The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-20
FACTS ABOUT STATE OF OKLAHOMA

The present population OF Oklahoma
Is 2.027,5G4. Although the youngest in
point Of settlement. II ranks 2lst among
the 4S states. Ten years hence It will
rank among the first 10 in population,
say leading authorities. The present
population shows an increase OF % per
cent over that Of 1910. which was l.
$4,000. The population is $50 times
as great as 1t was in 1890.
Oklahoma has ranked first in the
production OF broom corn for all the
world for the past two years This
year it will produce So per cent. or
more than half of oil the broom corn
produced in the United States.
Oklahoma ranks tenth In the union
in the total value Of all crops grown.
The total value for 1919 was s4sS, 767 900
and for 1920 It was 3417, ,553 900. In
1920 the acreage planted was much
greater but the big slump in the price
duction in value.
Last year Oklahoma planted 2,487. 900
acres OF cotton, producing 1,130. 900
bales valued at s128,255 900: S.256. 900
acres Of corn. producing SS,S62.0o0 bush.
els. valued at 3s4,1S4, 900; $3.50, 900 acres
Of wheat producing 3s,138, 900 bushels
valued at 3S2,557, 900; 1,S54.00o acres Of
grain sorghums, producing 32,388, 900
bushels, valued at sa5.s27. 900; 1882. 900
acres Of hay. producing 1,sE 900 tons,
valued at 331,7ss,000. Oats. Irish ptota
| toes, sweet potatoes. broom corn and
barley were also produced in abundance.
Oklahoma ranked fourth in the Unit.
ed states in the production Of cotton
in 1920, third in the production Of win
ter wheat, thirteenth in the production
Of corn, thirteenth in the production
OF oats, second in the production of
kafirs, and produced more broom corn
than all the other states combined
| The counties In Oklahoma rank as
follows: Usage Is the largest. LeFlore
has the most farms; Cimarron has the
most farms operated by their owners
Texas has more acres in cultivation
Caddo leads in corn, Garfield leads in
wheat, Craig leads In oats, Bryan lead.
in wheat, Craig leads in oats. Bryar
leads in cotton, Beckham leads in kafir
Kay leads in alfalfa, Garvin leads il
broom corn. Pottawatomle leads in pea
nuts. and Muskogee leads in potatoes
Is Great Livestock State.
Oklahoma is also a mighty good live
stock state, and getting better all th'
time. Experts have pronounced tn,
climate and general conditions better
here for raising fine horses and cattl'
than any state in the union, Kentuck,
and Texas not excepted. The tota
value of livestock In the state In 1920
was S203, ,37O.O 900.
Caddo exceeds all other counties In
the number OF horses, Garfield leads
any county. not only in Oklahoma. bu
in the United States. In pure bred live
stock. or Oklahoma counties. Bryal
leads in mules. Usage in cattle othe
than milk cows. Caddo in milk cows
and LeFlore In hogs.
Fine Fruit Possibilities.
While fruit growing has been neglect
ed in Oklahoma, the state is said t
, have wonderful possibilities in this line
: Southwestern Oklahoma is considere
second only to Alabama and MississipI
as a watermelon and sweet potato cour
try, while much Of the central al
western section rivals Colorado as
land Of cantaloupes.
. Oklahoma is said to have q create
. and more diversified mineral wealt
than any state in the union. Most c