The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-19
FARMERS ARE HAPPY
Stockmen viii Have Plenty
of Winter Feed.
FRUIT CROP Is ASSURED
Apples and Peaches Were
Not injured by DrOuth.
FRUIT CROP is ASSURED

The rain Wednesday night was gen
eraI rain and the farmers in southern
Kansas are rejoicing. a great many
farmers could not plow their wheat
ground because it was 50 dry. The men
who had late corn in are going around
with smiles on their faces. They ac-
knowledge that the early corn is dam
aged considerably. but they say that a
greater part OF the later varieties VIII
make 40 bushels TO the acre. The fruit
crop IS assured One OF the largest
growers Of apples ard peaches IN Sedg-
wick county said that Tuesday after
noon he would have taken 80 for all the
apples that would be picked from his
orchard q 60 acres, but yesterday he
told a reporter for the Eagle that he
would not take $500 for his crop now.
Many Of the farmers who have a large
number Of cattle and sheep were looking
for buyers last week. but not a enc
had anything 70 sen yesterday because
they were assured OF plenty OF winter
feed. A great many men sold al their
surplus hogs before they we're fattened
for market because they did not think
they would raise enough corn 70 feed
their stock. Some Of the farmers were
talking Of feeding wheat 20 their stock
this winter, but NEST OF them have now
changed their minds.
Sedgwick county VIII have az least two
thirds OF her average crop Of corn. and
she has already harvested the largest
wheat crop and the apples and small
fruits win be almost as large and of as
fine a quality as heretofore Cane and
kalur corn has plenty Of time TO grow
and make plenty Of winter feed.
Two and 20-100 inches OF rain fell be-
tween half past twelve and seven O'Clock
yesterday morning. This makes 2.67 inch
IS so Ear this month. When the people
arose yesterday morning the ground bore
the same aspect that it does after a local
shower. The ground had absorbed all
the water that fell This was the first
general rain FOR z days During that
time the temperature has been above 90
every day. and for i've consecutive days
the Thermometer registered above lee.
Il went as high as 103. Yesterday the
mercury did not go TO 90, the highest be-
lag IS.
The storm formed in Oklahoma and
Travelled over Kansas IN a n0rtbeasJerly
direction u extended as FAR south as
Enid and as far west as Kingman. The
Missouri Pacific Offices all report a
heavy rain at Anthony and ali along
that lire. At Wellington the rain did not
lay the dust. bat two miles north Of the
city and four miles south an inch and a
quarter Of rain fell. This strip where no
rain fell was about ten miles long and
from one and a half 10 seven miles vide.
It extended about equal distances east
and west Of Wellington
At II Dorado g0od rain feu and as
far east on the Missouri Pacific as Fort
Scott, where but one-half an inch fell.
AT Hutchinson more than an inch Of rain
fell Kansas City had a light rain and
Dodge City had none. The rain did not
reach Nebraska, but the greater part OF
eastern Kansas and the central part Of
Oklahoma was well waterea.
Rain began falling a little after twelve
this morning and continues at 3 a. m The
showers have been intermittent but three
fourths Of an inch OF rain fell before
o'clock