Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-03-19

efits that may be derived from these
provisions. and make this undertak-
ing success.
Mixing n Fertilizer.
In answer to a qeury for fertilizer
that will answer al purposes and
can be mixed at home. the Progress
sive Farmer Of Dallas suggests a mix
ture of $50 pounds OF ritrat OF soda.
600 pounds OF cotton seed meal and
1850 pounds OF acid phosphate. The
mixture would contain. according to
that publication. S.79 per cent nitro.
gen. s.s5 phosphoric acid. and As
potash.
Finishing Peanut Fed Hogs.
1t is suggested by an eminent au-
thority on hog fatteninr that the best
ration for finishing hcgs that have
been fattened for the most part on
peanuts, is a ration OF one part cot
ton seed meal, and tn-ec parts whole
corn or corn chops. ne says that
the hogs which have been fed on
peanuts. will make fine carcass in
three or four weeks on the cotton
seed meal-corn diet.
Relative Values of Feed.
According to the letter the relative
Weekly News letter of the depart
ment of Agriculture. cotton seed
meal ranks highest in feed value in
proportion to cost of various feeds
According to the letter the relative
cost in cents per pound of protein
contained therein. of various feeds.
is as follows: Cotton seed meal.
S.52c; ground oats. .17c; corn meal.
zoe; wheat bran, 1Oc; dried brewers
grain. sac; buckwheat middlings,
&c; gluten feed. sac; linseed meal.
6.3 cents.
Plow Stubble Under, Don't Burn
In an article in Texas Farm pa
per. ID. n. Darrow. > professional
writer on farming subjects, says that
one Of the greatest extrayagances
practiced by the farmers of the
south is that of burning the subble.
corn stubs. and other vegetable mat
ter left in the fields after the crops
are removed. According to Mr.. Nor
row. this matter will greatly enrich
the farms in increased productive
ness If it is not burned off.
Pulverizing Ton Soil.
TAFT Butler, writing on the subject
of "Pulverizing the Soil and its In
fluenee on Cultivation" says that If
the farmers will take the extra short
time required TO harrow the land
thus pulverizing the top soil thor
oughly, they will find that their land
vii be more productive for two rea-
sons. First, the moisture thus is, re-
tanned in the subsoll longer. and.
second. the seed will be given more
protection while they are germihat-
ing.
Bryan County.
According to a Texas Farm Paper
that recently gathered much data rel
atiye to far mownership in the south
ern states, there are 1887 individual
farms in Bryan county, and forty
per cent of all the farmers in the
county are tenants. OF the tenan.
farmers there are 200 negroes, while
there are In the county 257 negro
farmers who own their farms. In
the county there arc 21S mortgage
farms
How Bankers Can Help
Bankers have mission to perform
which. If carried out with any con-
siderable degree OF cooperation, II
means more for the prosperity of the
country than any single factor that
can be named.
The bankers. says the editor OF
the Financier. has IL in his power to
encourage the crop production in
1915; without much trouble and at
no possible risk to his business ha
can bring about the enlargement OF
the area devoted to staple agricu,-
tural products; he can do something
else equally important. by preach
ing the diversification of crops to
meet the market conditions.
The banker alone cannot accom-
plish this. but the banks together.
and particularly the bankers who
are brought into direct relation with
the agricultural conditions, can do
IL. 1t will require money; 1t will
require intelligent. cooperation. and
effort but the chances are here.
At least is thousand banks deal
directly with the farmer as n class