The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-16
OKLAHOMA
CROP REPORT
FAVORABLE
Fruits, Flowers, Grass and
Grain in Fine Condition.
GROUND is WET ENOUGH
Which Nearly Always Assures
an Abundant Harvest.

Oklahoma City, o. T., April 15-Chas NJ
Strong. section director. has issued the
following bulletin relative to climate and
crop conditions:
The crop season of 1902 closed with
wheat still being sown, and the early
sown coming up. During October the re-
mafnder of the cdop was planted and
came up to a good stand. During the
remainder of the fan, and throughout
the winter months conditions were gem
orally favorable. precipitation being
abundant and temperature not departing
10 any great extent from the normal.
During March the conditions continued
favorable for wheat, rye, volunteer oats
and alfalfa
The abundant precipitation during Feb
ruary and March delayed the progress
OF farm work preventing plowing and
planting until the latter part of Marvh.
then work progressed rapidly and oats
were mostly sown by the close of the
month. and the early sown coming up
Wheat. oats. rye. alfalfa and grass
are now making fainr growth; wheat is
in fine condition, and generally prom
Using one of the largest crops ever raised
in this section.
Although the ground is fun of moist
ure. precipitation would be beneficial in
loosening up the surface as the hard con-
dition Of the ground is still delaying plow-
ing to an extent over seme counties.
sS in iS
advanced over Oklahoma; over the Indian
Territory the crop is from one-third to
one-half in the ground, the early planted
Is coming up.
Cotton ground is being prepared, and
some cotton has been planted over the
southern portion.
Early potatoes and gardens have been
planted.
Stock is generally doing well; over
some localities they are in poor condition
and thin but are now improving.
Fruit trees are blooming out with
good prospect over Oklahoma, and poor
prospect over the Indian Territory, where
much was winter killed.
Kay-Wheat is making good growth;
oats al s0wn and making god headway;
corn planting we'll under way; grass com
ing up; fruit slightly damaged, but now
in fun bloom; stock por.
Grant-Wheat in fine condition; oats
up and in fine condition; some cut worms
reported at work on oats and gardens:
corn planting well advanced; alfalfa max
ing good growth; fruit in bloom; stock
doing well.
Garfeld-Ground moist; wheat growing
rapidly; oats and corn planting well ad-
vaneed; no damage to fruit fruit in
bloom; grass starting nicely; stock fair
Noble-Wheat in splendid condition;
oats coming up: corn planting being push
ed; fruit in bloom, prospects good for a
big crop; grass growing rapidly; stock
fair; potatoes nearly all planted.
Pawnee-Wheat in fine condition: oats
in god condition.: corn planting well ad-
vanced; gardne truck coming up; fruit in
bloom; stock is doing well.
Payne-Wheat is in good condition;
oats coming up rapidly: corn planting
well advanced; millet and kaffir corn be-
ing planted; fruit is in good condition:
grass is growing fast and stock is in good
condition.
Logan-Wheat and oats growing rapidly;
corn planting Wen advanced: fruit is in
fine condition: alfalfa and grass are grow
Ing nicely; stock in fair condition: pota-
toes and garden truck well advanced
Kingfsher-Wheat and oats are making
good growth corn Planting wei advanced:
ground IS full Of moisture; grass is start
ing nicely; fruit in god condition; stock
in fair condition
Canadian-Wh heat and oats are up to a
sood stand; com nearly all planted; bar
ley doing well: fFui; is in good condition;
gardens 'are wei advauced
Oklahoma-Wheat. oats and alfalfa are
growing rapidly: corn pllrting well ad-
vanced; Gotten planting begun: stock in
good condition; prospects for biz fluit
crop
Lincoln-Wheat aad oats making rapii
growth; corn mostly planted and coming
up; gardens and fruit in good conditi n:
grass growing nicely; stock doing wei
on pasture
Po;tawatomie-Corn planting nearly
finished: katHr and cane Planting con
tinues. farmers are getting ready 10 plant
cotton; fruit prospects very favorable:
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