The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-05
BETTER MARKET
FORBROOMCORN
Crop Fairly Good In Growing Con-
ditlOn, But Acreage Smaller
Than Last Year

This years crop, us Il whole. Will
ur "a record breaking money crop for
the Oklahoma farmer" added frnnl,
VI t'ault president OF the state board
VI agriculture In making the report
Of tht monthly crop summary for
july President Guult did not have
broomcoru IN mind any more thnu
other crops, but he included that
money making crop with the others.
IL might have been well to give
more attention to hruOmcUrn, for Il In
money making crop The acreage
this yeur is given 10y the state board
VI agriculture at SO per cent II that
planted last yenr 1t IL estimated that
the acreage was smaller because w
much land was given 10 wheat Broom.
corn men Hre divided I'm their opinion
0s 10 the ncrengr Some think II is
more than 50 per cent Others think
II may he legs.
The growing condition Of broom
corn Is given ut 81 per cent. which
rs a good uyernge Scouts in the
field have stated that the quality will
be- good this year Az least the pres.
cnt condition " the crop indicates as
much This means good money and
quick returns Tor the farmers III
region whore this crop Is one NJ the
staples The hroomcorn area Of Ok.
Iahumu IS very large
\ BrOOmcom Harvester
IIUtf.t.t...
Is one Uf the tedious aud difficult
parts uf the business. bur now a
broomcuru harvester has been invent
ed ana viii soon he on the market.
II Is the invention " Henry Poole.
% Kansas farmer who grew broomcoru
900 Kansas for more than thirty years
ana who was impressed during TINT
time with the need NJ harvester He
has been working on thr Invention
several ycurs and now the harvester
is 10 be manufactured one mnchlnp
VIII harvest the broomcoru of whole
urlghhorhOod.
II is not expected mat the harycs-
trrs viii bc on the market IN gpy
great extent before next year but hy
TINT tlmr they will be- rrndy for
use The hHrypstcrg VIII he uspd
something Ike wheat thrpshors one
"f III" mig machines win 60 through
% rrrhhurhood harvesting the broom.
corn crop for all the growers one
machine VIII cuI and hrcsh 1900
acre. NJ hrunmrnm I'm spnsou less
lhnn five hundred mnchIuos will be
ADJ" tu handle ull the hroomrnrn I'm
flee United Sntce
The hroomrom harvester Is butt ou
modern lines and ls intended 10 be-
set In front NJ tractor one man
drives it and four men VIII do the
W"rA witch Formerly required more
than thirty men The cost NJ hrnnm
corn production win be- grcntly los
Sen"d The hroomrou Is thrr,hcd
MS II ls cut and when the harvester
is through the crop Is ready Tor thc
market nll except the driving.
\ BIG Business Here
The hroomron business N growing
n Oklahoma CITY. both I'm the mnpu
fHrture of brooms and I'm handling
the Immense crop grown IN the state
while Hrgc part ~ tho Oklahomn
crop sim goes 10 wichita. where the
ulr warehouses hulp been established
Tor many wears Oklahoma CiN f.
CLOSER tu the hroomcom territory M
the state and could better hnndlc fine
hIg crop mt still II ls permitted To-
sn tu another city.
There may be- change In nnother
year however for two hlg warrbouscs
are now established I'm Oklahomn CiL
aud others VIII come The two houses
here buy hundrpls of carlonds M
hroomcoru "0oh season and II Isl
stored lur INr market Throughout
the wear h IS sold 10 broom manu-
inciurer~ nll over the country.
II is possible that In time some NJ
the big broom fnctnrles win come IN
oklahoma CITY, or that those alrrnd,
mere Wll' grow 10 greater proportions
u ls the same with hrnomcorn es
with cotton 10 he On the ground
nr near the region where tho stpnln
is grown Is " greater advantage 10
the manufactures
M least one NJ the hroomcorn bnr
'''lrrs VIII b" used In oklahoma this
wear IN demonstrate IN the growers
me advantage over the old wor NJ
harvesting and threshlng the cr,r
Preparations have hccn made I, baudlo
% large mart NJ the crop rcrc ppd
contracts orc already being signed
S"'ernl mlrncndcnt huvcrq I'm thIs
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