The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17

r. l.. Scott. one of the best all
around farmers in this section of the
state, and IA man who has made a huge
success of diversified farming, was
asked 10 express himself in regard
TO the matter of diversification. with
view of inducing the average farmer
to get as far away from cotton crop
as possible. raise more crops that can
be marketed every year, devote more
time TO stock raising, and To improve
methods generally.
Below is what Mr.. Scott had TO say
on the subject Friday afternoon while
awaiting jury service at the county
courthouse.
1.-THE time has come in Carter county
when the farmer must change his
methods If he would be successful, the
boil weevil is here to stay This cot
ton destroyer has never been known
to surrender any territory where once
foothold has been secured, We must
surely count on perpetual warfare with
the weeyil if we expect to succeed as
cotton raisers
Must Diversity.
"As things look TO me now, the man
that wishes to remain on the farm
must diversity, there are many crops
we can raise in this section that will
bring an income all the year, and
farmers will have money every month.
instead Of once year if he depends
wholly on cotton. and we must turn
our attention more and more to these
crops.
First of all, we surely must learn
to raise our living on the farms, and
the greatest mystery in the world 10
me is, why any farmer should be com.
PEELED to purchase anything in the food
lines on the markets, when everything
of human food consumption is raised
right on the farm that he tills, Or
should be raised there.
Hog Raising Profitable.
Raising plenty of hogs is about the
easiest thing a farmer can do if he
will 80 about it in an intelligent man.
I ner, the family meat supply, and a
few extra head for market. will 90 a
long way toward solving the farmers
financial problems, and make him feel
more contented as a tiller of the soil,
instead of being "A renter of cheap
tenement in the city.
Raising chickens TO supply the
table with eggs and chickens, is an.
other task easily accomplished by the
farmer and his family, a few dozen
eggs, and a brace or so of fryers for
the markets every few days, helps out
family finances TO wonderful degree
when money matters are stringent.
} Chickens and Eggs.
"A few dozen eggs and coop of
rfying chickens will purchase grocer.
les for the family at all times, and
there is scarcely any work attached
10 the job of raising the fowls.
Some contend that hogs. counting
feed and labor, will cost all they will
bring OH the market, but we must re.
member that time is about all the
farmer has 10 sell, and II doesn't mat
ter what form we sell II in IL he can
only receive fair wage for 1t.
Farmers should try TO arrange crops
+ 81 as ~ NtfP DuSl Ailt Aliilt' Nh'
man who is busy all the year round.
is mighty liable to have bank account
/ tucked away 10 his credit somewhere.
! Milk Cows Pay.
| IF the farmer and his family can
do the work on the farm, there is
money in keeping few good milk
cows, that is another way of market
ing labor. and 1t provides work every
day in the year.
IL know one farmer who markets a
few days work every year in the form
of Spanish peanuts. he raises them, he
and his family gather them by hand
usually selling the lot for about cents
per pound, not big thing to be sure
tut II helps some. and keeps them