The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-14

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other Is the system OF state expert
ment stations, maintained partly BY
national and partly by state funds
There is at least one station In every
state and territory. The total num-
ber Of stations In the United States
is SO and they employ more than zoo
! persons. There is no doubt that the
great msss OF information being laid
before the farmers is having pro-
nounced effect upon the agricultural
practices throughout the country, and
1t has been demonstrated by investiga-
ton Of the agricultural department
that the men who have made the
greatest success are those who have
been nicknamed book farmers"
OF the future certainty Of scientific
farming in the United States. Secre-
tary James Wilson. OF the agricul-
tural department, says: THE better
knowledge that American farmers are
getting with regard TO crop man
agement makes farming In the future
more certain than ever before. There
undoubtedly will be failures Of some
crops, comparing one year with an
other, but the United States need not
anticipate general crop failures at any
time henceforth. The knowledge Of
how to conserve moisture in dry times.
the getting of plants adapted to dry
conditions by selection at home and
importation from foreign countries.
are assurances along these lines"
"The diversihcation OF cropping
necessary to keep more domestic ami
mails on the farm. IS enabling the
farmer, through grazing principally,
to introduce organic matter into the
soil that has been burned out The
methods OF crop growing in the diff
ferent sections OF the country are be-
ing better understood in the light OF
scientific research and discovery.
What applies especially to one locali-
ty, it is well understood now, does
not always apply to another part OF
the country. The sub-draining Of the
soils throughout the United States.
which is feature Of farming that is
rapidly growing. guarantees better
crops and more regular yields. A
knowledge OF these things is helping
the farmer to produce uniformly.
THE destruction Of our forests and
the rapid running Of waters away in
the spring. are working in the other
direction Our people will eventually
have to re-forest the watersheds, and
not only so, but build dams at the
headwaters OF the streams, as Is done
in European countries. to hold the wa
ters against periods OF drought. Our
people are learning how to farm with
less moisture.
"As a result OF searches made
abroad by experts Of the department
Of agriculture for grains that grow
well in regions Of light rainfall, we
are turning vast stretches OF country
formerly regarded as worthless. into
wheat-raising districts. Our great
wheat area eventually win be the
light rainfall regions Of the country.
The department OF agriculture is
studying conditions above the irriga-
tion ditch, where waters cannot be
had by artificial means. We are send
inE out publications showing how to
cultivate and manage crops with less
rainfall than our people have been ac-
customed to; our agents are hunting
the world for crops that flourish with
slight moisture-the deserts OF the
old world are being searched for
plants. New plants are being created
for location by hybridizing and selec-
tion.
I'VE shall take up the question OF
breeding domestic animals to suit
each locality. as has been done BY the
successful stockmeR or foreign coun-
tries. We import domestic animals
from abroad that have been developed
to suit the demand In particular To-
caIities and instead Of endsavoring to
fnd what locality each is best suited
to, we take one breed all over the
United States from Florida to the
Canadian line. We must improve on
these methods and breed for the pos
sible pasture in each locality"
Some statistics will show the vast
OF the farming industry
Of thiE country:
The total value Of the farm products
Of the United States amounts to 49,