The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
SUMMARY OF CONDITIONS.

The Oklahoma State Board of AgrI,
| culture finds IN connection with Tie
crop reports fGr month ending june
25th, 1871, a source uf great encD9f.
| akememt Az tile figures show that NOT
withatanding the gloomy outlook and
adverse newspaper articles that the
future for this year is still bright
| along some lines of agriculture With
the new soil OF our gtate and pro,
gressive farming element that ia viii.
ing to endure encouragement ana un-
dergo hardships, 1t has been possible
for such as they to insist upon the
farm giving Its usual high producf BY
applying management that will suit
conditions
Thus We have the farmer or the
west and southwest who has lived
and prospered by tile raising of wheat.
year after year, has been willing
when that failed to take what In hfs
Judgment was the next best
The reader no doubt knows that ON
account OF the prolonged drouth OF
last winter the wheat failed to gprout
In many sections and left the vast
fields a barren waste that would have
brought despair To the ordinary farm
er, but &itlil true Oklahoma faffh ana
instinct the same land was turned
over and planted to spring crops that
bid fair to realizing a greater profit
Including extra work than the orig
inal crop would have done.
A Great increase in Cotton Acreaoe.
The growing Of cotton In Oklahoma
knows no limits except the state
lines Through the numerous cotton
schools and lectures arranged for by
the Oklahoma State Board OF Agricul-
tnre assisted materially BY the A. 81
M. College, knowledge concerning the
raising Of cotton has been thorough
ly disseminated. The deep cultiya-
ton and persistent subsoiling that has
been urged by the corps OF workers
has scattered the Illusion that but a
few southeastern counties OF the state
were fitted by nature for the raising
OF cotton. The Oklahoma child OF to.
day need not remain In ignorance OF
what a cotton gin looks like as they
are being brought to the doors OF
most Of our citizenship. On account
OF a failure OF winter wheat ANA the
discussion Of matters affecting cotton.
Oklahoma has an advanced acreage
for this year ovel 1910 OF over a half
million acres, or to give in actual fig
ures 1910, 2,16999S and 1911, 2,706-
600 acres respectively.
The Endurance Of Cotton.
There are few crops that have the
endurance OF hardships that the cot
ton plant possesses. There has been
few times in the agricultural history
Of Oklahoma when the great vitality |
Of the cotton plant has had cause 10 |
be proven. Yet in all parts OF the I
state this year cotton conditions have /
stood at 100 per cent. In Blaine. /
Caddo, Custer. and few
other counties the seed was late in
terminating but little or none OF Il
spoiled before coming up.
Corn Conditions Unsatisfactory
Owing to the lack OF early rainfall
he corn IN many Sections OF the state
las been retarded in growth and to
some degree stunted to the extent
hat II Is worthless. yet plenty on
line remains for planting OF short
maturity craps for which the corn
and may still be utilized this season
The Rainfall.
The rainfall for the growing season
as been extremely fitful and no gen.
raj rain has occurred since February
I this year In some sections there
ave been heavy showers from time
0 time, but followed by hot winds
ave not done the good that they 1
light under usual weather conditions q
] Oklahoma ?
Winter Wheat.
The condition OF winter wheat al
aryest gives a showing OF s49 per