Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-20
BULK OF BROOM CORN FOR AMERICAS
SWEEPING STICKS RAISED IN OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma VIII raise sttt0 tons a.
brooncorn this year, IS much A. vas
produced IN the entire United states
States in 1915. according 20 estimates
q comm isS1oa mea handling thai
product here
Oklahoma Is TIRE greatest broom
compromising state IN The union IL
1916 this state produced S7,0oe to1s
out ot total prod Uctol Ct 90. o00
tons in the United States. Comuis-
sion firms here estimate thzt this year
the production in Oklahoma WI!
equal that Of the entire country in
1915 ard that the total geld in tue
United States Will be increased 10
l6Q. 900 tons
II these figures prove correct rn4s
entire broomcOrn crop ot the United
States this year.
The estimated value OF the broom
corn crop Of Oklahoma for 1917 viii
be $4,000. 900. Accurate figures vA.i-
not be given az this tine owing 70 pos
sib!lities of IUctustiOn Of price. but
on basis Of $1,000 tons yield and an
average price Of $500 a ton thruout
the season this figure will be reached
The first broOmcorn OF the 1917
season is now coming on the market
the yield is up 10 the average, wnieiI
is about one-fifth Of = ton 10 the acre.
The highest price paid this season for
brooEsOru was 'i25 ton. The prOd-
uct al this time is bringing on ar
average OF 1850 a ton
From the figures It readily can De-
seen that broomcorl offers big profits
TO Oklahoma growers. The cost OF
production Is mparaiively small and
the record breaking price. taken IL
connection with an average yield. in
sures exceptional return 20 the
growers
Before the opening OF the present
war broomcorn in Oklahoma brought
SIS ton. Many growers made good
money at this price. Last year the
average price paid for the product Ii
this state was $3.50 4 ton and farm
ers who had in few acres Of broom
corn, thot they were in clover. Thi.
year opened up with the best prices
ever known for this product.
BroOmcorn buy~s look for a drop
in the present price before all the
crop IL harvested owing 10 war con-
ditions they refuse 20 predict Jus,
what averag ge price the growers may
expect. II IL not believed that the
price will go below that received last
year however. even in the face Of in
creased production
The acreage planted TO brOomcorn
in Oklahoma Is almost twice as large
as II was last year. The principal
reason for this is that in northwest
ern oklahoma and southwestern KAN
. sas large acreage OF wheat did not
come up. owing 70 drought and other
adverse conditions. This ground was
plowed up early in the spring and
planted with broomcorn and kafir.
In portions of the state where tre
wheat harvest was early much Of the
stubble was plowed Up Immediately
and planted to broomcorn. This viii
furnish the late crop which will not
be harvested for several weeks yet.
Three weeks ago prospects for a
good broomcorn crop were not good.
Since that time general rains have
occurred which have materially
changed the situation thruOut the
state. \ big yield for the late crop is
now practically assured, which wli
make up for a slight reduction in the
amount OF the early crop.
I Brooms. they believe. will advance
I in price IN the near future, due 20 the