The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-02
WINTER.

WINTER
The winters are mild and short,
lasting not more than ten or twelve
weeks, the snow fal being light and
not remaining long upon the ground.
Frosts begin in December endine in
March, the ground rarely freezing
more than a few inches But to a
northern man Oklahoma has no win.
ter. Ploughibg is carried on through
nearly the entire winter season and
regarded as an ordinary transaction
part and parcel OF the bene6cent
climate
sUMMEER.
The summers are long and slubrlous,
uniform in temperature. the days be-
ing warm but not so oppressively hot
as in many more northern districts,
and the nights being invariably cool
and invigorating.
PRODUCTS.
In Texas cotton Is king; in Kansas
corn is king. In Oklahoma, midway
between, these products reign jointly,
forming with wheat, a triumvirate.
COTTON
Cotton loves warm suuShiny eli
mate-fogs and frosts are It's enemies
while it requires long season to
mature. Oklahoma 10 peculiarly fitted
for the successful growing of this inn
portant staple. The home market is
always good
1t is estimated that 40, 900 acres were
p anted in cotton in the territory trib
utary to Guthrie last yeaI Gsosj and
the yield will not be far from $4,000
bales.
AS the country develops the yield
will increase. The present cotton
fields vary in size from one to seventy
five acres
CEREALS
Wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye and
castor beens have been grown wit b
great success ever since the territory
opened Both the soil and climate are
as we'll adapted TO successful grain
growing as tn" best portions OF south
eastern Kansas Missouri, Iowa or
similar states.
Situated almost wholly between the
35th and 3Gth parallels the lands of
Oklahoma may be depended upon to
produce almost all the standard food
products suitable to that zone,
Tobacco, peanuts, potatoes, turnips
and all kinds Of vegeta b,es are easily
matured and grow to perfection.
WHEAT
Is one of the staple cereals produced
in oklahoma. It has yielded, under
favorable conditions, 80 to 80 bushels
per acre. Those who have had the
most experience in growing are con
fdent that Oklahoma will be one OF
the greatest wheat producing coun
tries in the world,
FRUITS.
Small fruits grow wild everywher,
! and are Of superior quality. Apples
pears, peaches, plums grow abundant
, ly and are superior in quality anC
flavor. Young orchards and vineyard
are growing on nearly every quarte
y section. Logan county is now th'
largest fruit growing section in Okla
homa.
MARBLE.
e Marble and granite are found in in
n exhaustible quantities in differen
4 parts Of this county. The lower 81
i lurian rocks along the Cimarron rive
e to the east contain good marble OF tn
various shades,
e BRICK CLAYs.
e A fine vein OF pressed brick clay
is nov being developed within hall
D mile of Guthrie. Bricks made Of tn
r clay show fine cherry red color,
re CLASSY surface and are heavier tina
N the best Kansas City pressed bricl
n The manufacture Of pressed brick wi
y soon begin on large scale.
"a GUTHRIE.
D. Guthrie, the capital city, is situate
Of on a beautiful townsite Of ESQ acre
mot including additions) on the San
Fe railroad niusty miles from Il
I'd southern border Of Kansas. A sight
at tract Of ten acres has been reserved Z
ld the capitol building The Unit
ge states lana OH c and federal court a
a. located here. IL is the county Sc
e. and nearly the geographical center
- Logan county. 1t is q city Of peerle
ell beauty, the main portion overlookil
n, the fertile bottoms Of the COttonwo
nd aud the picturesque hills Of the ci
arron river. and which with bro