The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-02
FAVORABLE
STATISTICS
GIVEN OUT
Section Director of Oklahoma
Weather Department.
GIVES AGRICULTURAL DATA
Comparison Made With Crops
of Other Sections.
GIVES AGRICULTURAL DATA

Oklahoma City. o. T.. JAN 1.-The
section director for Oklahoma has issued
the following bulletin:
The weather during the month was gen.
orally cloudy. with mild temperatures.
An abundance OF rainfall throughout the
section was very favorable 10 growing
crops and vegetation. but farm work in
general was delayed considerably.
The excessive rains caused wheat TO
make a remarkable growth. bit farm
ably.
The excessive rains caused wheat TO
make remarkable growth. but the sod
was too soft to pasture the rapidly grow
ing grain; hence il became too rank. it
even jointed in some parts of the section.
During the last week OF the month. how
ever. it dried up sufficiently TO permit
the farmers 10 turn stock into the fields.
General satisfaction is reported concern
ing the prospects for the coming year.
Evidences of rust and green louise are re
ported from some of the northern counties
but the damage done was very slight.
The heavy hains delayed the picking of
cotton and damaged the remainder of
the crop. Much complaint was made that
the bolls opened too slowly. or not at all.
and considerable loss resulted.
Corn husking continued through the
month, but the harvest was generally
over by the close of the month, with very
good yields.
Potatoes and turnips made rapid growth
and are yielding we'll
Kaffir corn gives evidence of a large
second crop.
Grass was livened up and pastures are
very good. Stock is In good condition
But thirteen states have a greater acre
age in corn than the two territories COM
Lined. and but nine raised more bushels
OF the same cereal. yet in regard TO the
value of the crop of that year the two
territories combined rank as twentieth
The reason for this lies in the fact that
the price per bushel for earn was but q
cents in the territories, while for the en-
tire country il averaged 81 cents
The average number of bushels per acre
for Oklahoma was 29.0 of corn. a. 2of
wheat 32-5 OF oats; in Indian Territory it
was 26o of corn, SO of wheat. and 276 of
oats; while the average for the whole
country was PSI of corn, 12.5 of wheat.
and 31.9 OF oats.
The averge value per acre for Oklahoma
was $3.50 for corn. soc for wheat. $3.50
for oats; for Indian Territory it was s. s2
for corn, s4.53 for wheat, 1854 for oats:
and for the United States the average
value was s73 for corn, s7.oS for wheat,
and s7.35 for oats
The average number OF acres per farm
ir Oklahoma was 2s.3 In corn, $40 In
wheat, l4.1 in oats: In Indian Territory it
was S0.1 in corn. 635 in wheat Is7 in oats:
and for the entire country IT was 202 in
corn, $50 in wheat. 40 in oats.
The value OF each of the above cereals
in percentage. TO the value of all the crops
raised. was for Oklahoma 32.7 from corn.
S3-S from wheat. IL from oats. or 7o.s from
the three cereals: for Indian Territory IL
was 4l.9 from corn. Go from wheat 53
from oats. or SO. sfrom the three: for both
territories it was 35.5 from corn. 2s.3 from
wheat, 4.5 from oats, or 6l.3 from all
three. For purposes Of comparison II
might be added that the value Of the
cotton raised. in percentage TO ali crops
raised. was s3 in Oklahoma, 324 in the
Indian Territory. and $50 in both terrific
ries
From the climate and crop buIeltin Of
the weather bureau. published at Wash
ington. D. G. We clip the following.
The month was marked by exception
ally mild temperatures I'm all districts east
of the Rocky mountains. with exception
ally heavy rains on the north Pacific coast
and from the lower Missouri valley 10 the
west gulf coast. and more than the aver
age amount over a large portion OF the
South Atlantic and Gulf states
The reports generally show that winter
wheat was in very promising condition.
at the close Of the north With ample
moisture and exceptionally mild ternpers-
tures throughout the month. the crop
made rapid advancement and too rank
growth is very generally reported from
the central valleys. Oklahoma and Texas
In the early sown the Hessisn fy has
appeared extensively. but this pest has
not affected the late sown. which con-
s,itutes tho greater part Of the total acre
age IN Texas some fields OF the early
sown are from twelve 20 eighteen inches
high and are liable TO injury from cold
On the north Pacific coast the weather
has been favorable for seeding