The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-26

CantonThent. Red Moon, Riverside, Sac
and Fox and SegeT.
The following are being built and will
! doubtless be in operation in the near fut-
ure: Missouri. Kansas and Oklahoma,
Denver Enid & Gulf. Arkansas Valley
and Western, Fort Smith and Western,
and Guthrie Shawnee and Colgate
The railway mileage as returned for
taxation in March. was 1.A9.23 miles of
main track and 1855 miles of side track
Fully 500 miles of railway have been
built in the territory during the past
year. Much is under construction, and
more miles wiz be competed within the
next twelve months than ever before in
the history of the territory.
There were shipped from the territory
1,442. carloads of cattle, 1883 carloads
OF wheat; 2i0 carloads of corn, 30S car
leads of oats; 65 carloads Of castor beans,
2,252 carloads of hogs. 7o9 carloads OF cot
ton seed, 1.2O9 carloads of -four. 391 car
loads Of horses and mules. $40 carloads
ofo ther mill stuffs, and l64 653 bales OF
cotton
There were shipped into the territory
1901 carloads of farm machinery. 81 car
loads OF vehicles 1880 carloads Of flour.
2,SS3 carloads of emigrant goods, BPS car
loads of coal.
The above does not include shipments
of carloads Of what and -four to the mar
kets Of Europe and South America, much
Of it going by the direct route via Cal
weston rather than the long haul to the
Atlantic seaboard.
Vegetation of eve~y character thrives
luxuriantly. and abundantly repays cuI-
tivation. The leading crops of both north
and south grow here side by side in per-
lection. thus evidencing the perfect adap-
liability of our soil and climate TO the
growth of corn and cotton. wheat and to-
Lacco oats and castor beans, rye and
sugar cane.
The agricultural experiment station has
continued and developed the work of in
vesdgation of agricultural matters com
mitted TO it. The unusual conditions in
cidcnt To a dry season were utilized I'm
the making OF Investigations having a
bearing on overcoming the effects Of the
drouth and using the short crops of feed
and forage to best advantage. Field ex-
periuents are being carried out with var
iCUs products, and animal diseases studied !
by the station Four bulletins and the |
animal report We're issued during the /
year in editions of 10000 copies Of each, /
and distributed to oklahoma and Indian |
farmers and to those residing /
elsewhere who request them.
The largest acreage Of the territory is I
devoted to the production of wheat.
The winter variety being generally raised.
the yield being from = 20 % bushels TO
the acre
rearly Is large as that sown 10 wheat
grain tests we'll g. to g. pounds to the
oushel not being unusual
Improved farms are in demand in Okla
loma. The large number OF real estate
transfers at prices ranging from 8 To go
Der acre. with an average Of slsfg shows
meritorious appreciation Of values.
There was listed for taxation 6.sH.ls2
scres OF arm land. an increase OF 80. SIS
,cres over lan.
oklahoma was primarily a stockraising
ountry- Its vast praiTits covered with
abundance OF nutritious grass. its
streams ~ pure water lined with forests.
made il an idea pasture land FOR the
1cckmea who hourished .n those days.
-he large stock ranches have been pushed
arther and farther west as the home
teade~ has lled on and fenced IN his
sim. stock raising is now principally
ondned q small ranches ard ordinary
arms. au5 as a rcsvit ot breeding from
horouehbrefs larger ana better stock
sih usually be found
There We're returned for taxation In