The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-03
CONDITION Of CROPS IN OKLAHOMA
COTTON BETTER THAN LAST YEAR

ma State Board OF Agriculture finds
from the reports of its 439 township
correspondents, covering all the sew
enty-siX counties in the state, that on
Sept. % the growing condition of cot
ton was 7l.3 per cent, as compared
with Si.5 per cent last month, show
ing a decrease as compared with at
month of 1872 per cent, as against
decrease of per cent during the same
period last year. The growing COndi-
ton of cotton on the same date last
year was SAP per cent, difference in
favor of this years crop of Ill per
cent.
The deterioration during he last
month has not been as grea' as indi-
Gated, owing to the fact thai The cor
respondents find that the hot winds on
Aug. -. % and - damaged the crop
more than was estimated in 'ast
IHbH'H ltpOi' t.
Reports received this month from
various sources give the damage to
the crop by drouth and hot winds at
'l0.6 per cent, which is even sreater
than the damage by bollworms. boil
Weevlls and other insects that have
been quite active during The last two
months. The average damage by these
insect pests is shown to be 1O.4 per
cent.
Tillman county reports the maximum
damage by drouth and hot winds of
81 per cent jefferson county is Sec
ond, with damage of "a per cent, while
other counties report a damage rang
ing from 10 to 33 per cent,
The bollworm and other insects
damaged the crop in thirty-eight COM
ties as much as 10 per cent. The
maximum damage of "a per cent was
in Stephens county. Jefferson Is sec
ond, with damage of 81 per cent;
Okmulgee, which has a damage of 30
per cent, Is third, while eleven coun-
ties report no damage by insects, and
seven counties report no damage at
all. jefferson county, where the pro
longed drouth, accompanied by hot
winds, did material damage as well as
the bolworm, reports the lowest con
ditlon of 46 per cent. Stephens coun.
ty Is a close second, with condition
of As per cent, while Pawnee county
has condition of 55 per cent, Other
low percentages are Garvin and King
fisher 60. Comanche, Okmulgee and
SeQuoyah 65 per cent; Payne &c per
cent, Cherokee and Tillman 67 per
cent, and Jackson 62 per cent.
The prospective production of corn
is 52.1 per cent of normal crop, as
compared with 55.7 per cent last sea
son. Last years yield, according to
the 1909 statistics. is shown TO be
&C, sos, $50 bushels. The acreage plant
ed this year is an increase OF II per
cent over last years crop.
The prospective production of both
cowpeas and kaffir corn are from 10
to 20 per cent better than last year,
which Is much above the normal pro
duction. The production of cowpea
seed is S4.3 per cent. as compared with
81 per cent a year ago, and the pro
duction of forage is 81 per cent, as
compared with 562 per cent last sea
son. showing a difference in favor of
this years seed crop of 1913 per cent,
and on forage of 27.2 per cent. This
years acreage is also . per cent
greater than last year. The market
value of hay last year was $ll5,S13,
and the value of seed S33,151. Reports
from seventy of the seventy-siX coun-
ties reporting give the production OF
Kaffir corn grain at S6.i per cent, as
compared with COZ per cent last sea
son, and the production of kaffir corn
forage is S6.4 per cent, as compared
with 76.4 per cent last season, a diff
ference in favor of this years grain
crop of 1871 per cent, and 10 per cent
on the forage crop. Last year 2,225'-
47O bushels of grain were raised and
225,5S2 tons of forage, having a COM
bined market value OF s2,2l3,S36.
Kaffir corn acreage this year is also
3 per cent greater than last season.
The production of milo maize is S7.2
per cent. as compared with 6i.2 per
cent last year, showing a difference /
in favor OF this years crop of % per
,ent. Last years milo maize yield
vas 92O. .25S bushels of grain, and 49,
80 tons of forage.
The department, for the first time.
axes the estimated production on sor-
,hum forage, onion and peanut crop
-aIsed for commercial purposes. Last /.