The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-05
c. d. sANnOR,
Entoniologist, A. & NJ. College
BROOM CORN IN OKLAHOMA.
Try Dan Dlehl, Ge.ebo.)
Member of the Board of Agriculture

Having had an experience OF fifteen years raising
broom corn In The State of llnols aud knowing some
thing about the business from The field 10 The factory
deem IL advisable Ia suggest to the FARMERS o. okli'
homa Thai Tie raSiug OF broom would be desir
able branch OF agriculture for them to investigate.
Since living In Oklahoma and seeing The favorslhe
climatic conditions aud soil for rlsihg broom eof''
can hard, believe ihat a The lime lived In Illinois
counties ia that State produced eighty PEI cent of
al the broom earn 10 he United states. aud Is nol
surprising that Oklahoma s now producing n'ie
broom corn thla state iu The Union SIM. 10 my
lopluion. oklahoma Is not growing enuugh broom corn
The portions Oklahoma heing farmed largely 10
eotton conid we'll wosi Ia rotation OF broom (orn
hfonm corn planted eaIls viii resdy 10 pub ia JAY
at dime when the farmer s not busy wth the tilnx
OF ordinary crops
As money crop, broom win compare tasofabis
With cotton With good seed ANA good culture II
should produce ton to three or three and oneh half
acres OF ground, asl.ng Tor ninety dollars ton one
year with another As the tiage compares with cot
ton Ia cost and as II cost about ten doars
ton to thresh and bal you can readily see that there
Is az good profit n growing broom torn as there 10 u
cotton
Good seed Of the dwarf yarlsy shnuid be planted "
Oklahoma as have too much Wind 10 unieftak,
grow the tall standard varieties with safety II
should be planted about sixty seed the rod This
should give stand OF from forty TO forty yve stalks to
the rod Cultivate about the same as corn or kan
corn keeping It clean AMI II viii do TO pull In July a.
stated above.
I Broom corn Is great drouh-resistlns plant. and
should invariably he one OF the crops grown by the
farmers in the dry portions OF our State
Near Ryan. Ia Jefierson county. some farmers are
growing broom corn this yesr flor the first time
was directed by the Board OF Agriculture TO visit them
for the purpose OF lnsirucng them In harvesting,
ihreshlng and haling. made the trip in July. aud
while everything else almost dead corn total
failure cotton willing every day. aud other, plants
doing no good the broom corn was In fine condition.
ready to harvest and had made good crop OF brush.
sub crop would readily command ninety dollars
ton on the market
AS dwarf broom corn can be harvested In July In
Oklahoma the land upon which Il was grown can be
utilized to good advantage by the farmer uutil frost
temporary wire fence can be built around the land
on which broom grown and u viii provide one
OF the best pastures for all kinds OF stock until frost.
thus getting rid Of the surplus growth and at the
same time providing good pasture. This Is not one
Iof the least advantages in growing broom corn ANY
farnfor who utilzes of these pastures once VIII
never do without II again.
have requested Of the gentlemen who cultivated
and made good crop OF broom corn In Jefferson county
Ito keep careful account OF the expense OF handling
same this year. compare II with the expense Of grow
ling chnr crops his farm aud send to he Board of
Agriculture for publication This we VIII emnouy IN