The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-20
FROSTS WERE
QUITE HEAVY
Last Week Was Unreasonable
in Most Sections
GROWTH WAS RETARDED
Change for the Worse Appear
ed in Wheat Fields.
GROWTH WAS RETARDED

Oklahoma City, o. T. April &c. NJ
Strong, section director of the weather
bureau, has issued the following crop
report:
Rapid changes from warmth to cold,
high winds lack of precipitation, and
damaging frosts marked the week over
the section, and caused very unfavOrable
conditions for the growing crops and
fruit.
Scattered rain and hailstorms occurred
over the southern and middle portions
of the Indian Territory on the 18th.
The continued cold caused a general
retardation in growth, and with the high
winds and lack of precipitation, de-
cided change for the worse in the con
dition OF the wheat and oats crop over
the central and western divisions; wheat
and oats. over many localities, are be-
ing plowed under and the ground prepar-
ed for other crops; over other localities
the prospect is still favorable for par
tial yield, ranging from a half to one
third of the average.
over the eastern division wheat and
oats deteriorated some from the effects
of the cold weather but are still doing
fairly well and although poor stand in
many places promise fair yield; rain is
now needed to maintain their condition.
Corn planting is still progressing, the
early planted is coming up slowly to
poor to fair stand, owing to locality; some
corn has been cultivated the first time;
some damage was caused to the crop by
recent frosts. and that cut down will be
replanted
Cotton ground is about all prepared
and planting is progressing; some early
planted cotton is coming up to good
stand and some up was damaged by the
frost.
Early potatoes and gardens are doing
well. except over the drouth section.
Alfalfa and range grass are doing well
over q few localities.
Cane. millet and kaffir corn are being
planted over few LOCALITIES.
Frosts during the week caused consid-
cradle damage to fruit over the Indian
Territory and further damage over Okla
homa. The prospect is poor.
Following are the reports from the
various parts Of the section by counties.
Usage and Pawnee-W cold and
dry: wheat looking well; oats need rain;
corn in some localities up high enough to
cultivate; in others is not sprouting we'll
Kay and NobIe-Hgh winds have
drifted the soil in sandy lands and ruined
wheat so that some fields have been
piowed up. Wheat in general is doing
fairly well and some report a rapid
growth; oats are not in a good condition;
corn planting nearly over and the early |
planted is up; grass is growing rapidly;
some potatoes up; fruit in poor condition; |
stock doing well
Grant and Garfeld-Weather cool and 4
windy; wheat is looking well but is be- /
ginning TO suffer for want Of moisture; /
pats coming up unevenly: corn is grow 1
ing very slowly on account of the cool /
weather and lack of rain; pasturage good;
stock doing well.
kingfsher and Canadian-Weather /
dry and windy; wheat and oats are be-
ginning to dry out and have suffered /
from the sand storms; oats are coming up /
unevenly and are growing slowly; some
corn and potatoes coming up; vegetables
and fruit in fair condition. grass growing
slowly: stock doing fairly well.
Chickasaw-Over the northeastern por-
ton the weather has been cold and dry:
corn looks well; gardens and fruit in poor
condition: grass and stock doing well.
but water is scarce.
over the northwestern section wheat
and oats are in poor condition; corn is dp
TO a fair stand and is doing well; colt In
planting progressing; early potatoes ana
gardens up and doing well: range grass
is getting good; peaches were injured 10y
the frosts: millet being sown.
over the southwestern portion local
rains relieved tire drouth and wheat is in
good condition in those localities; the
districts that received no rain report
wheat and oats in poor condition and SUI
fering from lack OF moisture; corn Eas a
poor stand: cotton ground prepared and
some cotton has been planted
Over the southeastern portion two light
showers have fallen and the crops are In
good condition; ma damage has been re-
ported by the high winds; GA Is and Wheat
are looking well; corn planting has been