The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-11
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is TAE SLOGAN OF THs TRUCK
GROWERS.
Great Interest Manifested at the Meet.
ina--Praetieal Advice Given BY
Practical Men Who show the
Benefits Of DlVersifie alton.

The movement inauguated some
time ago by the Truck Growers As.
sociation to Diversity crops has been
prolific OF results This fact became
known yesterday when at meeting
OF the association many farmers All
nounced their intention OF cutting the
cotton acreage and planting vegeta.
bles and fruit This is the very pur.
pose of the Truck Growers Associa.
ton namely to encourage the cult.
vation OF garden truck, potatoes ami
the Ike. Il may be- said that tho
movement in this direction will be
general
Tho truck growers OF the Chicka-
saw Nation hope 70 be able To build a
strong organization in the future. A
number OF the members who hayS
heretofore cultivated cotton alone
stated that they would plant different
crops, in other words, diversity.
The truck growers will be backed
~ the movement by the Santa Fe
and Frisco railroads. Industrial
Agents White of tho Frisco and Hill
OF the Santa Fe were present at the
meeting yesterday and made strong
addresses to the farmers. Both have
practical knowledge Of the diversi-
6cation OF crops and In their talks TO
the truck growers both insisted that
crops should DO diversified.
II may be said that those Industrial
agents are experienced In their work
and when they recommend that The
farmers should diversity they echo IA
strong sentiment In the meeting
Messrs. White and Hin show su-
perior knowledge OF conditions
Throughout the country with reference
20 crops, the culture OF fruits and
vegetables. and they both gave pracu.
cal advice TO the meeting.
Mr. Hin of the Santa Pc spoke OF
the prosperous condition Of the
farmers where they Ead raise
Strawberries He has paid much at.
tention to the cultivation of the berry
crop In the past and he urged the cul-
tivatlon Of berries as a means of In
creasing the revenue OF the farmers.
| He said that Ardmore and the Chicka-
saw Nation has advantages over many
Of the fruit producing section
advantages were because OF tho easy
accessibility TO markets. the location,
the climate and the soil. Mr.. Hill said
that Ardmore coud become a great
berry center If the surrounding coun.
! try would party cultivate berries. Mr..
Hin does not make statements that he
cannot back up with re j facts. Il
said. Il am very much impressed
with Ardmore. | think that the fu.
ture of this town is the most flattering
OF any in tho Southwest. There is a
great deal of land yet to cultivate.
( Ii the farmers will diversity crops II
will mean much for them. 1t will
also mean a great deal for ArdmOro.
In encouraging the meeting TO cult.
! vate berries he opened the eyes or
many. Said Mr. Hill: "One thous-
and acres OF strawberries will pro-
duce 100000 crates Of berries, and in
May 1906, If plants arc set out In
] sabr oh hrtp -
100000 to the farmers. The expense
Of growing these berries to the farm
rr will b. So cents TO pick them per
Z ate, and the cost OF the crates will
! be lG cCnIs making "a total cost or
| Sc cents per crate. This win net the
farmer sl.46 per crate, or Sl4G per
acre. 1t will require five persons to
Ipl,h an acre, and II viii require five
thousand pickers, and these pickers
win average 81 per day which Will
mean $4,000 daily paid out at Ard.
more. Is this any benefit 10 the mer-
chants. Come out 70 our meeting
Saturday and express yourselves for
or against the enterprise.
Can We market these berries for
cash at our track? We answer yes.
In May, 1904, Van Buren,, sold frori
six TO ten cars day for an average Of
1926 per crate. the market paying the
best price west OF the Mississippi riy-
or. II they can sell for this price we
can do likewise, having better railroad
facilities than Van Buren,.
Denver, Colo. IA the best strawbcr
ry market in the United States. Thl3
fact "a admitted BY all who are posted
on this subject. How are We fixed tor
railroad facilities TO Denver! Look
at the map. II will answer ,l!s.
/ we desire 10 call the attention Ci
the contemplated strawberry growers
TO another fact, the line over which
wo reach Denver as well as other