The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-20
CLIMATE AND CROP
CONDITIONS,

The following Is the climate and
crop conditions for the week ending
Monday, July IS. 1904. as given out
by Section Director c. NJ Strong, OF
Oklahoma City:
The week was marked by clear and
hot weather over all portions Of the
section, light and scattered showers
being reported only on the 18th.
These conditions were highly fav
orable for drying out the ground and
placing It in condition for thrashins
and cultiyating, which are now in full
progress.
Wheat and oat thrashing are in
/, progress, with poor to fair yields re-
ported, the general wheat average be
ing poor; over some localities these
crops we're badly damaged by the re.
cent rains, oats specially SO, being
nearly total loss; generally the oat
yield viii be light and poor quality
Corn is generally in good to excel
lent condition; the early planting is
about made. while the late planting
is growing rapidly; the crop promises
a large yield; over localities in the
Indian Territory corn IS needing rain
and may I've cut short in yield.
Cotton made good growth is squar
ing, blooming and forming bools;
the condition is good, though weedy
over some localities.
KaHir and broom corn. cane. millet.
milo maize and castor beans made a
good growth and promise good
yields.
The second crop OF potatoes IS being
planted.
Alfalfa is making good yield. Hay
ing is in progress with good yields re.
ported. except where it has been toe
wet to harvest.
Range grass is in good condition,
and stock is doing we'll and are fat,
Fruit is ripening with light to fair
yields: melons and garden vegetables
are doing well; grapes are ripening
and are promising.
Eastern Division.
Cherokee.--Oyer the northwestern
portion clear and hot weather pre-
vailed; wheat harvesting progressing
with varying results, over some lo-
calities the crop was badly damaged,
over others only partially damaged; (
oats nearly all lost; corn damaged
over some localities generally doing
fairly well though weedy, prospect for
a fair yield: cotton is weedy with
some blooming, and generally doing
hetter now: kaffir corn and millet
doing we'll haying is In progress with
a poor TO fair quality, fruit inferior;
stock doing vel.
over the northwestern portion clear
and hot weather prevailed; wheat and
oats in bad condition, much damaged
in shock, thrashing in progress with
light yield and poor quality; corn
looks well ON lowland. but needs rain
on upland, cotton needs cultivation,
and is poor stand; haying is in pro =
gress with good Yields: pastures good
and stock doing well.
over the southern portion hot and
clear weather prevailed; wheat being
thrashed with fair yield; oats were
badly damaged corn not doing 80
well and prospect for only fair yield,
crop weedy. too wet to cultivate; cot
ton doing fairly well and in good grow
ing condition, and promises fair
yield; grass good and stock doing
well: late potatoes and late fruit prom
Using good Yields.
Creek.-Over the northern portion
wheat and oats were much damaged
in shock and on ground; corn is a
good prospect and in roasting ear
stage in early fields: cotton Is in good
condition but weedy, squares are
forming some cotton fields late; hay.
ing is in progress with good yields;
grass good and stock doing wen.
over the middle portion wheat and
oats are being thrashed with fair
yields; corn IS laid by and doing well;
cotton Us squaring ana DONG Weli'
late potatoes are being planted, and
early shipped grass is good and
stock doing wen.
over the southern portion dry and
hot weather prevailed; wheat and oat
threshing in progress with light
yields corn is almost made and is
doing WE'LL cotton made a good
growth. early cotton Is forming rapid
~, late being cultivated, crop is gen
orally clean and in good condition;
haying is In progress with good yields
grass good and stock doing we'll
Seminole Hot and dry weather
prevailed. corn fair and is mostly
made. but needs rain, q good yield In