The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-19
RAIN HELPS
PASTURES
AND STOCK
Crop Condition of Oklahoma
Is Pretty Good.
COTTON YIELD is LIGHT
Picking Is in Progress With
Varying Grade by Qualify.
COTTON YIELD is LIGHT

Oklahoma City. Oct. sc. " Strong.
section director of the weather bureau
of this city has issued the following crop
bulletin:
Partly cloudy weather with daily local
showers prevailed during the week; the
showers were nearly general on the 10th
and 18th and were sufficient to materially
benefit the crops and place the ground
in good condition for cultivation over
many localities.
Temperatures ranged from 1O7 to 50 de-
grees over the section; midday tempera-
lures being high during the fore. and
moderate during the latter part Of the
week; the nights We're generally cool.
Cotton picking continued in general
progress with light yields reported. the
grade varying from poor to good; the late
cotton was fruiting wei ana was benefit
ted by the showers; some damage from
premature opening and boil worms was
noted; ginning is in progress with cotton
coming in well.
Kifir corn and cane are heading out
fairly well and were benefited by the
showers; some cutting was reported, and
the cane is yielding a fair amount Of sor-
gham.
Corn cutting is practically completed,
and husking is in progress. Haying is
about completed.
Pastures were generally improved BY
the rains, and are greening up; over some
counties where only light rains occurred
they are stin dried up. and fodder is be-
ing fed to cattle; stock water is more
plentiful, and stock is doing better.
Fan wheat blowing and seeding contin-
ued to progress slowly, but Il recent
rains have placed the ground in lair con
dition. and the work win be rapidly ad-
vanced; the early sown wheat is coming
UP wen.
Turnips and late potatoes will make
very short Yields. except over a few IA
vored localities.
Late fruit has improved some, but viii
vary in quality and Yields.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by nations
and counties:
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Kay-Good rains. locally. on the 9Th.
10Th 18th and 14th, have placed the ground
in good order for seeding wheat, and viii
revive pastures; fall piowing is nearly
done; stock holding their own.
Grant-Cfood rain on 1sth; wheat seeding
in progress; broom corn secured; pastur-
es generally good; sown feed fine; haying
is about finished
Garfeld-Wheat pIowing nearly finished
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ful to grow the wheat; haying stH in
progress; pastures in fine condition; corn
fodder in shock; fruit plentiful
Noble-Showers on 9Th, uth, 18th, and
18th, have placed ground in fair condi-
tion for Seeding, and many are sowing
wheat, plowing progressing; pastures re-
vived by rains. and stock doing well; cot
ton not as good as expected.
Pawnee-Dry and hot, with local show
ers; wheat seeding in progress, but delay
ed by dry weather; ground in fair condi-
tion; cane heading out well; cotton pick
ing in progress; stock doing well: ap-
pies and peaches good.
Payne-Rains light and local and ground
generally too hard to plow; some seeding
has been done; corn being cribbed; cot
ton picking in progress and being ginned,
q half crop; grass dry and water scarce,
and cattle being fed.
Logan-Rains on 9Th, and 18th have
started the grass and greened up pas
lures; water plentiful for stock, late feed
doing well cotton picking in progress,
yield very light on upland. bottoms some
better; wheat sown last week up and
seeding progressing; some portions Of
county. crops in poor condition.
KingfsheT-Wheat seeding IS in PRO
gress. but ground only about half pre-
pared; rain Of 18th viii help wheat sown:
kaflr corn and cotton benefited; stock
doing only fairly wei. a good many feed
ing fodder; some wheat coming UP.
Canadian-Catte and pastures in good
condition; wheat seeding in progress.
Oklahoma Showers and cooler wealth
- improved condition Of ground: plowing
narrowing and seecing Of wheat progress