The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-28


poEtion rains have placed ground in sood
condition for blowing and sesding wheat;
cotton being marketed at good prices.
Over the middle portion corn is being
gathered and cribbed in good condition !;
| marketed with a medium yield; turnips
and grass growing fast; stock LOGGING
| well; swee potatoes good
Over the southern portion heavy rains
have raised the streams and hndered cot
ton picking, and viii materially reduce
the color Of staple cotton for the balance
OF the crop; crop yielding about half
bale per acre.
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Kansas Nation-Godd rains have placed
soil in very best condition for wheat;
pasturage excellent; corn will average
forty bushels per acre
kay-Wheat coming up in fine condi-
ton almost covering the ground; pas
lures fine; seeding we'll under. way.
Grant-Whae tseeding in full progress,
retarded some by rains; fall pastures
fine: late planted cane and kaffir corn
very promising. and looking fine; sweet
potatoes doing well
arheid-Wheat seeding in progress;
hrst sown I'D. and a good stand: some
rye sown; ground in fine condition; pas
lures excellent; corn being gathered; all
crops during past season generally salts
factory.
Noble-Rains placed ground in fine con-
dition and seeding nearing completion;
cotton picking in progress, yield better
than expected; corn being gathered; some
hay to cut yet
Payne-Wheat is coming I'D nicely: cot
ton and cowpeas doing well; rains have
made everything look green.
Pawnee-Cooler and showery, ali late
crops doing well; sweet potatoes peanuts
and turnips in good condition; stock do
ing well; cotton picking progressing, fair
yield.
Logan-Heavy rains made soil to wet
TO work, considerable wheat is up. stand
good; corn being husked: cotton pick
ing in progress: and yield well; sorghum
being made; pastures and vegetables look
ing well, and stock doing well.
Canadian-Farmers breaking ground |
and seeding wheat, with land in fine con- /
dition, much wheat already sown. pas
lures good fruit gone.
Oklahoma-Wheat seeding and cotton /
picking in progress during the week: a /
large of acreage of wheat sown, first /
sown up and a good stand; cotton gives
an average YIELD pastures good
Iincoln-Heavy rains and some hail /
have damaged cotton considerably, but
placed ground in fine condition for plow-
ing and seeding, and makes late kaffir
corn good; cotton yield better than ex-
pected.
Cleveland-Wheat seeding in rapid prog
ress, first sown coming up well; too
much rain for cotton, picking retarded;
corn being gathered with fair yield;
stock doing well; turnips poor.
Observation-Disclosures most of week, re-
tarded cotton picking and hay bailing;
cotto nopening very fast; stock doing
well, with pastures good; some trees
blooming second time; seeding in prog
ress.
Chickasaw Nation-Rains and cooler
weather were favorable for blowing and
seeding, and good for pastures and stock;
cotton picking has advanced as rapidly
as the Gather would permit, the crop
ranging from poor to fair yield; corn is
being gathered with a poor average yield
sorghum good: cotton badly damaged,
locally. by rains; fall gardens look ell.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Custer-Ground wet and farm work
latec rops growing fine "a
good start on wheat seeding, a large
acreage will be sown; grass is green;
creeks high.
Day-Heavy rain; fall blowing and
wheat seeding in progress; late crops ma
turing fast, and a fine quality; sweet po-
tatoes very good; haying and corn husk-
Ing in progress.
--Blaine-Considerabl blowing for wheat
DONE very little sown as yet; threshing
slowly; broom corn ready for
market; kafffr corn being cut.
Dewey-Cabbage and fall potatoes do
ng ell; early wheat coming up nicely.
Roger Mills-Plenty of rain; corn ready | I
10 gather; kaffir corn and late millet
about all saved blowing in progress;
some wheat up and looking We'll.
Woods-Powing and seeding in prog
'ess with an increased acreage corn
;ght; sweet potatoes a good yield: Irish
potatoes rather poor; vegetables and
grass improving; cattle doing we'll; out
ook promising.
Woodward-Good weather for crops:
some rye blowing done; kafir corn and
sorghum cane cutting well along, good I
,rops; hay almost up; grass good and
water plentiful.
Beave-Rain has brought on second
,rop OF forage. which will equal first 6
,rop unless damaged by frost. t