The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-11
CONDITIONS
ARE DROUTHY
EVERYWHERE
Weekly R port of Crop Out
look Is Issued.
COTTON DROP is GOOD
Wheat Is Yielding Well but
Temperature Is High.
COTTON DROP is GOOD

e4A- - - -, July D--CleaI
weather. with excessively high tempera-
lures and hot winds continued during the
week. light scattered showers only on
the 18th.
Temperatures ranged over the section
from I,s to Sc degrees.
Drouth conditions are now intense over
ali sections. and are rapidly damaging all
vegetation. and drying up streams.
Early corn is suffering seriously and is
in critical stage. unless a change comes
soon it VIII be ruined; the crop has al
ready been badly damaged.
Cotton is blooming and making q slow
growth, and needs rain to develop; it has
not been injured as yet TO any extent by
the drouth. but viii suffer soon; it is
firing some on light and sandy soil.
Pastures, grass. gardens and fruit are
drying UP.
Stock water IS scarce. but stock con-
tinues TO DO wen.
Wheat threshing continues, with good
yields Of fine quality reported; oats con-
tinue to give poor yield.
Haying IS under good headway, with
only fair yields reported.
The second crop Of alfalfa and miIlet
are cut short yield.
Kaflr corn ana broom corn and cane
continue to do well.
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Osage e-Kansas-Dry and very warm,
which Is having a disastrous effect on
the corn, grass and al kinds Of vege-
tation.
Kay-Threshing in progress; yield good;
corn much damaged by drouth; potatoes
grass and fruit need rain.
Grant-Dry and Lot. hot winds scorch-
ing corn badly; too dry to plow; pastures
and fruit drying up; threshing in pro-
gress, with good yields Of fine quality
reported.
Gardeld-Wheat thrshing out well, and
of fine quality, too hot and windy for
growing crops; corn considerably dam
aged and cannot stand droUth much
longer; too dry and hard to plow.
Noble-Wheat yilding well and of fine
quality; hot winds are badly damaging
corn, grass, pastures and fruit; second
crop of alfalfa cut and was short; rain
is badly neeoed.
Pawnee-IIot and dry; late corn and
cotton are doing well, but all crops are
n need Of rain; late potatoes being plant
ed; pastures are drying up; stock is in
good condition.
Payne-Hot ana dry; late corn and cot
ton are doing wen, but all crops are need
Ing rain; late potatoes being planted; pas
lures are drying up; stock is in good con-
dition
Payne-Dry and hot. with local showers
on 5th; wheat stacked and thrshing out
a fine quality; early corn being badly
damaged by drouth; cotton is squaring
and doing well; pastures, berries and
fruit drying up; millet being cut short
Logan-Hot and dry, with local showers
on 5th; wheat thrshing out good yields;
early corn being damaged; grass failing
and fruit drying up by the drouth; cotton
is looking well. but is Needing rain.
Kingisher-Hot, dry and windy, with
light showers on 5th; thrshing continues,
with good yields; corn, grass and other
crops suffering for rain; fruit drying up;
stock doing well.
Canadian-Dry. with hot winds; early
corn is suffering from drouth late ned
ing rain, but stin all right; wheat turning
Nut a good average yield; pastures dry,
Out stock IS doing we'll
Okiahona-l cry hot and dry; corn is
vufEering from lack OF rain; grass is dry
Ing up, and fruit dropping; cotton con-
tinues in fair condition: wheat is thresh-
l1g cut wei.
Llncoin-Hot and dry; corn is suffering
from drouth; cotton doing fsirly well;
fruit ripening. but poor quality; pastures
being damaged.
Potawatomie-TIot and dry; corn suffer
ing from drouth; cotton doing fairly well:
fruit ripening. but poor quality ;astures
being damaged.
Cleveland-Hot and dr.; corn damaged
by drouth: cotton doing well: gardens and
grass drying up; wheat tarshiug about
half completed: yield variable.
Chiekas saw-Over the northern portion
hot and dry weather continued; corn be-
ing damaged IN some places; millet ard
grass suffering. gardens burning up; fruit
damaged: stock doing wen.
over the central portion hot. dry wealth
anu ram lttt-lr AtrNt-e-Ar @aE4
being damaged by drouth ard hot winds:
cotton is doing weu. and wei cultivated:
mfHet. cane and kaf7r corn are suffering:
gardens burning up; grass firing badly IN
soue localities. hay uai,ing under good
headway; stock doing well
over tbe southern portion the weather
was very hot and dry; corn was cons;a-
s-abiy injured by dry weather and hot
winds, early corn IS IN roasting ears;
cotton blooming ana doirs fairly wsu bet
making slow prosr grass and gardens
ere drying up. stock water scarce; mulet
nec3s raia, kafar corn and care doing
wen.
WESTERN DIVISION
Greer-Very bot ard dry; com srrsr-
frr. cotton making good growth. and IS
f~-m'ng wei: wheat turning out wei,
esrdsrs suffering gardens burning 80;
vstar scarce kaEr corn doing wen
lSiova-Tcry hot cna try, corn dam
aeed by drogth and hot winds. and rai1
re1ed 90 save the cr7p.
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