The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-05
Heavy Rains Have Stoppe
Cultivation of Latter.
BOTH MAKE SLOW GROWTH
Pastures are Fine and Stock
Is Getting Fat.

Temperatures were below. and precipi-
tation much above the average during
! the week
General rain occurred over the section
on the 2sth. 27th. 18th. seth. and soth. and
local on the s1st; the precipitation ranged
IN amount from one-half inch al Mus.
kogee TO six inches AT NARROW
Rivers and creeks everfiowed and caus.
2 dmuch trouble and great damage tc
bottom land crops over nearly an coun-
ties; considerable damage was also eaus-
ed by hail. and the heavy rains washing
the hillside slopes
| Wheat generally is maturing and the
harvest is delayed only By the wet con-
dition of the ground; the continued cool
weather was favorable 10 the plant. but
some damage by rust. fly and bug is re-
ported; the crop is generally doing well.
Oats and rye are heading out wen, and
are generally in excellent condition; some
rust in oats is reported.
Barley. flax and alfalfa are doing well;
some alfalfa cut was damaged by rains.
| Potatoes are being damaged TO a cor
siderable extent locally. the continued
rains causing them 70 rot; generally the
crop is doing well.
Farm work has generally been stopped
by the heavy rains and corn and cotton
are weedy and badly in need OF cultiva-
tion; many fields were damaged consider
ably 10y the heavy rains and overflow Of
streams and much replanting will be
done; generally. corn and cotton made a
slow growth. owing TO the cool weather.
Pasture and meadow grass made a
rapid growth and stock is doing we'll
Cane. kafir and broom corn. milIet
and gardens made a rapid growth and are
in good condition.
Cherries are yielding abundantIy: ap-
pies and peaches are dropping but prsm-
well
The following are the reports from the
different portions of the section. by na-
tions and counties:
CENTRAL DIvISIOS.
osage-wheat and corn in good condi-
tion and wheat maturing; farm work is
delayed by heavy rains; grass in good
condition.
Kay-Wheat ripe. and some cut; crop
being damaged by rains and inability 10
harvest; cats fine; corn very foul and
needing cultivation; some potatoes rot
ting and alfalfa spoiled; grass doing
well. and stock in good condition.
Grant-Wheat maturing fast and rust
ing some; oats are filling out and are
fine; corn weedy and needs cultivation;
potatoes maturing; cane. kaffir. millet
grass. gardens. fruit and stock doing
well.
Garfeld-Wheat. oats and grass i'm
proving rapidly; ground vat and cultiva-
ton stopped: stock in fine condition;
fruit prospect good; corn and kaffir both
growing slowly on account Of cool wea-
ther; gardens and grass making good
growth.
Noble-Wheat and oats doing well. but
some rust reported; wheat ready TO har-
vest; corn needs cultivation: cotton dam
aged some by rust; grass good and the
stock is doing well; much fruit blown on.
Pawnee-Wheat turning and fine; oats
headed out well; potatoes. gardens. grass.
fruit and stock doing well: corn and cot
ton need cultivation; much of cotton viii
be replanted.
Payne-Wheat and oats look weR. but
some rust reported; corn, cottoa and the
broom corn need cultivation; much Of
cotton 10 repIant; kaffir. cane. millet.
gardens and grass doing wen
Logsn-wheat Tipening: cats headed.
and d heavy growth; corn and cotton need
cultivation; potatoes. grass. cane. kaflir
corn. alfalfa. fruit and stock doing well:
corn damaged some and some rust noted
in wheat and oats.
Kineasher-Group6 soaked; cultivation
stopped; wheat. oats ard corn making a
good growth. but corn very wesdy: al
faifa readp 10 cut; grass and stock doing
well: gardens and fruit good
Canad.an-Wheat maturing rapidly;
some rust noted; oats heading and look
ing fine: corn cultivation rstarded; gar
deus. fruit grass and stock doing weli.
fields flooded IN places
klahorna-Ciround too vet "a cultivate
corn or cotton; some damaged by over
fow: wheat maturing and looKiRg hne.
oats headed out well; much alfalfa dam
aged by rains. grass. gardens. stock ard
fruit doing vel.
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b-t considerable rust reported cora ard
cotton badly damaged and IN need ef cui- /
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