The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-11
MANY SECTIONS or STATE
VISITED BY RAINFALL
Fruit Crop Has Been Some
what Damaged Because Of
Previous Dry Weather

HepoIis DelnR received by the Ok
lahoma state board of agriculture
indicate that the dronth has been
broken by rains during the past few
days and that the corn crop has been
saved, except IN the southwestern
Part OF the state whore corn on up
lands was damaged considerably by
the several weeks of hot. dry weather
Seasonabe rains are reported from
nearly every section of the state.
Some parts OF Noble, Kay, Logan
Texas, Cimarron and Beaver counties,
where crops on the uplands have
been damaged. still report insufficient
rainfall
Reports received from the district
lnspectars OF the demonstration farm
department OF the board. and from
cotton men, are unanimous In decldr-
Ing that the prospects for bumper
cotton crop were never better. that
the fields are unusually clean and
that the dry weather has not aneeted
tie crop. On account OF the cotton
fields being clean and In o good
state OF cultivation. The crop has re.
ttived the full benefit OF the local
showers and recent general rains.
Rains have been more general and
frequent over the eastern portion OF
the state during the past two weeks
than in central and western okla
homa. Reports from Tulsa, Wagonef.
inita, Muskogee and Wilburton are
to the effect that several one and two
Inch rains have fallen since June
9th The average rainfall for the
ilstations throughout the state, re-
ported by ;he United States weather
burean IN the cotton region" bulle
tin, since June 25th, Is 2.2 inches
Prospects Fine IN Eastern Oklahoma
A. C. Cobb. superintendent OF the
demonstration farm department Of the
state board of agriculture. who fe-
turned today from a ten days IN.
'spection trip In the eastern side OF
the state said:
General crop conditions could NOT
any better The corn crop is sim
ply fine. The prospects are the best
in twenty years for bumper Yield.
II
and Wagner counties without anoth
&. rain. The farmers in that section
OF the state are wearing the smile
that won't come on. Thoir oats thresiI-
cd out never less than a. bushels and
many fields went 70 and SO bushels To
the acre. Wheat threshed out from
a to 80 bushels TO the acre and
tested up SO and 6i pounds per bush
I'd"
The fruit crop has been damaged
somewhat by the recent drouth, es-
pecially IN Western and Central OK
lahoma where late peaches and apples
have not done very well Tor ack ef
moisture. Logan county's ,Elherta
reach crop viii be somewhat short
on account of the continued dry
weather here.
Heavy Rains Reported
Lawton - Heavy rains Saturday
night and Sunday over almost all ol
Comanche county have greatly fni-
proved crop prospects. The prolong-
cd drouth had gtown threatening, a
near waterspout IN the Wichita moln
tains flushed Medicine creek, from
which Lawton gets its water, from
an almost stagnant pool = 2 raglllh,
aankfull torrent. The clty's reser-
voir Is oYerfowIng.
Frederick Rain fell throughout
Tillman county Sunday afternoon,
coming just In time to be OF miich
benefit 10 corn and cotton.
Mil Creek Fine rains in the past
two days have saved the corn crops
Cotton Ii nne and clean, and PROSPECTS
are better than for many years. f'arai-
els are iubilaht.
Ardmore-- Continued heavy rains
are falling here. Sunday night the
rain was accompanied by q heavy
thunderstorm
Pauls valley--A much-needed rain
zen over Garyin county Sunday. The
rain was badly needed by the farm
ers. and many think that few days
more of the drouth might have threat
ened the corn and cotton crops.
Duncan Good rains fell here and IN
many parts OF Stephens county sat
urday and Sunday. The moisture
came at an opportune time, as any de-
lay might have endangered the crops.
Anadarko--crops have been saved
tv beneficial rain which fell here
sunday. The whole Of caddo copil-
~ benellted, as aA c.ofs "ete Dauss
In need OF moisture.
HobartA light rain fell over all
cf KIowa county Sunday. The rain
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