The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-14

IN GOOD
CONDITION
Making Fair Growth Boiling
and Fruiting We'll.
STOCK DOING BETTER
Stock Water Continues Scarce
and Hay::Crop Light.

OklanOnna LlLEs .. IL aug. 1S--CIld4lES
N. strang, section director of weather
bureau OF this city. has issued the fol-
lowing crop bulletin:
Local rains occurred on the 5th. sth.
9TH, 10th and 18th being generally
light, except on the 5th. 10th and 18th.
when moderate to heavy rains occurred
over a few localities.
Day temperatures continued high. but
the nights were moderately cool
/ Temperat atures ranged over the section
/ from 105 to sixty degrees.
Cotton continued to make a fair growth
! boiling and fruiung well, and was in good
/ condition. except over a few localities
where it is shedding considerable. due to
/ hot dry weather.
Late corn, grass, kafir. cane, castor
beans and late fruit were improved when
rains occurred; elsewhere they were in
! need OF rain.
Fall plowing for wheat continued to
progress, with ground in fair condition;
it was delayed, however, in localities
by hard, dry ground.
Haying Is in general progress, with
light yields reported.
Stock water continues scarce but ow-
ing to improved condition of grass. stock
is doing better.
Early corn is being cut generally for
fodder.
Forage crops, potatoes, turnips, and
rye are being planted.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions Of the section by nations
and counties:
CENTRAL DIVISION
Kay-Weather cool, cloudy. with a few
done; farmers busy plowing for wheat
with ground in good condition.
Grant-Rain plentiful with ground in
fine condition for plowing; pastures good
and stock doing well; grass, kafir corn.
and cane doing well
Noble-Fau plowing well advanced; late
corn doing fairly well. and late peaches
vegetation.
Garfeld-Rains delayed threshing. but
helped grass, which is growing rapidly,
pastures good and stock doing well; corn
being cut for fodder, late corn helped
by rains.
Pawnee-Crops Of all kinds improved by
late rains; turnips being sOwn; a fair
prospect for late fruit; pastures and
stock doing well; cotton continues to
grow; corn cutting in progress.
Payne-Rain On the 9th and 1th; corn
corn cutting and wheat plowing being
advanced. a large acreage OF wheat; cot
ton boiling and doing well; cane and
millet look weI; broom corn poor.
Logan-Cotton is doing vel; corn cut
ting in progress. early corn in shock, a |
light yield; rain needed for late corn |
turnips, cane. kafir and miHet; soil too |
hard to plow; late fruit depending upon 4
rain.
Kingfsher-Drouth continues and grass |
is very short; some blowing for wheat |
done; ground very dry; water scarce: /
late corn needs a good rain.
Oldahoma-Cotton short. but looks well /
ana a Iarge amount of corn cut; but lit. /
tie plowing done; stock doing well on /
wheat fields; water scarce, but stock /
holding its own; millet poor also fruit \
Lincoln-Corn being cut. about half /
crop, cotton in fine condition. fruiting .
almost perfectly; pastures much improv-
cd and stock doing well; forage crops /
being planted
Canadian-Light local rains on 10th:
threshing completed; pastures poor. and |
stock water scarce but stock doing we'll
Pottwatomie-AH crops needing rain:
corn being cut and shocked; cotton do
ing vel but needs rain; water scarce
but stock generally doing we'll
Cleveland-Crops needing rain; corn be-
ing cut for fodder; cotton doing poorly:
pastures very dry and stock not thriv-
ing; water scarce; peaches small.
Chickasaw-Over the northern portion
local rains have improved crops; corn
viii be very short. some are cutting Up
for feed; c3tton doing fine. boiling up
wen and the prospect is good: fruit
small ana generally badly damaged: pas
tures revived; stock water scarce. but
stock doing wen.
Cvlr the middle portion hot and dry
weather prevailed with rain on the 5th
late gardens being planted: grass fmprov
ine and stock doing wen; cotton prospect
stin good and crop fruiting wen
over the southern portion cotton IS
doing wer; late corn fruiting well: cane
millet. and au forage crops doing well:
corn is badly damaged; gras eimproved.
au1 stock doing vel; water more plen-
tiful
WESTERN DIVISION
Weather dry: cotton holding ont
we'll nnt shedding some. some boUs open
ing; grass diving up and wells giving
out. stock doing fairly wei; maize rineu-
inc.
Eiowa-FIot and dry. with h-sh winds:
no prospect for crop
Washita-Nerv dry: com VII be short,
cotton. broom corn ard kafir doing wen.
pastures short. water scarce hay cutting
in proSress with fair yields
nevev-EI1t and dry. corn VIII b cut
soon. HEht Weld, cotton doing wei ard
ready 10 open; PASTURES sho-t: cattle
doing wei, too dry tc piov.
Day-Hot wi.h lieht local showers:
cr2ps ~ all ldr1s badly damaged, bay
in most localities very poor. water be-
coming scarce, stock doing wsu
Wools-Local rains improved CROPS.
cotton. broom corn. ard forage crors
bered. e5- sor7e co~n beng cut for foe
der. cane and kaEr corn doing vesl.
fau blowing u1ze- fair hea5v-av-
fWar6-1tar1 and dr.. some corn
cut Oh; kaHr corn al s-srdsaa. erl
needs rain 10 make crop; watEr pic1ti-
ful ar1 stock toi1E wsH
BcsVer-Local raias hare revived rrass,
stacS IS dolrs veu: sre--d .u goo1 cou-
.-ier fo- rlowirE. cane and kal- corn
III tak gooi growth
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