The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-31
WHEAT HARVEST IN TEN DAYS
Oklahoma Crops Ftourishing and
Cult walton IN Pull Blast.

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Partly cloudy weather with a slight in
crease in sunshine prevailed during the
| week; during the first half. temperatures
| were much cooler; during the last half of
/ the week warmer than the average.
! Showers and thunderstorms occurred on
the 21st. 22nd, 9th, 18TH 2sth and 27th.
| locally. Over some sSunties cultivation
| was delayed by the rains, but generally it
| has been in progress and farmers are well
Up with their work Temperatures ranged
| from 90 to 50 degrees over the eastern
| division; over the central division from 80
| to Il degrees; over the western division
| from 50 to 4S degrees.
| Wheat is filing out and maturing rap
| idly, and harvesting will he in general
! progress within ten days; the crop is in
| excellent condition, with very little rust
reported, and promises a great yield Rye
is maturing and nearly ready TO harvest
Oats continue to head and make a good
growth. Barley, millet, grass. alfalfa,
pastures, gardens, potatoes and cane are
all doing well. Early potatoes are being
dug and are yielding well over nearly all
counties. Corn Isl being cultivated, and
has started to grow rapidly under favor
able conditions; in places 1t needs cult
walton and is foul with weeds. Kafir corn
planting is still in progress. Broom corn
is coming up to good stand Cotton
has improved in condition. and is being
cultivated or chopped out to stand; It
is still backward, due to cold night tenn
peratures. Strawberries and cherries are
yielding we'll Blackberries are ripe over
the Chickasaw nation. Grapes are setting
al
Stock is fattening and is In excellent
condition.
Following are the reports from the DIFF
ferent portions OF the sections by nations
and counties:
EASTERN DIVISION.
Cherokee Nation-Over the northern
portion wheat and oats are doing well:
corn is doing well considering the cold
nights; kaffir corn is coming up to a good
stand; fruit trees are in good condition;
stock is doing well
Over the central portion wheat is in
fine condition; oats, potatoes, gardens
and fruit are In good condition and doing
well; oats are heading out; corn is do
ing well, but making slow growth;
stock is in good condition.
Over the southern portion all crops are
doing well, except cotton which has suf-
fered from the cold nights, the crop is
about chopped out; oats are very good;
grass is short; potatoes and garden vege-
table are on the market.
Creek Nation-Over the northern por-
ton corn and cotton are being cultivated:
wheat is forming the grain; oats are
heading out; kaffir corn cane and miret
in fine condition.
Over the central portion corn and cot
ton are being cultivated. and cotton chop
ped out, and are doing fairly well; pota-
toes, grass. wheat and oats are doing
finely; peaches promise a good crop; cat
tie becoming fat.
Over the southern portion corn and cot
ton cultivation is well advanced, and cot
ton ehopping nearly done; all crops are
looking we'll; grass and potatoes are in
need of rain.
Choctaw Nation-Over the northern
portion farm work is web along; cotton
chopping is well advanced and crop look
Ing better; oats, millet. potatoes, gardens.
corn and fruit are all doing well; oats
are heading out good; peaches are fine;
berry crop is light; chinch bugs are work
ing on oats and corn.
Over the central portion wheat and
oats look well; corn cotton, grass and
gardens are making a slow growth; corn
needs rain; cotton chopping progressing
slowly; potatoes are fine: stock is do
ing well: berries ard fruits are promising
Over the southern portion wheat and
oats are in fine condition; corn and cot
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chopping about half done; winter oats
nearly ready to harvest; potatoes being
marketed. with bugs working on them
badly; fruit in fine condition.
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Kansas Nation-Ffne weather during
the week for corn, grass and wheat; corn
cultivation is being rapidly advanced.
Kay-Wheat maturing nicely, and crop
assured; corn cultivation retarded: where
cultivated is a good stand; oats pastures,
gardens and fruits doing well; kaffir corn
planting continues; some early rye will
be harvested this week.
Grant-Good weather for corn oats,
wheat potatoes and gardens: too wet
to cultivate; wheat head forming: rye
head In the dough; corn doing well and
being cultivated, az the close Of the week. !
Garfield-W oats. barley and rye |
in good condition.; corn making slow |
growth; gardens doing well; barley and |
oats heading out.
Noble-Too wet to cultivate; crops be- |
coming foul with weeds; wheat is filing; |
oats are heading: millet is doing finely: /
some rust on wheat. and some cotton /
BY rain: berries are q good |
crop; gardens in fine condition.
Payne-Generally too wet 10 culti-
vate corn and cotton; grass, millet- pota- |
toes and other crops in fine condition; /
some alfalfa cut; some rust reported or 1
wheat; berries and potatoes on the mar
ket.
Pawnee-Too wet TO cultivate; crops !
foul with weeds; cotton mostly planted. /
and a good stand; kaffIr corn being /
planted: fruit, grass. gardens, potatoes
and all other crops doing well: strawber-
ries ripe and fine: stock improving.
Log2n-Xheat Will be harvested within
the next ten days; cats are heading; al
falfa is being cut in good condition: cot
ton is making a fair growth. and chop
ping is in progress; corn is being ctIlti-
yatsd; pastures are good and stock looks
well. potatoes. cherries and berries are
being marketed
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS filing well and Is
4 fine condition; oats are extra good;
,orn is growing. but too vet 70 cultivate,
wheat harvest IN about ten DAYS. frUit
5 promising and berries ca market.
Cznadiaa-Wneat heaGed out and II
condition. some red Tust reported. cats
lsadlag and corn starting % grow: army
worms on alfalfa which Is about ready
p cut. stoek On erass IN e1cs.lsns ca |