The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-26
CROP BULLETIN
Corn is Now all Out OF Danger
GOod Rainfall.


some OF the extreme southeastern coun
ties OF Oklahoma. The temperature wa.
slightly below the normal and there was
considerably less than the usual amount
Of sunshine.
The frequent rains greatly delayed the
threshing, haymakinE and plowing
Quite a number OF correspondents report
damage to the grain Ia shock. but as ye'
Il Is slight. the yield Of wheat appears e
be somewhat below expectation ip quaint
ty Is generally good; oats is yielding bet
ter than the average.
The corn crop Is almost wholly beyond
danger and the yield promises to be the
greatest in the history OK Oklahoma.
| Cotton continues in good condition and
is making good growth. A few corres-
pondents note the appearance OF boil
worms and express fear OF damage from
them.
An the forage crops. fruits and veget-
aules promise abundant yields.
The army cut worm has appeared in
some localities and Is doing consideraoic
damage.
The crop condition as a whole is GER
tainly extraordinarily good
! CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS
Woodward Nearly three inches of
rain during the week Corn in ane con-
dition. grass very rank
Woods-About three inches of rain dur
ing the week. temporarily stopped wheat
threshing; an crops doing well never
was better prospect for corn much OF
the wheat thrcshed Is of poor quality
| 4
Irish potatoes and other vegetables very
hne, ma good. but weather unfavorabie
for curngy.
Blaine-H Heavy sains delayed wheat
threshlng; corn in excellent condition,
ana promises TO be the largest crop ever
raised in the count; grapes. melons and
vegetables abundant.
| Custer Abundant rains during week
corn never in better condition, kafnr
castor beans and cotton promise good
Yield vegetables abundant fali plowiug
continues
Washita-Plenty OF rain; cotton in
boolm ana growing nicely; corn kafnr
and sorghum promise fine yields
Craut-Corn crop best ever raised sine,
opening OF strip plenty of rain. too wet
for threshIng; everybody plowug; oats
mlllet, sorghum and kafhr good crops.
Kay-Contnued wet weather has put
stop TO threshing. wheat Is considerably
damaged; corn is an immense crop: pas
lures good; very little plowlng done
some wheat sproutng in shock
Nohle-Hoavy rains during the weel
delayed threshlng and some wheat O.
shock IS ia bad condition. but damag
Is not serious, heavy crop OF corn kafh
and hay assured; cotton growing yer,
fast
Knghsher-G rains during week
ground In excellent condition for pillow
ing an growing crops doing we'll; som
wheat slghu damaged in shock
Logan-Wheat stacking and thrsshin
delayed by rain. some slight damag,
corn promises TO he "A very heavy crol
cotton never looked better at this seaso
second crop Of potatoes is planting pa
tues are excellent
Payne-Corn kafnr. castor beans. a
= falfa and forage crops hlvc advauc,
greatly; corn is ia excellen. condition
some slight injury 10 wheat in shocl
, "the general prospect and feeling of %
"a farmers has never been bsttcr."
Pawnee-soveral good rains during N
% week; corn promises much better tina
= last week and crop almost assured co
Pc. ton blooming ana promises very goo,
wheat generally "a light yield. chine
.s bugs are niurng late corn Ia some h
callues; garden truck looking very wei.
e. Canadlau-s showery weather prcven
rs threshiug wheat and oats. corn. kafn
ID mnlet cotton and grass an splead
10 crops, wheat, oats and barely most
r n stack, melons aud potatoes in album
IN ance
Okiahoma-Total rainfall for the we
ID 3 30, corn promises to be the largest cr
ly ever raised IN the couuiy; cotton makil
good growth and looks fine; an late Gro
nt doing we'll; wheat and oats la shock dai
IN aged slightly by rain army cut worr
e. have appeared in some local ties and q
o. damaging corn kafhr and grass.
TO Lincoln-Heav rain delayed all fau
lr. ing operations: corn and cotton crops a
on sured. ana promise TO be the best crop
he years
Ie- Cleveland-Showera every day duri
on week; corn crop now assured ana yi,
sr- promises % be very large. worms
lal troyed several fields OF mllet; cotton
by Ing very well. pastures excellent
an Pottawatomlo-Fin rains during
zee week corn almost made, cotton has
good growth and IS blooming perfect
ay wheat and oats threshing show v
&C. good and quality eXceAent
dr Cherokee-Too mach rain Tor threshi
ace during the week and very little threi
he Ing done. some damage 20 wheat a
Is oats in shock, corn promises an mmei
In yield army worms In some sections
ian doing considerable damage 10 late GRO
boll worms have appeared and hi
,an threatened crops in some sections.
ng Chlckasaw-Too much rain for thre
ex- ing and some fear wheat and cotton v
md be injured; corn promises 20 be mi
Ike nincent crop, haymaking delayed by
no rains.
be- Creek Several heavy rains during
ana week somo wheat ADD oats in sta
"a badly damaged; large corn crop assur
cotton doing well but some fears Of
ish rank growth. sorghum and millet a
ans melons and vegetables abundant
ure Choctaw-several showers during
the week and condition OF crops much
sed proved. harvesting and haymakng
the tarded in some localities. cotton Isl
Ing ting on a rapid growth: corn motul
we'll
is H. L. HALL, Section Director
the Temporarily in cha