The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-17
AGRICULTUR STATISTICS
SHOW LARGER RETURNS
Reports From Major and Paw
nee Counties Received
By State Board

The 1909 agricultural statistics re-.
celyed by the oklahoma board Of
agriculture from Major county show
4 big increased acreage of all the
farm products raised In that county
over the previous year with the ex.
ceptlon Of cotton Last year 429 mora
farms were titled than in the previous
year with an Increased acreage In cul-
tlyaiion OF 32.72i acres. The largest
increases were in alfalfa and oats.
The alfalfa acreage In 1909 was 4g,-
66S acres as compared with 25,7S8 In
l9OS. The oats acreage last year
was 1893 acres as compared with o.
so for the previous year. An in
crease of 1880 acres was planted to
corn over the previous year. Three
thousand six hundred and ninety
more acres Of broom corn were plant
"a IN 1909 than in 1908. Last years
wheat crop brought $375,a50. as COM
pared with $26i,228 for the 1908 crop,
The 1909 oats yield was 122,50S bush
els, as compared with 69,3l8 in 1908.
The cotton yield for last year was
much greater per acre than for the
preylons year, but a shortage OF 1000
acres Is reported compared with the
1908 crop. Poultry produce in 1903
netted si7,39t as compared with $l5,-
226 in 1898; eggs brought S43,950 in
1909 and $39,7l5 in 1903; live stock
statistics show 29g5 more horses, 3SA
moro mules and asses and 76 more
milk COWS than in 1908.
Report From Pawnee County
The 1909 agricultural statistics OF
Pawnee county shows decrease OK
b,44l acres in cultivation than for the
previous year. while the other six
counties that have reported all snow
big increases. aht some exceeding
twenty per cent
The rawnee county statistics, how
over, show increased acreages TO the
following crops. Kaffir corn. alfalfa,
D oom corn and wheat. The broom
corn acreage last year was 2S5 acres
compared with u acres for the pre-
| yl0us year. Tho alfalfa acreage In
1903 was 1893 acres as compared
with g43 acres In 1908 The increased
acreage planted TO Kaffir corn over
the previous year is given AT 40'
acres the 1909 wheat yield was IL,
4gl bushels as compared with l0,S9t
TN 1908 Last years corn yield was
! t.8i7,ss0 bushels as compared will
/ i,334,0s0, although the acreage last
year was several thousand acres
short of the 1908 crop A decrease
OF 1891 acres is reported In tho 1905
oats acreage over that OF the 1902
crop
One OF the gratifying Items In The
report is the showing that out Of tbs
l2ll5 farms in the county only 1872 are
illed by renters A twenty per cen
increase In farm ownership was mad'
during the year
The 1909 hay crop sold for S7l.56'
/. rs compared with s5093t in 1908. Th'
1903 Irish potato crop was 800 acre
, short Of the 1908 crop, while tn'
sweet potato crop for 1909 shows al
. increased acreage of l7S over the l9o
Al crop. Last years poultry sold 10
b st7 $50, as compared with si2,426 10
! THE previous year Eggs brought y5I
/ C75 in 1909 and $4,000 In 1908. Liv
!. stock statistics for the county shoH
$40 more horses, 100 more milk COW
4 land 3.36, rnote other cattle than u
e 1903. The value Of the animals sol
ID ior slaughter last year vas SS46,Ss
q as compared with s305,S06 In 1903
E asst years orchard products sold ~
/. $ge,stl although there was not a iul
!. Lcrop.