The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-24
CROPS ARE
GOOD FOR
MOST PART
Conditions Have Been Special
Iy Favorable
HARVEST IN FULL BLAST
Yield Is Excellent and Quality
Good

growth and condition Of the various crops.
Wheat has continued to I'LL well and
ripen; soft wheat has been about har-
vested with yields ranging from light
to good; hard wheat has been harvested
over the southern, about half harvested
over -~ central, and is ready to haI-
vest over the northern counties; the
yields have been fair to good and a
good quality over Oklahoma, over the
Indian territory the yields are from poor
to fair of a varying quality; some thresh-
ing has been done.
oats are maturing rapidly and are be-
ing harvested over the southern portion
with fair to good yields; the har<est
will be general as soon as the wheat is
secured.
Barley and rye are in good condition,
and rye harvested gave good yields.
Corn has been well cultivated and IS
generally being laid by in fair condition;
the crop has improved rapidly with the
warmth and showers and made a good
growth.
Cotton made a good growth and slight
Improvement over the preceding week;
the web worms have spread nOrthward
70 Pawnee county and are causing seri-
Gus damage TO the crop over the central
portion Of Oklahoma; the worms contin-
ued to damage the crop over the southern
portion, but not so badly as heretofore;
sotton chopping has continued; the crop
is still a very poor stand and very
backward.
Cane, milIet, kaffir and broom corn are
in fair to good condition and doing well.
+fv,,r- !,
good yields reported.
Potatoes are giving fair to good yields
and are in fair condition.
Range grass is good and stock is in
good condition.
Gardens and fruit continue to do well:
early peaches are being marketer with
fair yields.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by coun-
ties:
Usage and Pawnee-Wheat harvest be
gun. good yields. fair quality; oats in
good condition; corOn improving; cotton
poor; potatoes making fair yield; millet
cane grass and stock in good condition.
Kay and Noble-Wheat harvest we'll
advanced. good yields. good quality; oats
good; corn mostly laid by. made good
growth; cotton doing we'll; fruit in good
condition, some ripening; first crop al
falfa cut and put up; gardens, hay, pas
lures. potatoes and stock in good con-
dition.
Grant and Garfeld-Early wheat har-
vested. good yields; hard wheat ready TO
cut, will give heavy yield; oats ripening,
large crop; corn made good growth, some
being laid by; second crop of alfalfa
making good growth; fruit millet, cane.
gardens, pastures and stock in good con-
diton; rye being harvested, with good
yields.
Kingfsher and Canadian-Wheat har-
vest advancing. good yields, excellent
quality; oats ready to cut; corn making
good growth; cotton poor; kafHr corn,
grass and stock doing well; fruit in good
condition.
Logan and Oklahoma-Wheat harvest
well advanced good quality. fair
yields; oats will make a good crop;
corn making good growth; cotton poor
stand web worms damaging crop; first
crop of alfalfa being cut, rye giving
good yield. fruit ripening; ffatfir corn,
cane gardens. pastures and stock in good
condition
Payne and Iincoln.-Whea harvest Wen
/ advanced, fair 70 good yields; oats ripen-
+ ing: corn mostly laid by; cotton dam
/ aged considerably by worms; fruit rfpen-
/ ing; gardens, potatoes. grass and stock
doing well
/ Pottawatonie and Cleveland.--Wheat
harvest progressing, sood quality. fair 20
/ good yields; oats ripeniug. VIII make half
crop; corn made good growth, cotton dam
1 ased considerably by worms; early fruit
! being marketed; potatoes. nillet. cane.
+ gardens. pastures. ana stock doing well
I Chickssaw. Northeast PoItiaa.-Vhe Z
harvest about competed. fair quality.
oats is short but gooi quality; corn max
Ing sood growth; cotton very backward.
/ hot weather killing worms, grass is IL
( good condition
( Chickasaw, Northwest Porti0n.-W heat
/ harvest well advanced. faiy 10 good yields
+ cat harvest begun. gooj Yields, corn doing
/ well: cotton improving but poor stand;
/ potatoes being marketed; hay. grass and
! gardens In good condition.
/ Chickasaw. Southwest Portion .-EN heat
/ ard cat harvest well advauced and i- g
/ good coldIJior- corn AID gardens il fair
/ condition, cotton improving but poo-
stand
Wheat harvested, q ? crop: oats beins
harvested with fair yic'Is. late oats IL
fair 10 rood condition. worms sJiH doing
much daraaEc. gardens. cane and mile.
doing vel, potatoes being harvested
Wco6S-Scsttc-ea showers. some haH.
warmer. sh Mind night OF the lsth did