The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-14
Binders Begin to Hum in the Fields
Of Grady County with 10000
Acres Of Crop Ripen-
ing
ESTIMATES OF The
YIELD ARE VARIED
Outlook Generally Better Than Ex-
pected; Some to Run Up to
30 Bushels; More Labor
ers Show Up

With about 10000 acres of wheat in
Grady county ripening, the binders
have started work on what promises
to be one Of Grady county's best wheat
harvests, according to estimates made.
A few were at work Sunday in fields
where the wind had blown the wheat
down and where it was necessary to
get it in the shock promptly or suffer
its loss.
Among those who were reported to
have commenced cutting wheat are:
J. ID. Chastain, southeast of the city;
William Bryant, west of the city; ]. e.
Brown, near Pocasset, in fields total
ing 2l00 acres; Jacob Good and Mar
shall Johnson, northwest of the city;
Tom Fletcher, south of the city, and
james Hill, northwest of the city
Estimates of the yield show that the
crop is far better than was anticipat-
ed Some claim that in sections the
wheat will go as high as 30 bushels
per acre, while in other fields, it will
drop to half that amount, and with
rare spots that will make practically
nothing. The extremely short fields
are said to be few and far between,
while the average yield is estimated at
a great deal better than was in evI-
dence last year.
The rain this morning drove many
of the karvesters to shelter but it is
thought that their idleness will not be
for long. With little sunshine and
wind, the grain win soon dry out suf-
ficiently for the cutting to proceed.
A number of men seeking work in
the harvest showed up here this
morning, say that they had been sent
here by labor agents from various
states. Several were from Texas,
while others were from Tennessee and
the southeastern states. A party OF
six college boys. four from Texas and
two from the University of Tennessee
at Knoxville, were here yesterday.
Bearded they were and their
clothes were far from the dapper
breezy college chap, but their hearts
were right and this morning they sci
sail for the country in search of work
Yesterday afternoon at the ball park
this sextette stepped forth and an
nounced they would take on any base
ball team in Chickasha for 60-4O spill
of the gate receipts. We need the
money" said one of the boys. 1--WE
will play under the name of the 'Ho
boes.' can go down to the stock
| yards and get nine men that it's worth
a dime OF anybody's money just tC
look at, let alone see them play ball
Of course we would get away with the
long end of the money, but worl
seems to be little scare" The game
was not matched.
o. c. Cooper, agricultural agent o.
the county, was busy with the labor
ers this morning. His office was
crowded during the forenoon, and he
was compelled to step into a neighbor
ing office in order to get off some i'm
portant correspondence. All seemed
anxious to work and Mr.. Cooper was
successful in landing berths for nine o.
the men before the rain started.
In most cases, the men were saying
things about the agents who had SEN
them here and many will be compelled
TO leave without finding work. Will,
the harvest It to be one of large pro
portions II must be considered tina
there is already much labor to be ha,
within the county.