The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-26
WHEAT CROP IS
VIRTUALLY MADE
Gault After Trip Over State, Says
Yield VIII Net Twice Amount
OF Last Year
DANGER FROM RUST Is PAST

Favorable crop reports from all over
the state continue to come In to the |
state board Of agriculture the pros I
poets being better than they have ever
beell before throughout the rtTttrg NJ |
rIcultural district The wheat crop
will be tremendous aud other crops
nrr to be- fully rs good unless there
is an unforeseen calamity Of SOME
kind.
During all the time have lived In
Oklahoma ! have never seen better
crop prospects said President GHult
uf the agricultural board today
The reports received 10y the board up
to this time indicate some damage to-
the wheat from excessive rain aud
rust. but 1t Is comparatively slight
There is some rust In KingfiShcr cuun
ty, where the rains have been heavy,
but from there northwest throughout
the big wheat country Of the state the
wheat Is the finest ever seen Presl.
dent Gault has been over IHrge purt
Of the state In the last ten days lie
| has been through much NJ the wheat
country and has Travelled the "a dire
length Of the state from north to
| south.
Richness Of Black and Green
II has been years since there was ns
much moisture In the soil M there h
this season aud there has never been
II time when the state had the bmch
green appearance that II hns now.
II is admitted that the wheat crop
IL practically made, although there
may still be- some slight damage from
rust before the crop IL harvested II
Is estimated that the damage from
chinch bugs and Ilessian fly will bc
very slight, and Ike the rust II Is
, only In spots. President Gnult estl
mates that the wheat crop this year
. will bring nearly twice as much money
e into the state ns last yrnr's crop
= which was fairly good
Z Wheat sold last year for W ana u
e cents a hushel while this ycar 1t II
b being contracted for at from 81 Il
5 20 bushe II will not be surpriS
g ing II the price goes to double that o
g Inst year The crop viii be- mucl
g larger and with the increased prize
the wheat growers are made safe
other crops are fully AZ good as TN
wheat, the second cutting Of nlfalIi
: being now almost ready Some dam
age resulted to the first cutting o
account of rain. but the second cuttin
i is more likely TO be saved. The Secoh
:, crop will be- even heavier Than IN
4 first. according to reports.
:, Corn Growing Tremendously
q Corn IN doing well throughout th
y, section where II IL rulsed and kali
Ia corn Is also growing tremendousl!
" with 50 much moisture In the groun
y the farmers will be enabled to ral'
lr immense crops Of forage, PresldeI
m Gault estimates. and there Will be- a
In abundance Of feed for winter.
m Throughout the state the fruit ere
ID il phenomenal, for never before mas
In been as good as this wear The peaC
N Weld will be- the greatest ever kno"
G. An other fruits are doing fully
Is well. Along the streams hhd pun
~ are growing thousands of bushels
~ them. They are the greatest lel
plums known aud sell readily at "
hushel
Reports made to the board OF agI
culture indicate that the farmers
Oklahoma are very optimistic, as II
L as the farming population Is concer
= ed. The war brought to the state
call for all the horses that could
u spnred and thousands have been shl
cr ned from oklahoma during the pa
to four or five months This has brong
rs. n great deal of money into the sta
re and has caused the value OF horses
come up considerably Everything q
nm fermer has to sell now commands
cr good price and prospects Tor the prlc
he 10 hold up have never been better.
II The state Is blooming Ike rose.
ht ls shown by the reports made to |
hoard W agriculture. Every or
dy grown here Is doing well and pri,
rs have never been better II Is the Il
,rpI - tho ontimlst