The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-21
OKLAHOMA
Is IN FAIR
CONDITION
Received Much Benefit From
Recent Rains
FRUIT WILL BE GOOD
Much Better Than Was AT
First Reported
FRUIT WILL BE GOOD

Oklahoma City. May &C. NJ. strang.
section director weather bureau of Okla
homa, submits the following crop bull
letin for week ending Monday, May IS:
Moderate TO heavy rains occurred over
nearly all portions of the section.
Southeast portion.-shoyers during the
18th, 14th, and 18th. Day and night tenn
perature continued below the average,
and too cool for rapid progress in growth
OF the various crops.
Wheat and rye were benefited by the
rains and made fair growth; wheat is
heading out short, in places, and some
damage by Hessian fly is reported from
Kay county; the general condition is
from fair TO good.
oats were benefited by the rains, but
the crop is backward. and only in a poor
to fair condition over the southern por-
ton OF the section. over the remainder
it is much improved and is in good con-
dition
Corn replanting and cultivation has
been in progress; the crop has made slow
growth on account or continued cool, wet
weather and is n a varying condition
ranging from poor ~ fair stand
Cotton replanting continued, the late
planted is coming up and making a slow
growth, with some cultivation reported;
some fields frozen out were replanted to
corn owing to scarcity Of seed; the gen
eral stand ranges from poor to fair.
Kafir corn and cane are being planted
Alfalfa, millet, and grass are making
a good growth, and stock is in good con-
dition.
Potatoes and gardens have recovered
from the recent freeze, and are coming
out and doing well.
Fruit prospects are improving and the
condition indicate fair to good yields over
Oklahoma, and poor to fair, yields over
the Indian territory; cherries are ripen-
ing. Grapes and berries have recovered
to some extent from the freeze.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by nations
and counties:
CENTRAL DIVISION
Usage and Pawnee-Heavy rains, cool
weather; wheat heading; oats doing WELL
corn in good condition; too wet to re-
plant corn and cotton; apples in good
condition; gardens coming out being mar
keted; potatoes recovering; grass is ex-
cellent; stock doing well.
Kay and Noble-Good rains; wheat
making rapid growth Hessian fly work
ing on wheat in Kay county; oats re
vived, growing fast; corn, fair stand,
being cultivated cotton planting pro-
crossing in Noble county; fruit promises
fair crop; potatoes and gardens revived;
grass plentiful; stock doing We'll.
Grant and Garfield-Wheat in good con-
dition. heading; oats good condition.
corn backward. too wet TO cultivate; fruit
promises fair TO good crop; Strawberries
ripening; gardens and potatoes in fair
condition; alfalfa making rapid growth;
grass good; stock doing well
Kingfisher and Canadian-Wheat and
oats doing well; corn, poor stand being
cultivated, some needs cultivation and
warmth; some cotton being replanted;
gardens in good condition; fruit promises
large crops; stock doing well.
Logan and Oklahoma-GOod rains;
wheat growing rapidly. heading short;
oats backward, corn good condition. be-
ing cultivated; cotton making slow
growth; some being cultivated; gardens
and potatoes in fair condition; fruit. fair
crop. cherries ripening; kaffir and millet
good stand; alfalfa. excellent condition;
grass plentiful; stock doing well.
Payne and Lincoln-Good rains: wheat
and oats revived. wheat heading short;
corn growing; cotton making slow growth
upland fruit safe; gardens and potatoes
backward; grass in good condition; stock
fattening.
Pottawatomie and Cleveland Wheat
fai Right crop; oats, poor; corn coming
out, fair condition; cotton coming up;
early planted 10 replant seed scarce:
fruit promises half crop; alfalfa good
stand; potatoes doing well; grass good
condition.
Northwest portion-Good rains; light
hail at Nrinco on 18th. no damage: wheat
in good condition. light crop; cats very
poor; much corn and cotton being planted
late planted cotton coming ur: gardens
recovering; fruit in good condition.
Southwest pOrtion-Cood rains: -whact
and oats benefited: corn coming out
slowly, some being cultivated; cotton be-
ing Teplanted some W; gardens ocmins
uu: grass short: stock doing well
Southeast portion-Showers: wheat do
ing well: oats short crop; much corn and
cotton te replant. prospects for fair crop
cane being planted; gardens improving;
stock doing well
WESTERN DIVISION
Woods-Good rains cool wheat head
inc and looking we'll. oats making good
growth: corn growing slowly on account
o. cool weather: Sod breaking I'm progress
potatoes. gardens. and f-uit doing fairly
well; pasture fine.
Wootvs r5-Plenty of rain; cool and
cloudy; wheat. oats and barley making
good growthfl corn has yellow tirs0
an9 making slow growth; potatoes look
in- well, broom co-n planting in rro-
EreSs; stock doing well
Beaver HEAVY rains ard cool; wheat
alfalfa and Erass fne- corn. csns and
X f;- corn Erowi-S eiowly and pcor st2rl
Cat:ie 5oi7- exceptionally well
Dewey Blaine and Cus-er-Gooa ra'rs;
cool weather. wheat ana oats doi-- ueli.
cc,u backward on account of cool
we-ther; cotton planting ana rerla1tins
still tn progress; peaches in most ioea'i-
ties promise fair crop; Pastures Gre and
stock doing wei.
Day and Rcser 3fiIs-Csocd rain b.: cool-
farm work DELAYED Some by wet weather.
wheat eats. and alfalfa fire. too vet fer
cotton: corn. kafir corn and gardens
good but growing very slowly: pasture
goo1 ard stock In good consl-o1-
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heating and looains wei aIl c-1rs in
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