The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-17
Corn Planting Progressing in
Southern Section.
WEATHER IS BACKWARD
Second Weekly Weather
Bureau Report Is Optimistic.


The cool, damp weather during the
y eek produced favorable conditions for
the growth Of crops, and placed the
ground in fine condition for cultivation
and seeding.
Temperatures were below. and pre-
cipitation much above the weekly aver
age. Copious and heavy rains occurred
I generally on the 10th, 18th. 18th and
Eth Hail caused some slight damage on
the 10th, over a few localities
Wheat made good growth. and is gen
orally in good condition; many fields Of
the early soWn soft wheat have been re-
planted 10 corn
Oats are up generally to a good stand
and making a good growth.
Corn planting continued. and IS nearing
! completion; the early planted is coming
W TO a good stand; over some counties
/ the work was hindered by heavy rains.
( Early potatoes are coming up wei, and
making a good growth.
! Pastures and grass made a slow growth,
! but are far enough advanced to permit
! stock being turned out. and they are gen
orally on range.
Rye. alfalfa and barley are doing well,
and milo maize kaffir corn, and rape are
/ being planted.
Cotton ground was prepared. and plant
J ing it in progress.
! Garden vegetables are IN fine condition,
and making a fair growth
Fruit prospects are fine. and ali kinds
( are doing well; apple, cherry and pear
trees are blooming out.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by nations
and counties
Garfeld-Oats making a good growth;
corn mostly planted; wheat generally
poor prospect; fruit and gardens in fine
! condition.
Noble-Wheat looks well. but is thin
some plowed under for oats. oats good
stand, and promising; corn mostly all
planted; srass and alfalfa doing well;
gardens late; stock poor; fruit doing wen
Pawnee-Wheat and oats doing wen;
gardens and grass IN good condition.
corn planting in progress; potatoes up;
fruit prospects good; stock picking up.
Payne-Wheat and oats making a fine
growth; corn planting completed. and
early up to a good stand; kaffir ana
broom corn and milIet being planted;
grass backward; stock on range
Logan-Wheat and oats improved by
rains; corn coming up; cotton. kaffir corn
and rape being planted; grass starting
up; frbit IN good condition; stock holding
out well
kingffsher-Wheat. oats. grass, alfalfa,
gardens and fruit making good growth,
CT doing well; corn coming up; stock in
poor condition.
Canadian-Whea IN poor condition.
4
ccru planting well advanced, but re-
tarded by rains; fruit a good prospect,
stock doing vel.
Olllahoma-Whest and oats making a
good growth: corn is coming up, about
two-thirds planted; cotton being planted;
potatoes coming up; stock on pasture,
and doing well, but thin; fruit in fine con-
dition.
Lincoln-Wheat and oats growing rap
Idly; corn up TO good stand; cotton be-
ing planted; gardens and fruit look well
potatoes and alfalfa doing well; stock In
good condition.
Pottawatomie-Corn planting completed
and crop coming up well; potatoes up to /
a good stand: cotton being planted; gar
dens doing well; fruit a good prospect;
wheat and oats IN good condition.
CIeveland-Wheat and oats doing well: /
corn planted. and coming up; some dam /
age from hail on 10Th. 10 fruit and gar
dens: large acreage of potatoes being /
planted; too wet for farm work now.
Chickasaw-Over The northern portion /
wheat oats and corn are looking well. I
cotton planting is in progress: good +
fruit prospect; hail storm around Stone (
wall caused damage 70 fruit.
over the middle portion wheat and oats /
making a good growth; corn coming up
we'll: cotton planting in progress; grass (
and gardens are growing slowly. but are
promising; stock looked fairly well; veg
citation growing fast.
over the southern portion oats and corn
are coming up Well; cotton planting is I'm
grass and gardens are growing
slowly. bat are promising; stock looking
fairly well; vegetation growing fast.
v heat doing wei
WESTERN DIVISION.
Woods-VTheat generally In good condi-
zion; some fields being listed and planted
n corn: oats and barley making good
growth: potatoes doing well. fruit trees
ir bloom. stock IN fair condition; ground
liz rne order.
VsoodWar6-W making a rapid
growth. ard PROMISES a good yield. some
fields planted 10 corn: corn planting IN
progress; fruit in good condition.
Beaver-Too dry for farm work. some
fields of wheat viii be replanted 70 other
crops, fruit u0iriu-ed; grass growing and
stock doing wen.
nav-3 heat generally looks well; corn
planting In progress; stock in fair c0udl-
tion-
Blaiae-Wheat growing wen. some fields
ID splantcd % other crops; early planted
corn coming up; grass starting UP. and
stock en- range.
Custer-sround fa fne condition. and
csrn planting En- progress, wheat. oats and
rye in good condition. ard making good
growth: frsit promises a good crop. grass
growing veil, and stocs on range
Roger Ni,ls-1Fbeat improved. cats up
d eeod stand. corr planted. and coming
yf to sood stand. cotton planting i1
rresrsss: frgit rFospe-t eood, stock dolas
Washita-Corn planted. and coming ua
~ a eood stala- wheat ard oats in One
ce rlitiou gardens doing wells stock E-
good oend5tiou. ara ~ ranEe
Caddo-f5eca showers Vegetation max
.nE Slow erawth.
Comzaehe-Good rain ~ ths a,h corn
planting in rav.d rrcEress
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growth, greaad ia h1r eon-ltlna f1r glss
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