The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-19

OF similar experiments In other states
and found none eaualling It, II was a
record breaker and the recod suli stands
As to the future Of the Station. to be OF
greatest use, its work must be mainly
along the lines which are and must be
the great industries OF Okla oma. As
sec them. they sre summed M IN
shat Is termed diversified farming"
hope 20 see the day wnen nearly every
farm in Oklahoma will have IT'S little
herd OF pure bred beef cattle, Its bunch
q. hogs and its flock Of sheep; whnr
OF hogs and its focks or sheep; when
his bunch OF steers and realize the top
OF the market because they were bred
in new Oklahoma and are OF the best;
when every farm Is made to grow a small
acreage OF each OF the many crops that
may be grown and Is self-supportfhs
tendency to exclusive farming In sOIls
localities ls not a hopeful sign. While nt
present remunerative, experience teaches
that il will not continue to be 50.
This society does well TO combine ali
the varied interests into one compact as
soclatlon where they belong. The orchard
and garden has its place on every farm
and so has the COW the hog, the sheep,
and the cackling hen. each OF them con-
tributing its share TO the comic TT and
support of the drmers family. In Feb
ruary last. at .ckchurg, Miss, a conven-
ton of southern farmers was held for
the purpose OF discussing the agricult-
pral problems OF the south. Prominent
agrjculturists from all over the country
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ton. These addresses have been sum
married and published in q farmers bull
letin Of the department of grsSulture-
The keynote Of all of these addresses
was Grow many crops, Co no. depend
upon one crop, but utilize stock to the
greatest extent and thus secure greater
returns and at the tme duA keep up
the ferLn,y Of the soil
These meetings do much In the war OF
setting people to thinking. sFarmers' in
stltutes are OF great value. And while n
the subject OF farmers Institutes. let me
indicate the manner In which the Agri-
cultural Csonege aids nthis important
work. We wish II possible to send out
some one to assist in eacn institute whic'
is held in the territory. The funds at our
disposal for this purpose are limited and
we must always arrange that the man We
send out viii be abble l. attend at least
two meetings Th'le on one trip 1hs list
of meetings is now being made up for
December, January and February next
and those wishing help In their Institutes
should arrange at once tor aid from .the
station.
The work Of the station has always been
conducted with view to securing practi-
cal results. When a new line OF inquiry
or experiment is suggested, our first
question IS "of what immediate. practi-
cal value will the result berlin what way
viii it help our farmers make more mon
ey or keep from spending what they
have made2' The plan that stands this
tests OF these and other similar ques-
/ tions IS adopted and followed out.
! on the farm at the present time. field eS
periments with everyone OF our numerous
crops are in progress. Chief amons
these are CIVILIZATIONS experiment.
including prepartion OF soil and methods
OF cultivating the crop. Along this line
that OF the true method OF handling IN
soil so as to save all OF the moisture 70
The crop. we know but httle-many pee
pie think they know IL ali. the CLOWN
newspaper accounts OF somebody's gres
discovery for growing crops withou
water and someone else's plan OF saliva
tion for a sun burnt crop make enter
tanning reading when contrasted with a.
experiment station bulletin in which tn
author IS careful to state only wha
really did happen, not what he hoped o
expected would happen.
some striking results are shown in Tn
little exhibit which we have brough
down from the station. Perhaps the mos
noticeable one IS the great difference
the yield and quality Of wheat fror
sowing at different dates. i might sa
that the only time to SOW wheat Ia
september-do not these results prove
beyond the shadow OF doubt? No. the
DO not They show that II paid TO 30
early last season. Results In other yeai
have been similar but Il Is not certa
that II win always DE best to sow in Sci
. tember. Rainfall, temperature and 9th
, cond4t ous NAV make october sown whe
better next time All we can say Is hi
tAe avcruge VI to this time Is in fav
, Of early slwn wheat and that II is pro
, la3y hat eaily sown wheat viii give q
, highest yields.
: with fruits the general principal Is 4
! same with the exception that a great
. length OF time Is required to obtain o.
results at all The greatest number
questions Is about varieties. II takes
: as long to find out about this as L do
: anything else-and when we have obta n
!. some results. we can't always give the
= he broad. general application that h q
manded.
: The departments Of Botany. Bntomolo
0 and Veterinary science must work ey
d longer for results that tell and are
service II is true that we send on; 1
Q chinch bug injection 70 those who apf
= for Il but We do not regard that as
l. much importance since the manner
II growing the fungus and spreading Il b
n been explained in our publications. % h
- the enterprlsng and studious farmer m
8 make q for himself ana have II on ha
% when he needs it. Just now. the entom
y gist Is taekling a b gger JOB. He hop
e in a year OF two, perhaps three, TO
ID some parasite or disease that viii \
ir the pesky little horn flies that are VI
II rying the cattle almost 20 death. He m
u succeed; he probably will not. Yet I
"a cattle interests Of the territory are
Is such Importance that a few years OF Ia
i earnest work with a faint promise
of SUCCESS may we'll be gpenu this dir
90 tion.
u Our veterinarian is continuing to &
e. his attention 10 the study Of Texas +
in er and hog cholera, He has spent the D
month In tho Bureau Of Animal IND
A try at Washington studying the new 20
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