The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-31
(By CAD Allard /,

dry spell Of weather known for eight
years, the crops in Grady county are
passably good. The wheat and oats
were bumper crops for those who
wisely follow diversified farming, the
cotton Is very good and corn is much
better than was thought could possi-
bly, be on account OF the unparalleled
disparaging weather conditions. The
history of this Washita Valley wet
or dry year that would place the man
who practices diversified farming in a
lposition of want. Some one or more
OF his crops must prove Of sufficient
value to even up the loss through I'M.
usual conditions, no matter whether it
be dry, wet or normal, and the average
year would bring to him bumper
crops corn. wheat oats, cotton and
garden truck. The soil Of the Wash
ita Valley has within 1t richness
equal to that OF any, and in addition
has an underlying moisture that sup.
ports vegetation throughout the sea
son, rain or no rain. The corn crop
was injured this season through hot
winds and not at all because Of dry
weather and the hot winds were more
in evidence than for eight years past
in fact, hot winds are almost unheard
of in this section
The Department, Of Labor in compil-
ing its report of surplus products for
the fiscal year, reads like many other
reports along lines OF superiority for
Grady county and the city Of Chicka-
sha that one unacquainted with true
conditions might be led to think that
the reports had been doctored to fa
yor this particular section, but that
would be impossible of official state
reports We learn from this report
which we here give in part verbatim,
that
Grady county ranks first in surplus
products, having $6.040,20712 as the
total for the county, and Of this over
one-third is represented in live stock
and farm products. mill products and
cotton are each valued at more than
81 100000 cotton products alone be
| ing 81 ,O95, ,675.' !
The counties represented in this re-
port placed on dhe market during
1908 live stock valued at $37,375, ,935; |
cattle representing nearly two-thirds
of the entire surplus, with $24 4,I23, ,625.
The leading counties in total valua-
tion were: Grady county, $3.50, ,495; |
Kay county, $1,406,1S0; etc. *%
Cattle: Grady county, 40,411 head;
Muskogee county, 24,0l2 head, etc.
II Hogs: Grady county, 1850
head Garfield county, 1882 head,
etc.
"The surplus farm crops for the
state placed in the hands of the farm
ers, $22 2,427, ,237.95. Corn:
Grady county, 2,210,40O bushels: Caddo
county, 1,364,OOo bushels" etc
In state having seventy-three coun-
ties Grady county produces near one
twentieth Of the products Of the entire
commonwealth.
Grady county produces near one
nineteenth Of the live stock Of the
state.
Al unbfacad opd oan,,sroiru nroaf
of Grady countys wonderful growth |
in property values take from the late
report sent out from the state depart
ment, of property assessed locally by
county assessors, giving the values
OF private property for the year 1909
in contrast with the year 1908:
Grady county's tax values for 1908
was $9,l9S,434.OO and in 1909 is
$13,376 ,S54.0O, gain OF 81 per cent.
It is interesting to note that Okla
homa county, in which is located Okla
honla City, the gain was but rs per
cent, Grady county, the conserva-
tive and unboomed, outdistancine the
Boom city's county near to in in.
crease of taxable values.
In 1908 Grady county stood twentieth
in the list of taxable values. In 1909
Grady county stands ninth in the state,
having passed in one year eleven Of
her competitors for first place in tax
able values.
These figures, which cannot be dis.
pute2, speak volumes for the wonder
full growth in wealth of Chickasha and
Grady county
Grady county outstrippinS that Of
any county In the state, by great odds.
One need not wonder that Grady
county. OF which chickasha Is the
metropolis, is conceded to be the ban
ner county OF the state, when he takes
into consideration with the facts al
ready related, the further claims:
That Chickasha Is the gateway to