The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

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ton and much blowing being done
kay-An wheat In shock has been thrssh
ed. and many are already done plowIug
for fall wheat; the rains have helped corn
and all crops: corn prospects are The best
since the opening OF the country.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Chamberlain abundance OF rain; corn
and cotton never promised better II Lin
coin county than now; corn nearly made
Professionalism and cotton doing
finely; much hay made; corn getting hard;
ground wet.
Payne-Very warm; all crops doing well !;
kafir heading; castor beans ready 20 ga
Their; cation growing fast and IN fine con-
dition; blowing ground for wheat.
Logan-Very warm; big corn crop mat
uring; rain Saturday and Sunday; cotton
doing well. bu, shed a good many Dolls
after last weeks rains; thee rop is ali
laid by; msllet has ben cut, and wild grass
being cut fast as possible; grapes are
abundant.
rain Sunday and Monday; blowing and
threshing Gas been principal work this
week; an abundance o. grapes. csntalo-
pes and &atermelons.
Canadiar-Very warm and dry; favor
able for threshing the ground Is getting
too dry TO plow; good crop Of grapes ripen-
ing: corn and kafnr give promise OF good
yield.
KinEhsher-Eeavy rains last week did
considerably damage to wheat IN stack.
and shock; corn and cotton looking fine;
grapes and melons ripening very busy
piowTug and threshing: ground in good
condition.
CIeveland-Hot dry week: farmers TIRES
hing and blowing; corn needs rain; cotton
doing finely.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Grser-Corn and cotton doing well; mel
ons anr fine: more rain needed fer pIow-
ing; grass is drying UP.
Davis-Rains Of last week damaged
wheat in shock, and delayed threshtng:
corn could not be better and cotton doing
well: grass fine; ground Is in good condi-
ton and much blowing is being done.
Healdton-Dry and very warm; cotton
is all right; some complain; OF ohinch
bugs. but they are TOO late 90 do harm.
Anadarko-The past week has been too
dry for best results, although corn and
grass are doing we'll; we need more rain.
PurceIl-Dry and very warm this week;
corn is made; conditions generally favor
able.
WESTERN SECTION.
Custer-F4ne week for all crops; grass,
kaftlr, cotton. oorn and cane are fine;
heavy rains last week did some damage to
unrhreshed wheat and oats.
"D"-Good corn made; castor beans be-
ing gathered; cotton is growing very tail,
but does not show much bloom; potatoes
good; tomatoes, beans and other vegetao-
les are fine.
3Hlls-Very favorable weather for grow
ing crops, and for making hay; late corn,
miliet sorghum and kafir look well.
Washita-Plenty OF rain; corn, cotton.
and all crops looking fine.
EASTERN SECTION.
Muscogee-Dry and hot; cotton doing
finely; corn burning some. but much Of it
is nearly made, and will not be greatly
damaged: other late crops need rain; too
dry, except in places. for tUrn3ps; much
hay Is being made.
Lee-yery dry: corn is curling and be-
ing damaged by heat; cotton looks well
AIuIdrow-Hot and dry; crops are DANA
ged to some extent. especially late corn;
cotton looks well; second crop OF pota-
toes being planted, some up; rain is
needed.
Atoka-LocaI showers did much goo>.
rhresh4ng and haying sun IN progress;
early corn made. middle crop damaged b.
hot winds, and late corn depends on later
rains: cotton doing we'll
L=high-fot winds during week.
Okmulgee-Corn. cotton and grass need
rain; gardens drying Up; hay making IS
now me principal work
J. l. W-IDMET Err.