The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-26
FIERCE STORMS IN OKLAHOMA


! FIERCE STORMS IN OKLAHOMA
But the Damage to Crops Will Not
Affect General Results.
Oklahoma City, o. r. May 25.-(Special.)
The weather bureau, Oklahoma section
has issued the following report for the
week ending Monday. May %:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
were cloudy and warm. Since Friday
clear and warm weather has prevailed.
! The average temperature for the week.
degrees. is IL degrees above the normal.
The weather has been generally favorable
| for the growth of crops and farm work.
Several local storms occurred in portions
Of the northern, central, southern and
eastern sections on Wednesday evening
and Thursday morning. These storms
were accompanied by heavy rains. high
winds. hail, heavy thunder and vivid
| lightning. The losses from these storms
will not affect general results. In Okla
homa county two or three farmers lost
all their wheat by hail. a few others sus-
tanned some losses from the same cause,
and one fine vineyard on Deep Fork
was damaged. High winds at Waynoka,
Woods county, Ardmore and Davis,
Chickasaw nation blew Own several
| several houses and hurt three persons, and
very heavy rains in Lincoln and Potta-
watomie counties, and portions of Choc-
taw and Creek nations. made ground too
wet to work. Very heavy rain and hail
did shome damage to growing crops in
the Usage nation.
Wheat-ome rust is reported in wheat
in several counties. but as yet no harm
has been done. and it is thought none will
result. 1t is nearly all in head, and
large yield is almost assured.
Oats-This crop has made good growth
and improves daily. The weather during
the past two weeks has been favorable.
Some fields are heading somewhat short
in central and northern sections. but the
general tenor of reports indicate fair
yield.
Corn-Late planting and all replanting
necessary was done during the early part
Of the week. Early planted corn has gen.
orally been cultivated once or twice. That
planted late or replanted is coming UP
and a good stand is reported.
Cotton is now about all in the ground
and most of it is up. 1t is all very back
ward and small, and had not made salts
factory growth on account of the wet.
cloudy Weather. until Friday. Since that
time it has shown a fair growth.
Grass is every where fine; ranges are
first class, affording excellent pasturage-
Kaffir corn. cane, millet alfalfa, castor
beans, have all done well during the
week
Nativs strawberries and garden vege-
tables are now on the market
Correspondents remarks are as follows:
NORTHERN SECTION.
The past week has been favorable for
all growing crops especially wheat oats
and grass: ground in fine condition; cotton
all coming up nicely; corn being cult
waited; strawberries abundant; good pros
pect for small fruits and berries.
CENTRAL SECTION
Wheat generally very fine; local hail
storms in Oklahoma county. did some
damage; oats very much improved, but
short; corn and cotton backward, too
much rain IN Lincoln and Pottawatomie
counties .(the principal corn and cotton
counties Of this section). nave somewhat
hurt and greatly retarded these crops;
the western counties Of this section have
received less rains and Jared better.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Weather warm and pleasant with brisk
to high southerly winds; severe wiad
storm with heavy rains al Ardmore and
Davis on 18Th. doing practically no dam
age; early corn in fine condition; cotton
coming up; i Is unusually late. but uow
looks fairy welI wheat and oats fine.
some fields q wheat show d ut;le rust
EASTERN SECTION
Local hail. high winds and heavy rain
storms have done some damage and re-
ts-isd work. but generally me weather
has been hne, ard crops nave SHOWN the
bes, weeks grow, n q che season. Whsa;,
generally. looks vel: corn ard cotton.
except where washed out ard oysrfowe3
on lowIaadz. up and being cultivated:
heavy rams have prevented much farm
work: grass is very fine
WESTERN SECTION
Light rains and warm weather iris week
have caused ali crops % make RAPID
grow-h, wheat ard grass unusually fine.
oats improved. corr ard COTTON coming ~
nicely. early cora IS beng cultivated.
I-.sh po-acoss promise good yse.d; sor-
ghum. kafi- ard !a;e forage crops gen
e-ayy planted
A review q ne weather ard crop cor
6s.ioas for April Shows the following
faces:
Taa month OK April was remarkably
oo5A the average temperature bang tie
lowest CT record
IRE rainfall Vas aise u1Cea be.sx TIE
normal 5ut TIE hszvy Talnta2 q Ga-c'a
WAS sufficient % keep t1e ground uo1.s;
ard u5,nsng suffered frozn ths az gysa-ras-
Q .Apr.L IRE cod z@asneF- however.
prevented : god gro~th q az cro9S. e1-
cs7; wheat
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