The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-20
BY ]. w. OWENS
County Farm Demonstrator)


of the farmer Farm for a Livin
First"
This topic might be discussed III
der one head, we could call "safet
first farming" but there are thing
to be considered which do not e
to make up the entire productiv,
side of farming.
Milk Cow First.
Next to the milk of human kind
ness" there is nothing that will take
the place of the milk from a good
COW. 1t is considered an absolute
necessity in developing the highest
qualities of character in all human
beings Without milk the young
child can not respond to the pecu-
harities of its nature in develop
ing any part of it's physical being
or its mentality. OF all the stones
which go to make up the foEnda-
ton for human development, none
should be so firmly grounded and
cemented as that of plenty of milk
and butter for the family year in
and year out, 2.s8
Home Garden Second.
It is possible to furnish more of
the table necessities from a small
spot of ground we call the home
garden than by any other method
known today. By intensive plant
ing, cultivation and selection of
suitable varities together with prop
er conservation family can come
nearer subsisting an entire year on
q single acre than ON many acres
treated in the usual manner OF farm
crop production. 1t is never a wise
plan to grow a garden without first
deciding upon a definite plan. The
spot should be carefully prepared, |
fertilized to the maximum, carefully |
laid out as to what should be |
grown on each separate space, care
full selection of adapted seeds Sc
cured before planting season, a care
full study of the time each variety
should be planted and the growing
and maturing period of each under
stood, then the most important of
all, know how to store in their natu-
raj state, or by artificial methods,
every bit of surplus.
Flock of Poultry Third.
BY poultry l mean chickens only.
Of course where practical, turkeys,
guineas ducks and geese, might fur
nish an attractive side line for the
farmers wife. Chickens, make up
The bulk Of all poultry kept on the
farms of this county We would
think a great deal more of our hens
If they would not go on strike dur ,
ing the cold weather when eggs are
always high. We sometimes see a ;
leighbor carrying large baskets of !
eggs to market during winter weeks, .
md invariably say it is because he
las this or that breed of chickens
md we do not We seldom go over
o his place and take a look at the
and ask a few ques-
ions. We just naturally lay it on
he hens and the cold weather and
econcile ourselves by saying that
some people are just naturally
ucky." What we need to know is
hat there are certain fixed laws of
nature which govern poultry produc-
ion, and it is for us to meet these
avs half way and furnish our part
# the requisites if we expect to re-
eive maximum returns for our Ia
or.
Three things govern winter laying
nd they are easily understood
Early Matching, proper food
nd proper housing. Either. one of 4
hese being left out will serve as a E
rawback in securing winter eggs. e
{ we will furnish all, there is abb &
olutely no reason in not getting E
Ienty of eggs irrespective of breed. &
The Hog Comes Third. E
1t has been said that "the hog is &
he corner stone of agriculture" E
Whether or not this is true today 8
S perhaps it was several years ago e
; a question. We know that meat 8
, one of the necessities of life, or E
t least most people will say so. II s
is true, and a farmer has in his +
mind the principle of farm for 8
wing first" then it is necessary e
hat he raise hogs. Not many Will &
e required to furnish meat for 8
ingle family and that is the way &
his article is meant, and is not to E
cal with the commercial side OF e
og raising. No man can success
ully and profitably raise hogs with e