The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-26
HEAVY RAINS
CAUSE CROPS
SOME TROUBLE
But Generally Speaking the
Harvest Is Good.
FLOWING IN PROGRESS
EARLY Soft Wheat Is Up and
Doing Nicely.

Oklahoma iCty Okla, Sept. 25.-Cool
weather continued throughout the week,
v 18th moicratc to heavy. and at local
points. exc daily rains over portions
of the sect.cn. The cool weather caused
a rotardation in the growth of crops and
the rains interfered with the progress of
farm work and caused some damage TO
cotton, put generally the growing crops
and vegetation were benfeted By the
rains, and the ground was placed in good
working condition.
Cotton picking was pushed during the
fore part of the week, and the work IS
nearing completion over the southern por-
tion of the Indian territory, elsewhere i
IS well advanced: the bolls are opening
slowly and the late cotton has a promise
Of a moderate yield. provided heavy
frosts come late; the crop secured s
giving a fair yield over the section. and
is better than expected; over some coun-
ties the yield is good, and Of a good staple
and color.
Corn is secured with a good yield over
most of the section, over some portions
it is poor in quality and only a fair yield
owing to the August drouth.
Cane broom and KafHr corn. sweet po-
tatoes. and second crop Of prairie grass
are being secured with fair to good
yields
Late potatoes and turnips have been
benefited by the rains and are doing we'll
Flowing for wheat and sowing are in
progress and seeding is about half done
over some localities the early sown soft
wheat is up and growing well; farm work
viii advance rapidly as soon as it be
comes dry in the fields the work is now
stopped owing TO recent heavy rains.
Pastures and range grass have been i'm
proved in condition by the rains. and
stock is doing well; water is plentiful.
Fruit has fallen of considerably, but IS
stiil plentiful
Following are the reports form the diff
ferent portions of the section by nations
and counties
Kay-Good rains; ground in good condi-
ton for wheat sowing. some sown and
coming up; corn being marketed; corn on
inundated land is safe; plenty Of peaches.
but falling from trees; pastures and stock
in good condition.
Grant-Good rains; large acreage OF
wheat is being sown; cane and Kafir
crops were saved in good condition; stock
in good condition.
Garfeld-Heavy rain 20th plowing near
~ finished; sowing has begun: heavy rain
will stop plowing and seeding for several
days; pastures are good; stock doing we'll.
Noble-Heavvy rains: cotton picking In
progress. with about one-half crop wheat
being sown. some coming up; corn and
fall forage being gathered: pastures fair.
stock in good condition.
Payne-Cotton opening well: blowing
anw wheat sowing well advanced; some
wheat is coming up; corn being gathered
with good yield; cane and Kafir being
cut second crop Of hay being put UP.
Payne-Good rains improved cotton and
pastures; cotton picking in progress;
wheat piowins and seeding in progress.
some wheat up; cattle looking well.
Logan-Good rains; cotton in good CON
dition. some being marketed: pIowing
continues; wheat Is being sown: Kaffr.
cane and millet. a short crop: late pota-
toes nearly failure; good crop Of prairie
hay being put UT.
Kingnsher-Good week for plowlng and
sowing Of wheat; pastures are improved
Canadian-Heavy rains during week
ground in good condition for seeding.
Oklahoma-Good rains: fair to good
Weld Of cotton; wheat sowing in progress.
many fields up; good crops Of hay. Kafir
cane and corn fodder have been saved:
vegetables are scarce.
Lincoln-Good rains cotton improved
but picking is slow owing TO rains: plow-
ing continues and wheat IS being sown:
late turnips growing; alfalfa making
good growth; pastures are improved:
stock doing we'll
Pottawatomie-Good rains. cotton pick /
ing was retarded by rains: bous are fill
ing out wei and viii make fair yield. I
corn IS being gathered with fair Yield.
stock water plentiful; pastures and stock (
in good condition.
Cleveland-Good rains; cotton Is open
ing fast and picking is being rushed: re-
ports from light frost Of 18th show some I
slight damage TO corn.
Chickasaw-Over the northern portion 4
rains placed ground IN good condition.
and preparation Of wheat lands ard SOW 4
Ing i'm progress. cotton picking IN prog
ress. fair Weld of good quality some +
damage from excessive rain and frost.
crop being gathered quality below aver /
age; late potatoes doing well; grass very I
good ard stock fat. sweet potatoes prom /
ise a good crop.
over the middle portion the rains were /
beneficial fer pasturaEe and stock but 4
damaged cotton - quite an extent cot I
ton picking In progress and crop about 7.
half gathered and turning ont better thaa I
expected. corn az matured and much u /
Il srnuty and spotted. late Vegetables and 4
potatoes doing well
over the southern portion TIE rains /
were good for late Vegetables and placed /
ground in good condition for blowing but 4
caused some damage 70 cotton. cotton 1
picking well advanced and season win /
soon be over. early planted wheat I'VE
and turnips coming 10; pastures sood and I
stock doing wei
Woods-Sood rains. co7i, wheat sowing 1
in progress and early scwed wheat com
ing Up. peaches about some apples -lper- 1
ing, stock doing wei
Nood=arss-Cfocd rains in sor,e rar-S or
the I6th. cool. Eafar corn and cane nea-,v
az cat. broom corn being seed4s ard 4
bsIsi and is - eood quality. some parts
SIN too dr7- % rlow and wheat e rsi-s
rut in virh discs. stock 5oinr weT
Beaver-Dry su6 cool. last cutting - I