The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-11
ABUNDANT CROPS
IN N. {. OKLAHOMA
Strawberries Brought a
Good Income to the
Growers
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JAW. June t0-WIth The
maturing and marketing Of a record
strawberry crop. bringing many
thousands OF dollars to Delaware
county farmers. tho first Kickoff
Tor 1922 has been successfully done. !
Tho berries wero OF exceptional
quality aud unusual quantity this
year. Nearly every family was able
70 fiji oil empty Jars that failed 10
be filled last year owing to fruit
failures. Even the small gardener
with little patch" In his back
yard not only canned several quarts
but was able to sell cousdcra bio
quantity
with The berries ont OF the way.
tho next thing To be considered is
the cleaning up ut wecdy Cornficlds,
which have been neglected during
the berry season. and especially dur
ing tho rainy season. with the
weather prophet speaking more
favorabiy as 10 the future. and clear
skios smiling upon the farmers. bot
ter times are expected ahead Tho
wheat crop is about ready TO har-|
1919 sNiNll'hkh hNlllfrfu III lllt
loWlands, owing TO heavy rains dur
Ing tho past three months. the
wheat crop IL far above the aver.
age. Some slight damage to wheat
from hail Ia reported. Some farmers
arc showing sample heads OF wheat,
indicating "A great yield.
Rain Hurts Ont Crop.
oats arc not an average crop.
though many acres Of them are
fine. Tho rain did much damage
to tho oat crop.
When the harvest Is out ~ the
way and the crop laid by the next
matter up for consideration will be
the peach crop. Every peach tree.
whether budded or otherwise, is
loaded with fruit. Tho public
should appreciate peaches again
after three successive failures.
Nearly every little farm I'm Della
| ware county has peach orchard.
Many Of the trees have been cared
for during the past several years
as little grove. affording shade.
but many farmers have awakened
to find that these apparently bar
rem trees are bringing forth fruit
In abundance. The apple crop is
| good, though the Ben Davis. famous
over the county and Arkansas, Is
| short. Apples will bo large this
year, owning to the scant yield.
Berries Bring Good Price
The wild fruit crops are abundant
| The Cherokees are already coming
/ in with buckets OF huckleberries. the
| most favorite wild frIit OF the hills
| They are selling for Is cents n gal
| lon to start with, but the price will
be reduced an the supply increases
| Housewives a.o partial to huc!:!a-
berries, which they say never lose
their natural flavor. although
canned and preserved. This cannot
be said about blackberrics, which
are plentiful this year. The black-
berry acreage Is increasing yearly.
through it's own natural way. old
fields and fence corners produce the
| blackberry vines voluntarily and
man does not have to trouble about
their culture. About the only thing
farmers busy themselves with is to
keep them from spreading over their
fields The last cold spell. common
ly called blackberry winter" hav-
Ing passed. II Is expected tho pres
ont prospects will soon develop into
one of the greatest berry Crops I'm
the history of the county. This means
that every housewife can have fruit
without cost except OF course, the
expense incident to canning and
preserving. Many OF the Cherokees
and others are making pin money
picking and marketing the buckle
berries and blackberries.
While farmers are inclined IA
grumble about the wet weather,
II is pointed out that every wet
year brings bumper crops; II is the
dry weather that plays havoc with
the farmers plans