The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-14
BAD WEATHER FOR FARMING
But the Ground in Oklahoma City Is
in Excellent Condition

report for the week ending Monday. April
10th:
A week of cold cloudy weather. with
light to heavy frosts every morning until
the 9Th
Saturday, Sunday and Monday were
warmer than the earlier portion of the
week but every day the temperature was
below normal: the mean temperature "A
degrees, averaging Il degrees daily below
normal. Thin ice formed on morning of
It'll
A cold raj. snow and seet in northern
! counties, began early Wednesday morning
and continued throughout the day; amount
Of precipitation ranged from one-half to
over an inch. Another favorabl condi-
ton was the moderate wind which pre-
vailed during the week, in marked con-
! trast to the high winds which had been
/ so prevalent during March.
The continued cold weather has further
delayed spring work, prevented the germi-
nation of seed in the ground, retarded
! growth of all vegetation, and been gen.
/ orally unfavorable to farming interests;
| wheat only has held its own and shown
| some improvement. A few fields that were
/ thought to be entirely killed, are begin
! ming to look green, and may yet make
1 light crop. 1t is estimated that from one
half to two-thirds of the entire acreage
is in from fair TO fine condition.
/ Oats are coming up and are growing
slowly. A fair acreage has been sown.
Very little corn was planted during the
week. This work has scarcely begun in
the northern counties. In the south very
little of that planted is up, and ii is
feared the continued cold will cause much
rotting Of the seen in the ground. Tn
a few localities in the Chickasaw nation
the stand is reported good.
Grass has shown but little growth in
the south and practically none elsewhere.
Fruit buds have shown but a slight de-
veIopment during the week. but the out
look is yet favorable for a light crop Of
peaches, plums and pears; later fruits
are not damaged to any appreciate extent.
Some early varieties of peaches are all
killed. Buds of Heath clngs which were
in full bloom on the 18th of March last
year. are now just beginning to burst.
The ground is everywhere moist and
mellow, and only warmer weather is need
ed to produce good results.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Beaver and Woodward counties-Fine
rain Wednesday; too cold for grass.
Woods-Continued cold: snow and rain
on 9Th; little or no corn planted; blowing
not yet all done; grass and vegetation just
starting; peach trees not yet in bloom;
wheat improved
Grant-Season unusually backward; early
sown oats are up and the stand is good;
fine rain on the 5th has improved wheat;
the plant is small, but has good color;
corn planting begun.
Garfeld-Wheat improved; oats coming
up: larger acreage of oats and barley
than formerly; So inch of rain.
Kay-Potatoes nearly all planted; vtry
little corn in the ground; 80 inch Of rain
on 18th improved wheat; grass not yet
started
Noble-Spring work delayed by cold corn
in ground may have 10 be replanted; AZ
inch of rain has helped wheat.
Pawnte-Ground cold: wheat and grass
growing slowly; corn planting begun;
peach trees not in bloom; most OF late
sown wheat killed
Payne-Fine rain on 5th: wheat on up
land considerably damaged; corn planting
delayed by the cold.
Logan-Some corn planted, but none up;
blowing not yet all done; fine rain We'd
nesday; oats coming up.
L.incoln-wheat looks better since the
rain; farm work delayed by cold: heavy
frosts: little corn planted
Pottawatomie-Wea very cold: corn
* being planted: fruit and vegetation
backward
OkIshoma-Wheat improved: oats up.
but little corn planted; plawing not all
done: everything needs warmer weather.
Kingfsher-.57 inch OF rain; corn plant
ing in progress oats looks well: ground
in good condition.
Canadian-Peach buds not open: com
IS being planted: fine rain "Wednesday;
wheat r. growing; fruit Is all right.
CIeveland-Cold weather with heavy
frosts: wheat and oats show improvement: /
some corn being planted; ground IN fine
condition.
Blaine-.1 inch o. rain: wheat IN fair
condition; grass in valleys furnishes graz /
ing: very little corn planted
Custer-Early sown wheat fair; corn /
planting comms need. oats al soEu and /
coming up
Dewey-Csround n f1e condition: early 4
sown wheat is fair. }ate sown very poor: /
planting castor beans begun: very utrIe /
grass on ranges
Wash.ta-Fine rain on 5th; weather cold I
VITA heavy frosts.
Grasr-Corn planting bzEun; garden veg 4
ejabrss and fruit IN bloom probably killed j
~ frost Of 9Th. neither wheat nor cats +
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