The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03

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Profit But Cotton is Adorned With
Brighter Wreath of Hope; Sur.
rounded With Plenty II Is Difficult
10 See How Country Can Suffer.
1t is hard to determine crop condi-
tions in Carter county at this time,
one of the county's prominent farmers
said Saturday commenting on general
conditions there is an evident appear
ence Of a bountiful harvest, but CON
tinued rains and the prospect of de-
pressing prices on all farm products,
places the farmer in a position where
il is hard for him to figure out the
future he said.
Continuing he said:
There is fairly good wheat and
oat crop, cut and in the shock, but it
was not a full crop by any means, and
this applies to oats especially, as they
were very spotted, Some crops making
35 to 40 bushels TO the acre. while
other fields produced not more than
10 to Is bushels.
"The incessent rains has caused the
grain to sprout in some sections. The
entire county has been visited with too
much moisture for grain in the shock,
and considerable damage will result as
consequence.
'Some threshing has been done but
it has been impossible to get in a full
days work in any section of the coun-
ty owing TO the continued showers,
the price of threshing, and the price
oats will bring when offered on the
market, is very discouraging to the
grower. Threshers receive six cents
per bushel for their work. and the
best price offered for bright dry oats
is 25 cents per bushel, and in many
instances not more than 20 cents has
been offered for the grain. Damaged
and stained oats will hardly be market
able at any price, wheat is bringing a
dollar per bushel.
Prospects BOuntiful Corn Crop
There is fine prospects for a boun-
tiful corn crop, and nothing but severe
hail or a heavy wind storm, will pre-.
vent the biggest crops ever harvested
in this section of the state. The cot
ton crop was greatly reduced in acre.
age, and nearly all the surplus land
went into corn, especially the bottom
lands, the uplands are not suffering,
and they too will produce a wonderful
crop unless unforeseen contingencies
arise.
with bright prospects for a record
breaking corn crop that is very pleas.
ing to the farmer, there looms the
dark cloud Of low prices at the harvest
season. Most men who are keeping
up with the grain market predict %
cent corn this fall which is as a great
blow to the farmer as 20 cent oats,
and less than dollar wheat. and the
prospect nj present is such that the
big crop fails to arouse much enthu-
siasm in the breast OF the grower
THE farmer who has a bunch of
hogs Is lucky. he can realize more for
his crop by selling it on the hoof
than the man VIII ois compelled to de-
liver 1t to the warehouse or cars on
the track.
Hog Market Good
There is good prospects % the hog
market remaining around seven and
eight cents. FOR according to reports
the hog crop is short. they were at
| $3.50 in Fort Worth the past week
which analized means about CO or Gj
cent corn.
Cattle are lower than they have
been in several years, and he is a wise
man who can successfully predict
when the bottom will have been reach.
ed.
What Of The Cotton Crop?
THE great question with farmers
and merchants at this time is what
Of the cotton crop. what is the pros
pect for q paying harvest. and what
are present local conditions?
There was never finer prospect
from appearance OF the stalk than at
present and the crop is generally
clean. the favorable weather preced.
ing the recent wet spell enabled the
farmer TO get his fields cleaned in
good shape; 1t is hardly probable that
rains will continue indefinitely. and In.
dications are good that the farmer will
be able to get into his fields again be-
fore the grass takes them over but
the menace OF the boil weevil. and
later the boil worm following Sle re-
cent wet weather is continually before
him, and unless We have radlca
change in weather conditions through
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