The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-01
SEASONABLE SHOWERS
IN MANY SECTIONS
Other Crops Doing Well Ac-
cording TO Agricultural
Board Bulletin


In its summary OF Oklahoma crop
conditions the state board OF agri-
culture finds from the reports OF 800
crop correspondents, covering ~ Of
the I6 counties Of the s,ate, tha on
March 25, 1910 he growing condl-
tiDn Of win,es wheat for the state
was ~ per cent compared With
SIS per cent for last month and
with 7SI per cen. for March 25,
1909 The reports indicate that only
a very small percentage Of the acre
age SoNn IN winter wheat will be
abandoned tbis spring on account Of
injury Occasioued By winter killing,
dy weather late sowing and heavy
pasiuiing, 62 Of the ~ coun,ies re-
porting none at all while 3 coan,
ties, principally within the area
known as the wheat belt report
damage by freezing during January
and February and some from late
sowing and continued dry weather
The maximum damage is reported
from Giant county, one Of the leading
wheat counties, where much wheat
was sown late and whore lack Of rain
is reported The amount Of aban-
doned acreage in this county is indi-
casd at per cent on a to,al Of 229.-
500 acres Kay county reports 4 per
cent damage, Dewey per cent, while
! / other counties report damage run
ming from ! 10 PEI cent No dam
age whatever is reported to growing
crops by lnsecs The presence Of
chinch bugs is reported from Grant
and Kay counties on corn salks thai
have since been burned
Reports made prior TO the 25th are
unanimous in declaring that the past
month has Afforded the mos fae6,-
( able growing weather for March
this. has been known in several
Years. there being but little wind and
many exceedingly warm days for the
+ season of the year Reports indicate
I1hat the season is from hiee 70 -four
weeks earlier than common with all
/ farm work we'll advanced
The nc cage OF sliring s0wn oa s
! shows a total Increase for the STATE
i over the acreage last year of SO :
per cent every county Of the 72 re-
/ porting. except Nowata and Dell-
ware. showing an increase. The
growing condition OF this crop is civ
en- as IS per cent al the lime of tie
4 report Washington county heads
/ the lis OF Increased acreage with 2Jo
per cent Rogers county next with
2l0 per cent. and Tulsa and Haskell
/ report over 2e0 per cent OF las, years
acreage The condition of SIS pel
cent this year on growing condition
is compared with 6S5 per cent On
March %, 1909
The weather conditions throughou
the month have been generally dry
I and the rainfall is mX,h below no
mai for the season. but there have
been seasOnable showers in many OF
f The counties. particularly in ths
western and southwestern par Of the
state. Soil conditions, as regards
moisture, average for he stare 80 S
per cent showing in many of Tho
counties leo per cent and the ooun.
ties falling below he general aver
age number u out Of the - report
ing McCmtain and Seminole with
a moisture condition of - per cent,
are the lowest while Bryan, Cimar-
ron Custer, Harper Marshall Mui.
( ray Oktuskee, PoniotOc Roger Mills.
I Texas and Woodward report 100 per
[ cent o. better as he moisture condl.
ton From most OF the counties
las named reports come that good
( seasonable rains have lately fallen
Local showers are also reported in
+ Southwestern Oklahoma where the
( crops were SO badly damaged by
druuth last year, rains being repor..
ed during the past TWO weeks IN
/ q eer, Harmon, Jackson. COmanche,
Caddo. Jefferson and parts of Kiowa
and Crazy counties Rains were
also reported in Johnston, Nowata,
0kluskce Kingnsher Major and a
part OF Grant county. with light
showers in many other sections of
the state The general condition on
March -. however is dry, with rain
needed al an early date in order to
maintain the present excellent grow
ing condition Of all crops. Since the
return of hese reports. local show
ers are repcrted on The morning of
the 29th IN several sections of the
state and the weather conditions at
he time this repor goes 10 press,
indicate further ainfall
Z Reports from all southern sections
Of he stale indicate that corn plant.
ing IS practically finished and much
corn Is up and d1ing fine IN he re-
mainder Of the state. corn planting
4 is well under way and The ground IS
reported TO be 10 excellent condition
for receiving the seed Reports
f ON an counties Indicate tina; farm
/ condi ions his ytar are better and
more promising. as whole, than
/ they have been any season during The
past Twelve years
4 The growing condition Of alfalfa
has been materially improved curing
he past month OF IDEAL growing
Ntn'her From ee " fhe ~ cnun.