The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-21

in bloom and many fields show good sized
bolls.
Much hay has been made during the
week: both prairie hay and tame grasses
are excellent.
Kafir corn IS heading, castor beans are
ripening, watermelons are on the market,
late potatoes are being planted Apples
and grapes have done well. Much plow-
ing and preparing ground for wheat has
been done.
pondent's remarks are as fol-
lows:
n ORTHERN SECTION
Beaver-Hay making has begun; sec
ond crop OF alfalfa has been cut
Woods-Generaily very dry; cotton doing
we'll; hay being cut; corn and alfalfa need
Ing rain.
NORTHUMBERLAND is generally needed
for corn. grass and late crops.
Grant-Corn, broom corn and cotton
have done well: ground In fair condition
but rain would now be beneficial; early
wheat yielding we'll. late wheat poorly.
Gar1eld.-Threshing in progress. wheat
good; oats very light:cotton in full bloom
looking fine; kaffir corn and castor oea's
show good growth; rain needed
Noble.-Castor beans ripening: blowing
and threshing IN progress good crop Of nay
corn and cotton have done we'll; rain would
not help late corn.
Osa ge.-Wheas and oats in stack; corn
needs rain; much hay put up.
Pawnee-Corn, cotton and kaffir doing
well; hay making in progress. grass Is
fine.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Payne-Crops all doing finely; cotton in
bloom. kafir heading castor beans gen.
orally IN good condition. and nearly ready
TO gather; blowing for wheat.
Logan.-Corn and cotton doing finely;
cotton in bloom and corn very large but a
general rain would now be beneficial:
hay making. threshing and blowing is
the principal work
Oklahoma-Corn and cotton fine: kaffir
is heading; grass and pastures excellent;
blowing and threshing progressing.
tawatomie-Coton would be benefit
tad by warmer weather; all crops doing
well; hay is being made. grass is very
fine
ing1sher-Corn and cotton doing well,
but rain is now needed; kaffir. grass and
late crops all right.
SOUTHERN SECTION
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to all growing
crops; cotton is fruIting nicely; corn is
assured and the heaviest ever grown in
this section; hay making is principal work
no threshing done as yet.
Elk.-Corn and cotton in good condition.
Healdton.-Cotton doing finely; corn
needing a good rain.
Navajo-Cotton fine and fruiting well;
corn needing rain; millet splendid.
WESTERN SECTION
Custer-Ground in fine condition. and
all crops look well; cotton full of bloom;
corn very large; hay is being made.
Blaine.-Wheat, except the latest sowed.
is yielding better than ever before in This
country; 2.23 inches OF rain on the 9th. has
kept all crops in good growing condition.
"D."-Ground in fine condition, and
everything doing well.
Mllls.-Corn. millet. ksffir, sorghums
vegetables, and all growing crops show
good growth; a large crop of both prai-
RE hay and millet is being made.
EASTERN SECTION.
Talala-COrn continues to give promise
of large. crop in years; kaffir. cane and
millet look well; much blowing is being
done.
Wagoner-Chinch bugs in corn, but as
yet no damage by them; crops in fair con-
dition, but rains would imprive them
Lee-Cotton doing well needing rain
in places.
Wewoka-Corn and cotton much i'm
proved this week; favorable for ell crops
most of which are clean and laid by.
making hay.
Muldrow-Corn and cotton fine; sec
ond crop of potatoes being planted; a
large crop of hay is being made
corn Muscogee Everything needs rain;
corn not filing well.
Vinita-Very dry; no rain for twenty
days; corn suffering. also all growing
crops; grass drying up; wheat and oats
yielding poorly.
]. !. WIDMEYER,