The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-25
High and Low Lands tr, AdnuinbI,
10 Diversified Ngricuiiursl
tCth tiles.
FROM PECANS TO ALFALFA
Wheat, Cotton. Corn, Oats. kufir.
Cane, All iinr, cat UiE
Crops

upland and bottom with lII Nnda
OF exposure and slopes having nv
much. n not greater. rain G|| iu tbr
past aH any other county tu pku
homa, thls * not over estimating
This In probably due To tho p,, tnut
30 much OF the land Ia huttum land
lying along the Arkansas river and
small tributaries leading 20 it
BeginninR In the noriheaHfsIn cor.
ner, We have the upland lime soil
which In particularly adapted iu The
growing of grasses for range cattle
All the northern end of the county
Ia admirably adapted to thl4 line ~
agriculture, ~ Is the western ar,
ton from tho Arkansas river to hry.
stone and south 80 Within about riN
miles from sapulpa However Iu
both the sections mentioned h.rf
arH large tracts ~ bottom nui p,r.
ticularly adapted to intensive hrm
Ing rather than extensive
In tho northern portion ~ thr
county We have what g. known aH
tho BIRD crock bottom. a hpyH
muck Hoil that win require q con
siderable treatment Win lImc auN
other commercial Fertilizers before ii
10 brought 10 ita highest efficiency.
although in time past thorp have
been largo quantities.. as well nH
splendid qualities. OF grain rairrd
along this bottom land Othor
work that Will he necessary ~ drain
REo, as a largo portion Of this land
easily ovcrflowu
pcchns IN Plenty
One or tho groatcst RHscls aud az
ricultural resources OF this bottom
arc the large pecan groves along this
crock, and IN recent YEARS this has
doubled tho value OF TIE land. Ctr
tain experiments are being worked
out along tho line Of grating and
budding those trceS Denominations
with this particular linc OF work
are and have been located along
this creek
From tho northwest 10 the south
. cast corner, tho Arkansas river bot.
tom lies. ana this In known ~ tho
richest section OF land Tor aW icul
turnl purposes in oklahoma 1low
ever most OF this soil, especially thc'I
first bottom land, s Eedlmcntarv
soil, therefore, has very little. II any
Huhsoil above the water line Thla
pArrculhr type OF soil has proven II
self 10 he almost free from acid and
II especially adapted to Alfalfa. corn.
ana other crops necessary for pro
duction OF 1.-Two stock ANY one OF tho
crops grown 'ovor the country can ho
grown In this bottom with great sue.
cess, excepting fruliA the land being
too heavy to permit tho proper
amount or drainage, which diHqunll-
flies II for this purpose
The central and eastern portions
Of the county arc particularly ktlapt-
cd 10 tho growth or whoat and oats
\ great deal OF rye and barley is
~own for winter pastures. Sweet
clover has proved 10 bc an excellent
crop, especially a moro dairies are
located In this section OF the county |
than In any other
large number OF range cattle are |
being raised In tho southcaatcrn scc. !
ton OF the county IN the territory |
commonly known rs GlenpooI.
Can Raisc Almost Any Crop
tho entire county. taken as viewed |
from an agricultural standpoint In |
The production OF crops. has proved |
itself to be ndartc 10 almost any crop |
that one would have reason Ia men
tlon for any contmerciaf purpose |
In this section OF the United States.
During the last two years more in |
terest and pride Ia being cxNm mpllfied |
in tho construction Of rural homes |
and the building up or soil by the 70 !
tation OF crops with ihc aid or other |
fertilizers necessary for this pur /
poss, Tho Improvement or the land |
IL being carried on to largo cxtont |
hy tho use OF tile drains ln the hot. |
tom lands and tcrracing the sandy |
loan slopes.
As to the acreage of crops crown |
wheat is n littlo IN the lead alfalfa |
next and no on down tho line. II liz
not an uncommon thing 10 go. as
high as five cuttings OF alfalfa in one
season. The railroads and atatlons
Tre 80 situated IN Tulsa county that
lho market problems Tor tho com
inunltics IN easily solved.
win reference TO tho hvcslork IN
huHtry I'm uiis county 4 can hc easily
stated without boast but with great
pride that Tulsa county leads tho
cntro slhto IN tho production OF fine
1.-Two stock. thch men "a ,Tohn r L
Is rniner. u, NJ McFa~!in. ! H.. Cr,s
NE. Frank A. Gilrsple The Comsncr. /
Ltl Land company of MusKoacc. Il
whose farm In nt UlVhv w 4 Fcnrs
oil G y. aupreA GIaan r Rradrn 1
J. IL Reese and many others. nre
me producers OF the ,incs, pho,t l
horns, llcrefords and Jersey cattle I'm
NE world. ono ot these gentlemen
Frank A. Gillespie. rrcrn.N, took The
coveted prize, an ihat one animal can
WIN, the grand chnmpiuuahl, OF the
Wotld, hoNldos other pr.Ev-. probably
700 numerous TO wunruu Thrsy
men are not only h,nerrtfr.- tr.n
selves, hut 1rv aiding lngrulv tho an
TIRE county in that they have. .F.t. r,-
NWples that many others are FOLLOW
ING. The livestock geviNs tl lr nr..