The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Okla.) 191?-1915, 1914-02-11
OKLAHOMA FAST ASSUMING 4
COMMANDING POSITION IN
AGRICULTURE.
SEN. GORE SPEAKS At MUSROGEE
Tells the Eastern Oklahoma Agricul.
tur5i Association How the Farm.
ers IN the West Are lrHu-
encipg Legislation.

1et,a1 'ac DREAMS % ..- o@ccra
Ai.u' 't' i.."s..l ...rrs vsr,
present at t.o meetings ana ,he speak
.rs were aIl nan of authority IN thoi
ines The -rt,.nHCut was lcqrc-or
I'd by Senator G0ro. chairman OF th,
senate committee C- agriculture. Tie
senator vas invited by the association
o discuss 'The Nation AID The Farm
sr'. Among othcr .L.r-e la saiis
81 appreciate the honor and the o..
1ortuuity Of helms present com.
mend the spirit and tbe purpose Of
his association The exchange Cf
deas has been more ser,!eeable 70
mankind than the exchange OF goods.
wares and merchandise. Meetings OF
his kind help 10 illuminate the path
way oi progress.
THE nation and the farmer Is
subject which lies nearest my heart.
lt comprehends the relationships be
tween the government and, In a sense.
the most important class OF society
| Tho farmer takes the forces OF nature
and converts them into food and raj
ment He maintains the Harder and
/ the wardrobe OF the world.
| 'Noue of Us have any disposition to
under-rate the Importance OF manu-
! featuring mining and commerce. They
are all essential to progress and essen
| tial TO civilization. They deserve well
at the hands OF the government. What
ever can be done TO stimulate their
! prosperity without injury or injustice
| to others ought to be done. Neither
| OF them should he favored at the ex.
pense Of the other or at the expense
Of agriculture. Happily, that has hap
pened in times past But believe
that the east is now blushing with the
| light Of n better and brighter day.
We are to witness the emancipation
of the people from tyranny and privi-
lege.
Most Important Pursuit.
81 have said that agriculture was
one of the most important OF all pur-
suits in the United States More
| people are engaged in agriculture than
in any other industry One-third OF
all those who are engaged in gainful
occupations are devoting their time
| md their talents to the farm. There
are 1900, ,0OO farmers In the United
States
In point OF investment It exceeds
| any other industry. Farm lands and
farm property aggregate I'm value
about $40 900 100000 Farm property
in oklahoma exceeds In value $780,
| 100000. In the United States as n
whole II acres out Of every 100 acres
are under the plow. In Oklahoma 80
acres out of every 100 acres have been
! brought under the dominion Of the
plow. There are $4,000 farmers in
our state Three-fourths OF our entire
| population are devoted to this indus
| try Agriculture, therefore, is the
most important pursuit in Oklahoma
as well as the most important pursuit
in the nation This explains my rea-
son for desiring TO be chairman of the
senate committee on agriculture. I
| felt that II afforded me the greatest
| opportunity to render service TO my
state and to my country. | prize this
committee assignment above all other
places. An additional reason, ! may
confess, Is the fact that the farmers
OF Oklahoma are largely responsible
for my being in the senate.
"Oue OF the problems which has
vexed economists and humanists is
the fact that land areas are fixed, that
they can not be increased, while the
population Is constantly increasing
| and il destined to increase Indefinite
| ly These facts give rise to what is
known as the "Malthusian theory"
! that population would continue to
press upon the means OF sustenaure
| until want and pauperism became In
! evi'ahle and irremediable. II Is, in
! 1e.d .r,le that the land area is iixed<
/ '..,. the 'Criilty OF the soil Is not fixed.
- is capable of almost indefinite i'm
prcvaueni This factor Is subject 10
he hVman viii and enables us to
. livosi the Malthusian theory OF its
/ 'crrors and rescue the race from The
vretchcd fate which u was supposed
was ordained
Scientific agriculture Is our dellv-
erer. Agriculture is both science
and an art The farmers have come
10 know that brains mixes as well with
tho soil as bone dust The farmers
are mastering the principles of soil
fertility and fertilization.
Jethro TuIl the Pioneer.
"Icthro Tull was the pioneer Of i'm
proved agriculture. Nearly poo years
ago he gave uttkrorce TO the epieram
that "tllage Is manure" our depart
ment of agriculture, our experiment
ststions. our g. G NJ Colleges, have
done much to work out ard ascertain
the principles both or fertilization Tnd
tnlage. What we now need Is a more
general diffusion and application Of
these principles We need to take our
Hight from under the hushel We need
TO erect tho hraZen serpent so that all
who viii may look and enjoy its bene.
fits. with shat end in WOW the com.
mittee on agriculture reported 20 tue
senate Rs layoTably considered what
10 known as the Smith-LeveT bill. IL