The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-23

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attractive. 1t should be made more pro-
Gtable This will be done as our farmers
learn more thoroughly the principles of
intensive cultivation and get a 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 gospel OF the
sugar beet The production OF the sugar
beet requires the highest style Of inten-
i've culture that science has been able
to suggest In the case Of the sugar
beet the crops which are grown in rota-
ton with ii Weld very much larger
returns than when the old-fashioned
sy stem Of agriculture prevailed. The
culture OF ar',1r producing plants thus
creates center OF influence which
teaches its bcnchCcnt Lessons 10 all sur
rounding agriculture. The reflex action
of this influence becomes a benefit to
american agriculture the value OF winch
it would be difficult TO measure IN dollars
and cents
"Onc Of the best things about sugar
beet culture from the port OF view Ot
agricultural Improvement is that it fit.
in as perfectly with dairying and stock
elementary facts of practical dairyinp
that the rearing and keeping OF live
stock affords the easiest, cheapest and
most natural means OF improving the
fertility Of the soil.
"Thc residual pulp from the sugar
beet. after the factory has extracted the
saccharine matter. is valuable and
wholesome food for cattle and other
farm animals. and the by-product Of
molasses, when mixed with other foods,
iattens and improves the appearance anI
value of the cattle. The farmer Incl
dentally finds himself getting larger
quantities OF manure, in better conditios
il than ever before. He learns to be NOR
careful about preserving this natuTa!
fertilizer.
The sugar beet is great factor IN
making farm life more attractive. But
farming is at best struggling occupa-
ton. The farmer should have fair
chance in the markets, governed by
srpply and demand as to rise and fall.
and not have everything he grows and
everything he buys manipulated as
price by people who have nobody
interest at heart but their own. Th'
| tdrIner cannon sell Nl'Cl to-udy VI "
bushel of wheat or a bushel of corn at
price governed by supply and demand
! And il there is TO be tariff protection.
the farmer should get it first of all. | do
not wish to discuss whether the tariff is a
good thing, or bad thing, but II we
are to have tariff in this country the
farmer should get some benefit from IT.
If our present tariff schedules are to be
adjusted and | would not say for a
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
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,
ufacture Of this product 1t won ID deal
a blow to all branches of agriculture
and leave the farmer to struggle along
for decades vet to come with problem
which without the aid of sugar bee.
culture he has been unable to solve. Its
staggering and numbing influence would
peryade all branches of agriculture and
nut back the era of development tor
wears to come. In my opinion this
should be the last rather than the iirse
point at which to remove the customs
duty.