Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-05
FARMING BECOMING
A REAL BUSINESS
Are beginning to Study Their
Vocation From the Point Of
Science as Well as Living.

Special to The World
CLAREMORE, Okla, June 2 -
/ A complete survey Of the farms OF
1 Rogers county indicates that the
farmers are awake to the necessity
OF raising food and feed for home
/ consumption and to spare. Weather
. conditions have been such that most
crops are late, but root development
has progressed satisfactorily and
with the farm days now on. vegota-
/ tion of every kind is springing forth
/ as " bN magic
In this county wheat and oats have
been benefited by the cool weather
and have been given chance to
largely recover from the effect Of the
dry weather of last winter and early
spring. with few exceptions small
grains will have only moderate straw,
but all Will be- OF sufficient length to
harvest easily The majority of the
grain fields are now in head and head
development is above the average.
This season has been one worth much |
10 farmers from an educational point
Of view. for even the casual observer
must note the great difference in1
wheat on ground that was broken |
early and was worked down to good ,
seed bed. 1t is not necessary to go !
into the fields for this observation, as |
II Is plainly seen from distance. The !
early plowing and good seed-bed prep |
aration viii yield from one-third To |
one half more this year than that put |
In by the usual methods. The same is |
largely true of oats, altho probably |
not quite so noticeable The drouth |
Of last fail is largely responsible for
the wheat acreage being no larger |
than it is this year in Rogers county. |
Per Capita of Acreage.
According to "A complete survey
made by Il. 9. Meloy, county agent,
the acreage of wheat per farmer in
Rogers county is 2S 9-14 acres; oats,
80 p acres. corn. 40 l-2 acres; kafir, !
acres; milo, la acres feterita,
l II acres sorghum for hay 32-7
acres; sorghum for syrup, l acre; al.
ialia, % acre; cowpeas, / acre; pota-
toes, .46 acres; sweet potatoes. acres:
other garden and truck, II acres
each, Figures are not available just
at this time as to the acreage per
quarter section.
Greater interest is being taken this
year than ever before in the produc-
tion OF supplies for home consump-
tion. The great majority of townspeo-
pie have planted and worked home
garden, and children in most OF the
towns of the county are volunteers in
the campaign for greater production.
and II Is no small part that they are
taking in the same. School children
are entering the poultry work with a
spirit that promises to make "A success
of the school district poultry and egg
shows next winter. and in addition add
much to the available meat supply OF
the county. Many OF them are Join
ing the poultry club and working
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Clark, county home economic demon
strator This gives them not only the
assistance of the Oklahoma A. and NJ
college poultry instructions hut enti-
ties them to compete in all poultry
club works as wen as in the school
district shows.
Study the business.
Greater community of interest in
farm problems is being manifested by
farmers and farmers wives and in |
getting together and making united
effort for Improvement. tasks appear
ing well nigh Of performance melt
away like a fog before su. mer sun. |
The organization of farmers and
stockmen in the southeast part of the
county into an improved live stock
ASSOCIATION has put on n campaign for
sanitation, and eradication of diseases
among stock that has accomplished
great things during the few months of
its existence The effects of this cam
paign are to be seen the county over
and losses have been largely reduced.
Farmers are looking for dairy cat
tie and indications are that number
of carloads of Holsteins will be
shipped into Rogers county this fall
The ever-advancing price of land and
the necessity Tor greater income per
acre Is stimulating interest in the
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