The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-10-05
OKLAHOMA.
What is Offered to
the Capitalist and
Homeseeker.

hIOWH any W uelc IN tAS Tempe ~
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v5ater-We have the hest watered
puatry in Oklahoma numerous
prings and never-failing streams,
Fhne excellent well water can be OBJ
aimed anywhere in the county, with
ut few exceptions, at depth ranging
rom 25 to 60 feet We have no "gyp"
iater.
Timber-About one-fourth ofthe coun-
y, the southeastern portion is timber
a. timber consisting of post-oak and
lackiack, principally except along
be streams. where we have walnut,
lickorg, burr-oalS, cottonwood, elm,
edar and ash.
Prairie-About three-fourths Of the
ountry is prairie with sufficient tim
er along the streams for fence posts
md frewood.
Native Grasses-Blue stem is our
rincipal native grass; it makes fine
s1-tr-age anu an excellent quality of
ay, giving a yield of from one-half to
ne ton per acre We nave also the
bunch" and buffalo grass, the latter
lffordlng good winter pasturage.
Tame ses-Experiments have
hown that clover and timothy can be
uccessfully grown here, but our farm
rs have given but little attention be
ond experiments. to any of the tame
grasses, except alfalfa, which is one OF
'ur most profitable crops
Fruits-Nearly all kinds of fruit do
4 ven here, and we have numerous ex-
ensive commercial orchards and vine
ards which net annual profits of from
| s4O 90 to SIS 90 per acre. We will
oubtless have, in the near future,
banning and evaporating establish
nents. making home market for all
bur fruits and vegetables.
Yield, Per Acre, of Principal Prod
acts-Corn, upland, 25 to 40 bushels;
bottom, As to rs. Cotton, upland, one
hird TO onehalf bale; bottom, one
half to one bale, "a bale is understood
% be 500 lbs. lint, or ginned cotton)
Wheat, general average. 10 to 20 bush
I lis, on many farms averages Of 80 to
J 10 bushels have been frequently OBJ
aimed. oats so TO S5 bushels. Kaffir,
IS to rs bushels. Broom corn, one
hird to one-half ton. Castor beans
S to 20 bushels. Potatoes, rs to Il
bushels. Peanuts, 50 to go bushels
Sweet potatoes give an immense yield
Ielons, Georgia can't beat us on yield
lize or quality we supply the north
,rn markets with early melons and
hip late melons south. Alfalfa, 4 to
tons. besides pasturage.
Wheat Pasturage-Our farmers esti
nate the wheat pasturage to be worth
s much as the harvest crop. Il
seeps their stock in gooe condition
!. rom the middle of November unit
pring. Truck gardening is profitable
here.
Poultry busines pays well.
Dairying is equally good.
Climate and Altitude-We have al
~eraee altitude of about $50 feet, Civ
ing US a pure, invigorating atmosphere
NE have no marshy swamps, no pond
br lagoons of stagnant water, consG
buenty we have but little. if an
3 lnalarial sickness attributable to tn
4 climate.
Rainfall-During the last nine year
i've have had an annual rainfall
kbout 80 inches.
Mild Wiaters-As a rule our win
rs are mild; a freeze sufficient to il
lerfere with plowing being a rare o.
eurrence.
Summers Cool and Breezy-Wit
But few exceptions through our lon
lummers we have no excessively hC
heather While the mercury gets u
occasionally to three figures. the he'
Is never oppressive, owing to the COZ
Rtanr cool south hreezes.
1 schools-Four school districts
ach township, with good school bull
n ngs; free schools. school age. to p
Uniform system of text books; lengl
4. bf term, TO months; separa
kchools for the races with equal fac
tiles for white and colored, (color'
population, outside the towns, contin'
brinoiTsiiy to three or four township
n the timbered region). The leash
5f sections 16 and SO in each townsh
throughout the territory, together wi
,omething near 100000 acres of indel
hiry school lands, for the benefit
! {he common schools. brought 20 tn
"a fund during the last two years, B..
Der capita Of the scholastic populate