The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-10
FIRST CROP REPORT
Oklahoma Section Director
Takes Optimistic View.
OF TERRITORIAL CROPS
Plenty Rain and Conditions
are Very Good.

Oklahoma City, April &C. NJ. Strong
section director of the agricultural de-
partment, has issued his first report 70,
the crop season of 1902, in which he says
The crop season of 1901, closed with
| fall wheat ali sown and coming up in faiI
condition. The crop was sown in dusty
| soil, and was surrounded by a drouthy
| condition that continued throughout the
fall and winter months; despite this,
however. the plant made at first a sturdy
growth, and during q good portion of the
winter afforded pasturage 10 the stock.
During January a general deterioration
| occurred, owing TO the continued cold
weather and effects of heavy pasturage,
and during that month and February the
early sown soft wheat failed rapidly in
condition. but the late sown, and hard
wheat, though brown and dead in ap-
pearance, continued green at their roots.
During March heavy and copious rains
SET in, and the wheat revived rapidly
owing to their beneficial effects and the
! added warmth and sunshine of the fol-
lowing periods, so that now the crop is in
such a condition that a very fair yield
may be anticipated. From the reports
received the expectation is for half TO
an average yield over the various locaH-
ties of the section. Many fields of early
sown wheat, where the plant is thin on
the ground, are being replanted to corn.
Oats were sown during March under
favorable conditions, and are Up to a
good stand.
Corn planting is in progress, and is well
J.
ground.
Pastures are greening up. and over
some localities stock is out on range;
generally. stock is thin, but doing well.
Early potatoes are planted and coming
up well, an increased acreage is reported.
Flowing is wei advanced, with ground
in fine condition, and the preparation of
cotton ground is in progress.
Fruit trees are b looming out, and all
give a good prospect, some slight dam
age was done to apricots by recent
frosts.
AS whole, the section is entering the
seeason under very favorable conditions,
and the outlook is promising; all crops
are in good condition and making a fairs
growth, and the sub-soH is filed with
moisture.
Following are the reports from the
different portions of the section by ma
tons and counties:
EASTERN DIVISION
Ottawa - Flowing delayed by wet
ground; wheat and oats look well; corn
ground prepared, and planting will COM
mence shortly; stock doing we'll fruit
good prospect.
(berokea-Ot-e- fba nortbaro Dorfjor
wheat and oats look well, and are good
but ready for corn, some has been
planted; stock doing well; grass back
ward; gardens and potatoes planted; fruit
a good prospect.
Over the middle portion wheat is in
fair condition; most of oats sown. and
up to a good stand: corn planting re-
tarded by wet condition of ground; stock
is IN fair condition. and some on range:
fruit in good condition; large acreage
of potatoes planted; cotton ground being
prepared.
Over the southern portion wheat and
oats are looking well and were benefited
by recent rains; potatoes being cultivat-
ed, with an increased acreage; ground
being prepared for cotton; corn being
planted rapidly, ground in fine condition;
grass starting up. and stock on range
and doing fairly well.
Creek-Over the northern portion wheat
and oats are doing well. and are good
stands; corn planting is in progress. and
cotton ground being prepared for plant
ing; gardens are doing well, and fruit
prospects are excellent; stock was doing
well with plenty Of grass and water
over the middle portion oats are look
ing we'll; corn is being planted: farm
work is progressing. fruit suffered no
damage from frosts. and has a good
prospect.
over the southern portion wheat, oats. |
grass and gardens are doing well; corn
planting is about done; cotton ground is
icing prepared with increased acreage;
fruit is uninjured.
Choctaw-Over the northern portion |
oats are looking we'll; corn planting is
nearly done; potatoes are coming up. a
fine stand. and doing well: stock is in
good condition; fruit in fun bloom, and
promising.
over the middle portion corn planting
is wen advanced, acreage large: potatoes |
and gardens look well. increased acreage: /
cotton ground being prepared: stock in |
good condition and on range; fruit trees |
in full bloom
over the southern portion corn IS plant
cd and some coming up; ground too wet /
20 plow; some fruit was injured by hail /
and some crop by excessive rain.
CENTRAL DIVISION
Osage-Cern planting in progress; frost |
on ist and md damaged fruit slightly: /
onions coming up; wheat looks well: /
stock doing wen.
kay-Wheat doing wen. but in some I
localities In poor condition. and some /
fields being placed 10 oats. oats ard al .
faifa doing well. some corn planted.
grass and gardens making slow growth. !
stock doing well. fruit slightly damaged T.
by frosts.
Grant-whcat about tvo-thirds stand. 1
and growing well; some replanted To oats +
and com. large acreage of oats up. and 1
doing vel. grass started slowly. but cat
tie doing we'll corn planting in progress. I
frui, damaged by some frosts.
Gardeid-Late wheat doing well. but 4
carly VIII be mostly repiantcd % corn. 4
cats I'D and doing wei. corn planting in 4
rosress. grass making slow growth. +
stocN doing well; fruit rot seriously dam I
aged 10y frosts.
Nohle-Wheat doing wei. but much +
eeing replauted 70 oats and corn; oats f.
vp ard doing wen. corn planting ia pro- 4
gress. grss ssJarting well. frtit pros
poets sood. stock IN poor 70 fair condi- I
tion-
FaNnee-Wheat and oats "a good ceudi- I
tioa. srass sterling we'll: Flowing Wei 4
advanced and some corn planted. stociS 4
doing We'll. fruit slightly damaged by +
ms. c.rrsa., 49, IL.