The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-12-22
AND THE REJECT ON
CROPS IN GOLD
WEATHER
CnOCTAW NATION IS WET
Equals FOGr States OF Union
In Amount of Rainfall
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Travellers through Oklahoma find it
unique sight to see wheat, commonly
supposed so be a cold country plant
and cotton, the product OF semitropicai
climes. growing side by side, but it is
sight which can be, seen on almost
any Oklahoma faf'n By reason of It's
advantageous situation seographically,
its equable climate and the side vari-
tion In rainfall between the various
parts OF the new state, Oklahoma pos
sesses the. .ciaracteristics and the eli
matic,fadvantages of all OF the difler-
al groups OF important agricultural
Estates, ard is able to compete success
fully IN different parts OF her territory
ia the prodution of all OF the staple
crops
There arc but four states in the
union Texas, California Oregon and
Washington that have within their
borders as large q range OF annual
Gainlall as has tsf2 new state OF Okla
homa. The Choctaw nation. in the
southeast cufncr Of the State, has an
average or normal rainfall of between
40 and As inches The precipitation
decreases steadily toward the north
find a normal rainfall &c barely 10 in
chcs The South Atlantic and Cult
states, comprising the cotton beit,
have an annual rainfall Of 80 to 90
inches Illinois aud Iowa. the great
corn states, have between 30 and 10
idnches. Minnesota ald Dakota, the
principal wheat growing states, have
20 to IS inches; Colorado and Utah,
semi-arid stock raising states in which
agriculture is successfully pursued
only With the aid OF irrigation, have
u to 20 inches OF rainfall annually
1t vii be noted that. SO far as rainfan
is concerned. Oklahoma might be
classed with any OF these groups OF
states.
Some very interesting statistics in
regard to the climate OF Oklahoma are
presented by j p. Slaughter, section
director OF the United States weather
bureau, with headquarters at Okla
homa city, In the annual report of g
a. McNabb, secretary OF the Oklaho
ma board Of agriculture, which is now
on Che press. showing that the Okla
hona climate, from the agriculturist
and horticultutists point of view. Is
al that could be desired. The normal
temperatures are just right for the
growth OF the staple crops; the win
ters are mild and open, and prepara
uons for spring planting can be car
ried on throughout December, January
and February, with only an occasional
interruption OF a day or 50 on account
of inclement weather. Severe cold
waves Of the winter season, and hot
driving winds OF summer are OF very
infreduent occurrence. The 8reatet
portion OF the state has ample rainfall
F5r the production of All Kinds oi
crops The rainfall Is well distributed
through the growing season. In the
extreme western counties the spring
rains are usually sufficient TO mature
good yields OF wheat. kaiir corn
milo maize and broom corn are prot
liable summer crops. In the south
western counties excellent results are
being obtained in the growing Of cot
ton; In fact, exceptionally heavy yields
per acre have been secured in thal
section.
The average annual temperature is
highest IN tho southeast border coun
ties and decreases slightly toward tht
north and west The mean annual
temperature IN the southern ChoctaN
ana Chickasaw nations is between 81
and 63 degrees, while In the north
western tier OF counties il Is between
IS and 50 degrees except that In ex
treme western Beaver county the aver
age mean falls 10 So degrees, Con
sidering the state as a whole th'
mean annual temperature is 59.S de
egres; the highest annual mean was
02 degrees in 1895 and the lowest 5S,t
degfs,es in 1903 The highest temper
allure recorded during the last -four
teen years was ll6 degrees, and ot
CURED at Wagner ! A., on july l6
1901. and al Elk City, OK on July
"a. 1903. The lowest temperature OF
which there is record Was % degrees
I below zero lt occurred at Ninita, l
H.. OF February rs, 1905.
The extreme maximum Temperature
for The year are usually between lV'
and no degrees, while the lowest win
/ ter temperatures are as a rule be