The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-21
BLESSINGS
SH0WERED
ON OKLAHOMA
Weather Conditions Have Ad-
justed Themselves to Crops.
COTTON CORN AND HAY
Every Crop Has Been Treated
With Unusual Fairness.
COTTON CORN AND HAY

Oklahoma City. O. T.. August &C.
NJ. Strong. weather director Of this section,
has issued the following bulletin on crop
conditions in Oklahoma:
Hot and dry weather prevailed over
the section during the week, the only
exception being scattered showers over
the Chckasaw and Choctaw nations, on
the 18th.
The showers of the proceeding week
J placed the ground in good condition and
! blowing progressed over nearly all por-
| tions of the section.
Hay making continues, with good yields
reported.
Early corn is being cut and shocked /;
the late corn is about made, AMI is 1o.ng
well, except over the western division.
where it is needing more rain to prop
erly mature; some damage from hot
winds is noted over few couaties
Broom corn. cane, alfalfa and castor
beans are being secured, with far to
good yields reported.
Cotton is maturing rapidly, and pick
ing is in progress; some upland cotton
has been damaged by the hot winds but
the bottom land cotton is in good con
ditsoni generally the prospect continues
good for a large yield, of a good quail
ity; boa worms and sharpshooters are
causing considerable damage over the
southern portion of the Indian Terri
tory
Planting Of late potatoes has been
about completed, and turnips and rye
are being sown the late potatoes are
coming up fairly well, but would be ben
efitted by rain.
Grass continues fairly good. and stock
continues 70 do well on range.
Late fruit was benefited by the re-
cent showers, and with melons. and veg
etab.es doing well, and coming to the
market in large quantities.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section. by ma
tions and counties:
CENTRAL DIVISION.
osage-Hot weather damaged cotton.
which is shedding since the rain; late
corn cut short haying well advanced;
turnips being sown and potatoes planted
stock in good condition.
Kay-Hot and dry; a large amount of
corn cut; some feeding new corn; too
dry to plow; prairie hay cane and mil
let being cut.
Garfield-Corn generally matured. good
quality; plowing being pushed: broom
corn being pulled; haying In progress:
stock ooing well; fruit plentiful.
Noble-Dry and hot; plowing in pro
gress; corn being cut for fodder; early
cotton poor, late cotton good; fruit in
good condition: haying well advanced;
pastures fair; chineh bugs damaging kaf-
fir corn.
Pawnee-Corn cutting in progress:
plowing in progress second crop of po-
tatoes coming up; much hay damaged by
recent rains.
Payne-Ground in good plowing condi-
tion; some corn too dry to cut; cotton
is opening fast; fruit in good condition;
kaffir doing well.
Logan-No rain; late corn doing well;
corn cutting in progress; cotton in good
condition, and opening fast; fruit good;
haying completed; stock doing we'll
Canadian-Hot and dry: rain needed
for plowing, too dry now; corn and kaf-
fir corn being cut; pastures drying up.
Oklahoma-Dry and hot: early corn be-
millet in fair condition: cotton doing
well; alfalfa being cut the third time
stock doing well.
Lincoln-Dry and hot; corn, kafhr
corn and cane being cut; some plowing
done; cotton opening fast; stock doing
well; late cotton opening fast; stock do
ing well: late potatoes not coming up.
Cleveland-Cotton picking in progress: /
melons plentiful, late potatoes not COM /
ing up well.
Chickasaw-Over the northern portion /
hot and dry weather continued. corn is |
about made; cotton generally is doing /
well. but boil worms are causing dam I
age; corn cutting is in progress; stock is /
doing well.
over the middle portion hot and dry /
weather prevailed. except showers dur /
ing the early part of the week corn is I
nearly made: boil worms are causing /
much damage, and sharpshooters are I
working upon the cotton; corn cutting (
Is in progress: stock doing well.
over the southern portion the weather 4
continued hot and dry; cotton is open !
ing rapidly. and picking IS in progress.
boil worms are causing considerable dam
age iAle coTE is U1iH9 welt naTlnR - 4
about completed: miilet. cane ard late I
corn is doing well. stock Is in good con-
dition; late fruit and gardens are doing /
well.
WESTERN DIVISION.
woods-Late corn and pastures need
ing rain: broom corn. cane and kafir I
corn being cut or pulled. yields fair ts
good; peaches ana grapes plentiful; /
stock doing well.
Hyoodware-I.ate corn and kafi- corn
needing rain; corn and early cane and
broom corn being cut or pulled; haying
stiIl in progress: yield good; stock doing
sell. too DRY FOR late potatoes
Bcaver-Generally dry. but range good:
second crop Of alfalfa ready 10 cut: stock
doing well: peaches plentiful on market
Dewcy-Late corn and cotton needing
rain: broom corn ard castor beans being
secured. with fair 30 ane yields. peaches.
siurns and grapes sbuadant: pastures
still good, bet are needing rain. stock
loing well
Biainc-ffot weather is damaging late
corn: cotton and kas5r corn doing we1.
having stfl n progress. With good Yields.