The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
HEAVY RAINS IN OKLAHOMA
Conditions not Best for Grains and
Cotton Grass is Fine.


Oklahoma City, 0. t, May 12.-(Special.)
Following is the Oklahoma weather crop
report for the week ending Monday, May
s: There has been but Slight diurnal vari-
alton Of the temperature during the week,
the nights in some instances being ALMOST
as warm as the preceding days, the aver
age temperature, GAS, was but tenths Of
a degree below normal. The sunshine
was deficient Thursday, Sunday and Mon
day were clear, while the other days
were cloudy and rainy. High south and
southeast winds prevailed on the I'd, very
light frost in the extreme west on the Sd,
and very light local storms are reported
but neither wind, frost nor hail did any
harm. The distinctive feature of the week
was the rainfall, which was abundant in
southern Chickasaw nation, and the west
ern counties. while in every other portion
of the section it was excessive. The rain
fall was heaviest at the section center.
on Friday and Saturday particularly the
rain fell in torrents, the amounts for these
days respectively being 424 and 2.93 inches,
swelling the total for the week TO the IN
precedented amount of SOS inches. This
is % of an inch more than the rainfall
for the first week, the heaviest weekly
rainfall recorded at the station. The heavy
rains caused creeks and rivers to over
flow. washed away bridges and damaged
| crops considerably by washing uplands,
and inundating lowlands and river bot
toms
Wheat has not as yet been injured to
any appreciate extent, but it is feared
that the hot sunshine will scald the crop
on lowlands where the water has not re-
coded from the surface Corn has doubt
less been hurt more than any other crop,
especially hilly, uplands; replanung VIII be
necessary. Early corn IS getting weedy
and is in urgent need Of cultivation, but
the wet ground has and viii for several
days yet prevent this work. Conditions
have been unfavorable for cotton that was
coming I'D and seed in the ground; and
have further delayed the completion OF
planting Less rain and more sunshine
would be conducive to better results. The
cat crop has made a normal growth, but IS
generally below average condition. Grass
alone has everywhere made rapid growth
pastures ard ranges are fine and stock
i getting fat Strawberries and early
vegetables are in abundance, on the mar
ket Apples. pears. cherries. plums All
small fruits have all shown fair growth.
Correspondents remarks are as follows:
Woodward county-W heat and corn are
doing hnely; al vegetation growing fast;
fine rains on the 5th and 6th; stock in
good condition.
Dewey-Light frost or 81 did no damage;
wheat. corn. beans and potatoes growing
nicely: grass is excellent and stock get
tins Fat.
Nfus-Drought broken; plenty OF rain;
! : everything reviving.
Day-Corn. kafir and cane nearly all
planted and the recent rains viii bring
them up.
Uoods-Hisa winds early part AZ week;
hne rains since have improved everything:
corn com ng up 70 good stand, kafir c7-n
planting began; oats and barley look well,
wheat fair
Blaine-TTeavy rains during tae week:
corn planting = done. cotton and ksfir
corn Being planted. hz2 il vietazty q
/ Homestead iazlage,i fruit and gardens
Cus.ee-5eavy rains; local nsI storms
6t6 slight damage to frat and vegers-
hes; light frost On 81; farmers plowing
corn
! washi;s-P,enty Of rain. ground IL good