The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-10-15
THE PRODUCTS OF OKLAHOMA.
They Are of More Diversified Char.
acter Than in Any Other Portion
Of the Country.

The products of the soil of Okla
hOma are of more diversified charac-
ter than any other portion of this
country. Wheat. corn. rye, barley,
oats. cotton, potatoes, sweet potatoes,
buckwheat, castor beans, Kaffir corn.
alfalfa hay, and numerous other pro-
ducts of the soil grow successfully side
by side. The wheat fields produce
twenty-five million bushels of wheat
In the season of 1902 the cotton crop
amounted to 2ls, 900 bales, so far as a
record was kept, but no doubt much
was marketed which was not counted
During the past few years farmers in
Oklahoma have teen raising from Is
to As bushels of wheat per acre, from
so to ITO bushels of oats, from 40 to
80 bushels of corn, and one half to one
bale Of cotton per acre.
The old familiar romance attached
to cattle raising is fast fading to a
mere memory. The old days of the
cowboy. the mess-wagon and the
roundup are things that have had
their little day and left the stage for
ever.
With the passing of the "cow
puncher" goes one of the most unique
and interesting characters of western
life, and with his extinction comes
the science Of stock raising. The ad-
vent of the eastern farmer has revolu-
tiOnized the stock question and the
vast ranges OF the central and eastern
portions have almost entirely disap-
peared. although large herds are still
grazed IN some sections OF the terri
tory. The smaller lunches of Short
horns and higher bred cattle generally
are continually increasing In number,
and the characteristics of the country
are such that it is not remarkable as
stock Of almost every kind can be fat
tened more readily and made CON-
Portable with less shelter than in al
most any other section of the Union.
Hogs thrive to perfection and ship
ments Of them are increasing TO phe-
nomenal degree. Alfalfa grows in
abundance. Almost every root vege-
table used in swine fattening can be
raised with but little attention. Corn
can be profitably fed and fine mast
is found in large quantities in many
localities. In some portions of the
territory sheep are advantageously
handled, but not in numbers it would
seem conditions justify. Anyone
familiar with the breeding of the
better grades of horses and mules will
at once recognize in Oklahoma lati-
tude and climate that can not be sur
passed in this particular. Everything
from the thoroughbred to the plow
horse will be found there.
Further information about Okla
homa and Indian Territory is given
ia s'Rock Island States Southwest,
64-page booklet recently issued by the
Passenger department of the Rock
Island System. For copy. write
John Sebastian, Passenger Traffic
Manager, Chicago. Ill.
The Rock Island System also issues
a monthly paper called the Western
Trail and devoted to the territory
traversed by Rock Island lines. Each
issue contains letters from men and
women who have bettered their con-
dition in life by removing to the
The Western Trail will
be mailed you for one year for 25 cents,
in stamps or silver.
Homeseekers excursions twice a
month via Rock Island System to
points in she Southwest. Full infor-
nation at all tickets o0]ces.