The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10
WEATHER Is
FAVORABLE
FOR CROPS
Light and Scattered Showers
Marked the Week
GROUND WAS CULTIVATED
Wheat, Rye and Oats are Fill
ing Out Finely
GROUND WAS CULTIVATED

"NiNe4A Aci ti4S week cuulnS June 1:
Light, scattered showers occurred over
the section on the End, 4th, 5th. 9Th, and
'th; over some localities in the Indian
territory the rains were heavy and suffi
clent to delay the progress of farm work.
Partly cloudy weather prevailed dur
| ing the week and the increased warmth
and sunshine rapidly placed the ground
IN condition for cultivation. and caused
nearly all crops to make a fair to good
growth; the average temperature was
below normal owing TO the cold of the
forepart of the week, the latter part being
seasonable
Wheat, rye and oats are filling and
maturing rapidly and harvesting will be
in general progress by the close of the
current week; harvesting of wheat is in
progress over the southern tier of coun-
ties with light to fair yields of a good
quality reported; the crop generally is in
good condition and very promising ex-
cePt over the Cherokee and Creek nations
where owing to damage by rain, rust and
Hood about half crop yield is in pros
pect; oats have rapidly improved in con-
dition and fair to good yields are indi-
Gated
Corn has improved under the effects Of
sunshine and cultivation; the stand is
from poor TO fair; over the Indian terri
tory cultivation and growth were retard-
ed by wet, cold ground, and the crop is
very weedy.
Cotton continues backward and in very
poor condition. and has a very poor stand
some replanting and chopping out has
been done; insects and worms are dam
aging the crop over the central portion
of the Chickasaw nation.
Kaffir and broom corn and cane are
being planted, and the early planted Is
UP to fair stand and doing well.
Alfalfa and millet are doing we'll; the
first cutting of alfalfa is in progress with
good yields reported; some hay being
cut with good yield. the hay crop is gen.
orally in good to fine condition
Range grass is good and the stock is
fattening UP.
Potatoes are backward but are in 4
fair to good condition. with some being
marketed
Gardens and fruit are doing we'll and
are in good condition
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by coun-
ties
Usage and Pawnee-Wheat ripening:
oats on upland in good condition; corn
being worked; some prospect for a small
crop Of grapes; cotton up to poor stand,
bat king worked; millet being sown;
potatoes and garden made good growth
pastures goodffi stock doing we'll: all bot
tom land crops suffered through over
flow.
Kay and Noble-Wheat filling and
ripening; oats improving; corn backward
and needs cultivation; cotton propects
better; gardens, fruit and pastures in
good condition; alfalfa about half cut;
stock in good condition
Grant and Garfield-Wheat filling and
ripening; oats ripening and will make
good crop. corn backward, but being cul-
tivated; fruit, gardens, pastures and
stock in good condition; alfalfa being
cut with good yield; stock fattening.
Kinglisher and Canadian-Wheat ma
turing; oats being harvested and very
promising; corn being cultivated and now
improving; cotton a poor stand; fruit
prospects improving; second crop Of al
falfa a foot high; potatoes, grass and
stock in good condition.
Logan and Oklahoma-Wheat ripening
with good prospects of fair to good crop:
oats much improved; corn improving. due
to cultivation; cotton being replanted.
crop improving but poor stand: fruit.
potatoes. millet. gardens. pastures AMI
L. IN,
Payne and Lincoln-Wheat ripening
fast. some rust noted: oats heading corn
improving under cultivation; much cot
ton to replant cotton poor stand. but be-
ing cultivated; some cotton land being
planted to kaffir corn; potatoes in fair
condition; gardens. fruit and grass in
good condition; stock fattening
Pottawatomie and Cleveland - Wheat
ripening; oats promising fair crop: corn
Backward; cotton being replanted. the
wind did damage to cotton and gardens;
some cotton being cultivated; fruit prom
ises poor crop; early peaches ripening;
potatoes backward; alfalfa nearly har-
vested: pastures and stock in good COM
dition
Chickasaw- Northeast portion - Oats
late. fair 10 good condition; corn back
ward but making rapid growth cotton
poor stand; gardens and potatoes in good
condition: cane in fair condition; grass
adm stock in good condition
Northwest portion-Whsat and oats in
fair condition; corn backward but in fair
condition; cotton being planted; some cot
ton up 10 poor stand with conpisint Of
insects working on the crop: fruit and
pastures in good condition: potatoes being
marketed.
Southwest portion-Wheat being har-
vested. oats short: corn sorry stand hut
making fair growth; much cotton being
repiauted. s5ne cotton making fair
growth. but complaint OF worms working
the crcp; stock doing we'll
Southeast porticn-Wheat ripening, oats
heading; some corn being cultivated for
the last time: some cotton bc nE CHOPPED.
but crop : pocr and insects and worms
are damaging the crop considerably; NIL
Jet, care and gardens are doing well.
stock IN good condition.
woo6s-FavoTable weather for grow
ing crops; wheat ripening fast; cats all-
ing well; corn improving slowly. hal
districts being repianted 70 ksflr AMI
broom corn; fruit good: blsckberTies and
grapes viii - Cood crs7; pastures hne
and stock doing vel
wco5vsrd-Lsss CO week ane for CROPS
wheat sna rys maturing fast corn ard
potatoes improving SLOWLY broom co-n
about all planted; cane being so~n; kzHsr
corr. poor stand: fruit fair. pastures ane
stock IN good condition
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