The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-01
OKLAHOMA CROPS
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liy j. \. iillEilhSl
/ president State Board Agricultural
The weather of the past week has
boen extremely hot with practically
no precipitation reported from any
parts OF the state. In a few local.
ties widely scattered showers have
fallen hut were not heavy enough
II be OF any real benefit to the
growing crops. According to informa'
tion from the Weather Bureau OF
the United States Department OF Ag.
riculture, temperatures have ranged
from four to eight degrees higher
throughout the State than the aver
age for this date The drought re-
mains unbroken In the southwestern
counties and crops In this section
have suffered greater losses from
lack II moisture than in the other
parts. however, all sections report
the need of rain at this date and
show that tle crops over the entire
state have deterioated consideraly
from the continued hot dry weather
Corn
The southern, southeastern and
eastern counties report corn in fair
to good conGition and indicate that,
to date. the crop has not suffered
materially from the dry hot period
OF the week just closing. The c0un-
ties in the parts just mentioned are
some Of the heaviest corn producing
counties Of the state. Other parts
show that the crop has been cut
short from Il small percentage in the
central and northeastern counties
where the rainfall has been lighter.
The drier parts Of the state report
the crop firing on the uplands. Gen
eially the crop is in need of mois
ture.
Cotton
The dry hot weather has not
checked the boil weeyil damage to
the extent expected. Cotton CON
tinues to deterorate from this cause
and is being damaged by the ex
tremely hot weather of the past
week. Information reaching this of
flee indicated that some fields in
the extreme southern counties are
total failures, while in other parts
the farmers estimate yields from
10 percent to so percent of the nor
NAL The western and northern coun
ties of the cotton belt continue to
report the best condition figure for
the crop. The estimate of this years
production figure of July 25th, indi
Gated that the crop would make
40 percent of last years production.
which was 1,336,000 bales of 500
pounds each.
Broom Corn
The market remains backward in
the Lindsay district, however, the
sales during the past week showed
an increase over the week before
Prices ranged from $4,000 to $4,000
per ton for smutty and damaged
corn; $1,000 to $4,000 for the bulk
Of the offerings, with the best crops
bringing $4,000 to $4,000.
The northwestern counties have
made a more marked advancement
with their plowing for wheat than
the other parts of the state. In this
section moisture conditions have been
better and the farmer has made
good progress. The northern, north
eastern, western and southwestern
counties have been held up in this
work, especially in the western
anu NOuiHN NGsttIu COuutltS WuciC ttiC
ground is very hard and dry.
Pastures throughout the state are
very much in need Of rain and are
reported as drying up fast Live
stock are still reported in good con
dition, however, the number on hand
at this time compared with year
ago shows marked decrease. Feed
er hogs are scarce and bringing high
prices. Stock water is getting low
in the drier parts of the state.
Grain sorghums and late feed
crops are in fair condition but need
ing rain. Garden and truck patches
are in need of immediate relief from
the hot dry weather