The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-23
A Progressive Landlord

Perhaps some Of the most efficient
work being done Oh large scale along
scientific lines I'm the way " com
munlty development Is being carried
out by the Horse Shoe Ranch Com.
pany Of Hickory Oklahoma Mr.. G..
W Armstrong, who is president OF the
company has worked himself up from
comparatively poor man to the DO
Sltion which ne now holds, and under.
stands the needs ~ the Murray county
farmers as well perhaps as any man
In the state
The company is organized along co
operative lines, the men who have
been In the employ " the company for
some time and who wish to remain
are induced 10 take stock and become
part Of the company, making them
doubly Interested In the work they
are employed To do There are several
departments to the company, each Of
which we will treat briefly.
Under the head Of agricultural de
partment comes the production Of food
stuffs and soil fertility. The crops
grown are first wheat which liz con
sldered the cash crop Last year there
was grown 100 acres Of this cror
which averaged nearly 20 bushels per
acre the pasture during last winter
was valued at $3.50 per acre and the
straw at $3.50 per acre. The cost OF
production IL figured Mt 5000 per acre
making the wheat a net profit Oats
the next grain crop, comes with 48C
acres with All average OF 30 bushels
per acre. The cost NJ production OF
the Oat crop was figured the same a.
the wheat-S6OO per acre-the straw
ut which for stock feeding is valued al
$500 per acre Possibly two or thre,
bushels per acre of the oats was pur
posely blown into the straw making 4
richer feed for livestock. Next come,
corn with an acreage Of 100 which II
connection with some BOO acres OF tn,
grain sorghums used for filling silOs
making some 1000 tons Of sllag,
which Is bright and of good quality.
They are carrying in the way o
livestock around 1000 head OF grad
Herpturds with ~ pure bred Short
horn bulls. the ultimate aim OF whic
Is the production ~ baby beef. q
course this cross may call for som
criticism, but they have decided I
try the proposition out along thi
line and We can only await the result
They have been carrying other Cattl
and will carry some Of them anothe
year, but they are working 10 a def
mite purpose aud feel that II N bette
TO work ny to proposition than I
quit business already estubIishe
and go into an untrlcd industry
this part Of the country The catt
are being fed this winter on ensilal
with about percent mixture
cottonseed meal - to 30 lbs. dai
with plenty OF prairie hay, are lookir
well.
They have also, which might
mentioned with the feed crops, p
acres Of alfalfa which * used for h,
pasture and hay They have he,
trying TO carry too many hogs and Il
going 10 cut their hog crop down
some extent, aud only produce enoul
hogs To follow the baby beef AZ IL
fed out According to their expei
ence this means one hog to thr
calves They have always manag,
to produce enough meat for their ov
use and some to sell II was our 20,
fortune 20 be present at one killil
where they were butchering some II
hogs
p While they produced a fairly 90,
! garden last year yet II did not con
up TO expectations ON account Of n
p having a definite plan 10 work
, During my last visit with them '
% spent some two or three hours
night laying plans for garden wo
THIS yenr They built a potato hou
Last year at our suggestion In whl,
, was kept some 800 bushels Of Irish n
tatoes and some 500 bushels Of sweet
p Much of the work being done by the
people IL done as near according
W our instructions as is possible on
large scale and we find II a pleaau
10 visit and advise with them as oft,
. as convenient
PnSsing 10 the school we find a 40
dition not often met with on a place
this kind We find the usual sml
) school hut we find spirit Of coop,
/ alton that does credit to any comm
. nifty In the United States. We find
competent man In charge Of the scho,
i hut We find also the manager OF N
ranch Visiting the school and doil