The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-14
WHEAT is FAIR AND
CORN PLANTING
DELAYED
COTTON GROUND READY
Section Director ISSueS the
Weekly Bulletin.

Oklahoma city, OKLA, April 1i-C NJ
Strong. section director of the weather
bureau has issued the following general
seminary OF crop conditions for the week
cndinp Monday, April 10.
5he crop season Of 1904 closed with the
tilk OF the wheat sown and early COM
ii.a up 10 fur stand over Oklahoma, but
srcr The Indian Territory tho hard. dry
condition OF The soil prevented seeding
and much of the crop was not placed in
thc ground During the remainder Of
the faH and December drouthy conditions
prevented nuch development o, the early
wheat. while The late planted remained
DORMANT in tho ground About normal
PRECIPITATION during January. -'ehruary
ono March caused the late planted wheat
10 spr0ut ana with the early make % rapid
growth and Improvement ia condition and
tsc crop IS now stoling. making 81 rapid
srowth and is ia fair 10 good condition
oats, barley and spcltz. though planted
late. are up TO fair to good stand. and
afe in good condition.
Corn pauung is greatly delayed by cold
wet ground but is now progress.pg rap
Idly, with early coming up well
Cotton ground IS being prepared. with n
decreased acreage. and some cotton hos
been planted Eariy potatoes and garden
vegetables are coming up well
sehalsa ard range grass are starting mp
and making a good growth, and stock
thoush thin, are Improving rapidly in
csaaiuon.
Peaches were generally winter killed
l'ui apeles, apricois. pears ppms and
cherries arc promisins
Winter rye is generally iH good c9ndl-
ton
Farm work has been greatly delayed by
thg continued cold wet ground. but is
nov progressing rapidly with the soil in
good condition. the season is about two
weeks late
Frosts occurring during the carly por-
tioa os the week but caused no damage
O; moment
Following are the reports from the
various portions Of the section b. dis
tricts and counties;
Eastern Division.
Districts /. and 3-Nork retarded by
rains and some damage by frost on 9th;
wheat looks fair and making good growth.
small acreage; corn planting progressing,
garden planting delayed grass growing
saridly ana stock poor but improving;
apples and plums blooming with a fair
prospect.
District 2 and 5.-Frost but no damage;
rains retarded work. wheat fairly good
condition oats up to good stand. but a
smon acreage; corn planting ia progress
and some up, ground in good condition;
grass corning fast and stock doing well:
potatoes and gardens in good condition
fruit ANA berries a good prospect. no
reaches
District 6, and S.-Frost but no dam
age; rains retarded work; wheat and oats
made gooi growth; corn planting delayed
h,a progressing now with grona ln good
condition, cotton eroun1 being prepared.
sndens and potatoes doing wen. grass
at%~ins aud stock Ia fair condition; fruit
Ifonising
Districts 3, 10 ana 11-Heayy rains de-
keyed farm work. wheat looks fine; oats
nnkins good growth and promising. some
corn planted and plowirg In progress with
ground 20 good Condtioni potatoes and
burde1ls uoirg well pastures making good
growth ana stock doias well. fruit is in
. promising condition.
districts " and l8.-lIcovy rains DELAY
90 farn works oats loolllng wen ana maxi
ife sroWth. corn Is beins planted. cotton
gfpAnd being prepared with roducod acre-
age. potatoes coming 49, ana sarlcns do
~ wel HHss sterling ANA stock doing