The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-12
WEEKLY
WEATHER
BULLETIN
Conditions Generally Were
Dry Until Late.
CORN VARIES IN FIELDS
Cotton Continues to Make a
Good Growth.
CORN VARIES IN FIELDS

Oklahoma City, o. T. Aug. n..For
week ending Monday, August 10. 1853
Light to moderate precipitation occur
red over the section on the Sth AMI 9th;
conditions were generally drouthy until
occurred and relieved the croPs 10 a
large extent; crops suffered especially
over the western division and the Chicka-
saw nation.
Corn is in varying condition over
the section: over the greater potion CT
the eastern and central divisions the
prospect for a fair yield of both early
and late corn. the crop nav nearing ma
turity; over the western diyision the
prospect is for about half a yield Of both
early and late corn. the crop bsirg gen
orally in poor condition and suffering
for rain.
Cotton continues to make a fair 10 good
growth. is forming ard fruiting well, and
improving in condition; the showers were
very beneficial and the crop is generally
in a fair TO good condition.
Cane kaffir corn. June corn. and castor
beans are doing well but need rain TO
properly develop.
Hay harvest continues with good yields
secured in good condition, and is nearing
completion over some localities; alfalfa
is needing rain.
Early potatoes are about secured; late
potatoes are being planted; sweet pota-
toes are doing well
Fall plowing was retarded by drouth,
but 1t has been resumed since the rairse.
Range grass suffered TO an extent and
while stock is generally doing well. over
some localities they are not in as good
a condition as formerly
Wheat and cat threshing IS well ad
vanced with light to good yields reported.
Fruit is making a light to fair yield.
and shipping of peaches has commenced;
the late fruit is ripening.
Melons are ripening and are fair Yield.
Gardens are suffering for rain. and are
drying UP.
Following are the reports from the
different portions of the section by coun-
ties:
Usage and Pawnee-Local showers
DtHtHtIdi ~ diA titBEr Yin p
cotton doing well; plowing good since
rain: millet cutting begun: good crop |
of peaches: haying continues; tUrnips I
being sown; katir corn making good 1
growth; grass and stocsk in good cordi- |
tion.
Kay and Noble.--Local showers benef- /
cial to all crops; corn maturing fast. good /
crop promised but slight damage by /
drouth; cotton doing fairly well; plowing |
resumed; hayiug continues. good crop; |
late fruit ripening; pastures and stock in
good condition.
Grant and Garfeld.-Light showers;
early corn. fair condition, late drying |
out: fruit in fair condition: little plow- |
ing done; too dry; having continues; |
pastures have been drying out; stock in !
good condition.
Kfngfsher and Canadian.-Light local !
showers; early corn made: late corn has |
been suffering for rain; cotton doing !
well. making good growth; too dry to |
pIow: having continues. good yields; al 4
falfa. fruit and grass need rain: stock do /
ing well.
Logan and Oklahoma.-Local showers; 4
corn filling well. some laid by; lowIand 1
corn short crop: cotton making slow 4
growth sGuaring. and doing fairly well;
having continues. fair crop; some peaches |
being shipped; potatoes making light /
Yields: kafir not cultivated yet: too dry 1
to pIow: pastures ard stock in good con-
diton.
Payne and Lincoln.-Local showers:
bottom land corn good, upland corn in
iured by drouth: cotton making good
growth and fruiting well: plowing re-
sumed; haying continues. good Yields:
castor beans doing well: alfalfa in poor
condition: peaches rlpening: grapes light
crop: grass. fair and stock in good con-
diiion.
Pottawatonie and Cleveland.-Locai
showers: corn made: cotton doing well:
greatly benefited by showers: hayins con-
tinues. good yields: apples being har-
vested. fair crop; peaches being shipped;
kafnr and cane making slow growth.
woods.-Good rains in some portions re-
vf,ed growing crops: corn in poor 20 fair
condition will generally BE- a Iisht crcp;
nlovinr has commenced where enough
rain was received 20 locsten the sofi.
rastures and fruit drying badly; hay.
ing and threshing continue
wooaward-No rein reported; corn
generally in poor condition, cane. ksffr
and broom corn suffering rom the
drouthv conditions; having and threshiHs
continue.
Peaver-GenersIly dry bit cooler
weather. pastures poor: forage cro1s SUI
ferinr. th-eshlaz coatfnues with good
Yields Of wheat.
Te~ev. PLANE ard Custsr-Dry an1