The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-04
GENERAL FARM PROBLEMS

lTed of ny folr acres o. IN c4ltlTafi1n
balance ia timber. Have about forty
, shoats and nothing % feed them on
I No shelter for ny stock. q acres cot.
I ton made 2 bales; ten acres of PEANUTS
made 800 bushels maize. cane peas.
and June corn after rhe comm0n. 1iy
laEd is sandy timber iaut, but have
about twenty acres in branch bottom
and about the sane amount % prairie
hillside We have a start % Bsrl1Eia
and vul increase this acreage TJI
see am cloudy on au subjects. bat
am not ore % the satisfied cues Ian
h1nEry. uu yo1 administer I'll take
your uedlcire-J ". ADAMS. stsrl-
ems County
10 is the true mission o. this ins-ir1-
ton % help the farmers d Oklahoma
and one q the ways in utich we c1-
tend the benefit o. this Institution Is
By DlbIlshlrE literature on variO1s
subjects connected with the farm and
farm home. We have paced your
name On the mailing list 70 receive
such publications
note that you state that y0u are
ready t0 take o. Ene1iclns and Ike
the physician Who is wing % prescribe
We offer the following s-zgestlous.
First. you have more land than one
nan and his wife oazh, to handle It
IS the unanimous opinioP now Of men
and women who have farmed success
fully that We should cut down 70 fewer
acres. cultivate more intensely and
thereby increase the yield per acre as
well as the net profit
Second. a small farm 10 be well man.
aged should have all of the livestock
that Il will bear. The class Of this
stock should be the best that is pos
sible 70 get under the circumstances.
Third. this means that you will have
10 raise a greater diversity OF crops on
your farm than you are now raising.
that is 70 say lees cotton for example
that Il yielding you a bale 70 three
acres and on the other hand more Kafr
corn which will yield you 30 70 80
[ bushels per acre and is worth fifty cent
I per bushel on the market a. well as be-
| ing a crop that has nine-tenths the
I feeding value Of Indian corn. The
I black-hulled white kahr Is a large
/ yielder and does well In this section
Of the state We could furnish you
/ with a limited amount Of this seed
rom the station bneeding plots. We
find this seed TO be pure
You could fatten your forty shoats
on kafr corn up 70 within a few weeks
Of marketing condition and IL viii pay
you 10 buy a few bushels Of Indian
corn 10 finish them on. II you we're
growing alfalfa and other forage crops
I these shoats would cost you but
very little to grow them up to the I'm
ishing period Our new bulletin just
about 10 go to print which will be
sent you in due time, will explain the
method OF feeding and the cost Of
/ growing hogs In this manner. These
experiments have been carried on un-
der Just such conditions as prevail on
the average farm Of this state. OF
course. It Is unfortunate that the corn
crop has failed Us again, but We may
not have another three year period
Of such drouth in the history Of the
state. The southwestern farmer has
great advantage over the northwest
ern farmer In the way OF a favorable
climate in the way OF wintering stock.
notice in your letter that you do
not hzye adequate shelter for your
stock. inexpensive sheds or barns are
all that are necessary to protect our
animals in this climate. BY thresh.
ing over Of small sra,n aad putting
the straw on frame building OF cheap
lumber. you could provide a very
warm shelter In the winter. Your
colts and cattle could be protected
by running out and in during the in
clement weather. Many farmers in
the west build such a skeleton TO
cover with straw, out Of trees, using
the heavy trunks OF the trees for
posts and the lighter limbs for raft.
ers. thus providing a very substantial
skeleton which costs nothing IL the
timber is growing on the farm. such
as you have in your case. OF course,
this does not make a very fine look.
ing structure, but necessity being the
mother Of invention, this is one In,
stance where II is much better TO fore
20 building an expensive building that
take lot OF time. hauling, etc.
You are on the right track in pro
yiding grass and forage wherc you
have started bermuda. as a supple
mentary feed for pasture. You will
find that this bermuda will do very
well on the type OF soil which you
have and on your bottom land you
could raise alfalfa very successfully.
am forwarding circulars on bermuda
and alfalfa vita this letter.