The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-28

The climatic conditions during the week
have been favorable for all late crop.
Hay making, piowng and threshins
continue as rapidly as possible.
Correspondents remarks as follows:
NORTHERN SECTION.
Beaver-Rains have done much good
hay is being made.
Woodward-Ffne rains on Wednesday
and Thursday, very warm since then; the
corn crop is assured, and all late crops
are good; hay is heavy.
Woods-The rains Will probably assure
the corn. and help all other crops; pas
lures improved; hay making is progress
| ing.
aGr1ield-Corn excellent; cotton still
blooming. and many bolls are formed.
thresh:ng and blowing stopped by rains,
| kaffir corn has made good growth; cas-
! tor beans being gathered; what little
wheat yet remains in chock Will be dam
aged; little or no hay made.
Grant-Corn doing well since the rains;
some Of i was damaged by dry weather
| last week; much Of the crop IN roasting
ears; ground in fine condition for blowing.
Kay-Good corn now assured; grolHd
in good condition for blowing; wheat
stacked in good condition
Noble-Very high wind on evening of 1s
did some damage to shocked and stacked
gain corn in excellent condition; crops
making rapid growth; broom corn looks
well
Pawnee-Plowing for wheat corn looks
well and larbe crop almost assured; cot
ton full OF squares, blooming and showing
a fow bells; beans look well; grass and
pastures good; hay making in progress;
kafir, millet, sorghum and vegetables are
growing nicely.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Payne-Crops all doing well; heavy rains
OF goth and 21st, will make excellent corn;
castor beans ready to pick; corninroast-
ingears.
Logan-Heavy rains OF 10Th and 21st, ap-
parently assures large corn and hay crops
potatoes and vegetables very promising;
kaflr heading; cotton, where clean. do
ing well; ali growing crops looking fine.
Oklahoma-Plowing and threshing de-
layed by rain; the entire corn crop seems
assured; cotton looks well; nay making
continues; grapes are excellent.
Pottawatomie-Corn gives promise Of
largest crop ever grown; cotton is excel
lent; wheat threshing begun; fair yield.
Lncoln-Plenty of rain; corn and cotton
doing well
Cleveland-Corn and cotton doing well;
hay making. blowing and threshing, de-
layed by rains.
Canadian-Plenty OF rain and all crops
growing finely.
Kingisher-Corn IN hard roasting ears;
tomatoes and grapes ripening; cotton and
kaffir look we'll; threshiS/ being done;
ground in good condition for blowing
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Berwyn-Warm and dry, but crops gen
orally in goo demolition; corn Will be very
good without more rain: cotton fine; TIRES
hing under full Roadway; yield OF both
wheat and oats. fair. quality below aver
age.
Healdton-Corn crop assured: cotton do
ing finely; grass good; rains nave delay
ed thresfing.
Overbrook-Hot and dry during week,
fine for cotton; corn is almost matured;
maximum temperature. 103 on riday.
Altus-General good rain over the coun-
~, Wednesday,; oats and wheat about all
threshed. poor yield and light weight; cot
ton, ksffir corn and milo maize are good;
corn has been hurt by dry weather; far
n1ersare blowing.
Davis-Rain, with high wind first OF
week, blew down some fields Of corn;
everything in fine condition.
WESTERN SECTION.
Blaine-Heavy rains delayed theshing
for four days, wheat In shock had to be
opened and scattered; corn. kaffir and sor-
ghum. best ever known; cottonand cas-
tor beans late, but growing fast. pota-
toes fine.
Custer-Corn and cotton doing well:
wheat being threshed. it is generally
good.
Washita-Heavy rains; corn very fine;
early millet is being cut; hay is fine; yield
of both wheat and oats not UP TO aver
age; farmers are blowing.
Mills-Ffne rains have improved all
crops, but did some damage to hay that
was down.
"D"-Fine rain and all crops doing finely
EASTERN SECTION.
Muscogee-Heavy local showers doing
much good; Friday was the warmest OF
the year; much hay is being made; grass
is fine; cotton doing well.
Atoka-Very warm; 1OS Friday. many
had to stop hay making on account OF
heat: cotton is all right; corn is being dam
aged by drouth; vegetation drying up
Lee-Warm and dry; corn needs rain,
cotton IS doing very well.
Lehigh-Hot and dusty all week, with
not winds; maximum. 104, minimum, Il.
Wagoner-Very warm and sultry, but
fine for growing crops.
Tahlequah-Very warm; YIELD OF wheat
is light; corn looks well; cotton Is very
good.
Muldrow-Corn Is extra fine and cotton
is growing fast: the young apple orchards
are doing weeI; grass is very heavy.
Sapulpa-Heavy rains on three days; we
Will have large corn crop; cotton and all
late crops doing well.
J. L WIDMEYER,
Section Director |