The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-30

81 To 81 50. The wheat fields Of northern
Oklahoma give employment 70 q large
number OF persons from other parts OF
the territory, especially from the cotton
growing districts The wheat harvest
comes AZ a time when these persons
have little 10 do. They drive over land,
often with their families, make from
$50 to $50 each and return home In time
TO keep the cotton and corn in good cul-
tivatiOn. There were iabOrers on rnneh
"lOl" from as far south rs Cleveland
and PottaWntomie counties.
Superintendent Miller pointed out
wheat that would make 30 bushels to
the acre; there was some that would
not run over 10, but as q whole the
wheat was good enough to make an
average Of 20 bushels an acre fair
estimate. Said Superintendent Miller;
Here Is a red Russian wheat which
may prove q good thing for Oklahoma.
We paid 50 bushel for the seed. which
was imported. The berry ID small, RED
and very hard. ] expect II to make 50
bushels to the acre. The freeze last
winter did not lnjure this wheat In the
least, and there was not the slightest
suggestion of rust this spring. one
beauty OF Il Is that Its straw Is stih
enough for bottom land. Here Is a big
sole wheat, absolutely rust proof, which
gave 20 bushels more TO the acre last
year than any other wheat. There are
acres Of II this year mat VIII 80 ~
bushels, This wheat was introduced
into Oklahoma by Mr.. Frlesinger, OF
Blackwell. II withstands cold weather
admirably. We have another variety
called Big May, which Is the hrst 10
ripen. This Is followed by the Friesin-
ger wheat and then the Red Russian,
which gives US an Opportunity 10 mar
vest one variety by tie time another
has ripened. We planted $500 bushels OF
seed wheat"
IVViU your wheat farming prove prof
table as q whole, Mr.. Alller?
"That can be answered by figures. II
costs US Is cents to produce a bushel OF
wheat and put 1t in car ready teF
shipment. We have been offered 6O
cents a bushel for our entire crop,
which will be not less than 100000 BUSH
els. We will probably get more than
90 cents, but We can safely count on
10000 for our crop, which gives US a
net proht Of S35,000 All our wheat eN-
cent $4,000 bushels will go on the mar
ket at once, Qa we are SATISFIED Win
profit Of So cents on bushel.
t'Of course we can produce wheat for
less than the average farmer, because
we do It on big scale and Keep close
eve on profit and loss. You have prob
ably noticed that our helds are 80 ar
ranged that the moment the men and
teams enter the fields they begin cut
ting wheat, and they cut until they
leave the gate to go back to the ranch
house. This saves any loss OF time In
going to and from the fields. BY this
system we cut not less than 100 acres OF
wheat more than we could do other
wise. Time Is money with a big OUTFIT.
The men and machines have been
rounded up twice to-day to be photo.
graphed, This costs not less than $780,
"How large Is your daily expense ac-
oount7'
$3.50 and $500 day in cash, not counting
the cost Of wear and tear Of machinery
and food supplies. We have 5000 In
vested In farm machinery.
Two thrashlng outfits began q 20
days run last Monday to put the wheat
on ranch "lOl" in shape Tor market.
Each machine Is expected to thrash
from 200 to $500 bushels OF wheat q
day, About 60 men will be employed,
The wheat will be hauled to the rail-
road MS fast as Il Is thraRhed and ship
ped to Galveston for export.
At1l o'clock there is shifting OF out
fits. Fresh horses and men come from
the stables and those that have been
working turn In for dinner, to rest
until s o'clock at night, when they be-
gin again and work until o'clock In
Inc morning. Thus the song Of the
binders is heard night and day. Last
week the moon was at Its full and the
fields were almost as light as day. But
darkness would not have made any dit-
ference, us lanterns are hung on the
brides. and the smooth fields, reeless
and stumpless, offer no resistance.