The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-02

ranges from Is In Greer county 10
1851 In Roger Mills county. The heay'
lest increase Is shown In Roger Mills
and Beaver counties, and in fact all
increases are in western Oklahoma
counties.
"0f the many varying conditions
that are affecting the present growing
crop OF wheat, the enormous destric'
ton by the wheat plant louise, or more
commonly called green bug Is sim
ply appalling" says Mr.. McNabb In
this bulletin. "The reports received
Indicate that the original acreage oil
wheat planted Is damaged by this pest
Is $50 per cent. While this 35.2 per
cent. for the territory does not indi'
cate that that portion of the original
acreage will be entirely abandoned
yet In several Of the counties, notably
Canadian. Comanche and Logan. the>.
will be practically no wheat harvested,
II is safe to assume that where n dam
age OF 80 per cent. and over Is re-
ported, there Will not he enough wheat
left TO pay for the cutting.
"The least damage to the growing
crop Of wheat by the plant louise Is
reported from Beaver. Day, Dewey,
Woodward aud Roger Mills countIek
comprising the extreme western and
northwestern section Of the territory,
In those coantics, e%mbodylng the larg'
est portion Of the wheat growing area
of Oklahoma, the damage by the louise
ranges from 1876 per cent. In Woods
county to CTS per cent. In klasGshe
county.
"ln Kinghsher county the damage
by the iouse Is very general, eyccp'
tionally so when but one report out Of
eighteen indicates 4 damage less than
so per cent, leaving seventeen reports
which range from so to so per cent,
damage. Garfield, Grant, Kay and
Noble counties, comprising The re-
malning portion of the wheat belt prop
er, are suffering very material damage,
ranging from COL per cent. In Noble
county 10 col In Kay county.
In regard to the oats crop Secretary
McNabb says:
"a decided Increase in the acreage
Of oats planted In the spring OF 1907
Is reported In every county. ranging
from 50 In kingAsher 10 1914 per
cent. in Pawnee, making a general
increase for the territory OF "a.
"The damage to the growing crop
Of oats by the wheat plant louise is
estimated as being 70 per cent, which
means practically 4 total destruction
as far as those counties are concern.
ed in which the largest acreage was
sown. No damage is reported from
Day and Woodward counties, anu but
81 and l per cent, respectively, from
Dewey and Beaver counties. It is
worthy of mention that In every In
stance where there has been material
damage TO wheat by the louise the dam
age to the young crop OF oats has been
from 5 to % per cent. greater, and in
many instances It Is more than dou'
blea.
"The proportion Of oats acreage
that has been or will he plowed up on
account OF damage by the louise Is cs'
timated as being G2.5 per cent. In
most every instance where the damage
has approached complete destruction
the larger proportion Of the oats
acreage wifi be devotcd to other crops,
Whenever q field Of oats has been at
tackled the destruction Is complete,
and not in isolated spots as Is the
case with the wheat. At this time, II
the damage by the louise would entire
~ cease, a portion OF the plants would
revive sufficiently 10 mature a light
crop, but not a single report received
Indicates a halt in this insects ray
ages on the oats"