The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-19
RAINS
OF the Past Week Have Assured
Corn aud Cotton.

| OKLAHOMA CITY, O. T, JULY 1s -
| Especial )-Climate and crop conditions.
Hot dry and windy weather prevailed
until the 18th, when increased clou1'rcss.
scs tered local showers and cooler wealth
er b. evailed until the 10th.
Conditions become drouthy again during
the week, and some damage to corn
and other crops was reported. The heavy
and general rain now falling or the 10th.
will undoubtedl relieve the drouth condi-
l:'n, and supply sufficient moistI'4 tc
mature the late corn, and greatly rcic-
fit the "otton and other crops
Temperature ranged from 80 to ~ de-
groes over the eastern division; ov3 .he
ccrtral division from 1O4 to SO degrees.
over the western division from .! TO 65
degrees. Wheat threshing continued ~
de- favorable conditions, with fair to
goCd yields reported; yields still being
below expectation Oats ars thresrng out
we'll, and being secured in goo1 condi
ton.
Hay harvest is now general over che
section and is being secured in good con
dition, with good yields reported. Milct
and alfalfa are being harvested.
Corn did fairly well du ing tE- week.
but was generally needing rain to make
the late corn; over some counties the crop
suffered seriously from the drouth, and
much damage was done. Reports IF the
effects Of the general rain of the iGth
to have relieved the drouthy condition;
kaffir, broom corn and cane aco doing
well.
Potatoes continue t. Yield well, and
some are planting the second crop.
Cotton continues to do well, ard Is
blooming and boiling.
Fall plowing for wheat is n general
progress, ad is well advanced; only slight
delay was caused by dry ground, it gen.
orally being in good condition for work
ing.
Fruit was affected some by the drouth,
but generally good condition is reported.
Grapes are rotting to some extent; wat
ermelons are coming on the market.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by nations
and counties:
EASTERN DIVISION.
! Cherokee Nation-Over the northern
portion wheat and oat threshing is in
progress and yielding well; rains insure
a large yield Of corn and cane; fruit and
vegetables plentiful, cattle dying from
fever.
over the middle portion rain is needed
for corn, some fields beginning to suffer,
threshing is about half done; potatoes
good yield; fruit ripening; cattle dying
rapidly
over the southern portion crops are
looking well, but need rain; hay is being
cut: cotton bolls are as large as marbles;
chinoh bugs are working on corn; melons
are on market.
Creek Nation-Over the northern por-
ton oats are threshng out a good yield;
cotton is boiling and doing well; corn is
needing rain; cattle are dying; plowing is
in progress.
over the middle portion good showers
have fallen and corn and cotton look
well.
| Choctaw Nation-Over the northern por-
ton corn is needing sain; cotton is do
ing well; melons are ripening; fruit is in
fine condition; grass and stock are doing
we'll.
over the middle portion corn is begin
ring to need rain, with some badly dam
aged; cotton generally did well; gardens
and melons damaged; hay harvesting out
very good stock is in good condition.
over the southern portion continued
/ hot and dry weather is beginning to dam
age the corn; wheat and oats are turning
out we'll; cotton is in fine order; good
rain will make corn.