The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-01
WINTER OATS PROSPECT
ALSO SHOWS DECLINE
Green Bugs Reported In SeV-
CTaI Localities But No
Damage Results

The Oklahoma state board OK agrl
culture finds from reports 0f its crops
correspondents thar on the 24th Of
April the growing condition Of winter
wheat was 74l per cent as compar
ed with 7S7 last month. falling on
OF 4.6. The acreage which has been
and WIN be abandoned 10 shown q
DO ll.A pea cent OF the acreage sown
last fall. leaving lQ00,235 acres which
viii be harvested IN the state this
season,
The acreage sown 10 spring oats
this season Is shown 10 be 100 per
cent OF that s0wn last spring maklng
the estimated number Of acres sown
this spring 456,i0e; and the growing
condition OF spring oats ~ Il.2 per
cent Of normal growth
Che growing condition Of rye -
75.S per cent compared with 6S5 lass
month
The growing condition % winter
oats IL a0.7 compared with 6s.d last
month
The growing condition Of winter
oats Is 407 compared with $50 q
month ago.
The growing condition Of alfalfa ls
79l.
The growint condition Of spring pas
ture ls 77.3.
The prospects for full crop ot
fruit age represented as follows. Az.
plos, 60 per cent; pears ii.s per cent;
plums, s3.6 per cent, cherries, 5N8
per cent; peaches, a0.a per cent;
small fruits. T~.2 per cent
Green bugs are reported present
In several localities, but No damage
is reported ihefeir0m the damage 10
which the low condition Of crops Is
due being dry. cool weather and high
winds Spring work Is reported we'll
advanced In spite Of these untavoe'
able weather conditions.
Inquiries were submitted in our
crops Of correspondents on April ~.
and returned April 2iih, 1903, The Ia
formation contained IN this report 10
the result og lhe compilation OF lndlv'
idual reports covering the growing
condition aud comparative aerenge Of
winter wheat. tho growing condition
81 winier oats rye. spring pastures
and alfalfa and The prospects Tor
fun crop Of certain lruilas
Central Weather Conditions
Tho general weather conditions
throughout the state for the month Of
April was somewhat varied and moi,
ON the whole, particularly favorable
for the termination Of early seeded
crops, and oats particularly have suI.
lered on account Of drought and high
winds and this together with q low
temperature has materially retarde i
their growth About april 18th aud
20ih general precipitation occurred
over the state followed by q gradual
rise Of temperature. which maieriaAy
Improves growing conditions.
Progress Of Spring Work
Remarks from cnrrespondeut8 indi-
cate that the farmers are we'll up with
their spring work, and IN many ser
llons corn planting Is almost comples
ed. The ground IS about all prepared
for cotton seeding and If the weather
conditions continue 20 improve, ell
spring crops will be seeded at 81 ear.
IN date. a lnree acreage Of corn and
forage crops Is Indicated.
Insect Damage
IN Inquiries submitted April is The
board asked correspondents to make
particular report upon any insect
iamage apparent IN their township
During the month many scattering
reports as 10 damage By the so
called green bng were current through
the press and otherwise, but from
The correspondents the hoard finds
that there is no foundation for re-
ports that there Is any damage from
lho green bug" IN twelve counties
AZ the state. particularly IN the cen.
iral. western. aud nofthweatern parts
me correspondents indicate ne pres
onre Of The ereen bus" but 10 every
Instance supplement their remarks hy
adding thar no 1amage has bptu done.
They not. particularly that on ur
about Che 10Th aud thereafter the
green hugs" were III night, This II
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