The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-29

WEATHER
CONDITION
Recent Rains Have Retarded
Farm Work.
CORN IN GOOD SHAPE
Cotton Making Fine Growth
But Needs Cultivation.
CORN IN GOOD SHAPE

section on the 23rd and 9th; generally,
partly cloudy weather prevailed through
out the week
Temperatures ranged from 50 to 4s de-
grees over the eastern division; over the
central division from SO TO As degrees;
over the western division from IS to zs
degrees.
Farm work was retarded somewhat by
the wet condition OF the ground due to
the heavy rains of the preceding week,
but cultivation is now in general prog
ress.
Corn, generally, made a rapid growth,
and the early planted corn is being cult
waited the second time; 1t is generally in
good condition, though weedy, with late
planted corn coming up to a good stand
Cotton is making a good growth, but
needs cultivation to free from weeds;
chopping IS in progress; the crop is in
good condition, but some localities report
a poor stand on account of too much rain.
Wheat IS growing rapidly, heading,
blooming and filing out well, and is 10
good condition.
oats continued 10 improve, but will
make a very short crop.
Barley and rye are heading and are
doing wei. Alfalfa, grass, millet. nex.
kafir and broom corn, cane, potatoes,
cowpeas. and gardens are in good condi-
ton. Some alfalfa has been cut.
Early potatoes. strawberries and cher
ries are being marketed. with fair yields
reported.
Following are the reports from different
portions of the section, by Eations and
counties:
EASTERN DIVISION.
seneca-O ttawa-Wheat heading out
good; fax up well; miilet being sown;
gardens doing well; too cold for corn.
Cherokee-Over the northern portion
oats and wheat made much Improvement,
and promise fair yield; corn late. but
looking well, and being cultivated; cher
ries and strawberries ripening, and fruit
in good condition; stock doing well.
over the central portion wheat looks
wen, corn that is UP is doing well, some /
just planted; considerable cotton being
planted; stock doing well.
over the southern portion corn and cot |
ton are growing rapidly. but need cult
walton; oats and potatoes doing well !
straw berries gathered with a moderate
yield; fruit and stock doing well
Creek-Over the northern portion corn
cultivation and cotton chopping are in
progress, with crops coming up to a good
stand oats making slow growth; grass is /
fine ana stock doing well; fruit promising. |
over the central portion cool weather 4
retarder cultivation, but crops are com 1
ing Up to fair to good stands; ground fine /
for cultivation, potatoes looking fine; /
fruit and stock in excellent condition.
over the southern portion corn and cot |
ton are growing fast; corn fine but cot /
ton a little backward and foul; potatoes, /
gardens, fruit and stock doin well: pota- |
toes ready for use.
Choctaw-Over the northern portion, /
owing TO wet ground, crops are very foul, /
cultivation was retarded: corn and cot /
ton are growing fast with good color; .
oats are poor; grass good and stock get
ting fat; fruit promising, but dropping
some.
over the central portion wet ground re-
tarded cultivation and crops becoming
foul with weeds; corn and cotton beck
ward, but with good prospects; cotton be-
ing chopped; oats, wheat and grass doing
well; millet and gardens UP WE'LL some
new potatoes merAeted; stock doing well
over the southern portion rains re-
tarde3 farm work and corn and cotton
badly in weeds. but coming up to a fair
stand; grass good and stock doing well;
fruit and berries IN good condition.
CENTRAL DIVISION
Usage -Kansas-FavorabI for all grow
ing crops; corn is looking wen. and being
Wen cultivated; wheat and oats never a
better outlook for good yields.
Kay-Wheat heading and filing out
low; corn backward and weedy; alfalfa
doing vel; cherries and Strawberries rip
ening.
Grant-wheat headed and in fine condi-
ton; oats heading out short, but doing
wen; corn. kafir corn and cane backward
and being cultivated. where worked doing
vel; cotton, potatoes and gardens doing
well
Garfeld-Wheat in fine condition: oats
and barley heading and doing well; corn.
potatoes. kafr corn. cane. millet and
grass doing well; late planted corn a good
stand: alfalfa and wheat in bloom.
Noble-Wheat filing extra well; oats
heading. straw short; corn being cultivat-
e5; grass growing wen. and stock in good
condition
Pawnce-vheat good. oats Door condi-
ton: corn growing fast cotton coming M
n q good stand considerable corn ard
cotton washed out and being repIanted-
potatoes. gardens. pastures and stock IN
good condition
PavEe-Wheat heading short ard doing
well. oats n1or and much plowed %. corn
and cotton looNing wei much renlanted:
mllet and kafHr corn being planted. PAS
lures stock and fruit promising
Logsn--yEheat In bloom and Improving;
cats very short. but heading, corn and
cotton growing slowly. and being Guilt
'ate6. gardens. grass ard fruit doing
wei
Wheat headed ard IN
hloon oats Improving. WI make one
lhird - a crop corn growing fast; pota-
taes and sraPes in bloom; grass. gardens
ana frlit dolag we'll
CansGilu-Ev wheat 6uing wen; cars im-
proving, corn cultivated second time. and
growing fast. hal belt being planted -
-ern. cotton ard ether crers; grass and
other crops lock wen
ohiahaua-Evheat "a bloom. ard pros
recss Better than expected. some rrst
5ut aerrg II srle1dld cordlli7n- com 81
good coalition and growing fast. cotton ]
-iaHte1 mostly uu and looking wei; ,
eats almost failure; potztoes ara gar !
leas doing wei
Wheat looks wei. cats mostly
-aineds ceEn being piowe1. cotton r7 n
! fsir stand early Being cultivated ard +
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f'attaHato1ui hsaf. Germ ard cotton p
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