The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-30
CROPS IN
OKLAHOMA
ARE GOOD
Cool Weather and Brisk Wind
Dries Out Land Some.
OATS NEEDED RAIN
Planting Of Corn Nearly Over
OATS NEEDED
RAIN
Planting of Corn Nearly Over
in Most Parts.

accemr AIMED by brisk to hish winds. th4t
dried UP The surface OF the SOL consid-
erably. Farm work was greatly retarded
aud the growth of ali crop was checked.
Temperatures and precipitation were
generally below the average. Light
showers fell in some portions of the Sec
ton on the eth and 18Th bu. Gil little
benefit. Rain is nee1ed badly IL s5me
localities.
Potato tops were nirped by l'sht frosts
in some portions On the morning OF the
26th.
Oats are generally in poor condition
from the need OF rain.
Corn planting is about completed. 1t
is coming up slowly, and is beng culti-
waited in some portions, but it is rather
backward due to the dryness of the sur
face sell
Gotten rl1nting continues; some cotton
is coming up. but growth is rather slow
owing 10 the cool nights.
Potatoes are coming UP and being culti-
vated.
Pastures and alfalfa continue in good
condit on. although the grass is growing
Slowly.
Gardens are backward. but in fair 10
good ccndi ion. Some vegetables are
being marketed in the Indian territory.
Fruit was damaged but slightly during
the week by light frosts. Prospects are
generally good over the entire section, but
more so in Oklahoma.
Sorghum. kafiir corn. milo maize, mil
let. care and broom corn continue to be
Planted.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent PORTIONS of the section By coun-
ties:
CENTRAL DIVISION
Osage-Rain is needed generally; wheat
and oats are dong well; corn piowing
begun: cotton planting begun; gardens
are SOW: stock doing well.
Kay-WhTat in fair condition, some
cinoh bugs are reported; oats are fair
Tut growing slow; corn coming up; fruit
in good conii ION; potatoes being culti-
waited: grass slow; stock improving.
Grant-N heat doing well; oats up to
gooi stand. need rain; corn mostly up;
nit in good condition; gardens and grass
are slow: potato crops frozen by frost;
alfalfa doing well; stock in fair condi-
tian.
Carfield--Vh at and oats are in good
con 7iticn. but oats are slow; corn all
planted. little uo; fruit not hurt; grass.
alfalfa. and carriers growing fast; stock
doing well.
Noble-Wheat good, growing rapidly;
oats net 50 wei; corn al planted, not
coming up well; some corn replanted;
fruit good prospects; pears and apricots
poor; some cotton planted: gardens are
in good condition; grass IS slow; stock
doing vel
Pawnee-Wheat and oats in good condi-
ton: corn planting pushed. some plow-
ing being done; kaffir and care being
planted; f.uit exec Isn't. strawberries and
peaches light; potatoes coming up; grass
is good; stock is doing well.
Payne-wheat making good growth;
oats not so wei; corn is coming up slow;
some corn re7lanted; cotton planting con-
tinues; fruit but Sigh ly damage1: gar
dens ard grass are backward; stock in
fair condition
Loyan-Nheat up TO fair stand; oats
not so well: com up to good stand. riow-
ing begun: cotton lands being prepared;
fruit is safe: millet. kasir, cane. alfalfa.
being rlanted: ga dens good; potatoes
and grass improving; stock doing well.
Kinrfis he--Nheat and oats are in fair
condi i'm: neei rain: corn IS up 10 fair
and: fruit fair; some damage 10 apricots
and cherries by late frosts; gardens in
fair condition; stock is doing nice'y on
grass.
Canadien-Wheat n cool con li,ion:
oats not so good; barley IN good ndi-
II N: corn mailing slow g-oT'h; fruit in
abundance; rotatoes coming up; pastures
excellent: stock dong well
OIL h3na-Wh, at in good con1 ton:
oats not dong so W Il; corn p'owiny be-
gun: Some corn replSnte1: cotton pant
ing continues: alfalfa. fruit and gardens
are in go6o condi ion: grass in fair con-
dition: stock Going fariiy wei.
Lircoln-Nhest in cocd condition; oa $
not vcry -ooi; corn coming up to a good
stand; cotton half planted 20 large acre
age: fluit prospects good; aardens rather
slow: -otato toes being workel; grass is
good: stoc,- IS fair.
Pottawatonsie-C Crops not suffer- h t
need rain. wheat. potatoes and alfsi a.
doing well. oats making slow gr7wth.
( corn all planted: cotton plar ting in pre-
gress: fruit generally n good condition
/ apricots poor.
CleveIand-Corn Is backward but pow
{ ing has begun: too d-y fer cot on II
s-rout: fruit doinf well: garde-s reed
: rain: crass Is fair: stock Improving.
! WESTERN TIVISioN
| woocs-vheat rcr6in- rsiu; con com
ing up riceiy: oa and othr cro-s in
! fair con iition; Ea-ssnz stin dcisg vel
but ne { rain; c1tt'e doinS wsl OF Grass
WOOD wars-Hi-h wirds ere drying tn
s,1rfseo sol and retarCl7g tho gTow-h o.
ali orops: CO, n coIrirg UP vel: ksfiT ard
broom con sb5u, ali pIsnted: alfalfa
growing vel.
Bsava--CcoI dry weather and crops 81
all kin needing rain; grass good and
ea;il, doi7g vel
Dry-cooi ard o., crops in tsir cordi-
.soa bet making SLOW growth; cotto-
ylsnung IN r-oSre :; cattle doing well CT
gass.
per-ev-Shovers il some parts but gen
ir-auy d-y an, wheat needing rain; fruit
in god oonaiia7: cattle doing wen on
grass
H-alae-Cool dry weather: all CROPS n
eoc6 cord tiaa hut beginning to reed