The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-15
Cutting Of Grain Started; Weather
Permitting VIII be In Full
Blast Before End Of Week
10 Re1ort.
THRESHINC SITUATION IS
GOOD INDICATIONS POINT
Plenty Of Machines and Labor 10
Plentiful; Crop Due Damage N
Rain Continues; Yield Great
" Improved.

h"'hH carry thls week ana during
the latter part Of last week have lro-
tarded work In Grady county wheat
fields, A. y. Houston. county agri-
cultural agent. declared today when
ho announced that cutting OF tho
grain has started and will be we'll
under way In the next few dayr.
@csther permitting
Thrcshlng. Mr. Houston said. will
start some time between June Il
and 20 and should bc completed
within period Of ten days. Thres.-
ers' charges for handling the fJll
Grady county wheat crop will lc two
cents cheaper than the r,rc In Of
feet here last year. At recenf meet
ing OF county threshermen, the fal-
lowing scale was agreed upon: for
steam outfits where farmers furnish
coal: oats. seven cents per bushti:
barley. nine cents per bushel; WHEAT
II cents per bushel Gas outfits.
where owners OF machine furnish
gasoline: oats, nine cents per
bushel; barley. ~ cents per bushel
and wheat. Is cents per busiiel.
Ample Threshlnn Facilities
Ample threshing facilities are
available to complete the wheat
harvest without delay according to
Mr.. Houston. Eighteen owners of
threshing machines attended the
meeting here and all OF these have
arranged for busy seasons They arc:
Green Taylor Chickasha; T. NJ. Gass-
away, Chickasha; George Redding,
Chickasha; III Palmer. Chlckasha
w. U. Crumb, Chickasha. A. G. Lee.
Chickasha; c. Il. Phillips, Amber;
Frank Partell Pocasset, S. It. Casey.
Verden: f. L. Dolby Pocasset; W. J.
Hoover Ninnekah; A. L. Connor,
Chickasha; Elmer Johnson, Minco;
j. +. Pence, Ninnekah; j. II. Gun
ningham, Chickasha; r. s. Doss,
Chickasha; w. II. Cowan, Chick
asha; and Grady Brooks, Pocasset
No difficulty has been encountered
in solving the labor question, as
help thus far has been plentiful, the
county agent said. He has placed
several harvest hands in employment
this week. Calls for others have been
received and the demand will be full
filled, he saIs.
Improvement Is Noted
A recent improvement in tho
county's wheat crop has been noted,
according to the aggie agent. This
improvement in the condition of the
grain was brought about, II was
stated, by the moderate temperature
and the excellent condition of the
soil caused by the rainfall threa
weeks ago. This rainfall added great
ly to the maturing Of the head and
assured the county of wheat crop
so percent better than was pre-
viously expected.
Rust and bugs greatly damaged
the Grady wheat field and dealt
severe financial blow to the wheat
grower. The effect of the work of
these pests is evident in practically
every wheat field in the county. 1t
is said and the size of the straw Is
very irregular.
The county farm agent estimates
that Grady county wheat will yield
from on an average from 10 to II
bushels per acre. Should rainy
weather continue and further retard
the harvesting of the grain,, the pro-
duetion will be decreased the agri-
cultural agent reported, adding that
the grain was now ripe and unless
harvested some time soon, might
begin to fall to the ground.