The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-02
0KLAHOMA'S WHEAT CROP
Just Trace OF Rust some Places
and One Dry spot

and One Dry spot.
Oklahoma CITY. o. T. June Especially
Following is the report Of me xsathsr
bureau. Oklahoma section. for me week
ending Monday. May 50;
This has bean the warnest week tsus
far OF the season The average tegSera-
ture. 74s degrees, being SIS degrees above
the normal.
Local thunderStorus were pretty gen.
earl on the evening. nigh, and morning q
25th and 9TH. Rains were heaviest N
Blaine. KIngasher and Canadian counties.
and in vicinity Of Davis. II Chickassv
nation. but nowhere was farm work In
terrupted to any extent The ground -
generally moist. and al crops have made
rapid growth Only from Garfield county
are unfavorable conditions reported
The general conditions OF the wheat crop
are excellent. and G6ove the Averages
Early wheat IS in the dough and the
latest is heading. Harvest viii begin IN
from ten 20 hfiee ndays. Rust Is reported
as slightly hurting the crop IN small areas
in the southern and eastern sections. and
In Garfield county the ground Is reported
TO be crusted and dry. and unless rain
aged These are the only unfavorGbis
conditions reported. and they DO not ma
teriaIly affect the general outlook. which
IS fully as good. or better than ever
known.
Oats have shown a good growth during
the week. and now give promise OF be-
Ing an average crop. The straw Is short
on uplands. and thin IN many fields. but
all is generally beading well.
Corn has grown very rapidly durin tho
week, and looks well: The stand Is good
II is being cultivated FOR tae last time
In the southern section. and the second
time elsewhere. except where heavy local
rains prevented work; In these fields 8,
is weedy.
Cotton Is being chopped out The weeks
weather has been favorable 90 this crop.
and while vet very backward has shown
a good growth.
Grass Is everywhere very me. giving
promise Of a big crop Of hay.
Kafir corn. castor beans. cane. sorghum,
potatoes and al forage crops are row
growing finely. as are small fruits ana
vegetables. Strawberries are yielding =
fair crop.
NORTHERN SECTION.
Excellent weather Tor all crops. ard
farm work: light rains. except In Gar
field county. Wheat. except in ore county.
gives promise of lngest crop ever raised;
corn being pIowed. cotton coming up aics-
": oats very much improved rains would
be beneficial IN Garfield county; pastures
are everywhere fire.
CENTRAL SECTION.
warm weather with iocal showers have
improved an crops; wheat on bottom lands
Is very much above the average. willis
Upland r. generally good. Early wheat
Is dough. and all hlHng ven; corn IS M
proved and is being cultivated. cotton
coming up. grass IS excellent and pasture
good. oats looks much better. 81 la gem
orally short. but gives promise ~ a fsir
crop. A Httle rust Is reported on whea'
in 4he Yukon valley. but has not YET hurt
the crop: new potatoes ora the mar5eet
SOUTHERN SECTION
wheat and oats 6Iiug well: cotton -
being chopped out and cultivated corn -
being cultivated the last time. plenty u
rain this week Vrith ne warm Wsathsr
have caused az crops 70 make rapid
growth.
EASTERN SECTION
This has been tss most fsvorzbis week
% the season. bo.s Tor me growing srops
and cultivation Il me ground. ard farm
ers arc rapidly catching gp win fh-ir
work: corn had gotten wesdy. hat f. now
mostly clean. cotton. roo. rs berg cpi'i-
waited. wheat "a gs1eTa.ly f-s Ard alIing
vel: rust r. dong o., ifttIe h1rs 80 IA.
oats Is heah4nz. aut unUrh q - = short;
early potataes and plenty - e,rawhsrriss
m the nar7e.. corn ErpTing Tzp'diy-
WESTERN sDCT1oS-
wfea, fully heade1 ard ths ground 49,
~ n. prospects are enc best 10 'h@ history
~ ,h'a section. the acrsaCs 81 v~hsai =
"a -ger chsn ever he<9rss corn. 0ats snl
re look wei. cane. castor bears end ssf-
e. corn. reasonably FAR, garteo7 are fe@.
The We, weather Rag heeH fz-7raa.s pr
-fsn+.nz sweet p1fasees fernsfo~s srf
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