The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-12
EXCESSIVELY HOT AND DRY
Bat Nothing Can Head on the EarIy
Corn in Oklahoma.


needed for the late cora fields. for pas
lures and for fall blowing. The latest re-
ports show the occurance of local thunder
showers on the 5th and 9Th over some Of
the northern counties, but generally the
week has been without rainfall and with
temperature and sunshine considerably
above the normal. AS yet the lack Of
rainfall has not seriously or even mater
tally affected crop conditions, for the bulk
OF the staple crops has sufficiently ma
tUred to escape decided injury. However,
rain is crtainly needed in many sections.
While the reports this week are not so
glowing as upon former weeks, they still
show that corn, cotton, grass, the minor
grain crops, castor beans, fruits, vege-
tables and melons promise fine and abund-
pastant yields. The wheat threshed dur
lag the past week has not shown any i'm
provement, and the yield is generally be-
low the average. Fall blowing Is becom-
ing difficult, as the ground is dry and
hard In some counties the work has
ceased until rain falls. The general out
look, while somewhat less favorable than
last week, is on the whole decidedly sat
isfactory.
Correspondents remarks are as follows:
Beaver-An crops looking the best for
severa years, good crop OF hay. millet and
kafir corn; most too wet for alfalfa
woods-wesk hot and dry: most too
dry for plotting: leaves OF fir corn turn
ing yellow; early corn all safe but late
corn needs more rain; al kinds OF fruit
and forest trees have made good growth
this season: cotton looks fine and has ad-
vanced rapidly; good crop Of potatoes and
grapes.
Day-weather hot; no rain past week;
corn and vegetables ripening fast; hay
making continues: cattle and other stock
doing well.
Roger Mills-Favorable weather for hay
making but very warm; corn has straight
ened considerably from the storm of last
week; the ears have filed we'll and the
yield is generally good.
Greer-week clear and warm; thresh-
ing nearly done; light rain would benefit
ate corn; cotton forming well: millet ana
broom corn are being gathered.
Dewey-Warm and dry; crops matured;
corn extra good crop; castor bean. kafir.
cane. millet, grass and vegetables all
yielded well. Nothing can keep US from
having good crops OF everything"
Blaine-weather warm and clear;
ground getting too dry to plow; wheat
much lighter than expected; oats very
god: peanuts looking fine: grapes r'2cn-
ing: splendid crop of sorghum and nii"t.
washita-very hot and dry; early crop
no. damaged III: late corn needs rain:
most all ground ready for wheat and
large acreage VIII De sown.
Grant-weather continues hot and dry;
IN some localities corn is suffering for
rain and ground Is too dry for blowing;
some grass being cut and qualify and
quantity OF hay is satisfactory; most Of
the wheat IN shock has been threshsd
or stacked.
Kay-week hot and dry; hot winds
have damaged corn considerably: all
forage crops are good; threshing and
blowing continues; rain needed
Garfeld-Plowtng we'll advanced but
grund getting hard and dry; wheat in
wheat in shock nearly all threshed; all
growing crps doing very we'll
Noble-Hot, dry week: corn crop assur-
ed. kaffir corn and cotton ding very well;
meIns ripenlng fast: everything pros
porous.
Pawnee-very hot and dry; early corn
made but late crop needs more rain; hay
making just begun: grass good: pastures
all right; castor bean harvest begun. "a
Their poor yield; kaffir and sorghum good
crps: potatoes rotting; gardens very
good: cotton rank and damaged by too
much rain
Kirg1isher-week hot and dry; ground
too dry 10 pillow: corn is fine and nearly
made: cotton and other growing crops
looking well.
Iogan-wheat and oats threshing con-
tinues: need rain for blowing; big crop
OF corn Is now assured: big crop Of Irish
potatoes: late corn and cotton needing
rain: pastures are beginning TO dry.
Fermentation have changed since
last week: ground getting dry and hard:
hot weather and hot. dry winds are sap
ping the vitality OF all growing crops:
castor bean cutting has begun: cotton do
/ ing well.
Canadian-Shock threshinE all done:
need rain very badly; late corn damaged;
early corn drying out: blowing for wheat
being pushed but the ground most TOO
dry.
OkIahoma-week not and dry: late corn
/ and kaffi- need rain although they stand
the dry weather remarkably well: cotton
| looks well and promises a good crop bu:
sne is shedding badly: wheat turning out
| fairy well: hay excellent: millet fine and
mostly harvested: most too dry for plow-
| ing.
| Cleveiand-very dry and ho:; late corn
injured: early corn not as good as first
! thought; cotton Shedding and suffering
| for rain.
Cherokee-Dry and extremely warm al
week: early corn made but late fields
need more rain; good oCai showers on the
| eth; hay harves; in :uU blast and yield
! immense: tlrsshiag continues; some dam
| age 10 wheat and oats in stack and shock
C-eek-Very hoc ana d-y past weeA-Corn
maturing rapidly; cotton Is rather too
rank but Is doing well; haymaking con
tInues with FIRE yield.
Choc:aw-Another dry. hot week; COT
I ton doing We'll SUITE VII peSla 20 NP-E
/ soon: prospects good: beginning 70 reei
/ rain Cor stock and wells; thresaiag nearly
/ done: oats turning oE- vel but wheat
light: large crops Of very fine hay being
made.
Chickasaw-Week hot and dry; all
| growing crops are doing We'll except some
cotton on which boil worms are working;
| wheat generally low grade and Ugh;
| yiei; grass fine Il L BALL