The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-08

tthhts laih ~ iNt NDiHlNu VI tus pANill
lnent farmers Of that portion Oi tho
state, who are e0nvcrsant with condi
tlons.
To Eneourage Wheat Growing
Secretary Barrett of the state bnar
Of agriculture II preparing an address
for the annual meeting OF the 0klaho
ma Grain Dealers association at OK
lahoma City May 10 and 20, on 'ilov
Shall We Increase Wheat Acreage h
Oklahoma? y The situation, accord
Ing te grain men and millefs 0l The
state. has reacaea q critical point
They have to send outside the state foi
their milling wheat ana this has PROV
On a great burden TO them. eaneciallA
when tbe price goes un as It did In the
last few weeks Il Is for this reason
that the grain dealers have requested
Mr. narrcit TO make suggestions D
regard To increasing the wheat acre
age IN The state.
Ii an parts of Oklahoma The acrshg,
of corn "a greatly Increased and, Will
rains coming Just as rhey have thu
far. the state WIN have the biggest corr
ylelu Of ne history. Oklahoma farm
ers grew 4 large corn crop last year
but an Indications are pointing 10 a.
Increase for 1903. This win mean
reduction IN this years cotton crop
and It Is stated also that In some Pof
tIons OF the state the condition OF th'
oats crop II not satisfactory and muci
Of the 0ai land is bolne planted I,
corn
Big Increase Ia Alfalfa
IN many counties Of the state, espe
Tally tAoso OF the former wheai belt
alfalfa planting Ii responsible 70 q
great extent for the lessening Of tho
wheat arreage The possibilities OF pre-
fit in alfalfa have been sufficiently
demonstrated In Oklahoma 70 encour
age an extensive planting Of the croI
and farmers understanding the sltua
tlon look for big per cent of Okla
homa agricultural land 20 be convert
eG into alfalfa. Not onlg is this iriif
Ia the wheat belt az the state. but also
lthroueh0ut Western and Southwestern
Oklahoma. where viii be found the biz
aHst alfalfa farms IN the stale, some
ol them OF enormous size. There ar'
few farmers III Oklahoma now wlit
have not aS least one field IN alfalfa
The fact thai from three % SIX cut
tines or alfalfa can be made IN Okla
lhoma In one years. time Is the mali
feature that has made The growth q
this crop 30 popular,
0kIahomas biggest Dfooni-e0fn acre
age win also be planted this year In
br0oHl-cDfn belt Of the state Ii ~ ihl
extreme northwestern part, lncludinl
Reaver county which several ycar
ago was Thought 20 be good FOR onll
fgraslng purposes. Practically ever,
farmer h Beaver and Woodward coun
sies will have some broom corn planl
ii. ana N s0me instances farmers at
planting thelr entire agricultural acre
aee la this crop This i especial
ltfue In cimaffon and Texas eouinies
part OK old Beaver. county where mnc
s0d land III being planted g this crol
nroDmcofn huycrs are Desinnln
early to Foune % the next crop
oklahoma, aud during the last fe'
weeks contracts for a lafea amount
lhn coming crop IN Southwestern Ol
lahoma were made Some Of t1le rrnp
Nere contracted Tor At sinu per tnl
Tie highest future price yet agreen nl
Ter Some 0f The old crop Is sllll
A the farmers hands SOME Of allleh va
sold during lhH last week IN Wool
ward county fof sii0atunl Last YEA
she average price III Oklahoma We
l.sn 4 ton and & substantial increase
Iexpecfhd fof fIIls years crop
kefes1e 4 Increased
4Als afslFlIs ID lhn Jiaf pl n
aFbosn 0ufu AHYHfN anH sxlieNtaiipi
Iha| h|eehf nlIeR NIill e had &