The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-07-23
DIVERSIFIED STOCK FARMING.
Director Of Experimental Stations, n. N. Har-
rington, Comments On Methods
for Profit.

There Is perhaps no section OF our
common country that offers as many
inviting opportunities for stock farm
ing in the most economic way. as the
Panhandle of Texas presents This
statement is not plattude intended
to catch the ear of the doubtful, but
one that can be supported by the evil
dence based on patent facts, and the
statement of those whose experience
entitle them to know
Stock raising and farming are more
| profitable when carried on together,
/ than when either is attempted alone
| provided the conditions are such as to
Justify the undertaking at all What are
those conditions? We should expect
10 find in an ideal locality the follow
! ing advantages: Running water, or
underground water that is easily ac-
that is net too hot nor too cold; with
not too much nor too little rainfall. A
! locality where the greatest amount of
| forage and grain may BIZ produced at
the least expense. Where permanent
| pasture can be maintained and suffi-
/ cieuL grain raised to fatten the stock.
! Elevation above sea-level is TO be con-
! sidered. These conditions will CON
/ tribute to the health of man, as well
as to that of cattle, horses or mules,
hogs and sheep.
Properly fulfilled these conditions
comprise a locality where the great
est amount of forage and grain may
be produced at the least comparative
expense. Then again, the successful
| practice of any industry-either In
farming or manufactures-by one man
| Is an encouragement to his neighbors
to engage in the same line of work;
| because il shows. first, that the condi-
tons are right for success; second, 1t
helps supply the labor needed for
that kind of WORK, II helps to
establish the proper market.
Why is Kentucky a state where fine
horses are produced? Because of good
natural advantages. climate, soil
proper local conditions. The presence
of men who understand the business,
trained labor. and the right kind OF
market. But so far as natural ad
vantages are concerned, the Panhan-
die is better adapted to raising horses
and mules, cattle, hogs and sheep, than
either Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, |
Kansas, Iowa or the Dakotas But |
there are other conditions necessary |
for success of the work. A market !
must he accessible. This is partially |
supplied by Fort Worth and will be |
greatly strengthened by the packery |
to be established at Amarillo. The !
thing most needed then, is men TO en-
gage in the business. and these would !
no doubt like to know;
What are the farm crops that can
be produced in rhe Panhande?" Corn,
wheat, oats, barley, rye, Kaffir corn
and milo maiZf, are the principal grain
crops. Alfalfa, burr clover mock
bean COW peas, and all the principal
forage crops. Cotton and sugar beets
will do well in the larger part of the
The one below Childress
and the other above. The various
truck crops, fruits and grapes have
not been mentioned. and will not be
as direct money crops al
though they are entirely worthy OF
separate consideration because they
do we'll in the Panhandle; but this
article is dealing with those conditions
that contribute to successful farming
and stock raising, when combined Il
is not claimed that all the crops men
toned above will do equally we'll in
all parts of the Panhandle, or mat
some crops will not need irrigation in
order to give satisfactory results. But
it Is fact, Judging by the experience
of those who have tried It, that sui
ficient grain, forage. and pasturage
can be maintained on the average land
of any county in the Panhandle, to
make success OF stock raising Sup
pose we take one-half section, or 32O
acres of land, as an example. and that
while seemingly ridicuously
small TO a resident OF the Panhandle,
IA enough for the man OF moderate
means to succeed on. or course, II
one has more capital and sufficient eX-
ecutive ability, ne may increase his
land holdings in the same proportion.
But what can ne do with 800 acres?
He can with the help Of one man, put
120 acres in cultivation or as much
more as the character and locality OF
land. amount OF labor and his judg-
ment and taste may determine On
the other 200 acres, divided up into
tracts, he can Craze mules