The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-04
GOOD FOR THE WHEAT
February in Oklahoma a
Favorable Month.
SPRING WORK FORWARD
Fruit in Excellent Shape
Except Early Peaches.


weather and crop observer for Oklahoma,
in his latest bulletin, announces that the
month of February was generally favor
able to the winter wheat, which is re-
ported in an excellent condition, the dam
agile inflicted by the cold weather being
but slight. while the cold acted advant
ageously in retarding development Rye
is reported in fine condition; blowing for
corn and oat seeding is well advanced.
Tho fruit is reported in fine condition,
all kinds, both large and small, being
mostly promising, the only damage re-
ported being to the early budded peaches
which were half killed by the cold over
few counties. Following are the sum
merized reports of correspondents from
the different counties and nations of the
section:
EASTERN DIVISION.
Cherokee Nation.-The ground is too
wet and cold for much work to be done
during the month, but blowing for corn
was in progress over some localities; no
grain has been plated; some few pota-
toes have been put in.
Choctaw Nation-The ground is in
good condition for blowing for corn; oat
seeding is about completed; wheat looks
fine; the cold weather was beneficial in
retarding the fruit and only some few
peache buds have been injured.
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Grant-Wheat is in fine condition:
ground is in good order; fruit uninjured.
Kay.-Wheat, both early and late, in
fine condition, with ground full of mais-
ture; very little blowing has been done.
Pawnee.-Wheat is in good condition;
some blowing being done, but the ground
is not in very good condition.
Noble-Wheat in fine condition, with
soil moisture abundant; fruit buds gen
orally in fine condition, and very prom
ising; some budded peaches injured; APP
pies. pears. plums and cherries excellent;
early peaches and Russian apricots fair,
later varieties poor.
Garfield.-Wheat looking a little 1am-
aged from cold, but generally in good
condition; moisture abundant and ground
in fine condition, with large amount of
blowing done; fruit buds all right.
Kingfsher looks we'll; no
wheat sown as yet; fruit is in good condi-
ton
Logan.-Wheat is in fine growing con-
dition: moisture abundant; considerable
blowing done. but delayed by frost in
the ground: oats and Irish potatoes be-
ing seeded; peaches and apricots unin-
iured.
Payne-Early wheat looking fine; on
well titled ground there is an excellent
root growth, and the plants have til
Tered well and every condition is favor
able to the crop; late wheat not - good;
ground in fine condition for spring work;
small fruits promise a full crop; plum,
cherry and apricot buds in good condi-
ton; peach buds half killed by recent
cold.
G,ncoln-The outlook continues promis-
ing for a fine wheat crop; spring blowing
checked but will soon be pushed to COM
pletion; fruit buds uninjured, except
some peaches KILLED by recent cold.
Oklahoma.-W Cheat never looked bet
ter; upland wheat damaged slightly;
ground about all plowed for oats. and in
good condition with abundant moisture;
some onions and potatoes planted, but
ground too cold to terminate; apples
plums, apricots and small fruit uninjur-
ed; some peach buds killed
Canadian.-Wheat in good condition;
ground moist and in good condition for
blowing; fruit prospect good, as the buds
have not swollen yet.
Cleveland-Wheat i'll fine condition;
farm work we'll advanced, one-half of the
farmers sowing oats: peach buds dam
aged by the cold weather.
Pottawatomie.-Prep for corn
ground well along, ground getting dry;
fruit buds generally uninjured; all kinds
give promise of heavy yields; few trees
as yet shooting buds.
Chickasaw Nation.-Wheat condition
only fair; cat seeding in progress, large
crop about sown. and corn land being
prepared; peach buds about half-kil3ed,