The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-20

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Correspondence remarks are as colows
NORTHERN SECTION.
Woods-W2<n day Q and cool nights
Corn harvest began; good crop. probably
the best We ever had. threshing In pro
grsss; Hgat y1eld; excellent quality
much blowing being done
Gardeld-ve-y fine weather: cotton do
tag well. getting rather dry IN places
| for blowing
Gran;-Everything doing vel. corn and
grass nnes many are done blowing fol
wheat
KRy-Nany are done blowing. wheat II
stack badly damaged By rain ca Tth
large corn crop made.
No5s-Corn crop very large; TOO much
| rain for cotton; bolls are failing OF
plants have grown 100 rank; too much
rain <or castor beans; grass IS hne: whsai
! injured BY rains: cane and ka1ir IL head,
fall pdowing almost done
Pawee-Eve-ythiRg has done well This
week; cotton improving; hay making -
sUmed
CENTRAL SECTION.
Representatives, very favoraSls for the
growing crops: cotton viii De Late owing
20 wet weather last week: cora glazed
and maturing slowly; hay os.ng cut; Is
yielding wal: sill blowing for wheat:
ground n good condition
Poteawatom.e-G-ound sal Wet: cotton
very rank: corn very fac; large hay crop
made
LoSan-Ffns rains last wesk made the
corn, and dry weather this week Is nne
sor cotton. which Il laden WIKI eollS
some Of which are bSginaing 70 open;
picking Will b@gin next week; grapes are
plentiful: blowing Is nearly done
Okiahoma-A week OF dae weather;
blowing being rapidly completed: large
corn crop made; cotton dong vel: aifal-
"a and forage crops are excellent: small
fruits and vegetables abundant.
CleyeIand-Cotton Is shedding slightly;
corn Alfalfa and al forage cr0ps are
nne: nns weather tor blowing ard oShsr
farm work.
Cznadan-Tns dry weather has been
favorable for threshing ana nay making
no grain now IN shock; ground getting
EeLlsE CIy IOE
Kingnsher-Dry. hazy ana smoky
splendid week FOR tnresAins; sorns wheat
hurt by last weeks rains. corn Is far
10 good srop: hay is nae: blowing con-
unues.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Navajoe-Miust and sorghum are being
cut; favorable weather for cotton. which
IS taking on an unusual number OF sols:
wAtermelons are vary large; early hafiir
Is ripe. turnips are up and looking fine
Davis-No rain this week: prospects FOR
cotton are excellent; grass is fine. sugar
cane good
Berwyn-Egne weather for cotton
rather cool first Of week: boil worms still
on cotton. but with favorable weather
the crop Will Dc fine: threshing and plOw-
ing in progress.
Overbrook-Dry wrather with unusual
" cool nights: cotton continues hne; was
going on; threshing continues yield OF
wheat Is light; no worms az yet Ia cot
ton in this neighborhood.
HeaIdton-Cotton doing wells no boil
worms, corn maturing nicely: grass good /;
ground in hne condition for blowing.
Ardmore-Corn Is about ready % D.
gathered: cotton looking fine; boil worms
and shsrpshooters have made their ap-
pearanee; second crop OF Irish potatoes
a poor stand: sweet potatoes are ina
WESTERN SECTION.
MiILs-A food Of rain last week has de-
layed hay making; everything doing wsL
pit would be hard 70 improve upon
the condition Of all crops; ground IN good
condition
Custsr-Corn getting hard; pIowing
hay making and thrsshinE stil continue;
castor beans dong well; cotton II almost
perfect condition
DONG well
EASTERN SECTION.
wsgoret-Weather smoky and dry: cot
ton not doing 50 well on account OF cool
ness and wet weather IAst week. hazy on
the 10Th.
Muscogee-Early corn made and lats
nearly marursd: the crop IS excellent:
cotton doing vel: boil worms aro work
ing in soma fields; cotton picking vii 70
ID lrE AAlAA. N9Ad-s Lay @--@f-%A-h - FA+f~--
pal work.
Atoka-Fins weather; cotton f. the best
ever known. very rank ard ladened with
bolls: not shedding and 10 signs Of boil
worms OF shArpshOoters; corn very nns
and hay the same: second crop potatoes
not making satisfactory growth
Lee-Au crops doing well; corn made;
cotton fine.
Wewoka-Corn IS made; cotton ard hay
fine: potatoes good
Sapulpa wheat 81 TOW pTiz-
cipal work; corn has and co;ooa dang
vel.
Nixon-Corn - ripsnfng: cotson is g-or-
INK 100 tai and boil worms are iniurinE
e and unless they are checked tb4 crop
viii 20 destroyed
for The thrsshinE; Flowing IS beng dom
and sOure farmers VIII try tobacco rzls-
ing nezt year. J. ! wIDHEYER-
Section Z rector.
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