The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-11

the favorable conditions, and is now fair
ly good and growing slowly; many fields
are being replanted; the corn up is being
cultivated the first or second time, owing
to location. and the past loacl conditions.
Cotton planting is about completed, ex-
cept where delayed by local rains; the
early planted is generally up, and some
is being cultivated. with a fair to good
stand reported. Fruit is in very good con-
dition and promises large yields. Straw
berries and early cherries are ripening
over the southern counties. Stock is fat
tening up and improving fast, with feed
plentiful.
| Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by nations
and counties:
EASTERN DIVISION.
| Cherokee Nation.-Over The northern
portion wheat, oats and corn are doing
well, and corn cultivation is in progress
pastures are growing rapidly, and stock
is doing WE'LL gardens are in a good con-
dition. Over the central portion wheat,
oats and corn are doing well. Cotton
planting is about completed, with ground
| in fine condition for work. Over the
southern portion wheat and oats are in
fine condition; all crops are doing well
proper cultivation of corn and cotton is
prevented by the frequent rains.
| Creek Nation.-Over the northern portion
cotton planting and corn cultivation is in
progress; wheat is jointing; oats are do
| ing well; potatoes are growing up idly
| Over the central portion cotton planting
and corn cultivation are in rapid prog
| ar1V MIA Is
oats and grass are doing we'll Fruit is
very promising. Over the southern por-
| ton wheat, oats and gress are doing well;
early planted cotton is coming up; corn
is being cultivated; fruit is promising.
Choctaw Nation.-Over the northern por-
ton wheat, oats, potatoes and grass are
doing well; gardens are in good condition;
cotton is being planted, with early UP and
! good stand. Corn is pe1ng cultivated
! the first time Cattle never in a better
condition. Fruit prospect is very good
Over the central portion wheat, oats, po-
tatoes, grass and corn in fine condition;
corn all worked over: cotton about all
planted. Gardens are in good condition.
Over the southern portion corn and cot
ton are being cultivated; pastures are in
excellent condition; wheat and oats are
doing fairly well: corn is not doing so
well; fruit prospect is very good; stock
doing well.
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Kansas Nation.-Cool weather is very
favorable for wheat: corn growing slow
ly, with a god color; grasses in good con-
dition. Cattle in fine condition.
Kay.-Wheat heading out; potatoes and
III
are glowing rapidly; cane and millet be-
ing planted; fruit and berries showing
well.
Grant.-Wheat and rye heading out;
millet is coming up; oats, barley, pota
toes, corn, alfalfa and gardens look well;
corn up and being cultivated; fruit trees
Garfiled.-Wheat and rye heading out.
and, with oats, potatoes, grass aud gar
dens, making a rapid growth; corn is
backward; hail and heavy rams damased
low ground cro2s on the %.
Noble.-Heavy hail on the I'd se.inusly
damaked crops and fruit over the central
portion of the county: wheat is low
looking better; corn is about a half stand
and replanting is in progress; wheat out
side of hail belt is becoming rank; pota-
toes doing well.
Payne.-Early wheat is in fun head;
good stand of corn up and growing rapid
ly; corn making good growth; fruit in
fine condition.
Pawnee.-Cotton planting well along.
and some coming up; corn being cultivat-
ed; wheat, oats, pastures and gardens do
ing well; alfalfa in poor condition; some
Kahr corn being planted; potatoes doing
well.
Logan-Wheat and rye heading out;
cotton and corn coming up and corn be-
ing cultivated; potatoes. castor beans.
millets. oats. alfalfa, and gardens have
made good growth; fruit is promising.
Kingfsher-Wheat heading out; oats,
corn, cane, alfalfa, potatoes, grass, and
gardens growing rapidly; fruit doing vel.
Canadian-Wheat and oats are in fire
condition: gardens. graess and corn grow
ing slowly; fruit is very promising; corn
is being cultivated; wheat is healing out.
Severe hail storm on 9Th caused g-eat
damage TO crops and fruit about FRS o.
Oklahoma - Over the northern and
eastern portions of the county much dam
age was done 10 crops and fruit by hal,
on the End and 9Th; many fields OF corn
VIII nave 70 % EE54d4AATAs H++N-stt ~. -
corn. grass. alfalfa. and gardens made
good growth: alfalfa IS nearly ready TO
cut.
Llncoln-Corn looking wei; too cool for
cotton; grass luxuriant-
Pottawato1nie-Cotton coming up. and
doing well. except where damaged ~
hail; wheat. oats. grass. potatoes are ex-
ira fine: corn wei Up; and being c1Id-
waited.
Decentralization planting over; IL IS
too cool for cotton; oornd doing well and
being cultivated. some the second time;
gardens look weeI: fruit prospects good
ChfckaSaE naaon-Cotton IS ABOUT
planted. and Is coming Up with a far
stand; corn IS being worked. and q look
ing vel: wheat, oats, and grass are
growing RAPIDLY: local hall caused con-
siderable damage to the crops on the Ist1
gardens in good condition; fruit IS very
promising; strawberries and cherries zip
ensag-
WESTERN DIVISION
Gree--Corn and cotton beiug cultivat- /
ed and planted between showers, Eheac
and cats doing fairly vel; potatoes. gar
dens. grass. berries. and fruit 81 good cor
dirion; corn Is good stand; stock tolng
well
COnaacAe-Coaa,ssons excellent gar