The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-01

rain needed to loosen soil; ground in
good condition.
kingnsher-Wheat and oats doing fair
iy well. but high winds are drying out the
| ground fast; corn making d rather poor
stand; cotton being planted; pastures fair
y good, and stock doing Wen.
Canadian-Wheat and oats doing well,
but much Of wheat so thin that it cannot
make much Of 4 yield: corn coming up
only fairly well, and much repianting be-
ing done, some being cultivated; grass
growing fast and stock doing well; fruit
| prospects good.
Oklahoma-Wheat and oats making good
growth; corn up 10 moderate stand,
with some being cultivated; potatoes,
grass and alfalfa doing well; cotton plant
ing wen advanced; stock improving. pota-
toes in good condition; fruit is setting
well
Lincoln-Wheat, cats. grass, potatoes
and gardens growing rapidly; early corn
came up well; cotton planting nearly com
pleted; alfalfa doing well, stock in fair
condition: fruit prospect fine heavy
winds, but slight damage TO crops.
Pottawat tomie-Corn and cotton being
planted; wheat and oats in fine condition
grass fine and stock fattening up well;
fruit prospects fine
Cleveland-Corn coming up fairly well
but damaged some by sand ST ms, some
replanting will be done; cotton planting
IN progress. some up and doing we'll
wheat. oats and gardens doins well; tTuit
i~ fine condition; stock doing well
Chiclzasaw-Over the northern portion
corn is nearly all planted. with early
coming up: cotton is being planted; grass
is growing weu and stock is in fair con-
di,ion: fruit a good prospect; high winds
hut no damage beside the drying out OF
the ground.
over the middle portion corn is nearly
all planted. is up and looking well; cotton
planting has progressed rapidly oats
looking well; wheat in good conoiuon' po-
tatoes and gardens in fair condition;
raillet being planted; grass good ana
stock looking better; some si.sh@ oaii'sise
to crops from high winds
over the southern portion wheat, oats
notatoes and gardens are doing welli corn
IN ard being cultivated; cotton ana sot-
ol,un being planted and most or crops III
an cro,s are making a good growth ana
are in fine condition; fruit good pros
pect. o, bs++or
woods-wheat coming out much oetter
than expected: corn planting wen '-u-
,-ar..oa and early coming W, some dam
age from cutworms; fruit prospect sooo'
Winds driving up ground rapidly and ram
needed; oats, barley and garaei'7 '-''''=
wei. ,o,,a
Wood odward-Wheat making rap'a
v-owth; corn planting in rapid progress
Uastures in good condition; frult prospect
cood- ground in fine condition.
Beaver-High winds caused some dam
age: crors being planted; grass making
rapid growth.
Dav-Corn planting about completed.
some coming IN; wheat making a rapid
Growth: cotton land being prepared; stock
in fine condition: fruit prospect good
Dewey-High wind caused damage to
crops and fruit to some extent; castor
beans growing rapidly; cotton being plant
ed. stock doing well; fruit good pros
pect.
Rlaine-Corn up and doing well, some
ronlon+ing will be done; wheat doing well;
cotton and kaflr corn being planted iiuit
promising.
Custer-High winds caused some dam
age TO crops; wheat, oats and grass doing
wel. and making a good growth; kaffir
corn. millet and cotton being planted; po-
tatoes doing well; fruit in good condition.
Roger Nills-GroHnd in fine condition;
wheat doing well; gardens making a good
growth: fruit in a promising condition.
Washita-Crops damaged some by nigh
winds: wheat making a good growth;
corn u7 weu. and growing 10 a good
stand: cotton being planted; fruit prospect
gocd
Caddo-Oats in fine condition; corn and
ka fir corn being planted; vegetation
making n slow growth.
Comanche- Ground drying out rapidly on
account of high winds; corn doing well
Kiowa-Crops in ground coming u2 to
a coed stand; some vegetables being mar
reted: stock fattening on grass. which
affords fine grazing
Grcer-Vhcat, oats and alfalfa in fine
conditioa: corn mostly up TO good stand.
some replanting on account II crusted
-rouna: cotton. milo maize ard ka1.r
0-~- l,-i--- -'e~-ed; fruit fair prospect;
stock doing well.
G. H. stRONG. Section Director.