The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-06

The following is the climate ant
crop conditions for the week endin,
july 4, 1901, as furnished by Section
Director c. NJ. Strong. Of Oklahoma
CITY.
General Summary.
Partly cloudy weather prevailed ov
er the section, with moderate div
and night temperatures, and scatter
ed precipitation on the 2sth 1st and
3rd; the week averaged hciow the
normal in temperature and precipi
tation.
Excessive local precipitation over
the Cherokee and Creek nations de-
layed the harvesting of wheat and
oats, and those crops are badly down
and in poor condition: threshing was
also retarded over Northern Okla.
homa.
Wheat harvesting is about complet-
ed over Oklahoma and threshing is
in progress with poor to fair yields
reported, but quality Of grain good.
Oats are being harvested with poor
to fair yields, of a good quality; rust
is doing considerable damage. and
rain has damaged some shocked oats
to a slight extent.
Corn has made a rapid growth, IL
silking out, and is nearly all laid by;
the crop is very weedy over the In
diar territory and needs cultivation.
Cotton made a good growth. is
squaring and blooming out and looks
well; the crop is being cultivated and
Is in good condition, except over north
ern portions OF the Indian territory.
where It is very weedy.
Potatoes have been dug and fair to
good yields, except where rotted. the
second crop is being planted. Sweet
potatoes are doing well. but are late.
Kaffir and broom corn. cane, mlllet,
milo maize and castor beans made a
rapid growth.
Alfalfa made good growth and the
third crop is nearly ready to cut.
Range grass made a rapid growth
and stock are in fine condition, with
some being shipped to mar1et
Meadows are in good conLit. en- and
haying is in progress, but delayed
somewhat by the rains.
Fruit is ripening; apples and grapes
arc doing well. bur reports indicate
peaches rotting as they ripen.
Eastern Division.
Cherokee: over the northeastern
portion high winds and heavy rains
damaged wheat and oats and they are
badly down and in poor condition,
fields too wet TO work corn growing
rapidly hut is very weedy, mostly laid I
by flax is good crop and ripening; /
nillet potatoes and gardens look well.
Dut potatoes have rotted badly: range
good and stock doing well apples good
,ut peaches rotting as they ripen.
Over the northwestern portion ex-
'essive rains have damaged wheat and
'ats, which are ripe; wheat half har-
'ested; corn is very weedy and need
ng cultivation. but is in good stand;
iotton is IN poor condition: potatoes
re rotting badly; grass is good and
took are doing we'll.
over the southern portion heavy
aims have badly damaged oats: wheat
Mostly harvested; corn is doing well
nd laid By, bat is weedy: cotton is
air. is IN gooo condition but poor
tand and making slow sTowth: grass
5 good and stock is doing WE'LL gard.
ms are good; fruit is in fair condi-
Ions with peaches rotting.
Greek: over the northern portion q
aims delayed work and caused con
iderable damage to wheat and oats:
hreshing delayed corn good and silk
lg, but weedy; cotton is in GOOD con
ition, but needing sunshine and cul- '
walton hay good and being cut;
tock in good condition and being y
hipped; hail near Tulsa damaged y
rops badly
over the middle portion rains caus- {
d corn apd rotton TO make improve
aent IN con lition; grass good AMI
took doing well; gardens good; hay /
lg progressing.
over the southern portion heavy 7
aims caused some damage TO wheat q
nd oats, which have been harvested {
'ith fair yield; corn laid by in good
cotton chopped and gener. +,
ny in good condition. somewhat q
ieedy in places; potatoes dug. with I