The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-03
CROPS ARE
SUFFERING
DROUGHT
Wheat Harvesting Has Been
Completed.
CORN MADE GOOD GROWTH
Temperature Has Ranged
From l01 to 62 Degrees.

Oklahoma City. o. T. July 2-CIear. hot
weather with high southerly winds con
tinued during the week; light local show
srs occurred only on the 9th
Temperature ranged over the section
from lo to g degrees
The effects OF the drouth are more pro
nounced in appearance and corn. grass
potatoes, gardens and fruit are commenc-
Ing to suffer from its effects; rain is now
needed to properly develop those crops.
Corn, despite the drouth, made good
growth and generally presents a good ap-
pearance, and is in a good cultivated con
1ition; the early corn is tasseIing and
silking out, and is entering the roasting
sar stage over the southern counties.
Cotton is squaring and blooming. and
made rapid growth. The crop is general
iy well cultivated and in good condition.
Wheat harvesting is completed. and
stacking and threshing is in progress.
with good yields Of dne quality reported.
Oats and rye are harvested; a poor yield
Of oats being reported
Eaying is In progress with fair yields
reported.
Barley. kafir and broom corn. cane,
millet and castor beans did fairly well
Grass and pastures are IN fair condition,
but are needing rain.
Blackberries and early peaches are
needing rain to properly mature them.
Stock water IS becoming scarce, but
stock continues TO DO weu.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions Of the section By nations
and counties:
CENTRAL DIVISION.
sage-Kansas-Dry and warm weather
has given corn a vigorous growth; cane
and millet look wen; rain needed.
Kay-Hot and dry; wheat being thresh-
ed, yield fine and a good quality; corn
growing wen, but small ara needin
rain; pastures, gardens and potatoes dry
ing up; stock in good condition
Grant-Hot and dry and crops needing
rain; wheat being threshed. yielding good
oats a light yield; cotton doing well;
ground too dry TO plow; pastures dry, but
stock in good condition; corn needs rain.
Garfield Wheat stacking and thresh-
Ing in progress. yields very good; oats
rather light; corn growing wen, but need
ing rain badly to save it; fruit all right.
Noble-Wheat stacking and threshins
IN jrogress. yields very good: oats poor;
corn making rapid growth and tasseling.
but needs rain; pastures needing rain.
Pawnee-Oat harvesting about finished
early corn tasseling, and with cote
growing fast; grass, pastures and stock
doing well; early peaches being market
ed. very small; rain needed badly by all
crops
Payne-Wheat threshing and stacking
I'm progress. good yields; corn tasseling
and cotton blooming and being laid by in
good condition; pastures. berries, and
fruit need rain: local showers on 27th.
Logan-Wheat and oats harvest about
over; corn. cotton. cane and kahir corn
doing wen: peaches on market; early
corn tasseling; stock doing well: rain
needed.
Kinghsher-Whest threshing and stack
ing in progress; grain Of fine quality; cats
threshing out fairly well; corn tasseiing
on tand doing well but with other crops
needs rain.
Canadian-Dry ana hot, and all crops
need rain: wheat yielding wen. and a fine
quality; corn IN a critical stage, and suf- /
fering from the drouth.
Oklahoma-Warm and dry; wheat be
ing threshed and stacked, and yielding
very well; oats about a fourth yield; corn
tasseling and cotton squaring wen. but
needing rain, pastures fairly good yet;
fruit good.
Lincoln-Corn is in tassel and cotton I
blooming and squaring. both crops have /
made a good growth; late potatoes being /
planted: hay not very promising; pastures /
dry; fruit doing well
Pottawatomie-Th -Threshing IN progress, /
wheat yielding well corn laid by; cotton .
is sousring and blooming and looking
well; potatoes duf. and some hay cut; /
fruit plentiful ana good.
CIeveland-TV Wheat being threshed. quail I
Itv splendid: corn tasseling. but needing 4
rain; cotton beginning to bloom, grow 4
ing fast and in Good condition; pastures +
failing and gardens sunering.
Chickas saw-Orer the northern portion .
rain Is badly needed; wheat about thresh- .
ed, yield fair; early corn in roasting ear. (
late ia silk and tsssel; cotton blooming .
and DOING well; corn. millet, grass and .
gardens suffering from drouth and stock
water becoming scarce
over the central portion rain is badly
needed: corn is suffering from the droUth.
cotton is blooming ana doing fairly wen;
mIlet and cane doing well; gardens are 4
very poor; haying in progress grass hae I
and stock doing we'll
over the southern portion hot and dry
weather continued; rain is badly needed;
eern is suffering rom drouth. early is in
roasting ear stage; cotton is blooming
and is wei cultivated and is doing well:
kaflr corn and cane doing wells mllet
suffering: gardens falling rapidly and
grass drying Up; stock water is scarce;
stock is in good condition.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Greer-Raia is needed, wheat threshinr
Is in progress: corn generally cood. but
suffering for rain; cotton doing well.
some complaints II web worms; haying
begun; grass suffering ana stock water
scarce.
kiows-Raia needed; late rianted corn
shriveling. early peaches az stand
Washita-Rain IS needed, wheat being
stacked ana threshed. oats crop lleht.
corn IN good condition. hut needs rain.
crop laid by; cotton looking well; s-oeS
doing well
sucter-Rain needed; corn laid by ir
good condition. cotton. kanlr cora. canef
and alfalfa making sood growth; wheat
being threshed. gooo Qusiity; erass soad
END stock doing wen.
Blaine-Rain needed. oats are cut
wheat beins stacked: broom and kafr
ccrn ana care doing wenf grape prospect /