The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-16
OKLAHOMA
CROP BULLETIN
Warm Days and Cool Nights
Marked the Week.
COTTON Is DOING WELL
Fall Flowing Is Well Advanced
for Seeding.

Oklahoma City, o. T.. Sept. 15.-Bulle-
tin for week ending Monday, September
il, 1903:
Light To moderate precipitation occur
red generally on the 9th and 18th and
scattered showers on the 10th, 1lth and
18TH; warm days and cool nights with
high. drying winds prevailed during the
week
Early corn cutting continues and is
nearing completion with light to good
yields reported. Late corn was bene-
fted bv the rains and is maturing fast
with d fair prospect.
Cotton is generally doing well, but
has been damaged some by boil worms
over the Indian Territory. and by not,
drying winds, causing shedding, over
Oklahoma The liant is opening and
ricl.inC Of early cotton is in progress,
with first bales being marketed. As be
fore stated, the outlook IS for fair
crop yicld but this depends largely up
On the occurrence of a late frost
Haying is nearing completion. The
yield has been very good, OF a fine quail
ity. secured in good condition.
Alfalfa is about secured, and some has
been sown.
Broom corn harvest is well advanced
with fair to good yields and a fair quail
tty reported.
Cane is being cut with fair to good
yields. a
%Ka5sr corn is maturing and some has
been cut with a fair yield. The crop is
doing well.
June corn castor beans. turniDs and
late potatoes are doing well. but need
more rain.
Fan plowing is well advanced, and
the ground is being generally prepared
for seeding. over some counties wheat
and rye seeding is in progress, and
some is reported up TO fair stand
Work has been delayed by hard ground
but where rains occurred is now in pro-
gress.
Pasturage continues good. but grass is
drying up considerably and water is
becoming scarce over some counties.
Stock generally is doing well
Fruit is being secured, and apples are
yielding wei. Peaches arc poor to
fair yield Melons are plentiful.
Sweet potatoes are in good condition
and yielding well.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by coun-
ties.
Usage and Pawnee-Showers on the
9Th Corn cutting continues, some being
marketed. Cotton in good condition, some
opening Flowing well advanced; some
wheat sown. Ka1sr corn doing well Hay
Ing continues. Broom corn being cut
Apples making good crop. Sweet pota-
toes in good condition. Pastures and
stock in good condition.
Kay and Noble-Local showers in Kay
county. Corn cutting well advanced.
Cotton in good condition. Generally too
dry for plowing Some wheat and alfalfa
sown. Having continues Some wheat
up to good stand. Apples good crop.
Cowpeas making good growth. Pastures
and stock in good condition.
Grant and Garaeld-Local showers.
Ground IN good condition for blowing.
Cane being cut. good crop. Nnet in
poor condition Haying we'll advanced.
Peaches ripening, fair quality. Stock do
ing well.
Kingfisher and Canadian-Local show
ers. Corn mostly in shock Cotton doing
fairly well. opening slowly: few boll
worms at work. Seeding and plowing
progressing. Fruit being marketed.
Ka1sr corn and cane doing well.
Logan and OllIahoma-LocaI showers.
Corn being gathered. fair to good yield.
Cotton picking begun. fair in sight. Plow-
ing progressing Faying well advanced.