The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-13
CROP SEASON
HAS OPENED
Recent Rains Have Benefited
Growing Things.
GARDENS HAVE STARTED
Wheat Is in Fair Condition
Growing Slowly.

Oklahoma City, o. T., April 12.-Chas.
n Strong, section director of the weather
bureau has issued the following crop bull
letin: The crop season of 1903, closed
with the bulk of the wheat sown, and
coming up TO a fair stand under favor
able conditions. During the remainder Of
the fall, and throughout the wonter
months. deficiency in precipitation was
the rule, and drouth conditions became in
tensified over the western division, and
localities in the Indian Territory, as a
consequence. wheat did not germinate
or came up to a very poor stand, and
will be pIowed under and placed to other
crops, over many localities. in the west
ern division.
Over the central and eastern divisions
precipitation was more abundant and OPP
perfume, and the crop is still in a fair
condition though making a slow growth.
Recent rains We're very beneficial and
caused a fair development of all crops
n the ground.
Oats, early potatoes, and gardens plant
ed during February are coming UP to a
fair stand, except over the western divi-
sion, where they have made a poor de-
velopment.
Corn was mostly planted during March,
and some has come up to a fair stand.
and is being cultivated the first time
over a few localities.
Cotton ground is generally prepared,
with large increase in acreage, and
some cotton has been planted.
Alfalfa and range grass are generally
starting up, and stock turned out are
doing well.
Over the eastern division fruit trees
were unin1ured by the freeze and aver
age yields are promised, over the central
and wstern divisions, thesearly varieties
Of cherries apricots, and plums, and
peaches were killed to a large extent;
apples and berries are promising.
Following are the reports from the
various portions Of the section by
counties.
Usage and PGwnee-Wheat looks well
after the rain, but has grown slowly and
is short; oats are coming up but are
backward; early planted corn coming UP.
ing nicely; apples, cherries and plums in
bloom; peaches damaged; stock looks
well; cattle turned out to grass
Kay and Noble-Wheat has greatly i'm
proved the cool weather has been favor
able to stooling; oats Up and growing
well; considerable corn planted, early
planted UP and ground in good condition;
grass is making rapid growth; peaches
and apricots except late varieties are
badly damaged; apples coming into
bloom; stock out on gross and doing well.
Grant and Garfield-Wheat while small
has a good healthy color and in most
cases a good stand and is growing finely;
oats have a good stand and are making
good growth; corn is nearly all plant
ed; early potatoes up; grass good;
peaches badly damaged, apricots prac-
tically gone, plums, pears and cherries
not injured: stock in fair condition.
Kingfsher and Canadian-Light show
ers to good rains; dry weather still pre-
walls locally; wheat IS greatly benefited
by recent rains. bat is backward and has
been damaged By dry weather and high
winds; oats coming up slowly with a
poor stand; corn mostly planted; ground
in some localities dry and hard; grass
growing slowly; stock doing fairly well.
Logan and Oklahoma-Good rains To-
cally. although most of the district still
needs rain; wheat crop in fair condition.
but growing slowly; oats not germinst-
ing in the dry localities; potatoes and
gardens coming up; fruit badly damaged
by the late freeze: stock in good condi-
ton but water reported scarce in some
places.
Payne and Dincoln-All crops greatly
improved; wheat doing fairly well. some
fields have been ruined by high winds;
oats not coming UP we'll and n poor stand
but improving since rains; corn ger
minatiug slowly; potatoes coming up:
grass fair to good: alfalfa six inches high:
stock in good condition
Pottawatomie and CIeveland-Condi-
tions excellent for wheat and oats: corn
planted under favorable conditions and
early planted up; potatoes up and grow
ing finely; grass backward: peach crop
badly damaged
ChckaSaw.-Over the northeastern por-
tion crops have not been damaged by high
winds; wheat looking moderately well.
with conditions now favorable; oats be-
ginning to come up; fruit damaged: corn