The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-22

submitted, Oklahoma produced more
than normal crops ot cotton During
these same years Arkansas produced
less than 1t, normal crop, this diversity
bcng no doubt due to the TACT that IN
Arkansas crop injury usually comes
from excessive rainfall and I'M Okla
homa from deficient rainfall itv,li be
further noted by these tables that, while
Arkansas and Oklahoma differ SO rali-
cally IN climatic conditions and afford
combination especially desirable m
farm loan district. Texas and Oklahu-
ma are often similarly affected by Cli-
matte influences
Table of Acre Value Yields.
\ most interesting table Is that show
ing the lowest and highest acrc-yaluc
yields covering period OF twenty years
IN which cotton is compared with the
grain crops in order that a clearer con
ccption OF It's value may be had 1t may
be noted that the poorest cotton year
left the grower ~ cents per acre to
apply ON taxes and lutcra.t while the
poorest corn crop lacked ~ cent, ol
making expenses Wheat lacked o.
cents, oat, y cents, barley ; cents and
rye OI cent, ot making the cost OF the
crop. The best year brought 81 10
per acre after paying the cost ot the
cotton crop, SOIL for corn, %94 for
wheat, $500 for oats, $Sj2 for rye and
$lO78 for barley
This table is inserted to show your
honorable board that cotton is a far
more dependable crop than is generally
supposed and also that IT occaSionallv
produces extraordinary results The
present year and the year 1909 are iav-
orablc examples. In such years great
many tenant farmers clear enough from
one cotton crop 10 pay At least half of
the purchase price of good eighty
acre undevclopcd farm Such oppor
/ tunteS as these to get home, are liable
/ to be taken advantage ot under the in
/ Splration Of reasonable interest, rates
afforded by the federal farm loan sys
[ tenn
Poor Cotton-Good Grain.
/ Broomcorn is anothA illHt,rarN1 VT
the occasional high value year. The
average price received Tor hroomCoru
thu, year $ about Sis a ton and the
ntt p'olit per ton has averaged between
. Nv ana 40 III TINS proposed land bank
district, which produce, llithS OF
the broomcorn grown i'm America.
ANOTHER feature indicated by the table
/ I'Nt mentioned j. tpdl, as has been pre-
I'onSIy suggested, poor cotton seasons
90 not occur m years ct poor gram
/ NtidN' Not IS iherc any 'vmpa'hy IN
pri'c fluctuations OF these crops except
as cd'h Is affected by general prosper
lN ur nationwide N'aguatlon. lhcst
pc'uhati'lcS make cotton and small
gram an admirable combination where
WIN TO reduce the hazards ot iaru
I"dhs'
y'her '"nicN snow tU"i the value 4"
an crops III Oklahoma, Kansas auI
NthallSa' lor iDIo was al least N7S
W@'V. VI ms the tables indicate
''d' v','oh ptodn'cd one -lii'n, whcat
oueilt'h ana corn one thifd Nml'
corn IS hy lar the great income pro
uncrr ITS production IS widely dlNtrlh
o'cH over 'he proposed district and GOV
et> regions possessing I1o'''IIy d''icr
ch' ,I''na''' conditions, mus prcclulln'
lnc nNehhool o' a general corn la'Iur
throughout ,n' I'''r'', Wheat Is TN
"l,F one "i the lhrec great crops all %
"I''h Is generally Suhlc,icd To Sm'la
'IlIn'u' conditions. IN the diNtrbutioi
as 10 volume ana climatic condition
unuer WoASh thcy are produced IN tn
proposed d''tIi'I lhctclotc. these thtc
great crops o'icr ina''putahlc cyldcnc
,h"t me oahK would be safe from tn