The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-18
CROP REPORT
FOR LAST WEEK
Rains Were Beneficial to
Growing Crops.
RETARDED FARM WORK
Cool Nights Cause Corn and
Cotton Delay.

Oklahoma City, o. T. May 17.-C. NJ
Strong, section director of the weather
bureau for Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, has issued the following climate
and crop report for the week ending
May 16.
General rains on the 18th and 18th, and
local rains on the 18th and 14th, were
very beneficial 10 the growing crops. but
retarded farm work TO some extent.
The continued cool nights caused corn
and cotton to make slow growth, and
much warmer weather is needed for their
proper development.
Wheat was improved by the prevailing
conditions over the eastern and central
portions. is making fair to rapid growth
and is heading out fairly well; over the
western portion wheat is heading out
short and is in poor condition; large
area Is being plowed up and planted TO
cotton.
Oats are making a good growth and look
well over the eastern portion. over the
central and western portions the crop is
ment in condition; the general promise is
for a light to fair yield.
Corn is about all planted, with the late
planted up to a fair stand; the crop is
making slow growth, the second cult
walton is in progress.
Cotton is still being planted. and is COM
ing up TO a fair to good stand; chopping
is in progress over the eastern portion,
and some replanting is being done; the
crop is beginning to need warmth and
sunshine, the continued cloudy and cool
weather being detrimental.
Early potatoes, garden vegetables and
Strawberries are in fine condition and are
being marketed over the eastern and CEN
tral portions; over the western portion
they are doing well
Kaffir and broom corn, cane, millet.
castor beans and milo maize are being
planted and coming up to good stands;
large increase in acreage of broom corn
is being planted over the western counties
Fruit continues to do well, the prospect
IS for a fair yield over the Indian terri
tory, and poor yield over Oklahoma.
Grass is making rapid growth, and
stock ae doing well.
Following are the reports from the va
rious portions of the section by counteis:
Choctaw-Over the northeastern portion
weather conditions were fine for growing
crops; corn looks well and generally in
clean. growing condition; cotton is being
worked and some chopping; potatoes and
garden vegetables in fine condition; range
grass good and stock doing well; fruit
. good prospect
Over the northwestern portion cool
weather prevailed with rain on the 18th;
corn is doing well, fair stand. and being
worked: cotton is a poor to good stand,
with some being chopped OUT growth was
retarded by cool weather; Irish potatoes
are being marketed, a fine quality; gar
den vegetables, Strawberries plentiful
over the southwestern portion coler
with rain on the 18th and 18th, delayed
work and retarded growth; corn and cot
ton doing fairly we'll but warmer weather
needed. cotton replanting is in progress:
grass good and stock doing we'll; fruit
prospect fine.
Over the southeastern portion cooler
weather and rains on 18th and 18th: wheat
is heading out: corn is doing fairly well
but warmth needed; cotton is backward.
and some arc replanting; generally cotton
Is a good stand: potatoes and vegetables
are plentiful and being marketed; pastures
are good and stock doing well.
Usage and Pawnee-Weather conditions
favorable: ground thoroughly soaked, out
look for wheat very much improved;
growth of corn somewha. retarded on low
ground where it is too wet for cultiva-
tion; oats doing well but progress slow;
corn has made a rather slow growth dur
ing week on account of cool weather; late
planted corn has fair 10 god stand; apple
making good growth.
Grant and Garfeld--Wheat nearly all
headed out and looks well. straw u to Is
inches high: oats making slow progress:
corn thin on ground but looking WE'LL
potatoes and garden truck in excellent