The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-21
INVESTIGATION AND
DAIRYING THE HOPE
OF ONE CROP FARMER

rory cent cottOh dufiNE the Wal dc
moralized other kinds of farming.
When deflation came only those who
had diversified escaped.
The man who produced his living on
the farm and MIXED a few COWS and
kept q few hogs and chickens Is the
mar who has been more or less indie
pendent and is going ahead making
a living now in the time Of the great.
est depression.
The n crop farmer Is now, az
never before in a position TO realize
that 1t pays to keep some live stock.
The boil weevil have been the
cause of many Of them changing their
minds, n farmers are now begin.
ming to leok about for q sure farm
ing program.
They all seem TO center on the dairy
COW and poultry.
There issa reason for this division,
The farmers who have followed this
farm.dairying program are the farmers
who now are out OF debt and have q
small balance in the bank.
The farmers who have been raising
nothing but cotton are the men who
are in debt.
The dairy interests Of the south suf'
fered a setback, but the dairymen who
Of those who are not now caught in
the grip Of creditors.
In fact, the southern dairymen are
prosperous while the strictly cottor
farmer groans in debt, unable to Dor
row more money and hard put to it t,
subsist.
Revival In Milk Production
In view Of this situation it is no
at all surprising that there should b.
'production among cotton farmers.
OF course, the chief handicap in th'
farmers way is his inability to rails
money with which to buy cows
But this handicap is not as great a.
zone might suspect. Indeed it is rathe
surprising how many cotton farmer
are managing to get hold of SOM
money to invest.
Back Of the farmers success, is
very significant fact-the bankers ar
being converted TO cows as neve
before.
The southern banker has felt tn
impulse to move AVA from and ge
out from under the necessity Of de
pending upon only one money crop i
n way that he has never felt 1t bt
fore.
When cotton was high-priced an
no boil weevil the cotton farmer ha
l;ttl, ~ NJ tto~n,t ;n taLtnn rraa
to market, but now that he need
money he Is anxious to find a buye
for his surplus milk or buttcrfat.
Where 70 Get Cows
The question then comes where ar
we going to get the COWS II everyon
enters the business of producing creaI
and dairy products?
There are already a great man
more cows on the farms than the folk
are mllki < o. caring for properly. an
plenty more can be shipped into III
country as needed. But the one thin
that Is important is. that the cov
whether she he a native COW or pur'
ibred. or whatever kind, or breed. sf
must receive the proper care or sf
will no pay for ner keeping and III
trouble.
In this section OF the country it
naturally adapted to dairylng or
i1arm.dairyins. we have the mild cl
mate and Il is possible for the farm'
TO have green pasture for his catt'
most seasons Of the year.
Wheat or barley pasture in III
,wintcr. alfalfa or sweet clover, Suda
grass. Johnson sras7. cats. nnti,
grasses md stalk fields and II ii
plan is properly worked out and II
farmer owns tho land so that he ca
slo this. tho production of cream an
dairy products should he n good pa,
1ng business in Carter county.
In scmr OF re other counties in Ol
jahoma where most of the farmers Sc
cream anG roultry and eggs, the rarn
ers are out Of debt and prosperoi
and tho same can be done here.
Proper care and feed. regular houl
for the feeding and milking. and "
qrope feeds Grc essential. Where the
s. plenty o. corn, tho farmer can fec
corn, wheat bran. ground cats ar
~eottonseed neal and plenty OF roug
eess and plenty Of fresh water an
he should get good results. The roug
ness stould be plenty OF alfalfa
peanut or pea hay and prairie ha
and such c:her feeds as sorghum
Sudan, etc.
There is at present a cream static
in Ardmore one In Hcaldton and OF
sn Lone Grove.
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