The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-03

Is much larger than last year.
The prospective production of
broomcorn Is SS.l per cent, as compar-
ed with SCI per cent last month and
59.S per cent last year, showing
difference in favor of this years crop
of 2S.3 per cent. The proportion of
the broomcorn crop harvested TO date
Is 1873 per cent, compared with SO.i
per cent last season, while the mer-
chantable condition Is shown to be 91.5
per cent, as compared with 81 per
cent last season. The broomcorn
acreage this season is an increase of
SO per cent over the 1909 crop, which
was 2l,592 tons.
The growing condition of alfalfa
Sept. % was 1872 per cent, as COM
pared with 4S.3 per cent last year,
showing the remarkable difference in
favor OF this seasons crop of 800 per
cent.
Statistics this month on the seasons
fruit crop show that, although the con-
tinued dry weather has damaged fruit
considerably, the peach crop was 134.5
per cent as compared with last years
crop, which was 3S2 ,l9l bushels.
The apple crop, which has been dam
aged materially by the prolonged
drouth, is estimated at GS per cent OF
a full crop. The apple and fruit crops
this year are spotted, however, some
counties In Southeastern Oklahoma
having very light crop, while the
crop the state over is the best in sew
eral years.
The growing condition of cotton and
alfalfa, and the preliminary estimate
on the production of the various crops
reported upon, when compared with
the growing condition one month ago,
show very little change, except as to
cotton, Notwithstanding the continued
dry weather.
Although the cotton season is gen
orally later than last year, the warm,
dry weather has caused the harvesting
of the crop to progress more rapidly
than it has at any time during the his
tory of cotton growing in the state.
Picking is now we'll under way, and
cotton in most sections is nearly all
open.
The prospective estimate of the
yield of corn as compared with nor
NAL crop Is shown to be almost the
same as the condition last month The
preliminary estimate of production for
the other crops mentioned Is also in
close conformity with the growing
condition of these crops as given in
our last report.
The reports indicate that farm work
Is we'll advanced. That proportion OF
fall plowing completed Is in advance
of last year, and the reports show that
nearly all the wheat land is all ready
for seeding and that much larger
per cent of the crop than usual has
been sown at this date. The reports
also indicate that there will be a sub
s,antial increase in the wheat acreage
sown this fall.
The report indicates more than an
average yield to ali products, with the
exception of the corn crop, which,
with large increased acreage and
the condition identically the same as
last year, the yield promises to lie
much larger than last year With the
prevailing high prices of all farm
products and the best yield in Yeas
except as to corn. the Oklahoma farm
er is to be congratulated on the re-
suit of his labors this season.
A careful study of this report and
comparison with other reports show
that the increased yield this season IS
not due to general weather conditions,
but because the farmers paid nn'e at.
tention to proper preparation of the
land and cultivation of the growing
crops. as the weather conditions this
season lave been about the same as
asst year. Cotton is being sold in the .
neighborhood of 13c a pound for the 1
lint, and there seems to be a good do .
mand for cot;cn seed at nigi p-iccs. /
Without going even into tentative .
estimate of the size of the present .
crop. It is safe 10 say at this time that
with an increased acreage of 10 per .
cent, and with the condition III per
cent better than last season, the pro-
duction should be much greater than
last year. According TO the United
States census returns. there were
544.954 bales OF cotton ginned in the
state last year.
With an increase in acreage Of corn
NJ II nor cent and the present price OF