The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-22
"POOR FARMING COSTS
OVER A BILLION YEARLY"
DIR. WILEY
Pure expert present methods enued and fifty
behind Europes Says they loss to farmers
Of SIsOO 600 600 annually Outlines remedy.

Farming, for one thing must be made
attractive II should be made more pro-
htabe This will be done as our farmers
learn more thoroughly the principles of
intensive cultivation and get knowledge
of the methods of feeding the soil and
OF rotation of crops.
"To this end ] have been preaching for
the past thirty years the gospels of the
sugar beet, The production OF the sugar
beet requires the highest style OF intcn-
,iNe culture that science has been able
to suggest In the case Of the sugar
beet the crops which are grown i'll rota
,;on with it Weld very much larger
returns than when the old-fashiorei
~ stem Of agriculture prevailed The
culture OF ..',"r producing plants thus
creates center Of influence which
teaches its hcncIiccnt lessons to all sur
rounding agriculture. The reflex action
of this influence becomes a benefit to
american agriculture the value OF wn,.h
it would be difficult to measure i'll dollars
and cents
"One OF the best things about sugar
beet culture from tho port ot view ~
agricultural improvement is that IT hts
in as perfectly with dairyng and stock
growing II is Of course one OF tn"
elementary facts OF practical dairyiug
that the rearing and keeping OF live
stock affords the easiest. cheapest and
most natural means Of improving the
fertility OF tho soil. (;
The residual pulp from the sugar
beet, after the factory has extracted the
saccharnc matter. is a valuable and
1. : I'D OIL
iarm animals. and the by-product IT
molasseS, when mixed with other iood',
fattens and improves the appearance ani
value Of the cattle. The farmer Incl
dcntalv finds himself getting larger
quantities OF manure. IN better conditios
than ever before. lie learns TO be NOR
careful about preserving this natura!
! fertilizer.
The sugar beet IS a great factor in
making farm life more attractive. Buo
| farming is az best struggling occupa-
5or. The farmer should have a fair
chance in the markets, governed by
eunplv and demand as to rise and ial'.
and not have everything he grows aud
everything he buys manipulated as
price by people who have nobody
interest at heart bu, their own. Tbs
farmer cannot sell steer to-day or
bushel Of wheat or a bushel of corn at a
price governed by supply and deman'.
| And if there is 20 be tariff protection.
the farmer should get il first of all. do
not wish to discuss whether the tariti rs a
good thing. or a bad thing, but il we
are TO have a tariff in this country the
| farmer should get some benefit from It
II our present tariff schedules are to be
adjusted. and ] would not say Tor
moment that such adjustments are not
necessary, let as much as possible DO
saved TO the farmer
Regardless OF the abstract merits OF
the question, it is evident from what J
have already explained that the effect
of the free sugar bill now before Con-
gress would be only partly felt by those
directly engaged in the culture and man,
nfacture OF this product. 1t would deal
a blow to all branches of agriculture
and leave the farmer to struggle along
for decades yet to come with problem
which without the aid of sugar bee,
Iculture he has been unable to solve. 1t.
staggering and numbing influence would
pervade all branches Of agriculture and
put back the era of development tor
wears TO come. In my opinion this
should be the last rather than the hrse
point at which to remove the sustoms
duty.