Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-08-30


wells pump from 500 10 1900 gallons
per minute. costing 20 install from
$1,000 TO $4,000 per plant. owing to
size and depth Of we'll. and irrigat-
lnz from 60 70 24O acres
There are great possibilities for
The man that wishes to follow this
class OF farming
Fruits
The South Plains Is rapidly Gre
ating a reputation for fine fruits -
peaches. apples. cherries. plums
craps and berries OF all kinds bear
wonderful crops These crops com
mercially. are yet In their infancy
but have been sufficiently tried TO
be- past an experiment. and few but
the experts. In this line. realize the
great opportunities 20 this industry
FOO the country
Poultry
an kinds OF poultry DO exception.
al'y well in this country
Hogs
There Is no farm animal that Will
return a profit quicker or with more
certainty. upon the feed n CON
sumes and the care given Il. than
the hog The hog eats most every
thing producing a finished product OF
high market value and making more
meat from certain amount OF feed
than any other farm animal. From
10 pounds OF dry matter will pro-
duce a pound OF pork
Hogs are exceptionally healthy In
our country. Their usual diseases
are practically unknown here.
Alfalfa, COW peas. green sorghum
and such crops common TO our coun-
try. make the finest OF pastures.
Kafir corn. mile maize and peanuts
finish them for the markets.
Cattle
The cattle raising industry on the
Plains Is the oldest OF occupations
and therefore, IL is almost superfu-
ity 10 say that cattle raising Ia this
section Is not only profitable but very
extensive.
Tho ranchcr and cattle raiser. with
the coming OF the man with the
pillow and hoe has not turned and run,
but rather has raised himself on
higher sphere. dividing his large hold
ings with his many incoming friends
and has raised the grade OF his cat
tie from the once famous Texas long
horn 20 the more fancy breeds. taxi
ing the blue ribbons at the northern
stock shows with the development
OF the South Plains country farmers
are beginning 10 feed out cattle at
home instead OF letting them 20 to
northern feeders. The large yields
OF feed stuffs now produced on the
South Plains have proven TO the cat
ne feeder that ho can make his cattle
market toppers with The South Plains
feed. and s favored with agreeable
climate. hence Iu q few years the
South Plains will ha thr greatest OF
feeding grounds.
Double Acreage
The cultivated area Immediately
tributary fo afafoD f.s season will
exceed 10000 acres. or double that
Of last year
The rainfall has H,.u timely and F.
plentiful, with resulting excellent
harvests Milo Maize and Kafir Corn |
are returning a ton per acre In heads
and being shipped ont az a local car .
loading OF So per ton Cotton is in .
fine condition with a promise % an .
average yield OF "a OF a bale per
acre. and an output by the Slaton gin
N 1000 bales.
The Florence farm located en- sight .
1f Slaton Is this springs sod broken .
farm OF W. J. Florence which has 80 I
acres under cultivation this year
with crops including Milo Maize KAT
Ir corn. Indian corn. cotton. ribbon
sugar cane, alfalfa. beans. cabbage,
tomatoes. turnips, watermelOns can
.aloupes. sweet potatoes. peanuts
grapes, berries and last, but not least
Is a future crop several stalks Of to-
1acco.
Everything planted on thes, sod
Slaton acres has been. or will be OF
profitable yield. a fact well lemon
trating the inevitable gu cess here
81 the great combination OF good
'oil, good season and good farming.
Slaton Syrup
Mr.. Florence has I I acres n the /
-ihbon sugar cane which he estimates
will yield az least 100 gallons OF sy-
up per acre and will have q local
market at from 90 20 IS cents per
,allon. He has ordered for this fall
Use a sugar mill and evaporator
With an entire cast. including install
alton OF $3.50. The mill having a
.ane crushing capacity OF ten tons per
lay. There can be no doubt that
;laton created syrup will develop into
! valuable export Industry.
Mr. Florence is now puttlr- in a