The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-31
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Conditions are Excellent
Wheat Maturing Nicely.

cloudy weather with a slight increase in /
sunshine prevailed during the week; dur !
ing the first half, temperatures wore |
much cooler, during the last half OF the
week, warmer than the average.
Showers and thunderstorms occurred on
the 21st 22d. 2ith. 2t5h 26th and 9th To-
cally.
over some counties cultivation was de-
layed by the rains but generally it has
been in progress, and farmers are we'll
- with their work.
Temperatures ranged from 90 to 40 de
grees over the eastern division; over the
central division from 30 to Al degrees;
over the western division from s 9to As
degrees.
Wheat Is filling out and maturing rap
idly, and harvesting will be in general
progress within ten days; the crop is in
excellent condition, with very little rust
reported and promises a great yield. Rye
is maturing and nearly ready to harvest.
Barley millet, grass, alfalfa pastures,
BATS continue to head and make a good
gardens, potatoes, and cane are ala doing
we'll.
Early potatoes are being dug, and are
yielding we'll, over nearly all counties,
Corn is being cultivated and has start
ed to grow rapidly under favorable con-
ditons; in places it needs cultivation, and
is foul with weeds Kaffir corn planting
is still in progre-. Broom corn is coming
up to a good sta
Cotton has improved in condition and Is
being cultivated or chopped out to
stand; it is still backward, due to cold
night temperatures.
Strawberries and cherries are yielding
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Chickasaw nation. Grapes are setting
well. Fruit is generally in fine condition
Stock is fattening and is in excellent
condition.
Following are the reports from the diff
ferent portions of the section by nations
and countless:
EASTERN DIVISION.
Cherokee Nation-Over the northern
portion wheat and oats are doing well:
corn is doing wei considering the cold
nights; kaffir corn is coming up to a gooo
stand; fruit trees arc in good condition,
stock is doing well.
over the central portion wheat Is in
fine condition; oats, potatoes, gardens,
and fruit are in good condition, and do
ing Well; oats are heading out; corn is
doing well but making a slow growth;
stick is in good condition.
over the southern portion all crops are
doing we'll except cotton which has sur
fered from the cold nights, the crop is
about chopped out; oats are very good;
grass is short; potatoes and garden veg
etables are on the market
Creek Nation-Over the northern por-
ton corn and cotton are being cultivat- |
ed wheat is forming the grain oats are
heading out; kaffir corn, cane and mil |
let are being planted; crops and gardens
are in fine condition.
Over the central portion corn and cot |
ton are being cultivated, and cotton chop |
ped out, and are doing fairly well; po-
tatOes, gras, wheat, and oats are doing |
finely; peaches promise a good crop; CAT /
tie becoming fat.
over the southern portion corn and cot
ton cultivation is well advanced, and cot
ton chopping nearly done; all crops are |
looking we'll; grass and potatoes are in |
need of rain.
Choctaw Nation-Over the northern |
portion farm work is well along; cotton |
chopping is well advanced, and crop look
ing better; oats, millet, potatoes, gar
dens, corn, and fruit are an doing WELL |
oats are heading out good; peaches are
fine; berry crop is light; chInch bugs are
working on oats and corn.
over the central portion wheat and oats |
look well; corn, cotton, gras and gardens !
are making a slow grown; corn needs
rain; cotton chopping progressing slowly; |
potatoes are fine; stock Is doing welt; |
berries and fruit are promising.
over the southern portion wheat and
oats are n fine condition; corn and cot
ton are in good condition, with cotton
chopping about half done; winter oats
nearly ready to harvest; potatoes befng
marketed, with bugs working on them
badly; fruit in fine condition.
CENTRAL LIVISION.
Kansas Nation-Flne weather during
the Wee. for corn grass and wheat; corn
cultivation is being rapidly advanced.
Kay-Wheat maturing nicely, and crop
assured corn cultivation retarded, where
cultivated is a good stand; oats, pastures
gardens and fruits doing well; kaffir corn
planting continues; some early rye will
be harvested this week.
Grant-Good weather for corn, oats,
wheat potatoes and gardens too wet to
cultivate; wheat head forming; rye head
in the dough; corn doing well and being
cultivated, at the close of the week.
Garfeld-Wheat, oats, barley and rye
in good condition; corn making slow
growth; gardens doing well; barley and
oats heading out
Noble-Too wet to cultivate; crops be-
coming foul with weeds wheat IL filling;
oats are heading, millet is doing finely;
some rust on wheat, and some cotton
damaged by rain; berries are a good crop
gardens in fine condition.