The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-12
GROWING CROPS
BENEFITED BY
RAIN YESTERDAY
Baked" Land Which Threatened
Damage. 10 Placed In TiliabIe
Condition Ais Result Of
Threo.Ineh pownpour
WHEAT THRESHINC IS
DELAYED, AGENT SAYS
Houston Urges Grady County Grow.
ers To Hold Grain; VIII Get
Better Prices After Rush,
He Believes.

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Corn and all growing crops we're
materially benefited by tho down
pour OF rain which fell in Grady
county yesterday according TO in.
formation gathered at the county
agents office.
Many acres Of Grady county land
were baked" as result OF the OK
tremely hot weather which followed
the record breaking June rains. BE.
cause OF this condition. II was re-
ported here, many farmers we're un.
able to plow the ground. The three
three-inch rain yesterday eliminated
this and has placed the soil in a
tillable condition.
Wheat Threshing Delayed
While all growing crops have been
benefited by the rain. wheat thresh.
ing has been delayed. Wheat In
shock probably was slightly damag-
ed by the downpour, County Agent
Houston said.
Threshing was we'll under way
when II was halted by the precipi.
tation. After long delay. cutting
of the wheat was practically COM
pleted several days ago. Unless fur
ther delayed, threshing of the crops
should end within the next few
weeks.
Several wheat growers have re-
ported that the 1921 crop is falling
below expectations. This is espec.
tally true, 1t Is said. in the immediate
vicinity Of Chickasha. 1t has beer
estimated that the county's 10000
acre wheat crdp will average from
H. to 10 bushels per acre.
Price Is Low.
With the grain selling at 81 IL
cents per bushel, Grady county
wheat growers are losing money on
the crop, County Agent Houston
declares. The low price is due to
the fact that bulk of the crop
was damaged by the rain while in
shock. Wheat marketed here has
weighed from Sc to So pounds per-
bushel, according to the agricultural
agent.
Declaring that. in all probability,
the price will be much better alter
the harvest rush is over, the county
agent is urging Grady county grow
ers to hold their wheat.
Information gathered here reveals
that a majority Of the growers are
disposing of their grain as fast as
it is threshed. although little is be-
ing held In storage in Grady county
elevators. Grain dealers are ship
ping the wheat almost as rapidly
as the farmers are marketing 1t. Cars
for shipping are said to be plen-
tiful.
In written statement issued to-
day, County Agent Houston said:
'T hope those who do not have
to market their wheat at havbest
will not do so There is hardly a
chance that wheat will sell for much
less unless the market is flooded
and in all probability the price will
to market their wheat at harves
rush is over.
statistics show that this present
crop of wheat is short and that oul
surplus is far below normal. There
is sure to be a keen want for this
entire wheat crop before another
can be made. But on the other hant
we are sure to flood the marke
if everyone proceeds to market from
the thresher, because the FIGURING
mills, like other manufacturing in
dustries, are strictly buying materia
as they can work it up, storing
nothing. Such is characteristic O
these times.
"To market this present crop O
wheat thirty or sixty days will
mean that the bulk of it must flss'
about in speculation for months be
force being accepted by the millers
Gamblers are already making th,
: price to the consumer prohibitivs
=. and will continue to widen the mar
gin IL permitted to do so. Befor,
7 another crop Of wheat is ready t,
move may our gpoYars have perfect