The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-09
CONDITION OF THE GRAIN
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE
MlLLERs AND DEALERS
The Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Crop Fully Twenty-Five Percent
Of-Greatest Damage Re.
ported Along the choe.
taw and Frisco.

The following bulletin has been re.
ceived by the local grain dealers anu
millers Of this city from the sccrc-
tary Of the Oklahoma Grain Deal.
crs' Association regarding the raw.
ages Of the green bug throughout this
section Of the country:
In addition To the reports herein
contained. have had the pleasure
Of meeting at least dozen men rep.
rcsenting grain interests in the East
and North. who have made tours Of
the territory both by train ana au-
tomobilcs, and summing up all the
information | have received 10 date
(Which was April - Indications
are that the wheat crop is damaged
at least Is per cent and the oat crop
fully % per cent Reports from the
oat district are not at all encourag
ing and the fears are that the green
bug will take the entire oat crop.
The heaviest damage done To the
wheat crop Is south of the Choctaw
railroad and along the main line Of
the Santa Fc. The coming week, un-
less thegreon bug is checked We can
lool, for considerable damage There
| Is scarcely community or field
that is not infested by the bugs From
scientific investigation the green
pugs enemy Is appearing In great
numbers and we hope In the next ten
days we will see the last of the pest
Under date Of April "a, Secretary
Prouty of the Oklahoma Association
writes as follows, regarding the sit.
uation: From practically every sec.
tion of the Territory damaging rv
ports continue to come regarding the
headway that the green bugs have
made In the last week until | am
led to believe that unless something
| happens to these insects aud that
! Immediately our damage will reach
at least 80 per cent In the next ten
days. The writer in company WIN
experts drove out Sunday and exam
ined more than 30 fields Cf wheat an I
oats, and in every instance We found
bugs in large quantities and work
ing great havoc to the oats that ar,
just coming out Of the ground, and Q
very large per cent, If not all vii
have to be plowed up. This condi
tion is pretty general
You will note these reports wer,
made nearly week ago, and fOn
the latest information | have, tn,
damage will now far exceed HAT
indicated by these repoSs. Some
who are familiar with the condition.
in Texas. or with the work Of th'
green bug, and also familiar with th'
conditions in Oklahoma and South
ern Kansas, believe the damage vii
now reach at least 80 per cent will
. a possible greater damage. Secrc
tary Smiley of the Kansas associa
tion reports on the 4th: at thi
writing a few OF these bugs nav
made their appearance in the souti
ern tier of coun' 'es, bat ~ Il sail
cicnt number to do any matoria
damage" But our TeXas eXpcrlenc
IS that when they appear at all the
multiply and iGcrelsc in nTmo'r IN
damage very rapidly and this ma
be the case in Kansas. Yes,erua
Messrs. Wallace and Dorman, graf
u men of Winfield, Kansas, were In III
y city and report that the green bus
y have made their appearance ther
and have damaged the wheat full
per cent and at Arkansas Cit
Kansas. the damage will reach MOI
i than 20 per cent.
Il feel sure the damage to our Te
as grain crop both wheat and GA
will reach fully 80 per cent, whic
=, Is the result of the green bugs al
: dry weather, and this estimate
based on what have seen and T