The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-07


Thy OKLAHOMA state Hoard of A riculture finds
frDt the REPORTS of its isg township correspondents,
soysrng All he sNeniy-sx counties IN the state, thal
pD September 2ah The growing condition OF cotton was
sH2 Der cent, aA udmlarcd with $40 per cent last
month, showing Il decrease, as compared with last
month of iBg rr cent as against decrease OF per
cent tifrsne the s.iae period last year The growing
condition of cotton the same date last year was 30
Ief cent lltfeeaee IN favor Of this years crop OF
iii per cent
lns deterioration during the past month has not
bcen ~ great indicated owing TO the fact that the
correspondents find that the hot winds on the END,
aafd and 2ith of August damaged the crop more than
yse estimated III last months report
Reports ceiyed this month from various sources,
rive the damage the crop By drouth and hot winds
s06 per cent which Is even greater than the dam
sxs by the boil worm, boil weesil, and otner insects
shat have been quite active during the past two months
The average damage BY these insect pests is shown
10 be lnA per cent
1'ilman county reports the maximum damage BY
arouth aud ho winds Of 81 per cent; Jefferson county
Il second with a damage of ~ per cent, while other
counties report damage ranging from 10 TO 80 per
cent
The holl worm and other insects damaged the crop
IN IS counties as much as 10 per cent. The maximum
damage of "a per cent was in Stephens county jeff
sYson il second with damage OF 81 per cent; 0kmu-
Tes which has damage OF 30 per cent Is third while
eleven counties report damage by Insects, and seven
counties report damage al al. Jefferson county,
where the prolonged drouth accompanied BY hot winds
dd material damage 40 well the boil worm, reports
the lowest condition OF 40 per cent stephens county
il close second with condition OF As per cent while
pAvner county has condition OF 5s per cent Other
low percentages are Garvin aud Klngfisher, 50;
comsnche 0kmulgee and seQucysh. e5 per cent:
FAyns, sc per cent Cherokee and Tman, " per cent,
and Jsckson, 81 per cent
Corn Shows Decrease.
Thx prospective production OF corn is o2.1 per cent
ola normal crop as compared with sS' per cent as
<t season last years yield. according TO the 1909
sssstics Is shown be 70go6.250 buLhes. The acre
~ Asnte1 this year an increase Of II per cent over
lssstsssrs crop
cowpess and ksfir Corn Never Better.
Tie prospective production OF both cowpeas and
fii from Is TO 20 per csut bstte< thAA lsst
sfsf sheh Is uuch above us scrHN prSdusesa. 7Ss
frourtEen OF cowpea seed Is ss. per cent as com
pfte3 ih 81 cent year ago. and the production
ul snts-c is $40 per cent compared with 562 peF
cat sesx1n showing difference in favor OF this
se si crop Of 1913 per cent. and on forage OF z7.s
pertei FMS years acreage is also per cent greater
1han las The market value OF hay last year was
<siaSls Tia Tie value OF seed $S,l5i. Reports from
seveefs he seyentysix count@ reporting give the
prof. ~ kaiir corn grain at s6.4 per cent as com
I&fa AfA F9.s per cent last season, and the produc
I, q kai.r corn forage is S64 per cent, as compared
VITA g cent last season. difference in favor OF
tbs years grain crop OF 1854 per cent and 100 per
eant on the forage crop Last year 222570 bushels OF
grain Was alsed and 225,5S2 tons OF forage having
conll lrt-i aaTaet value OF s2,213.336.
;1ssir corn acreage this year Is also per eest
greater than last season
The production Of milo maize is S7.2 per cent. as
compared with si2 per cent last year, showing differ
IA favor of this years crop OF $50 per cent Last
years milo maize Weld was s2o2ss bushels Of grain.
and 1910 tons OF forage.
Sorghum Onions and Peanuts Production.
The department, for the nrr time. takes the est-
mated production sorghum forage onion and pea
nut crops raised for commercial purposes Last years
yield was 12zG2l tons Of forage The prospective pro
ducton on onions Is si.7 per cent LAST year there
a-o<xo t1chn hn1e - oafn rail-
The estimated production OF peanuts Ia sis par
cent. Last year s5475 pounds raised and 81 Is
estimated that the acresge this s much larger
than last year
ereom Corn Makes Good Showing.
The prospective production Of broom corn Ia 3ei
~ cent compared with S6l per cent last month
and With sss per cent last year showing difference
n evor OF this years crop OF sss per cent The
portion Of the broom corn crop harvested to date Is
"a ~ cent compared with so4 p cent last season.
wa1s d marshausaDs euodt.Aaa s. shown to b. sfs
Pr em - senpsced with s7l Ssr osnt isst season
Tho broom cOrA acUaeD this 10 increase Of
~ per cent over the 1908 crop. which 1852 tons
the growing condition Of alfalfa on September
18th was 792 per cent a. compared with 4sS per cent
last rear showing the remarkable difference 10 favor
Of this seasons crop. Of so.s psr cent.
Apple and Peach Crop Above Average.
Stntisrcs this month on the seasons fruit CROP
enox that although the continued dry weather has
samsgsd fruit e1nsdsrAoly. the peach crop was ists
81 80. = so1oNsS - - rs~~'s ssSb, sssn ~
- epFs crop which has been damaged materially
- ne prolonged drouth Is estimated at $50 per cent
= fi crop The apple and fruit crops this year are
sp6tted however counties In Southeastern Okla
1oua h1ring very light crop. while the crop, the
etste User. is the best in several years
The growing condition OF cotton and alfalfa and
~ preliminary estimate the production OF the yari
80 crops reported upon. when compared With the
glpwing condition one month ago, shows very little
SA4nSe. except 10 cotton Notwithstanding the con
tinUed dry weather
Although the cotton season generally later than
iast year tba warm dry weather has caused the har-