The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-15
WHEAT IS
BEGINNING
TO HEAD
But Is Generally Lower Than
in Other Years,
COTTON PLANTING ENDED
And the Crop Is Now Being
Cultivated.
COTTON PLANTING ENDED

Oklahoma city. o. T. May &c. NJ
Strong, director Of the weather bureau
in this city has issued another crop and
climate bulletin. II says:
Clear weather, with warm days and
cool nights prevailed: interrupted, To-
cally. by showers on the 9Th and sth,
over the Choctaw Nation; and 9Th, 10th,
1th ana 18th over southern Oklahoma,
and Chickasaw Nation.
Scattered belts Of hail were reported
on the sth, south Of Logan county. but
damage was slight
Temperatures ranged from 81 TO As de-
grees over the eastern division; over the
central division from Ito 20 degrees;
over the western division from 80 TO 2s
degrees.
Owing to the continued drouthy condi-
ton, and cool nights, crops made slow
growth. but farm work progressed and
IS well advanced.
Corn replanhng and cultivation were
in general progress
Cotton planting is nearing completion,
with early planted Up irregularly, and
being cultivated; the late planted needs
rain to germinate it.
Wheat is at a standstiu and needs
rain badly to force its growth; it is
heading out generally very low; and suf-
fering from the drouthy condition; in
sects have generally left it
oats are IN very poor condition, and
are being replanted TO other crops over
many counties, and with barley and rye
need rain.
Alfalfa and grass are doing wei, and
stock is in good condition.
Kaflr and broom corn, cane, castor
beans, cowpeas. and Dlillet are being
planted. Fruit and strawberries are
very promising.
Following are the reports from differ
ent portions Of the section, by nations
and counties:
EASTERN DIVISION.
Cherokee.-Over the northern portion
the dry, cool weather and Insects are
doing much damage to wheat and oats;
some fields viii be pIowed under; grass
good and stock doing well: corn planted
and being cultivated; fruit and gardens
doing well.
over the central portion wheat is
good and heading; corn being replanted,
and coming up well; gardens and pota-
toes are doing well.
over the southern portion crops are
needing rain; early planted cotton COM
ing up, and corn being cultivated and re-
planted; oats are good; strawberries
making good yield; potatoes, gardens and
fruit doing wen.
Creek.-Over the northern portion rain
is needed 10 bring up the cotton; cotton
planting is in progress, with increased
acreage; corr being cultivated; wheat
fine and heading; grass growing fast;
and stock doing well; fruit promising.
over the central portion early cotton
is being cultivated. late planting not up,
and needing rain; corn a poor stand and
being cultivated; fruit, pastures and cat
tie doing well.
over the southern portion corn is a
poor stand, and with cotton needs rain
TO bring up; too cool for cotton: oats
poor; cattle doing well on range; grass
and potatoes making good growth.
Choctaw.-Oyer the northern portion
cotton is coming UP irregularly. and
needs ram; oats are in poor condition;
corn a poor stand, and being cultivated;
grass. stock, fruit and vegetables doing
well
over the middle portion corn is looking
well and being cultivated; early cotton
being cultivated, late needs rain to bring
up: oats poor; miIlet sown: gardens,
grass and stock doing vel.
over the southern portion cat ground
is being replanted TO corn or cotton; cot
ton about al planted. bat little up; fruit
gardens, potatoes and corn doing fairly
well
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Kay.-Wheat generally looks wei,
with some damage from drourht and "a
sects reported corn, oats and gardens
making fair growth; corn a poor
stand: grass and stock doing wei; rain
is needed.
Grant.-Au crops need rain; wheat
and oats al a stand. some injured to less
than a half crop; corn slow growth.
and being cultivated, wire worms damag-
ing on sandy land. pastures dry; berries I
and cherries good.
Garheld.-Wheet. oats, and barley suf-
fering for rain, unless II comes soon oats
viii be failure; corn, pastures, and po-
tatoes doing well: corn being cultivated;
peaches nearly all on, other fruits doing
well
Noble.-wheat heading out well; corn
being cultivated; cotton nearly planted.
and being cultivated. rye doing well;
cats only fair; grass and stock in good
condition. fruit promising: rain needed
Pawnee-Wheat in good condition; oats
backward. and damaged by insects; corn
ard cotton planted and doing well; cas-
tor beans. eardens. fruis grass and stock
doing wen
Payne.-Wheat declining on account Of
6routh. insects have Ieft it, oats il
POOR condition; corn. pastures, ard fruit
good: cotton planted and needs rain 10
bring Up.
Logan.-wheat ard oats not doing wen
on account Of drouth; Insects leaving
oats. but they are IN poor condition; cora
IS being cultivated. and with grass. gar
dens ard fruit doing well: cotton com
ing Up slowly
Kineasher.-Local showers On sta
helped crops some bur zhsat ard cats
eeraraiiv 80 suffering condit7u. sn5
roor promise, corr being cultivated and
with rrass and fruit promising condi-
uon.
canaaiaa.-I.ocal rains on 9Th benefit
TEA crors. wheat now doing wen. but
oats shc-t and II had ccnaitiou; in-
sects eone. corn il good condition and
beiug worked, frsit and berries prornis-
ing
Ckiaholns.-VThsat do-ng Eei. eut cats
are being p,owsd up- eoru IS being eu,tl-
waited ard gr1v1ug rnoae1atels-. cottaa
IS coming up uneven. pastures good ard
stock doia- wei5. alfa,fa leokizg wen.