Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-03
SORGHUM AND MLLET HAY OF
FER WEALTH AND UNLIMIT'
ED POssIPiLiTIEs.
PRODUCTION IS UNFlIL|NG
stinnctte In Panhandle Fair Serses
Tells of Worth Of Tried
and Tested Products In
This section.

pie crops of the Panhandle that offer
possibilities In wealth to
he farmer, and also stability to the
successful agricultural and livestock
Of all this great region, and
hose crops are Sorghum and Un-
.hreshed Millet Hay.
feel an unusual enthusiasm over
these crops, realizing that I was one
Of the early discoverers OF their i'm
mcnsc commercial value. The pro-
d.ction of these two crops is just
as unfailing as Panhandle sunshine.
The Sorghum and Millet are sown
broadcast, the Sorghum being cut
just before the head forms and the
Millet while the seed is In the
dough.
There is no climate on earth bet
ter adopted to the saving and cur
Ing of hay In its perfection of
strength, sweetness and color
than the Panhandle, and these two
varieties Of hay are unusually nu-
trltious, aud there is no feed more
thoroughly assimilated and more
promotive of the healthful condition
OF livestock than Sorghum and TN
lhreshed Millet Hay. and this II par
ucularly the case with the Sorghum
Hay, which Is destined ere long to
rank ia commercial galue and gener-
al popularity with Alfalfa.
There Is no larger consumptive
market for hay In the United States
than the state OF Texas. All the
north and central Texas prairie Hay
meadows have been put under the
plow, and are now cultivated to cot
ton, and as the cotton lands Of Tex
as range In value from 5000 70
Sl5o.ot per acre Il is neld b. tho
cotton farmers tina, II Is more profit
able TO grow cotton and buy from
the outside to cover their hay re-
quircments
This fits in nicely with the Pan
handle scheme and would insure
riches TO the Panhandle farmer IL
he did not and could not grow any
thing else but Sorghum and Millet
hay The SORGHUM hay will ordi-
narily yield from ! u TO tons per
acre. bringing the farmer from $500
to $l2 900 per ton on board the cars.
lnthreshed Millet hay Yields
slightly less, and commands about
'hc same price 1t is my opinion that
later on Sorghum hay will command
much fhe higher price OF the two. as
b. is decidedly superior In feeding
value. (which is being rapidly recog-
lu1cd
Two or three years ago shipped
Sos h1m hay to certain communities
ir North East. South and Central
| Texas where such had never been
known and shipped this hay with
'ho understanding that the dealer
Has 90 receive and distribute and
'a'u pay for the hay after ne had
O.d and found such satisfactory.
There was never m instance the nav
Ras not forthcoming quickly. nor an
instance there was not a big and
growing resultant business. and In
Fact some Of these points would now
lhludle from 80 to 100 cars each
tar il they could only get Il.
lhI. proves conclusively that the
introduction could be quick and gen.
.ral o'er Texas. removing all danger
r.. uu over supply, as II Is the case
Ht,u.l1Iy that many thousands NJ
Ir- 'f This particular hay could be
I placed in Texas each and every year
! UoN know OF many Panhandle far.
u'r making Surghum and Mile,
! HW their leading crops, and thev
-. enjoying rich returns.
TH" possibilities along this linz
/ 1-. uo" becoming known to soma ex.
tent out not generally so. am hav,
| lug frequent letters from w,ds,,
scattered communities wanting IN
formation as TO how to plant nro
1 l'c". cure and bale this hay so :,
to insure the best commercial va,us
and n fact have had farmers com.
from ten 10 fifty miles for the pur
Jose ot talking over this propositiop
or course with an "All-Panhand,,
Fair Il would be possible to hav'
'he hay under inspection. with abur
dant instructive literature. also -
lures 10 the farmers from all owe
The Panhandle. which would rs.m,
'n the universal adoption Of m,
crops IN two or three years, whore
as' otherwise such would hot be n,
ease possibly under fifteen TO twer,'
years, and herein is again emphs.ss
ed new and instantaneous ve.,s,
that could be developed nv ~
through an "All-panhandle Fair. ;.
There could be no overnros,.-..