The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-14
RECENT RAIN To
HELP PROSPECTS
Of COUNTY CROP
No Worry Over Spring Planting
Now; Ground ooaked BY Good
Rain Over Grady state Re-
Ports Gathered Today.
RECORD SINCE JANUARY
GIVEN TODAY BY BUREAU
Total Since First Of Year Runs
Near Three Inches; Inch and
Quarter 10 Record for Mon.
days Precipitation.


fair amount OF rainfall which has
brought visions OF good crops To
The farmers aud business men Of
this section. according TO figure
compiled by the local Weather bn
roan. showing that. since January /
1899 a total rainfall of 2.9e lnchcf
has been recorded.
breaking a drouih that ntlfsed
last September. this rain has put
he fields Of Grady county In fine
shape for spring planting ard plow.
ing. Added to the rainfall. Is a
record OF four inches OF snow. ' -.
Il Is said. would be equivalent TO
nearly half an inch Of rain.
The rainfall record by days Ia as
follows: January 4. ~; January
10. so; January 2s. ~: January
%. .Os; February 22. .3S; February
ss. .OG: March .. 20; March .. %;
.hapch IL. l.O5; MarJi II, p.
The last entry. March II. Of 2i
was the rainfall OF last night. II
started shortly after midnight and
brings the total Of rain starting
Monday to 1926 inches.
The soaking rain which fell In
Grady county yesterday added luster
to the agricultural outlook and gave
encouragement to the farmers OF
the county, says A. +. Houston,
county farm agent.
Reports. are that the rain was
general and that the greatly bene-
fitted territory includes all of Grady
county. ut WAS million dollar
rain,' declared the county farm
agent.
wheat. oats and barley will re-
ceive incalcuable benefits" he says.
"And, too. there's the garden which
was badly in need of moisture.
Many gardens have been planted
and this rain was just in time to
give them big start.
"Then, there's the corn crop.
Planting time is nearing and the
rain is a timely one for that one
reason. The ground will now be in
excellent shape for planting
While every crop has been great
ly benefited, the wheat grower
probably will receive the largest
returns from the rain, agricultursts
say. Because Of the drouth which
has held the stage for months tae
Grady county wheat crop has made
little progress and has afforded very
little pasturing. The rain means
that the wheat will make up for
some of its lost growth and pros
poets are now exceedingly bright
for good wheat crop.
Barley and oats were recently
planted, the county farm agent says,
and no doubt will receive much
benefit from the new supply OF
moisture.
Corn planting time, Mr. Houston
states, begins this month and ends
in May He is urging the planting
Of the early and medium varieties
of corn, declaring that the liability
Of late corn being destroyed by the
hot winds in midsummer is too
great. Many farmers, it is said. al
ready have prepared for the plant
ing of corn, Mr.. Houston says.
The agricultural agent is also
urging the planting of kaffirs and he
believes the acreage of this crop in
Grady county will be large. The
kaffirs are recognized as almost
sure crops in Grady county
Accompanied by little wind, the
rain here early this week was OF a
made to order type. 1t did not
come in the form of near cloud
burst, but was slow and extended
over a period Of several hours, en-
abling the soil to receive the ut
most benefits.
"The rain changed the agricultural
life of the county within a period OF
"a hours" Farm Agent Houston de-
clares. Farmers have taken on
new life and encouragement and the
agricultural outlook in the county
has not been better in several
months"