Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-30

esked about the apparent sluggish
crop OF wheat that was on his farm
However my wheat would have beer
as thriving as that OF the adjoininp
| farm had ! not turned in upon II a
terd of cattle hungry for the green
feed. ! believe at the present price
cattle are demanding that It pays me
better To fatten them for the market
| than 1t would TO protect my wheat
and alfalfa crop and prepare those
two crops for an early market"
And about twc-thirds of the farm
ers in this section of the state agree
with Mr.. Morris, for thev are turning
In their stock upon the fields of
growing wheat and alfalfa. Those
who are not feeding their herds in
such manner are the ones who are
not owners of n large number of
Young cattle, or believe that by mar
keting an early crop of wheat and
alfalfa they will realize greater profits
on the grain and foodstuff than they
would on the stock Although beef
at present is demanding higher
price than at any other period during
the last decade. there are many farm
ors and cattle growers who believe that
the next few months will see II sent
To even more tempting, although
oXorbitant, mark.
Raise Feed Crops.
Taking into consideration this h!gh
price of live stock. many farmers in
this portion of Oklahoma are stock
ing their farms, raising feed crops
upon which to fattcn them This is
Il remarkable departure for the farm
er here. as heretofore he has depend
ed almost solely upon the products Of
the soil. rather than upon the stock
the product fattens and prepares for
market.
Upon this subject Sol Lebrecht Of
Lawton. who is prominent cattle
buyer says This year Is to be the
greatest in the history Of the cattle
industry. If the farmers who have
live stock will prepare them for the
market they will mark profits far
greater than they would be selling
their farm crops. Feed your corn.
wheat ana alfalfa to youi stock and
you'll get more money" he says.
"Therc's a fortune in cattle right
row." he added charactcrist cally.
If all the southern states of the
country plant a cotton crop as small
as that of southwest oklahoma there
will be noticeable slump on this
one market this fall. ProfitinG 10y
the eHperiepo0 of the last two years
the farmers have deciCed rot to plant
such . large acreage in cotton. War
conditions have resulted IN oversGp-
plvine tho domestic consumption. and
although Germany Is willing to go to
any extent to procure cotton from the
United States. her lack of mastery of
the seas prevents her buying heavily
in the American market And now
with diplomatic relations with Ger
many nearing the point Of severance,
even this most uncertain market may
be closed to the cotton producer.
Cane. Eafir corn and milo maize
will be a favorite feed crop, helping
to partly relieve the natural loss of a
smaller cotton acreage.
The spring rains have come at the
most oppOrtune time. There is not
an acre of land in all this country
that is in need of any additional mois-
ture. A light but general rain Tues
day and Wednesday ofS this week left
the country in the best possible con-
dition. Business men in the agricul-
tural sections are enthusiastic, as
every indication points to an un-
paralleled year for Oklahoma crops