The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-27
CROP BULLETIN
FOR THE WEEK
Dry, Cold Weather and High
Winds Prevailed
ALL GROWTH WASCHECKED
Wheat Was Damaged Some
During the Week

Oklahoma City, o. T., April &C. NJ
bureau, has issued a bulletin on climate
and crop conditions for the week ending
Monday, April 25 1t follows:
Dry, cold weather, high winds and
frosts checked the growth Of all crops
and vegetation until the 21st, wher
warmer weather and rains caused a gen
eral improvement in the conditions over
nearly all portions of the section. The
heavy rains over the southern portion
of the indian Territory delayed the pro-
gress of farm work.
The continued cold and drouth caused
a general decline in the condition of the
wheat and oat crops until the rains and
warmer weather set in since then these
crops have improved over portions of the
eastern and central divisions, but over
the remainder of the section were in too
Door a condition to receive much benefit,
and have a very poor prospect; many
fields are being plowed up and placed to
other crops.
Corn planting is nearing completion, the
early planted is coming up generally to
a fair stand, and is being cultivated the
first time. but is making a slow growth
on account of the cold; the late plant
has germinated poorly. and much has
failed TO sprout on account of the drouth
and cold ground.
Cotton ground is still being prepared
and planting is progressing. The work
has been delayed over the Choctaw nation
by rains; early planted cotton is up to
fair to good stand, but growth was de-
layed by the cold weather.
Early potatoes and garden vegetables
are doing well; some early vegetables are
being marketed.
Alfalfa and range grass have made n
fair growth, and stock is generally doing
well
Cane. millet and kaffir corn are being
planted and ground is being prepared for
broom corn.
Frosts caused some slight damage to
vegetation and fruit, but fruit that es-
capped the recent freeze is doing well;
the present prospect is for a fair fruit
yield over the Indian Territory, and a
poor yield over Oklahoma.
Following are the reports from the
various portions of the section by coCn-
ties:
Usage and Pawnee-W'armer weather
and a good rain has greatly improved
conditions; wheat is now looking fairly
well and oats are fair but short; consid-
cradle corn is being replanted; potatoes
are up and looking well: garden vegeta-
bles fair: grass good; stock thin but do
ing fairly well.
Kay and Noble.-Warmer weather and
rain have improved the crop outlook and
wheat has lost on account of the day
weather; rains have stopped the decline,
the plant has a good color but is thin on
the ground and growing slowly; corn that
is up is making small growth and much
has not sprouted at all; grass doing well;
stock I'm good condition.
Grant and Garfield-A god rain on the
the 21st greatly benefited all crops; wheat
In fairly good condition: oats and corn
coming up slowly and unevenly: potatoes
are doing well: pastures are short: stock
in good condition.
Kingfsher and Canadian-Good rain,
OF the 21st, but not enough to thoroughly
soak the ground: wheat badly damaged
by the dry weather; oats in very poor
condition: corn coming up poorly and
some still being planted; cotton being
planted. some up with good stand: fruit
that escaped the cold weather is doing
we'll: pasturage backward; stock in good
condition.
Logan and Oklahoma-Dry weather has
retarded the growth OF all crops but a
good rain on the 2lst and Ord have i'm
proved the conditions; wheat is in a bad
condition and some fields have been
plowcd up and planted TO corn; oats are
in poor condition: corn planting has been
delayed by the dry weather: cotton is be-
ing planted: stock doing fairly we'll.
Payne and Lincoln-Good rain on the
91st: wheat has been badly hurt by the
dry weather. and some fields have been
plowd up and planted to corn: oats are in
poor condition; grass is growing slowly
and stock is rot doing very well: cotton
planting progressing.
Pottawatomie and Cleveland-Ciood rain
on the 2lst: wheat and oats are looking
better but have been damaged by the
drouth: corn Is UP with fair stand: cot
ton planting is in full progress: potaties
and gardens are doing well: grass is
growing fairly well and stock is looking
better
Chickasaw-Over the northeastern por-
ton rain fen on the 21st; corn is up 10 a
fair stand: cotton planting is in fun pro-
gress; potatoes and garden are doing well:
stock is I'm good cndition.
over the northwestern portion good
showers fell but the wheat seems To have
been too badly damaged by the drouth to
receive very much benefit. cats are in
poor condition; cotton planting is pro-
crossing slowly; much If the late planted
corn ha snot come UP. but the early
PLANTED is up and looking vel
over the southwestern portion good
rains have fallen; croTs have made but
nttle progress; oats are in bad condition
and are getting weedy; corn is looking
well and the late planted is beginning 10
come up; crops in general are looking
well and the ground Is in good condition
Over the southeastern portion heavy