The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-26
The Plant Wizard.

One of the, most interesting dele
gates to the Saltwater convention
was Col. r. C. Renfro of Sulphur.
He was exhibiting many varieties of
fruits and vegetables which he grew
the past year Some of the vege-
tables had historic interest and the
delegates were interested in seeing
them. A squash known as the Pal
estine squash was exhibited. The
seed came from Palestine where 1t
has been grown for many hundreds
of years. The squash is said to be
a better variety than the Hubbard
squash. The Nazarene squash also
came from the Holy Land and crea-
ted much interest. Still another came
from China and was known as the
Pekin squash. Col. Renfro exhibited
corn that made as high as 227 bush
els to the acre. 1t raises as high as
,iuring the past two thin corn years
without irrigation produced so bush
els to the acre Another novelty was
the Golden Eagle pop corn which
grows 70 bushels to the acre and
makes a beautiful yellow ear OF pop
corn Another novelty was the pipe
gourd, the seed of which came from
southern Africa Each vine produces
about 100 gourds but must be grown
in a marshy place. He has propagated
a September apple which grows very
fine, has a good flavor and is the
best apple to be kept through the
winter months. He also exhibited
samples of the Simpkin Prolific cot
ton which he says grows more cotton
to the acre than any other variety
but il !. ha del t. pick am does not
give as much satisfaction as the Me-
bane cotton does. Col Renfro had
photographs of peach trees that pro-
duced eleven bushels of marketable
peaches last year and also pictures OF
very fine grapes which grow we'll
in this country. He raised grapes
that weighed three pounds to taH
cluster
J, f. Harstop of Lookeba, Okla,
nail -, cents for fo o'r pipe go"rd
seed and raised as many as 100 from
one vine He had Number of the
gourds with him. These gourds can
be trained to grow any way desired
and are made into pipes.
II. H. oliver, who was district agri-
cultural agent the past year, located
at Pauls Valley has resigned from
the service and will conduct his farm
near Springer. Mr.. oliver would
rather farm himself than to teach
others how to do so. He will begin
his years work with preparing lane
for a Bermuda pasture.
A. G. Graham in speaking of crops
the coming year says the moisture
now in the ground will keep wheat
growing nicely and meet all the de-
mands for present use. He hopes.
however. that two more inches of
rain will fall during the month. In
his opinion the acreage of corn this
wear will be about what it was last
year. also that the acreage of cotton
will be about the same, kaffir Will
have an increase in acreage of about
fifty per cent and peanuts will have
an increase of zoe per cent and
probably more
Ernest Worthy of Baum who won
the state cotton prize and was award
ed a t.ls 10 Washington, i3 now on
"a. 80. . cole tIon ~ ;. "n uI
,-,-. se citizc - rsnlc ND
|, So .r I'm .n raised to pnr
.nase :, n an ov 49, a.. a suit. hat,
.n,es Il er Tas ,srs'si saH
he left Ardmore in fine shape for
lhis trip. Since statehood four trips
to Washington have been Offered for
prizes to boys and two out 6 the
four have come to Carter county.
Willis L. Moore, chief OF the gov
lernment weather bureau, addressed
the legislature at Oklahoma City one
night last week. He had many in
J teresting stories to tell OF how the
government weather forecasts are
: made and of the saving of life on the
} oceans and of saving crops by letting
the people know when cold spells
/ we're coming. When he had finished
he was asked if the forecasters ike
Foster reached their conclusions as
the government men reach theirs and
! IL their forecasts were reliable. Mr.
Moore stated that these men had no