The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-31
LAUNCH MOVEMENTS
FOR BETTER FARMING
AND MORE BUSINESS

much as 500 year."
Following Mr.. Newell, a few re
marks were made BY R. NJ. Evans,
who exhibited stack Of 2"OO letters
which he said had come to the Cham
Der Of Commerce since he had been
handling the correspondence. Chick.
asha ought to have some organization
to see that this correspondence s
given proper attention. said he. "The
letters ask for all kinds Of informa-
tion, coming from homeseekers pros.
pectiye investors and others who are
interested in Chickasha"
A. A. Holmes, who is the daddy
Of the infant Grady County Peanut
club, and who is an enthusiast on this
proposition, was called upon and ne
gave the results Of his recent inyesti-
cation Of the peanut industry around
Comanche They have been raising
them but a short time there" said he,
but they are crazy on the subject AMI
will put in a big crop this year. be-
lieye there is good money in peanuts
every year The hay alone on an
acre win bring as much as the aver.
age yield OF cotton and more than
corn. | would not advise our farmers
to 30 ID heavily on peanuts the first
year, but to try 10 or 20 acres Mix
peanuts, kafir corn, maize and cotton
and leave off some Of the corn Pea
nuts do best on sandy soil and we
have some Of that kind Of land in
practically every township in Grady
county. We can't do much with the
crop unless we have a large enough
acreage to encourage somebody to es-
tablish huiler for handling IL, and I
hope we can get enough Of our farm
ers Interested in the crop to have a
huller here such as they have at CO
manche4
Dr. Ben Harmed, who said he mad
been farming for 81 years, declared
the organization under consideration
was even greater than Mr. Neweli
claimed. 1T is the most important
that has ever been started ia This
country said he. Dr. Harmed spoke
especially Of sios which he has been
investigating. q don't hesitate to say
that we have been losing from IS 10
30 per cent Of the value Of our feed
crops IN the country Two years ago
H had 10 acres OF corn that didn';
make a bashed, but it would have
made five tons of ensilage per acre
worth from sl to So a ton ii it had been
but IN q silo. ] claim that ensilage is
cheaper feed than pasture, even Il
+ land rs free. The Smith bin now be-
fore the legislature for providing ST.
100000 to loan TO farmers for build
ing silos would be tremendous bene
Fit to tie state. ! have seen great
changes Ia methods OF agriculture
during the past so years and it is m,
opinion that II the right methods arg
used we can grow fine crops in this
county every year
L. c. Hutson said he was cottoI
man but he didn't advise any lMme
to depend entirely on cotton. Ever
man should raise a small acreage Q
/ cotton for a money crop, said he. i
Is one OF the best dry country crop
known. easier to raise in eountf.
that is too dry than one that is to-
/. wet but would have the farme
raise enough feed to supply his need
and j am great believer in the ide
that the home table is his best ma
, ket. Let him raise everything n
needs for his table. In time we sha
have central markets in our town
where the farmer can sell his 100
products directly to consumers. A
huston heartily approved the propose
I organization.
Henry Knox. who recently purcha
ed the ehIckasha Creamery, told ho
: he planned to get more farmers int
; dairying in this county. For thr'
, wears. he said he had run erear
r cry at El Reno, paying out from SlS.
to $1,000 a week for cream and mil
Mayor Burton said he had adyoca
ed an organization of business me
:. FOR year without success. lie was
q favor Of the movement as outlined
= Mr. Newell 1--WE can't build a TOW
o without building up the country sa
!. NJ q want to see our citizens tai
!. hold OF the matter at once.
+. Declaring his belief that oklahon
!. has the best soil in the land NJ
. Kilgore advocated the raising Of stan
Il ard crops ard also urged soil cons
4. vatlon. = am a wheat man. sad
n aand my experience has been that u
et.a rbeat country. / would ?
,s balf of my farm in wheat and the y
: q cottan kafir and other crops 0