The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-12
Plenty Rain in Every County
in the Territory.
COTTON IN FINE SHAPE
Harvesting Has Begun inI
Southern Counties.

Oklahoma could hardly be betered. The
report is as follows:
Temperatures were above and precipi-
tation below the average during the week.
Scouered local showers occurred on the
End, 3rd, 5tb, 9Th, and 7th; generally fair
warmer weather prevailed until the close
of the week, when a much cooler condi-
ton set in.
The conditions were highly favorable
for the progress of farm work. and the
cultivation of the growing crops. and
harvesting of wheat and alfalfa rapidly
progressed.
Wheat is rapidly maturing, and the
harvesting Of the early soft wheat is
well advanced; the general Yield has been
light, but the berry is fairly well filled /;
the late hard wheat is much more prom
ising, and is nearly ready to harvest;
chints bugs are causing much damage
to the crop over the Cherokee nation.
oats, rye, and barley are headed out
well, and maturing fast, and some oats
have been cut oyer the Chickasaw nation;
the general promise IS for a very large
yield OF oats per acre.
Alfalfa cutting is in progress, and a
heavy crop is being secured under favor
able conditions.
Potatoes are maturing and some have
been dug; with the exception of some
local damage from overflow of bottom
lands. rot. and drouth, the potato crop
is in very promising condition, and
large yields are anticipated
Corn, cotton, cane, kaffir and broom
a clean condition; corn is being laid by
and cotton chopped to a stand; corn is
tassling out and caring, and cotton rapid
ly forming squares; the crops made a
good growth, and are generally in fine
condition.
Mlllet, fax, grass. gardens. and fruit
are all doing well; grass is thickening UP.
and promises a large yield of hay.
Stock continues in fine condition on
range.
Black and raspberries are ripening and
promises good yields; early peaches are
ripening fast.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by nations
and counties:
EASTERN DIVISION
CherolIee-Over the northern portion
wheat harvest commenced on the 3rd,
but is being greatly delayed by rain; con-
siderable damage to crop reported from
overflow, rust and bugs; oats are MAX
ing a rank growth; grass large and will
make a big crop of hay; corn cultivation
retarded, but making a good growth;
stock, fruit and gardens doing well
over the middle portion wheat harvest
is in progress with prospects of a half
crop; much damage from bugs reported;
corn doing well, but weedy; oats and
grass in fine condition.; cotton looking
well. but needing cultivation, with ground
in good condition.
Over the southern portion wheat is be-
ing harvested with yield slightly below
average; potatoes are yielding about a
half crop; corn and cotton are doing well,
with a fine prospect, and are being cul-
tivated; range grass is only in fair con-
dition owing to drouth but cattle are
doing well; oats light and maturing rap
idly: gardens good; fruit Of fair pros
pect.
Creek-Over the northern portion wheat
harvest is being rapidly advanced, with
a good crop; oats filing fine with excel
lent prospects; corn being worked, doing
well, and viii soon be laid by; cotton
making a good stand and growth; grass
fine and ready to cut; blackberries ripe.
over the middle portion wheat is being
harvested; corn and cotton being cult
waited with corn tasseling out; ground
rather wet TO work; oats well filled; DO
tatoes q good crop; large hay crop in
prospect; fruit prospects good; stock
doing well.
Over the southern portion farm work is
and crops are IN good condi-
ton; corn and cotton doing wei: gardens
fine; fruit prospects good: stock doing
well
Choctaw-Over the northern portion
wheat and oats arc in good condition.
with wheat ready to cut: corn and cot
ton made a good growth and are IN fine
condition, some cotton badly in grass:
potatoes. gardens and grass need rain:
melon crop good; stock doing well. a
large hay crop in prospect.
Over the middle portion the dry weather
has permitted rapid cultivation Of crops.
and they are now clean and doing well:
cotton about knee high. corn tasseling.
prospects are fine for large crop OF corn
and cotton; wheat, oats. potatoes. grass.
gardens. fruit and stock In good condi-
tion.
over the southern portion al crops
made fine growth and are doing well:
some damage reported from overflow OF
streams.
CENTRAL DIVISION
ossge-Wheat ripe ard harvest IN PRO-
gress; ali crops IN good condition
Kay-Crors damaged ~ loWlanss by
heavy rains; wheat and oats dsmaEea
some hy rust ard where over ripe by
delay in harvesting. some whest cut.
corn Improved h eoHdition. potatoes.
fruit and stock deinE well
Graat-EaTly wheat about harvested.
and late Fipsning with some sab re-
ported; oats aae and headed cot. corn
looks well and IS being cultivated. posa-
toes rnatsrsag rapidly; alfalfa ready 70
cut. pastures. stock ard fruit II good
condition.
berry Wei alse5. ard yield fair 20 Eood.
eats. bariey and rye filing wen aad raa-
tEFing. ftuit ard stock doing KeI. pota-
toes IN good coa6itioz-
Nsale--S heat besug harvested. berry
vall flss5. eats promising 3 tarze ylel6 A.,
cora being euluvatse, and doing zeI. /
cotton being choppes eat. frait Doing ane I
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