The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-10

crease or decrease lOr THIS year, WhiCn L
Is shown ere to be 1905 per cent of
last years acreage. or total OF f.24t- |
6l3 grown in corn this season The |
average yield per acre is 22.4 bushels. |
as compared with 1871 bushels last
season. or an increase Of 22.6 per cent |
The estimated production for this |
year Is 95.230,442 bushels. or an in |
crease over last .ear OF 305 per cent. !
The United States Department OF
Agriculture has estimated the OKLA |
homa corn acreage at 4,92S,991, the
yield per acre at 24S bushels, and the
production at 122.235, 600 bushels. II
appears. therefore, that our estimate
OF acreage, based on the assessors
returns for last year, Is short { that
OF the Federal Department by 1881
per cent. while c1e production estimat
ed by this office Is short OF that esti
mated BIZ the Federal Department by
/ 229 per cent, the average yield re-
/ turned by our correspondents being
95 per cent short of that reported by
the Federal Department.
IA was shs wn above that cur report
OF cotton production was short OF that
of the Federal Departments by "a per
cent, and there that our estimate of
corn production is 22.9per cent short
OF theirs. The percentage 3f differ
ence ia these two crops is so close as
to be remarkable. rhe causes Of this
discrepancy will be discussed in detail
10 connection with the publication Of
the assessors returns IN our Biennial
Report, so to be published.
Wheat.
IT is shown that 1928. 1853 acres were
sown to wheat In the fall Of 1907.
which figure IS based upon reduction
Of per cent in the acreage of the fall
OF 1906. as returned by the township
assessors. Our corps OF corresponds
ents have recently reported q reduc-
ton OF 15 per cent IN the acreage
sown this fall, showing that 1,12S,934
acres have been seeded to this grain
this fall.
The present growing condition of
wheat is shown to be 81 per cent cf a
normal crop.
Alfalfa.
The acreage of fall sowrs alfalfa com
pared with that of last fall shows that
1903 per cent of last falls sowing has
, been put in this fall, or Gn Increase OF
/. 3 per cent,
I Prices Of Products.
/ The average value f corn is shown
I to be 50 cents per bushel which. on d
/ production of 95230.442 bushels
would make the value Of the crop $40,
. 519S2S, compared with q value OF $50,
/ i0996l for last years crop.
The average value Of wheat Is shown
to be SO cents per bushel. IN a firm
( er Bulletin this office estimated the
\ average yield of wheat last summer {,
be 1877 bushels per acre. This, upoI
! the acreage shown for that crop, indi
Gates a yield OF i6.S67 500 bushels
I which. at SO cents per bushel, gives ;
value of $4,000, lO8, as compared witt
value of s9,545,525 gor the whes
/ crop OF last year.
8 The average value ~ cats Is report
Z ed 20 be 13 cents per bushel. This of
! flee has already estimated the acre
r age grown this year to be S7.4 per cen
OF last years acreage, and the yieli
p to be 25.5 bushels per acre. This indl
Gates an acreage Of 459.82i e produc
y ton OF lO.725.435 bushels, and q value
4 OF 1851 .s37 for the cat crop OF thi
I year. as compared with an acreage o
526,112, q production OF 2,S20,563, an,
r & value OF $l.126.892 for last year.
The average value Of lint cotton 4
given at S,S cents per pound, and tha
1 of cotton seed at $l1.05 per ton. On
/ production n 492, ,272 bales this woull
I give a value OF s2O. .429.2SS for lint an'
e s4.O79.704 for seed, or q total OF s25,
3 sos 1892 as compared with a value o
/. 33,7tS,825 for last years crop.
h The value OF these four principa
crops fer this year and last are giveg
/. IN comparison In the following table:
! Crop 1897. lsOS.