The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-08


sevepty-sx counties In the State, that the 25th Of
june, 1910 the growing condition Of corn was sl6 per
cent Us compared with 1913 per cent last month and
With 80 per cent June 25 1909 The past month has
been Il favorable one IN the main on all growing crops
akhuugh insufficient rains are reported in some
sections The month was ideal for cotton and corn
gr0k3ng and for the harvesting Of Okahomas biggest
whdat and oats crops. Although the MONTH generally
speaking, dry one there being two weeks Of hot
weather the average rainfall for the state, for the
month ending June 25th Las inches and local
showers have been general throughout the state during
the past few days except In the southwest portion
where the early has been damaged to the extent
q 25per cent in counties on account Of hot winds
md months drouh. There Is every indicaton--at
theime this report goes to pressfcr further rainfall
Jefferson County reports the maximum damage OF
from 25 to 3v per cent TO early corn occasioned by
drouth and hot winds Jackson, Okuskee and Conan
che counties next with from IL to 20 per cent dam
azc Rxins have since been reported in Comanche and
Okfsiskfe counties Th. following additional counties
rcloF slight damage account OF insuccna rainfall
Chociag, Garvin Grady, Grant Greer, Haskell Kay,
KI6Ts. Logan, Noble, Stephens and Woodward Timely
showers have since been reported In the majority OF
these counties The chnch bug pest has been onnd In
corn fields in Coal Canadian. Oklahoma, Garfield.
Grant and Noble counties. Slight damage Is reported,
however except In Grant Noble and Garfield counties
where the insects did considerable damage to wheat and
OATS THE reports indicate that the crop is In an
unusually good of cultivation and that there Is
plenty OF moisture in the dry counties, except
where thctcrop planted too thct
COTTON MAKES BIG IMPROVEMENT.
Improved during the past month OF ideal growing
Weather and the crop although little late viii be the
largcstin years The fifty counties reporting show the
growing condition June 25 1910 to be SGA per cent
as compared with $50 per last monlhan Increase
OF re- per cent The reports indicate that the crop has
been cultvaied and is unusually clean and that the
dsyyeathet has had bnt little effect the crop
Jelfefon county is the only county reporting dam
aye whatever to the crop
OVER TWENTY MILLION BUSHELS OF WHEAT.
Reppas from the wheat producing counties show the
growing condition of winter wheat at the time OF
harvest ba 916 per cenan increase OF 33 per cent
ovor hesgrowing- condition May 25. The percentage
Of tho acreage harvested June 20 is S56 per cent
The growing condition Of winter wheat at the time of
harvest on June 2 5.19O9. was 72.7 per cent.
Reports from sixyone OF the seyentysix counties
reporting show the average yield per acre Of winter
theat<e he 1871 7busbels. making total estimated yield
as<.o,t 55s742s acres, &C. 226744 bushels, showing
thadNmarksble Increase In production Of 12,l33,826
bushels over the 1909 crop which is due TO the increase
OF 5S6Sgs acres harvested ell the average yield
per acre being as bushels greater than last year The
average yield for tbestate last year 1872 bushels
Both the wheat yield and grade has turned out better
than most authorities expected. Reports from the
counties where wheat has already been thrashed
dir1ke that the average test in pounds per bushel Is
ueh higher than last year The past two weeks have
been IDEAL for the harvesting of the wheat and oats
crops. and much larger proportion of the crop Is
being hrashed OF the shock than Ia previous years
ABUMPER OATS YIELD ALSO
The growing condition Of spring oats at the time Of
harvest or June 25 is shown to be S91 per cent as
compared with s43 per cent month ago and with 73.4
per cent year ago or 157 per cent better than at
harvest ume year asJ.
The reports show $40 per cent Of tho 5l63S7 acres
sown In oats in the spring Of 1910 has or will be
harvested The average yield per acre Is shown to be
1853 bushels, showing estimated production OF
Ja0S255S bushels as compared with 1377fiOl bushels
for the 1909 crop The acreage planted to oats IN the
spring or 1910 was 52G337 acres as compared with
610g acres for the 1909 The average yield this
year u &7 bushes increase that of last The
estimated total production is 52S7g57 bushels Increase
cyert1at Of last Jear
ALFALFA NOW A STATE CROP.
Although, the season has been unfayorable and the
drs Weather has damaged the crop In some sections,
the growing condition OF alfalfa Is given at 800 per
cent, as compared with sO6 last month and 7J1 per
ccnton Juno 25, 1909.
reporting show that the alfalfa hay cut this season is
121 per cent greater than that harvested at this time
last season. The 1909 agricultural statistics now being
compiled show that nearly every county In The state Il
nov raising alfalfa and that 25 per cent Increased
acreage is shown oyer the previous year
Stati6tics conpiled in May show that approximately
25O08 acres have been planted this season. In many
counties the thrd hay crop Is now being cut
iNcREAsED ACREAGE IN BROOM CORN
Rsports from forty OF the seyentysx counties
Reporting show the acreage planted to broom corn this
season to be Increase of 397 per cent for the state
over the acreage OF last year. Last year only twenty
counties In the state reported broom grown and
the acreage was estimated at 12f251 The price at
which the broom product is sold has encouraged
farmers In nearly every section OF the state 10 give ihs
crop trial. and the increased acreage an evidence
that Oklahoma with anything like favorable season.
will continue TO justify the reputation the leading
broom corn state OF the Union.
Although the present season has been late, and It
has been hard to good stands the prospects of
fulhcrop are reported at S9.7 per cent s
Tho Board suDmits that this report, taken in its
entirety shows the most favorable agricultural CON
ditiopH at this season OF the year that were ever
cbtainedsin the State OF Oklahoma. With the biggest
wheat and oats Yields in It's history being harvested,
the condition Of growing the best In years, and
Tjh big increased acreages of the staples that bring
fb4 hgheSt market value, we have the distinctive
s4urance that with the ordinary rainfall Oklahoma
~n certainly take her place this year high up among
the producing comuunwealths OF the middle vest
Tho following table shows the average maximum and
minimum temperature together with the temper
atureyhe Total rainfall OF each Of the eleven stations
asfeported by the T. s. Weather Bureau in The Cotton
Region Bulletin" and compiled in this office.