The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-02
WHEAT VALUATION WILL
TOTAL S12,OOO,OOO
Alfalfa Conditions Show Rapid
Increase In Relative Value
Of Staple

The Oklahoma state board Of agri
culture finds from the reports of its
township correspondents that on
July % The growing condition Of
corn was 4 per cent as compared
kith 900 per cent last month and
per cent for the month ending
Mly 25 showing a decrease as com
Twd with last month Of 25.6 per
cent. The growing condition ON the
same date last ycM was f6. per
cent. difference in favor OF the
crop last year at this date of III
per cent.
The growing condition of cotton
was 75.3 per cent as compared with
SO.7 per cent last month, or a de-
crease Of 5.4 per cent The growins
condition of cotton ON the scme date
laat year was G2 9 por cent, or a dill
ference in favor Of the crop OF 1909
Of l2.4 per cent.
Wheat Value S12,oO0000.
The acreage sOWn 10 oats I'm the
wheat harvested this season is shown
To be- l2.2 bushels, making an esti
mated total yield based on l00d235
acres l2,2G2SG7 bushels, being mar
kcted al he average value for the
state of 90 cents, shows the value OF
the wheat crop ON this estimated
WELD to be $l2.0S0S3S. That the
wheat yield and grade has turned ont
better than most authorities expect
el Is shown by the average test in
lbs per bu. The average test for the
entire state is shown to be SO =
pounds. But two counties in the
state reported an average lest oi
wheat below that of No. . grade
and they are mnimportant as wheat
counties. The average yield Of Niu
ter wheat for the state last year was
estimated al 127 bushels based on
l.32S1aS acres, showing decrease
In production In the yeae of 1909 OF
LSt5.n30 due 10 decrease OF S2i,
923 acres. and an average yield pen
acre of & bushels. or the crop OF
1909 is IN point OF production II. Z
per cent of the crop of 1908. How
ever. The average market value pen
bushe i'm 1909 Is 80 cents compare,
with So cents last year showing ;
decrease in the valuation Of the cr0l
this year as compared with last OF
~ .635.G15. ar the total value OF Tho
crop of 1909 is $50 per cent as com
pared with the value Of 1905 Ac
c0rdiug to the reports Of the Unite,
states department OF agriculture, tht
is the highest average market value
for winter wheat In the last Ten
years The nearest approach to thl'
fame Was In 1904 when the averag.
was % . cents per bushcl
No Increase in Oats.
The acreage sOwn in oats in Tho
| spring Of 1909 was i5G.llG acres Th'
average Yield Is estimated al 3n.
bushels. showing am cstimated pro
ductiou of l357l40l bushels With al
| average market value of 80 cents
| with total value of S6.312flG TIN
acreage planted to oats In The spriu
ol l909 was practically the Same al
Ihat planted tho spring of lanS TIN
average Weld this year IS So bush
! pls. increase over chat OF lasi yea
The estimated total production
3519113 bushels increase over tha
of last year. while the averlg
value per hushol is 20 cents Jos
| than last }ear. hut the estimated t1
| ul value Of the crop i'm 1909 is ST.
| l72 COZ increase over that of 1905
The acreage sOWn 70 cow peas ]
Qp per cent as compared with tha
plauted iu 1905, showing a total q
13.Sa0 acres The average price pai
for seed pee bushels IS sell
| Alfalfa Yield is Good.
The en- ring condition of sprin
sown alfalfa Is shown 10 be 63 I pc
cent anl the growing condition q
lll other alfalfa growing is rs pc
cent q difference iu favor of fal
own or old standing alfalfa of 10.
per cent The average Weld pc
lcra Of the FIRST cutting Is reporte
s being >> tou and that of the sec
ud cutting 9l tom showing an est
mated total yield for the first tw
cuttings ef the alfalfa crop i'm 1870
.o he 3nS 09l tons. or am average O
] I9 tens per acre Assuming tn
marlte value 20 be IS per ton. th
leeregate vaI1e of This crop alon
TO July p may be considered 10 b
worth 80 the state approximately
&246l.12S
The acreage planted 10 kadr corr
.his year as compared with last O.
l0o per cent. showing he total est
/ mated acreage planted fo be 81 10a
General Conditions Not Good
The general conditions througAou
lhe state have not been up Ia th
standard and have been unfayorahh
/ tc Che growing condition of nur Sta
/ Pile crops Corn has been the priu
cipal sufferer dropping 25.h per cen
I'm thirty DAYS. due to excessive hoa.
/ high winds and sparse rainfall
throughout ihe state ms a whole !
| appears 90 have been q peculiar con
/ diti0n plenD of moisture seems d,
ha,. 0eeu present iu ~ sH. aul a,
J far rs The corn plant was coneerpel
was uu a. "a STANDARD far fhls data