The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
Talks of Importance of Live
stock Industry to Success
full Farming Communities
as Developing Factor
BRINGS WEALTH AND
HOLDS SOIL RICHNESS
FARMER WHO is ALSO STOCKMAS
BECOMES THE MANUFACTURER
KEEPING BY.PRODUCTS ON TO
FERTILlZE HIS LAND

Everything mas been taken from lne
land and nothing returned 10 preserve
its fertility, in this, as well as many
other sections Of Oklahoma" observed
S. 3. Jackson, president of the Oklaho-
ma Shorthorn Breeders association,
while riding along one of the public
highways Thursday afternoon, land the
only remedy as | see it to restore the
fertility of the soil is through the live
stock industry which I am happy TO
state is being taken up with a great
deal Of interest by many progressive
Carter county farmers"
The remark was caused by the general
appearance of crops, especially east Of
Ardmore, which are anything but sat-
isfactory this year, and according to Mr..
Jackson's opinion never will be so long
as the farmer persists in taking crop
after crop. year after year. off the land
without putting anything back in re-
turn.
Referring to this topic, Mr.. Jackson
called attention to the current issue of
Armour's hand book which, speaking
OF this very circumstance, says in part.
''rhe soil in order TO serve mans
needs must first grow plants, and these
must be used directly by man, or made
into many useful things, or fed to live
stock. and in this way indirectly used
by man.
''The minerals in the soil must be con.
verted into organic matter by plants
before they can be used by man or
beast.
The first step in agriculture is ma
turally the successful growing of plants
or field crops. we should never lose
sight of this fundamental fact in our
study of agriculture. the soil is the most
important part of the whole matter be
cause everything must come from l..
The degree Of fertility in the soil
determines the degree of success thar
comes 10 the farmer. other things be
ing equal.
The mineral elements in the sol,
commonly known as plant food. are So
delcately balanced that a man. through
careless methods, may cut down very
rapidly the producing power OF the sol..
BY process known as mining the
soil, one can in very short time reduce
the most fertile spot 10 q condition OF
poverty.
One great advantage in livestock
farming Is the ease with which soil fer
tllity can be maintained.
There Is always a place for every
pound OF surplus feed and grass and
hay grown on the farm. when the live
stock IS shipped from the farm, much
Of the feed is left in the form Of manure.
TO produce 4 hundred pounds of beef
requires about ! 900 pounds Of grain
and 500 pounds Of roughage. but Of this
400 pounds is left on the farm when
the other hundred is sold.
ITO grow pound Of mutton requires
about nine pounds OF feed. but eight
pounds Of this are left on the farm when
the sheep is sold, with hogs II takes
from four to six pounds OF feed to pro-
duce one pound of flesh. hut from three
10 five pounds are left on the farm
when the hog Is sold,
"lt will thus be seen that livestocl,
encourages us to apply TO our soil. ~
the form OF manure. n large part of
what grew on them, and these manures
help 10 keep and increase the vitality
OF the soil. they help TO Increase the
yields. and 10 cut down overhead eN-
penses, fertile soil means larger crops
and larger crops means more and better
livestock, this In turn means more and
better food for humanity.
Fertility may be maintained or in.
creased through good system of til,.
age. by emphasizing the livestock fcn-
lures Of the farm, by the proper use
OF fertilizers or manufactured plant fod
and by n good system of crop rotation
that will leave the soil In healthy cen,
dtlon
Mr. Jackson has been instrumental
In establishing several small herds OF
Shorthorns In Carter county which hc
hopes win prove the nucleus OF gen.
eral movement along the line OF better
livestock breeding. lie has recently fur
nIshed several fine animals TO Erret
Dunlap Of this city. that are among the
best Individual animals In the state.
Associated In this movement with
him Ia ]. Robert Gillian. another enthus.
iastlc shorthorn breeder, and between
them they have campaign we'll un.
der way TO eliminate the scrub. an,
supplant him with n purebred animal
The livestock department of the Garter
county free fair viii be featured thii
fal by many of these fine animals. an,
all who are Interested In better live
stock believe 1t will be- an inspiration
to others to get away from the scrub
and closer 10 the purehred
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