The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-04


crops; prospects generally nsver better
and farmers happy.
BIaine-Fine weather ali the week;
threshing begun and Is now in fun biest.
wheat yield much lighter than expected;
corn Is In the very hest condition; ground
In fine condition for blowing: everything
looking prosperous; vegetables and mel
ons In abundance
Grant-weather hot and dry; early corn
well matured, late planting needs more
rains; wheat threshing continues; yield
less than expected, fail blowing In fun
blast; big yield OF hay.
Kay-Good weather for threshing; yield
OF wheat does not improve either In
quantity or quality; blowing general;
corn and grass in fine condition; some
late corn fields need rain.
Garfield-Week dry and hot; all growing
crops doing well. except potatoes which
have begun TO rot In the ground; wheat
threshing continues ;early wheat good
yield but late sown light and quality in
ferior; some damage to shocks BY heavy
rains last week.
Kinghsher-week dry and warm: corn
and other crops look well; peanuts doing
well and ripening; threshing and blowing
in full blast
Logan-Threshing and stacking contin-
ues: wheat left in shock damaged con-
siderably; a heavy crop OF corn. kaffir
and sorghum assured; haymaklng fully
begun; some are planting latte potatoes
| and turnips; cotton growing rapidly.
Nob1e-Hot and dry until 18th. when
heavy showers occurred; good corn crop
assured; kafir, cotton and all the later
crops doing well; grapes getting ripe and
Of fine quality. threshing and haymakine
resumed; blowing continues.
Payne-Most favorable weather coutin-
ues; all crops made vigorous growth; corr
in dough to glazed stage; cotton has enc
third boil; first picking of castor Lean.
under way; grapes are ripe, falling from
black rot; cinch bugs are working on late
kaff1r and broom, wheat generally hGh
crop.
Oklahoma-week dry and hot; whea
about al lstacked and threshed; y;elC
very good; corn in fine condition; some
| millet being cut and Is a good crjp; cot
ton and kaffir making rapid growth AM
prospect of good yield; ground in fn'
condition for blowing; garden truck abun
dant.
Canadian-week dry. hot and clear
full week for threshers; rapid progress
has been made in blowing for wheat
corn and other crops safe; farmers gen
orally bringing wheat to market
Cleveland-Clear, warm and dry; splen
did weather for hay end threshins; cot
ton doing well, needs showers; fall plow
ing under Roadway.
Lincoln-No rain past week; haying he
gun; al lcrops in fine condition; coul'
not be much better; very heavy crop o
corn assured.
Pawnee-Week dry and warn; corn
cotton. castor beans doing we'll; asture
are in excellent condition: grapes ripen
ing. 49,
fPottS<SpIendid weather FOR cotton vlI'c
is growing finely and fruiting well: corl
crop in good condition; haymSking push
ed; grass very good. .-t..
Cherokee-Clear and exceedingly warn
until Saturday when a good shower fell
threshing resumed; wheat and oats con
siderably injured in shock and some wi
be hardly fit for feed; corn promises
magnificent crop.
Choctaw-Dry, hot week; corn muc
improved; cotton a large plant, fun c
bolls, and nearly past the point Of dam
age from worms; haying AMI t:'reshin
still in progress; wheat in shock va
damaged considerably; corn promise
splendid yield; army worm doing som
damage to late corn. millet and sorghum
Chickasaw-Threshing progressing rap
idly; oats and wheat fore or less dam
aged; wheat mostly Of low grade and O
light yield; some fodder Is about read
to save. II. L. BALL,
Section Director Temporarily in Charge.