The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-16

and ka1sr corn being cut. fair to good
yields. Potatoes in good condition. Pas
lures in fair condition and stock healthy.
payne and Lincoln-Locad showers.
I Corn cutting well advanced. Cotton do
ing well, opening slowly, some shedding
reported. Ground in good condition for
plowing and seeding. Haying wen adj
vanced. Castor beans being picked.
Turnips making good growth Kasr corn,
cane and potatoes doing well. Pastures
in good condition. Stock in good condi-
tion some fever reported among the cat
tie
Pottawatomie and Cleveland-Local
showers. Corn cutting continues. Cot
ton in fair condition and making good
growth. Flowing suspended, due to in
SUFFICIENT rainfall. Potatoes being culti-
waited Wheat and rye being planted in
good quality. Pastures drying and stock
doing well.
Observation-Disclosures portion - Local
showers. Corn all made Cotton opening
rapidly, some being marketed; dry, hot
winds caused some shedding. Cane being
made Turnips being planted. Haying
continues Cane will make half crop.
/ Pastures drying. stock water scarce, but
stock doing fairly well.
Northwest portion-Local showers
! Corn cutting continues. fair yields. Cot
! ton promises good crop, some being mar
keted, picking in progress. Cane and
kalsr corn in poor condition Grass dry
/ ing out. stock water getting scarce and
stock getting thin.
Southwest Portion-Light local show
ers Cotton picking in progress, opening
slowly. Stock water scarce.
Southeast portion-Light local showers.
Corn drying out win make average
yield Cotton improving and opening
slowly Too dry for plowing. Cane be-
ing saved. Turnips being planted. Sweet
potatoes in good condition. Range grass
getting short, some grasshoppers eating
grass Stock water scarce and stock
not doing SO well.
Woods-A good general rain on the
night of the 1lth placed the ground in
eood condition for wheat sowing and
viii help lac feed and pastures Early
forage crops are being secured. Corn.
light to fair yield. Late peaches poor
Stock in good condition.
Woodward-Rain in some portions on
the night of the 18th. Conditions general
ly dry Corn mostly cut. Broom corn
being harvested. Forage crops poor to
fair
Beaver-Corn and cane being cut.
Broom corn harvest in progress Late
kakr corn injured by the drouth.
Dewey. Blaine and Custer-Cotton do
ing we'll Pastures getting short. For
age crops fair. Wheat sowing retarded
by dryness of the ground. Stock in fair
condition.
Day and Roger Mills-Late crops in
fair condition and recent rains put the
ground in good shape for wheat sowing.
Cotton doing well. Pastures improving
Stock in good condition
Washita and Caddo-Good rains over
some localities placed the ground and
growing crops in good condition. Some
localities still needing rain. Cotton gen
orally doing well and promises a fair
crop. Broom corn being harvested with
fair to good yields. Melons plentiful.
stock doing well.
Comanche-Rain on 9th benefited pas
lures and cotton. More rain is needed,
however, to put the ground in proper
condition for wheat sowing.
Kiowe-Rain in some portQns on the
9th Cotton in fair condition. Forage
crops mostly cut. light to fair yields.
Csreer-Scattered showers on the sta;
a hail storm is reported from Willow,
which ruined several fields of cotton and
late forage crops. Early cotton is open
ing rapidly and picking is in progress.
Maize and ka1sr corn being cut, good
yields. Grass short but improving in To-
calites reached by showers.
c NJ. STRONG, Section Director.