The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-19
FAVORABLE TO CROPS
Director StrOng's Showing
Of Crop Conditions

Oklahoma City, oklae June iS.-
cIoar weather prevailed during the
week. light local showers occurring
only on the 18TH Day and nigh.
Temperatures were much warmer.
Temperature ranged over the Sec
tion from 10i To- 60 degrees.
Conditions were especially favorable
FOR the progress OF all kinds of farm
work. and as a result all crops were
cultivated aud cleared up, and placed
in good condition
Corn made rapid growth and is
looking we'll &c is well cultivated and
the early planted is being laid by.
Coton chopping is wen advanced and
q. is beglnning 20 square; the plant has
made n fair growth and is fairly well
cultivated
Wheat is being harvested I'M fine
condition and very favorable reports
as to results are given.
Oats are filing and r.paning and
some fields have been cut
Hay is being cut over some Of the
counties.
Barley rye. flax kanr and broom
corn. mnlet and gardens are doing we'i
but some Of these crops are IN need of
rain 20 properly develop them.
Early potatoes and blackberrles are
being marketed with fairly good yields
Early peaches and apples are ripen-
ing with promise OF large yields.
Stock IS IN good condition.
Following are the reports from the
different sections by nations and coun-
ties:
EASTERN DIVISION.
Octawa--Senecu--CO Orn being laid by.
wheat cutting Ia progress; fax about
20 bloom.
CherolSee-Over the northern portion
wheat Is being generally harvested,
crop fairly good. In some localities poor
on account OF rust and hy' oats I'm fair
head. corn aid grass making good
growth and fruit doing we'll; farmers
busy blowing.
over the central portion wheat Is be-
ing harvested and will not be a full
crop; oats viii be a light yield -crn
was damaged some 10y recent hail
storms. but Is now making good growth
over the southern portion the rains
of the preceding week caused all OF
the crops 60 make good growth, and
insured the potatoes corn being laid
by; oats good; cotton worked out, IL is
small, but doing well; farm work well
advanced; potatoes yielding we'll. and
fruit and stock in good condition
Creek-Oyer this portion a very hot
week, but the preceding weeks rain
still sufficient. only oats are suffer-
ing; wheat cut and mostly goa yield;
corn IN good condition, cotton not 50
good; millet doing fairly well
over the middle portion corn made
rapid growth and IS being laid by; the
early corn Is tassling out; cotton doing
fairly Wen some squaring; oats short
crop mllet good but acreage small
Choctaw-Over the northern portion
corn looking good and about laid by;
cotton healthy and promising and put
ting on forms Irish potatoes a good
yield bay prospects good stock IN
good condition. peaches and apples ara
ripenlng ana q good quahty.
over the central portion the week
was favorable and crops were cleaned
up; considerable corn laid BY the first
planting is doing wells cotton Is do
ing very welli fruit conditions good,
bU some complaints Of dropping.
blackberries being marketed: oats rip
ening fast.
over the southern portion corn ana
cotton are growing fast, and farmers
are getting farm work IN good order;
corn plowing about done; cotton plow-
ed ana mostly chopped out, and look
Ing wen.