The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-12
OKLAHOMA
PEOPLE ARE
HARVESTING
Crop Bulletin Just Issued Is
Encouraging.
WHEAT IN GOOD SHAPE
Berry Is Nice and Plumb
Yield Is Fair
WHEAT IN GOOD SHAPE


erately cool nights. caused slightly
drouthy conditions until the TIN and stb
when general rains relieved and helped
the crops
Hail and high winds caused consider
able damage to wheat and fruit trees
on the night Of the 7th, over Kay, Grant
GARFIELD and Noble counties
Temperatures ranged over the section
from IS TO IS degrees
Farm work progressed rapidly under
favorable conditions. except over the
where the ground was too wet to culti-
vate
Corn made a slow growth. but is well
cultivated and being laid by over many
counties. and is in good condition
Wheat is in fine condition, and harvest
ing of soft wheat is becoming general
over Oklahoma with with good yield
of plump large grain reported. Hard
wheat harvest win be in progress next
week ..
Rye, alfalfa and hay are being cut with
good results.
Barley, oats, minst. grass, hax, kamr
and broom corn, gardens, ana fruit are
doing well.
stock is in good condition with feed
abundant
Following are the reports from differ
ent portions OF the section, by nations
and counties;
CENTRAL DIVISION.
sage-Kansas-Dry until eth, then
heavy rains; wheat harvest in rapid pro-
gress; corn under thorough cultivation;
and looks well; hay crop viii make an
average yield.
Kay-High wind and hail caused some
damage on the 7th; wheat rfpening fast,
and soft being harvested; other crops do
ing well
Grant-Soft wheat being harvested.
hard wheat ready next week; wheat
sound and good; corn being laid by, very
small; alfalfa cut, crop good; castor
beans small; oats poor to good prospect;
hail on 7th caused some damage to crops.
Garfeld-Wheat ripening very fast,
some soft wheat and rye cut; some oats
good. and some very poor, but improved;
corn growing well, and well cultivated;
pastures good; some light hail and show
ers noted
Noble-Wheat harvest IN progress. with
fine quality Of grain; cultivated crops in
I fine condition; oats improved wonderful
" anG looking well; fruit greatly dam
I aged by nail on 7th.
and good: oats, corn and cotton doing
well; potatoes. berries. gardens, and fruit
in good condition, grass, pastures and
stock doing well; some hail on the 5th,
but no damage
Payne-wheat harvest IN progress. good
grain; corn being laid by IN good oondi-
ton; cotton making slow growth; pota-
toes. grass, gardens and castor beans do
ing well.
Logan-wheat being harvested. very
good; oats short, but can be cut; corn
coming on well. some laid by; cotton chop
ping in progress, but quite foul. late a
good stand; potatoes, garden. grass and
stock good.
Kinghsher-soft wheat being cut, well
filled; oats heading we'll; corn doing well,
being laid by; potatoes ready to market;
grass and fruit fairly good
Canadian-Wheat harvest IN progress,
a large berry; corn laid by IN fine condi-
ton; oats improving; pastures good. and
stock doing well; fruit promising potatoes
ready to use; gardens doing we'll
OSlanoma-Wheat ripening fast and
being being harvested; corn growing fast
and being laid by; oats heading and bet
ter than expected pastures good; fruit
doing well.
IAnooln-wheat being cut. a fair crop;
alfalfa cut, a good crop; corn being laid
by. and cotton chopped, both growing
rapidly; oats poor; potatoes abundant;
fruit ripening.
watomie-Wheat harvest progress
ing with good yields, corn cultivated and
being laid BY; cotton chopped TO a stand.
both growing wei; grass good. and stock
IN good condition; gardens and potatoes
doing well.
Cleveland-Whest being harvested, with
good yield; corn laid by; cotton small.
and being worked; hay good prospect;
potatoes being marketed. fruit in good
condition
Chiclasaw-Cver the northern portion
farmwork was well advanced, and some
wheat harvested corn being laid by. and
doing well; cotton chopping well ad-
vanced. but retarded by cool weather;
mIllet ana kaffr cora doing vel; fruit
and potatoes me
Over the central portion favorable over
eastern. but TOO wet over western portion;
corn being laid by in eastern portion;
cotton not doing well over western por-
tlon; crops are getting weedy ard need
working
over the southern portion rains re-
tarded cultivation, wheat harvesting out
very light Yield. corn doing vel and be-
ing laid By; cotton a poor prospect. and
very weedy diving out II some pisces.
potatoes. miller cane. gardens. and fruit
doing well
u-rSTrRN DIVISION
crser-Sonae damage from Goods to
corn ard cotton. early wheat ripeninE.
crops need cultivation. stock thriving
much cotton must be repIanted.
-sufnclent rain TO keep crops in
good condition
WashIta-Whest filing weil cats shcrt.
corn making g0od growth. and being laid
oy a Eood stand cotton good stand.
and being chopped and psowed, csne raH-
let. potatoes. gardens and fruits doing
welL
Custer-Vzhest rirezirE ard improving.
oats light crons corn doing Tel a1d Be-
Ing cultivated, cotton generally goc5;
milet. ksEr corn. cane. castor beans. p5-
tatoes. gardens sn6 frzits looking wei,
pastures good ard stock in good ccadi-
tion-
neweT-Ail crr7s rasklnE slow growth;
sorle whest nearly ready 20 cut; cortol
damaged hy s-ind
Hlalne-Crspz dainE wen. tut raln
vorld . beneficial. corn Hlartar 81 prog
ress wheat nearly ready to hsrrsst pTcz-
peer AZ q gooa ysel5 frult promising
Day-Ce-u making Eoe6 Erc7th. azd
wen cultivated kaEz cora comins up a-d
has seed stand. fruit prsz-silgs STOCK