The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-02-20
TO GROW BETTER COTTON
AND BETTER SEED

lit is not 50 much question as to the
number Of times we cultivate a crop,
as It is the time and manner in which
we do it. But in whatever manner
we may cultivate, it is absolutely nee
essary that we continue until crop Is
matured after which, when the crop
is ready TO gather, it IS necessary we
should 20 IN the field in advance Of the
pickers and gather from such plants
as spread out from near the SURFACE
OF the SOIL short joints, large bolls,
yet early maturiay, sufficient
amount for an acre seed patch for each
ten acres we may intend planting in
general field planting the following
season, and the first or second picking
lif matured before frost, can be put
away for general field planting. See
that such is ginned separately and
kept pure, especially this extra select
Flor the seed patch. In this same way,
select the best from your seed patch
the following season for another seed
patch and tho remainder Of the seed
patch for your general field planting
i'm this way you have your seed patch
one year the advance in quality Of gen
.eral field planting. BY this method
only. is it possible to create OF main
tain a long hgit early maturity I'M
crease yields, and plant adapted to
local conditions. Remember that it
is one Of the laws Of nature that good
I plants, ats good animals, are created by
Ngood food and individual selections.
Also, remember in this good seed
which we are buying, we are paying
another for quality WHICH was created
by the very method here outlined, yet
seed not adapted to our conditions.
but with quality so far superior to
our adapted seed that it out-yielded
and out Tinted our seed twenty-five,
per cent
Now with this good seed as a fouad-
alton, we can. will and must produce
greater yield and better seed, AS
III IL absolutely true that there are no
seed SO good but it can be made better.
The object Of our labor is to increase
J the profits on the farm To accom-
I plish this we must produce and sell a
4 commodity of a higher standard for
4 a greater price. We have the soil and
!. climate to put this industry on d pay
: ing basis, wanting only the co-opera-
ton Of man with ability and DISPOSE
tion to 40, and the extent that this IL
4 accomplished, viii measure your and
3 my own ability.
Y do not intend by this to infer
4 that We are to revolutionize every mar
Ii who may secure these seeds, although
/ this may be our future hope, that all
d cotton but all field grains Of the high
4 est standard, as when this time comes
I We may expect eternal light zoon tt
appear.
r, But our demonstrators, who securs
t, the best grade, N quandlies ~ JUSTLY
+. who are directly under our supervis
E, ion, have the opportunity to accom-
l. plish such results.
,e What have said relative to cotton
il applies to corn, lxaffir maze ane
y broom corn and for scientific work
is we might include the wheat, oats rye
50 and barley and in fact all other plant
IS creation. BY this we create the homt
Ill seed farm Ia every community, which
is industry not only builds UP the I'M
to dividuar interested, but the entire com
munity a thousand fold to his one.
~ This happy thought brings VS. x
Ia this true saying "That the changelesl
III law Of justice DEGREES that man is rich
ne er for the communities wealth, O
ne poorer for it's poverty. This mission
nj Is ours 4. n. Ferguson, Distric
Agent, u s. Department of Agrieul
at ture.