Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-21

aud gas fields Of tho Mid.Oontlncnt Belt Of
which Tulsa 10 the financial headquarters.
The city Of Tulsa bears the same relation TO
the gus and oil industry IN the Mid Continent
field that New York CITY does 10 the financial
world.
Some idea Of tho magnitude Of this indus.
try can be had from the result Of the recent
Increase In price Of crude OIL This increase.
while only amounting TO cents per barrel,
added over $4,000 per day to the Incomes
In this city.
The production Of Oh Is $1,000 barrels
daily from / 500 wells 30 Tulsa County, with
room for many times this amount Tho coal
teld Of 10000 acres insuros pomCneut
supply Of fuel for the century. Moro than
100000, 900 cubic feet OF natural gas at 3
TO z cents per 1000 feet gives us cheaper
power than any other point IN the United
States; while timber, stone and sand exist
In abundance for bullding and manufacturing
AGRICULTURAL,
Tulsa County has an assessed valuation Of
nearly $50, 100000, The tgA rate throughout
the county, outside Of the city, is 1Gl mills
on the dollar. county warrants are issued az
par.
The soil IN Tulsa County Is dark loam,
with sandy and clay sub soil In the timber
and brown soil of good depth oa the prairie
The average rainfall 10 95.5 inches annually,
thus iDsurng good crops
Tulsa County is tied down 10 no one crop,
nor Is It's agricultural prosperity dependent
upon It's farmers limiting their energies to
even tho three or four principal crops of the
state, as II would take something equal TO a
complete failure Of OH vegetable liie to bring
havoc 20 a Tulsa County farm.
Tho principal crops raised are wheat corn
cotton, alfalfa tobacco, oats. sorghum kanr
GARDEN TRUCK.
In WnTlpuiuW "a hp VrmNin1lna
grown, potatoes are probably the most ptoat
ahle-two crops O year being produced from
the tamc ground netting the gardner from
S7510 to 10000 per acre, Sweet potatoes
are also o large producer and waiermclons,
rndisheg tomatoes, caulAower bcets, lettuce.
cabbage, oggplants, peas, beans carrots, pars.
nlps and all garden truck.
Good prices en- be had nt all times In tho
city Of Tulsa, as the demoOd is, and will be
Tor several years to come, more thon the
| supply
Tho d0irylng IN Tulsa County hos been
neglected, and this would be splendid on
/ portunity Tor tho small farmer 10 add this
| industry 10 his line. Mik Us selling the year
| around at II cents per quart. cream 25 cents
/ a pint butter from rs 10 90 cents per pound.
| An the farmer would need is q good dairy
| stock. rs tho feed. water shade and market
| Us st hls door
/ Tho state Of Oklahoma alone last wear
| bought over sl0O0O0Oo worth Of dairy
products from other states
POULTRY.
! This rs another business not gone into OK.
! tersvelv IN Tulsa County rr-s ard Young
| chickens always command a good price The
mild winters allow n steady crr Gupplv Tho
| year around ecr' selling from % 10 40 cents
| por dozen and spring chickens from 10 "a
| 40 ceins per pound
TRUIT.
! Fruit ~ m kinds c0n and r. hcirr raised
In Tulsa County Peaches, apples cherries
plums rrnnes strawberries. curranir goose
/ berries. etc. ho1r ihc principal fruite
FARM LANDS
Tnrd ouisidc oi thc city liml's NJ Tulsa
can be purchased from $4,000 10 900 90 per
| acre