Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-05
KIDBE DECLARES
PLAINS BUSINESS
CONDITIONS GOOD

l. q kihhc. president ~ the Klbhe
Tractor ana Implement Company. and
". y GWyn. service man for the com.
lnny. has returned % Amarillo. follow
ng 70 twu months tour Of the Plains
country Of West Texas. The two men
am" Ia contact with more than 3 900
farmers on the trip. Mr. kihhv est.
mated.
Tho towns visited were Vernon. CHAR.
ndun Memphis. Wellington. Childrcss.
QuInah. Chillcuthe. Crowcll. Paducah.
wcarinscn Matador. Spur. Croslyton.
Rails. Lorcnzu subhock. Post. Tahoka.
siatou. lamcsi. Littlcfield. Sudan. Por.
.alrs y. NJ. Clovis. y. A.. Firwrll and
Hereford
lurtalcs and the territory around the
town proved to be- the most active see.
I'un visited un thu trip. MIR kibb, said.
Dec potato industry IL gaining "A strong
Huthold IN that section Many plants
.ir now going az. and the territory In
.'nrrll h very active aud prosperous.
The PURPOSE of the trip was to study
onditiuns IN the Plains country, Ia
'cmonstratc the practical development
{ power farming. Particularly row
rur work. with tworuw lister aud cu.
nutur. Ia rudcaNor a. stimulate some
ctNity IN business by encouraging bus
ness men and farmers, through exam.
lc and speech. and II possible o. break
b" spell ol sthgnatiOn and pcsSimism
c,as.uucd 10y the fear of a druuth.
la slIasHffaalNNaW h. 81 tl.i..
aid.
Everywhere I found conditions far
otter than people IN the communities
would admit. In many places there was
nipple moisture Tor seed.bcd prcparn
ion, Notwithstanding the assertions to
be- contrary.
u was particularly impressed by tn
alit q farmers In waiting for planting
ime before starting work In the fields
ana the lack of crop diyersification ami
cnd' ncy o. rely ON one crop.
Whenever saw livestock hogs
hickens and turkeys on farm. found
farmer with money In the bank or IN
sood credit standing. and without 81
ptiun the calamity hOwlcrs were men
~ stakcd their all on onc-crop pro.
cram.
Il found ample evidences Of profit
hat II being made by stock farmers.
fhe Plains country of West Texas h.
the most ideal section In the world for
his purpose. Nowhere else can feed he
a.scd ~ chcaply. our climate Is well
tied 10 the fattening Of cattle.
Nearby ranges offer both calves and
steers. witho Z cost for freight W.
avv a ready market for tat cattle. hogs
and sheep.
The slogan Of the West Texas farm
r should he. Sell Feed on the Hoof
II means work. but a steady income.
nd offers sure road to success
Instead of dccrying cheap prices for
'ccd. the farmers should buy maize nj
: ton. when offered the product at /
hts price. and double their profit. IA
found a farmer nj i.ameSa doing
He bough; maize for s. ton. fa,tcnesl
two carloads Of hogs and had all his
iwn maize ON hand when the market
Jumped 10 81 ton. This farmer made /
, profit Il SO a ton on maize. plus a |
;opd profit on his hogs
The bankers and business men 81 /
and In other Plains towns /
hould take lcad,rghip IN changing our /
rop program from wheat on the north |
,lains and cotton on the south r;ains Ia
horc profitable and safer plan u III.
orsificd farming.
This is rs much a matter II inter
II Ia the banker and business man ~
o the farmer. for they are dependent
n the prosperity Of the farmer foi
heir own success.
Recent rains have stimulated great
Y the confidence of farmers and bust
less men everywhere. and indications
{ an early return TO normally are tn
seen under the surface o. the chang
ng conditions.
Il would Ike TO see closer coopcra
on between bankers and business men
Z the Plains towns and farmers In
heir communities. In connection with
h" move to promote diversified farm
lg.
Mr.. Gwyn and myself left here dur
M great business depression. ! ran
~ that an the trip We sold more farm
Implements than In STA months previous