The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-21
HOOSIER FARMER IS
INVADER AND UPSETS
OLD SET PRECEDENT

The best argument against the one
crop farmer is contained in the achieve
ment of one Marshall county farmer
who had no faith in a cotton crop.
and raised other things instead, who
lives on a 40-acre farm that was SO
poor that no one wanted it. How ne
cleared the land and put II in a high
state Of cultivation without a dollar
to begin with is set forth in the fol-
lowing article clipped from the Madill
Record of last week.
IAN Indian farm in Oklahoma" is
the way County Commissioners NJ. s.
Gleason refers to his 40-acre farm
among the breaks and sand hills OF
northern Marshall county when asked
how he manages to live without rails
ing cotton.
Il make my living at home and buy
no groceries but a little flour. sugar
and Coffee" said Mr.. Gleason when
the products OF his hilly acres had
been Viewed in cellar, smokehouse,
barn and home. In the cellar were
sweet potatoes and scores OF canned
garden and orchard filled jars, In
the smoke house, soon to house the
fat porkers of the ~fattening pen, were
stored gallon can after can Of sorg-
hum molasses made from his sorghum
cane fields. Mr.. Gleason only produced
40 gallons of molasses from four
acres. this year OF account Of dry
weather, ard about one.third of this
has already found its way into the
homes of Madill. In the barn is stored
the sweet-smelling peanut hay and corn
fodder, corn and oats. Poultry pens
with pure bred fowls help TO pay the
living expenses Of the large family
that subsists on the products raised on
the little farm.
Born and reared in Indiana where
he farmed prior to coming south, Mr.,
Gleason has a strong dislike for the
fleecy staple. Six years ago, he pur-
chased the billy, unclearod 40 acres,
which has since been cleared. fenced.
md upon which orchards and berry
patches have been set out, barns and
out.buildings erected and O beautiful
5-room farm home built; and ne pur
chased ii without q dollar. He still
owes q small amount on his farm
but considering the improvements made
the commissioner feels he has accom-
plished something for himself and
family during the years he has uset
il Transforming a hillside into one
Of the most beautiful farms of the
county. And he likes to say II was
done without planting a stalk Of cot
ton.
The 40 acres has nearly all the
farm cleared now except about three
acres. The stumps are all cut low 81
that u c%ultivator is used altogether II
c~ultivating the crop. This year tn
farm was planted In the followin:
crops, most Of which were cut shor
by the dry weather: peanuts. thre,
acres. sweet potatoes four acres, corr
twelve acres. sorghum cane four acres
oats two acres. Irish potatoes on
acre, while about two acres Is used 70
orchard and from seven TO nine il
pastures.
From the peanut field Mr.. Gleason
cut several loads OF bright sweet smell
ing hay and then gathered the peanut
with the exception OF q small patch II
the hog pasture.
The sweet potato field yielded scmC
thing like IS bushels an acre, when II
an average season the very same Ian
mas yielded 200 bushels. Mr.. Gleason
has stored his seed potatoes in tn
local sweet potato curing plant, Will
his eating potatoes are stored in hi
cellar.
Tho corn crop was cut while gree
and shocked as is the custom farthe
: 10 the north. When the corn becam
ripe, Il was pulled. and the shock
left standing after the barn was file
with tae fodder. The fodder is cate
by the stock with considerable relis
and furnishes a roughness hat mos
southern Oklahoma farmers leave /
their fields to be gathered by stock ii
pasture.
The sorghum a n yield was ais
> cut short by the drouta. Only Al
gallons OF molasses we're made by NJ
, Gleason from this acreage. The sori
7 hum is clear and is highly refined,
: jar of it winning the first prize at N
/, Marshall county free fair this fal
= Mr.. Gleason is an experienced syrul
/, maker and has his own mill built mes
: one OF the spring branches that cours
through his farm. The mill Is empoy
!. cred with q gasoline engine.
The orchard has been set out flN
' years. In 1t are pear, peach. appl
cherry and plum trees. The apple tire,
: produced "A beautiful red apple this
9 are found on Mr.. G%leason's dim,
table, and did he not tell from whenC
they came the orchards Of Arkansa
or far.off Oregon might get the credi
, Fruits Of every description are four
In the cellar and on tho table.
II came here six years ago" sal
q Mr.. Gleason, "and purchased this 4
acres of woodland without u dolv
10 my name. | gave sl5 an acre FOR
and the reason | bought IL was IN,
/ was not able to buy better land. III
s former owner let me have enoug
5 money to build my house and | al
Christmas dinner six years ago. In
half completed house. built it b
my WI labor. | am my own m
. chonlc, having followed the trade
few years. In Texas after leaving II
diana, and thus | was ahle "a. bull
= my home and all the outstanding
y with the minimum expense. | ha'
9 lived and at the same time improv,
4 my farm. Last year | Was offered S
p 900 for the farm"
Mr.. and mrs. Gleason and the
family Is one Of the few families
tho country who are living at HON
From the sale Of truck grown OF II
farm, and butter, chickens and egg
they receive q little money throusho,
4 the year. Last January $3.50 was tai
on for the sale Ct butter, chickens m
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