The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-11-24

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cago, Roax Island and Pacific. Choc
taw. Oklahoma and Gulf, Blackwell.
Enid and Southwestern. Kansas City,
Mexico and o lent. anc S. Louis and
/ San Francisco.
The following are being built. and
win doubtless oe in operation in the
rear future. Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma. Denver Enid and Gulf
Arkansas Valley and Western. Fort
smith and Western. and Guthrie
Shawnee and Coalgate.
The railway mileage, as returned for
taxation in March. was t,413.23 miles
Of main track and 1883 miles of side
track.
Fully 500 miles of railway have been
built in the territory during the past
year Much r. under construction. and
omre miles will be compile ed within
the next twelve months than ever be
fore in the history Of the territory.
There were shipped from the terri
tory 6.442 car loa0 OF cattle. is 59s
car loads of whya', 20 car loads Of
corn 3OS car loads of oats. 65 car loads
of castor beans, 2.252 car roads Of hogs.
7O9 car loads Of cotton seed. 1. 1.209 car
loads of hay 4.S42 car loads of -four,
3s1 car load3 of horses and mules
l.S46 ca loads of other mill stuffs.
and l64653 bales of cotton.
There were shipped into the terri
tory 1901 car loads OF farm machin-
cry. 237 car loads Of vehicles. 1862
car loads of -four, 2,SS3 car loads OF
emigrant goods. and 1926 car loads
of coal
The above does not include ship
ments ln5o the territory by the Choc
law rail oad
Oklahoma annually exports thous
ands of car loads of wheat and flour
TO the markets of Europe and South
America much of it going by the direct
route via Galveston rathr than the
long haul 10 the Atlantic seaboard.
Vegetation of every character thrives
uxuriantly. and abundantly repays
cultivation. The leading crops OF both
the North and the South grow here
side by eide in perfection. thus evi
deacing he perfect adaptability Of our
soil and climate to the growth u corn
and cotton, wheat and tobacco. aais
and castor beans rye and sugar Gaze.
The agricultural experiment station
has continued and developed the work
of investigation of agricultural nat
ters committed 10 It, The unusual
conditions incident to a diy sea-or
were utilized in the making Of investi-
cations having a bearing on overcom
ing the ecects Of the drought aud
using the short crops Of feed and for
age to best advantage. Field expert
ments ara being carried out with
various products. and animal diseases
studied by the station. Four bulletins
and the annual report were Issued dur-
ing the yea, in editions of 10000
copies Of each, and distributed TO Ok
lahoma and Indian territory farmers
and to those residing elsewhere who
re uest them.
The largest acreage Of the territory
is devoted to The production Of wheat
the winter variety being generally
raised. The yield being from 25 TO 40
bushels 20 the acre.
The acreagA devoted to corn is very
nearly as large as that sown TO wheat;
grain tests well, SO to Ga pounds TO
the bushel not being unusual
Improved farms are in demand in
Oklahoma. The large number Of real
estate transfers at prices ranging
from IS to $40 per acre, with an aver
age Of sle49, shows meritorious ap
preciation Of values There was listed
for taxation 6.944.662 acres Of farm
land. an Increase of l,792,S15 acre
over 1901.
Oklahoma was primarily stock
raising country It's vast prairie'
covered with abundance Of nutritious
grass. its streams Of pure water lined
7 with forests, made i an ideal pasture
land for the stockmen who fiourishe'
in those days The large stoci
5 ranches have been pushed farther an'
farther west as the homesteader ha'
filed on nod feuced in his claim Stool
raising IS now principally confined q
2 small ranches and ordinary farms, an'
! as the result Of breeding from thoro
ughbreds larger and better stock WI