Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-06
EXPERIENCE PROVES CERTAIN
VARIETIES MAY BE GROWN
IN ENTIRE SECTION.
VARIETY OF PRODUCTION
\. y. Stinnett Conclusively SHOWS
That staple Crops, Seeds, Fruits
Vegetables Are Succussfully.
rrofiiabiy Produced.
CA. S. stInnette.)


In this series OF articles II would
be impossible to treat of all OF the
proven varieties OF crops than can De
produced In the Panhandle, but
through experience and successfui
tests = is known that there can be
produced over the entire Panhandle.
without irrigation and with certain
and immense profit, such crops as
wheat, oats. speltz, kafir. milo maize
sorghum. millet. barley. rye. broom
corn. flax. COW peas. peanuts. sugar
beets, timothy and clover. and IN
many sections of the Panhandle al
falfa. corn and cotton.
Fruits and Vegetables
For many varieties OF fruits the
Panhandle ranks second to none. and
OF the varieties that grow In every
section. without irrigation. mention
might be made OF apples, apricots.
cherries, plums, peaches, pears,
grapes. and all small fruits, such as
blackberries. currants. gooseberries
and raspberries, and TO this should
be- added the miscellaneous truck
crops. and In connection with such
prominent mention should be maac
.of such crops. having splendid COM
mercial value. IN the way of beans.
.cantaloupes. sweet potatoes, irish
potatoes. watermelons and onions.
NeIous
The Cantaloupes and Watermelons
of many OF the counties. notably
among which might be enumerated
Hale. Donley. Collingsworth, Wheel
er and Gray. are of the finest and
best. and they should now be produc-
ing annually hundreds OF cars OF the
most delicious watermelons ana can
taloupes known for the markets Of
The country. and there ara uDanv
others oil the Panhandle counties
that could line up In the same diver
sifiod production, and would do 90.
II they only had the "All-Panhandle
Fair" where they could see the ex-
hibits and hear the story told OF the
H.i'fHf.tN " AAt NhNf ifAVtu ruCH AOtu-
lem rewards In the pursuit OF these
profitable industries.
Alfalfa
The present and growing value OF
alfalfa as a farm product are too OBJ
yIous for discussion. but II will no
doubt be an item of news TO many to
learn that the area planted 70 alfal-
fa i- being enormously extended as
10 breadth OF scope for its growth.
and the attendant success In the in
creasing production.
Tests have been made In the low
lands of Wheeler, Roberts, Gray.
llomphill. Lipscomb. Hansford. Ocn-
lItrce, Hale. Deaf Smith. Randall
and Swisher that have shown mar
tclou, results, and a forecast of their
alfalfa production within the next
three 10 five years would probably
boo unbelievable Many OF the rail-
way shipping stations. scattered here
and there through some OF these
counties are now receiving and ship
ping out large lots OF alfalfa each
year. and the Increase from one sea-
son 90 the next is nothing less than
rnmartahlo, and this, too, in coun-
',o, whore a few years ago Il was not
believed that alfalfa could be pro-
duced 40 all.
with the coming OF this produc-
IHu of alfalfa we have the advent
n' 'ho hog industry. another import
Hrf factor in the net wealth of the
r.uhaudlo farmer. and Il is from
'.rse counties that shipments Of
hogs are frequently made to such
packing centers. as Fort Worth.
Wichita, and Oklahoma City, with
fHD accounts OF The sale OF such hogs
r.'iius So many Panhandle hogs
-Hu- as tops for today"
All mon well posted know that In
every -ection and county of the pan
handle there Is a large percent of
'o" lands. whether in the Canadian
brakes or in draws and small can.
sons. which are we'll adapted 10 the
certain aud profitable growth nj ~
"l'a. as In the counties atorenamed.
HHd all that is needed to bring about
'he alfalfa development In such
counties and sections. Is to arrest IN.
attention of their farmers and civ.
them the necessary conviction ths,
can only be done successfully ana
quickly by the assembling ana d,s-
play Of the alfalfa production ana
tho iniermingling with the .iss,ss
producers at the "All-Panhandl-
Fair"
sweet Potatoes and Onions
Having myself been an ola ws
sale grocer and Wholesale produc.
dealer, | am reminded vtsh