The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-27
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
sor GOOD rARMisa WEATHER


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Correspondsnss' Report. From over the
Territory ss To trop Prospects.
Following Is the Oklahoma weather
crop report report for the week ending
Monday, April 10:
A week of cold. cloudy weather,
with light to heavy frosts every morn.
leg until the 9th.
Saturday. Sunday and Monday were
warmer than the earlier portion Of the
weet' but every day the temperature
was below normal; the mean tempera.
tnre "A degrees, averaging II degrees
'aily below normal. Thin ice formed
On the morning Of the 9Th.
cold rain, snow and sleet in the
northern counties began early wednes.
uhy morning and continued through.
out the day; amount OF precipitation
ranged from one.half to over an inch.
Another favorable condition was the
moderate wind which prevailed during
,he week, In marked contrast to the
high winds which mad been 50 preva.
lent during March.
lhe continued cold weather has
further delayed spring work. prevented
the termination Of seed in the ground,
retarded growth OF all vegetation and
been generally v unfavorable TO farming
interests; wheat only Las held its own
anu shown some Improvement A k.w
heldS that were thought TO be entirely
KILLED, are beginning to look green.
and may yet make light crop. It's
estimated that from one.half 10 two
thirds OF the entire acreage is in from
fair TO hne 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 be.
gun in the northern counties. In the
south very little of that planted Is up.
Grass has shown but little growth in
the south and practically none else.
where.
fruit buds have shown but slight de.
velopment during the week, .but the
OUTLOOK Is yet favorable for a light
crop OF peaches, pluns and pears: later
fruits are not damaged to any ap-
prcciable extent. Some early variety
OF peaches are killed. Buds of Heath
ciings which were in full bloom on
the 18th OF March last year, are now
Just beginning to burst.
The ground is everywhere moi,, and
mellow, and only warmer weather il
needed 10 produce good results.
Correspondents from different To-
calitics report as follows:
Beaver ana Woodward countics-
Fine rain Wednesday; too cold for
grass.
Noods--Continucd cold: snow aud
rain con the fifth; 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 mp aud the stand
Is good; fine RAN on the 5th has i'm
proved wheat; the plant j. small but
has good color: corn planting began.
Gar seld-Wheat improved; oats com.
ng up; larger acreage OF oats and
barley than formerly. Rain .G5 Of an
nch.
kay-Po.atoes nearly all planted:
Tery little corn in the ground: .55 inch
II rain: improved the wheat; gras,
lot yet started.
Noolc-Spring work delayed by cold: |
'orn in the ground may have To be re-
.43 inch of rain has helped |
wheat.
Pawnce- Ground cold; wheat and |
'rass growing slowly; corn planting |
,egun; peach trees not in bloom; mos; |
u late sown wheat killed.
Payne-Fine -ain on 5th: wheat on |
ipland considerably damaged; corn !
delayed by the cold
Logan-Some corn planted but none /
'p; plowing not yet all done: fine rain
oats coming up.
Linculn-Wheat looking better since |
he rain: farm work delayed by the |
old; heav- frosts little corn planted.
Pottawatoinie Weather very cold; |
orp is being planted; fruit and vege-
n zion backward.
Wheat improved; oats
Up; but little corn planted; plowing |
Tot all done; every thing needs warmer
Weather.
king.sher-.5. inch OF rain; corn
'lanting In progress; oats look we'll;
,round in good condition.
Canadian Peach buds not omen:
'orn is being planted; fine rain Wed.
'esday; wheat is growing; fruit is ali
light.
Cleveland-Cold weather, with heavy
'ros,s; wheat and oats show improve
ncnt; some corn being planted; ground
" fine condition.
BlBine-.77 inch of rain; wheat In
air conditions; grass in valleys furn-
shes grazing; very little corn planted.
Custer--Early sown wheat fair; corn
comn-nced; oats all sown
md coming up,
Dewey-Ground in fine conditions;
,arly so~n wheat is fair, late sown
$ very poor; planting castor beans be.
run; very little grass on ranges.
WashitR-Fine rain on 5th; weather
,old with heavy f,os,s.
Greer--Corn planting begun; vese.
sbles and fruit in bloom probably .
Silled by frost of the 9th; neither |
y heat nor oats has don. we'll
J. |. WIDMEYER
Section Director, Oklahoma City.