The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-19
WEEKLY
WEATHER
BULLETIN
Good Rains 0ccurreu IN All
Parts of Territory
EARLY CORN is MADE
Cotton Has Been Greatly Ben
Gifted by Moisture.
EARLY CORN is MADE


red nearly generally over the section on
the 1ith and Eth and scattered precipi-
tation on the 18th. 18th and 10th; over
some counties in the central and western
divisions the precipitation was very light
and insufficient and crops suffered from
the drouthy conditions; temperatures
were nearly norInal.
Early corn is made, and some is beng
cut over Oklahoma: The late corn is ma
turing fast ard filing out well, and has
been greatly benefited by the rains; over
some counties in Oklahoma the late corn
has been badly burned by hot winds
and VIII make short yield; generally
the prospect is for fair yield OF both
early and late corn.
Cotton has generally been benefited by
the rains making good growth, IS fruit
ing well. and is in q fair TO good condi-
tion; over some localities more rain is
needed. especially on uplands. to advance
the crop 10 proper condition. very little
shedding or damage by worms is report
ed; the crop is in 4 better condition over
the Indian territory than in Oklahoma.
Cane. kaffir and broom corn. June corn
and castor beans were greatly benefited
by the rains. and are in affair to good
condition.
Haying is wei advanced with con-
tinued good yields; some hay down was
damaged by rain; alfalfa is doing wei
and third cutting is in progress.
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by the rains and stock are doing well.
The ground is generally in good condi-
tion and plowing for wheat has been
resumed
Threshing is nearing completion with
fair yields reported.
Melons. peaches. pears. plums and
grapes are being marketed with short to
fair yields
Late potatoes are being planted; sweet
potatoes are doing wen
Turnips are coming up TO a fair stand
Late gardens are being planted Early
gardens We're revived by rains
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by counties
Usage and Pawnee.-Late corn benefited
by rains. little damage done; cotton.
kahiir and millt doing we'll; peaches,
grapes and melons being marketed: plow-
ing is good; haying continues; grass and
stock doing well.
Kay and Noble.-Late corn maturing
well; cotton improving; blowing making
rapid progress; haying continues; cane
and kaffir corn making good growth;
pastures revived; stock in good condi-
ton; late fruit ripening.
Grant and Garfeld.-Light local
showers: corn greatly benefited where
rain fell; plowing fair to good: haying
continues; pastures drying but stock stu
in good condition; melons poor crop;
threshing nearing completion.
Kinghsher and Canadian.-Ccrn late but
doing fairly we'll; ground in good condi-
ton for plawing; cotton improved; kaf-
fir corn doing we'll; pastures benefited;
stock doing well.
Logan and Oklahoma.-Highland corn
has suffered considerable: corn generally
benefited, however. some early corn being
cut; cotton making good headway gener-
ally and doing well; plowing resumed
hayins continues. kafir corn and cane
benefited by rains; peaches and melons
being marketed; third crop of Alfalfa
being cut; pastures ard stock IN good
condition
Payne and Lincolr.-Corn benefited by
rain; some early corn being cut: cotton
improving and making rapid growth
plowing resumed: cane and kafir corn do
ing well; late fruit IN good condition:
late Potatoes coming up; melons being
marketed: having continues; pastures and
stock in good condition.
Pottawatomie and Ceveland.-Corn
greatly benefited and making good
growth: cotton. care ard kaffir corn max
ing good growth: turnips being sown;
pastures improved and stock ding fairly
well
Woods.-Good rains IN nearly all por-
tons revived growing crops and pas
lures; late corn beufited but viii De a
light crop except IN a few favored 10
caliiies pi0wIsg Is in full progress; late
forage cops doing wei. early being cut;
stock doing well.
Woodvard.-Good rains; ground IN ane
condition and plow:ng IN fun progress,
late forage crops and pastures reTfvrd
late cern benefited bat wiil generally
be light crop; n1elors ripenInr. hroon
corn Hfht yield but acreage large. stock
n fair condition
Beavsr.-Gocd rains revived pastures
and benc5tsd late corn and forage crops:
soue damage by han, stock n good con
dition-
Dswer. Blaine and CuSter-C>os local
rains f. each country but many portions
rot reached. where rains occurred pow
ing is ln fulI prozTees. pastures are re-
vives and late crops greatly b>n@ftss.
IN unfivore6 portions TIE cotton g SUI
fsring. lste fruit = drying ard eorB bsa-
Iy buried
Day ard fscrsr s'lffs.-I4gft shozsrs
some heneat - Erprfrg crops Bat uro-~
rain j. neese1. cotton r. III ro14fff "a.
kaEr corn. care and rnssze hsading ard
locklnr veii. broozn corn = tafr conei-
tson.
wastifa anE csado.-Food rsins rut
~ rrsuus IN are co-frisE. ootta-. iafs
corr. rastu-cs. rn9 foTsre c-e1s z-ssfiy
beneate1. corn Or bgston Iznss wiii nake
soof erop: riovinr = r~oTress, -efs-
toes -santef to-nsfoHs plercfsis stock
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