The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-21
STOCK
IS FED
WHEAT
Shortage of Pasture and Grain
CompeIS Step.
FARMFRS ON CONDITION
They Say Damage TO Crop Is
Exaggerated.
FARMFRS ON CONDITION

Guthrie, o. l.. July 2O.-The farmers OF
Logan county have commenced to fed
wheat to their stock. While this is not
general, yet it is reported in a number of
cases. says the Capital It has become
necessary on account OF the shortage Of
pasture and other grains. The wheat is
bringing but a small price at present, and
the farmers believe that by feeding it to
stock they can fatten the latter. pre-
pare them for market and thus make
more out Of them than by selling their
wheat at the present price.
Chris Johnson, who resides north Of
the city, believes there win be half crop
of corn in Logan county. He states that
the damage done by the drouth is not so
great as has ben believed and that with
rain in the next few days there viii
be -fourths of a crop.
Commissioner Hedgecock Of the coun-
ty board states that the corn east and
south of the city viii be better than half
crop and that wherever there is a clay
subsoil the crop will be even greater.
Allt4S dS q ! LAlC AEAib4L L-AcL A4~AAC W
the stock in Logan county is suffering
from a lack of water. Logan, they say,
is far in advance Of all other counties in
Oklahoma in this respect, having
greater number OF creeks with seemingly
an inexhaustble supply of water. The
wells along the Cimarron and Cottonwood
rivers have never been known 10 be
pumped dry. They furnish an excellent
supply of water during the longest of
drouths.
''The Cimarron river never is dry says
Charles Z. Carpenter. II saw it al one
time in 1894 after a prolonged drouth
when the water would run only at night
The heat of lAe day would stop the water,
but as soon as the night cooled the
sands the water would buuole up again,
and by morning woulo be running in
streams. suppose this was the lowest
the Cimarron was ever known TO be.
1t is estimated that in Logan county
alone the Cimarron can furnish water
for 10000 cattle.
The late peaches are being hurt very
materially by the continued hot and dry
weather. IN some instances the fruit is
withering and becoming parched on the
sue. II ram QOES 4lCL EDAAlt SbUit Tic ldAG
crop VIII not be worth picking. This
VIII mean a loss Of thousands of dollars
to the fruit growers OF this county alone.
The fruit prospects this year we're finer
than they had been for many years be-
fore.
Although no rain has fallen for almost
five weeks, the cotton in the eastern part
of Logan and Payne counties and in Paw
nee county is looking well. and exceeding
~ so where proper cultivation has ben
given it. This demonstrates the fact
that the more the ground is stirred the
better the stalk holds its color and grows,
as the moisture is retained. Some Of the
cotton can hold up for several days with
out rain. but corn is not IN near so good
a condition. Cotton fields in most parts
are clear Of weeds and wei tended, which
shows that the farmers are doing their
part.
John Fesler, living six miles north and
two miles east Of Shawnee. was in Shaw
nee yesterday for medicine for his cat
tie. He reports having lost six head Of
cattle, but does not know the exact cause.
He thinks the dry weather and extreme
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