurious to cotton; near
Iy all corn is made, crop is unusually
large.
Logan-The weather has been very fav-
orable for all growing crops; Just enough
rain for corn and kaffr, yet too much for
cotton and castor beans; except at Orlan-
do. cotton is making an unprecedented
growth; ground just right for blowing.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Multiplication never better in history
Of this county; kaftir corn and sorghums
are fine; ground moist, and most farmers
are blowing for fall crops.
Altus-Fine local rains; plenty Of rain
for cotton, early cotton could not be bet
ter. late cotton growing and fruiting well;
| other crops very good where rains were
! heaviest
Healdton-Cotton doing well; fine crop
Of corn is made: grass and PASTURES very
fine; ground in good condition for plow-
! ing.
Bervyn-Heavy rains followed by
| cloudy weather are retarding threshing:
| quality of wheat and oats is poor; cotton
crop is threatened with destruction by
/ boil worms if present weather conditions
prevail; corn project; fall blowing being
! done
| Purcell-Cool with abundant rains; late
crops doing well.
! Davis-Heavy rains have caused wheat
| TO sprout IN stack; cotton shedding some,
/ but plants are yet we'll filed with bols.
| Ardmore-Four days Of rain; cotton
! acreage less than average corn acreage
/ greater; rains may injure cotton
| WESTERN SECTION
Washita-Fine rain on Tuesday; ground
in good condition. and farmers are pre-
/ pairing 70 sow large acreage to wheat;
weather could not be betaer for corn.
/ which IS almost made; crop viii be very
| large; a little too wet for cotton, which
is very rank.
''D"-Crops OF all kind could not be
/ better; too much rain for haymoking.
! Blaine-The unusually heavy rains have
! damaged the wheat in shock and stack
/ very much: wheat was badly stacked and
/ not well protected; corn, cotton. kajhir
( and sorghum could not be better; pas
I lures ms A4tN4AA5 II FiS-AI~>s-
Mills-3Iuch rain delayed hay making
/ but was favorable 70 all growing crops.
EASTERN SECTION.
! Nixon-Ra!n every day this week; corn
| IS made; boil worms and sharpshoote-s
are injuring cotton
Lehigh-Heayy rains every day except
Saturday.
Muldrow-F.ne rains; the corn IS safe;
prospects good for second crop OF Irish
worms yet.
vinita-Ffns rains assure ths corn.
/ which vii be a large crop; all late crops
4 benefited BY the rains; grass growing
fast: farmers preparing 20 put II g big
wheat acreage
At0ka-An abundance u rain; cotton
making rank growth. and IS very fine:
corn Is the best ever known II this Sec
/ ton: prospects Eood for sweet potszOes;
Irish potatoes not doing well
Czneron-Geatle showers and cloudy
weather have beer beneficial to az CROPS;
! prospects for cotton better than usual;
corn about Al average; second crop Il
potatoes .o-n.ug up. and present coDdi-
| tis-s are favorable =
M1scoge@Ceasral rains; ore han storm
did damage % coIt01 II some aelds: hzJ
making stopped BY rains, not much hay
los-
L@e-Two heavy rains this vaek
stopped hay making for Two dapz; cor
improving since rains. bugs i15uring lzt'
Pozaso-es; grzasho2pe-s eating Up 10
beans. ! / WIDNEYER
Section Director.