Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31
BROOMcORh KING
To ADO ACREAGE

] W WV f-lFNAA iAI'AFN tAffN NIO0U
Is one OF the crops that A ]. I.unde-
green. the "Troomcorn King of tho
Panhandle will raise this year Mr..
Lundegrcen has perhaps done more
com is one crop that A !. Lunde-
missionary work for the emancipa-
ton OF the farmers OF the Panhandle.
through the dissemination Of tn.
nroomcorn propaganda than any 9TH
er ten men in this particular line OF
endcavor
Last year Mr.. Lundegreens acre.
age was somewhat above one thou
sand acres, and this year he Is
spreading 10 twice that amount.
Above all else Mr.. Lundegreen is
forcing ahead in the matter OF ma
chinery and equipment through
which to handle his crops to the best
advantage One fthe latest and
perhaps the most helpful acquire
ments OF Mr. Lundegreen is n trac-
tion engine and n down 10 the minute
pillow With this machinery. Mr.,
Lundegreen will be enabled TO turn
eighteen acres Of land each day. I'm
/ preparation for the mammoth crop
decided upon by the King"
Is In DAYS gone bv Mr. Lndegreen
stands firm in his belief that today
there Is not a crop 50 helpful 70 the
farmers Of the Panhandle as broom
corn lie reproclaims that the plant
! 's GOOD for all kinds Of livestock,
even after the brush" shall have
been removed and placed on the mar
vet According 10 the assertions OF
Mr. Lundegreen, the seeds of the
broomcorn form an excellent grain
NORTON Of ration 'or ell sorts OF live
stock He Is cugagcd in the dairy and
stCckraisine business IN small VIZ
] a a side line 10 his larger endeavor1
10 furnish the new hrooms which
sweep clean. and even Of the smaller
eudeayors he has reapod a ratio pro
III.
That Mr. Iundeereen is convinced
beyond all question of doubt. the
worth Of hroomcorn is shown con
crsiyely In his planting OF the crop.
this season. lie Is manufacturing
hrooms from all his crops OF last sea
son. in addition 10 those grown by
his noirhhors Ills factory is to b.
greatly enlarged and equipped with
'he latest machinery for the manufac-
tire Of hrooms. brushes and other ar
ticles made from broom corn.
In addition 10 working In his own
shop or factory, in his own dairy. on
his own farm, and In the local farm
ters' institute, Mr. Lundeereen Is go
Ing to make an effort To appear he
fore other organizations Of his broth.
or farmers. in other diaries and stock
farms and IN other factories and
shops lie believes that when TIE
proper percentage NJ broomcorn sffil
be planted In the Panhandle OF Ten is
many OF the heretofore perpleHing
questions about q money crop will
have been oanished from the borders
OF the plains country.
Illustrative OF the truth Of Mr.
Lundegrecn's claim OF the money
bearing qualities of the broomcorn.
is offered the fact that his plant in
this city is beseiged with orders TO
such an extent that he lists them for
weeks In advance, and then only with
the provision that they will be filled
provided he is able to turn ont the
stock This condition of affairs has
prevailed for the past two years aud
despite the fact that he has ENLARGED
his factory a number of times. the
demand keeps constantly in advance
NJ the supply.
What he has done, Mr.. Lundegreen
insists that others can do urou an
equally LARGE. or larger scale. tie is
determined TO 20 on growing and
spreading until he shall have reach
ed the final possibilities OF q single
individual. and then II may be that
he will MOI be content. but seek a
further expansion through the ORGAN
ization of company 10 produce a
still greater supply Of broom stock
to supply liberia, portion Of the
united States from the inatchless
product of the great Panhandle
country