The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-04
ISSUES CROP
BULLETIN
Local Rains Were Beneficial
in Several Counties
COOL NIGHTS CHECKED
Wheat Made a Fair Growth in
Some Sections.

Oklahoma City, May SC. NJ Strong,
section director Of the weather bureau
ha sissued a bulletin Of crop conditions
for the week ending May .
Local rains on April Is, 20, and SO
and May /, were very beneficial
and greatly improved the condition
of the various crops where they
occurred. The continued cool nights and
light frosts on the 26 and q, retarded the
growth of all vegetation but otherwise
eaased no damage.
Wheat made a fair growth over the
Cherokee and northern portion of the
Creek nation but is in poor growing
condition over the southern portion of
the Creek and Seminole nations. In Ok
laloma the crop, though short, is in fair
growing condition northward of Logan
and Kingfisher counties, but thence south
ward is in poor condition and heading
out very short; many fields are being
pIowed up and placed to other crops
over the western portion of Oklahoma
wheat is in very poor condition. but has
improved some over Woodward county;
much of tM crop is being plowed up and
placed to corn cotton and other crops.
Oats have made a slow growth owing
to continued cool weather, are very un-
even in stand, and generally are in
poor condition.
Corn planting is about completed; the
early planted is being cultivated and is
in fair condition, but making a slow
growth and later planted corn is coming
up unevenly, and much replanting will
be necessary: the ground is generally in
good working condition.
Cotton is still being planted with work
well advanced; the early planted is COM
ing up to a fair stand, but is making a
slow growth.
Early potatoes and garden vegetables
made a poor to fair growth, and are gem
orally doing well; some vegetables and
Strawberries are being marketed.
Alfalfa and rangs grass made good
growth and stock are in an improved
condition and fattening up.
Kafir corn. cane. milet and castor
beans are being planted
Fruit is generally doing well with a
fair prospect over the Indian Territory
Following are the reports from the
various portions of the section, by
counties
Usage and Pawnee:-Good showers;
wheat has made good growth; May
wheat heading out short and is gener-
ally thin. not having stooled well; oats
improved but uneven in growth, dry
weather havink retarded termination;
corn also uneven and a great deal Of
replanting has been done; some millet
and kafiir corn being planted; potatoes
and gardens in good condition; grass
good
Kay and Noble:-Wheat has made fair
progress during the week but is short;
corn all planted. early planted coming
up to poor stand; oats short with
fair stand; cotton being planted potatoes
doing well; peaches. pears and apricOts
badly damaged: small fruits promising;
pastures have made marked improve
ment; stock doing fairly well
Grant and arfield:-Wheat is making
good growth and looks well; oats improv-
ing but have poor stand corn planting
not finished, some coming up with ground
in good condition; cane kafir corn and
millet are being planted; fruit doing we'll;
grass making good growth; stock in good
condition.
Kingfisher and Canadian:-Wheath head
ing out very short; oats and corn are
coming up unevenly; cotton is being
planted to a large acreage; fruit doing
fairly well and coming ont better than
was expected; pasturage short but stock
are not suffering
Logan and Oklahoma:-Poor stand of
wheat. some of it being plowed UP and
fha fields planted to cotton. 0at prpS-
pect poor; corn and cotton planting in
full progress: early corn is up to fair
stand and is being cultivated. later plant
ing coming up unevenly; fruit falling
badly; grass growing and stock in fair
condition.
Payne and Lincoln:-Wheat improved
by the recent rains but heading short