The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-28
A FARMER TALKS.


farming talks ut Carter County
There are mo- better lands 100 the
world for dive sinyd farming than
those ut Carter County 10 has all
kinds Of land from black VaNy to
Light sandy II will grow to pcrfcc.
ton an the grains aud grasses. It's
bottom lands are great producer
of corn, aud cotton and alfalfa. ils
upland pralrivs make best oi grain,
cotton and alfalfa and its sandy soils,
with lbs iayu. able climate conditions.
can not Oc cNccllcd for fruits aud
vegetables. BY careful select tou one
can secure farms of 1860 acres iu
body that would have an these upon
IT, that would be- best adapted to-
growing diversified crops. There is
not an acre of this land that could
not De used, Take our ruuEhcsf rocky
soil, that are cousidc cd by our pres.
vul tenants as worthless aud never
put tu any use whatever at present.
they can Dee planted u grapes and
berries and bring TO the tnuu> farm.
tr a neat sum az a time most
acceptable. What does the growing
of an these crops to perfection mean
To the hog man. lie can grow the
cheapest meat ON ga Oh with alfalfa
aud corn and the other produce or
the farm There is big money i'm
hogs. There will soon come time
when our sandy soils Will be- planted
iu EIhcrid peaches, pums. cherries.
grapes and berries for which it is
particularly adapted We rarely fail
In thos' crops. Altitude ana climate
are such that five ont of six years
produce abundant fruit crops in Car.
ter County know of no other place
on earth that has such record. The
marketing of same inches In lust
after east and south Texas have ma.
kctcd their crops. These lands can
be bought nov from $40 to $l5 per
acre ur less. June buds of the Elbcrta
can boz, bought Tor $3.50 per 100
trees. therefore an orchard can bS
planted ami lands bought for less
than $50 per acre. While In Colorado
last year was shown orchards In
bearing that were valued al $500
and over per acre. and was told that
one crop In two years was safe
estimate. If these lr facts. then an
orchard in Carter County should be
worth double that of Colorado. We
get that delicate flavor and sweetness
that are absent In the fruits | tried
/ In Colorado. There is big money In
planting of commercial orchards.
There is another crop that Is neg
lectcd here, that OF sorghum for mo-
lasses. We do not supply our home
demand, much less have any To ship.
II sells for as much as the Louisiana
cane syrup II will make 200 gallons
per acre, grows anywhere with little
care. THIS industry should be en-
Cuuragod and central factory for
grinding and canning same erected
AT \ dmorc. There Is big money in
1t for both the factory and farmer
Alfalfa is the best single feed on
earth. Everything eats alfalfa. It
makes good greens for man Alfalfa
meal mixtures have become staple
article in all the cities. It makes n
balanced ration, and all kinds OF
stock do well on IL. \ factory for
making these feeds would pay in Ard
more and encou age the greater plant
ing of this legume. There are thou
sands of acres in Carter County suit
ed TO alfalfa. 1t cuts from three TO
five crops, and sells for $40 per ton
or more. For making money this Is
hard TO beat You do not have 10
plant but once either This is not
all, one could pasture n Few thorough
bred DurOc pigs that make 20 pOu. Is
OF meat at 5 months old on his al
falfa without depicting the above ton.
d mage of hay. There are other pay
, "A nn
tatOes, broom corn. onions, Irish po-
taotes, etc, that pay well. Our pres
ent tenantry system has been the
cause of so little dive slied farming.
The removal of restrictions means
? reversal of the old system. lntelli-
gent, thrifty farmers can now own
their farms, and wonderful WI be
the changes in the aspect of our
country in very few years. The man
; who plants by the moon and hits
and missess" will be crowded out
by the man who reads and has learn
d ed the science OF farming The credit
and mortgage system will pass away,
this new farmer Will put money in
! the banks, our lands will increase
, in value, contentmcnt and prosperity
? will be every mans portion who will
use his brains and energy toward
its accomplishment There Is no such
thing as being housed up Tor month";
on account OF Ice ana snow and no
work going on In this land of flowers.
II the farmer in Nebraska. Illinois,
and Iowa can make money growing
grains and stock on lands wor-I
$40 TO $3.50 per acre and have only
six working months and the extra eX-
pcnse Of housing and heavily feeding
his stock in the long severe winters
, what would he do here where ne
could put in twelve months work out
of doors! No heavy expense for
buildings for stock where it takes
. less feed 10 accomplish the same
rn.nlis whore he cnn INV lands for