Showers totaling up to .8 inch in Kingfi sher provided a boost to area small grain fields, both those that are up and growing and others recently planted.

There is a wide difference in county fields due to a dry spell in the fall that prevented seeds that were planted from sprouting or in other cases caused producers to delay sowing due to a lack of moisture.

Manyareafieldsreflectrecentover-seeding work to improve stands of crops while some fields have drill marks indicating entire first time sowing work in some fields.

The appearance of stock trailers loaded with stocker calves has increased sharply on local roads recently as stockers were being released in fields with substantial forage – those that got a jump start, taking advantage of early September showers.

Last week’s rains were the first recorded in December in Kingfisher.

Local Weather Observer Steven Loftis reported the following amount at the National Weather Service Station in Kingfisher – a total of .76 inch arriving as follows: .50 inch at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24; 0.22 inch at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25; and 0.04 inch at 7 a.m. Friday. County reports indicated the rain was spotty. Wheeler Brothers Grain in Kingfisher recorded .3 inch; Hennessey CHS Elevator reported .5 inch; Cashion Grain and Feed Elevator recorded a sprinkle; Twila Adams, five miles east of Kingfisher, recorded .5 inch, and Mike and Donna Reid four miles southwest of Kingfisher on Park Community Road reported .7 inch. A mile southwest of the Reid residence Billy Petty reported .4 inch.