The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-25
WEATHER
CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE:
For the termination and the
Growth of Crops.
CORN PLANTING DELAYED
Oklahoma Crop Bulletin JuSl
Issued Encouraging.

Oklahoma City. o. T. April 24-AIr.
c. II. Strong. director Of the Oklahoma
weather bureau in this city. has issued
a statement on the crop and climate con-
diuons. The statement says:
Weather conditions were unusually IN
favorable during the week for the pro-
per termination and growth Of the crops
in the ground. all Of which. except
wheat made little growth.
During the week the nights were very
cool; heavy frosts. with light ice form
ing, occurring on the 18th and 18th, pre-
coded by sleet and snow on the nth.
Corn, early potatoes, and garden truck
were cut down and considerably damaged
over all portions OF the section; the
damage to fruit. however, was slight,
and plenty is left for good yields.
Wheat made a fair growth and IS in
an excellent condition, except over the
counties where damage is being inflicted
by insects.
Oats, barley and rye are doing well.
but backward in growth; many fields Of
oats and wheat, over the Chickasaw and
western portion OF the Choetaw nation;
are being plowed under, having been
ruined by insects.
Corn planting was delayed some but is
now in general progress. with ground in
fine condition; much Of the early planted
corn having rotted, the ground Is being
re-planted TO corn, cotton or other crops;
some corn up is being eaten by insects
over the Chickasaw nation.
Cotton planting was delayed by the
rains, but some few fields were planted.
Grass is making a slow growth. Stock
is doing well.
Wheat insects are damaging the crops
over about the same area as reported
last week. but the damage is more seri-
Gus over portions of Oklahoma and Can
adam counties.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions OF the section. by nations
and counties.
EASTERN DIVISION.
eca-Ottawa.-Wheat looking well;
corn planting delayed cats and pastures
making slow growth; fax blowing in
progress; fruit still safe.
Cherokee.-Over the northern portion
no material damage was done by sleet.
snow, or frost; wheat and oats are do
ing well; some corn was planted. but
work retarded; stock is declining in
flesh; fruit uninjured
over the central portion no damage
was done TO fruit by frost or sieet:
wheat and oats in good condition, with
insects doing some damage; corn plant
ing well advanced, but work delayed;
early corn, potatoes and garden truck
up.
over the southern portion heavy rains
and frosts caused no damage 20 fruits or
vegetables; wheat IN fine condition;
early corn being re-planted, later coming
up; gardens ooking well.
Creek-Over the northern portion wheat
is doing well; some corn is up. much viii
be re-planted; snow, sleet and frosts
caused some damage to fruit.
over the central portion heavy rains
and frosts caused some damage TO fruit
and vegetables; corn planting delayed;
much corn to be replanted; oats looking
well
over the southern portion rains and
cold weather delayed planting and re-
tarded growth; some fruit damaged by
frosts, also gardens and corn up.
Chc6taw.-Over the northern portion
cold. wet weather delayed work and re-
tarded growth Of crops; corn a poor
stand. and much to replant: oats IN a
fair to poor condition; very little cotton
planted; grass doing well and stock i'm
proving; fruit is generally uniujured
over the central portion fTosts caused
considerable damage to corn and pota-
toes; fruit generally safe; wheat and
oats are doing fairly wei. but damaged
by insects. some fields being plowed un-
der; corn and grass backward; stock
doing well; much corn replanted.
over the southern portion much corn
win be replanted; oats looking poorly
and damaged by Insects early potatoes
and gardens damaged BY rains' grass
making slow growth; stock doing well.
fruit uninjured.
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Usage Kansas-Wheat in fine condition;
cold and cloudy. then clear and cool
with frosts-
Kay.-Wheat and cats doing vell. some
corn up and planting being rushed.
grass growing slowiY; fruit uniniured.
Grant-ls neat and oats Doing we'll
and in fne condition; corn planting sell /
advanced pltk ground in ane condition. (
grass growing slowly; fruit uninlgred. /
stock doing weH
Garfield Wheat, oats, re and barley I
doing wells grass maklng slow EFoath. /
corn about planted. but TOO cool for u I
ard early petatees; fruit not much dam I
aged ty frosfs.
Nohle-Wheat ard oats doing wen. I
but insects SIN damasi1g them, cora I
planting being rushed, nech corn o. he (
Teuianted. early frsits injured come by 1