The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-03
COTTON Is
INJURED. BY
HOT WINDS
Oklahoma Product Deteriated
Much During Week
BALL WORMS AT WORK
Southern Section Is Affected
Most by Weather.
BALL WORMS AT WORK

C N. strang. section director of the
weather bureau of this city:
Hot and dry weather continued over
the section until the Slst. when rain &C
CURED over nearly all portions, being
heavy over some localities; scattered
showers also occurred on the 2eth and
9th.
! High day and moderate night tempera-
lures prevailed. moderating on the 9th
and 3lst. Hot winds caused damage to
growing crops on the 25th and 26th.
Cotton deteriorated rapidly in condition
during thte week. the hot winds and boil
worms causing damage, estimated from
slight TO one-haif of the crop over the
various localities, the greatest damage
being done to the middle and top crops
over the southern portion of the section:
picking is in general progress. and the
bottom crop is being rapidly secured.
the yield ranges from light to good, and
from poor TO good quality.
Hay-making continues with large yields
reported, the harvest is nearing compile
ton over some counties.
The late corn is made. and has been
damaged considerably by the heat. the
estimates range from fair TO good crop.
Broom and kaffir corn. cane. milo maize
and alfalfa are being secured with fair to
good yields. some of the crops were badly
dried up over localities.
Late potatoes and turnIps were dam
aged by the drouth.
Flowing for fall wheat progresses slow
ly. but is well advanced, and much of
the ground is ready to seed.
Late fruit has suffered from the heat,
and peaches are whitening up and apples
dropping off.
Grass is drying up, but the recent rains
will give it start; stock is generally
doing well.
Following are the reports from the
different portions of the section by ma
tons and counties:
MIDDLE DIVISION
Kay-Local showers; corn will make
good yield; plowing well advanced; har-
rowing well under way: cane and kaffr
need rain; late fruit viii be short
Grant-Continued dry weather has stop
ped plowing; fruit and grass are drying
up; stock in fair condition.
Garfield - Continued dry and hot
weather; cotton is being picked; plowing
has been stopped on account of dry
weather; kaffr corn is being cut
Noble-Continued dry and hot: early
cotton being picked; fair yield; late cot
ton badly damaged by drouth; some disc
Flowing; pastures are good; stock still
in good condition; fruit and late gardens
are damaged.
late crops are doing well but need rain;
late corn has well filed ears; stock doing
well. but some fodder being fed; fruit
and grass drying up.
Payne-Very dry and hot: boil worms
are damaging cotton slightly; cotton is
being picked; pastures are drying up;
fruit in fair condition.
Logan-Dry weather with hot winds
caused slight damage TO cotton; cotton
is opening, but needs rain; kafir and
cane being cut with good yields; broom
corn being secured; stock in good condi- /
ton; blowing stopped.
Kingfisher-Light local showers on the 4
2cth; generally hot and dry kafir and 4
being secured; some new corn I
being gathered; fruit needs rain; stock I.
doing well; cotton needs rain.
Canadian - Continued dry weather; /
some corn being gathered: ears not well /
filed; cane in good condition: pastures
poor: stock feeding on stubble; plowing
well advanced; apples and peaches in
oklahoma-Hot and dry generally; cot
ton damaged some by drouth and boil
worms: picking begun with good crop:
blowing somewhat checked; late corn too
dry to cut: late peaches drying on the
trees; stock doing we'll
Lincoln-Dry weather and boil worms
caused damage TO cotton: first picking
Of cotton gave a fair yield: picking pro
crossing generally; nearly all land is
prepared for wheat: haying IS completed;
stock is in good condition.
Observation-Disclosures hot and dry
weather IS causing damage q cotton;
rain is much needed; corn will make a
fair yield: stock water is getting scarce:
cotton VIII be cut short; picking in pro
sress
Cleveland-Hot and dry; cotton picking
Il progress. considerable shedding. owing
-o heat: corn a fair crop; cane a good
'ield: grass drying up and stock water
scarce; peaches drying Up on trees, ana
srples falling Of
Chickasaw-Over the northern portion
,otton was slightly damaged by bo1
WORMS. picking in progress with q fair
rield and good quality; corn ready To cut.
! fair crop, a large acreage OF wheat
being sown; rain needed for late crops
over the middle portion hot. dry winds
are causing cotton to open premstHreiy,
md throw of bolls, the prospects ss for
! very light yield; picking Is n progress.
sut slow. and yield Is poor. stock water
scarce and grass burning un on range:
-crn a nsht yield
over the southern portion hot and dry
zeather continued 10 in5urs cotton. pick
ng is in progress. with Hghf yields:
sater IS very scarce and grass IS drying