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The leading field crops of the State, in the order of
their importance, as judged by value, are: corn,
$48,081.000; cotton, $35,399,000; wheat, $13,854,000;
hay and forage, $9,639,000; oats, $7,172,000; broom
corn, $2,559,000; kafir corn and milo maize, $2,531,000; and potatoes, $1,250,000.
Among the cereals corn exceeds all others in importance, representing more than two-thirds of the
total acreage and total value. Wheat ranks second
among the cereals, having an acreage about two tenths as great as corn, and a value about three tenths as great. Oats, with a much smaller acreage,
stands third among the cereals, and kafir corn and
milo maize fourth. Cotton ranks next to corn in
both acreage and value, its acreage being about one-third as great as that of corn, and the value of the
crop nearly three-fourths as great.
Corn is reported by 78 out of every 100 farmers,
cotton by 46, hay and forage by 34. potatoes by 24,
oats by 17, kafir corn and milo maize by 16, wheat
by 12, and broom corn by 5. The largest acreages
of corn and, oats are in the western part of the State,
excluding, however, a few counties along the western
border, together with the Panhandle. The wheat
acreage is nearly all to the northwest of a line
drawn from Tilman County, in the southwestern part
of the State, to Delaware County, in the north-
eastern part. The acreage of hay and forage is
more evenly distributed over the State than is that
of the cereals. Cotton production predominates in the
counties between the Arkansas and Red Rivers.
All the fruits except distinctly tropical fruits and
cranberries can be successful grown in Oklahoma,
Especially fine apples and peaches have been produced. Many excellent and productive apple, peach, and
pear orchards and vineyards are now to be seen
throughout the State. Within eight years after the
first settlement of Oklahoma, peaches were being
shipped out in carload quantities. Plums and cherries are profitably grown, cherries being now shipped out of the State in carload quantities. Small
fruits and berries are grown in nearly all localities.
Truck gardening can be made to yield a good profit.
The soil seems peculiarly adapted to melons and
strawberries, especially watermelons. -- Agricultural
Opportunities.