The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-08
WARM, DRY AND WINDY
But Flowing is About Done and ITS
Zine For Crop Gathering.

Following is the weather and crop reporI
Of Oklahoma for che week ending Monday,
Sept ember 5:
| A week OF very warm. dry. clear weather
| with brisk TO high southerly winds. The
mean temperature. sl2 degrees, averaged
degrees daily above the normal The con-
/ ditions were favorable for the aarv eSSt1Ils
/ Of corn, kaftir, castor beans. broom coz =
/ hay and for threshing. Most farmers had
their blowing completed before the cry
weather set in. The ground has been too
dry to plow during the week. and the little
| OF tins work yet remaining 70 be done Wal.
/ oe delayed until there IS more rain
/ Last week few fields IN northern and
central sections were planted in wheat
! since then the ground has been so dGy
/ that the seed YET remains in the ground
unsprouted- Wheat seeding will be gen
! eral Just as soon as rains put the ground
in proper condition From every secTSoD
preparations have been and are being
| made 10 SOW large acreage
Cotton picking is now being generally
done. Some localities report decided I'M
provement in the crop while IN other SEQ
tons boil worms. blight and shedding are
hurting the plants.
Boil worms are not so bad as they were
last week. but more blight Is reported The
general condition Of The crop is slightly,
if at all, improved since last week.
The yield of kafIir corn and broom corn
is large. The hay and corn crops were
never excelled. both as to quantity and
quality.
Castor bears and broom corn are gooc
Turnips, late gardens and second crop
Irish potatoes are yet in fair condition.
burt more rain is now required for good re-
suits
Correspondents remarks are as follows
NORTHERN SECTION.
Woods-Hot and dry; pastures getting
short; kaffir filing we'll; hay making com
pleted, broom corn mostly harvested and
threshing nearly done.
Garfeld-No rain. warm and dry; thTesh
ing and hay making almost over; corn
and kaffir are being harvested
No.ble-About done blowing for wheat /,
boil worms and sharpehooters are damag-
ing cotton; hay is better than in any for
mer year; late gardens IN good condition;
corn. castor beans and broom corn are be
ing gathered
Pawnee-Dry and hot; corn drying nice
ly; beans about gathered; cotton opening
karHr and sorghum doing well; hay max
ing about over; too dry 10 plow.
Grant-Dry and hot, strong south wind
very late corn is damaged; kaf1r and
cane are good; large amount Of hay being
put up.
Kay-Wheat blowing about completed
threshing stacked grain. much of which
has been damaged in the stacks by heavy
rains; pastures in good condition. much
extra work required to rid piowed ground
of volunteer wheat and oats.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Payne-Another very arm, dry week but
well suited for maturing of castor beans
and cotton; soil drying out rapidly. leav-
ing wheat ground ZOO dry for germina-
ton OF seed; some wheat sown; ksfir
heading well. much matures1: cotton pick
ing begun; first bale marketed August 81.
Logarf-Dry and windy; pastures getting
dry; corn cutting almost done; heavy crop
of kaffir maturing, castor beans gathered.
cotton picking begun. good yield expected
potatoes are light crop: almost all
wheat ground prepared for the seed.
Lincoln-Hot and dry; cotton injured
small bolls blasted; some fields badly In
tured; kafir ia excellent; hay ma king
about completed
Potta watomie-First bale Of cotton mar
keted Thursday; ii is now feared that the
ILL -
very rank In growth. but not well filed
with bolls; pastures getting dry: second
crop of potatoes look better than last
week, but in places the stand is poor; tllr-
nips look we'll
Oklshona-Plowtns threshing and hay
ing about done: cotton IN fair condition:
hay, kaffir and corn are very fine
Cleveland-First bale Of cotton on the
31st; cotton does not now give promise Of
more than half crop. boil worms and
sharpshooters have done considerable
damage
Klnghsher-Too dry 20 pIow: corn and
kafir rip@ning: some cotton ready 10 pick.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Berwyn-Heavy rain on Thursday: very
warm; cotton picking begun: Doll worms
still At work. but no as numerous az last
week; the crop Is badly damaged. p.oying
for wheat continues.
Hza hi-on-Cotton picking general: yie7d
not I'D to expectations: no top crop: hav
making goes on and corn e being gath
cred.
Davis-A few boil worms and saa-o-
shooters. but they are not IS bad as IN
other localities where che crop has been
badly damaged; blowing and haying con-
tinue-
Greer-ShoEe-s Thursday and Friday.
fine for rurn'pe: cotton rev1vsng splendid:
ly; kafir being cut; cotton generally not
50 good as expected; some wheat sown.
WESTERN SECTION.
Custer-C+rouEd to dry for piJwirg. no
rain FOR ten days. farmers busy harvest
ing kaflr: crops are god
D-Hsy.1g, corn cU-r5ug and castor bean
picking has been the work % n. week
weather clear ard warm; BRISK to hl-1
souths-ly vtrds
EASTERN SECTION
Lehigh-Cottoa doing finely: corn IS
good.
L,ee-Te-y warm and d-sT: co-.o- ding
well. but little complain; q bod wo-zns
or shedding, llttle co-en open ys,; scr
ghu=a cutting IA general
Atosa-Hot week with heavy shower On