The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-02
CROP BULLETIN
FOR OKLAHOMA
Hot and Dry Conditions Mark
ed the Week.
LIGHT RAINS BENEFITED
Cotton Is Making Most Excel
lent Progress.


buSe> for week ending Monday, August
81, 1903:
Hot and dry conditions, accompanied by
high winds, prevailed until the 9th;
showers occurred on the 9th, 18th, 18th
and Both, being nearly general over the
section on the 9th and 18th. The pre-
cipitation. while light to moderate in
character, was very beneficial in placing
the ground in condition for plowing and
aiding the growth of late corn. Rain is
still needed over many localities to place
the ground in condition for blowing.
Corn maturing rapidly over all sec
tions and cutting is in general progress;
the late corn is mostly filling well and
has a fair to good prospect; early corn
cut is giving light TO good yields.
Cotton is fruiting well and generally
making a rapid growth; some shedding
is reported from effects of hot winds
over Oklahoma. but damage so far slight;
heavy rains would be beneficial through
improving the plant condition; the plant
Is still short and late, but is generally
we'll polled; bolls are commencing TO open
and some cotton is being brought TO mar
ket.
Haying continues and the crop is being
secured in good condition; it is drying
up over some portions
Broom corn is being harvested, with fair
yields reported.
June corn cane, kaffir corn, castor
beans. turnips and late potatoes are do
ing we'll Pastures and range grass are
in poor to fair condition, with stock do
ing we'll Melons. peaches. pears plums
and grapes are giving fair to good yields
Sweet potatoes are doing well, and
some are being marketed. with fair
Yields.
Turnips are being sown and first sown
are coming up well.
Late gardens are being planted.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by coun-
ties:
Usage and Pawnee-Good showers 27th;
corn greatly benefited; cotton fruiting
well and very little shedding; haying con-
tinues: plowing continues; potatoes, tur-
nips kaffr corn and buckwheat doing
well; fruit, pastures and stock in good
condition; late gardens being planted
and doing well.
Kay and Noble Dry; corn maturing
well and cutting continues; cotton pros
pect improving; haying continues; plow-
ing we'll advanced, but rather dry; fruit,
pastures and stock in good condition.
Grant and Garfield-Dry; corn made
and cutting we'll advanced; too dry for
blowing; kaffir corn will make a good
crop: haying continues; fruit in fair
condition; pastures getting short, but good
yet; stock doing we'll
Kingfisher and Canadian-Local showers
on the 9th and 2sth; early corn mostly
in shock; late corn benefited by rains;
cotton beginning to suffer where no rain
fell doing we'll elsewhere; second crop
of cane for fodder in good condition;
plowing being pushed where rain has
fallen; kaffir corn heading.
Logan and Oklahoma-Local showers
18th and 29th: late corn doing fairly well;
cotton benefited by showers; is in fair
condition and is doing well; plowing con-
tinues; pastures revived; haying contin-
ues; grasshoppers injuring alfalfa and
fruit trees.
Payne and Lincoln-Local showers on
9th and 18th; corn cutting continues, fair
to extra good yields; late corn doing
well. full bolls with very little shedding
reported: kaffir corn heading well; plow-
ing good since rains; haying well adj
vanced; castor beans, cane, potatoes, tur-
nips and stock doing well; fruit in good
condition; pastures good.
Pottawatomie and Cleveland-Local
showers 9th and 18th; corn cutting con-
tinues fair 20 good yields; cotton doing
we'll. bottom land cotton making rank
growth very little sheddinS reported;
plowing is good; haying we'll advanced;
potatoes coming up; kaftir corn pastures
and stock in good condition; preparing
to SOW rye and wheat for pasture.
Chickasaw - Northeast portion - Light
local showers 9th and 2sth benefited corn
and cotton; corn making fair TO good
yields cotton slightly damaged by boil
worms and drouth; haying continues;
cane and kafhr corn in good condition;
range grass fair and stock doing veil
Northwest portion-Local showers 9Th
and 18th; corn made. of good quality;
cotton shedding slightly on upland; larSe
shipmen8s of melons being made; grass
in fair condition.
Southwest portion-Light local showers
near AtIee. but generally dry; corn dry
ing up; cotton needs rain and is shedding
badly: hot winds injlring cotton; gardens.
cane. kaffir corn and melons need rain;